June Casagrande
@junecasagrande.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Best-selling author, copy editor, grammar columnist, comedy fan. I expect my posts will be mostly about preserving #democracy, #writing, #editing and […]
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I am always interested in language and learning new terminology so I appreciate Trump supporters reacting to the piece I wrote yesterday by writing me to introduce me to new ethnic slurs for my children with which I was not previously familiar.
November 8, 2024 at 1:43 AM
I am always interested in language and learning new terminology so I appreciate Trump supporters reacting to the piece I wrote yesterday by writing me to introduce me to new ethnic slurs for my children with which I was not previously familiar.
Who's going to stand up for democracy in Ukraine now? Who's going to stand in the way if Putin sets his sights on Poland? Any chance Trump could be persuaded with business deals let China run roughshod over Taiwan? Democracy's in trouble […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 8, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Who's going to stand up for democracy in Ukraine now? Who's going to stand in the way if Putin sets his sights on Poland? Any chance Trump could be persuaded with business deals let China run roughshod over Taiwan? Democracy's in trouble […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
@SteveThompson @potus It would be funny to see Trump have to change all his cheesy "47" swag to "48."
November 7, 2024 at 9:51 PM
@SteveThompson @potus It would be funny to see Trump have to change all his cheesy "47" swag to "48."
I think one good thing the organized resistance could do is go into these all-male digital spaces where bros are saturated in "Men's and White People's Rights Are Under Attack!" propaganda, and inject some fact and perspective.
November 7, 2024 at 8:49 PM
I think one good thing the organized resistance could do is go into these all-male digital spaces where bros are saturated in "Men's and White People's Rights Are Under Attack!" propaganda, and inject some fact and perspective.
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A tremendous amount of modern conservatism is catering to the sentiment “I should be able to act like an asshole without anyone calling me an asshole”
CORRECT. Beware of anyone who says that naming sexism/vocally opposing it is somehow a problem. They want to push it back into the shadows. Resist that mandate. If they’re uncomfortable, that’s not your issue to manage.
No one really believes there is. The grievance is that the second wave’s advances have been too persistent, and that women have become more emboldened to discuss sexism in their lives. The Republicans want to reverse this, making sexism more potent and its pain less speakable. That’s their appeal.
November 7, 2024 at 4:59 PM
A tremendous amount of modern conservatism is catering to the sentiment “I should be able to act like an asshole without anyone calling me an asshole”
Still stunned that the man who believes — who really believes — childless women have too much power in our country is about to be one heartbeat from the presidency.
Yes, Trump's horrible to women. We're meat to him. But Vance truly hates us.
Yes, Trump's horrible to women. We're meat to him. But Vance truly hates us.
November 7, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Still stunned that the man who believes — who really believes — childless women have too much power in our country is about to be one heartbeat from the presidency.
Yes, Trump's horrible to women. We're meat to him. But Vance truly hates us.
Yes, Trump's horrible to women. We're meat to him. But Vance truly hates us.
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“I don’t worry about our losing republican govt bc I’m afraid of a foreign invasion. I don’t worry about it because I think there is going to be a coup by the military, as has happened in some places. What I worry about is that when problems are not addressed, people will not know who is […]
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mastodon.social
November 6, 2024 at 9:09 PM
“I don’t worry about our losing republican govt bc I’m afraid of a foreign invasion. I don’t worry about it because I think there is going to be a coup by the military, as has happened in some places. What I worry about is that when problems are not addressed, people will not know who is […]
On top the many, many things I'm worried about, I just remembered another one: Poland.
November 7, 2024 at 2:25 AM
On top the many, many things I'm worried about, I just remembered another one: Poland.
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Ray of sunshine:
Voters in seven states, both red and blue, passed measures protecting #abortion rights, including Missouri, which is the first to overturn a ban since the end of Roe.-- NYT
Voters in seven states, both red and blue, passed measures protecting #abortion rights, including Missouri, which is the first to overturn a ban since the end of Roe.-- NYT
November 6, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Ray of sunshine:
Voters in seven states, both red and blue, passed measures protecting #abortion rights, including Missouri, which is the first to overturn a ban since the end of Roe.-- NYT
Voters in seven states, both red and blue, passed measures protecting #abortion rights, including Missouri, which is the first to overturn a ban since the end of Roe.-- NYT
It worked.
Voters can no longer weight information like "Trump sat watching TV while the mob tried to hang Mike Pence" against information like "Janet Jackson said Kamala Harris isn't black" or weight the fact of that little 4-year-old girl dying at the […]
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Voters can no longer weight information like "Trump sat watching TV while the mob tried to hang Mike Pence" against information like "Janet Jackson said Kamala Harris isn't black" or weight the fact of that little 4-year-old girl dying at the […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 6, 2024 at 8:06 PM
It worked.
Voters can no longer weight information like "Trump sat watching TV while the mob tried to hang Mike Pence" against information like "Janet Jackson said Kamala Harris isn't black" or weight the fact of that little 4-year-old girl dying at the […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Voters can no longer weight information like "Trump sat watching TV while the mob tried to hang Mike Pence" against information like "Janet Jackson said Kamala Harris isn't black" or weight the fact of that little 4-year-old girl dying at the […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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Welp!
Via Ken Dilanian:
New: DoJ officials are evaluating how to wind down the two federal criminal cases against Donald #trump before he takes office to comply with longstanding department policy that a sitting president can’t be prosecuted, per sources.
Via Ken Dilanian:
New: DoJ officials are evaluating how to wind down the two federal criminal cases against Donald #trump before he takes office to comply with longstanding department policy that a sitting president can’t be prosecuted, per sources.
November 6, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Welp!
Via Ken Dilanian:
New: DoJ officials are evaluating how to wind down the two federal criminal cases against Donald #trump before he takes office to comply with longstanding department policy that a sitting president can’t be prosecuted, per sources.
Via Ken Dilanian:
New: DoJ officials are evaluating how to wind down the two federal criminal cases against Donald #trump before he takes office to comply with longstanding department policy that a sitting president can’t be prosecuted, per sources.
He's a real-life fascist who said he's coming after "the enemy from within" and specifically named a California Congressman. Thinking we're in any way insulated here is whistling in the dark. Trump will do what he feels like to California and if anyone […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 6, 2024 at 6:17 PM
He's a real-life fascist who said he's coming after "the enemy from within" and specifically named a California Congressman. Thinking we're in any way insulated here is whistling in the dark. Trump will do what he feels like to California and if anyone […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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One of the things I'm grappling with right now, as I know many of us are, is where to focus my energy in the long term. In particular, between the grand (opposing and resisting large evils) and the mundane (doing my daily job well and keeping things going). The answer is surely going to be […]
Original post on federate.social
federate.social
November 6, 2024 at 6:08 PM
One of the things I'm grappling with right now, as I know many of us are, is where to focus my energy in the long term. In particular, between the grand (opposing and resisting large evils) and the mundane (doing my daily job well and keeping things going). The answer is surely going to be […]
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@TheGuardian
has more guts than any so called journalism organization in the US. #politics #journalism #media
has more guts than any so called journalism organization in the US. #politics #journalism #media
November 6, 2024 at 2:15 PM
@TheGuardian
has more guts than any so called journalism organization in the US. #politics #journalism #media
has more guts than any so called journalism organization in the US. #politics #journalism #media
Doing my little part by engaging with Mastodon posts to let people know they're not yelling into a void if they're not on the bird site.
November 6, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Doing my little part by engaging with Mastodon posts to let people know they're not yelling into a void if they're not on the bird site.
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I could just turn everything off until sometime tomorrow but I enjoy suffering too much.
November 6, 2024 at 2:02 AM
I could just turn everything off until sometime tomorrow but I enjoy suffering too much.
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From a friend working the polls in Chicago:
"I’ve been the Election Coordinator in a north side precinct for a decade. Almost 20 elections. I have never seen an Election Day turnout anywhere *close* to this. We had a line of 30 people when we opened the polls at 6:00am. That is unprecedented […]
"I’ve been the Election Coordinator in a north side precinct for a decade. Almost 20 elections. I have never seen an Election Day turnout anywhere *close* to this. We had a line of 30 people when we opened the polls at 6:00am. That is unprecedented […]
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mastodon.social
November 5, 2024 at 4:42 PM
From a friend working the polls in Chicago:
"I’ve been the Election Coordinator in a north side precinct for a decade. Almost 20 elections. I have never seen an Election Day turnout anywhere *close* to this. We had a line of 30 people when we opened the polls at 6:00am. That is unprecedented […]
"I’ve been the Election Coordinator in a north side precinct for a decade. Almost 20 elections. I have never seen an Election Day turnout anywhere *close* to this. We had a line of 30 people when we opened the polls at 6:00am. That is unprecedented […]
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Voters who signed up for Elon #Musk’s million-dollar voter giveaway are suing him and his America PAC, claiming entrants were misled about how winners were picked — Bloomberg
November 5, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Voters who signed up for Elon #Musk’s million-dollar voter giveaway are suing him and his America PAC, claiming entrants were misled about how winners were picked — Bloomberg
November 5, 2024 at 11:15 PM
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November 5, 2024 at 10:31 PM
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Via Zoe Tillman:
NEW: The election director for Fayette County, #pennsylvania, filed a new case claiming a township election judge is planning to hand-count ballots in violation of state law, even after being told he cannot do that.
Asking for an order compelling the official to comply, and […]
NEW: The election director for Fayette County, #pennsylvania, filed a new case claiming a township election judge is planning to hand-count ballots in violation of state law, even after being told he cannot do that.
Asking for an order compelling the official to comply, and […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 5, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Via Zoe Tillman:
NEW: The election director for Fayette County, #pennsylvania, filed a new case claiming a township election judge is planning to hand-count ballots in violation of state law, even after being told he cannot do that.
Asking for an order compelling the official to comply, and […]
NEW: The election director for Fayette County, #pennsylvania, filed a new case claiming a township election judge is planning to hand-count ballots in violation of state law, even after being told he cannot do that.
Asking for an order compelling the official to comply, and […]
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Reminder that America's enemies love it when he discredits democracy and are always willing to pitch ideas. (And note that he claimed there was cheating *even after he won*.)
https://www.newsweek.com/wikileaks-told-trump-jr-tell-his-dad-not-concede-if-he-lost-election-day-710147
https://www.newsweek.com/wikileaks-told-trump-jr-tell-his-dad-not-concede-if-he-lost-election-day-710147
November 5, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Reminder that America's enemies love it when he discredits democracy and are always willing to pitch ideas. (And note that he claimed there was cheating *even after he won*.)
https://www.newsweek.com/wikileaks-told-trump-jr-tell-his-dad-not-concede-if-he-lost-election-day-710147
https://www.newsweek.com/wikileaks-told-trump-jr-tell-his-dad-not-concede-if-he-lost-election-day-710147
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@GottaLaff He wouldn't even have to think much about it. Putin has already created an easy-to-follow blueprint. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/05/ten-years-putin-press-kremlin-grip-russia-media-tightens
November 5, 2024 at 8:23 PM
@GottaLaff He wouldn't even have to think much about it. Putin has already created an easy-to-follow blueprint. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/05/ten-years-putin-press-kremlin-grip-russia-media-tightens