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If there's anything that really became clear between 2021 and now for me, it's not just that the mainstream media is a moribund and unimaginative institution but that it's an inherently conservative one.
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H/T @sharonk.bsky.social: Republicans decided to keep the Medicaid and CHIP ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people in the bill as well as the legal characterization of "male" and "female."
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it does kinda perfectly summarize the country's deal though. "the first thing Americans did in response to full democratization was elect Richard Nixon" is a very effective framework for understanding the country
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that is a really shitty and disjointed string and outcomes to technically be a victory
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One thing pundits (and online pundits like us) often miss is that "the electorate" isn't a consistent thing. There's a different electorate every election. And the electorate this administration is inspiring is one that hates it.