2022/12/06

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 (#340)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday 2022-12-04 Facebook: a good summary of Trump (apparently has been making the rounds, original author unknown) 2022-12-03 Georgia Senate runoff smashes early voting records — and attracts new voters 2022-12-?? Railroad Workers United Open Letter to Congress and the President (h/t, archive.org) 2022-12-05 State Court Abortion Litigation Tracker (via) «Numerous challenges to abortion bans have been filed in state courts since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.» assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/a-parent-speaks-out-after-armed-fascists-force-school-drag-event-cancelation 2022-12-02 Nelson Lichtenstein on UC Strike, Marjorie Cohn on Evangelicals’ Supreme Court Lobbying mastodon.world/@FAIR «While strikes in other countries may be presented as signs of freedom, in the US they will be presented in terms of the disruption they cause. The "harmful disruption" presentation encourages readers to understand that the status quo before the action was not harmful and did not disrupt; and that worker actions are therefore willful, selfish and possibly malignant.» "Understand", in this context, meaning "believe". 2022-12-02 #ClimateScam: denialism claims flooding Twitter have scientists worried (h/t) «Many researchers are fleeing the platform, unnerved by the surge in climate misinformation since Musk’s chaotic takeover» Kevin Etherington: another GOP child porn aficionado 2022-10-06 Supreme Court allows extreme racial gerrymandering to stand in Louisiana 2022-10-20 It’s Time to Reaffirm Our First Amendment Right to Boycott: apparently coercive measures are used for preventing some people from participating in boycotts 2022-12-05 Trump tries to clarify call for 'termination' of parts of Constitution amid backlash «In his newest post, Trump indicated he didn’t say he wanted to terminate the Constitution, stating Monday that “steps must be immediately taken to RIGHT THE WRONG,” referring to what he describes as widespread fraud and deception involving “Big Tech” — of which he provided no evidence — in the 2020 election.» "No no, I didn't say the thing that I said." 2022-12-05 Herschel Walker's Closing Message: 'I Don't Even Know What the Heck Is a Pronoun': his base might not either. ignorance is strength 2022-12-06 kolektiva.social/@HeavenlyPossum: a good explanation of "property" and "wealth"