Marlene Ramirez

There are pragmatic political reasons for all this. Which is just another way of saying these aren't leaders in shaping public opinion. They are followers. May be OK as members of the coalition, but, the idea they represent the future? Not when bold leadership is called for, simply to survive.

sometimes it will just hit me that over a million americans died from covid in a short period of time and we never had a national mourning. we never collectively grieved. we never honored the dead. this feels like a failure

Living in the UK, I learned the House of Commons can initiate a recall of an MP but only after Parliament triggers. Once triggered, constituents would have 6 weeks to sign on with only 10% of the MP’s district needed to lose their seat. In the US, voters can’t recall federal lawmakers. 🥴

When I’ve talked to people who do really advanced math, they’ve basically crossed back into the humanities through high-level abstraction and do not sound like these freaks at all because it’s not simply the aesthetic of competence for them.

the worst part is that for the people at the top "good at math"/sciencey is essentially a vibe one socially codes their way into by being minimally competent at informally discussing things actual math/science people do, unless (e.g.) Elon Musk has proven a theorem I didn't hear about.

American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

Between the saturation of news I've been getting on tiktok/insta/threads..honestly so glad I'm on bluesky.

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The least most politically engaged people I know are texting me before 8am to say, “we won’t forget.”

So I don’t know man.

US Senate takes steps toward vote to end historic federal shutdown Senators plan to vote on advancing House-passed stopgap funding bill, suggesting end to 40-day shutdown in reach The US Senate on Sunday moved toward a vote on reopening the federal government, suggesting that an end to the historic shutdown, now in its 40th day, is within reach. Senators plan to vote on advancing a House-passed stopgap funding bill as early as Sunday night, with the understanding that it would be amended to combine a short-term funding measure with a package of three full-year appropriations bills, the Senate’s Republican majority leader, John Thune, said. Continue reading...

US Senate takes steps toward vote to end historic federal shutdown