To be clear for those of you chomping for the American Years of Lead, this greatly increases your personal chances of dying in random political violence.

It will not be a heroic, meaningful death.

It will be meaningless, forgotten, and fade into the background noise of a society in free fall.

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That is not her choosing to remain in protest — that is the state limiting her freedom of movement until she does so. I think we should be clear and frank about what this is.

I understand why you might think this is quibbling over terminology, but framing here is very important. They are trying to force a black woman - a representative- in Texas to agree to being placed under what is essentially police custody. That is forcing her to take an action under coercion.

This headline is wildly misleading — she is not refusing to leave, she’s been locked in by security on order of the Speaker until she signs.

What they said. I hate it for real work, but I can’t deny it’s easier on my back.