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Mannsplainüng

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I'm curious what other things he thinks are "debates". Evolution? Heliocentrism? Democracy?

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The American people (the Democrats, at least) overwhelmingly chose him in the primaries. 🤷‍♂️

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If they are illegal orders, wouldn't the courts stop them?

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The point is that there is a difference between trying to do something illegal and being prosecuted for it. People are saying now Biden can do all these illegal things, like imprisoning Supreme Court justice. He can't do those things. He is just immune from being prosecucted for trying to do them.

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It's like when Trump says "never met" when he means "sexually assaulted". No, wait, that's different.

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If someone is asking you to hold your breath that long, it doesn't make any difference. People have no intuitive grasp of big numbers.

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No, I’m sure the leopards won’t eat *his* face.

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It seems very likely that this was a joke. Anonymous "sources" and no context. 🤡

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many people are saying that the NYT’s disastrous performance at writing editorials that seem lazy and out of touch reflect a newspaper not up to the challenges of its rigorous job

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Katharine Hayhoe's avatar Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com
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Yesterday, I shared this same Canada Day thread on Bluesky, Threads, and X. Here's what I found. 🧵

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I'm sure Republicans are celebrating this unprecedented rightward swing of the Supreme Court. But they should keep in mind that politics is a pendulum. When it swings back, it won't swing to the center, it will swing to the left, probably farther than many of us would want.

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Obviously he should be discussing with Kamala Harris how to make sure he wins the EC vote.

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Micah's avatar Micah @rincewind.run
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I want everyone to think about what Trump will do with explicit absolute immunity from prosecution and the full power of the presidency of the United States of America those are the stakes in November, full stop

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I didn't even need to scroll up to know who you're talking about.

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In 2024 people think cats should be neutered and kept indoors where they can't prey on endangered populations. It's a perfect analogy.

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Also, I used to work on a product that had 12” floppies. Hold my Henry Weinhard’s Private Reserve.

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It would be nice if I could read this in landscape mode. Oh, well.

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Elon deserves zero credit for this. The notes system existed before his buyout. The only thing he did was change the name. It used to be called Birdwatch.

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I suspect a lot of the Flat Earth discussion is kayfabe. At least, I hope it is.

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Of course they don't have shells. They're fried, over easy. That's where the name ovaries comes from. Duh.

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If you have to say "[other popular artist] is not the same", you've already lost the argument.

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Probably cheaper than a rusty trombone, though.

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If the goal is to win elections in order to get your preferred policies enacted, it might be more effective to motivate people who already agree with you that they should vote.

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I always heard it referred to as baby shit brindle.

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No, they also get to accumulate wealth without being taxed.

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