Historical materialist (retired)
The old men shall repair to the public places, to stimulate the courage of the warriors and preach the unity of the Republic and hatred of kings.
Multa renascentur quae iam cecidere, cadentque quae nunc sunt in honore
| avocation | cat whisperer |
| interests & hobbies | history, linguistics, archaic computers |
| age | older than Sputnik |
| pronouns | he/him |
In 2016, Trump was elected on a #GOP platform that advocated "the right of the United States citizens of Puerto Rico to be admitted to the Union as a fully sovereign state." [*]
After the Republicans took both houses of Congress and the Presidency, Mitch McConnell denounced proposals for #PuertoRico statehood as "full bore socialism."
[*] "Republican Platform 2016,"
p.30 https://prod-cdn-static.gop.com/media/documents/DRAFT_12_FINAL[1]-ben_1468872234.pdf
@spatula @dangillmor @pluralistic
@washingtonpost
Soon-Shiong can now point to Bezos!
Washington Post has a new motto:
"Democracy dies in darkness.
Our billionaire owner turns the lights off."
Elon "cuts costs" by refusing to pay his companies' bills.
ex-Twitter alone currently has 34 lawsuits for non-paytment to vendors.
h/t #HamiltonNolan
The Sordid History of Organized Labor's Foreign Policy Sins
An interview with #JeffSchuhrke about #BlueCollarEmpire."
https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-sordid-history-of-organized-labors
Stay in school, kids!
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article293444224.html
#DanForeman #GOP
I thought the illustrations in The Super Babies' PTO pleading were hilarious.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5cacd395da50d351748d72b5/t/66438f17a54db528bfb516ae/17157
Steve Dustcircle 🌹