Best part of Russian novels is that youβre never quite sure if a new name is a new character vs a character you already know being addressed by their barber instead of their mom
I have been pretty vocal that replacing Biden at this point is an extremely risky and knee-jerk thing to do.
That said, if this is truly how Democratic leadership feels, then Biden needs to be replaced immediately. No questions about it.
A senior House Democrat says efforts to replace Biden at the top of the ticket have stopped because, βWe've all resigned ourselves to a second Trump presidency."
A senior House Democrat says efforts to replace Biden at the top of the ticket have stopped because, βWe've all resigned ourselves to a second Trump presidency."
One more thing: it's extremely telling that there are very few Black trans people weighing in on this incident, on either side. (not none! but very few!)
It's probably worth taking a moment to reflect on why there are so few Black trans people on Bluesky.
Bluesky used to have a much larger set of. Black voices on here, and it's not just that the site grew. Many of those people *left*, and they were quite explicit about their reasons for leaving this site.
If a Democrat is not willing to spell out that this election is a fight between democracy and authoritarianism, you have to wonder if they're even worth voting for.
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"Hi folks" or "hi everyone" is IMO the best actual substitute for "ladies and gentleman" in that it appropriately matches (approximately) the right formality level.
Most other stuff ends up cutesier or sillier, which is fine if that's what you want in a situation, but it's not the same connotation
the "violence shook this previously peaceful white christian nationalist rally railing against the vermin tainting the blood of the country" stories are going to destroy me
"the Biden campaign said it was pausing all messaging to supporters and working to pull down all of its television ads as quickly as possible, the campaign said."
I know these people are incompetent jackasses but "let's just let Trump speak unopposed" is borderline deliberate sabotage
From a Biden campaign official: βThe Biden campaign is pausing all outbound communications and working to pull down our television ads as quickly as possible.β β Matt Viser, WaPo
Democrats are perpetually concerned with an appearance of "civility" that their opponents would never show them, and that neither the media nor voters will materially reward them for