I'm heartsick over Biden's withdrawal. I will obviously support whomever the Dems nominate, but I hate to see big donors and hyped-up media circuses pushing my candidate out of the race.
Dems, we significantly reduced the power of super delegates in 2018 for just this reason. THE DEM PRIMARY VOTERS PICK THE CANDIDATE.
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climate disruption -> refugees -> conflicts -> strongmen
so goes the prediction. As an exercise...
Assume for the moment we know this will happen (or maybe you think it is happening)...
What can we do to stop each step of this?
The Supreme Courtās consideration of a code of conduct began more than four years ago, when the #MeToo movement focused attention on sexual harassment policies within many American workplaces, including the federal judiciary.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-has-worked-on-code-of-conduct-but-gotten-nowhere-e7cd486f?st=iy3b50xiaibih3i&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink #scotus
"For it to sink in, the gross unfairness of our gender expectations must be conveyed early in life, or, at the very latest, upon entering oneās graduate program. We must take women and minorities aside + whisper difficult truths to them: No one is going to stop them from doing too much academic service."
We also have to acklwdg that, with increasing adjunctification + "responsibilization," a growing service load is spread over a much smaller proportion of employees
https://www.chronicle.com/article/women-do-higher-eds-chores-that-must-change
Texas is trying to pass a law that would prevent Chinese citizens from buying property. It doesn't have any exceptions for legal permanent residents, visa holders or dual citizens. Even if it doesn't pass, or is ruled unconstitutional, its popularity is indicative of sentiment in the state and the difficulties Asians face. Rhetoric around the bill seeks to make a false distinction between Texans and Chinese people.
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