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analyst at the pol "ical-forecasting site Split Ticket, told me. "People think the brand issue that Democrats have is they don't fight enough and that they're not mean enough," Jain said, but "those are all just proxies for saying that they can't get stuff done for people." In Congress, Crockett has championed progressive causes and introduced plenty of legislation, but none of the bills she's been the lead sponsor of has become law.

And we know the centrist consultants favored by D leadership say this b/c @elainegodfrey.bsky.social quoted one.

Swing voters say “Dems don’t fight.”

This consultant argues it’s not REALLY about fight, it’s abt something else!! That’s hooey. But the leadership likes it: it supports the status quo.

this sounds insane on its face? voters do not closely follow legislation and policy but they are very aware of the image and vibes of the elected officials. if voters say “we think they are nerds who won’t stand up for themselves” that’s almost certainly what they mean

Bernie is Almost Always on The
Correct side of The Issues......

Why is Wall Street so hot to "privatize" Social Security? So they can suck a fat profit margin in fees and commissions from your retirement savings. Spoiler alert: Not surprisingly, the middle class will inevitably with less money.

It is natural to feel despair in times of strife, in times of fear. Do not be ashamed of it, but do not give it a welcoming home, either. Show it the door before it becomes too entrenched. Replace it with resolve, however you can.

The loudest voice is often the one you should listen to least. Words of hate, of bigotry, are meant to drown out reason and fairness, to sow confusion and hostility. Listen carefully, not to those who would oppress, but to those who speak against it. Even a whisper can be a roar of defiance.

It is natural to know despair in dark times, to feel dread and uncertainty. But do not immerse yourself in doom. Seek out joy and light, wherever you can find it, to keep despair from being the only feeling you have space for.

Fear is like a monster in the dark. Shine a light on it, cast away the shadows, and its fangs grow shorter, its claws blunter, its power over you diminishes. Let your resolve be your light, and may you hold it high like the warrior you are.

Kahless tells us that someone who is lying to themselves can't be honest with you. Beware those whose confidence betrays their delusion, and strive to be honest with yourself. That way lies truth, if not glory.

Make no mistake. Banding together is made possible by Fantastic Four’s LEADERSHIP. They enter into Coalition w/ others so that NO ONE IS SACRIFICED. Leadership helps turn things around. People seem relieved, then delighted, to be unburdened of their worst instincts!. A fairy tale for our time :) FIN

Invisible Woman says: sacrifice NO ONE! she inspires the crowd to band tog. & defeat the appetitive creature’s demand for austerity. She knows what she’s talking about: she has turned invisibility from a gendered vulnerability into a superpower💪
E Jean Carroll ✔️
Lindsay Boylan ✔️
Virginia Giuffrre /6

My take on the S.S. Botany Bay re-imagined.

Enjoy.

#3dmodeling #3dart #lightwave #scifiart #Starships #StarTrek

Dem Party business as usual approach to politics in which you’re not serious if you’re not asking someone to sacrifice/be sacrificed. Details of the reading, with my inappropriate outburst in a thankfully nearly empty theater — below :)

The costs are made explicit: sacrifice this one child or have your whole planet destroyed. Invisible Woman, who has made women’s invisibility into a superpower, says no. No one will be sacrificed! We will band together and win without sacrifice! this is the rallying cry long missing from Dem Party &

I’m re-upping this in case first thing in the morning readers are more likely interested in Fantastic Four film as an Epstein/Trump + Maxwell parable. A film about a bad guy who needs a child to sate a sick desire for eternal youth, featuring a honeypot woman who serves his needs until …

The public implosion of a future Fox News host

They fled Haiti and work America's most dangerous jobs. Trump plans to deport them. After being recruited by the world's largest meatpacker, they faced grueling conditions on the line. Is the worst yet to come?

They fled Haiti only to endure brutal working conditions at a Colorado plant run by the world’s largest meatpacker. Now they face deportation.

From our friends at @thefern.org:

BREAKING: We filed a class action lawsuit against ICE for denying people access to lawyers and subjecting them to inhumane conditions at 26 Federal Plaza in New York.

ICE is illegally holding people here for weeks, often without adequate access to medical care, food, or legal counsel.

ICE Barbie Lashes Out at ‘South Park’ After It Tore Her Apart Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made her criticism despite saying that she hasn’t watched the show.

So woke of her. I thought fuck them if they can’t take a joke was their motto: "ICE Barbie Lashes Out at ‘South Park’ After It Tore Her Apart" www.thedailybeast.com//petty-ice-b...

The Justice Department is picking off Trump’s perceived enemies, one by one.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James’s office vehemently rejected the accusations, underscoring its efforts to hold Trump accountable.
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The Internet Wants to Check Your I.D. New safety rules require users to verify their identities before gaining access to sites. This spells the end of the relative anonymity that we’ve come to expect online.

If protecting underage users from harmful content means increasing blanket surveillance, have you made the internet safer or less so? @chaykak.bsky.social writes about the risks that a new wave of online-safety laws brings to the digital landscape.

no more educational material for your children. just poisonous right wing slop.

US Senate hopeful J.D. Scholten says Farm Bill must promote more competition, conservation State Rep. J.D. Scholten, who is running for U.S. Senate, shared his campaign's agriculture policy during a visit to Griffieon Family Farm in Ankeny.

Thanks to the DMRegister for highlighting how consolidation harms consumers. www.farmforum.net/story/news/a...

Read about the creation of the TIE Avenger at ILM.com

I chatted with the ILM team that developed the TIE Avenger! As a starship nerd, I'm very excited to share this, and I'm so grateful to the artists for their time and to my ILM.com colleagues for their support. www.ilm.com/andor-star-w...

FBI will help locate Texas Democrats who fled the state, Cornyn says Texas GOP have been threatening the state legislators with "legal consequences" for breaking the quorum.

NEW: The FBI has agreed to cooperate with Texas state law enforcement to locate the 50 Democratic legislators who left the state, Sen. John Cornyn said

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era Continuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market.

The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.

mRNA vaccines are, without exaggeration, one of the greatest inventions in human history.

We basically hacked our immune systems. “Here’s the secret code for this new virus, prep to fight exactly that.” A promising avenue for addressing some cancers too.

And the US is throwing it away. For what?

Kennedy Curse Sure Taking Its Sweet Time With RFK Jr.

Kennedy Curse Sure Taking Its Sweet Time With RFK Jr.

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

Exclusive: The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.