Austin Davis
@austindavis.bsky.social
Policy & prose for the City of Cleveland. Clevelander, lawyer, worker, friend. "'Czar'"--cle.com. Missing some legs. Opinions mine. He/him.
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Similar to abortion, it's exasperating seeing "democrats and republicans are the same" when every map of state policy outcomes looks like this - policies so reactionary only federal law holds them at a lower bound in GOP trifecta states and reasonable center-left policies in Dem trifecta states
Jesus dude I didn't realize the $7.25 minimum wage was still in effect anywhere, let alone the entire south
December 4, 2023 at 4:37 PM
Similar to abortion, it's exasperating seeing "democrats and republicans are the same" when every map of state policy outcomes looks like this - policies so reactionary only federal law holds them at a lower bound in GOP trifecta states and reasonable center-left policies in Dem trifecta states
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As a confirmed hater of Ivy League news cycles, I worry that Rs have realized you can get incredible content from university presidents. They got their jobs, in part, by taking incomprehensible positions and talking like space aliens, and all you need to do is let 'em rip.
December 7, 2023 at 2:59 PM
As a confirmed hater of Ivy League news cycles, I worry that Rs have realized you can get incredible content from university presidents. They got their jobs, in part, by taking incomprehensible positions and talking like space aliens, and all you need to do is let 'em rip.
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things I am doing, instead of drinking alcohol, to deal with <gestures at everything>
-eating dessert daily
-drinking San Pellegrino sodas
-watching too many Instagram videos
-buying stuff off FB Marketplace
-cleaning all the time
-disassociating
-long walks with my dog
-reading subReddits
-eating dessert daily
-drinking San Pellegrino sodas
-watching too many Instagram videos
-buying stuff off FB Marketplace
-cleaning all the time
-disassociating
-long walks with my dog
-reading subReddits
December 5, 2023 at 2:59 AM
things I am doing, instead of drinking alcohol, to deal with <gestures at everything>
-eating dessert daily
-drinking San Pellegrino sodas
-watching too many Instagram videos
-buying stuff off FB Marketplace
-cleaning all the time
-disassociating
-long walks with my dog
-reading subReddits
-eating dessert daily
-drinking San Pellegrino sodas
-watching too many Instagram videos
-buying stuff off FB Marketplace
-cleaning all the time
-disassociating
-long walks with my dog
-reading subReddits
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HAPPY SAGITTARIUS SEASON, GIRLIES! ✨👹✨ LET’S GET FREE!!!!!!
Henry Kissinger, who shaped world affairs under two presidents, dies at 100
He was the only person ever to be White House national security adviser and secretary of state at the same time. He also became the target of relentless critics.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2023 at 2:02 AM
HAPPY SAGITTARIUS SEASON, GIRLIES! ✨👹✨ LET’S GET FREE!!!!!!
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“the midwest looks so boring” can you not comprehend the beauty of a vast, open space? of seeing the entire dome of the sky? of the great titanic relics of long-gone industry that served as the engine of the nation? of seeing lakes so vast they present as seas? skill issue
November 27, 2023 at 1:10 AM
“the midwest looks so boring” can you not comprehend the beauty of a vast, open space? of seeing the entire dome of the sky? of the great titanic relics of long-gone industry that served as the engine of the nation? of seeing lakes so vast they present as seas? skill issue
Policy failure is such a choice. Hurts to see.
So, over the last decade, there’s been a Dem in Texas who’s had a major hand killing criminal justice reforms in the state Senate … even stalling efforts to help address the total crisis of the lack of AC and insane heat in prisons.
That Dem is the frontrunner to be Houston mayor in a few weeks.
That Dem is the frontrunner to be Houston mayor in a few weeks.
Promises to Scale Up Policing Stir Houston’s Mayoral Race - Bolts
John Whitmire, a state senator who’s helped steer criminal justice in Texas for decades, is vowing to deploy state troopers in Houston in his run against U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
boltsmag.org
November 27, 2023 at 6:28 AM
Policy failure is such a choice. Hurts to see.
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yo what the fuck is wrong with people who flagrantly disobey the 12 items or less rule at the market basket checkout. this is a society. go live on monster island if you can't act right
November 26, 2023 at 5:53 PM
yo what the fuck is wrong with people who flagrantly disobey the 12 items or less rule at the market basket checkout. this is a society. go live on monster island if you can't act right
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#Gaza We are currently unable to contact any of our staff inside Al-Shifa hospital. We are extremely concerned about the safety of patients and the medical staff.
November 11, 2023 at 2:43 AM
#Gaza We are currently unable to contact any of our staff inside Al-Shifa hospital. We are extremely concerned about the safety of patients and the medical staff.
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Two repeated electoral lessons tonight, same as was true in 2022:
1) Going strong on abortion rights continues to be a winning issue for Dems everywhere.
2) Going strong on anti-trans continues to be somewhere between useless and outright harmful for Republicans everywhere.
1) Going strong on abortion rights continues to be a winning issue for Dems everywhere.
2) Going strong on anti-trans continues to be somewhere between useless and outright harmful for Republicans everywhere.
November 8, 2023 at 4:08 AM
Two repeated electoral lessons tonight, same as was true in 2022:
1) Going strong on abortion rights continues to be a winning issue for Dems everywhere.
2) Going strong on anti-trans continues to be somewhere between useless and outright harmful for Republicans everywhere.
1) Going strong on abortion rights continues to be a winning issue for Dems everywhere.
2) Going strong on anti-trans continues to be somewhere between useless and outright harmful for Republicans everywhere.
you are damn right
November 8, 2023 at 1:00 AM
you are damn right
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*Saeed’s HEHEHEHEs intensify*
November 8, 2023 at 12:40 AM
*Saeed’s HEHEHEHEs intensify*
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I feel like I /should/ have had this on my card but unaccountably did not
ok who had "mayor goes to jail due to being installed by remnants of Ottoman Empire" on the nyc bingo card
November 3, 2023 at 12:04 AM
I feel like I /should/ have had this on my card but unaccountably did not
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the reason we're in this mess is because any self-respecting stable democracy would take someone who had explicitly attempted a coup to destroy it and *at least* jail them
Sinister to see the former military title of a would-be authoritarian being invoked in a civil trial. These are not the habits of a stable democracy.
Trump’s lawyer referring to him as a military commander in his civil fraud case is truly bizarre
November 6, 2023 at 7:57 PM
the reason we're in this mess is because any self-respecting stable democracy would take someone who had explicitly attempted a coup to destroy it and *at least* jail them
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Throwback to when the NYT wrote an article about cosmic expansion with a headline that made it look like they were calling future Nobel laureate Adam Riess a jerk of cosmic proportions. 🧪
November 4, 2023 at 2:21 PM
Throwback to when the NYT wrote an article about cosmic expansion with a headline that made it look like they were calling future Nobel laureate Adam Riess a jerk of cosmic proportions. 🧪
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The reason this bike lane dead-ends into oncoming traffic is because a wealthy donor to Eric Adams complained to his deputy mayor. That deputy mayor’s goddaughter, who led fundraising for Adams’ campaign, had her home raided by the FBI today for covering up illegal foreign donations.
November 3, 2023 at 2:07 AM
The reason this bike lane dead-ends into oncoming traffic is because a wealthy donor to Eric Adams complained to his deputy mayor. That deputy mayor’s goddaughter, who led fundraising for Adams’ campaign, had her home raided by the FBI today for covering up illegal foreign donations.
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My MIL (RIP) was ONLY a folk Catholic, all about lighting candles and Saints name days and it ruled.
November 2, 2023 at 1:40 PM
My MIL (RIP) was ONLY a folk Catholic, all about lighting candles and Saints name days and it ruled.
It's snowing. www.tiktok.com/@shitboxj/vi...
shitbox edition on TikTok
Sner😍❄️ #snow
www.tiktok.com
November 1, 2023 at 4:23 AM
It's snowing. www.tiktok.com/@shitboxj/vi...
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"Toyota is raising the wages of its factory workers — all of them non-unionized — after the UAW strikes at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis culminated in pay hikes for unionized employees." www.axios.com/2023/10/31/t...
Toyota raised wages immediately after UAW deals
Toyota is raising the wages of its non-unionized factory workers after the UAW strikes at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis culminated in pay hikes for unionized employees.
www.axios.com
October 31, 2023 at 11:17 PM
"Toyota is raising the wages of its factory workers — all of them non-unionized — after the UAW strikes at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis culminated in pay hikes for unionized employees." www.axios.com/2023/10/31/t...
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I never minded the local dentist handing out toothbrushes on Halloween. Has to be a rough day for them, it’s like if a Veterinarian had to be present at a holiday about dog kicking.
November 1, 2023 at 1:27 AM
I never minded the local dentist handing out toothbrushes on Halloween. Has to be a rough day for them, it’s like if a Veterinarian had to be present at a holiday about dog kicking.
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We found our first 'abortion trafficking' arrest in Idaho: An Idaho teen & his mom were arrested & charged for bringing his 16-year-old girlfriend to Oregon for an abortion.
The county brought 'kidnapping' charges against them while a lawsuit challenging the 'abortion-trafficking' law is in court.
The county brought 'kidnapping' charges against them while a lawsuit challenging the 'abortion-trafficking' law is in court.
Idaho's first 'abortion trafficking' arrest
EXCLUSIVE: Police used geo-location data to place teen at Oregon clinic
jessica.substack.com
October 31, 2023 at 8:11 PM
We found our first 'abortion trafficking' arrest in Idaho: An Idaho teen & his mom were arrested & charged for bringing his 16-year-old girlfriend to Oregon for an abortion.
The county brought 'kidnapping' charges against them while a lawsuit challenging the 'abortion-trafficking' law is in court.
The county brought 'kidnapping' charges against them while a lawsuit challenging the 'abortion-trafficking' law is in court.
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New: Anti-trans extremists have disrupted life in Davis, California.
The story started when one mom's child came out as non-binary. Then came Libs of Tik Tok. Then came the bombs threats targeting schools and a library:
www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/20...
The story started when one mom's child came out as non-binary. Then came Libs of Tik Tok. Then came the bombs threats targeting schools and a library:
www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/20...
Davis, California, Faces Bomb Threats, Harassment From Anti-Trans
Bomb threats forced elementary schools to go on lockdown and a library to cancel a LGBTQ+ event this summer in Davis, California, after anti-trans activists including “Libs of TikTok” and a Moms ...
www.splcenter.org
October 30, 2023 at 8:49 PM
New: Anti-trans extremists have disrupted life in Davis, California.
The story started when one mom's child came out as non-binary. Then came Libs of Tik Tok. Then came the bombs threats targeting schools and a library:
www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/20...
The story started when one mom's child came out as non-binary. Then came Libs of Tik Tok. Then came the bombs threats targeting schools and a library:
www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/20...
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Hannibal Lecter's Kitchen Features KitchenAid Appliances, Well-stocked Spice Rack
October 30, 2023 at 4:55 PM
Hannibal Lecter's Kitchen Features KitchenAid Appliances, Well-stocked Spice Rack