This is great to see!
Biden may not be a progressive as an individual but his administration's agenda is easily the most progressive of my lifetime--and I was old enough to vote for Obama twice. It would be even more so if Congress gave him progressive bills to sign, too!
So far the biggest positive story of 2023 is the massive increase in labor action across multiple industries.
I think it's fair to judge someone directly involved with covering up a rapist when that person is also very vocal and actively involved in combating exactly that crime. That's a pretty massive lapse in judgement and more indicative of his true character than someone that had a single instance of road rage or similar emotional outburst.
Very interesting read.! Always eye-opening to get the perspective of someone that is so focused on a specific angle. Like so many things lately, this takeaway at the end is both encouraging and simultaneously terrifying:
The irony of this remarkable month of antitrust activity is that it’s both astonishing, far more bigger [sic] than anything anyone expected, yet it’s also only a tiny fraction of what is necessary to reverse the damage monopolists have done to our society.
(emphasis added)
On top of that, I almost always carry a pistol with tritium sights or a light. So maybe that’s another reason I’m a bit more confident in the dark?
Yeah, carrying a gun everywhere might have something to do with why you feel comfortable and other people don't.
More importantly, the Democrats also have better arguments and facts (at least in this case).
I think it's completely absurd to discuss this when we're also dealing with the fallout from a literal attempted coup. Let's get back to everyone agreeing that democracy is good before we worry about silly stuff like a dress code.
Ever heard of context or hypocrisy?
instead of slapping the douchebag.
I'd imagine that is the reaction that at least 50% of male reporters would have had.
Of course, most of us dudes are so rarely sexually assaulted in public like this that it would be a unique thing, further underscoring the parent's whole point about the reporter's reaction being the most tragic part.
That's option two, the sheep will cry bloody murder regardless.
The lack of fireflies aren't a rural/urban thing, I don't think. I've always lived in suburbs of a mid-size city and definitely remember fireflies swarming around as a kid, too.
Not surprised at all by the hypocrisy. These are the same people that have continually voted against taking care of veterans and 9/11 first responders.
Even better, try to work for managers that give proper direction to the people they supervise, rather than expecting people to be mind-readers.
But we don't need blockchain to do any of that, someone still has to be trusted so might as well just use normal database tech.
Thanks for this dose of reality. It doesn't matter who you are, I should not judge how anyone reacts to inappropriate touching (or just unexpected events in general).
Writing a letter with the intent of reducing the sentence of a convicted rapist counts as a coverup in my book.
Also, individuals who continue to defend rapists are not good people. Doesn't matter if they are friends.
It was strange to read an article about something recorded on video and see so many uses of "alleged" and "appears to". Then I watch the video--which, as a surprise twist, the article doesn't even include--to realize it's definitely not ambiguous!
Maybe Spanish libel laws are more strict than I'm used to, but that is some seriously cautious journalism!