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@fenrir_71

23 Sep

A Plea to Congressional Dem Moderates
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Hello y'all, just a regular voter here and I've been wanting to share some thoughts.
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#VotingRightsAct
#InfrastructurePackage
#Reconciliation

Let's talk about passing the two infrastructure bills and the #VotingRightsAct for a bit okay? I know the process isn't exactly what you'd like and I know you've got donors who aren't too keen on some of the proposals, like prescription drug prices for instance.
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You should know that your recalcitrance is making a lot of folks nervous, and for a myriad of reasons. But polls are showing there's one thing most Americans DON'T care about: the price.

The only people out here that care about the price aren't your voters.
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@fenrir_71

18 Aug

I'm seeing over and over the pandemic has (re)taught us something VERY important: work to live, don't live to work.

I thought maybe I'd thread my thoughts on that, so here we go.
#HowToHuman
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Y'all, the work habits of Americans have driven me crazy for years now. I've lost count of how many 60-80 hour a week workers I've talked into toning it down.

"If you're always working how can you enjoy the fruits of your labor?"
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And the worst part about it is we've been brainwashed into overworking. Corps have told us since the invention of TV that we're less than if we don't have an extra car, or a too big house. All this enriches THEM, not us.

Yet we keep working our asses off for them.
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@fenrir_71

12 May

The Virginia GOP just nominated for governor the hedge fund billionaire ex CEO of The Carlyle Group, who personally hosted Osama Bin Laden's brother at a gala dinner on September 11, 2001.

Because they're the party of "patriots" & the "working class."

The best part about it? They had a train wreck of a primary designed to weed out the trumpies so this guy could win. He played on about "election integrity," but that's the old white supremacist dog whistle party line anyway.
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They had a "drive through" primary and required all sorts of numbers and signatures from their primary voters, information which the actual base refused to give, basically en masse.

"Election integrity."
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@fenrir_71

10 May

That Howie Long commercial where everything breaks when he sits on it is kind of the story of my life. Nothing is made for tall & large people.

If you're a few inches over/under the average you spend a lifetime reaching or bending over.

And just fyi, when I'm asked to reach something for someone short I always, always do it. And with a smile to boot.

My mother also agrees noth7ng is made for tall people: at a mere 4'11" & 98lbs she gave birth to a 10lb me.

Ponder that: I weighed over 1/10th of her body weight.

Whoa.

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@fenrir_71

6 May

So redistricting season is almost upon us and in light of the #WeThePeopleAct I thought maybe a primer on gerrymandering might be in order.

Unusually for me we're not gonna do a ton of history here, I just think it's important for folks to know some of the process.
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In a nutshell the Constitutionally mandated census is how we figure out how many seats each party gets in Congress, & the state houses.

This process used to be pretty anodyne until MA passed a law in 1812 that entrenched the Democratic-Republican party's power in the state.
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The governor of MA at the time, Elbridge Gerry, signed this bill into law against his wishes, yet he has been attached to this highly undemocratic process ever since. There was blame cast upon him in every East Coast paper at the time.

Perhaps you've seen this old cartoon?
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@fenrir_71

6 May

I'm of the opinion that history will determine Reagan killed the GOP.

He made them hate their own government and normalized lying.

Don't believe me?

Reagan killed:
-the fairness doctrine
-antitrust law
-unions
-the social safety net
-trust in government
-separation of powers
-respect for poor folks
-bipartisanship
-fair taxation
-TRUTH

The list goes on, but most importantly he was a rabid racist to boot.

Think about this for a second: The Iran/Contra scandal.

The reason it was scandal is because Reagan ignored the duly passed laws of Congress regarding executive powers and war. He didn't think Congress should have the power to reign him in. He just ignored them.

Sound familiar?

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