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Similar to abortion, it's exasperating seeing "democrats and republicans are the same" when every map of state policy outcomes looks like this - policies so reactionary only federal law holds them at a lower bound in GOP trifecta states and reasonable center-left policies in Dem trifecta states
Jesus dude I didn't realize the $7.25 minimum wage was still in effect anywhere, let alone the entire south
December 4, 2023 at 4:37 PM
Similar to abortion, it's exasperating seeing "democrats and republicans are the same" when every map of state policy outcomes looks like this - policies so reactionary only federal law holds them at a lower bound in GOP trifecta states and reasonable center-left policies in Dem trifecta states
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Apropos of nothing, here's a tiny bat giving his biggest hug.
November 14, 2023 at 9:50 PM
Apropos of nothing, here's a tiny bat giving his biggest hug.
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I think stronger than all of those is this. pressthink.org/2011/08/why-...
November 15, 2023 at 3:05 AM
I think stronger than all of those is this. pressthink.org/2011/08/why-...
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maybe the people who only write about presidential politics could take a nice, long, long vacation, get a good rest for 2024, and free up some space for policy and state and local politics while nothing changes for the next six months
November 8, 2023 at 3:01 PM
maybe the people who only write about presidential politics could take a nice, long, long vacation, get a good rest for 2024, and free up some space for policy and state and local politics while nothing changes for the next six months
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anybody with an operating brain can see this shit is objectively against Israel's best interest, just like invading Iraq was a terrible, expensive disaster for the US
For the first week or so after Hamas' attack, people got fired and blacklisted for expressing the same basic views as the Haaretz editorial board. In the last week or so, it's been for expressing the same basic views as career civil servants from State on deep background.
October 27, 2023 at 11:36 PM
anybody with an operating brain can see this shit is objectively against Israel's best interest, just like invading Iraq was a terrible, expensive disaster for the US
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Pundits and journalists, in particular, need to grapple more seriously with the fact that the empirical reality of crime levels and the *perception* of crime-associated threat are two entirely separate things.
It’s true for many public policy issues, but most pronounced here. 1/
It’s true for many public policy issues, but most pronounced here. 1/
Fox talking about violent crime rising in 2022 vs. what crime actually did. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 17, 2023 at 1:03 PM
Pundits and journalists, in particular, need to grapple more seriously with the fact that the empirical reality of crime levels and the *perception* of crime-associated threat are two entirely separate things.
It’s true for many public policy issues, but most pronounced here. 1/
It’s true for many public policy issues, but most pronounced here. 1/
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New from me: a friendly reminder that Jim Jordan should have been expelled from the House for his assistance in trying to overturn the 2020 election, not on the cusp of being made speaker
Opinion | America has an incredibly short memory. Jim Jordan proves it.
The Ohio Republican spent the aftermath of the 2020 election spreading lies and plotting to reverse its results. Now he might become speaker of the House.
www.msnbc.com
October 17, 2023 at 2:13 PM
New from me: a friendly reminder that Jim Jordan should have been expelled from the House for his assistance in trying to overturn the 2020 election, not on the cusp of being made speaker
Charles Pierce:
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
October 13, 2023 at 5:11 PM
Charles Pierce:
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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Still time, send pics, will make sure UAW gets.
Really hoping to see people dress up as him wearing that "Eat the Rich" shirt for Halloween.
October 13, 2023 at 3:02 PM
Still time, send pics, will make sure UAW gets.
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Gosh, what a coincidence how a mercenary hacker decided to hack climate advocates just for fun and the fruits of that were used by Exxon Mobil to deter state AG investigations and influence judicial proceedings. Surely nothing here for the DOJ to investigate.
NEWS: US prosecutors say in a filing that mercenary hackers were used to steal information that later found its way into court filings made by oil giant Exxon Mobil.
www.reuters.com/world/us/mer...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mer...
Mercenary hackers stole data that Exxon later cited in climate lawsuits -US prosecutors | Reuters
U.S. prosecutors say an Israeli private investigator used hackers to steal emails from climate activists who were campaigning against American energy giant ExxonMobil Corp .
www.reuters.com
October 13, 2023 at 12:04 PM
Gosh, what a coincidence how a mercenary hacker decided to hack climate advocates just for fun and the fruits of that were used by Exxon Mobil to deter state AG investigations and influence judicial proceedings. Surely nothing here for the DOJ to investigate.
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“Here’s my question: Is Israel a harbinger for the United States? Are we getting a sneak preview of what will happen if Republicans succeed in their effort to exercise more control over the national security bureaucracy?” www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Will the United States Be the Next Israel?
War in the Middle East is a warning of what can happen when politicians put their own ends above national security.
www.politico.com
October 12, 2023 at 4:58 PM
“Here’s my question: Is Israel a harbinger for the United States? Are we getting a sneak preview of what will happen if Republicans succeed in their effort to exercise more control over the national security bureaucracy?” www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Certainly off the main topics of the day but I had to note this sad milestone https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-last-press-run-in-buffalo-makes?utm_medium=ios
The last press run in Buffalo makes me sad. And that's more than nostalgia.
I feel this personally and it also has a deeper cost
margaretsullivan.substack.com
October 12, 2023 at 11:05 AM
Certainly off the main topics of the day but I had to note this sad milestone https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-last-press-run-in-buffalo-makes?utm_medium=ios
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There is no one cooler in America right now than UAW President Shawn Fain. Possibly the world.
October 12, 2023 at 12:46 AM
There is no one cooler in America right now than UAW President Shawn Fain. Possibly the world.
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THIS JUST IN: Early voting has begun in Ohio, and I have voted, most notably giving "Yes" votes to Issue 1 (keep busybodies out of other people's uteruses) and Issue 2 (let my people toke). If you live in Ohio, I encourage you to vote, and also encourage you to give "Yes" votes to Issues 1 and 2.
October 11, 2023 at 4:37 PM
THIS JUST IN: Early voting has begun in Ohio, and I have voted, most notably giving "Yes" votes to Issue 1 (keep busybodies out of other people's uteruses) and Issue 2 (let my people toke). If you live in Ohio, I encourage you to vote, and also encourage you to give "Yes" votes to Issues 1 and 2.