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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 4h

These political scientists noticed signs of democratic backsliding and worked to educate the public:

muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

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CoffeeBean420 @coffeebean420.bsky.social · 5h

Ah, so a bunch of theater and arts majors are salty their niche use of a word isn't how the majority of people use it in everyday speech.

Got it.

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CoffeeBean420 @coffeebean420.bsky.social · 5h

So, what does it mean in this context, because it seems pretty clear?

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CoffeeBean420 @coffeebean420.bsky.social · 5h

In VIOLATION of the ceasefire.

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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 2d

I don't get how people can dislike opossums. They're afraid of everybody, they look like a stuffed animal version of themselves, and they have zero grace. Perfect creatures.

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Codify Baseball @codifybaseball.bsky.social · 2d

The Milwaukee Brewers are batting .101 against the Los Angeles Dodgers in this NLCS and I'm completely serious.

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CoffeeBean420 @coffeebean420.bsky.social · 4d

You can't just ignore the past because it doesn't support your world view.

NAFTA and the fact that the dems from Clinton onwards have just been Reagan-lite, have gotten us to where we are today.

They used to be the party of labor. Then they went and sold us out to the rich.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 7d

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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CoffeeBean420 @coffeebean420.bsky.social · 8d

What is this referencing?

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CoffeeBean420 @coffeebean420.bsky.social · 12d

If you look closely, most of the change is from dem voters blaming their own party.

The title is misleading. Independents haven't changed and repubs barely have.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 14d

Absolutely brutal start to this Cubs game, lol

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CoffeeBean420 @coffeebean420.bsky.social · 15d

CF?

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CoffeeBean420 @coffeebean420.bsky.social · 18d

Oh shit. This is not a good way to start off October. 😔

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CoffeeBean420 @coffeebean420.bsky.social · 19d

I'd argue that depends on the subject at hand. If those of them that are on the right side of history stay silent, then what does that gain us?

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CoffeeBean420 @coffeebean420.bsky.social · 19d

Noted. 🫡

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CoffeeBean420 @coffeebean420.bsky.social · 19d

Is watching the video survivable, or will I die of cringe?

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 19d

A lot of weak evidence for a major claim does not add up to strong evidence for it

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CoffeeBean420 @coffeebean420.bsky.social · 19d

Subbed, but I don't get paid for a few more days, so premium will have to wait.

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 26d

NASA targeting early February for Artemis II mission to the Moon

“There is a desire for us to be the first to return to the surface of the Moon.”…

arstechnica.com

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CoffeeBean420 @coffeebean420.bsky.social · 26d

What game is this? Is it browser based like the Weimar game?

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CoffeeBean420 @coffeebean420.bsky.social · 26d

Been following this thread for a few days. Not a lawyer and kinda confused.

Is the gist of your position that a state can't dictate what a federal agency is allowed to do within it's borders? Or, have I completely misunderstood?

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CoffeeBean420 @coffeebean420.bsky.social · 28d

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Is that us?

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Micah @rincewind.run · Sep 18

a last thought on this whole mess for the night:

this is terrifying but it is an overreach

one of the foundational myths people build their conception of america on is "land of the free" and "regime cancels comedian it doesn't like" is cartoon villain shit

this is a winnable argument

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