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Jericho Jameston<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> has a new Prime Minister <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elect</span></a>, Mark <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Carney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carney</span></a> following Justin <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trudeau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trudeau</span></a>'s resignation and among a growing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> &amp; cultural <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> with the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ottawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/canada-new-prime-minister/story?id=119606459" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/International/c</span><span class="invisible">anada-new-prime-minister/story?id=119606459</span></a></p>
Richard W. Woodley ELBOWS UP 🇨🇦🌹🚴‍♂️📷 🗺️<p>Sometimes I wonder if <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> is just one of many <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> systems the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> use to <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/elect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elect</span></a> their puppets into <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a>, especially when unlimited <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> can determine the outcome of <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a>.</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Inside <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BlackHollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHollywood</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Campaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Campaign</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Elect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> to the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Presidency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presidency</span></a>.</p><p>For some, this <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> is the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fight</span></a> of a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lifetime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lifetime</span></a>: “There was clearly a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hunger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hunger</span></a> for this,” <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/publicist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EvanSeymour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EvanSeymour</span></a> says. </p><p><a href="https://www.thewrap.com/black-hollywood-campaign-kamala-harris/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thewrap.com/black-hollywood-ca</span><span class="invisible">mpaign-kamala-harris/</span></a></p>
Leftist Lawyer<p>To those who remain on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> ...</p><p>You are aiding and abetting a dangerous <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManBaby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManBaby</span></a> in his efforts to:</p><p>1. Promote <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a><br>2. Promote <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mysogeny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mysogeny</span></a><br>3. Undermine <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> institutions,<br>4. Breach the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OuterSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OuterSpace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/treaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treaty</span></a> <br>5. Increase <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClassInequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassInequality</span></a><br>6. Waste and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollute</span></a> scarce <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NaturalResources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalResources</span></a>, thereby further exacerbating the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a>, <br>7. Destroy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> institutions, and <br>8. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Elect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elect</span></a> a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/narcissist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>narcissist</span></a> suffering from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a> </p><p>You must be so proud of yourselves.<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechBros</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Is <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> Ready to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Elect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elect</span></a> a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Female" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Female</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/President" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>President</span></a>? </p><p>Here’s what I learned from watching more than twenty <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/focusgroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>focusgroups</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Allies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AntiSemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiSemitism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xenophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EmptyThePews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmptyThePews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Megathread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Megathread</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/is-america-ready-to-elect-a-female-president-kamala-harris-glass-ceiling" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebulwark.com/p/is-america-re</span><span class="invisible">ady-to-elect-a-female-president-kamala-harris-glass-ceiling</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Can <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Overcome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Overcome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GenderBias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderBias</span></a> To <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Elect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elect</span></a> Its First <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Woman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/President" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>President</span></a>? </p><p>A recent nationally representative <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/survey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>survey</span></a> showed that 51% of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a> agreed that “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> is ready for its first <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AfricanAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AfricanAmerican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/female" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>female</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a>.” </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Allies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Rolemodels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rolemodels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Megathread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Megathread</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.shethepeople.tv/opinion/can-usa-overcome-gender-bias-to-elect-its-first-woman-president-kamala-harris-6869910" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">shethepeople.tv/opinion/can-us</span><span class="invisible">a-overcome-gender-bias-to-elect-its-first-woman-president-kamala-harris-6869910</span></a></p>
Daniel M. Reck<p>Several minutes ago it appears someone with a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gun</span></a> attempted to murder former President <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> as he spoke at a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> rally in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PA</span></a>.</p><p>Political <a href="https://mas.to/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a>, including <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GunViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GunViolence</span></a>, is NEVER the way to solve <a href="https://mas.to/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> disputes. The correct method to make <a href="https://mas.to/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> great is with your <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VOTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOTE</span></a>.</p><p>And maybe <a href="https://mas.to/tags/elect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elect</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/politicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicians</span></a> who will fight to reduce the number of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guns</span></a> available for people can use to harm others or themselves. Most <a href="https://mas.to/tags/shootings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shootings</span></a> are <a href="https://mas.to/tags/crimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimes</span></a> of passion and convenience.</p><p><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-escorted-away-by-secret-service-after-bangs-heard-at-pennsylvania-rally" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pbs.org/newshour/politics/trum</span><span class="invisible">p-escorted-away-by-secret-service-after-bangs-heard-at-pennsylvania-rally</span></a></p>
SherBeareth<p>👀 <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> Is About to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Elect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elect</span></a> Its <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/First" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>First</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Female" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Female</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/President" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>President</span></a>. Her Job: Save the Nation</p><p>Presidential <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/candidate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>candidate</span></a> Claudia <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sheinbaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sheinbaum</span></a> has a commanding lead in polls, buoyed by a popular incumbent and promises to bring a national <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> wave under control.</p><p>Sheinbaum, a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woman</span></a> with a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Ph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ph</span></a>.D. in energy engineering, would be the first female president of Mexico, a historic #<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ascent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ascent</span></a> in a largely <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Catholic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Catholic</span></a> country.</p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/mexico-election-claudia-sheinbaum-" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/world/americas/mexico-</span><span class="invisible">election-claudia-sheinbaum-</span></a></p>
U.S. Politics in Real Time<p>Who elects these clowns, exactly? As it turns out, almost none of us.</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/29/house-shutdown-primaries-voters/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/opinions/20</span><span class="invisible">23/09/29/house-shutdown-primaries-voters/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HouseShutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HouseShutdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Primaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Primaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Clowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clowns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Elect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>It funded <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> scholars to devise theories to challenge <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/precedents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>precedents</span></a>, helped to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/elect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elect</span></a> state <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/attorneys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attorneys</span></a> general willing to apply those theories &amp; launched lavish campaigns for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservative</span></a> judicial nominees who would cite those theories in their rulings from the bench.</p>
FeralRobots<p>Anyway...</p><p>What we're seeing here (Harlan Crow paying undisclosed private school tuition for a child in Clarence Thomas' care) is an a fascinating teaching example to me. On the one hand it's if not directly <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Calvinist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Calvinist</span></a>, very Calvinist-adjacent: Thomas presumes elect membership &amp; related privileges.</p><p>Additionally, tho, it's a great example of a variant <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MasterMorality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterMorality</span></a> in that engaging in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Elect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elect</span></a>-status behaviors becomes a class signifier.</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/110309908147997052" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsie.social/@ProPublica/1103</span><span class="invisible">09908147997052</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Statement from President Joe Biden on Decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA | The White House</p><p>Today a single <a href="https://c.im/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/district" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>district</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/judge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judge</span></a> in Texas ruled that a <a href="https://c.im/tags/prescription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prescription</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/medication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medication</span></a> that has been available for more than 22 years, <a href="https://c.im/tags/approved" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>approved</span></a> by the <a href="https://c.im/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> and used <a href="https://c.im/tags/safely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safely</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/effectively" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>effectively</span></a> by millions of women here and around the world, should <a href="https://c.im/tags/no" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>no</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/longer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>longer</span></a> be <a href="https://c.im/tags/approved" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>approved</span></a> in the United States. </p><p>The Court in this case has <a href="https://c.im/tags/substituted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>substituted</span></a> its <a href="https://c.im/tags/judgment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judgment</span></a> for FDA, the <a href="https://c.im/tags/expert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>expert</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/agency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agency</span></a> that approves drugs. </p><p>** If this ruling were to stand, then there will be virtually no prescription, approved by the FDA, that would be safe from these kinds of political, ideological attacks. **<br> <br>My Administration will fight this ruling. The Department of Justice has already filed an appeal and will seek an immediate stay of the decision. </p><p>👉 But let’s be clear – the only way to stop those who are committed to taking away women’s rights and freedoms in every state is to <a href="https://c.im/tags/elect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elect</span></a> a <a href="https://c.im/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> who will pass a <a href="https://c.im/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> restoring <a href="https://c.im/tags/Roe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roe</span></a> versus Wade. 👏</p><p>Vice President Harris and I will continue to lead the fight to protect a woman’s right to an abortion, and to make her own decisions about her own health. That is our commitment.</p><p><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/04/07/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-decision-in-alliance-for-hippocratic-medicine-v-fda/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/s</span><span class="invisible">tatements-releases/2023/04/07/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-decision-in-alliance-for-hippocratic-medicine-v-fda/</span></a></p>