Debbie Seltzer
@dlseltzer.bsky.social
historian & philosopher of education (and environmental studies), lover of cats and orchids, foodie
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I guess Dick thinks that healthcare was an unknown issue before? I mean, it *only* polled in the top 5 concerns for the past 2 decades.
What I DO understand is Durbin is the Senate Minority Whip, whose job it is to keep the caucus together & to keep Dems from defecting, but he decided to join them
What I DO understand is Durbin is the Senate Minority Whip, whose job it is to keep the caucus together & to keep Dems from defecting, but he decided to join them
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I guess Dick thinks that healthcare was an unknown issue before? I mean, it *only* polled in the top 5 concerns for the past 2 decades.
What I DO understand is Durbin is the Senate Minority Whip, whose job it is to keep the caucus together & to keep Dems from defecting, but he decided to join them
What I DO understand is Durbin is the Senate Minority Whip, whose job it is to keep the caucus together & to keep Dems from defecting, but he decided to join them
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is this the part where people finally start agreeing with me to ABOLISH THE FUCKING SENATE
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
is this the part where people finally start agreeing with me to ABOLISH THE FUCKING SENATE
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“but why should for-profit healthcare execs be prosecuted for murder?”
i’m glad you asked! it’s because every healthcare exec socially murders innocent people to increase their rate of profit!
i’m glad you asked! it’s because every healthcare exec socially murders innocent people to increase their rate of profit!
“Social murder” is a term created by Friedrich Engels to describe the premature death of marginalized people due to political, social, or economic oppression.
What is happening right now in America is the premeditated, calculated, & planned extermination of children who are trans. This is genocide.
What is happening right now in America is the premeditated, calculated, & planned extermination of children who are trans. This is genocide.
there was a new study published *today* in Nature showing that state-level anti-trans laws increase suicide among trans kids up to 72%.
when we say that the New York Times (and other rags of equal repute) is killing us, that's because *IT IS LITERALLY KILLING US*
when we say that the New York Times (and other rags of equal repute) is killing us, that's because *IT IS LITERALLY KILLING US*
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“but why should for-profit healthcare execs be prosecuted for murder?”
i’m glad you asked! it’s because every healthcare exec socially murders innocent people to increase their rate of profit!
i’m glad you asked! it’s because every healthcare exec socially murders innocent people to increase their rate of profit!
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Republicans: spending $2 to make sure $1 doesn’t go to someone who they think doesn’t deserve it.
September 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Republicans: spending $2 to make sure $1 doesn’t go to someone who they think doesn’t deserve it.
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Spending money on preventing people from accessing care rather than on care itself is a feature not bug.
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Spending money on preventing people from accessing care rather than on care itself is a feature not bug.
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Out of all the things to never happen, this one never happened the most.
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Out of all the things to never happen, this one never happened the most.