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Yep.

Yes, this is a great model. And MN's Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, while essentially falling in line w/the national Dem party, is still rooted in the kind of labor-based socialism that was strong in the Midwest, once upon a time. Could that be revived? I dunno.

Which instances are you thinking of? Ross Perot pretty much handed Clinton a victory by splitting off GOP voters. True, Nader helped the Dems lose in 2000, but he did so from the left. And Marianne Williamson? I think that one is hard to asses b/c the context was fraught with so much interference.

This! Why are we devoted to a broken 2-party system the way some people are to an abusive marriage? "Well, that's the way _____ is." It's what leads rich Dem donors to claim they're encouraging bipartisanship (or something) by fundraising for Susan Fucking Collins. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Yeah, that's because cis-het people, Dem & GOP, want to protect their right to seek abortions. I really don't see that same energy coming from cishet people to protect queers. I speak as a queer in a red state whose anxiety about this is pretty goddam fucking high right now.

Honestly, I never thought much of 1984 as a novel, so it really sucks to end up living in an even crappier version of it.

Yep. And it amazes me how many people are not paying attention. Even some who think they are.

In fact, at this point, if you're able to casually dismiss this, then please keep away from me and the people I love because you are dangerous.

This is not normal political discourse: this is further incitement to violence & further justification for weaponizing the legal and electoral systems against MAGA's "enemies." Do not brush this off as something so extreme it's not worth taking seriously.
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What astounds me, although it shouldn't, is how many of these people are self-avowed Christians. Like . . . y'all need to work on sorting out your team colors a little better. Not to mention your values.

Melissa Hortman practiced politics the right way.

There has been a rush among centrists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein to brush over the hateful life of Charlie Kirk and valorize the man.

Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.

We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.

My latest piece.

I've watched the clip. You have nothing to apologize for. Your tone, to my ears, was actually quite compassionate. If Kirk had survived the attack, I would have hoped that someone close to him would have told him exactly what you said, in hopes that he would have listened and learned.

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this is “stuff pillows under the blanket to make it look like someone is sleeping in the bed” levels of cover up

One of the things the Nazis did when coming to power was push propaganda that Jews were criminals and prone to violence by focusing on crime committed by Jews or fabricating crime they falsely attributed to Jews.

The last 36 hours on X has been this on a massive scale against trans people.

I also think we need to keep hammering home that you don’t go to college to “debate.” You go to learn, which is not the same thing.

"I need to decide what leaving means losing" 💛 beautiful piece

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Here and Also There . . .
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Transgender studies professor Dr. Susan Stryker tears Gavin Newsom a new one while accepting the Transgender Legacy Award from the California state legislature 🔥🔥🔥 @susanstryker.bsky.social

Hard to put into words how bad things are getting