Ed K
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September 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Signing and promoting legislation protecting LGBTQ folks are good actions which are within the scope of the governor's job. What else where you expecting?
September 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Signing and promoting legislation protecting LGBTQ folks are good actions which are within the scope of the governor's job. What else where you expecting?
You conveniently left out the next section, which contradicts your claim.
(As I noted elsewhere, if we're debating ethnic cleansing vs genocide this is an argument about colors of black and rather ghoulish -- but you're misrepresenting the text you're using.)
(As I noted elsewhere, if we're debating ethnic cleansing vs genocide this is an argument about colors of black and rather ghoulish -- but you're misrepresenting the text you're using.)
September 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
You conveniently left out the next section, which contradicts your claim.
(As I noted elsewhere, if we're debating ethnic cleansing vs genocide this is an argument about colors of black and rather ghoulish -- but you're misrepresenting the text you're using.)
(As I noted elsewhere, if we're debating ethnic cleansing vs genocide this is an argument about colors of black and rather ghoulish -- but you're misrepresenting the text you're using.)
Ethnic cleansing isn't the same as genocide, though it also includes war crimes.
Of course, having this argument means we're arguing about shades of black (and it seems a ghoulish argument...).
www.un.org/en/genocide-...
Of course, having this argument means we're arguing about shades of black (and it seems a ghoulish argument...).
www.un.org/en/genocide-...
August 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Ethnic cleansing isn't the same as genocide, though it also includes war crimes.
Of course, having this argument means we're arguing about shades of black (and it seems a ghoulish argument...).
www.un.org/en/genocide-...
Of course, having this argument means we're arguing about shades of black (and it seems a ghoulish argument...).
www.un.org/en/genocide-...
I looked earlier and saw an message indicating they were missing -- but didn't get a screen show. Now art 1 section 9 & 10 show up in the text (though not in the navigation on the right): constitution.congress.gov/browse/artic...
August 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I looked earlier and saw an message indicating they were missing -- but didn't get a screen show. Now art 1 section 9 & 10 show up in the text (though not in the navigation on the right): constitution.congress.gov/browse/artic...
Your claim is false; you've made it up from whole cloth. The Democratic party is not right wing when compared with parties throughout the world. It's broadly center left.
See e.g. v-dem.net/documents/8/... or www.globalpartysurvey.org/initial-find... or www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
See e.g. v-dem.net/documents/8/... or www.globalpartysurvey.org/initial-find... or www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
![A diagram from the global party survey link showing the Democratic party slightly left of center on economic issues (4) and somewhat more liberal than conservative on social values (3). [Scales are 0 - 10.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y2mll26ff4awmno34egtyeh7/bafkreih47ef65ubi2yue7khjg7ikkm46jmpngvtix62w5b5a3rtyjhrvey@jpeg)
June 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Your claim is false; you've made it up from whole cloth. The Democratic party is not right wing when compared with parties throughout the world. It's broadly center left.
See e.g. v-dem.net/documents/8/... or www.globalpartysurvey.org/initial-find... or www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
See e.g. v-dem.net/documents/8/... or www.globalpartysurvey.org/initial-find... or www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
And here you claimed voters weren't responsible for their own votes -- it was the fault of politicians for not doing enough.
Nah to that. Voters are responsible for their own votes. You can blame politicians AS WELL -- but voters are always responsible for their actions.
Nah to that. Voters are responsible for their own votes. You can blame politicians AS WELL -- but voters are always responsible for their actions.
June 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
And here you claimed voters weren't responsible for their own votes -- it was the fault of politicians for not doing enough.
Nah to that. Voters are responsible for their own votes. You can blame politicians AS WELL -- but voters are always responsible for their actions.
Nah to that. Voters are responsible for their own votes. You can blame politicians AS WELL -- but voters are always responsible for their actions.
Israel has the right to exist, but not to do what it's doing in the WB and Gaza.
Again, you want genocide -- you just want a different target. At least be honest.
www.cde.state.co.us/cosocialstud...
Again, you want genocide -- you just want a different target. At least be honest.
www.cde.state.co.us/cosocialstud...
May 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Israel has the right to exist, but not to do what it's doing in the WB and Gaza.
Again, you want genocide -- you just want a different target. At least be honest.
www.cde.state.co.us/cosocialstud...
Again, you want genocide -- you just want a different target. At least be honest.
www.cde.state.co.us/cosocialstud...
Doesn't really look like it. If you accept that one can claim to be left-wing and also be authoritarian, this insult makes no sense.
April 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Doesn't really look like it. If you accept that one can claim to be left-wing and also be authoritarian, this insult makes no sense.
This is how to frame reporting on DOGE. The press should be willing to call a spade a spade; folks are going to accuse them of bias regardless (and it may even be fair -- humans do have biases and opinions), and at least this is accurate.
www.theverge.com/news/641311/...
www.theverge.com/news/641311/...
April 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This is how to frame reporting on DOGE. The press should be willing to call a spade a spade; folks are going to accuse them of bias regardless (and it may even be fair -- humans do have biases and opinions), and at least this is accurate.
www.theverge.com/news/641311/...
www.theverge.com/news/641311/...
What could have happened in 2008 to change things? </s>
March 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
What could have happened in 2008 to change things? </s>
A program which promises everything with no additional cost and no trade-offs will see higher polling favorability then when you're given more realistic options.
But while Americans do want the gov to ensure healthcare, a major does not support single payer.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
But while Americans do want the gov to ensure healthcare, a major does not support single payer.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
March 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A program which promises everything with no additional cost and no trade-offs will see higher polling favorability then when you're given more realistic options.
But while Americans do want the gov to ensure healthcare, a major does not support single payer.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
But while Americans do want the gov to ensure healthcare, a major does not support single payer.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Japan has UHC without a single payer system. (There are a lot of other differences & trade-offs.) They do have a national plan which works as a backstop, though.
Surveys indicate many(!) people don't understand that Single Payer means they couldn't keep their insurance. www.kff.org/slideshow/pu...
Surveys indicate many(!) people don't understand that Single Payer means they couldn't keep their insurance. www.kff.org/slideshow/pu...
March 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Japan has UHC without a single payer system. (There are a lot of other differences & trade-offs.) They do have a national plan which works as a backstop, though.
Surveys indicate many(!) people don't understand that Single Payer means they couldn't keep their insurance. www.kff.org/slideshow/pu...
Surveys indicate many(!) people don't understand that Single Payer means they couldn't keep their insurance. www.kff.org/slideshow/pu...
She did not. She would have continued parts (supporting Israel's right to self defense) while pushing harder to change other parts (Israel must respect international law).
March 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
She did not. She would have continued parts (supporting Israel's right to self defense) while pushing harder to change other parts (Israel must respect international law).
(IMO, that article misrepresents what Harris said, assuming it's www.nbcnews.com/politics/202... ... she said it would be good to do, but didn't promise a position to anyone.
Recent administrations have included one or a few cabinet members from across the aisle.)
Recent administrations have included one or a few cabinet members from across the aisle.)
February 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
(IMO, that article misrepresents what Harris said, assuming it's www.nbcnews.com/politics/202... ... she said it would be good to do, but didn't promise a position to anyone.
Recent administrations have included one or a few cabinet members from across the aisle.)
Recent administrations have included one or a few cabinet members from across the aisle.)
What she actually said was a bit different -- not a promise that she would, but a promise that she'd consider including a Republican in the interests of diverse viewpoints.
And yes, JD Vance said something similar. Vance went so far as to name names, unlike Harris.
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
And yes, JD Vance said something similar. Vance went so far as to name names, unlike Harris.
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
![Screenshot from an article, which reads:
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) said Friday that former President Trump would have a role for a Democrat in his Cabinet if he wins in November, following a similar pledge by Vice President Harris to appoint a Republican if she were to win.
“We actually got a lot of great Democratic support, we just got RFK [Jr.], of course, Tulsi Gabbard, who endorsed the president in just the last couple of days,” Vance said Friday during an interview on “Fox and Friends,” referring to recent endorsements of Trump from Kennedy and Gabbard, the former House member from Hawaii who left the Democratic Party in 2022.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y2mll26ff4awmno34egtyeh7/bafkreicbr3o4o2lgogy5eoifs4tkbhkfusiqekwix4ptwugw2w6ee3ggwm@jpeg)
February 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
What she actually said was a bit different -- not a promise that she would, but a promise that she'd consider including a Republican in the interests of diverse viewpoints.
And yes, JD Vance said something similar. Vance went so far as to name names, unlike Harris.
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
And yes, JD Vance said something similar. Vance went so far as to name names, unlike Harris.
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
I'm saying that the percentage of Americans who voted based on this is in the single digits.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
February 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I'm saying that the percentage of Americans who voted based on this is in the single digits.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
At an onsen in Gifu. It'd have been nice to have some sun rather than just snow while we were there, but snow is beautiful in its own way.
December 24, 2024 at 10:23 AM
At an onsen in Gifu. It'd have been nice to have some sun rather than just snow while we were there, but snow is beautiful in its own way.
From my early 20s; I had more hair at the time, and it was blue. This was in Oregon...
December 18, 2024 at 7:16 PM
From my early 20s; I had more hair at the time, and it was blue. This was in Oregon...
Zooming out illustrates why statistics anchored at the start of Biden's term are misleading (though not actually dishonest) -- pandemic related measures substantially distorted the labor market for the last 10 months of Trump's term and the first months of Biden's term.
December 6, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Zooming out illustrates why statistics anchored at the start of Biden's term are misleading (though not actually dishonest) -- pandemic related measures substantially distorted the labor market for the last 10 months of Trump's term and the first months of Biden's term.
The graph is deliberately misleading because it leaves out 2 years (half Biden's term!) during which wage growth outpaced inflation. fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LES12...
These real numbers, so the net increase means an net increase in real wages.
These real numbers, so the net increase means an net increase in real wages.
December 6, 2024 at 4:08 PM
The graph is deliberately misleading because it leaves out 2 years (half Biden's term!) during which wage growth outpaced inflation. fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LES12...
These real numbers, so the net increase means an net increase in real wages.
These real numbers, so the net increase means an net increase in real wages.
Re: your first graph -- even the most basic search illustrates that the statistics are distorted by covid relief fund disbursed in Jan 2021.
Overall Trump saw slightly better growth-- by rashly engaging in wild deficit spending during a period of economic growth.
www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
Overall Trump saw slightly better growth-- by rashly engaging in wild deficit spending during a period of economic growth.
www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
December 6, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Re: your first graph -- even the most basic search illustrates that the statistics are distorted by covid relief fund disbursed in Jan 2021.
Overall Trump saw slightly better growth-- by rashly engaging in wild deficit spending during a period of economic growth.
www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
Overall Trump saw slightly better growth-- by rashly engaging in wild deficit spending during a period of economic growth.
www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
You didn't even notice that the end of Trump's term (months 38-48) were during covid, with vast monetary stimulus and obvious distortion of the labor market?
And your decision to cut off the chart for Biden's term (ending in August 2022 is) dishonest and misleading. From ycharts.com/indicators/u...
And your decision to cut off the chart for Biden's term (ending in August 2022 is) dishonest and misleading. From ycharts.com/indicators/u...
December 6, 2024 at 3:55 PM
You didn't even notice that the end of Trump's term (months 38-48) were during covid, with vast monetary stimulus and obvious distortion of the labor market?
And your decision to cut off the chart for Biden's term (ending in August 2022 is) dishonest and misleading. From ycharts.com/indicators/u...
And your decision to cut off the chart for Biden's term (ending in August 2022 is) dishonest and misleading. From ycharts.com/indicators/u...
The CFRB site has additional information. Inflation (both of prices and of income) has been significant (CPI was ~20%) over this timeframe, which explains about half the increase.
There's more information about spending at fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-fin... ; this graph illustrates well.
There's more information about spending at fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-fin... ; this graph illustrates well.
December 5, 2024 at 3:31 PM
The CFRB site has additional information. Inflation (both of prices and of income) has been significant (CPI was ~20%) over this timeframe, which explains about half the increase.
There's more information about spending at fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-fin... ; this graph illustrates well.
There's more information about spending at fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-fin... ; this graph illustrates well.
The trade deficit and budgetary deficits are unrelated. While "and" could connect completely unrelated clauses, the addition of "now" indicates that there's a relationship between them.
Also, the US has been doing quite well economically. (I've certainly been better off pretty much every year.)
Also, the US has been doing quite well economically. (I've certainly been better off pretty much every year.)
December 4, 2024 at 10:06 PM
The trade deficit and budgetary deficits are unrelated. While "and" could connect completely unrelated clauses, the addition of "now" indicates that there's a relationship between them.
Also, the US has been doing quite well economically. (I've certainly been better off pretty much every year.)
Also, the US has been doing quite well economically. (I've certainly been better off pretty much every year.)