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Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2209023/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2209023/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> bne IntelliNews – Trump formally ends US sanctions on Syria with July 1 executive order <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/bnm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bnm</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/lifts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lifts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/sanctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanctions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Syria</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“Majority of Britons want full arms embargo on Israel and expulsion from UN”</p><p>by Skwawkbox <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@skwawkbox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>skwawkbox</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@UKLabour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>UKLabour</span></a></span> </p><p>“Half also want all Israeli products in shops boycotted”</p><p><a href="https://skwawkbox.org/2025/06/05/majority-of-britons-want-full-arms-embargo-on-israel-and-expulsion-from-un/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">skwawkbox.org/2025/06/05/major</span><span class="invisible">ity-of-britons-want-full-arms-embargo-on-israel-and-expulsion-from-un/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poll</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Majority</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Arms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arms</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Products" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Products</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Embargo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Embargo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Expulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Expulsion</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MassMurder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassMurder</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Starvation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starvation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Torture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Torture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SettlerColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SettlerColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BloodLust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BloodLust</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Barbarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Barbarity</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Day 32 cont 🗳️</p><p>Take care <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a>, make your <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Preferences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Preferences</span></a> count. ⚠️</p><p>“Preferences have become more important than ever in Australian elections, as the share of people supporting the major parties has dropped from more than 90% of primary votes in the 1950s to just 68.8% in the most recent federal poll.</p><p>The last Australian election saw 16 seats won by candidates who were not leading after the first count – the most ever, tied with 2016. And more than half of those winners were independent candidates – also the most ever.</p><p>Australia’s electoral system requires <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a> to <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/number" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>number</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/candidates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>candidates</span></a> in their order of preference: their first choice, second choice and so on. During <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/counting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>counting</span></a>, if no candidate has yet achieved a <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a>, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and their votes are redistributed to voters’ next <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/preference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preference</span></a>. This is repeated until there is a clear winner.”</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/2025/may/01/how-do-preferences-work-voting-party-australia-federal-election-liberal-greens-labor" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/datablog/2025/may/01/how-do-preferences-work-voting-party-australia-federal-election-liberal-greens-labor</span></a>&gt;</p>
Tan_ia_alive"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." — Mark Twain<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mushrooms?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mushrooms</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/reflection?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reflection</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/socialdynamics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialdynamics</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/decay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decay</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/majority?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#majority</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/alentejo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#alentejo</a>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/lincoln-abraham/48957/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Lincoln</b></a></p><blockquote>In this and like communities, public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed. Consequently, he who moulds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes or pronounces decisions. He makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to be executed.</blockquote><p><b>Abraham Lincoln</b> (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)<br>Speech (1858-08-21), Lincoln-Douglas Debate No. 1, Ottawa, Illinois</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/lincoln-abraham/48957/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/lincoln-abraham/4895…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=lincoln" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lincoln</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=abrahamlincoln" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abrahamlincoln</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=consensus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consensus</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=enactment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enactment</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=enforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enforcement</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=execution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>execution</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=publicopinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicopinion</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=sentiment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sentiment</span></a></p>
ZZ Bottom<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Majority</span></a> of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voters</span></a> will be enjoying the latest from <a href="https://c.im/tags/Rapist47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rapist47</span></a> until they find out they are like...<br><a href="https://c.im/tags/FirstTheyCame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstTheyCame</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_th</span><span class="invisible">ey_came_</span></a>...</p>
BSM (sw.s) 🇨🇭<p>I don't like writing this, but it is the <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>truth</span></a>. A <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a> of the states and people of the <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>...<br>- is racist, misogynist, sexist and ableist<br>- wants a convicted liar, rapist, fraudster as president<br>- prefers to cling to conspiracy theories rather than truthful facts and figures<br>- votes first and only then looks up the meanings of the words used in the election campaign</p><p>...the majority rules - even if it is wrong.</p><p>Have I forgotten something?</p><p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/WTFUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WTFUSA</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/brokenlove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brokenlove</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/ELECTION2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ELECTION2024</span></a></p>
stoicmike<p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/screwed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>screwed</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Majority</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a> view <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/antitrans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antitrans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ads</span></a> as ‘<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/meanspirited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meanspirited</span></a>’. </p><p>More than half of voters surveyed this month by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DataForProgress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataForProgress</span></a> said <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/attackads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>attackads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/targeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>targeting</span></a> the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> have gotten “out of hand” </p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4949915-gop-campaign-ads-trans-rights/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/494</span><span class="invisible">9915-gop-campaign-ads-trans-rights/</span></a></p>
Paul Schoe<p>This Politico cartoon from Wuerker shows why it is worthwhile to have hope for the future.</p><p>The items that many newspapers and TV stations pay attention to do NOT reflect the opinion of the vast majority of the people.<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NoHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoHate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Majority</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hope</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲-𝗼𝗿-𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲.</p><p>T𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦'𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵.</p><p>Because if Angela loses this race to Larry Hogan, Democrats can kiss the <a href="https://c.im/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a> goodbye. </p><p>But polling is TIED, and we're running out of time to connect with voters. </p><p>We've gotta help Angela pull ahead, and that starts by hitting our critical $500,000 FEC End-of-Quarter goal before Monday's midnight deadline.</p><p>𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 $𝟭𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬, </p><p>𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆!<br> <br>Can Angela count on you to chip in $25 (or whatever you can afford) and have it doubled today so we can win the race that will decide Senate control? </p><p><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bs_sms_acq_hel_aal_0924_match?refcode=SMS_240926_NCFNYT&amp;amount=25" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">secure.actblue.com/donate/bs_s</span><span class="invisible">ms_acq_hel_aal_0924_match?refcode=SMS_240926_NCFNYT&amp;amount=25</span></a> </p><p>- Team <a href="https://c.im/tags/Angela" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Angela</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Alsobrooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alsobrooks</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Most <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hispanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hispanic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>support</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/access" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>access</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/APNORC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>APNORC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poll</span></a> </p><p>A solid <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a> of this diverse <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> — whether they’re <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Catholic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Catholic</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Protestant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protestant</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/religiouslyunaffiliated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religiouslyunaffiliated</span></a> — believe <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> should be <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> in most or all cases. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VicePresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VicePresident</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a>, strongly <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/supports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supports</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/abortionrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortionrights</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/hispanic-americans-election-2024-abortion-trump-harris-3fcad2d82d2e1a1d7e0e415720337124" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/hispanic-am</span><span class="invisible">ericans-election-2024-abortion-trump-harris-3fcad2d82d2e1a1d7e0e415720337124</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> put up $25 million to reach <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a> in 10 states in fierce <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fight</span></a> for their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a> </p><p>“A formidable <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/groundgame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>groundgame</span></a> makes all the difference in close <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/races" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>races</span></a>,” <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DSCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DSCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Chairman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chairman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Sen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sen</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GaryPeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GaryPeters</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a> said in a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/statement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>statement</span></a>. “We are reaching every <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/voter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voter</span></a> we need to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>win</span></a>.” </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-senate-democrat-biden-harris-brown-tester-fc46efbc6b4d2ca23c7d8aa041a9e553" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/election-se</span><span class="invisible">nate-democrat-biden-harris-brown-tester-fc46efbc6b4d2ca23c7d8aa041a9e553</span></a></p>
charvaka<p>I have a budget of $1,000 to donate to <a href="https://hivemind.plus/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> <a href="https://hivemind.plus/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> campaigns this cycle. I want to spend my money in a way that maximizes the chances of the <a href="https://hivemind.plus/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> retaining a Senate <a href="https://hivemind.plus/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a>. How do I figure out the optimum way I should donate this money? Which campaigns should I donate to and how much?</p><p>PS: If it matters, I am a California voter so all these will be out-of-state races for me.</p>
Chuck Darwin<p>A <a href="https://c.im/tags/strong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strong</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> and trusted <a href="https://c.im/tags/electoral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electoral</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/system" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>system</span></a> are foundational requirements for progress on any number of issues. </p><p>Donors who haven’t funded in this area, or see democracy issues as outside their interests, should <br>❇️ take a wider view of how to advance their values. </p><p>Donors who already support work on voting and elections should <br>❇️ consider ramping up their giving during this period of growing threats to U.S. democracy</p><p>⭐️Where to Donate for Voting Rights and Democracy</p><p>♦️♦️Organizations focused on protecting and strengthening electoral systems. </p><p>Donors must first and foremost invest in shoring up the democratic system in the short term. </p><p>This means supporting <a href="https://c.im/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/efforts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>efforts</span></a> to <br>👉push back on unfounded claims of fraud as well as <br>👉challenging unfair election laws. </p><p>Funding for this strategy should also go to groups focused on <br>👉making voting easier and more accessible, <br>advocating for policies like <br>👉expanded early voting, <br>👉automatic and same day registration, and the<br> 👉repeal of felony disenfranchisement laws. </p><p>On the legal side, donors can support the <br>🔹Brennan Center for Justice, <a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">brennancenter.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>🔹NAACP Legal Defense Fund, <a href="https://naacpldf.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">naacpldf.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>🔹Demos <a href="https://www.demos.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">demos.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>🔹and Campaign Legal Center <a href="https://campaignlegal.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">campaignlegal.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>All four groups engage in <a href="https://c.im/tags/litigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>litigation</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> advocacy. </p><p>♦️♦️Organizing for a more expansive and inclusive democracy. </p><p>🆘 Low-income people, communities of color and young people participate in elections and civic life at lower levels than the general public. </p><p>✅ To create a more representative democracy and advance progressive change, donors should invest in organizations that work to engage these voters. </p><p>Groups like <br>🔹Community Change <a href="https://www.communitychange.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">communitychange.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>🔹and Center for Popular Democracy <a href="https://www.populardemocracy.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">populardemocracy.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>both work with and support <a href="https://c.im/tags/grassroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grassroots</span></a> groups and leaders throughout the country, <br>with a focus on <a href="https://c.im/tags/working" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>working</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communities</span></a> of <a href="https://c.im/tags/color" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>color</span></a>. </p><p>Donors can also support the <br>🔹Voter Participation Center and its c4 arm, <br>the 🔹Center for Voter Information, <a href="https://www.centerforvoterinformation.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">centerforvoterinformation.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>which work to increase turnout among “<a href="https://c.im/tags/new" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>new</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a>” voters, </p><p>as well as support groups focused on <a href="https://c.im/tags/young" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>young</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a>, <br>such as <br>🔹NextGen America <a href="https://nextgenamerica.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nextgenamerica.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>and <br>🔹TurnUp <a href="https://www.turnup.us/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">turnup.us/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>♦️♦️Groups advocating for democratic reforms. </p><p>A range of reforms can help create a democracy that is more responsive, <br>offering voters more choices and fostering fairer outcomes as well as increased trust in our electoral system. </p><p>Donors can support <br>🔹FairVote, <a href="https://fairvote.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fairvote.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>which advocates for <a href="https://c.im/tags/ranked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ranked</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a> voting and <a href="https://c.im/tags/proportional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proportional</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>representation</span></a>, <br>and has already had some success at the state and local levels; <br>and <br>🔹Unite America, <a href="https://www.uniteamerica.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">uniteamerica.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>which focuses on <a href="https://c.im/tags/independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>independent</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/redistricting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redistricting</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/primary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>primary</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/reform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reform</span></a>, <br>as well as <a href="https://c.im/tags/instant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>instant</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> voting.</p>
エラン履恵 • Elán Rie 💉x8<p>違いは微妙だけど、自分がマジョリティに属する層のマイノリティに属する方々について新しい発見があると気をつけなきゃ行けないのは<br>「新しい学びを受け入れた自分、すごい！」とならず<br>「新しい学びをした自分、偉い！」と考えるようにすることだと思います</p><p>「自分すごい！」と思ってしまうと実際に経験して生きてきた人たちの話を遮ってしまう傾向になりがちですけど<br>「自分偉い！」と考えるようにすると続けるモチベーションにつながります</p><p>大事なのは自分を褒めないことではなく、自分を褒めるとき、軸はどこに置くかだと思います</p><p>This is a pretty small difference, but I think when you learn about a minority experience in a demographic to which you belong to the majority,<br>it's important to think<br>"Go me! I learned a new thing!<br>instead of<br>"I'm amazing! I learned something totally unheard of!"</p><p>Especially for folks who fall in a lot of majority categories, keeping your motivation high to learn more is a good thing, so it's more than fine to give yourself credit where credit is due<br>And at the same time, we have to be careful not to speak over others' actual lived experiences just because we're excited and the information is new to us</p><p>It's a difference of where the internal praise is coming from, I think</p><p><a href="https://songbird.cloud/tags/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>マイノリティ</span></a> <a href="https://songbird.cloud/tags/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>マジョリティ</span></a> <a href="https://songbird.cloud/tags/%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1%E5%88%86%E6%9E%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>自己分析</span></a> <a href="https://songbird.cloud/tags/minority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minority</span></a> <a href="https://songbird.cloud/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a> <a href="https://songbird.cloud/tags/SelfReflection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfReflection</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Ranked choice is 'the hot reform' in democracy. </p><p>Five states have banned <a href="https://c.im/tags/ranked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ranked</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>choice</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> in the last two months, <br>bringing the total number of Republican-leaning states now prohibiting <a href="https://c.im/tags/RCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCV</span></a> to 10.</p><p>Missouri could soon join them.<br>If approved by voters, a GOP-backed measure set for the state ballot this fall would amend Missouri’s constitution to ban ranked choice voting.</p><p>Ranked choice voting allows voters to rank candidates and ensures the winner gains <a href="https://c.im/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a> support, <br>as compared to the vast majority of elections, where someone can win with a <a href="https://c.im/tags/plurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plurality</span></a> of votes.</p><p>“We believe in the one person, one vote system of elections that our country was founded upon,” <br>Missouri state Sen. Ben Brown, the ballot measure’s sponsor, <br>said in an interview.</p><p>In the 2022 election cycle, a group of Republicans and Democrats unsuccessfully sought to advance a ranked choice voting proposal in Missouri. </p><p>That would have instituted nonpartisan primariesfor statewide, congressional and state legislative elections. </p><p>The top four candidates would advance to the general election, where voters could then rank candidates from favorite to least favorite.</p><p>If someone gets a majority of initial votes, they win. </p><p>If no one gets a majority, the fourth place contender would be eliminated. </p><p>And voters who ranked that candidate first would have their vote go to their second choice. </p><p>🔹This process would continue until a candidate gets a majority.</p><p>🔸If Missourians approve the ranked choice voting ban, the state will join <br>Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Kentucky <br>in barring the voting system this year. </p><p>Alaska, where voters approved ranked choice voting in 2020, could see the practice repealed.</p><p>♦️Meanwhile in other states, including <br>Nevada and Oregon, <br>voters will decide whether to adopt ranked choice voting later this year.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Ranked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ranked</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Choice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Choice</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RankedChoiceVoting</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/06/05/nx-s1-4969563/ranked-choice-voting-bans" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2024/06/05/nx-s1-49695</span><span class="invisible">63/ranked-choice-voting-bans</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> Could Face Huge <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Changes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Changes</span></a> Under <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Proposed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Proposed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Plan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plan</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> have renewed <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/calls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calls</span></a> to expand the court adding four more seats as a way of diluting its <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Courts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Partisanship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Partisanship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article290452429.html#storylink=cpy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo</span><span class="invisible">rld/national/article290452429.html#storylink=cpy</span></a></p>
h o ʍ l e t t<p>Political paralysis looms in <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> after shock <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> result<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/08/political-paralysis-looms-in-france-after-second-shock-election-result" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/article/</span><span class="invisible">2024/jul/08/political-paralysis-looms-in-france-after-second-shock-election-result</span></a><br>“An alliance of parties on the <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>left</span></a>, the [NFP], surprised pollsters by coming first with a strong result of 182 seats. But it fell significantly short of the absolute <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a> of 289 that would allow it to instantly form a <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a>. This means the eurozone’s second largest economy, which is also the <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a>’s biggest military power, is entering a period of uncertainty with no clear roadmap”</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Top <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> won't join calls for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SoniaSotomayor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoniaSotomayor</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/retire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retire</span></a>, but they still fear a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RuthBaderGinsburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuthBaderGinsburg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/repeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repeat</span></a></p><p>As more <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>liberals</span></a> urge Sotomayor to step down this year to ensure that <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/President" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>President</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> can pick her <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/successor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>successor</span></a>, some <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> are voicing <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fears</span></a> of a 7-2 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/top-democrats-wont-join-calls-justice-sotomayor-retire-still-fear-ruth-rcna145912" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-c</span><span class="invisible">ourt/top-democrats-wont-join-calls-justice-sotomayor-retire-still-fear-ruth-rcna145912</span></a></p>
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