randchange.bsky.social
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The tea party, and its inheritors have managed to fundamentally change the federal GOP. If you want that kind of change for the Democrats the levers are there but you have to put in the hard work.
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Join the local party, donate your time and/or money, attend conventions, even running for office are other, more powerful democratic options open to you.
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I think a fundamental disconnect here is of limiting one’s options to voting. If neither of the political duopoly candidates presents a ‘bare minimum’ candidate then your democratic desires just got more difficult to fill and requires of you MORE not less participation.
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<dives down rabbit hole because I’ve never heard of this>
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Pretty sure this is factually incorrect. The average dairy herd size in Canada is much smaller than in places without supply management. It might be fairer to say supply management privileges those who have quota over those who would like quota.
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The fact that the most probing interview into the mindset of right wing Israel fanatics in our government comes from Tucker fucking Carlson of all people is a testament to just how gloriously awful our media is at both challenging power and informing the electorate.
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Well, that is embarrassing. I’d like to have an exculpatory reason for my mistake, but I think I’ll just admit I said something dumb. 😳
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To be fair CSIS mandate is foreign targeted, but I suspect homegrown extremism is a much bigger threat in Canada than the foreign examples.
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He is a bit of a crank, but his theory is as explanatory as ‘markets are tricky’.
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Follow-up Q: So entities that contribute to financial damage, such as oil companies contributing to the conditions that create fires like that, should also be held responsible?
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If they made a bomb, they would never have to mount it on a missile. They just need to perform one underground test that unequivocally showed they had a working design.
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I remember someone else saying something like 50/month? I suspect it’s to Israel’s advantage that Russia stays bogged down Ukraine…
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She wants the same policies, but with less shame attached for herself. Like much of MAGA she wants all FA and no FO.
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Does anyone really believe Hegseth didn’t help Israel with targeting? Satellite intelligence access?