I still think about this sometimes.

Justice Alito mouths 'not true' - POLITICO

https://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-now/2010/01/justice-alito-mouths-not-true-024608

#uspol #CitizensUnited

Pulled out my #DemocracyDocket t-shirt to wear this morning & couldn't help wondering how committed I really am to #democracy these days.

Just for a second.

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Everytime I see mention of the likely GOP 'trifecta' I think "yeah, you mean quadfecta--they have SCOTUS locked up too".

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excellent from John Oliver, as usual:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWZAbKU-JzE&list=TLPQMDUxMTIwMjRMObSSmid68w&index=2

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Because finding republicans who can feign sanity for more than 10 minutes is pretty much impossible these days?

https://www.thewrap.com/nbc-election-night-republican-pundit-foreign-agent-qatar-garret-ventry/

#uspol

Apology not accepted

https://www.the-reframe.com/apology-not-accepted/

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once again--Teen Vogue like a mofo

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/kamala-harris-but-a-donald-trump-win-would-be-catastrophic

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JFC/LOL

(I suppose it's possible this is fake or doctored--I don't know the poster personally or anything)

src: https://elk.zone/hachyderm.io/@TimKarr@mastodon.social/113408688059354247

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sure seems like things are going super-duper okay over on #xitter & that it has not in fact become "a cesspool of election conspiracy theories, alleging everything from unauthorized immigrants voting to misspelled candidate names on ballots"

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/11/01/elon-musks-machine-for-fascism-a-one-stop-shop-for-disinformation-and-violence/

#uspol #disinformation

another excellent thread/post from Thomas Zimmer:
https://elk.zone/hachyderm.io/@tzimmer[email protected]/113407876226244179

"There is no moral arc of the universe, progress can always be reversed, victories are never guaranteed to last. But it should also be empowering and, at the very least, create the sense of urgency that is needed to propel America forward."

#uspol

I LOL'ed at what they called their NM abortion clinic:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/19/satanic-temple-fight-against-religious-right

#uspol #satan

presented without comment

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Yikes

https://prospect.org/politics/2024-10-30-what-will-you-do-trump-wins/

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LOL--this is sure to get some ketchup applied to the walls...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kamala-harris-trump-ellipse-speech-b2637915.html

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TODO: read this:

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/10/28/fiona-hill-explains-trump-musk-putin-00185820

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TODO: read this

https://www.theverge.com/24282022/kamala-harris-endorsement-presidential-election-2024

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Now reading:

Anne Applebaum: Trump Wants You to Accept All of This as Normal

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/maidison-square-garden-election-fraud/680429/?gift=iGZXinMqNFNWvVnRSLFr7mmbpFzofvXFUVwgYTObg3U&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

/nosanitize

#GiftArticle #uspol

Great thread on the lawsuit filed today against Musk's PAC:

https://elk.zone/hachyderm.io/@heidili[email protected]/113386045369091742

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Interviewee on this morning's Deep State Radio podcast described his attitude toward the election as "nauseously optimistic" which I think really captures something...

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This right here:

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/billionaire-owned-news-is-not-our-only-option/

#uspol #PressFreedom