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21 Jun, 5 tweets, 1 min read
This Sheldon Whitehouse thing is really just perfect, isn't it?
Hey, Sheldon: your defense on this one is basically "no, the all-whiteness of my club is based on systemic racism, not a specific rule" which, well, does not make things better
Meanwhile, we have folks on the right pretending to care about racist systems while just making tu quoque arguments.

Guys, guys, you don't have to pretend. You could just actually care
All while lefties who like Sheldon's politics are like "look at these damn right wingers, pouncing. They don't really care about racism, the way we do, it's so sad. What? The underlying Sheldon thing? I-- IS THAT A SQUIRREL?!!"
Screw you all, honestly.

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Holy shit. Never say "wait a minute, your Honor" to a judge
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OMG, what? They filed a *civil rights* claim against MLB moving the All Star game?

People, this is not a thing. It's not even in the same zip code of a thing
Let's count the ways this is not a thing. Long-time readers will probably be able to sing along
Here's who the plaintiff is, in this lawsuit over <checks notes> harm to Atlanta businesses.

A Texas based non-profit whose mission is to highlight the economic impact of bad policy.

Makes sense. Yes, you definitely have standing here. 100%
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