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Some on the right seem to be confusing the phrase "a room without Nazis" with "echo chamber."
November 22, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Some on the right seem to be confusing the phrase "a room without Nazis" with "echo chamber."
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November 21, 2024 at 2:09 PM
This is why we can’t sit around hoping to engage in earnest discussions with those individuals who don’t speak in earnest. @deanphillips.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 4:03 PM
This is why we can’t sit around hoping to engage in earnest discussions with those individuals who don’t speak in earnest. @deanphillips.bsky.social
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Trump's demand for recess appointments is about more than his nominees. I wrote about his viewthat following the Constitution is negotiable: "Once Republican Senators bypass one provision of the Constitution at Donald Trump’s behest, they’re all up for grabs." joycevance.substack.com/p/what-letti...
What Letting Trump Use Recess Appointments Could Mean
Donald Trump’s stated desire to use recess appointments is about more than putting his cabinet secretaries and other appointees in place without a fight.
joycevance.substack.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Trump's demand for recess appointments is about more than his nominees. I wrote about his viewthat following the Constitution is negotiable: "Once Republican Senators bypass one provision of the Constitution at Donald Trump’s behest, they’re all up for grabs." joycevance.substack.com/p/what-letti...
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I have been saying this for years. Democrats follow the bureaucratic norms while Republicans exploit every single loophole. We lost the Supreme Court. We lost our fundamental freedoms like Roe. Gun owners have more rights than non-gun owners. It’s time for Democrats to fight harder for us.
November 19, 2024 at 12:40 PM
I have been saying this for years. Democrats follow the bureaucratic norms while Republicans exploit every single loophole. We lost the Supreme Court. We lost our fundamental freedoms like Roe. Gun owners have more rights than non-gun owners. It’s time for Democrats to fight harder for us.
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“The F.B.I. said in a statement on Friday that some recipients of the latest messages were told they had been selected for deportation. Others were instructed to report to a ‘re-education camp’ for L.G.B.T.Q. people.”
A wave of offensive text messages and emails has gone out to Hispanic and LGBTQ people in recent days, according to the FBI, coming on the heels of a barrage of racist texts that were sent to Black people in the wake of the election.
New Wave of Offensive Texts Targets Hispanic and L.G.B.T.Q. People
The F.B.I. is investigating messages that told people they would be deported or transported to a “re-education camp.” They came after racist texts were sent to Black people.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 PM
“The F.B.I. said in a statement on Friday that some recipients of the latest messages were told they had been selected for deportation. Others were instructed to report to a ‘re-education camp’ for L.G.B.T.Q. people.”
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The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) confirmed on Nov. 18 that a riot control agent known as CS has been used in Ukraine, as evidence mounts that Russia has scaled up its attacks using chemical weapons in recent months.
UN watchdog confirms riot control agent used on Ukraine battlefield
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) confirmed on Nov. 18 that a riot control agent known as CS has been used in Ukraine, as evidence mounts that Russia has scaled up its at...
kyivindependent.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:48 PM
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From @mollyjongfast.bsky.social today re: how media [and, I’ll add, we consumers] should avoid losing the important info amid the smoke and mirrors.
November 18, 2024 at 9:01 PM
From @mollyjongfast.bsky.social today re: how media [and, I’ll add, we consumers] should avoid losing the important info amid the smoke and mirrors.
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"President-elect Trump is personally calling senators to press them to confirm former Rep. Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general, according to senators who have spoken with Trump."
Scoop: Trump personally pressuring senators to confirm Matt Gaetz
President-elect Trump and his allies are mounting a major push.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:50 PM
"President-elect Trump is personally calling senators to press them to confirm former Rep. Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general, according to senators who have spoken with Trump."
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This is a great read. www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...
The Way Forward
The Way Forward By Robert Creamer The Problem Much has been written since the Democratic defeat in the November elections. Some attribute the outcome to the millions spent by a few billionaires; other...
www.dailykos.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:01 PM
This is a great read. www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...