Andria Litto

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Filmmaker, singer, bunhead, traveler, polyglot, foodie, humanist, worshipper of Muses.
Ex-Amazon employees on the almost impressively cynical way Amazon smile started:
Democrats introduce constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United campaign finance ruling

A group of House Democrats introduced a constitutional amendment on Thursday to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that eliminated restrictions on corporate campaign spending. The Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in the Citizens United v. FEC case prohibited the government from restricting political campaign spending by companies, nonprofit organizations and unions. This amendment, if passed, would…

The Hill
Emboldened by the Big Lie, many Republican-led counties went rogue this election cycle by refusing to certify valid election results, demanding to hand count all ballots and more.
https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/in-2022-election-lawsuits-went-local-in-these-counties/
In 2022, Election Lawsuits Went Local in These Counties

Here’s a roundup of some of the big themes that emerged from county-level action across the country this election cycle.

Democracy Docket

This👇is the NYT article that @palmerreport describes as : "New York Times quietly admits that the media’s dishonest hyping of phony polls really did cost Democrats the midterms"

-- The ‘Red Wave’ Washout: How Skewed Polls Fed a False Election Narrative.

The errant surveys spooked some candidates into spending more money than necessary, and diverted help from others who otherwise had a fighting chance of winning.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/31/us/politics/polling-election-2022-red-wave.html?unlocked_article_code=SCWAoU-PmCDg-MEUFZ-Bnyl48BjetyfZTKjlK7Rfy0RbdeadO6yNYFzmGMOBE209MYm9S8gDrhPUVQ7y0pxOJXBXqXOkUv4wZDKVqZ804GvNYDvwGnIG7xSmKYKlGt_ZlpA__9q8fycxrIUgfJnaDEu-ZMPxgYrLuDH39XxJH4b_sThlyspztPQEQJrNYH2vk_j9-oLjpQz2M80Mq4Jup_drxYa5wWGbA6VJ4EfGsyRIyj_4z1j45fpbRkiZl4WIfiD1SMfSR1VYb6Fbl5jxZDda4lOsTlo806ck90ruXZfDrzAIhV1bhs_QtkPlW0tzYnxmF-vih3zv4wIwCEhsnp0CebE7EB2ZEsjrDg&smid=tw-share

The ‘Red Wave’ Washout: How Skewed Polls Fed a False Election Narrative

The errant surveys spooked some candidates into spending more money than necessary, and diverted help from others who otherwise had a fighting chance of winning.

The New York Times

In some places in the U.S., it’s perfectly legal to come into a supermarket armed to the teeth. You’re not committing a crime until you actually start killing people.

This must sound completely absurd to people outside the U.S. Please know that it sounds the same to most of us within it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/02/us/a-heavily-armed-man-caused-panic-at-a-supermarket-but-did-he-break-the-law.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

A Heavily Armed Man Caused Panic at a Supermarket. But Did He Break the Law?

In states with permissive gun laws, police and prosecutors have limited tools at their disposal when a heavily armed individual sows fear or panic in public.

Antifascist poster in #Miami, #Florida. VIA @/MIAagainstFash
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Folks who are surprised at the naked hypocrisy of white Christian support for cruelty to immigrants might be interested to read up on the defense of slavery in America, especially in the decades immediately prior to the Civil War. There is no end to the evil that evangelicals can justify to themselves when they believe it will bring them political power.