Aaron Weiner
@aaron1520.bsky.social
I like progressive policies and Panthers football. Basically part of every nerd affinity group. Strong opinions on comics and board games, among other things.
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PLEASE WATCH Senator Booker and other Dems filibuster the lawless administration.
www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
U.S. Senate
The Senate will vote to advance President Trump's nomination of Matthew Whitaker to be the U.S. Ambassador to NATO. He previously served as Acting Attorney General during the first Trump Administratio...
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April 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
PLEASE WATCH Senator Booker and other Dems filibuster the lawless administration.
www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
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Rep John Larson - Connecticut:
March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Rep John Larson - Connecticut:
My family has changed its shopping as a direct result of the Target / Costco divide on their respective DEI initiatives. More Costco, less/no Target.
Also, Harris Teeter/Kroger is a good grocer with strong DEI policies that we are now buying household goods from.
www.thekrogerco.com/community/st...
Also, Harris Teeter/Kroger is a good grocer with strong DEI policies that we are now buying household goods from.
www.thekrogerco.com/community/st...
February 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
My family has changed its shopping as a direct result of the Target / Costco divide on their respective DEI initiatives. More Costco, less/no Target.
Also, Harris Teeter/Kroger is a good grocer with strong DEI policies that we are now buying household goods from.
www.thekrogerco.com/community/st...
Also, Harris Teeter/Kroger is a good grocer with strong DEI policies that we are now buying household goods from.
www.thekrogerco.com/community/st...
It appears the reasons to avoid the Super Bowl (Trump’s presence, DOGE ads, painting over “End Racism,” the existence of Harrison Butker) have finally overtaken my desire to watch the Super Bowl.
February 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It appears the reasons to avoid the Super Bowl (Trump’s presence, DOGE ads, painting over “End Racism,” the existence of Harrison Butker) have finally overtaken my desire to watch the Super Bowl.
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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
January 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Semi-serious question: what the fuck are they doing at Yale Law to churn out so many psychopaths and fascists? Harvard has plenty of craven opportunists, which I get, but Yale grads are doing a lot of the more evil work of this administration.
January 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Semi-serious question: what the fuck are they doing at Yale Law to churn out so many psychopaths and fascists? Harvard has plenty of craven opportunists, which I get, but Yale grads are doing a lot of the more evil work of this administration.
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"History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes"
January 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes"
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One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
January 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
[screaming sorrow and rage into the void]
January 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
[screaming sorrow and rage into the void]
So let me get this straight, Biden (and Dems) are unwilling to fight for the ERA to get it recognized, but Trump (and Repubs) are issuing executive orders opposing birthright citizenship (actually in the 14th amendment). Dems need to stop with the decorum and start fighting for the people.
January 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
So let me get this straight, Biden (and Dems) are unwilling to fight for the ERA to get it recognized, but Trump (and Repubs) are issuing executive orders opposing birthright citizenship (actually in the 14th amendment). Dems need to stop with the decorum and start fighting for the people.
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Happy Fascism Day to all who celebrate it!
January 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Happy Fascism Day to all who celebrate it!
I've been reading @jenrubin.bsky.social for a long time and her courage as an increasingly lone voice in the wilderness and chaos of mass media is invaluable. So happy to subscribe.
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Join our new pro-democracy media outlet!
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January 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I've been reading @jenrubin.bsky.social for a long time and her courage as an increasingly lone voice in the wilderness and chaos of mass media is invaluable. So happy to subscribe.
Welcome to the Contrarian open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Welcome to the Contrarian open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Goddamn, another "feminist" man who created art that I connected to during sad and vulnerable times in my life is a trash bag.
January 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Goddamn, another "feminist" man who created art that I connected to during sad and vulnerable times in my life is a trash bag.
Proposed terrible fantasy football rule: first pick in next season’s draft goes to the highest score in week 18.
January 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Proposed terrible fantasy football rule: first pick in next season’s draft goes to the highest score in week 18.
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Reminder Superman is not a power fantasy, he's an altruism fantasy.
The idea of someone with godlike powers using them solely for good (with an antagonist who is a billionaire, who by definition do the opposite) was dreamt up by Jewish kids in the 30s and its just as if not more relevant now.
The idea of someone with godlike powers using them solely for good (with an antagonist who is a billionaire, who by definition do the opposite) was dreamt up by Jewish kids in the 30s and its just as if not more relevant now.
December 19, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Reminder Superman is not a power fantasy, he's an altruism fantasy.
The idea of someone with godlike powers using them solely for good (with an antagonist who is a billionaire, who by definition do the opposite) was dreamt up by Jewish kids in the 30s and its just as if not more relevant now.
The idea of someone with godlike powers using them solely for good (with an antagonist who is a billionaire, who by definition do the opposite) was dreamt up by Jewish kids in the 30s and its just as if not more relevant now.
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Serious question: Why are white people so afraid of becoming a minority? Does America treat minorities badly or something?
December 17, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Serious question: Why are white people so afraid of becoming a minority? Does America treat minorities badly or something?
So, I get that there is no ethical consumption in our capitalist society (Good Place problem), but with all the CEO bootlicking, it feels like there is no non-evil consumption either.
December 13, 2024 at 12:24 PM
So, I get that there is no ethical consumption in our capitalist society (Good Place problem), but with all the CEO bootlicking, it feels like there is no non-evil consumption either.
What the actual fuck? The lawsuit against Target that basically says “having a pride month is reckless and constitutes securities fraud” is moving forward.
In the words of esteemed legal scholar, Ben Edwards, “this decision is bonkers”
www.businesslawprofessors.com/2024/12/merc...
www.businesslawprofessors.com/2024/12/merc...
Merchandise Placement As Securities Fraud
Yesterday, Judge Badalamenti denied Target's motion to dismiss a securities fraud claim against it arising out of its decision to run a pride campaign.
www.businesslawprofessors.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:03 PM
What the actual fuck? The lawsuit against Target that basically says “having a pride month is reckless and constitutes securities fraud” is moving forward.
Insightful and scary. The world should not be run by people who watched The Penguin and thought, “Oz had some really good points.”
Wrote about what’s behind conservatives watching movies and shows warning about the dangers of fascism and somehow coming away thinking the fascists are the good guys, and they should follow their example www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Republicans Are Confused About the Concept of Bad Guys
Some conservatives are embracing the villains in what are supposed to be cautionary tales.
www.theatlantic.com
December 6, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Insightful and scary. The world should not be run by people who watched The Penguin and thought, “Oz had some really good points.”
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There is a stance I will call "Kavanaugh neutrality" that says the Constitution is "neutral" between vulnerable people and the power of the state and so we will watch and shrug while the vulnerable are beaten up in our presence. #Skrmetti
December 4, 2024 at 3:46 PM
There is a stance I will call "Kavanaugh neutrality" that says the Constitution is "neutral" between vulnerable people and the power of the state and so we will watch and shrug while the vulnerable are beaten up in our presence. #Skrmetti
Important context on Skrmetti - the law at issue is about minors, but the ruling could/may/is-probably-going-to open the door for bans on all kinds of important medical care.
Be suspicious of any reporter, commentator, or outlet who claims Skrmetti is limited just to children. If the Supreme Court goes for Tennessee’s reasoning, it could also impact transgender adults and a lot of other medical care.
Very Smart Reporters are going to act like US v. Skrmetti only implicates gender-affirming care for trans kids. In fact, it could allow sex discrimination in many other kinds of medical care. Yes, like birth control. Me in @tnr.bsky.social on how our rights are intertwined:
December 4, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Important context on Skrmetti - the law at issue is about minors, but the ruling could/may/is-probably-going-to open the door for bans on all kinds of important medical care.
A little bit under the radar for a lot of MSM, but this is a very important Supreme Court case that asks whether a state (TN) can ban gender affirming care for minors. In a sane world, this would be between a doctor and their patient, but that's not the world in which we live.
December 4, 2024 at 3:58 PM
A little bit under the radar for a lot of MSM, but this is a very important Supreme Court case that asks whether a state (TN) can ban gender affirming care for minors. In a sane world, this would be between a doctor and their patient, but that's not the world in which we live.