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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet

i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.

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what the fuck are we DOING here

ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*

Judge Ellis reciting "Chicago" by Carl Sandburg

I certainly don't like MTG but I sincerley hope this is indicatve of a nationwide trend of regular-ass people (she was a cross-fit trainer before a poltitician!!) who were algorithmically brainwashed in 2016-2020 finding out that the consequences of "everything they wanted" is actually Bad For Them™️

the republican majority leader with a clear vision for the democratic party

You.
Are.
Allowed.
To.
Insult.
The.
Police.

It’s a core First Amendment principle. This is utterly lawless behavior, for which there will be no (short-term) consequences.

That he does it so casually, as they are walking away, in front of cameras.

Rightly confident in his impunity.

Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago. Man wearing a balaclava in a white, unmarked vehicle, pulls the pin on a tear gas canister and tosses it in the road.

"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...

i have no idea how we get *out* of a shutdown, but i do not think that cocooning yourself in AI slop videos and refusing to leave your room is an effective way to win the politics of a shutdown

Rodrick Johnson, 67, is one of many residents who were detained by federal agents during the South Shore raid. A U.S. citizen, he said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties. Johnson said he was left tied up outside the building for nearly three hours before agents finally let him go. “I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up,” Jones said. “I asked if they had a warrant, and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.”

What DHS pulled in Chicago on Tuesday is wildly unconstitutional. They smashed down almost every door in the building, dragged entire families into the street, and detained people for hours ("Kavanaugh stops").

Ms. Fisher was held for five hours and another senior citizen was held for three hours.

We're dealing with evil people, and I hope to God there's a way to hold them accountable one day.

This kind of stuff is most useful as a reminder that you cannot message carefully enough for Republicans not to just make shit up about you.

Let's annotate:
1. Who did it? Clearly assigns blame.
2. Why did the culprits do it? Motive.
3. What must be done in response?

Dave Matthews has the opportunity to do the funniest thing.

"They're politicians, what are they supposed to do? Literally fight in the streets?"

Unashamed to say this made me cry.

Let's say it again:

1) Harvard said "No," and Trump has backed off.

2) Chicago (and Illinois) said "No," and Trump has backed off.

It's day by day. But those who said "OK, sure," have gained nothing at all. Except shame.

Liberals are doing the right’s job for it.

By lionizing Charlie Kirk and refusing to acknowledge his real political project, they’re giving power to the right’s completely predictable effort to use his death to forward their goal of an authoritarian, fascist state.

When a right-wing man murdered Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, progressives asked MAGA to tone down the rhetoric to prevent more violence. Within hours of Kirk’s murder, motive still unknown, the right is demanding that the government wage a campaign of violence against their enemies.

I’ve feared this take getting traction and luring people into complacency. The most likely situation here is the Feds are just getting started. I’m sure this felt good to post but isn’t likely true.

i think every democrat who does a cable news hit should start calling trump the pedophile president

Jesus Christ. The court's conservatives just authorized this administration to perpetually harass, detain, and beat Latino people based on their ethnicity.

Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."

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Maybe this is how we finally fix the broken social security number system. Some dipshit just posts yours and everyone else's SSNs on Facebook and sudden they're ALL worthless.

If I were any dem comms director and they were talking about my district like this I would hop onto all my social medias and post “shove it up your ass, daddy’s boy” then log off