In an effort to reach across political divides, a group of veterans has been holding regular gatherings to talk about it all over a beer. They call the events "Pints and Patriotism."
At least 1,500 in Wilmington.
Thank you @booker.senate.gov
Thom Tillis Town Hall
The crowd is still gathering at the Thom Tillis Town Hall. I'm standing in a packed mezzanine, and there's an overthrow chapel where guests are still being seated.
Greensboro, NC
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GERRYMANDERING-2010 elections shifted control to Rep Party. Rep redrew district boundaries. The congressional plan heavily concentrated Dem voters in 1, 4, & 12 Con. Districts, ensuring Dems w/win these districts by lopsided margins, while Rep won the remaining 10 w/smaller, though still safe, #.”
Clearly he doesn’t understand what this would do to the electoral college, the future of the Republican Party, universal healthcare, and gun control.
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber took aim at the Meta CEO during a panel at the South by Southwest festival by wearing a t-shirt with a latin phrase aimed at Zuckerberg.
At this point, the Democrats need to walk out. The MAGA clearly embrace the shock and awe tactics…make some noise
Yes!!!!! This is NOT Normal.
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Highly recommend you check out “Burn Book” for your answer.
If you want to further discuss how “words have meaning” and the “mutilation” of words, I highly suggest you look up the definintion “invade” and refer to Trump’s recent attempt to re-write/mutilate history.
Your argument seems less about whether these books belong in schools and more about your personal discomfort with DEI and the LGBT community. You’re trying to force that fear into a narrative that doesn’t hold up.
Are we really saying that high school students, who are just years away from adulthood, shouldn’t have access to stories that foster empathy and a broader understanding of the world?
The bigger issue isn’t just about semantics—it’s about why these books are being pulled from shelves. The book in question, along with Hillbilly Elegy and Brave New World, is being removed from DoDEA high schools.
By that logic, banning smoking in restaurants isn’t real either, since people can still smoke outside. Yet, no one argues over the use of the word “ban” in that context.
I absolutely agree—words have meaning, and that’s something our current administration is especially skilled at manipulating. The push to claim that book banning isn’t real just because books can be purchased elsewhere is a deflection.
Happening at Department of Defense run schools for DoD and servicemembers’ families.
Your argument seems less about whether these books belong in schools and more about your personal discomfort with DEI and the LGBT community. You’re trying to force that fear into a narrative that doesn’t hold up.
Are we really saying that high school students, who are just years away from adulthood, shouldn’t have access to stories that foster empathy and a broader understanding of the world?
The bigger issue isn’t just about semantics—it’s about why these books are being pulled from shelves. The book in question, along with Hillbilly Elegy and Brave New World, is being removed from DoDEA high schools.
The push to claim that book banning isn’t real just because books can be purchased elsewhere is a deflection. By that logic, banning smoking in restaurants isn’t real either, since people can still smoke outside. Yet, no one argues over the use of the word “ban” in that context.
I absolutely agree—words have meaning, and that’s something our current administration is especially skilled at manipulating and “mutilating” (most recent example—look up the definition of “invade” and refer to his latest comments on Russia/Ukraine).
