Wisconsin judge just struck down parts of Act 10.
This is the anti-labor law that Scott Walker championed in 2011, rocking Wisconsin politics and prompting recalls and national attention: www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
That feeling is why I #SharGoodNewsToo Many things are terrible, but the year we have a malaria vaccine, a shot that gives 100% HIV protection, & global carbon output is finally *falling* not rising should see a mix of headlines not 100% bad. They want despair; despair stops action #HopeIsResistance
Not to be corny but I do think the ongoing aspiration to make America a pluralist democracy of equals is righteous, beautiful, and worth honoring, even if it has more often been the struggle of minorities & dissenters than the policy of the government. 🇺🇸
I learned during the pandemic that capitalism does not give a shit about your reasonable concerns to political chaos, hate crimes, and many people dying. The bills still arrive, rent still needs to be paid, work still needs to be done. Be kind to yourself. One thing at a time.
There is some real shit going on in the world right now and normal awful shit going on in people's personal lives. The only way I'm not feeling hopeless and completely overwhelmed is by focusing on one or two things at a time I can control. Make yourself breakfast. Walk a dog. Call a representative.
I think the lesson Musk teaches us is the same one that Elizabeth Holmes and Sam Bankman-Fried did. If you are a member of the dominant social caste, and have enough charisma and connections, you can generate massive hype and wealth without actually producing anything of value. Its a confidence game
Debate doesn’t work in a hyper polarized society…polarized on race, polarized on history, polarized on reality. If there’s no trust and no shared basis facts, debate is completely meaningless
