Some really stupid mega art projects designed for geological longevity. Granite monuments devoted to gods that don't exist purposely designed to outlast all of our legitimate cultures and religions. A whole world dimly aware that they will be outlasted by the Scorpion Goat.
I think one of the biggest tactical errors of 2016 and 2024 was not having a real primary. Primaries bruise and bloody a politician, but they also reveal their strengths and get them and the public ready for the fight in the general.
This is an impt think that I think ppl miss. Why a well earned primary victory is actually pretty impt for outsider branded candidates in particular is bc it demonstrates you've got what it takes to win a tough race. The main concern is beating Collins. If Platner can beat Mills, itd be a good sign
This is absolutely the best way for him to learn/practice how to run against Susan Collins effectively. He is new to campaigning - a vigorous, hard fought primary will be essential. And he will win :-)
Great example of how mass media contains multitudes. I thought it was a terrible show, and yet, I would see people watching it on the plane constantly. Also apparently has a wide international audience.
EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.
Honestly amazing news. I was shocked by how many homeless people were living in the streets in CA when I went there last. It's been really disconcerting to see the same trends slowly develop in MN. First step to fixing it is making housing and development easier, faster and less tied to lobbyists.
It's also so important to remember there isn't one true narrative of what makes a party member. One of the crazy things I learned as an insider in the DFL was that the party didn't have an internal quorum on abortion and pro-choice issues until 2022.
Like for real. The plot of Spirited Away is about a kidnapped child forced into a life of indentured servitude in realm of gods after her mother and father are magically forced into becoming pigs by a witch. Meanwhile, Princess Mononoke exists.
I just think of the doctrines that no longer exist in any meaningful way in the U.S. Constitution: emoluments, standing, immunity, corruption/bribery. If you take Madison seriously the constitution, the courts and congress have failed.
Trump vs. US was the final straw imo. You cannot read that ruling and continue believing they have legitimacy. It is not only against the plain text of the constitution, it is anathema to the national ethos. It is offensively, insultingly un-American and they ceded legitimacy by committing that sin.
The Supreme Court has deliberately destroyed every part of the Madisonian constitution. Emoluments, the 14th amendment, immunity, they are destroying our republic.
My kids are the best part of my life, and also kept me from saving a single dollar for a decade because of childcare costs. That said even if they were cheaper I doubt I'd have had more than the two I have.
I’ve got five kids and they are maddening and take up all of my time and a lot of our money and they are worth every cent and second and would be worth a thousand times as much. If people are pretty sure they’re not gonna feel that way as a parent, they shouldn’t be one.
Losing all of my insurance when I went to college before the ACA sucked so bad. My teeth deteriorated. I had 2 bouts of pneumonia when I was a temp worker that were so expensive to treat without insurance that I bounced my rent check. I was "healthy".
Free healthcare to all residents of the US regardless of immigration status would rule, actually. Universal benefits for universal problems (having a body that can get sick or hurt)
I wrote a reply below talking about antitrust, but my conter-factual for this: I have never been madder, more disturbed and filled with contempt for the media, our elites and even my own party. There is no business as usual after this administration. My neighbors and local pols are radicalized.
So, imagine a 2028 that ends with a normal election and a Democratic president.
Does that president punish CBS? Does he kick it out of the Brady room's front row? Does his FCC go after its licenses? Does his FTC probe the Skydance deal?
No, probably not. No fear of reprisal if power shifts back.
Do CBS News executives understand that MAGA will not be in power forever? I genuinely think this is lost on a lot of people. They've gotten scammed by bad actors into believing Trump's 2024 win represented something seismic and even permanent. I predict they'll look back on this as a serious error.