Brent Shaffer

@MichaelTeaLeaf
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85 Following
283 Posts
An average guy living in the DFW Metroplex.
Non-religious.
He / him / his.
I don’t care which political party you’re in, this is frightening and dangerous. Over the next 24 hours, tell everyone you know to vote. Have difficult conversations. Drive voters to the polls. Phone bank. Canvass. Post on social media. Do everything in your power to prevent these misogynists from having control of our safety and freedoms.

We won’t go back.
I knew #science could help me explain this... 😉
For Republicans, when it comes to Donald Trump, there is no line.
White women: It’s not enough to vote. Wake up and do the work for the next week like Black women have done for decades. Phone bank, knock doors and persuade the white women in your life. You may be in the 47%, but you know the 53%; they’re your mom, sister, friends.

I am sooooo ready for this election to be over and done with. The stress is incredible. I was ready to vote in April. Time to put this psycho authoritarian out to pasture & move on with #KamalaHarris already.

#HarrisWalz2024

Hurricanes have brought us gov weather control conspiracy theories

This conspiracy theory isn't that far off.

For 4 decades Scientists have warned us weather will get warmer, wetter, and more violent. For decades, governments have colluded with Fossil Fuel companies to downplay the extent of the damage that fossil fuel use will do.

This weather control has been 4 decades in the making thanks to oil companies and apathetic governments

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/hurricane-milton-helene-fact-checking-conspiracies-rumors-2024-10-09/

#ClimateChange
#FossilFuel

Reminder: When you invest in the American people, the middle class expands, and the economy grows. When you cut taxes on the rich, the rich get richer, and the gains don’t trickle down. It’s that simple.
Vani Hari is not a “health expert” - she is a woman with zero scientific or healthcare credentials, lacks understanding of basic science concepts, and has made a lucrative career selling misinformation to people. She’s also known as “The Food Babe”.

Why is she talking to Congress?
Because we are living in an era where scientific evidence and facts don’t matter and whoever has the biggest social media platform is somehow believed to be an expert.

THIS is a public health crisis.
Yet again, Senate Republicans refused to safeguard access to fertility treatments for women trying to get pregnant.

Republican officials have had every opportunity to protect reproductive freedom – from IVF to contraception – but they refuse to do so.

The disregard for a woman’s right to make these decisions for herself and her family is outrageous and unacceptable.
“Let’s try to state what should be obvious: Trump’s mental fitness for the presidency deserves sustained journalistic scrutiny as a stand-alone topic with its own intrinsic importance and newsworthiness. Real journalistic resources should be put into meaningfully covering it from multiple angles, as often happens with other big national stories of great consequence.” — Greg Sargent, The New Republic. https://flip.it/Nzwpbg
Finally: Top Journo Erupts at Media for Ignoring Trump’s Mental State

Mike Barnicle’s throw-down Wednesday should open the floodgates: Coverage of Donald Trump’s mental fitness for office is not just fair game. It’s necessary.

The New Republic