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Iowa caucus-goers are, in their own minds, working on saving America. Some of them also think that God chose Cheetofuck to be the one they vote for. We got a problem. I.e. we are fucked.

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Happy MLK Day! Can we please get away from banal quotes and focus on how Dr. King was a socialist ? That would be an awesome celebration

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/01/15/remembering-martin-luther-kings-radical-class-politics/

One last #Politics post for 2023:
I understand being disenchanted with Biden. But anyone who lets that lead them to not vote for him on account of naive idealism and their own ideological purity, is childish and selfish: they are unable to see past their precious little chickenshit preferences. They don't get that politics is not about their own entitled individual opinions. It is about avoiding #authoritarianism FFS. Yes, I am angry and scared.

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TFG not being on primary ballots may be exciting but:
- SCOTUS unlikely to bar him from general election ballot - they are more likely to shriek about atates' decisions and rights and shit and do nothing
- if TFG is not in the primary ballots, the Republican Convention could rebel against form and tradition and give him the nomination regardless
- Biden can't strategize until he knows who he is running against
- have you thought about a Haley presidency?

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Iran seems to be funding a staggering number of militia-like and terrorist groups. The obvious effort to make the war in #Israel go global is giving me echoes of Cold War proxy warfare. And stomach cramps.

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Hey #Colorado nice-looking ballot you got over there!

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The US cannot be explained without Monty Python.

Bidenomics is bad? Aquaduct!

https://youtu.be/Qc7HmhrgTuQ

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Dear Republicans,
Two points:
1. I still teach political science as an #adjunct and your actions run counter to the curriculum, textbooks, and the marrow of American politics that say impeachment is for crimes and not as an expression of disliking someone.
2. Fuck you.

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Heard on the news: Nikki Haley is able to make inroads with independent voters and that is a problem for TFG. No babies, that is not his problem but ours - where the us is liberals, progressives, and sundry Democrats.

#Politics #Israel
I have reached the point where news coverage of uncertainty about who has some of the hostages and where they are, gives me stomach cramps. But I will say that although I am generally not a Biden fan, I do appreciate his foreign policy experience. It is no panacea and he is not able to solve this, but another person in his role could screw it up so much worse.

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The Republican primary is one long interview process for Nikki Haley to try and become the Republican Kamala Harris.

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Well done Ohio and Kentucky!!!

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Election Day in America = focusing love, prayers, energies of sanity and participation on Ohio, Virginia, and Kentucky. I am really glad that I am still on post- op meds because this amount of stress without being loopy would be bad.

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This is not too much of an oversimplification

#Politics #Israel
Rev Al Sharpton on #MSNBC this morning: "You cannot have a moral center based on *who* you are going to be outraged by." Joe Scarborough: "You cannot negotiate with people who burn babies." Totally agree with both statements. Pleasantly surprised by them taking a position. I was really afraid that they would not have a clear position.

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The world is on fire, #Israel has been attacked, and the US military has so many high-level positions vacant that Swiss cheese comes to mind. All because of Republicans and their soulless fucking stupidity.

#Israel #Politics
Another one of my friends is now dealing with relatives having been called up. So far, both of my friends believe that their relatives are okay.

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How in the absolute duck am I sitting here with news of fighting between Israel and Palestine and having to ask a friend if her extended family in the area are okay? This hurts my heart so much.

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Dear Senate Democrats, Al Franken would like a word about Bob Menendez.

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Not sure who needs to lose their appetite, but here ya go. Newest diet solution: lose appetite around dinner time.