2026-04-16T05:20:10Z https://yabu.me Dave Goldsmith https://yabu.me/npub1rdqs3sxqxsm9uhkz2g5j8h2hj5xtgsdjd488dgp0xdmk9nvwsrpswscg4y https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/109/526/011/024/624/258/original/4798e2e4aa6b7d8e.jpg https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/109/526/011/024/624/258/original/4798e2e4aa6b7d8e.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsturfzes0y4v2sfahg589utdawyvehz5kjsqd9mkzgzjvuzpffv9gzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx39hv2w I guess the House of Representatives will be on permanent suspension until one Dem member dies or becomes incapacitated or is &#34;flipped.&#34;<br/><br/>Then the Speaker can safely reconvene the &#34;No Epstein File&#34; version of &#34;the people&#39;s house.&#34; 2025-11-04T15:12:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspn0jjw3tg28z80l6k5q4puw4vrts8fcux8nfcrgluwjz6n570p2czyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxtk86j3 What is wrong with people that have billions of dollars, hundreds of billions of dollars and know that there are people, innocent people even children who are starving and dying, and not use their enourmous wealth to save them? Are all billionaires psychopaths? 2025-10-11T14:08:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst8lccjjuulq06td88m4kdx2ssu5eycv777tsavfvu55zd48kwayqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxrren8j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgwsxznwus7fxpn6yd6n9ru9ja4htnxl7znt2uekyht6276xsf30c42m3cq'>nevent1q…m3cq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry. I need to be more circumspect. 2025-10-06T13:28:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv9xmgctrrjugy35588m7k3x2yld84alghdrrh3z3xg83ewsrx6hczyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx9lzt6m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstrm57a8zv8yj7zpxgjz5qvskl0q40jval7q863un0g02k5aa7zhcqhcurm'>nevent1q…curm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You need to shift your perspective, Kat! Its easy. Just repeat after me: &#34;The only thing that matters is that Musk becomes the world&#39;s first trillionaire.&#34;<br/><br/>Just repeat that mantra whenever you have doubt, whenever you feel sad, when you first wake up in the morning and as you go to sleep at night. Especially repeat it if you see or read about any social injustice.<br/><br/>Soon you&#39;ll be happy and well- adjusted like the rest of us.<br/><br/>..the rest of...<br/><br/>...justice...<br/><br/>...Musk... 2025-10-06T13:20:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2d6wjyh520xsy2s5zzyjh9jnzwdzn4tap3cnsmvtgk3qrn3s9xqszyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxamf9gn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxf654yz0gfsu48u63z0r032s0u56kk0c248mpzgx66jrva2rhdsgw9m4fj'>nevent1q…m4fj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Too logical, Captain. 2025-10-06T13:07:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9fx9430fdxhd274dzls2taffkpjpp940ra7uvxsq9xvxea925g4czyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxc7gwfd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2l4an0kldjq84pmp4w0wn8ttvh5rp365yntn5t3d2p4gcctqdnpskuttxr'>nevent1q…ttxr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The closer we get to the Epstein Files the crazier Trump gets and the weaker Putin&#39;s hold over him becomes. 2025-10-03T19:40:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstwe2v4gf39twp5ugwp8qjwaxrdm4ypse7xmls6p657v97wn2ccegzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxzuq4j2 If we do survive Trump there will have to be a Truth and Reconciliation Commission established where everyone in the Trump administration&#39;s hierarchy and his most public supporters will have to acknowledge their roles in bringing fascism to America. 2025-10-02T13:43:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfllulel6dcy8kp5np5xkleg7q3sp0nkpg7vn2kye7gdhuun3v6lczyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxqgtdce In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyqcu2djj59mwyun73al5vjjvg9uvt38kwrr35g6thljfkp22m8tq8heqj9'>nevent1q…eqj9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good? Great? 2025-10-01T03:10:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs22s6hxfldczvctrsr8ejssa0hc70ecl5wcljkxtz6xfjx26m6unqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxrmuaff By forcing the his DOJ to indict his political rivals, Trump has set in motion a new reality where the winning side in an election M*U*S*T reciprocate or forever be disadvantaged, if not decimated.<br/><br/>Similarly, after Senate leader McConnell denied Obama his SCOTUS appointment, no future Senate lead by a president&#39;s opposition party can allow that president&#39;s SCOTUS appointments either.<br/><br/>This is how a country descends into chaos.<br/><br/>Thanks, Republicans, the party of &#34;Law and Order.&#34; 2025-09-30T13:34:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxgu5upzex0ue2hngeyj7uwdax9n8l3mpe0mkyjzmfgm2gdt76qkqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxkykkvj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr8mv9sf23rgv9xch05nwc6ky49kyw0tak8wghhxeetnunkhkwvlcvnyvkd'>nevent1q…yvkd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Year after year, decade after decade, the gap between the 99% of us and the 1% of them grows larger. This is true everywhere that societies have allowed runaway- capitalism too defeat democracy. 2025-09-29T19:23:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfjnx73e3hneq6hu5hc8zkv4c7kw9q8jfy7ksx6un8uf075qqqenczyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxhwtjse In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fx5kd4rg3hy6djff7lewzh02ufh0qw24d3835pncj665vuw564gkpga6u'>nevent1q…ga6u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As long as the Dems are Rep-lite they can&#39;t attract the poor and working-class voters they need to blow away the Reps. Now it may be too late as Trump may just cancel elections... 2025-09-29T02:46:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8gfxlhcjgkkfmvrcrw3jmkxhk5f743e4etes9t0s6claxq5axr8szyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx7jqsyf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0a7rfz509luw9v9kvm4cxrq7rdw9zvgf5n4mctu6aqtcq9frr9mgudhpm0'>nevent1q…hpm0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Dems ran a candidate that lost to a convicted felon. I&#39;m not placing blame, I am stating the facts.<br/><br/>I&#39;d say that is an indictment of our polity and it doesn&#39;t speak well for the &#34;loyal opposition,&#34; either, IMHO. 2025-09-29T02:27:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfpcdgzhk2cs63yffv7dyf03mxthk8g69f0zn93mwhucwfm7g5hhqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxekf3sf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw25gjp8jxl3hpmr0kfd2q8rjhj73c2xw3zxsca9awxl0zsx4u7zc98pgu0'>nevent1q…pgu0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah let&#39;s complain about an opposition that can&#39;t field a candidate who can beat a convicted felon. 2025-09-29T01:17:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvfqd4cyqmmcmmg3x60mcckurelcdzkz5cq4y5wuamzmj4y03q66czyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxs3y5us In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs222lntp0n0zu4kg5ca6n3szuk55n4tczaryv002u8y3z6z48apjgkrmxrk'>nevent1q…mxrk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Trump&#39;s epic fall will bring down America. <br/><br/>China won the Cold War. 2025-09-28T21:10:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs222lntp0n0zu4kg5ca6n3szuk55n4tczaryv002u8y3z6z48apjgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxkcwg59 Our nation&#39;s first felon president is making it a crime to criticize him and has already set loose a private Army of thugs to terrorize brown people in blue cities. He is warning us that he will brook no opposition.<br/><br/>SCOTUS said he could.<br/><br/>It is not hyperbolic to ask if we will ever have a free and fair election in our country again.<br/><br/>This is what we predicted and feared but it&#39;s happening so much faster than imagined.<br/><br/>Sucks being the generation that lost our democracy because of a pedo ring. 2025-09-28T19:59:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2zqvevgsxtfnujrndgdna2ue9p7zfp7v0p02s356fdfqkpdmzwmczyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxs5erxx Trump lies like a machine; hard to keep up:<br/><br/>1. Portland is not &#34;war-ravaged&#34;, at least not yet.<br/>2. Undocumented immigrants cause less crime than citizens.<br/>3. Trans people are no threat to anyone- they also cause less crime than non- Trans people.<br/>4. Trump creates chaos to exploit the &#34;Shock Doctrine&#34;<br/>5. Trump is a traitor and insurrectionist who supports violence.<br/>6. Everything he is doing now is to stop the release of the Epstein files.<br/>7. The America we knew is gone and may never return. 2025-09-27T19:52:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqyslc9awzssl7vtv0wnujxsagqy4wwzu9l8mn7fhpcq280yp4xzqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxrmpxz7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszp6hkgfht04ggeda9pdtty057n0jszlmtkthmxuj7n4w7td5lrcc7j520u'>nevent1q…520u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Insightful and thought-provoking! 2025-09-24T20:58:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswr2js4s5mpqja6rfzcc6uqs5fm9vrp7lgvn6h2rvfesu98stp60szyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx2fmwur In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx3jkph34v7p9xu29y0uduntl7ugd40fydlqwwfnaqx76nya9gdcs3m7w3z'>nevent1q…7w3z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When given the opportunity, I believe the SCOTUS majority refused to cite ANY behavior by a POTUS that they would call illegal, EVEN the assassination of political rivals. Did I get that wrong?<br/><br/>If I am correct (above) then SCOTUS DID grant Trump something akin to royal prerogatives.<br/><br/>But I know almost nothing about the law and would benefit from your corrections of my misunderstandings. 2025-08-19T20:41:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd6qx84s52swqep2rkmjgks40hefcxeyp9flsd9lu6dc2eae4px4szyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxh64dw9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst68tx55l6c4x008slgnsdqe3cspj39ywazqg6g33zaq23lqhyk6qggguqq'>nevent1q…guqq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And SCOTUS said Trump is king. 2025-08-19T03:06:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsptmkxg0h6lxcy6k0830sn8vm3sjxv7lker9n48ksr5khmpjkv9jgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx6zdxpr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq8eptw9myj626p893qxrgw4c5nqpnr83dsa0hs39vgpq300f60sc4kvawa'>nevent1q…vawa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love your posts about Summer. Like fresh air, like a quiet walk at dusk. You should know you bring joy to people all over the world; people you will never meet are happier because of you.<br/><br/>Namastê. 2025-08-19T00:30:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr5lluw0zdf3ujq469wxtwhltekqfgam3lyv54kq3dy5cepgf3sxszyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx44rhx4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs98t8nfr46zq5h2thnplmw3e8kuyax0z30ryxtucngk5ak2yf53xgeyna7z'>nevent1q…na7z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At a minimum Netanyahu took advantage of the attack to employ the &#34;Shock Doctrine&#34; wherein those in power use a real or pretended crisis of their own making or not to achieve their goals. For Netanyahu the immediate goal was staying in power and thus out of prison and the long-term goal has always been to eradicate Palestine. 2025-07-27T11:01:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx6swp6qppqemh3aqwl45hlqnqj7d6u5y6r5zxm42nw4m0ar0xvzszyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx46tdxq Boycott is essentially a negative tool. It&#39;s great for taking down fascists.<br/><br/>The next logical step is to create a BUYCOTT-- a POSITIVE tool to encourage progressives and liberals (and ALL anti-fascists) to spend their money with friends.<br/><br/>What is required for this second step is a list of progressive businesses across all industries and regions of the country.<br/><br/>Is there such a list? If not, how do we make one?<br/><br/>Seriously. I am asking for help in developing a progressive guide for consumers. 2025-03-23T14:37:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxt48e06vgst9jf3wthk3854ndyyzdutatzhyzf5znxawz0392n0qzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxy255rw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstsc4yfjkgsc4s4s8ja7fhgtle5emk83cj6svtayexmeppclsf5tg6j2qg5'>nevent1q…2qg5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, I was wondering if I was the only one who was dissatisfied with The Vegetarian.<br/><br/>I mean, maybe it lost a lot in translation? 2024-12-22T17:11:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstlfjyeuhhmey0dd4a88jrxrrkrgsyqzq3l24yckuq3kyacel8q8czyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx25mjff SCOTUS&#39; Citizens United (unlimited campaign contributions) decision didn&#39;t just make a Musk possible, it made it inevitable.<br/><br/>Under the guize of extending free speech, SCOTUS turned our weak democracy into a strong plutocracy.<br/><br/>The Roberts court is the most destructive SCOTUS in our nation&#39;s history, as it caused the end of our first republic.<br/><br/>And the current SCOTUS was only made possible because of the Electoral College &amp; Mitch McConnell&#39;s refusal to grant Obama the justice he was entitled. 2024-12-20T17:55:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8a93vmf6fw20y32dt0lh33kgkx8ue6kp56zk404tsy74urxgdrggzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxjvqtlj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf0zyaskt6s5hc6sgcvwax99m2rnqnvv6kzrhxgra38082tpwzxagf7qftk'>nevent1q…qftk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do you have any idea how widespread the use of AI is in your students&#39; writing? Do they all use it to some degree? Are any of them shunning it completely? What are their reasons for using or not using AI? 2024-12-16T04:24:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2tcc5j7j6cnejt2l5ggwkuqfcw3vmjk8a5tm9266g4p4u98c4sfgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxa2yq6m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8glqzjdcuffpgfkqefn0f74usudtjcnaetp6tane587hadle7negzn0vc7'>nevent1q…0vc7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Were you like 5 years old when you started with C64 in the 80&#39;s?! 2024-12-13T01:12:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvdxfdapyknzmjhw2hkac6fpy4fxaezerj0g7n2czy0nchh4rshwczyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxcztzq4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqh4ngpqrz9lcamtrdvgckxrxawapajxyqptfsecjxlesegywh9wgucqchr'>nevent1q…qchr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think this is correct. But if the normal level of proto-fascism is X I would suspect it is X+ now through the use of the techniques you cite. In other words, theses tech don&#39;t just embolden self-described fascists, they nurture and develop latent- fascists? 2024-12-08T15:36:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0mj0c7zj3ga3hwc3853d7x0ht47e7sl96du4mrgth04ftdnlc73gzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxzuj2zu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdl79dldhejr3u8wq7ajk2h75cgpr83gry5urs3r9mfgaere0m4mccxjj87'>nevent1q…jj87</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah I don&#39;t even think that this scotus would strike it down. But then what do I know? I was sure Trump wouldn&#39;t even win the Republican nomination in 2016. 2024-12-04T21:20:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswtnpq36h84zrcnzpcd5kqsx4hnwts52k8zjmr26has62rxkth59gzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxyl7yey In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdqdhyfeq3sf8zdukct6wg5709y3zc5m509yx8xmqu0cqwmjupjjgsa0057'>nevent1q…0057</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>RCV is the key! It&#39;s being implemented in more and more states. Every blue state should definitely implement it yesterday and stop whining about &#34;spoilers.&#34; 2024-12-04T21:17:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9whmql2w35ttu23pre43j3tnhxas349fwgq9m69pee9u65xlncsqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxcmn7x3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr4rwn5ejgpt3up2t5a69tn0qz5qnerv054udpsyxpwdd9m38p4qczutmcv'>nevent1q…tmcv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s worth a try. 2024-12-04T21:10:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9h3nxdnfe8ajwkkyemyav28xftuf0cn6cf96ual4lnxngsfqyc5czyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxmmlhyh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp33ek3vtmsm8et3fzg97l2qx2t9nahsfuct924cac2p8jdefzwtg8u2zmt'>nevent1q…2zmt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Exactly right. If it ever got enough states to agree to implement it, I have to believe that the current Supreme Court would declare it unconstitutional. 2024-12-04T20:57:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0l0s0u84m9rfwjaadft3v8hg6xuld52dqx66p7rnfyzupcy7xzwgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxpg2yry In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvawj35fsjkg2j993pe4ah9jturkk50xfdcnhhd7yvqatzsqyjdvqzxl0n5'>nevent1q…l0n5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I disagree. Voting for either of the duopoly parties in a non-swing state could be considered a &#34;wasted&#34; vote. But voting for a &#34;third- party&#34; candidate in a non- swing state could have the potential of helping to develop a new third party safely.<br/><br/>The Electoral College gives us this one advantage. We&#39;d be fools not to take advantage of it. 2024-12-04T17:59:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2hm59na3u0rdm79ypcz4mkxxj2n95jsgnc9fsn2r4tg5gafnktzgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxzhyn0h If you could, would / will you move abroad before Trump&#39;s inauguration? 2024-12-04T04:06:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszwvl947fqn0ylv2uxlelqayzel6jxmd49eget6x8q50eguu0hekqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx37wfq9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs204wardm73l50x56d03keupu7l8t8s3ueg65ht6064f0njdqaaxs8twv6z'>nevent1q…wv6z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Really? Who? 2024-12-04T01:58:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8yhaandc4xdmykudkvjzzpc3wz2vatlzvsaeunsfm5mwrzjss8vszyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxf8vjx5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsya5xea4ynx7zyg4znjyzaw0rx27vcdchqv52j0k0e0s6xcxptk8q3hl7qz'>nevent1q…l7qz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;the most progressive Republican candidate in the field.&#34;<br/><br/>Stop!... you&#39;re gonna make me wet myself!!!! 2024-12-04T01:25:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswtsned8uy7tdvflf30h9mxrn4lce6ndem90j8fec08ux96ccjf8qzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxr44wv2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxa3mvmvgzd9jrqhtk5lqda3shc67xnmg53rzakzad3c562gkekqg5yy2qu'>nevent1q…y2qu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I get where you&#39;re coming from now. Sure I spent hundreds of hours in 2000 trying to explain to potential voters why voting for your conscience is never a wasted vote. 2024-12-03T23:06:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszy585c0er98gkayth5gtwdqalyphk8rjundj65yj7h4mg8e2zffqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxthwew6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9cghg7gm0d2zf2pan0kf0777h86mve9plcpfx70s6kaz3s8f6dmce5f537'>nevent1q…f537</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I see. Okay. Well, I wrote my Master&#39;s thesis on third-party politics in the US, and I certainly did not mean to suggest that these parties were inferior in any respect other than in their ability to wield power.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t consider the term &#34;third party&#34; to be derogatory. I also use the term &#34;minor party.&#34; I think these are fundamental designations when discussing politics within the context of a duopoly like the U.S. 2024-12-03T22:59:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9muzd4ktlyfplsdajd5w0gcqsna93u2p26zxnfq8mgj9uydsfwxgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxg9gak5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqcjpsv3wl858wu6l8tfryh902h0x260efcjgsvpupj2rt4f2qufgw3nph5'>nevent1q…nph5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That is a huge problem and I&#39;m not sure what the solution is. My focus is on the, what maybe 40% of the potential electorate who are not motivated to vote. I strongly suspect that if they were forced to vote (and I&#39;m not suggesting they should be forced), they would vote for majoritarian policies. In other words, they would support progressives. But I could be wrong about that. 2024-12-03T22:54:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs25av5rel77mnvjgaet6pluhd6lkadz5hf6qju9mcww6dzqvpds9qzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxnrmgl4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvlt3qykewc0u85jhdnpeu4vdjdjgde9gnuu2f2kynn2fj7duutlcupx3u9'>nevent1q…x3u9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d like to think that a third party could be created that would not only represent the wishes of a majority of Americans but also get them to come out and vote for this party.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t understand your other point about being called a third party or actually being one?<br/><br/>If they&#39;re one of the two parties in the duopoly then they are not a third party. If they are not one of those two then they are a third party. I still don&#39;t understand your point? 2024-12-03T22:45:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2q33hq80a407z4t2wcg4q9uvddmk4l4e8cjftkevxqh22v8s75egzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxl6njt8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7xnt0qefz4vg4ex0jl3nskvme9qzrfrfd24kj9497m8zwr6xexqpsucs7'>nevent1q…ucs7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And if a minority of Democrats, that is to say the progressives, peel away from the Democratic party to form a new party then the Democratic party elites would be correct in calling this new Progressive Party a third party. What&#39;s your point? 2024-12-03T21:49:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ruzdq5r5jsct5lse84gnce8wnclmshc74hlrgnau67czdpanttczyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxjx7glf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2zsn5lcpcex3ldatpn5v3h6qac329mzmzkl0az0nrwv07agsansgjhwvay'>nevent1q…wvay</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A majority of Americans want Universal Health Care &amp; have wanted it for decades. Why hasn&#39;t it happened? <br/><br/>A majority of Americans want much higher taxes on millionaires &amp; billionaires. Why hasn&#39;t it happened? <br/><br/>A majority of Americans want stricter gun control laws. Why hasn&#39;t it happened? <br/><br/>A majority of Americans want abortion access. How was it taken away?<br/><br/>These are all majoritarian positions that presumably a Progressive Party could run &amp; win with. 2024-12-03T21:39:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2zsn5lcpcex3ldatpn5v3h6qac329mzmzkl0az0nrwv07agsansgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxyj8duw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz2fvzhlxq5ml9mawns3hj7jpynyqhggdr9wh52tfz6gdgpj2h97cu25nem'>nevent1q…5nem</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I guess I&#39;m less interested in pointing fingers at who&#39;s to blame than I am at trying to determine a winning strategy going forward assuming we have any more elections. 2024-12-03T21:33:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsprgl5zzcjrr8zt2z52d8xesmhqkpe6970klrkrhwfznzfypk9ldqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx26ss2q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0avgcu4mmnlxcq9tsguwxgu8ntffgjm50258t8mhr4tzv8vjpmvq8gng4u'>nevent1q…ng4u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sure. They would call them that and a lot worse! But this isn&#39;t about what one of the major parties calls people who leave their party. This is about how we designate major parties from third parties.<br/><br/>Now, if one of the major parties collapsed and most of their members formed a new party that rivaled the remaining major party in size, we wouldn&#39;t call that a third party, would we? That&#39;s essentially what happened to the Whigs and the Republicans. 2024-12-03T20:29:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg7gs3un9h2t0yfn2zavzrnqru7n9lwnwn0pppnfd0pl67mjur0aczyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxcce0xw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9nyw0ny6h2jur9c7fkek457etwceyhpt2stw82w8qu7rx95afawg4vgz94'>nevent1q…gz94</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Rep. Party was not a third party in the classical sense of the term. It was a party that had supplanted and absorbed the Whig party and in the race of 1854 it was one of the two primary parties facing two third-party challengers. 2024-12-03T18:03:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdzagtrraupukrejha828jjzwrlh3decfsqdcdfmseq6p4mlfhdeqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxdjtzuj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspjy5zfu5yuvn5tey45tdtmgfnfy2qhxxy7nzxkzjd0n9alcrr3tghftjzt'>nevent1q…tjzt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not true. Harris came within a few percentage points of winning the popular vote. In no election in our nation&#39;s history has a third party candidate for president come within a few percentage points of winning the popular vote.<br/><br/>T.R., the most popular politician of his era running as a third party candidate came in double digits behind the winner in 1912. And that was the best any third party presidential candidate has ever done. 2024-12-03T17:32:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs28ln6jyxgf9xwlwcfj34nphtw0n9ku2z3njd6h3568tetv2ruzdczyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxfm5msy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8jne96x37p5lz6nmamxgj90nls5s6ucnz3wqu9vwpn3a9568vhwgl9qr0z'>nevent1q…qr0z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel the same. <br/><br/>But will there be any elections in 2026, and how can the Dems win them?<br/><br/>And is it ever going to be possible to get a viable third party, a truly progressive party, a truly majoritarian party, to be able to compete competitively? 2024-12-03T14:38:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8ndalwstq66s9ayswsjs2qellpy50ssvyh05sy5rpslv9nj7r0qzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxxxnn32 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvt59j2l87f0w8gmnw2cxdhwslaacpc0eueq8vm7ey2gdj8ducl3srt43gq'>nevent1q…43gq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah I&#39;m out too it&#39;s almost midnight here. 2024-12-03T04:48:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf9djxqvyh0tmd0vfe2jac46p9sk9jzehkv25tpy89ql4cpcm28lqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxrfex8w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxepa85pt0gzfkx0sl35dad9fg9kkjcxtx8juh8mntg5p7wayd0dspclwdq'>nevent1q…lwdq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I never voted it all until I was 40 and Ralph Nader ran for president. After that, I never voted for a Republican or a Democrat until 2020 when I was too frightened of a possible Trump victory to vote for the Green Party candidate. 2024-12-03T04:47:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgrpf307lmkxuz9r92l9mun66zrtv3pgyl8eljswy5tu5jxs7qd5szyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxkmgn4z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9wle2q4wf9n6dg9rdjrn0ckhtkuextvp0k830glv7njtljee9auskgygje'>nevent1q…ygje</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Which is weird because he came to the public&#39;s attention first as an anti-war activist. 2024-12-03T04:42:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs97n4fvhf552swy5fyh8pa8uhzkvywa8jrutvfw9v7erv5ctpx5dczyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxr2ytfh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrwdy9elpvasrmhwy86tkxak0vy90xtgjqhc3jcvj6ups3lc6t00s6s5ghf'>nevent1q…5ghf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I thought by definition rednecks were conservatives. 2024-12-03T04:39:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx84zwlps79rnalcsztn5u9x58zukjpjlj5tfurrhd45kstcvp60qzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxe2mzpd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsytfq256kcjkp8aejqanwj7382wfr47kkf39fuv5nw4revs6cyfjsacyq8f'>nevent1q…yq8f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Explain 2024-12-03T04:38:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswp244ncxeswy54twx7a2dqkawwp0ara3a6uxhv4elwtpju2t2uqqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxwg03jg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8as7agv8qg7ret2sm49clfqeh6twez4kd96cyzuprlstl6wv28sglga2sc'>nevent1q…a2sc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are there redneck Dems? 2024-12-03T04:37:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgspq20tr5egevr5gx53tkn7m4ddrg7u4d634tzdw5lnt6s6n270qzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxv3ah7n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv89jumc9sughd47llgxm64pxy3m2t8vvswt02saa384srxaak2jclhan0q'>nevent1q…an0q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think there&#39;s any problem with Raskin&#39;s looks. There might be a problem with the fact that he&#39;s Jewish. 2024-12-03T04:35:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsytyrnemsgewe3lgs7lrt2zmfqusc8ads93m4jd94huumzy8z2tugzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxe2vsjg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxusgky4z2l2mgasd7ds0frva28kkhswjf5s9stzkukfkk97wp8pq62qdr5'>nevent1q…qdr5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You have more faith in the military than I do. I could imagine Trump installing generals who would back his canceling of future elections. <br/><br/>As for Cornel West, he&#39;s an interesting guy. I&#39;ve heard him speak a few times, but it&#39;s hard for me to take him seriously as a national leader. His heart&#39;s in the right place, but I sense that he is a political dilettante. 2024-12-03T04:30:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf5cpfcngj4gexpflyxpnaxah7jgxranfmldd5kwrsc5kmr8prp3czyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxp5h2af In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyml5ydaxeghyht5s7jx4dynn8jg4zre3lkwl0hxlhh3examus7ugf8c2sd'>nevent1q…c2sd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>1. I&#39;m not sure there will be any more elections.<br/><br/>2. I honestly can&#39;t think of anyone eligible to run for president who I like. AOC comes to mind, but I&#39;m too old-fashioned and think that a president needs more gravitas.<br/><br/>3. Honestly, right this second, the only person I can think of who has the requisite integrity, wisdom, and compassion is the Indian writer and activist Arundhati Roy. But she&#39;s not eligible, and she&#39;s way too too smart to take the job.<br/><br/>You? 2024-12-03T04:20:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx6y5s82dq92zxml3vzfur883kywdvwe4wqe0rk233dvcwre0vx0gzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx5pykjk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0s74rcwlu3u7cvkzfnsz09asxmp9ljn3d9gvrvpa0qmcxhxqq0mg39a5jv'>nevent1q…a5jv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well you&#39;re a lot of fun! No just kidding. I am also extraordinarily pessimistic at this point. 2024-12-02T17:28:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszg09qvuuv4tmyc3dzag9crn0q8cv48pa3cf28n4p68yyp89c2z9szyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxy6h0fa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspactgqwfm47r2wv59h6vs5ammgvczvgp6du07df5z4wy84udc6dq3xdg4q'>nevent1q…dg4q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Right. So, moving forward?... 2024-12-02T16:45:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0h88tvyrawe66mgrmga39q5mc7myzxh08fqpelvd2e7ztr4ykhcczyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxx3236t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd6nyqjfm3ekhudtunzssn2dwtcff68cyuqdj4re0rw5e0ypjzenqp93r8d'>nevent1q…3r8d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What I&#39;m hearing is you&#39;re fed up with the people who sat out the election. Great. I don&#39;t see how that attitude will help us win the next election, assuming there is a next election. 2024-12-02T15:55:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy95y8nmks6mtahezlrhh7vmjyqgvjmfn37nww44jwavq7849z7agzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx84c676 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs86tjx5r5szcykmw2twxgldksxm44tac7fvc3eprx2d9ep2svv93gyp85w4'>nevent1q…85w4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So what I&#39;m hearing is it&#39;s all a problem of messaging not policy. What I&#39;m hearing is that the information space is unfair to the Democrats and possibly to democracy so the fact that the Democrats don&#39;t endorse majoritarian policies like Universal Health Care or high taxes for billionaires, or ending the genocide in Palestine in their platforms is irrelevant.<br/><br/>This could be right, but I&#39;m not buying it, and neither are the, what 40% of eligible voters who sat out the election. 2024-12-02T14:37:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvllyh66lfcradfs0tag3pvs0d9pkdkqr5ydjdzzy3qdv6l5kpyzszyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx4ey8v4 The pivotal moment was in the 2016 primary when the Dem. elites crushed Bernie who was at the time the leading candidate for the nomination for president.<br/><br/>They thought:<br/><br/>1. A Jewish socialist can&#39;t win.<br/><br/>2. If by some miracle he DID win he couldn&#39;t enact any of his agenda.<br/><br/>3. If by a second miracle he enacted his agenda WE, the Dem elites, would be totally screwed.<br/><br/>*I* think they were probably right about #1 and #2 and DEFINETLY correct about #3.<br/><br/>And they haven&#39;t changed their calibrations. 2024-12-01T17:36:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyvh37tegecjrww4euy97lv7r2ft9wdxap9lpvemn8u3pwgtpxkcgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxmztfsf Dems &amp; supporters are undertaking a needed post-mortem to answer: How did they lose to a treasonous, bald-faced liar? My 3 cents:<br/><br/>1. The polls were right this time—it was a close race and NOT a blowout or mandate for Trump.<br/><br/>2. The Dems are reliant on minority &amp; women voters because the Reps appeal to racists &amp; misogynists &amp; because DEMS DON’T DELIVER for the working class.<br/><br/>3. The country has never elected a woman president, let alone a woman of color. It might have been a bridge too far. 2024-12-01T14:41:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq4tdm7a3fzze9e7dhj7hphhtaf9nhxey0v3gnmt8vqrmf62zjy9qzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx8w9uet In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgge677p6yvnfla0hnlzyqgcugf4yswd8dnu90thv3resf29075mcccmpyg'>nevent1q…mpyg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I didn&#39;t know Bezos owned Goodreads. I just cancelled my account.<br/><br/>It was great to hear about a black woman- owned alternative but they use Machine Learning and I don&#39;t want to support ML, LLM or AI.<br/><br/>Does anyone know of a good alternative? 2024-11-25T21:04:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrlwx6vs8nk8eg3u6ydj67vxkhh8ne94tg9qxve58kzvqqyn3xxlqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx383w6f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0jtc3nzyx3c7swfm8ft4tlfc2hx8k8jhryxtx6p7q40vyjs3ekzq7j83n5'>nevent1q…83n5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Millionaire talking heads critiquing billionaire pols for ratings for multi-national corporations is not a recipe for &#34;talking to truth to power.&#34;<br/><br/>I get my news from Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman. 2024-11-23T16:04:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw5jmzau97tu4lqv79pv340j6ahn86lapqmsepewcsd6s482w52gqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx4smqau This has happened to me now a couple of times where I will be engaged in a conversation on Mastodon and it abruptly ends with a inflammatory comment directed at me that appears on my timeline but I cannot reply to because it says that it no longer exists. What&#39;s going on? How does this happen? If you delete a post, shouldn&#39;t it disappear from everyone&#39;s timeline? I apologize if this is a stupid question but I am a fairly recent subscriber to social media. 2024-11-19T13:48:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspdtpgtkjenj23hxhy6fg22fxh6tj4t54jnq55swrz2098l07px6szyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxvwqklg Just as Trump has energized apathetic citizens to become voters out of hope or fear, billionaires like Musk and Bezos are energizing citizens to become conscious consumers. <br/><br/>I look forward to the day when people will buy their products and services based on their political alignment. <br/><br/>I look forward to the day when in every region of the country you will be able to buy your groceries and get your car serviced, etc. by a red or a blue company.<br/><br/>I&#39;m done with giving my money to my enemies. 2024-11-02T18:19:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg29cpxt2ug58ly6rku0fyts7sc5j4n69pgahmqj6s58pt4eaq6aszyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxsuz93a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9szwk2dvddw2wlx298qf7en2vtkw69mcysexty25juklxxkqre7gua8fxa'>nevent1q…8fxa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I thought that the UK does have proportional representation. I thought the UK does have public funding of election campaigns.<br/><br/>Please enlighten me. 2024-11-02T18:00:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy7tmrvrv572krpx3enf5uxl2laxy84q5ca49w2uz6vyzppdxpp3qzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxrqy39d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf47235582z7taspz6qlj0lsqx26hljejvfljv02azp2z4eqxumgca5t2j7'>nevent1q…t2j7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>EU Greens get funding from national treasures &amp; they work in parliamentary systems, which allows for proportional representation.<br/><br/>As an active member of the Green Party in MD, I spent hundreds of hours in community outreach, community service, ballot access petitioning, public speaking &amp; I ran for office. There are thousands of volunteer Green supporters who have done the hard work for decades. If you don&#39;t know about them change your news sources. 2024-11-02T17:00:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst72tv5vdddhv9j8652sx8a8sq2r9nly23rxq6jzdx0k0t0a549nqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxautpel In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstnnewsq0vfequ6ye65f2assnqcgt5t3hvgqjjd4ear6e07rfaemqpg7he5'>nevent1q…7he5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What do you mean &#34;dropped&#34; her? As far as I know no Green Parties outside of the US have ever endorsed Green Party candidates in the United States. Can you show me an example when that did occur? I don&#39;t remember Ralph Nader or David Cobb getting any International Green endorsements. And really who would care?<br/><br/>What the Greens you&#39;re talking about have said is since Harris can&#39;t win she should drop out. That&#39;s a perfectly rational if defeatist point to make. 2024-11-02T15:33:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8l34c4guuhtedha33xx8anez2353mlvkt6mqyj5w8mxlxxs5esuszyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxvcccra &#34;Trump loses $2.4 billion in net worth after his social media stock implodes right before the election&#34;<br/><br/>=====<br/><br/>And let&#39;s make sure that right after the election the stock tanks completely. Let&#39;s make sure that Donald goes to prison a pauper.<br/><br/>Schadenfreude, sweet Schadenfreude! 2024-11-01T22:25:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvtjvtdyslwx7w89yvla75ctg9xdhhgvcrl3jxeck9hlqgntutzkczyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx3zdspy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf33lvq2hgrw6kq6a4lpfyfcxvfr5h9c02qnfd8cnry5d6jvwmrls2rgv0d'>nevent1q…gv0d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Anyone who thinks that giving money to their enemy is a good strategy sure has a different understanding of how the world works than I do. 2024-10-27T15:12:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdwxz9p3sc2xf5hnxtarjztdug84vh0zl7yyg84qj2ak4p7zfgfygzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxyzm9cu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfndgnvu62wv644xg98e4dx8swky43q9jpjj58qtgvkvpd2clly9qwwuvht'>nevent1q…uvht</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What will your answer be when they ask what you did to stop the genocide? Will your answer be that you voted for Harris and her kinder, gentler genocide? 2024-10-17T21:17:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv7g0qwte9n8srtz0mxwppjs2zeajl8z8xcmad8ul9ywp36dyee7qzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx7y388c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspgnxq5v94u9j8t7rpw2fjjmc680e3j25eczdl4t2s4xpktjy5shs3c5mc6'>nevent1q…5mc6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Watching it. The first comment: Medhi makes the assumption that Stein spoiled the race in 2016 because her votes would have gone to Hillary. I don&#39;t believe that&#39;s true. I know Stein doesn&#39;t believe that&#39;s true either. <br/><br/>My survey analysis of the 2000 election in Maryland found that nearly half of the Green Party voters for Nader would not have voted at all in the presidential race that year.<br/><br/>(Also, as an aside, did you know that Medhi believes in the literal truth of the Quran?) 2024-10-14T22:50:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxnud3zc6pyt0ur3yq99xn2sv760r0cgl7wmshxs3auwrvdzmrh6szyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxujuy2f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsywz3g3l6frvlh940kwwtwdw9aw5u0hlphqeuerz4v2kk6hkae77sq8levs'>nevent1q…levs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Meaning she will never run for office again or what? 2024-10-14T22:39:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqe0mzknj9h6qlru0yhndqn4nuz0r3wqsfre0sz54aremjcj4ncpqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxxny7e8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszn4rpsmq93tqvwgrx65wqkjr67dzatdsvznudwkrvjq62ucyrm2sftw887'>nevent1q…w887</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No. Didn&#39;t hear about it. Did he ask her if she&#39;s a Putin puppet? Did she admit to taking corporate money? What is your take on the interview? 2024-10-14T22:32:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszme038qpzn6kq3ht3mdu0c8hvhrmka99903xrrugl9l2kz6qc6xczyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx5lk3km In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0nuyljxgeq6lrwdqyxfcest64uv3w4ss39p28gg6g422cl6m97hqada292'>nevent1q…a292</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sorry if my experience is of no value to you.<br/><br/>Please cite your source for Jill Stein receiving money from Putin or large donations from anywhere.<br/><br/>Look, I get it. We&#39;re all scared that Trump is going to win. I don&#39;t want that anymore than you do. I wouldn&#39;t be voting for Stein if I lived in a swing state. But to malign a third party, which, yes, in my experience, had the right platform 20 years before the Democrats is a mistake, IMHO. 2024-10-10T21:05:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsftg3a8ywvhtrnmxh93scwvkuat6azf5z6709sw94vrs30257w69gzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxzntv2v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy07uajguuzry8f29ygpxe4f03cerpx7ffvwraht78z2qfkhrt3rg575rda'>nevent1q…5rda</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have never heard of the Green Party getting a big influx of cash from anyone! When I was a green Party candidate the maximum we could accept in campaign contributions was $200.<br/><br/> Please cite your source? 2024-10-10T20:56:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0hzcy2zh7hf2px9txcph55vw7qrvfnzh0xwltzwt73mmml0ca4zgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxqqm2e6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg04t6uf0pwp7zqq3a6472j4jchjtmsa0cz6x8czu7gv5zyujm74cezdpuw'>nevent1q…dpuw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Voting for a Green party candidate for president does not prevent you from voting for a Democrat for House and Senate.<br/><br/>Which is what I did in MD by mail two weeks ago. 2024-10-10T20:23:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8d69ftwcy7sh7z2t67q3k5ga7q4e7au9vyj0kj5580yc53xhuneszyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxgjwp4j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrfghmv8z700e4xjqe23lumntzhc6ghctmzux9xhv8959kkl9wchshrvy7w'>nevent1q…vy7w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Unless you live in a non-swing state and you want to help grow the Green party.<br/><br/>We&#39;ve discussed this. 2024-10-10T20:18:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfjvfy8t4ra2028h4zajz0kgwe09lkhfhxnvfw0fnz0sj57r729wgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxw9wmej In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfq9px8xajftqa2yhmgx9rqncfnaa9fpdqdqe3qu4t2n5juedxkesk8ke7m'>nevent1q…ke7m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I didn&#39;t watch the debates but in general I like Walz a lot but as far as his trustworthiness goes I don&#39;t know...<br/><br/>The first misspeak okay I&#39;ll give him that. But now with the second it&#39;s beginning to look like a pattern.<br/><br/>Yes of course Trump lies more on an average day than Walz probably lied in his entire life.<br/><br/>But it&#39;s a slippery slope when you defend your support for someone&#39;s misbehavior because his rival is even worse... 2024-10-02T21:04:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx7n8708vmq9akue84ht55009dtfefevndfs4a4uu4uugv00ny9aqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxj8sdle &#34;IDF says Iran has launched missiles toward Israel&#34;<br/><br/>===========<br/><br/>October 1st / October surprise day. <br/><br/>Israel kept pushing and pushing until Iran acted. This is what Netanyahu and Trump have been scheming for since at least Harris became Trump&#39;s opponent.<br/><br/>Now, wait for Putin&#39;s big October-surprise move in support of Trump. 2024-10-01T17:00:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxv73xusmug59rcupferrt8eh3v3pm4j2t567vk30pq7ccautjl2gzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxlq52yu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs23d8grr43xz34xyjvyzftks5tkssx3zu0zurssullffezmq087aq0pkhtd'>nevent1q…khtd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s right. We have more food than we need to feed everyone in the world. There is more wealth than is needed to raise everyone out of poverty. It&#39;s only political will and imagination and mostly the greed that you talk about that prevents us from living in a utopia. 2024-09-27T17:02:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd6w2ru8ezt39294zvyyxd6u8ndjy8yk2k5tsuqnqgj5tegesq4hqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxwswnmp Ask yourself: Is it better to have one billionaire or a thousand millionaires? Is it better to have one millionaire or a hundred people with ten-thousand dollars each?<br/><br/>The person with $10K isn&#39;t going to buy a politician or get a government subsidy or get a tax break, they will buy groceries and pay rent and grown the economy from the bottom-up. 2024-09-27T16:49:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs220ksqvqavjwp5jmdjmladfshpk2rgtssk4zfezdv8twkpms2uvgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxxv7q9q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7kqezhjde43rmztrs2k7e2snflteksys4udnt83fpuasfjnhp7c4g29wf'>nevent1q…29wf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Lack of scruples. 2024-09-27T15:17:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd8jxmzcqhnq8hylcuwk9sz8hpxrzceqzc74uyt7smnu2em6wzuqqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx2665z2 Trump&#39;s purpose should be to act as an impetus and a catalyst for a second American revolution. <br/><br/>Otherwise his malignant presence will have had no redeeming value. <br/><br/>We must trump Trump:<br/><br/>1. Trump must go to prison.<br/>2. Eliminate the Senate filibuster. <br/>3. Pack the court. <br/>4. Make Roe the law of the land again. <br/>5. Abolish the Electoral College. <br/>6. Institute universal healthcare and automatic voter registration. <br/>7. Tax the rich. <br/>8. Make a democracy. <br/>9. Make a revolution.<br/><br/>Thank you Trump! 2024-09-27T14:33:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy3jk0f7d2d5m2z2v8c0aw8294357cle07pq2yglp0fw23q6ju7sgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx5pta6k Questions for a Friday morning:<br/><br/>A. Trump says he&#39;s rich and doesn&#39;t need money, yes?<br/><br/>B. Trump hawks everything from bibles to steaks to shoes to watches, yes?<br/><br/>C. If Trump doesn&#39;t need the money why is he peddling his branded crap? <br/><br/>D. If Trump doesn&#39;t need the money why doesn&#39;t he give the profits from the sale of his dreck merch to charity?<br/><br/>E. If there is a God. Why, oh why <br/> Trump? 2024-09-27T14:21:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstqzxzqycq0jkeu67fckq3ec576qf86gvsafhsg58murz92txn2lgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxcj4ujw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs84zlyz5ju77ky4dme8tfz7n590p07adhx0faq5m3j778vmy8z6gsnpksap'>nevent1q…ksap</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Again, all of that fighting occurred AFTER the indictments, yes? Why did it take YEARS for the indictments to be presented? 2024-09-27T01:28:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdpjpxwjxwvx6xks24s0w9q7phpxc00lhukp3wt88c7snm6n8k8ngzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxmfyp0w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9cmj0u4yj840c5yfms877znrmh7ll42kvjhnl524edrja20gwzhs8k8pj9'>nevent1q…8pj9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah but all that comes AFTER the indictment yes? Why did it take them YEARS to indict!<br/><br/>Why didn&#39;t the Georgia prosecution begin weeks or at most months after the election?<br/><br/>Trump said on tape: &#34;Find me the votes.&#34; CASE CLOSED! 2024-09-27T01:18:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstn39ryu2k8235r7cvx9vp0768hhf04jj4ejt39jnlj7yf9ys3gmgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx4hapa4 I&#39;m an idiot. Can someone explain to me why it took YEARS to bring indictments against Trump for election interference in Georgia and the DC insurrection on January 6?!!<br/><br/>We have the tapes! Everyone heard and saw it!<br/><br/>I mean. W. T. F. ?! 2024-09-27T01:06:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8s4hf22n0f2qge66suhn7rsjgj9mra7h5jsq5dct9vhp95tmhwzqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxvjrhj9 &#34;A new poll of young voters shows Harris with a commanding 31 point lead over Trump&#34;<br/><br/>============<br/><br/>If young people vote in big numbers Harris / Walz will win in a landslide! 2024-09-24T22:25:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspph0r59y5d430vjfsdmmsgafm67jf25xqqf2alv6hlje56qf5g6szyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxuutuls Reporters should ask: &#34;You fell in love with the dictator Kim but you &#39;HATE TAYLOR SWIFT?&#39;&#34; 2024-09-22T00:22:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswxupqljrrp9dlqyzd6zd5cgtu2weednd4939v79lvck8l4kddjwgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxkx8958 &#34;Voter registration is breaking records as Election Day approaches, particularly among young people, including many first-time voters,” USA Today reports.<br/><br/>================<br/><br/>This is great news for the Democrats and democracy! 2024-09-21T22:01:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs89y7jn5h46s4ykdsl6fay7xc5afmurvpdc9h3czegqwz5cr35t7szyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx8ve7sk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgj2ukfmkgc8j9ev6mpfczkefserwnhepxea2460d9tjema5ktfjgwunmcz'>nevent1q…nmcz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Trump is a disgrace. Anyone who votes for this monster is sick. 2024-09-20T03:06:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy93pyep54whx0a6n9auwam8tfkv80us2l3uztpgvlevkxp7guh3qzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxjglev5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ygtwjttfnj5lwu3s8m4ghasy2y07zsulhclxu2r73yx2qsmf7aq0fn44k'>nevent1q…n44k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting point. But if Israel has cutting-edge tech, leaders with zero scruples will deploy Israeli tech against their enemies. Then all leaders are pressured to? In the mean time every intel organization in the world is now tasked with uncovering, inventing &amp; deploying new tech.<br/><br/>*<br/><br/>What&#39;s your take on Netanyahu&#39;s provocations and all of his enemy&#39;s amazing levels of restraint?<br/><br/>How much does the provocation and restraint have to do with the U.S. election 50 days out? 2024-09-19T00:28:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy5z0rhf5qa9rz3ncpgs4n7jdsyku9vpneu808gcg6s8ac5kypmcszyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxt23cj2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswgsaqy53x702ac9xp22nkr79q369gttcuhsszsllhq7y520hkk7gmk7uw5'>nevent1q…7uw5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah I think she meant our military was going to be violent OUTSIDE of the U.S. 2024-09-15T23:02:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszwjydcgk8uxdq0vj8ctqjcx6m42fpe5rnvpypst5qsyzxmwhn8dgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxuws32t The U.S. has one of the highest rates of church attendance among all western democracies. <br/><br/>What are these millions of Christians hearing in church today?<br/><br/>How many of them are hearing biblical stories about love and compassion?<br/><br/>How many are hearing about the need to be loving and compassionate to their neighbors?<br/><br/>Where are the Christians leaders today? Where are these men and women when innocent Haitian refugees are being threatened in our country?<br/><br/>Are ALL U.S. churches morally bankrupt? 2024-09-15T16:40:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0fue6ffq0zfcrrhhv70cmceh8glhf9rpjcs5ldp0vtf7ge2xr33qzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxjswl95 IF (God-forbid) Trump became president again he would be at the end of his term the oldest American president ever.<br/><br/>Trump is obese and in failing mental health. There is no reason to believe that he would even survive a full second term.<br/><br/>Which means that a VP Vance could easily become president. A man who thinks school mass shootings are &#34;a fact of life&#34; but that fictitious stories about Haitians eating cats are something that should drive national policy.<br/><br/>MAGA = Insanity. 2024-09-15T16:18:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsghu5rvm2a29wkw3u54206l9fu6v5l5f69ts99qevuj4fhkf6cvzqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx0t5wtr Of all of Trump&#39;s poisons his infantilization of a nation is the most destructive.<br/><br/>Trump&#39;s shtick is he&#39;s a con man because the world is a con.<br/><br/>Trump asked Putin publicly for help against his presidential opponent. That was transformative.<br/><br/>He should not have been able to get away with that treason and appropriately Trump lost the popular vote. <br/><br/>He became president only because of the anacronistic destructive electoral college.<br/><br/>Our laws should reflect the majority opinion. 2024-09-06T23:50:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs25j885mc83n6ne7f0d23nj9gqk3s973986wn4fhc8tn5gcqq04tszyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxzm9wud In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyjke7pz7hevdganz36jzzvq5p60qu6kym2cjk2l72t7nq5pr807qtc2ffk'>nevent1q…2ffk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>She may feel safer away from Russia? 2024-09-01T15:13:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf3wt5dm2culkr20338em5u9mfx0k3m6w3l53q8jw5q8k77wpwxyszyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxlcnhwg Trump is trying to channel Roy Cohn one more time. What did Cohn try to teach him that he missed? Some trick shot, some impossible angle? There must be something!<br/><br/>In the meantime Trump makes ready the biggest payout of his career dumping Pravda Social the instant he can, putting the money in an offshore account.<br/> <br/>Trump is begging Netanyahu and Putin for help. <br/><br/>Trump will confirm details of Plan B: exile in Moscow. If Melania stayed behind how long would she live? What about Barron? 2024-09-01T02:03:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0r5g6r8yur6wgvy9kpuru0lpntdty4nz86p5axtfh8eu6aczzhdgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxvx6950 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspqy29arfn8h4ujnsamdzp886e89nn67hncvr9hjd69gmhpnrvjpqxpk4v4'>nevent1q…k4v4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We know Trump LOVES the Palestinian genocide and sees great financial opportunities in all that abandoned beachfront property once the Palestinian squatters are driven off. <br/><br/>Harris MIGHT be willing and able to stop the Palestinian genocide.<br/><br/>She had a social- justice upbringing and she has a Jewish husband to give her cover against charges of anti-Semitism.<br/><br/>But, yes, its all speculation.<br/><br/>Still, can ANYONE seriously imagine that the Palestinians would be better off under Trump? 2024-08-26T14:16:35Z