David Jones
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Biden was pretty easily the best president of my lifetime.
- lowest unemployment ever
- lowest % of uninsured ever
- rapid disinflation leading to a soft landing
- cost of living dropping toward pre-pandemic levels
- huge rise in real wages for lowest-income earners
- violent crime is plummeting
- lowest unemployment ever
- lowest % of uninsured ever
- rapid disinflation leading to a soft landing
- cost of living dropping toward pre-pandemic levels
- huge rise in real wages for lowest-income earners
- violent crime is plummeting
July 21, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Biden was pretty easily the best president of my lifetime.
- lowest unemployment ever
- lowest % of uninsured ever
- rapid disinflation leading to a soft landing
- cost of living dropping toward pre-pandemic levels
- huge rise in real wages for lowest-income earners
- violent crime is plummeting
- lowest unemployment ever
- lowest % of uninsured ever
- rapid disinflation leading to a soft landing
- cost of living dropping toward pre-pandemic levels
- huge rise in real wages for lowest-income earners
- violent crime is plummeting
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The executive branch. What a beautiful thing. It means you can execute things, did you know that? Not a lot of people know that. We're going to do a lot of executing [chants of "Let's Go Brandon" fill the hall]. Our founding fathers called it the executing branch for a reason!
July 1, 2024 at 3:50 PM
The executive branch. What a beautiful thing. It means you can execute things, did you know that? Not a lot of people know that. We're going to do a lot of executing [chants of "Let's Go Brandon" fill the hall]. Our founding fathers called it the executing branch for a reason!
@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com Thank you for Stardust. I introduced my daughter to the movie this evening. Such a wonderful film.
June 29, 2024 at 5:32 AM
@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com Thank you for Stardust. I introduced my daughter to the movie this evening. Such a wonderful film.
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1️⃣ Republicans do something to distract from negative news
2️⃣ Republican billionaire-owned Sinclair Broadcast Group legitimizes it by pushing it on its 185 TV stations
3️⃣ Republican billionaire-owned social platforms amplify it
4️⃣ Repeat Step 1️⃣
2️⃣ Republican billionaire-owned Sinclair Broadcast Group legitimizes it by pushing it on its 185 TV stations
3️⃣ Republican billionaire-owned social platforms amplify it
4️⃣ Repeat Step 1️⃣
How right-wing media is legitimizing a nonsensical and nonexistent lawsuit
Sinclair is at it again.
open.substack.com
June 27, 2024 at 11:39 AM
1️⃣ Republicans do something to distract from negative news
2️⃣ Republican billionaire-owned Sinclair Broadcast Group legitimizes it by pushing it on its 185 TV stations
3️⃣ Republican billionaire-owned social platforms amplify it
4️⃣ Repeat Step 1️⃣
2️⃣ Republican billionaire-owned Sinclair Broadcast Group legitimizes it by pushing it on its 185 TV stations
3️⃣ Republican billionaire-owned social platforms amplify it
4️⃣ Repeat Step 1️⃣
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ICYMI – I got to discuss “Project 2025” with @chrislhayes.bsky.social:
The radical Right wasn’t ready for Trump’s first presidency. In 2025, they will be.
What should people know about these radical plans for an authoritarian takeover of government?
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The radical Right wasn’t ready for Trump’s first presidency. In 2025, they will be.
What should people know about these radical plans for an authoritarian takeover of government?
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
June 26, 2024 at 1:21 PM
ICYMI – I got to discuss “Project 2025” with @chrislhayes.bsky.social:
The radical Right wasn’t ready for Trump’s first presidency. In 2025, they will be.
What should people know about these radical plans for an authoritarian takeover of government?
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
The radical Right wasn’t ready for Trump’s first presidency. In 2025, they will be.
What should people know about these radical plans for an authoritarian takeover of government?
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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It is very funny how one of the Supreme Court’s big issues is making it impossible to outlaw bribery because they like being bribed
June 26, 2024 at 2:40 PM
It is very funny how one of the Supreme Court’s big issues is making it impossible to outlaw bribery because they like being bribed
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The media isn't interested in the biggest technology story of the 2020s, the rapid transition to clean energy, because
1) it will destroy a bunch of oil based wealth and is a boring, competirive low margin business
2) it makes Democrats look good for helping it and they want Republicans to win
1) it will destroy a bunch of oil based wealth and is a boring, competirive low margin business
2) it makes Democrats look good for helping it and they want Republicans to win
THERE’S A QUIET NEW DEAL GOING ON
The antidote to Project 2025 is happening now and will die if Trump seizes power.
So let’s make some noise.
The antidote to Project 2025 is happening now and will die if Trump seizes power.
So let’s make some noise.
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June 26, 2024 at 4:24 PM
The media isn't interested in the biggest technology story of the 2020s, the rapid transition to clean energy, because
1) it will destroy a bunch of oil based wealth and is a boring, competirive low margin business
2) it makes Democrats look good for helping it and they want Republicans to win
1) it will destroy a bunch of oil based wealth and is a boring, competirive low margin business
2) it makes Democrats look good for helping it and they want Republicans to win
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THERE’S A QUIET NEW DEAL GOING ON
The antidote to Project 2025 is happening now and will die if Trump seizes power.
So let’s make some noise.
The antidote to Project 2025 is happening now and will die if Trump seizes power.
So let’s make some noise.
Why is The Quiet New Deal so quiet? | the earlyworm society
Get more from the earlyworm society on Patreon
www.patreon.com
June 26, 2024 at 12:12 PM
THERE’S A QUIET NEW DEAL GOING ON
The antidote to Project 2025 is happening now and will die if Trump seizes power.
So let’s make some noise.
The antidote to Project 2025 is happening now and will die if Trump seizes power.
So let’s make some noise.
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One under-appreciated aspect of Donald Trump’s relentless year’s long campaign to promulgate the Big Lie is how it becomes internalized as gospel all the way down the GOP line to the local dog catcher.
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A New Trumpian Strategy For Perpetuating The Big Lie
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This...
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June 26, 2024 at 1:48 PM
One under-appreciated aspect of Donald Trump’s relentless year’s long campaign to promulgate the Big Lie is how it becomes internalized as gospel all the way down the GOP line to the local dog catcher.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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This isn't an unexpected byproduct of abortion bans, it's one of the intended goals. The "pro-life" movement wants to force carrying non-viable pregnancies to term, and they want to make doctors and hospitals afraid to provide maternal care.
"Since Texas’ ban on abortion went into effect, infant deaths in the state increased by nearly 13%, according to a new analysis published on Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. In the rest of the country, infant mortality increased less than 2% over the same period."
Infant deaths increased after Texas banned abortion in early pregnancy
Since Texas’ ban on abortion went into effect, infant deaths in the state increased by nearly 13%, according to a new analysis published on Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.
www.statnews.com
June 24, 2024 at 7:54 PM
This isn't an unexpected byproduct of abortion bans, it's one of the intended goals. The "pro-life" movement wants to force carrying non-viable pregnancies to term, and they want to make doctors and hospitals afraid to provide maternal care.
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the fact that we can look at most major problems with our lives and guess "this is the fault of private equity" - and have that actually be correct a shockingly large percentage of the time - is an excellent reason to regulate the industry into the ground
"Veterinary prices have soared more than 60% over the past decade, according to federal stats. Private equity firms and large corps have bought 100s of facilities around the country, an acquisition spree reminiscent of the corporate roll-ups of doctors’ offices."
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/h...
Why You’re Paying Your Veterinarian So Much
People have grown more attached to their pets — and more willing to spend money on them — turning animal medicine into a high-tech industry worth billions.
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2024 at 8:57 PM
the fact that we can look at most major problems with our lives and guess "this is the fault of private equity" - and have that actually be correct a shockingly large percentage of the time - is an excellent reason to regulate the industry into the ground
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As I wrote in ONE NATION UNDER GOD, the drive for a school prayer constitutional amendment failed in the 1960s because so many religious leaders testified before Congress that they, in fact, did NOT want secular leaders writing and mandating prayers, because that was something they took seriously.
Full story on the lawsuit against Louisiana's 10 Commandments law arguing, which includes some clergy as plaintiffs: religionnews.com/2024/06/24/c...
Clergy, parents file suit against Louisiana Ten Commandments law
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'This is religious favoritism, and it is not only dangerous, but runs counter to my religion and faith,' said the Rev. Jeff Sims, a Presbyterian Church (USA) minister and a plaintif...
religionnews.com
June 24, 2024 at 11:08 PM
As I wrote in ONE NATION UNDER GOD, the drive for a school prayer constitutional amendment failed in the 1960s because so many religious leaders testified before Congress that they, in fact, did NOT want secular leaders writing and mandating prayers, because that was something they took seriously.
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You can watch John Oliver's explanation of Schedule F here. Two points:
1) Engage in ideological purges is a central strategy to the GOP's governing doctrine now.
2) There is not equivalent energy in fighting back from the center or the left.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-public...
1) Engage in ideological purges is a central strategy to the GOP's governing doctrine now.
2) There is not equivalent energy in fighting back from the center or the left.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-public...
The Public Opposes Trump's Plans to Politicize Public Services
And John Oliver provides a Project 2025 explainer for you to share
donmoynihan.substack.com
June 24, 2024 at 2:28 PM
You can watch John Oliver's explanation of Schedule F here. Two points:
1) Engage in ideological purges is a central strategy to the GOP's governing doctrine now.
2) There is not equivalent energy in fighting back from the center or the left.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-public...
1) Engage in ideological purges is a central strategy to the GOP's governing doctrine now.
2) There is not equivalent energy in fighting back from the center or the left.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-public...
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Both.
Neither one should exist.
Healthcare and education should never be for profit, and we shouldn’t let corporations force people into crippling, generational debt for wanting either.
This isn’t a “radical” take, it’s a moral one.
Neither one should exist.
Healthcare and education should never be for profit, and we shouldn’t let corporations force people into crippling, generational debt for wanting either.
This isn’t a “radical” take, it’s a moral one.
June 21, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Both.
Neither one should exist.
Healthcare and education should never be for profit, and we shouldn’t let corporations force people into crippling, generational debt for wanting either.
This isn’t a “radical” take, it’s a moral one.
Neither one should exist.
Healthcare and education should never be for profit, and we shouldn’t let corporations force people into crippling, generational debt for wanting either.
This isn’t a “radical” take, it’s a moral one.
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Individuals who received the $1,000/mo or $500/mo payments were more likely to find a stable, full-time job than before they received the basic income.
Results showed 45% of participants secured housing, while $589,214 was saved in public service costs.
"It's freedom. It's freedom from poverty..."
Results showed 45% of participants secured housing, while $589,214 was saved in public service costs.
"It's freedom. It's freedom from poverty..."
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic income program received up to $1,000 a month. They became more housing secure and
landed full-time jobs.
www.businessinsider.com
June 20, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Individuals who received the $1,000/mo or $500/mo payments were more likely to find a stable, full-time job than before they received the basic income.
Results showed 45% of participants secured housing, while $589,214 was saved in public service costs.
"It's freedom. It's freedom from poverty..."
Results showed 45% of participants secured housing, while $589,214 was saved in public service costs.
"It's freedom. It's freedom from poverty..."
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The indoor rally is held in deep red Tulsa, Oklahoma, where health restrictions on gatherings were lax.
Former GOP candidate Herman Cain, an advocate of mask “freedom,” is among many who catches the virus at the superspreader event. He dies a month later.
Former GOP candidate Herman Cain, an advocate of mask “freedom,” is among many who catches the virus at the superspreader event. He dies a month later.
June 20, 2024 at 7:57 PM
The indoor rally is held in deep red Tulsa, Oklahoma, where health restrictions on gatherings were lax.
Former GOP candidate Herman Cain, an advocate of mask “freedom,” is among many who catches the virus at the superspreader event. He dies a month later.
Former GOP candidate Herman Cain, an advocate of mask “freedom,” is among many who catches the virus at the superspreader event. He dies a month later.
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sutherland was absolutely, with no exaggeration, one of the singular talents of his generation. RIP to a great. variety.com/2024/film/ne...
Donald Sutherland, Star of ‘MASH,’ ‘Klute’ and ‘Hunger Games,’ Dies at 88
Donald Sutherland, who starred in 'MASH,' 'Klute' and 'The Hunger Games' franchise, has died. He was 88.
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June 20, 2024 at 5:25 PM
sutherland was absolutely, with no exaggeration, one of the singular talents of his generation. RIP to a great. variety.com/2024/film/ne...
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But Lincoln also never wavered from his belief that slavery was immoral. That is what incited southern slaveholders to secede from the Union. The lesson that we can learn from Lincoln is that one can champion a moral principle and navigate rough political seas. 🗃️
What an abominable lesson to draw from the Lincoln-Douglas debates - and just in time for Juneteenth!
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June 20, 2024 at 3:16 PM
But Lincoln also never wavered from his belief that slavery was immoral. That is what incited southern slaveholders to secede from the Union. The lesson that we can learn from Lincoln is that one can champion a moral principle and navigate rough political seas. 🗃️
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It's weird how pedophiles keep winding up in convicted felon Donald Trump's group of advisors! What a coincidence!
Robert Morris, senior pastor at Gateway Church in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and former religious advisor to former President Donald Trump, resigned after admitting to molesting a 12-year-old girl in the 1980s over a period of 4 years.
www.chron.com/culture/reli...
www.chron.com/culture/reli...
Texas megachurch pastor resigns after admitting to molesting a child
Robert Morris, the former religious advisor to President Trump stepped down from his post after the abuse was made public in a report by the Wartburg Watch.
www.chron.com
June 20, 2024 at 4:14 PM
It's weird how pedophiles keep winding up in convicted felon Donald Trump's group of advisors! What a coincidence!
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Oh my God, I didn't realize this is literally the exact story I told in ONE NATION UNDER GOD.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles was instrumental in spreading these Ten Commandments monuments across America in the 1950s ... as part of a promotional tour with the Cecil B. DeMille epic.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles was instrumental in spreading these Ten Commandments monuments across America in the 1950s ... as part of a promotional tour with the Cecil B. DeMille epic.
June 19, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Oh my God, I didn't realize this is literally the exact story I told in ONE NATION UNDER GOD.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles was instrumental in spreading these Ten Commandments monuments across America in the 1950s ... as part of a promotional tour with the Cecil B. DeMille epic.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles was instrumental in spreading these Ten Commandments monuments across America in the 1950s ... as part of a promotional tour with the Cecil B. DeMille epic.