A lot of folks have seen this where they work. Some clown comes in, sees something already in place, says “that isn’t good enough”, and completely reimplements it. After a lot of effort, the new thing is a lot like the old thing, and they claim credit.
«Trump has wrought a lot of destruction in service of landing us in roughly the same position we would have been in had we simply stayed in TPP and pursued more amicable negotiations with Mexico and Canada on other outstanding issues.»
Source: https://newsone.com/3829413/crystal-mason-voting-texas/
Crystal Mason in prison for attempting to vote ONCE (as opposed to that woman who DIDN’T go to prison for attempting to vote TWICE). (Pls pardon my caps; I have feels.)
«There is deep hypocrisy in how Mason is being treated, considering a white woman from Iowa named Terri Lynn Rote was convicted of voter fraud for purposely trying to cast a ballot for President Donald Trump twice. She was only sentenced to two years probation and a $750 fine.»
Yay.
https://twitter.com/matthewjdowd/status/1046371698738712577?s=17
I am reminded that this country has done some heavy lifting in the past, and I believe we can do it again. Who gave women the vote? Men (mostly white).*
«100 years ago today in 1918, President Wilson gave a speech before Congress in support of guaranteeing women the right to vote. He had to be pushed, prodded and encouraged to do this. It takes movements and motivations of others and in ourselves to cause change.»
(Via retweet byAnna Maria (@Barbiewithatude))
*No, I’m not claiming credit. I’m saying counter-intuitive (for cynics) votes are possible.
https://twitter.com/behindyourback/status/1045864179171766272?s=17
Yep, interesting replies to this thread.
maura quint (@behindyourback) Tweeted:
«I want to tell a story: Once in high school, I felt insecure, I put on a tight top too low cut and dark lipstick I didn’t usually wear. I went to a party drank terrible wine coolers, too many of them. A man asked me if I wanted to leave, I slurred, said maybe. He said “maybe”?»
Did not expect this argument from denialists. “Oh well, too late now.”
«The analysis assumes the planet’s fate is already sealed.
The draft statement, issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), was written to justify President Trump’s decision to freeze federal fuel-efficiency standards for cars and light trucks built after 2020. While the proposal would increase greenhouse gas emissions, the impact statement says, that policy would add just a very small drop to a very big, hot bucket.»
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/09/trump-pardon-orrin-hatch-supreme-court/571285/
This seems pretty serious. I wonder how this era’s Republicans will be viewed in 50 or 100 years. (If anybody’s even still paying attention.)
«Yes. I’m a conservative. He’s a conservative. I plan to support him unless they turn up something—and they might.»
“Conservative.”
https://twitter.com/LibyaLiberty/status/1045682767772753920
«feeling hopeless doesn’t mean you have lost hope, it means you’ve run out of ideas, or energy, or both. those are renewable resources.»
https://twitter.com/edokeefe/status/1045496207177641984?s=17
«A Catholic Jesuit magazine — Kavanaugh attended Jesuit prep school — rescinds endorsement. “In addition to being a fight over policy issues, which it already was, his nomination has also become a referendum on how to address allegations of sexual assault.”»
Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) Tweeted:
RT @edokeefe: A Catholic Jesuit magazine — Kavanaugh attended Jesuit prep school — rescinds endorsement. “In addition to being a fight over…
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