Mastodawn

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#TuckFrump Jul 13, 2023

'Electile dysfunction': DeSantis' flailing campaign ruthlessly mocked by Financial Times columnist https://www.rawstory.com/trump-desantis-2024-2662274883/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

'Electile dysfunction': DeSantis' flailing campaign ruthlessly mocked by Financial Times columnist

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign is still flailing despite the fact that his top rival, former President Donald Trump, has been indicted twice on dozens of felony charges.Given this, Financial Times columnist Edward Luce has written a column gleefully mocking DeSantis and diagnosing ...

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Nickie with an 'e Jul 12, 2023

Pierre PoiLIEvre is pandering to the votes of homophobes and bigots

https://open.substack.com/pub/scrimshawunscripted/p/poilievres-straight-pride-problem?r=1lcmjg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Poilievre's (Straight) Pride Problem

On That Green Shirt

Scrimshaw Unscripted

Political Cupid Jul 13, 2023

Polling Canada

Jul 13, 2023

Those who have done (X) due to inflation:

Cut back dining out: 56%
Looking at flyers for sales: 53%
Cut back on entertainment: 48%
Put off purchasing new clothes: 43%
Using coupons: 32%
Switched to cheaper grocery store: 30%

Ipsos / Jun 20, 2023 / n=1000 / Online

Political Cupid Jul 13, 2023

Lawfare Jul 13, 2023

Why did it feel like the intelligence agencies were caught off guard on Jan. 6?

FBI leadership told Congress repeatedly that the bureau couldn’t have anticipated the Jan. 6 attack. Molly Reynolds and Quinta Jurecic argue that a new Senate report suggests otherwise: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-new-senate-report-undermines-fbi-excuses-about-jan.-6

Political Cupid Jul 13, 2023

Caroline Orr Bueno Jul 13, 2023

So, Mike Pence says he would ban abortion even when the pregnancy isn’t viable — in other words, he’d force women to carry a doomed pregnancy to term just so they could go through the trauma of delivering a dead fetus. This is sheer, unspeakable cruelty. #reproductiverights #womensrights #health #politics

https://apnews.com/article/mike-pence-abortion-views-2024-election-e5b236c27bc9c86f77efedbeedb26520

Pence would ban abortions when pregnancies aren't viable. His GOP rivals won't say if they agree

Former Vice President Mike Pence is leaning in on his anti-abortion stance as he campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination. Pence says he does not support exceptions in the case of nonviable pregnancies, when doctors have determined there's no chance a baby will survive outside the womb. Pence has previously voiced support for a national abortion ban after six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they’re pregnant. The former vice president says he'll “always err on the side of life.” The Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion a year ago last month, ushering in a wave of bans and restrictions.

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BC Info Bot Jul 13, 2023

Vancouver News (CTV): Vancouver councillor calls decision on modular housing 'infuriating and unacceptable' https://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-councillor-calls-decision-on-modular-housing-infuriating-and-unacceptable-1.6477833 #CTV #CTVBC #vancouver #BritishColumbia

Vancouver councillor calls decision on modular housing 'infuriating and unacceptable'

Vancouver city council has voted down a motion that would allow for extended leases on temporary modular housing sites, a move greeted with cries of "shame" from people in the chamber who spoke in support of it.

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Hoarse Whisperer Jul 13, 2023

I used to write a lot on Twitter. When Musk bought the place, I moved most of that to Substack and made an abrupt leap into trying to be a writer.

I posted something there today about going through hard things and finding something to hold onto.

If you’re down to read it, cool. If you’re down to subscribe, even cooler. Become a paid supporter and I will be your alibi witness for any non-violent crime.

https://www.hoarsewhisperings.com/p/the-human-experience-the-other-side

The Human Experience: The Other Side of the Tunnel

The years after I separated were like one long, slow-motion tumble down a mountain. The ground gave way. I fell some distance and then landed with a bruising thud. And then the ground gave way again. I spent every single day of those years thinking “If I can just get through

Hoarse Whisperings

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Mats Holberg 🇺🇦 🇵🇸Jul 12, 2023

If you need to be delighted by something this morning, I present the tree goats of Morocco.

I was driving near Essaouira the first time I saw this and literally slammed on my brakes because I thought I was suddenly hallucinating. But then you learn how common it is and after a day or two it's, oh, yeah, more goats in trees.

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flexghost.Jul 13, 2023

America

Fuck yeah.

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Rev.Hans

Jul 13, 2023

Ugh

"Stephen Harper gets friendly with neofascist Viktor Orbán"

And this former Canadian PM is the political "father" of our own fascist-in-waiting and leader of the federal Conservatives, Pierre Polievre

When Trump ran & then when he got in there were those who were reticent about using "f" word. Me included. I'm still not sure Trump fits as a fascist, but he has certainly enabled fascists and proto-fascists at home, and here in Canada.

#cdnpoli #fascism

https://flip.it/OpVqWE

Stephen Harper gets friendly with neofascist Viktor Orbán

As far as their approaches to the mechanics of democracy, at least, Stephen Harper and Viktor Orbán have much in common.

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