@ScottSoCal @therobburgessshow And our new word for them is "Didn't hire."
I'm realizing a communication accommodation can be the ability to edit your posts
Verbiage flies out of my mouth or from my fingers half-formed a lot of the time and I will edit stuff several times after to adequately convey my thought
In real life this just results in folks dismissing what I'm saying or endlessly debating or correcting me because I can't go back and edit what I verbally told them, because I was either missing critical details or misconveyed a point
(Case in point, I've edited this post 3 times so far)
This Atlantic piece actually highlights how Biden dropping out when he did is perfect timing. By doing so almost immediately after the RNC, in the middle of a long weekend (a move designed to screw over the pundit class), he murdered the GOPβs momentum overnight and left them stuck with a VP candidate who wonβt do anything outside of Trumpβs base. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/trump-campaign-biden-dropping-out/679183/
@wdlindsy
T**** made "#Unity" the theme of his #Convention, but it was #Democrats that actually SHOWED IT by so QUICKLY & ENTHUSIASTICALLY rallying around #Harris (in large part b/c of how strongly we feel about the need to defeat #TheOrangeMenace.)
And now, everything everyone has been saying about being "too old to be president" and questions about "mental fitness" have been laid at his feet.
@DrSuzanne I'm not putting my beliefs aside one bit. Not even a little. Trump is worse on literally issue that matters to me. It's not hard.
My latest for @thenation Addiction and substance use shaped JD Vance's life, but he learned little and cared less about the issue and has devoted himself to a narrative of blame, while lifting himself up on the backs of the people of Appalachia. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/jd-vance-opioid-crisis-vice-president/
If anyone still wants "#birds not #politics" from me, let's be clear: the birds depend on the politics & your vote. Federal & state laws protect species, habitat, clean air & water & fund the managing agencies.
Trump's Project 2025, of course, wants to tear all this down - close all environmental & regulatory agencies, slaughter wildlife, terminate & sell off National Parks.
So if you want to still be birding in another four years, follow the #SierraClub's endorsement:
https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2024/07/leading-environmental-and-climate-organizations-endorse-vice-president
I did some searching but couldn't find the original source of this graphic but it's just too good not to share. My apologies for swiping this without credit.
Kamala Harris will not save democracy. We will, if we vote, help other people vote, and help our friends and neighbors understand what's at stake.
It's on all of us.
Democracy is about participation. Voting is only one element of that.
But the calculus right now is simple: If the extremists win, they intend to lead a fascist America. Don't lose sight of that.
π¨ Trump-Lover Elon Musk Is Already Causing Kamala Harris Problems π¨ People are having trouble following Harrisβs campaign on X (formerly Twitter). Is this a coincidence or something more? π€ #KamalaHarris #ElonMusk #Campaign2024 #Politics Read more: π https://newrepublic.com/post/184097/trump-elon-musk-causing-kamala-harris-problems
When the cancer of authoritarianism feeds on one democracy, it feeds ALL democracies.
Weβre not helping Ukraine; thatβs all an illusion. Ukraine is helping us; weβre helping ourselves.
Ukrainian lives are no less precious than American lives.
Ukrainians have the misfortune of being nearest fascismβs most voracious teeth, so theyβve no choice but to fight. We enjoy the LUXURY of choosing how and when to support them β in every way, with the exception our own citizensβ lives.
#SupportUkraine
I'm doing something I never thought I'd get to do again. I'm specifically fundraising for a woman to head the Democratic ticket and to be the next President of the United States. I want to do this with all of you here on #Mastodon, so I've created a fundraising page specifically for us: #MastodonForHarris. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris 1/
Democrats rake in a quarter-billion dollars in 24 hours after Biden exits race https://www.alternet.org/kamala-harris-fundraising/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Holy fucking fuckcakes. Now capitalism is telling us that the problem without economy is that young people aren't willing to be slaves and work for free.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/squarespace-cmo-cold-called-firms-100000661.html
Yesterday was Mr. Boots & my wedding anniversary.
After we heard the news yesterday, I got hammered*, we made a huge pan of nachos, & then, we looged off social media & news & spent the rest of the day watching awful disaster movies. It was AWESOME.
& now I'm ready. I'll go HARD for #Harris & whomever she chooses as her VP. I trust her. She knows how many lives are at stake.
I will be fearless. & if you can't be right now, I understand, & I'll be fearless for you, too.
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.