Ragathiel

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He/Him; BLM, abortion rights are non-negotiable, expand SCOTUS, make DC & PR states, aggressively expand voting rights everywhere. The GOP is a fascist menace to be fought at every turn.

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Also the entire selling point of democrats is stable stewardship, an end to the Trump/GOP circus. If it's just a different circus where people are swapped out on a whim, it only adds to the narrative that both parties are the same — one of the most dangerous political myths in the US

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Omaha Fire Department's staffing has increased by 10% in the same time their call volume has increased by 110% The ambulances are averaging 23 calls a shift. If you have a medical or fire emergency, the people responding are *exhausted* All because Mean Jean has personal beef with the union

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Mark Harris

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As of 15 minutes ago, Kamala Harris continues to stand by Biden

“I don’t know about you, but my community does not have the option to lose. My community does not have the luxury of accepting loss in July of an election year. My people are the first ones deported. They’re the first ones put in Rikers. They’re the first ones whose families are killed by war.”

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns anti-Biden Democrats about what comes next if they succeedwww.msnbc.com The progressive New Yorker spoke on Instagram about the potential risks of pressuring President Joe Biden to end his campaign.

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I don't disagree, but he shouldn't do either. I hate hate hate the precedent this will set if the crypto coup succeeds

Hardly, incumbency advantage is very real and it's dumb to give that up if you don't have to. Which we don't.

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Pretty much my feelings exactly

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I’m sorry. This is so horrible to read. But it’s in fucking Politico which isn’t exactly Marxist News Monthly so if you have a friend or relative who you need to reach, they should read this www.politico.com/news/magazin...

We Volunteered at a Gaza Hospital. What We Saw Was Unspeakable.www.politico.com American surgeons who witnessed the civilian carnage of the Israel-Hamas war.

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Howard Eissenstat

"coronation" is the latest cope codeword cooked up by fools who want to disrupt the campaign in July of an election year.

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if you weren't already convinced that this episode is driven by pantswetters, fools, and opportunistic media cynics eager for spectacle, "biden should release his delegates and then try to win an open convention anyway" should put any doubts to bed

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I feel like the permission structure for Trump is already solidly in place and everyone that would work on has already bought their ticket

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establishment journos are hilariously defensive since careerism depends on not seeing how media consolidation at the hands of center-right billionaire ownership shapes coverage and helps normalize authoritarianism here, all recent criticism of media is lumped into one giant hairball and discarded

Opinion | Media scapegoating is our national psychosiswww.washingtonpost.com Did something bad just happen in America? We know whom to blame.

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I’m still mad. How, HOW do you think you have a leg to stand on against Trump refusing to accept the results of a free and fair election if you let the donor class publicly OVERTURN THE PRIMARIES because they’re spooked? HOW? ‘Oh, well, no one got violent this time, so it’s cool.’ No. Fuck off.

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The billionaire who's been bribing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito donated a $10 million bribe to Senate Republicans to block Supreme Court reforms and investigations. Everyone understands these are bribes. Normalize calling them bribes.

Facing Dem Scrutiny, Alito Benefactor Paul Singer Donates $10 Million to GOPreadsludge.com The donation, to the Mitch McConnell-aligned Senate Leadership Fund, is Singer’s largest ever.

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This thread is amassing a great collection of articles about Project 2025 that you can share with your friends, family, neighbors, enemies, dog walkers, acquaintances, business contacts, baby sitters, contractors, hairdressers, and anyone else you can reach. Okay maybe not your business contacts

Can y'all hit me with your best 2025 explainers? I know a fair amount about it, but I am looking for the best, simple, sharable resources.

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Makes sense, Casey's has unreasonably good pizza (for a gas station) and fast food keeps getting more and more expensive.

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Sam G. Howard

iirc they make most of their profits from snacks & drinks, not the gas itself. They'll just need some other hook to get drivers to stop

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Dumbest idea I keep hearing is that if the Dems oust Biden, the press will stop criticizing them because it satisfies the "old/mental acuity" criticism. They'll just pick whatever is wrong with the next Democrat and make THAT the Most Important Issue In The Campaign like with EMAILS.

how auspicious

The Aztecs believe the Spaniards are totally gods, totally, and show them all this gold they could definitely have but they have to prove their divinity by killing the invisible demon haunting a half-ruined temple

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I suppose I am probably the Median Democrat in a lot of ways and while I object to a lot of stuff Biden has done, I am pretty fundamentally fucked off at the party’s donors trying to shove him out last minute in favor of somebody almost certainly less progressive on a bunch of important issues

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Wherever you are on Biden v. Harris v. Some Third Thing, it's extremely concerning that this is being litigated between rich donors and clueless pundits on the basis of extremely problematic polling data.

Here's the full AOC video from tonight for those who are curious

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Instagram: "🎶 This messy moment 🎶"www.instagram.com 9,046 likes, 555 comments - aoc on July 18, 2024: "🎶 This messy moment 🎶".

The fact that people are even talking about a completely new ticket is insane. Giving up every last shred of incumbency advantage and removing your ability to talk about the achievements of the last administration just so you can run Gavin Fucking Newsom, what are we doing here.

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this fucking party belongs to the millions of us who vote and donate and volunteer for it and i think the congressional leadership of this party has forgotten that and should be reminded. i do not think the president had forgotten it.

AOC is the future of this party with young people, and the left of the party is coalescing behind biden — not harris, biden. if biden drops, we lift harris. but any other choice is donor sabotage that should be attacked on sight, including the current leadership.

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Here's the full AOC video from tonight for those who are curious

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Instagram: "🎶 This messy moment 🎶"www.instagram.com 9,046 likes, 555 comments - aoc on July 18, 2024: "🎶 This messy moment 🎶".

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Apex is at $14388 out of $15000 base goal!!! That's ONLY SIX HUNDRED AND TWELVE DOLLARS and then STRETCH stretch goals!!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Apex Magazine 2025www.kickstarter.com A bi-monthly digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

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The profiles of the donors has 1000% convinced me that Biden's electability is a fig leaf; this is entirely about punishing a pro-labor president for not serving the wealthy

Man, I'm sick to death of Biden Drop Out discourse. Fucking sucks that donors and centrists can't muster some god damn message discipline and get behind the candidate. I'm going to go paint some minis, it's mid-July and I'm only halfway 3/5 done with the dwarf army.

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PoC and the congressional left have decided they are absolutely positively not getting blamed for this shit

Just to give you all who is on the opposite side of the pundits, rich donors, and weak kneed congressional members. thehill.com/homenews/rac...

1,400 Black women sign letter of support for Biden, condemn lack of Democratic unitythehill.com More than 1,400 Black women and allies have indicated their support for President Biden and Vice President Harris in a letter released Thursday. Highlighting the fact that millions of Americans cas…