If only democrats had some sort of leverage to force the vote. . .like the continuance of government operations or something

You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like

(DC metro area)

Idk some people like eating with the seasons (many traditional "holiday" foods are what was historically in season), and certain foods are more available at those seasonal/traditional times.

$6.29 for a half gallon (store brand)

It's a good thing disabled people never need healthcare

Yeah, if it's coming from someone I know, I ask them if they think the slave rebellions were wrong and hope they can find some nuance in that. But for mainstream news media, I gotta be in a really grounded space to deal with that junk

cops using ballistic rounds and chemical weapons on protesters

Yeah, there's a lot of privilege in the view that violence is "never" the answer. And I feel especially frustrated with people who consider property damage "violence" bc it contributes to our objectification/dehumanization when sugar in a gas tank is seen as just as bad as (if not worse than) (1/2)

I do think nonviolence plays an important role in the PR game. Like, the fact that the only complaint fox news could come up with about no kings 2 was that it was how old and white it was made the regime look extremely silly. Obviously, that's not the only resistance front, though