A collection of 43 posts
From Axios: "The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives," Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the 6-3 ruling. I look forward to all the conservative states who
Florida legislature passes āDonāt Say Gayā bill to restrict LGBTQ topics in elementary schools - The Washington Post Florida state senators on Tuesday approved legislation that regulates school lessons about sexual orientation and gender identity, defying demands from some of their youngest constituents and pushing the state deeper into
Casey Newton in todayās Platformer issue: The United States played a critical role in damaging Putinās credibility before the war even began. US intelligence agencies understood that an invasion was coming, the Biden administration shared that information publicly, and in doing so removed both Putinās ability to
Davey Alba: āIāll Stand on the Side of Russiaā: Pro-Putin Sentiment Spreads Online The online conversations reflect how pro-Russia sentiment has increasingly penetrated Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, right-wing podcasts, messaging apps like Telegram and some conservative media. As Russia attacked Ukraine this week, those views spread, infusing the online discourse
Elaine Godfrey writing for The Atlantic: In Arizona this weekend, 51-year-old Tammy Shutts put it this way to me: ā100 percent, 1,000 percent, 1 million percent Biden didnāt winā her state, she said, gesturing to the hordes of people around her. āIāve been in Arizona for almost
First up is a report from the Software Freedom Conservatory on Trump's new TRUTH Social app's licensing: Today, we saw the Trump Media and Technology Group ignoring those important rules ā which were designed for the social good. Once caught in the act, Trump's Group
Trump Election Fraud Allegations Disgraceful Endgame to 2020 Reelection Effort | National Review Almost nothing that the Trump team has alleged has withstood the slightest scrutiny. In particular, itās hard to find much that is remotely true in the presidentās Twitter feed these days. It is full of already-debunked
Nearly 4 years ago, Donald Trump promised that āAmerican carnageā was going to end ātodayā in his inaugural address. Sitting here at the end of his term, the best way I can describe his what has transpired under his leadership is indeed, American carnage. I won't go through
I was going to link to a specific quote in this article, Donald Trump is Attacking the Very Core of America, but there was simply too much and I couldnāt pick just one bit, just go read it. This also gives me a reason to share something Iāve
The GOP's monstrous math problem - Axios Republicans, win or lose next week, face a big ā and growing ā math problem. [ā¦] They're relying almost exclusively on a shrinking demographic (white men), living in shrinking areas (small, rural towns), creating a reliance on people with shrinking incomes (white
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Can someone explain to me how this weekās presidential debate was anything more than an embarrassment? Can someone tell me why anyone can look at the performance from POTUS and think, āyeah, that was a reasonable debate by a smart manā? Iām embarrassed for my country. We have
This article is an interesting look at how campaign funds can be spent, and of course I relish the idea of the campaign running out of money before the end of the race, but I would suspect this article is also exactly the sort of thing that will drive money into the campaign.
When the peaceful methods of affecting change fall on deaf ears, but change still needs to be made, there are only so many avenues left to explore.
When someone votes for someone, believes a certain deity, or thinks a certain athlete is the GOAT, they think itās totally logical and their own choice. The data continues to show that while we certainly have agency, there are major forces pushing us in certain directions.