House Democrats have unanimously voted to ban partisan gerrymandering at the Federal level at least 6 times in the last decade, only to be blocked by GOPers, so this is more balancing the scales of fairness
Reminder that soldiers, who are allegedly in peak physical condition have like a 15%-20% chance of being hospitalized with the flu, just less than your average healthy adult at like 17%-20%, who gets influenza about once per decade, and take an average of 9 days to 14 days to recover
This piece begins with Amity Shlaes' most common and most deceitful trick -- citing the unemployment numbers in 1938, when the country fell into a recession because FDR had been persuaded to *ease off* the New Deal, as proof that the New Deal didn't work.
Pure hackery.
And he can then use the fight to justify issuing executive orders regarding a range of issues, some of which will slip by or remain on the books long enough to stay relevant
This isn't a flex, because it could be argued that the reason Biden didn't stop any terrorist attacks is because terrorists didn't want to attack us when Biden was president
I don't think that's the case, rather the Biden administration was just smart enough to not point out the USA's vulnerability
Today is the 251st anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
Every time 1 to 1 tech enters schools, regardless of planning or usefulness, it begins to be used for everything because schools need to justify the cost
Hey, so ICE is still kidnapping and disappearing people in the United States.
Just because they got quieter about it doesn't make it okay.
Abolish ICE. Chinga la Migra.
We need to remember that the Founding Fathers had never lived in a democratic society, and wanted to insulate the ruling class from mob rule. It is time for change, but we can only bring about change if #WeThePeople are serious and willing to elect leaders that push us forward, no exceptions
It took 57+ Dem Senators & ~75+ Dem House for FDR to pass the New Deal, Social Security, & flip SCOTUS liberal for ~35 years. LBJ had nearly the same to pass CRA64, Medicare/caid, VRA, HEA, I&NA65, CRA68, & other Great Society Programs. Dems haven't had that much power since 1968
#VoteBlueUpandDown
Younger Hungarians saved their country from the influence of older, outdated voters who are easily swayed.
Similarly, younger voters in the United States are poised to save us from the influence of the baby boomer generation, and I eagerly anticipate this change.
www.theguardian.com/world/video/...
The problem we face is most "news" is just opinions and editorials, many barely one step above checkout lane gossip tabloids. It takes effort to find actual News, and that's because it costs money to actually report facts and information, and unfortunately people don't want to pay the actual cost
Exactly, Zionism is a bigoted, supremacist ideology, just like White Supremacy, Christian Nationalism, Hindutva, Nazism, etc. They're all fundamentally flawed ideologies that should not be accepted or tolerated
We need to argue blanket pardons are unconstitutional, and that pre-emptive pardons must be specific and are an admission of guilt, and that all pardons are public records and must be publicly posted
#WhiteSupremacy, #ChristianNationalism, #Classism and other forms of bigotry are at the heart of American politics, but especially within the GOPer Party and MAGS
Because it's not just him, it's the entire GOPer Party that is supporting and defending his actions
Everyone knows diversity is strength, and those opposed to DEI are just bigots supporting #WhiteSupremacy
I couldn't find the article I read, but here's a different one discussing the system: tippie.uiowa.edu/news/2024/02...
image from inside Artemis II text: i need more men to understand that two men crying and hugging in space after one of them announced they were naming a moon crater after the other one's late wife is actually what peak masculinity looks like.
In some European countries, you can do your taxes via text message for free in under 3 minutes!
And in most of the World you could easily do your taxes on your phone
It isn't really weakness, they're co-conspirators, supporters, and defenders of these actions. If they actually cared they could do something, and it would be quick, but they don't want to because for nearly all of the GOP, Trump's goals are their goals
I remember when they thought Obama was the Anti-Christ, with some feeling so strongly a few places lynched and burned effigies of him
Except it wasn't stupidity, it's a thick, deep vein of American #WhiteSupremacy, #ChristianNationalism, and #Classism
cc: @nytimes.com
What's worse is if they said something important and serious, no one would believe them
This ignores the history that the 2nd Amendment was never about overthrowing a tyrannical government, it was about enforce the race-based system of slavery and white supremacy
Non-Voters are a major reason we end up with mediocre to bad candidates in primaries
The reason a revolution isn't coming in the Democratic Party isn't coming is because the people that want one are fighting the wrong battles and using the wrong strategy
It took 57+ Dem Senators & ~75+ Dem House for FDR to pass the New Deal, Social Security, & flip SCOTUS liberal for ~35 years. LBJ had nearly the same to pass CRA64, Medicare/caid, VRA, HEA, I&NA65, CRA68, & other Great Society Programs. Dems haven't had that much power since 1968
It took 57+ Dem Senators & ~75+ Dem House for FDR to pass the New Deal, Social Security, & flip SCOTUS liberal for ~35 years. LBJ had nearly the same to pass CRA64, Medicare/caid, VRA, HEA, I&NA65, CRA68, & other Great Society Programs. Dems haven't had that much power since 1968
#VoteBlueForChange