Scott Lumière
@scottlumiere.bsky.social
Carbon based life form living on the third planet from the Sun
Columbia College Chicago graduate,
Cubs fan,photographer and proud Dad. Progressive,Pragmatist and a Humanitarian. Love over Hate.
Columbia College Chicago graduate,
Cubs fan,photographer and proud Dad. Progressive,Pragmatist and a Humanitarian. Love over Hate.
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"It's emblematic not only of the party’s gerontocracy but of its tendency to treat powerful positions as a kind of renumeration for loyalty, longevity, and legacy—often at the expense of the party’s best interests."
AOC Snub Shows How Democrats Refuse to Learn Lessons of 2024
Seventy-four-year-old Gerry Connolly was picked to lead the House Oversight Committee over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who embodies the kind of generational change that the party is sorely in need of.
www.vanityfair.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:31 PM
"It's emblematic not only of the party’s gerontocracy but of its tendency to treat powerful positions as a kind of renumeration for loyalty, longevity, and legacy—often at the expense of the party’s best interests."
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i'm moving away from a two column/week pace in favor of a single extended argument. here is this week's.
Opinion | What Do Democrats Need to Do? Act Like an Opposition Party. (Gift Article)
Now is not the time for surrender.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 3:28 PM
i'm moving away from a two column/week pace in favor of a single extended argument. here is this week's.
He can’t get away with it if mainstream media does their job. They need to call out any republican operative or anyone that tries to spin these into a Trump win.
Things Biden did Trump will take credit for:
- declines in border flows, crime, overdose deaths, inflation, gas prices
- strong economy/wage growth/new business formation/stock market, degraded Russian-Iranian alliance in MENA
What else?
- declines in border flows, crime, overdose deaths, inflation, gas prices
- strong economy/wage growth/new business formation/stock market, degraded Russian-Iranian alliance in MENA
What else?
It's arguably worse than this. Trump is claiming his threat of tariffs caused a Mexican crackdown on migrants traveling to our border that was already happening and that was secured through Biden's diplomacy without any threats.
As predicted last week...
newrepublic.com/article/1888...
As predicted last week...
newrepublic.com/article/1888...
December 1, 2024 at 8:42 PM
He can’t get away with it if mainstream media does their job. They need to call out any republican operative or anyone that tries to spin these into a Trump win.
Will the media go along with this lie or will they call Trump out for it.
Here's Trump directly claiming Mexico will begin stopping migrants "immediately," even though it's already been happening. Indeed, it's partly responsible for the drop in crossings.
As I argue in that piece, you can read entire articles about Trump/Mexico mess that don't tell you this basic fact.
As I argue in that piece, you can read entire articles about Trump/Mexico mess that don't tell you this basic fact.
December 1, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Will the media go along with this lie or will they call Trump out for it.
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...