James Fleming
@jfleming.bsky.social
Blue dot in a red state...if you're a trump voter don't even try to explain why...no justification for your poor judgement.
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on a personal level i like liz, but this is just painfully mistaken to me
why is the assumption that the contemporary m/f pairing is the only way to achieve happiness or fulfillment?
why is the assumption that the contemporary m/f pairing is the only way to achieve happiness or fulfillment?
December 17, 2024 at 11:54 PM
on a personal level i like liz, but this is just painfully mistaken to me
why is the assumption that the contemporary m/f pairing is the only way to achieve happiness or fulfillment?
why is the assumption that the contemporary m/f pairing is the only way to achieve happiness or fulfillment?
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Khanna: As a member of Congress, I have to painfully disclose every one of my assets..
They should apply to both Elon and Vivek. They’re being appointed to very serious positions. They should have financial disclosure. That kind of transparency ensures that people know their decision-making is fair.
They should apply to both Elon and Vivek. They’re being appointed to very serious positions. They should have financial disclosure. That kind of transparency ensures that people know their decision-making is fair.
December 10, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Khanna: As a member of Congress, I have to painfully disclose every one of my assets..
They should apply to both Elon and Vivek. They’re being appointed to very serious positions. They should have financial disclosure. That kind of transparency ensures that people know their decision-making is fair.
They should apply to both Elon and Vivek. They’re being appointed to very serious positions. They should have financial disclosure. That kind of transparency ensures that people know their decision-making is fair.
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Our values define who we are, how we act, what decisions we make as a people. Perhaps it’s time to remember what values define us.
So glad @thebulwark.bsky.social published the article I wrote on this subject today, on a day we give thanks.
Enjoy & provide your thoughts.
So glad @thebulwark.bsky.social published the article I wrote on this subject today, on a day we give thanks.
Enjoy & provide your thoughts.
"Even a cursory reading of the country’s founding documents and great speeches makes clear that America is a political organization with a reliance on our values." How many of us can really say what they are?
New from @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/i-helped-t...
New from @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/i-helped-t...
I Helped the Army Remember Its Values. I Wish I Could Do the Same for the Country.
The virtues we uphold define who we are as soldiers or civilians, individuals or a nation.
www.thebulwark.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Our values define who we are, how we act, what decisions we make as a people. Perhaps it’s time to remember what values define us.
So glad @thebulwark.bsky.social published the article I wrote on this subject today, on a day we give thanks.
Enjoy & provide your thoughts.
So glad @thebulwark.bsky.social published the article I wrote on this subject today, on a day we give thanks.
Enjoy & provide your thoughts.
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Required reading for every US senator (recommended reading for everyone else). Excellent piece by Sarah Zhang of @theatlantic.bsky.social
Here’s How We Know RFK Jr. Is Wrong About Vaccines
Children used to die of diseases far more gruesome and deadly than we remember.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Required reading for every US senator (recommended reading for everyone else). Excellent piece by Sarah Zhang of @theatlantic.bsky.social
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Bethany Mandel, early pioneer of "the left made me vote for Trump", author of "maybe we should be friends with Nazis" and perhaps known to you as the "oh shit I forgot the definition of the term I wrote a whole book on during a live TV hit" person begins the sanewashing for RFK Jr. for the right.
November 19, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Bethany Mandel, early pioneer of "the left made me vote for Trump", author of "maybe we should be friends with Nazis" and perhaps known to you as the "oh shit I forgot the definition of the term I wrote a whole book on during a live TV hit" person begins the sanewashing for RFK Jr. for the right.
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Probably safe to say Gaetz would be the first AG to use the PayPal account of the son he “adopted” (but not officially) after dating the boy’s sister to compensate the teen sex workers he patronized.
They were paid through Venmo or other conduits — including the PayPal of Nestor Galban, whom Gaetz has referred to as his “adopted son.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Two women testified that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, lawyer says
An attorney representing two witnesses in the House Ethics Committee investigation is going public with allegations against Trump’s pick for attorney general
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Probably safe to say Gaetz would be the first AG to use the PayPal account of the son he “adopted” (but not officially) after dating the boy’s sister to compensate the teen sex workers he patronized.
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For too long, public servants and their families have been unjustly denied retirement benefits earned through careers dedicated to their communities. The Senate should pass the Social Security Fairness Act to restore full Social Security benefits for nearly 3 million Americans.
November 19, 2024 at 1:01 AM
For too long, public servants and their families have been unjustly denied retirement benefits earned through careers dedicated to their communities. The Senate should pass the Social Security Fairness Act to restore full Social Security benefits for nearly 3 million Americans.
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‘“Don’t worry about what you put on social media,” Meyer said. “Don’t worry about the video you’re shooting. Don’t worry about the blogs you’re writing. Do good journalism, period. Good journalism. That means finding stories that affect people & giving them an opportunity to do something about it.”’
Eric Meyer, whose newspaper was raided by police last year, has a message for journalists struggling with their sense of purpose: Go on the offensive. #ksleg
Publisher of raided Kansas newspaper delivers advice to journalists: 'Make democracy great again' • Kansas Reflector
Eric Meyer, editor and publisher of the Marion County Record, delivered remarks as he was inducted alongside his mother, Joan, in the Kansas Press Association Newspaper Hall of Fame.
kansasreflector.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:55 PM
‘“Don’t worry about what you put on social media,” Meyer said. “Don’t worry about the video you’re shooting. Don’t worry about the blogs you’re writing. Do good journalism, period. Good journalism. That means finding stories that affect people & giving them an opportunity to do something about it.”’
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If the legacy media was doing its job and not sucking up to Trump, this would be a national scandal.
“Republicans filed four more lawsuits to stop the counting of certain ballots in the Pennsylvania general election.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
“Republicans filed four more lawsuits to stop the counting of certain ballots in the Pennsylvania general election.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Republicans Keep Suing to Stop Counting of Certain Ballots in Pennsylvania Election
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:47 PM
If the legacy media was doing its job and not sucking up to Trump, this would be a national scandal.
“Republicans filed four more lawsuits to stop the counting of certain ballots in the Pennsylvania general election.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
“Republicans filed four more lawsuits to stop the counting of certain ballots in the Pennsylvania general election.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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NEW: 3 more LA sheriff's deputies have been relieved of duty over this WILD investigation into a crypto mogul who allegedly hired cops to do crimes for him
Even wilder: He allegedly spent his ill-gotten gains on leg-lengthening surgery that he now needs reversed www.latimes.com/california/s...
Even wilder: He allegedly spent his ill-gotten gains on leg-lengthening surgery that he now needs reversed www.latimes.com/california/s...
Crypto 'godfather' of Bel-Air: Probe widens into L.A. deputies' alleged links to mogul
At least six L.A. County sheriff's deputies have been relieved of duty amid an investigation into their work for a 24-year-old cryptocurrency entrepreneur accused of extortion and hiding millions of d...
www.latimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:20 AM
NEW: 3 more LA sheriff's deputies have been relieved of duty over this WILD investigation into a crypto mogul who allegedly hired cops to do crimes for him
Even wilder: He allegedly spent his ill-gotten gains on leg-lengthening surgery that he now needs reversed www.latimes.com/california/s...
Even wilder: He allegedly spent his ill-gotten gains on leg-lengthening surgery that he now needs reversed www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Actual serious countries that are democracies require someone to be a government employee, & confirmed by the parliament, in order to conduct foreign policy. We, however, don’t seem to any longer care about the law, constitution, or democratic accountability, bc we are a deeply unserious country.
Breaking News: Elon Musk, a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, met with Iran’s UN ambassador to discuss defusing Iranian-U.S. tensions during the next Trump term, two Iranian officials said.
Elon Musk Met With Iran’s U.N. Ambassador, Iranian Officials Say
The tech billionaire, a top adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, was reported to have discussed ways to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States.
nyti.ms
November 14, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Actual serious countries that are democracies require someone to be a government employee, & confirmed by the parliament, in order to conduct foreign policy. We, however, don’t seem to any longer care about the law, constitution, or democratic accountability, bc we are a deeply unserious country.
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"Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections"
The GOP only does this when they don't win. It's fundamentally incompatible with democratic politics.
The GOP only does this when they don't win. It's fundamentally incompatible with democratic politics.
November 13, 2024 at 3:53 AM
"Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections"
The GOP only does this when they don't win. It's fundamentally incompatible with democratic politics.
The GOP only does this when they don't win. It's fundamentally incompatible with democratic politics.
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“Our leaders’ determination to refuse to prepare for (or even acknowledge) the ongoing climate catastrophe is proof of the yawning gap between our ruling class and the average Texan.”
Last week: It’s time for everyday Texans to take back their power.
Last week: It’s time for everyday Texans to take back their power.
In Texas, a Crisis of Inaction Without Consequence
In the face of our leaders’ blatant disregard, short-lived outrage is not enough. It’s time for everyday Texans to take back their power.
www.texasobserver.org
October 28, 2024 at 4:37 PM
“Our leaders’ determination to refuse to prepare for (or even acknowledge) the ongoing climate catastrophe is proof of the yawning gap between our ruling class and the average Texan.”
Last week: It’s time for everyday Texans to take back their power.
Last week: It’s time for everyday Texans to take back their power.
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It is remarkable that the media have managed to make the economy a liability for Harris when every measure we have indicates this is the best economy in half a century for most people.
This is important to read. The amount of media misleading is so much more than we think. Especially on economic issues.
In honor of Trump blocking the Washington Post's endorsement of Harris, I will repost my six favorites media lies about the Biden-Harris economy cepr.net/my-six-favor...
October 28, 2024 at 1:45 PM
It is remarkable that the media have managed to make the economy a liability for Harris when every measure we have indicates this is the best economy in half a century for most people.
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Seven years ago, 2,975 American citizens in Puerto Rico died in Hurricane Maria.
The Trump administration delayed federal response.
The mayor of San Juan said of Trump, “We are dying and you are killing us with the inefficiency.” When Trump visited weeks later, he tossed paper towels at survivors.
The Trump administration delayed federal response.
The mayor of San Juan said of Trump, “We are dying and you are killing us with the inefficiency.” When Trump visited weeks later, he tossed paper towels at survivors.
October 28, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Seven years ago, 2,975 American citizens in Puerto Rico died in Hurricane Maria.
The Trump administration delayed federal response.
The mayor of San Juan said of Trump, “We are dying and you are killing us with the inefficiency.” When Trump visited weeks later, he tossed paper towels at survivors.
The Trump administration delayed federal response.
The mayor of San Juan said of Trump, “We are dying and you are killing us with the inefficiency.” When Trump visited weeks later, he tossed paper towels at survivors.
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I am enjoying imagining Trump's anger at his big triumphant return to NYC being upstaged by this schmoe.
lol lmao www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
'Who Booked This F-king Jerk?': Trump Allies Pressed Campaign to Denounce Rally Comedian
Donald Trump allies demanded his campaign reject racist comedian Tony Hinchcliffe who called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” at his rally.
www.rollingstone.com
October 28, 2024 at 5:11 PM
I am enjoying imagining Trump's anger at his big triumphant return to NYC being upstaged by this schmoe.
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In Pennsylvania — a pivotal state in this year's tight election — Puerto Ricans wield significant clout. A comedian at a Trump rally called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."
Bad Bunny boosts Harris as a Puerto Rico ‘joke’ backfires on Trump
In Pennsylvania — a pivotal state in this year's tight election — Puerto Ricans wield significant clout. A comedian at a Trump rally called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."
www.npr.org
October 28, 2024 at 5:13 PM
In Pennsylvania — a pivotal state in this year's tight election — Puerto Ricans wield significant clout. A comedian at a Trump rally called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."
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We focus a lot on bad news, here's something that will warm your heart
UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months | CNN
British far-right political activist Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months after he admitted to being in contempt of court by repeating false accusations about a Syrian refugee, according to co...
www.cnn.com
October 28, 2024 at 3:37 PM
We focus a lot on bad news, here's something that will warm your heart
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In Oregon, the Multnomah County elections division said that fire suppressant inside the ballot box protected nearly all of the ballots. Three were damaged, and the elections office plans to contact those voters so they can receive replacement ballots.
Via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
Via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
Ballot boxes damaged in Portland, Vancouver on Monday morning
This is a developing story and may be updated. Someone used an incendiary device early Monday morning to ignite a ballot box outside the Multnomah County Elections office, but most ballots were unsca...
www.newsfromthestates.com
October 28, 2024 at 6:30 PM
In Oregon, the Multnomah County elections division said that fire suppressant inside the ballot box protected nearly all of the ballots. Three were damaged, and the elections office plans to contact those voters so they can receive replacement ballots.
Via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
Via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
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In southwest Washington, ruined ballots were pulled from the drop box at Fisher’s Landing Transit Center in Vancouver. Some may still be able to be duplicated and tallied, officials said. “It’s heartbreaking. It’s a direct attack on democracy.”
Via Washington State Standard
Via Washington State Standard
Arson destroys hundreds of ballots inside a Washington state drop box
State and federal authorities are investigating a deliberately set fire that destroyed ballots inside a drop box in southwest Washington on Monday morning. Ruined ballots were pulled from the drop box...
www.newsfromthestates.com
October 28, 2024 at 6:31 PM
In southwest Washington, ruined ballots were pulled from the drop box at Fisher’s Landing Transit Center in Vancouver. Some may still be able to be duplicated and tallied, officials said. “It’s heartbreaking. It’s a direct attack on democracy.”
Via Washington State Standard
Via Washington State Standard
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Check out this thread from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social on what's going on with Virginia's Monday filing at SCOUTS in an important voting-rights case addressing the commonwealth's late voter-purge program. —>
Today's filing by Virginia at the Supreme Court asking the justices to let Virginia do a late voter-purge program — which is illegal under federal law — is virtually the same as its unsuccessful Fourth Circuit stay attempt.
Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/virginia-d...
Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/virginia-d...
October 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Check out this thread from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social on what's going on with Virginia's Monday filing at SCOUTS in an important voting-rights case addressing the commonwealth's late voter-purge program. —>
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This is my favorite headline lol
October 26, 2024 at 2:59 PM
This is my favorite headline lol
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October 26, 2024 at 10:14 PM
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