John Scotus
American abroad. Iconoclast. A member of the radical center. #nevertrump.
Joined Oct 2022
This is all I need to know about Musk and what kind of Nazi he is. Yes, he did tweet this, and it is still up. I just took the screenshot seconds ago.
tl;dr The math is complicated, but as I speculated earlier, it doesn't favor the idea of Greene or any other right-wing nutball being able to choose the speaker. The math does suggest, however, that the Democrats might be able to.
Whip count: Here’s how much trouble Kevin McCarthy is in https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/29/mccarthy-house-speaker-republicans-opposed/
Twitter is no longer enforcing its Covid misinformation policy https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/29/tech/twitter-covid-misinformation-policy
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Twitter is no longer enforcing its Covid-19 misleading information policy.
This addendum to the policy (highlighted in orange below) spotted overnight by some eagle-eyed Twitter users.
Twitter says 11,000 accounts were suspended under the policy.
Elon Musk Is Turning Twitter Into a Haven for Nazis https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7zm9q/elon-musk-twitter-nazis-white-supremacy
Wordle 529 3/6*
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Mastodon and CounterSocial right now:
Ghost Town https://youtu.be/RZ2oXzrnti4
60 years ago, Billboard #5 for the week of Nov. 26, 1962: Neil Sedaka – Next Door To An Angel https://youtu.be/KirpiNV0Xp4
50 years ago, Billboard #6 for the week of Nov. 26, 1972: Summer Breeze - Seals & Croft https://youtu.be/MsW8rXPcnM0
We Figured Out How to Beat the Authoritarian Censors https://www.thebulwark.com/we-figured-out-how-to-beat-the-authoritarian-censors
Who funds Fuentes, by the way? How does someone like him have the money to survive being deplatformed nearly everywhere yet still have such a visible presence?
"I really like this guy. He gets me." by Charlie Sykes https://open.substack.com/pub/morningshots/p/i-really-like-this-guy-he-gets-me
Bob Dylan apologizes for book controversy in rare public statement https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/11/27/dylan-book-signature-controversy-refund/
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60 years ago, Billboard #4 for the week of Nov. 26, 1962: BOBBY'S GIRL--MARCIE BLAINE https://youtu.be/BDNtDuW-uB4
50 years ago, Billboard #5 for the week of Nov. 26, 1972: The Temptations -- Papa Was A Rolling Stone https://youtu.be/nXiQtD5gcHU
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Fundamentalism starts with a righteous idea but advances it with a closed fist rather than an open hand.
It doesn't heal. It fractures.
fundamentalism—for all of its punitive power—simply cannot compete with grace in the contest for the human heart.
#Religion #Faith #God #Christianity #politics
https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/frenchpress/how-fundamentalism-fails/
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John Scotus
American abroad. Iconoclast. A member of the radical center. #nevertrump.
Joined Oct 2022