People who think employees of the FDA are an unaccountable elite voted to have a billionaire government contractor who hangs out with the president select who gets to be elected to office based on his feelings.
Fascists do not make the trains run on time. They jail anyone who complains about the trains being late. Fascists do not rebuild the economy, the pass spoils to their cronies. Fascists do not solve problems, they create scapegoats. And Trump is a Fascist.
This is from six months ago and I still keep a snapshot of it on my phone because it's the most concise description of why this election is so critical.
There are three Republicans over 70 on the court. The next four years could see five seats change and make the court tilt left for the new decade.
The Supreme Court has done a very good job explaining what conservatism actually is in practice. It means that the law applies to a homeless person sleeping on the street but not an elected official accepting gifts from industry insiders or a chief executive selling pardons.
This precisely aligned with Frank Wilhoit's 2018 definition.
When Cristian Nationalists tell you they think a child born of rape can be part of God's plan but an abortion can not-then they are admitting they worship a god that sends rapists but not doctors.
“Librarians in public schools in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove all books with LGBTQ characters or themes from school and classroom libraries.”
This is a must read from the always informative Judd Legum.
A bright blue dot in purple suburbia. When in doubt, assume sarcasm. 🇺🇸I was told that no Liberal was a big enough asshole to go around and call himself a Stable Genius. I decided that I wanted to be the asshole I wanted to see in the world.