[-] spider 2 points 6 days ago

Yeah, his mug itself was hilarious!

[-] spider 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

details here

video footage here (30 seconds)

[-] spider 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I'm not sure about the specifics; it can be a challenge to keep up with all of this.

(And after the first of the year it will probably get much worse.)

[-] spider 84 points 1 week ago

Mr. Goldenberg said, "but what's disturbing about this is it's mainstream."

It's even more disturbing that necessary medical care being denied by insurers is mainstream, as it has been for decades.

[-] spider 28 points 1 week ago

It's a shame that Halloween is already behind us.

[-] spider 36 points 1 week ago

I wish we could introduce a bill to legally erase GOP senators.

[-] spider 49 points 1 week ago

(because who are we kidding, they do no work)

Well, they might have to walk if no golf carts are available...

[-] spider 49 points 2 weeks ago

In the post, the singer-songwriter said he'd initially asked Trump to cease use of the song, but then changed his mind after noticing that "Trump seems to genuinely like Y.M.C.A. and he's having a lot of fun with it."

It's possible that Trump's use of the song has benefited Willis personally as a recently adjudicated writer of the song in a U.S. district court case in 2015.

The musician went so far as to thank Trump for choosing to use the song.

In other words, he's about as principled as Trump.

Money talks.

[-] spider 29 points 2 weeks ago

No need for training; the bird should be able to instantly recognize roadkill.

[-] spider 30 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

"We don't believe taxpayer funding should go towards that for minors or for adults. We've poll tested that, and we're pretty confident that the American people agree," Schweppe says.

And yet they look the other way when taxpayer funds are used for frivolous political stunts like migrant flights, or to defend laws that are so off-the-rails that they're sure to attract lawsuits, etc...

Today's so-called "conservatives" are not the responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars that they claim to be; it's all smoke and mirrors with these people.

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"There is a push, I think just a societal norm that if somebody is your family that they are entitled to your time," said Calhoun, "and I think the answer is absolutely not."

This is a really good rule of thumb for dealing with toxic people in general.

[-] spider 34 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Maybe on the surface, but it's blocked by this instance (and many others) for good reasons.

It's a snake pit.

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"When you elect a president of one party, often, states of the party that oppose that president have enormous ability to try to block or push back on directions that the president might want to go, especially if Congress can't function or pass legislation," said Barry Rabe, a public policy professor at the University of Michigan's Ford School and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

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The special session responds to the public statements and proposals put forward by President-elect Trump and his advisors, and actions taken during his first term in office — an agenda that could erode essential freedoms and individual rights, including women's rights and LGBTQ+ rights. A special session allows for expedited action that will best protect California and its values from attacks. The special session will begin December 2, when the Legislature convenes.

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