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Kathy S

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Upzoning is climate policy. Trans rights are human rights. Working for bike, pedestrian, accessible infrastructure, climate justice and more housing. She/her.

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Willie Fitzgerald's avatar Willie Fitzgerald @williefitz.bsky.social
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TRUMP: I am going to drop daisy-cutter bombs on Seattle just cuz BIDEN: I'll have the Bob Salad — ha, COBB Salad, whoops. NYT: Biden's Gaffe Sends Shockwaves Through Democratic Party; Trump Pledges Infrastructure Changes to Northwest

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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I mean, that is what brought us George Bush and Donald Trump. If it sends me to hell, so be it. But I'll vote for the lesser of two evils every time.

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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There has never been anyone you could vote for without compromising some principles. You will not agree with anyone 100%, and everyone will be problematic in one way or another. This is true outside of politics as well. Adulthood means making the best of a bad situation, and it sucks sometimes.

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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I'm so, so sick of we Dems endlessly trying to please some hypothetical independent voter. Biden's been a damn good president, and he's gotten more good liberal things done than any other president in my lifetime. And yet some ppl on here want to replace him with fucking Manchin, of all people!

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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I was raised Catholic; maybe that's why this resonates with me so much.

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The Silvered Spherical Ideal Median Voter 's avatar The Silvered Spherical Ideal Median Voter @swolecialism.bsky.social
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a thing to remember, in all of this horror, is that these are not the actions of a political party that is confident it represents the will of the people, and who is currently out of power and enslaved to a deeply flawed avatar. the struggle is not over and they have not won

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b-boy bouiebaisse's avatar b-boy bouiebaisse @jbouie.bsky.social
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SCOTUS is telling us that it has completely signed on to the project of a second Trump administration, which is establishing an elected autocracy.

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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I regret canceling my subscription because now I can't angrily cancel my subscription.

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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I had a 2015 Leaf, and I was so ready to upgrade but I missed the last 2023 Bolt in the area! I was thrilled to find a 2021 model with low mileage at a good price. But I may upgrade if the 2025s are good.

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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I'd add this--call a Chevy dealer and let them know you're looking. They can often get them at auction, and then they'll call you right away to let you know! (Speaking as someone who just bought a used Bolt 2 weeks ago.)

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Talia Lavin's avatar Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social
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i think donald trump should withdraw from the presidential race, for the good of the country

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Cheryl Rofer's avatar Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social
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Something I've been thinking for a while, but haven't said. It's not up to Joe Biden alone to defeat Donald Trump. The responsibility is on all of us. That includes getting the message out. You are more credible to Uncle Jack who thinks that Trump is THE MAN to push Putin out of Ukraine. 1/

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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Ugh. This is like thinking Joe Lieberman as VP would win it for Al Gore.

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Katharine Hayhoe's avatar Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com
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Massive and repeated flooding in Switzerland. Thousands of heat related deaths in southeast Asia and the Middle East. What’s looking like an absolutely devastating hurricane about to hit the Caribbean. Welcome to Global Weirding, brought to you by a minority of companies + countries.

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE's avatar GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com
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the implicit (and sometimes explicit) assumption that black voters will simply fall in line behind what white op ed columnists and a few white anonymous party insiders tell them to do is really, really fucking gross, man, and i am seeing it everywhere

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social
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I'm calling on Arthur Gregg Sulzberger to step down as publisher of The New York Times. his recent performance proves he isn't up to the task

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Max Kennerly's avatar Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social
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2016: I'm fine voting for a woman for President, just not Hillary Clinton. 2020: Or Elizabeth Warren. 2024: Or Kamala Harris.

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John Dellaporta's avatar John Dellaporta @johndellaporta.bsky.social
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A few years ago, Jon Lovett floated a theory that media treats Democrats like protagonists - to be challenged, accounted, and forced to be behave in growth-oriented ways - while the GOP are treated like antagonists - immutable, expected to disrupt, thematic obstacles. Thinking about that a lot.

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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I lost #cyberstruck today. It was just ridiculously ugly and weird in person. I laughed at it, and the driver seemed to think I was smiling in delight and she waved at me. So weird.

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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I don't think you have any idea the depth of anger that would cause. And sure, maybe they'd still vote for Whitmer. But would they donate, make phone calls, and knock doors? I doubt it.

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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I have several friends who say they'll leave the country if things get bad. I say it's going to be bad everywhere, and that this is the place I'm best equipped to fight fascism.

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Squire Boone's avatar Squire Boone @isomorphism.net
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The correct response to Chevron being overturned is for every single environmental group to start filing millions of lawsuits, right now, today, arguing that various regulatory decisions didn't go far enough. Absolutely flood the zone.

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southpaw's avatar southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
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The Democratic Party’s reaction to their candidate having a bad debate substantially outpaces the Republican Party’s reaction to their candidate being convicted of multiple felonies, held liable for rape, and owing judgments in the hundreds of millions for defamation and fraud.

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Gautham FC's avatar Gautham FC @gauthamrao.bsky.social
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Chevron famously said, "Judges are not experts in the field, and are not part of either political branch of the Government." Today, Roberts and the other chaos agents on the court say: "Judges are the only experts in any field, and can dictate policy to either political branch of the Gov't"

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ManhattanJuryAppreciator 's avatar ManhattanJuryAppreciator @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social
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Anyway, people need to understanding overturning Chevron, like Bruen, isn't about setting up a conservative standard of review. It's about giving the court a reason to review (and strike down) any law or regulatory action they want.

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Jamison Foser's avatar Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social
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A fundamentally undemocratic court that has been controlled by Republican nominees for 55 consecutive years just seized control of the whole damn government. Yet another reason Democrats should center the Supreme Court in their campaigns. (More on this soon!)

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The Fig Economy's avatar The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social
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“The scientists say one thing, but the industry being regulated, who is going to send me on a vacation after this ruling to thank me for it, says otherwise.”

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K.B. Spangler's avatar K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com
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Once again we’re stuck at “Yeah the convicted felon and repeat sex offender made offensive lies for nearly two whole hours…but the other guy is three years older.”

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K.B. Spangler's avatar K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com
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Last night was a shit show because Biden had a head cold. If he didn’t, we’d be talking about: 1. Trump floating the great replacement theory in a presidential debate 2. Trump saying he’ll support the election results “if they’re fair” 3. Two debate moderators who let Trump say whatever he wanted

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Dave Hutchinson's avatar Dave Hutchinson @hutchinsondave.bsky.social
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I’m not sure there’s anything you can say about a society that wants to protect kids from Anne Frank’s Diary but won’t protect them from guns.

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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I'd hate to see you go! Hopefully the doomerism wears off after a day or two, but we Dems do tend to be addicted to pessimism.

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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Sorry, meant to add that our PC meetings are on zoom and are open to the public.

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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Our county party has regular meetings for precinct committee members. We also try to have socials once a month. But we're trying to be as active as possible and build momentum.

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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To steal an analogy I saw on another platform, we've got a choice between broccoli and dogshit. Shouldn't be a difficult choice.

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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And this is what I think of during presidential debates. Biden wasn't exciting and he wasn't a great orator. But he's been THE most effective liberal president of my lifetime. The other guy spent the entire debate spouting ugly lies and dog whistles.

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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There was a Happy Days episode where Richie was running for class president. He had a 37-point platform full of boring, wonky, super effective policies that literally put everyone to sleep while they were watching him speak. His opponent promised shorter classes.

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Kathy S's avatar Kathy S @kshannon617.bsky.social
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My cats would advise you to sleep in, but that's because they don't have to earn a living.

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