https://twitter.com/AngryBlackLady/status/1108383884134146048

Because most of the media is run by… the same folks who decide that O’Rourke, Sanders and Biden are worth way more coverage than Warren, Harris and all the others we haven’t heard of?

«Wake me up when someone writes whether or not the Republican Party has moved too far right for anyone living in this country to accept them. Why is it always Democrats who are too far left, but never the party of white nationalists that is too far right

Imani Gandy added,

@WPJohnWagnerWaiting for a Biden decision, and wondering if his party has moved too far to the left to accept him: Terry McAuliffe looks at 2020, via @lvozzella https://wapo.st/2FoQmmG »

https://www.wsj.com/articles/cboe-abandons-bitcoin-futures-11552914001

The artist formerly known as Chicago Board Options Exchange is de-listing bitcoin.

«Trading volumes in Cboe’s bitcoin futures have lagged behind those of its larger crosstown rival, CME Group Inc. On Thursday, the last trading day before Cboe’s announcement came out, close to $90 million worth of CME’s bitcoin futures changed hands, compared with around $8 million worth of Cboe’s contracts, according to data from the two companies. CME also launched bitcoin futures in December 2017, a week after Cboe did.

As investor interest in bitcoin has cooled, Wall Street firms that had dipped their toes in digital currencies have also pulled back. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said early last year that it was planning a bitcoin trading desk, but the operation has yet to materialize.»

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/20/two-early-warning-lights-are-flashing-democrats/

The battle never ends.

«You may recall that, as the 2018 midterms approached, the results of special election contests were seen as a measure of Democratic enthusiasm. In contest after contest, Democrats were picking up seats and beating Clinton’s 2016 margins by double-digits.

Since last November, though, the picture has been different. From November 2016 through March 2017, Democrats overperformed by an average of 9 points compared to 2016 in nine special elections. Since the midterms, REPUBLICANS have overperformed by an average of 1 point — and have picked up four seats that were held by Democrats.

….

But if the question is enthusiasm, there’s another bit of bad news for Democrats, in the form of a new poll from CNN and SSRS. Respondents were asked how enthusiastic they were about voting next year, and more than three-quarters of both Democrats and Republicans said they were at least very excited about casting a ballot.

But Republicans were 11 points more likely to say that they’re EXTREMELY enthusiastic.

This has been a quiet concern of Democrats for some time. In 2010, Republicans swept back into power in the House after Barack Obama’s enthusiastic 2008 base failed to show the same energy for the midterms that year.»

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/20/politics/bernie-sanders-favorable-unfavorable-rating/

“Return to the mean” is just terrible. Here, it’s taking the shine off a rock star, and the same might happen to O’Rourke and Biden.

«A CNN poll taken in early December 2018 gave him a +13 net favorability rating with all voters. A Gallup poll in September 2018 had him at a +15 net favorability rating with all adults.

So, what’s changed? I’d argue that Sanders was benefiting from not being in a competitive campaign. (Former Vice President Joe Biden, who has garnered the most support in general election polls among the Democrats, may be benefiting from a similar effect.) When you’re not being thought of a viable threat to win a party’s nomination, opponents tend to lay off. The last time Sanders was thought of as at least a minor threat to win the Democratic nomination was in March 2016. His net favorability rating back then among all voters was +3 points in a CNN poll.»

https://twitter.com/iA/status/1108236887498600448?s=17

Wow. Shoelace origami.

iA Inc. (@iA) Tweeted:

Never be boring again with your shoe laces. https://t.co/wVCXHs9j9D

https://twitter.com/C_Stroop/status/1108334150245933057?s=17

Good reminder.

Chris Stroop (@C_Stroop) Tweeted:

If you want to see a proliferation of “angry atheists” who will find you impossible to work with in justice-oriented coalitions, devaluing and dismissing the experience of apostates, refusing to reciprocally respect our moral autonomy, is a great way to get that result.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/partisan-gerrymandering-north-carolina/

Whee, hard numbers!

https://twitter.com/mjs_DC/status/1108031788671217664

Expect more, more, more of this, I guess.

https://herereadthisarticle.wordpress.com/2018/08/20/racism-as-far-as-the-eye-can-see/

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/19/health/anti-vax-harassment-eprise/index.html

What’s the German word for “collective insanity”?

«As his mother held his hand, Riley Hughes was baptized hours before he passed away.»