I really wish journalists would ask better follow up questions like: “Why do you single Sen. Omar out as not needing the information instead of, say, Sen. Klobuchar?”
Press them! Make them double down or retreat from such untenable statements.
So it’s a monopoly if a movie studio owns movie theaters, but not if a (digital) movie theater owns movie studios?
👌🏻 very cool.
Change this story to be an Islamic student gesturing vaguely at the Quran in defense of restricting women’s rights and watch the far right support evaporate. It’s definitely not about religious freedom either.
Absolutely, coping mechanisms exist on a spectrum of “healthiness” i.e. between doing drugs and exercising, so we shouldn’t judge this in a vacuum. Many emotions, anger especially, act like a pressurized system, so you have to vent to handle safely in therapy and meditation, in my view.
Honestly, I found this article a bit sexist. Few people question how healthy it is for a man to hit the gym or get involved in sport to cope with life, yet when there’s an outlet for the forty year old mother of two to vent her anger and frustration, hands are wrung and pearls are clutched.
This headline tickles me.
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
“Most notably, Trump penned the foreword for [his former lawyer, Christina] Bobb’s book.”
Trump can’t even remember four words so there’s no chance he wrote a foreword.
While I would normally agree, there is a lot of attention being paid to this that normally wouldn’t be. Republicans will not disarm on gerrymandering so until some kind of independent redistricting framework is enforced on all states at once, something needs to be done to counter Texas et al.
Or to frame it another way, a state unified to protect democracy and prevent autocratic overreach at the federal level. This kind of stunning blow to the GOP’s agenda could make them think twice about continuing to push for gerrymandering in red states.
Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire.
The legend of Emperor Nero playing his fiddle while Rome burned before him is most likely fabricated to some extent, probably by his or Rome’s political enemies. Now we have a president boasting on the public record about his (gaudy) interior designs as his people starve. Yet historians may wonder.
I think you would find this interview with Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, interesting in this context.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Fair enough and I can appreciate that you were responding to a likely biased perspective. I don’t know if I’d choose the word “contagion” either given its negative connotation, but I agree that these are discussions worth having, as long as we’re careful not to invalidate others’ lived experiences.
you’ll find that it’s extremely rare for trans youth to undergo surgery and, even then, it’s after years of therapy and consultations with doctors and psychiatrists. And of those who do, an absolutely minuscule percentage regret it. The vast majority say that it kept them from killing themselves.
Your framing of transitioning as “mutilation” is, quite frankly, shocking. The Cass Review is notably poor science so basing any conclusions on it is shaky at best and likely irresponsible. Furthermore, you’ve cherry picked a lot of stats here. If you look at studies by pediatrics associations,
Social Democracy != Socialism != Communism
In short, most forms of socialism do not abolish private property. They offer state-owned alternatives to the private market to improve equity and drive down prices to serve disadvantaged communities.
@realDonaldTrump I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
The thing with designating a group that doesn't actually exist as a terrorist organization is that they can then say anyone they want is a part of that group.
The FBI gutted its extremism analysts in February. They most certainly would have advised him not to read the writings of a killer live on air as it could easily inspire future violence.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
MAGA 3 days ago: Chicago is about to find out the meaning of WAR
MAGA today: the left needs to stop condoning violence
Horrifying news that should be making waves all over but instead we’re arguing about the millionth dumb thing this country is doing.
Resisting the urge to binge all of the new King of the Hill in one go. Much like a good steak grilled with propane, it is to be savored and appreciated.
Panel 1: A swordsman with a short, ragged red cape, 2 brown belts, and a shoulderpad, stands with a wide stance and his sword drawn in his right hand. We see him from behind the shoulder of his opponent, who seems to be wearing blue. Something is written on the red swordsman's chest, illegible from this distance. Panel 2: We zoom in. What's written on the red swordsman's chest is "GOOD". He says "We could have been friends, you know." Panel 3: The perspective is turned as his opponent is revealed to be wearing a long blue cloak and rectangular framed glasses. The wind billows his cloak. Panel 4: The blue swordsman shifts his cloak to draw his sword, which glints in the sunlight with a "shiiiiing". It is revealed that on his chest is written "PERFECT". He responds: "No. We couldn't have."
Let the reports on mass attendance for the No Kings protests this weekend motivate you to go, not placate you to stay home. Stand up and be counted.
“And know this, the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire's authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege. Remember this. Try.”
-Andor, Season 1, Episode 12 “Rix Road”
And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that.”
“There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they've already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.”
“There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy.”
I did not have Gustavo Dudamel/LA Philharmonic/Cynthia Erivo/Purple Rain on my Coachella 2025 Bingo card
But thankful it happened
Not only is the president violating our laws and constitution he’s straight up violating the Declaration of Independence. Revolutionary.
Definitely not okay with it but I don’t watch baseball anyway so I’m technically already boycotting it?
