Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

From the JD Vance (Senate) campaign website. JD Vance would ban every single woman (or girl) from receiving an abortion, no matter the circumstances by which she was impregnated or the danger to her health. Maybe (just maybe) if she risks imminent death.

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I am simultaneously freaked out and made hopeful by the Vance pick. He’s a reptilian-eyed dough faced sociopath and fascist, which means in office he’d be extremely dangerous. but…

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

This is a really good point. The president can’t really say, for instance, “Trump appointed Alex Acosta, the guy who got a sweetheart plea deal for Epstein (who trafficked the young girls Trump is accused of raping), to be his labor secretary” in a speech, but it’s true and we should say it.

We have to say this because Biden/Harris can't. They can't say "the guy who just got shot was closely connected to a pedophile ring", that's not appropriate from the president (we've decided). But we can say "Donald Trump promoted the DA who let Epstein off the hook", and we should

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

This by itself is disqualifying. Please take note of every pundit/news station/show that interviews him and does not grill him about this.

Oh, I totally forgot: Vance also blurbed Jack Posobiec’s “Unhumans” book, the one that casts leftists as agents of “unhumanity.” Unity, folks! 🙃

Can confirm.

living in this country is like being awake on the table

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

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Roy Edroso

Imagine if a Democrat had written a bestselling book about how their voter base are lazy slobs who deserve their immiseration

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

Connections Puzzle #402 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Surprised at how straightforward I found this. I did solve the last group.

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

Remember, if the government can obtain a conviction against Bob Menendez for taking bribes and stuffing gold bars into his closet that he was given for working on behalf of a foreign government, there's nothing stopping them from indicting you for the same thing.

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

Psst: Project 2025 is terrifying for a lot of reasons but also because on page 5 it calls for teachers and librarians who grant access to books that are maligned as pornography (which just means anything LGBTQ) to be registered as sex offenders. Pass it on.

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

One of the most vile lesser-discussed evils of our Healthcare system is how insurance has financial partnerships with certain pharmacies and you can't get meds at pharmacies outside of those partnerships.

my insurance won't cover it at cvs

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

Are you a fan of all of those guys who are directly responsible for making the internet an unusable dogshit hellhole? Well boy do I have a VP for you.

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

In my mind, the girl with the itsy bitsy, teeny weenie, yellow polka dot bikini and the one eyed one horn flying purple people eater are part of the same extended universe.

Just reminded of the conclusions of the Mueller report: 1. Too much evidence has been destroyed for us to tell if the Trump campaign collided with the Russians. 2. The Trump campaign did all the destroying, and if we could legally indict a sitting president, we 100% would. It wasn't complex.

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

This thirsty bitch. The Irish have a saying about someone like this: "At every wedding, he wants to be the bride; at every funeral, he wants to be the corpse."

Lmaoooo yeah well someone tried to kill me twice

Wordle 1,123 4/6* 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Just below par.

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

from now until Election Day, we connect every story back to Project 2025 Eg: The FBI is currently investigating the Trump shooter. But did you know that Project 2025 will place the FBI under Trump’s direct control, so he can decide which acts of political violence get investigated, and which don’t?

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

“Nobody seems to have language to say: We abhor, reject, repudiate, and punish all political violence, even as we maintain that Trump remains himself a promoter of such violence, a subverter of American institutions, and the very opposite of everything decent and patriotic.“ #giftarticle

The Gunman and the Would-Be Dictatorwww.theatlantic.com Violence stalks the president who has rejoiced in violence to others.

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

I’m in an airport again so I’m gonna take this opportunity to weigh in on various discourses that have been going on: 1. No 2. Wrong 3. Think that through for a second 4. Ridiculous

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

No, you don't understand, this is meant to be the app where people give me little hits of dopamine, not the app where everyone is angry and pointlessly cruel to each other. I demand a refund.

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

Every picture of JD Vance looks like Haley Joel Osment just got arrested for a fridge full of Boy Scouts

Every picture of JD Vance looks like it’s accompanying s news story about a former child actor who got caught in a multi level marketing scam

Connections Puzzle #401 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Solved the last group.

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

Oh my god

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

Wear a mask. Even if you just start popping one on at the store, on the metro, in meetings at work, at your job when someone else is in a mask. Any additional masking slows the spread and makes it more possible for people like me to be in public places. You don't have to be perfect, every bit helps.

New today: CDC now estimates that SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater have reached "high" levels nationwide, for first time since past winter wave At state level, 26 now have COVID-19 levels that are "high" or "very high" in wastewater www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVI...

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Kevin J. Maroney, he/him

"liberal" transphobia is dangerous because it creates a political consensus. no, it's not going to move a lot of median voters, but it creates a space for bipartisan anti-trans policies. i watched this happen in the uk.

it’s wild how much of the left’s anger on this site is devoted to the NYT. media criticism is good and healthy but anyone who really thinks a newspaper that’s read mostly by coastal elites is the main obstacle to progressive policy goals in america in the year 2024 is living in a bubble

It took 00:01:17 for Trump to politicize the shooting, in case you were wondering.

President Biden in remarks denounces political violence and says he hopes to speak with Former President Trump.

Trump is rushed off stage after gunshots fired at Pennsylvania rallywww.npr.org Trump was rushed off stage and the rally in Butler, Pa., ended soon thereafter. Images from the scene appeared to show blood on Trump's face, though it is unclear whose blood it is.

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Christopher Bird

I keep forgetting how big the mostly unsettled US west is, so I was thinking the 110 mph links from Minneapolis to Seattle/Portland would be enough, but that's 1600 miles. Worth upgrading to connect America's coolest cities in less than a day.