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I once wrote a fact check of a Morgan Spurlock book. He included what he said was a direct quote from the FDA that aspartame causes cancer. I checked the footnote. An FDA newsletter did publish that claim — but *only to specifically refute it*. That’s basically how Barrett quotes Madison here.

These mistakes originalist justices are making aren’t about disputed interpretations of history, with evidence on both sides. They’re pulling quotes out of context to attribute ideas to founding figures that those figures adamantly opposed. (via @andycraig.bsky.social) reason.com/volokh/2024/...

The Supreme Court's Dubious Use of History in Department of State v. Munozreason.com Justice Amy Coney Barrett's majority opinion includes significant errors, and violates some of her own precepts against excessive reliance on questionable history.

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From firsthand experience: lot of local “nonprofits” are Christian-based & discriminate against disabled, BIPOC, single parents, Queer folks, & non/wrong Christians. They pressure people to covert & go to their church. State-handled means less discrimination & religious violence against the poor.

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That flute made it into my music playlist: youtu.be/RyYhbC0MXlY?... (Flute starts about 40 seconds in)

"The Inner Light" - Music from Star Trek TNG, composed by Jay Chattaway. - YouTubeyoutu.be Images from the first three generations of Star Trek. This melody is from one of my favourite episodes from Next Generation:

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clearsky.app will fill in that info (I jump on there every other month or so, just out of curiosity)

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Even tho I know it's overdone, every year I nevertheless set up a tripod to do long-exposures of the fireworks...here's a capture from a couple years ago

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I’ve made this point broadly but it also applies to newspapers and the teevee. The New York Times is a pristine example of how embracing transphobia as a guiding ethos inevitably leads to embracing fascism.

It can’t be repeated enough: transphobia is a warning sign for fascism. The rights of trans people are a canary in the mine, and when they’re assaulted it means we are all under assault.

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“Some folks need killing, It’s time for somebody to say it. It’s not a matter of vengeance. It’s not a matter of being mean or spiteful. It’s a matter of necessity!” the republicans are attempting to goad their followers to terrorism against their perceived enemies. This is what fascism looks like.

MAGA Gov Candidate’s Ugly, Hateful Rant: “Some Folks Need Killing!”newrepublic.com Mark Robinson, the GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, has a long history of incendiary comments. But he may have topped himself this time.

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Sarah Posner

Robinson positions himself as a truth teller against "wicked people doing wicked things, torturing and murdering and raping" and that "some folks just need killing." There could not be a more explicit call to commit violence against perceived enemies "because we have forgotten who we are."

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Sarah Posner

You see how Robinson invokes an *actual* war (WWII) to establish that this is, in fact, a "war" with combatants (who are the fellow citizens of the warriors he's inciting). He claims they are trying to make 1776 (i.e. the Christian founding) a "distant memory": newrepublic.com/article/1834...

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I've written for years about the Christian right's calls for "spiritual warfare" against demonic enemies of Christian America. They used to claim their struggle is against "powers and principalities" not "flesh and blood," citing Ephesians 6:12. But it was still dangerous. Now we see how.

One striking detail in this story: The Pastor at Lake Church, where Mark Robinson gave this speech, told me he and Robinson expected these remarks to be "scrutinized." Then the Pastor defended them! (also worth noting Christian Nationalist overtones in rest of speech cc @sarahposner.bsky.social)

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NEWS --> Mark Robinson, the MAGA extremist GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, appeared to endorse political violence against unnamed foes in a recent speech. "Some folks need killing!" he shouted. "It's a matter of necessity!" Video and story here: newrepublic.com/article/1834...

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The Fig Economy

Surely a contested convention in Chicago could never go wrong

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wint @drill saying "Ah they got me" in response to an involuntary blue checkmark

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legit quote: why do i give a fuck what the new york times thinks, i thought biden sucked before the debate and thought he sucked after the debate, it doesn’t matter, he’s not a fascist

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Coach Jerry (referee 🟥)

I live down the street from the John Brown Bell. We are never giving it back.

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bobby (frociaggine)

The state of Minnesota still has a Virginia confederate battle flag from Gettysburg. Virginia asks for it back from time to time and Mn says to fuck off - winners keepers. Ventura was much more animated about it. Anyway - it still sits locked away in Minnesota.

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today is the 161st anniversary of pickett’s charge, when 12,000 confederates marched across 3/4 of a mile of open land, directly into constant rifle and artillery fire. half the confederates were killed, wounded, or captured in the slaughter, a turning point in the battle of gettysburg and the war

I think we could all use a bit of pick-me-up right about now, so seeing as it's July 3rd, why don't we once again reflect on one of the greatest white supremacist self-owns in military history:

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War Takes

Federal artillery fields of fire at Gettysburg because AMERICA FUCK YEAH

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Jeffrey Saltzman

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My Fellow Rats…jeffreysaltzman.wordpress.com There is an old folktale that begins with two travelers, strangers walking down a long dusty road. As they walked, one of the strangers asked the other “What say you, shall I carry you or shall you c...

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Gabe

It was Ivana , his first wife.

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I think we could all use a bit of pick-me-up right about now, so seeing as it's July 3rd, why don't we once again reflect on one of the greatest white supremacist self-owns in military history:

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Pretty much. What it mostly boils down to is that most Americans really don’t have the faintest idea what living under modern authoritarian regimes actually looks like, and how it’s often at the same time way more boring and way more scary than they’d imagined.

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life under authoritarian regimes is like war: most Americans don’t know that it’s often really normal and boring, up until the rarer, horrible moments when it isn’t

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“Taraji P. Henson made Project 2025 the talk of the BET Awards. The host of this year's BET Awards warned viewers on multiple occasions about the far-right plan to dismantle and remake the government in Trump's image.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/sh...

Taraji P. Henson made Project 2025 the talk of the BET Awardswww.msnbc.com The draconian plan supported by conservative groups to dismantle the government if Donald Trump is elected was the talk of the Black Entertainment Television Awards.

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If you didn't already know, Taraji P. Henson is a joy, a treasure, and a straight-up boss.

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