Personality certainly matters. But it might be more useful, in terms of the actual stakes of a contest, to think about the presidential election as a race between competing coalitions of Americans. Different groups, and different communities, who want very different — sometimes mutually incompatible — things for the country....
The most famous forms of Holocaust denial and revisionism tend to focus on Jews, casting doubt, for example, on how many were exterminated in the camps. But denying the impact the Nazis had on the other groups they targeted, including queer and trans people, disabled people and Romani people, is still Holocaust denial. Maybe...
But it does mean also, that the moment he bites the dust (likely, as he is pretty old and under a lot of strain), there is no second chance for the GOP. At least in a long time.
Young voters have never been more progressive, the GOP is breaking into MAGA or no-MAGA and the republican party is running out of money fast. This is their Hail-Marry and they now it.
A Hays County man has been sentenced to 410 years in prison after pleading guilty to 65 counts of continuous sexual abuse of multiple children and possession of child pornography with intent to promote, according to county prosecutors....
currenrly under or rules people who are being tankies would be breaking multiple. but would you rather have this be made explicit in an anti tankie rule?
I hope they get this done and with the harshest penalties for offenders.
Especially big corporations should be fined ANY revenue gained from anything that involved ecocide, plus percentage based penalties on top. And be forced to pay for the cleanup as well.
They got away with this shit for way to long and fines were just “the cost of doing business”.
Deutschlandweit hat die Polizei Wohnungen von Onlinehetzern durchsucht, weil diese frauenfeindliche Beiträge gepostet haben sollen. Das BKA hat auch eine extreme Subkultur im Visier....
Twitter’s former CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, Chief Legal Counsel Vijaya Gadde and General Counsel Sean Edgett claim in the lawsuit filed Monday that they were fired without a reason on the day in 2022 that Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter, which he later rebranded X....
Das Völkerrecht gestatte den Gebrauch von Cannabis nur zu wissenschaftlichen und medizinischen Zwecken in einem engen Sinne, heißt es. Die Union fordert den Bundespräsidenten auf, einzugreifen....
Such nicht nach einem sinnigen Argument wo kein Sinn reingeflossen ist.
Wenn es Menschen hilft, werden konservative / rechte Parteien aus Prinzip schon dagegen sein. Es gibt kein “Endgame”, nur irrationale Zuckungen in maroden Gehirnen mit kollektiven Psychosen.
Für solche Menschen geht tatsächlich das Abendland unter bei sowas.
Grüne rechnen mit Anti-Bürgergeld-Plan der CDU ab: »Völlig das Maß verloren« (www.spiegel.de) German
What's your favourite colour? [Non-political version] (lemmus.org)
Don’t Think of It as a Contest Between Biden and Trump (www.nytimes.com)
Personality certainly matters. But it might be more useful, in terms of the actual stakes of a contest, to think about the presidential election as a race between competing coalitions of Americans. Different groups, and different communities, who want very different — sometimes mutually incompatible — things for the country....
It wasn't just the goblins — is J.K. Rowling doing Holocaust denial now? (forward.com)
The most famous forms of Holocaust denial and revisionism tend to focus on Jews, casting doubt, for example, on how many were exterminated in the camps. But denying the impact the Nazis had on the other groups they targeted, including queer and trans people, disabled people and Romani people, is still Holocaust denial. Maybe...
Rep. Matt Gaetz subpoenaed in defamation suit by woman he allegedly had sex with as minor (abcnews.go.com)
House Republicans Are Suddenly Desperate to End Biden Impeachment (newrepublic.com)
House Republicans know that their rapidly shrinking majority—and their lack of evidence—has put them in an impossible position....
Trump’s GOP is already dying (thehill.com)
‘Could there be two worse options?’: Undecided voters weigh in on 2024 election (www.cnn.com)
The final question says it all.
Disinformation Is Tearing America Apart (time.com)
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Pete Buttigieg forced to explain that lead is poisonous to obtuse Republican (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Drinking lead can damage people’s brains, but Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach opposes a plan to remove lead water pipes....
Children to stop getting puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, says NHS England (www.theguardian.com)
Confirmation comes after public consultation and decision to close Gender Identity Development Service in London...
White House to send new $300m weapons package to Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
The US will send $300m (£234m) in military weapons to Ukraine, including ammunition, rockets and anti-aircraft missiles, the White House has said....
[former precinct chair and sergeant-at-arms for the Hays County Republican Party,] Hays County man sentenced to 410 years for sexually abusing children (cbsaustin.com)
A Hays County man has been sentenced to 410 years in prison after pleading guilty to 65 counts of continuous sexual abuse of multiple children and possession of child pornography with intent to promote, according to county prosecutors....
Was Trump supporter Katie Britt caught in whopping lie about graphic sex trafficking story? (www.nj.com)
I know, I know, USUALLY when a headline asks a question, the answer is always “NO!”...
Do you want there to be an explicite anti tankienrule? or are the current rules which ban them in practice, but dont say it out loud enough?
currenrly under or rules people who are being tankies would be breaking multiple. but would you rather have this be made explicit in an anti tankie rule?
A new EU ecocide law 'marks the end of impunity for environmental criminals' | Grist (grist.org)
Bundeskriminalamt: Razzien gegen frauenfeindliche Online-Hetzer (www.spiegel.de) German
Deutschlandweit hat die Polizei Wohnungen von Onlinehetzern durchsucht, weil diese frauenfeindliche Beiträge gepostet haben sollen. Das BKA hat auch eine extreme Subkultur im Visier....
Nikki Haley wins the Vermont Republican primary (www.nbcnews.com)
A Muslim-American woman is murdered on the beach by her boyfriend. /r/MuslimCorner debates whether or not she deserved it. (old.reddit.com)
Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for more than $128 million in severance (www.npr.org)
Twitter’s former CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, Chief Legal Counsel Vijaya Gadde and General Counsel Sean Edgett claim in the lawsuit filed Monday that they were fired without a reason on the day in 2022 that Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter, which he later rebranded X....
Appell an Steinmeier: Union sieht in Cannabis-Gesetz Verstoß gegen Völkerrecht (www.tagesspiegel.de)
Das Völkerrecht gestatte den Gebrauch von Cannabis nur zu wissenschaftlichen und medizinischen Zwecken in einem engen Sinne, heißt es. Die Union fordert den Bundespräsidenten auf, einzugreifen....
You can't claim to be an environmentalist and be anti-nuclear energy at the same time