The Purcell Principle means it always too late for courts to fix something racist and never too late for states to do something racist

I still think this would have been the master stroke.

again, i don’t think any of this is necessary. just say that the court was out of bounds, that it may be correct on the definition of “election” but that this technical matter has no bearing on the results of the referendum, which occurred in a free and fair contest.

If your theory of change involves Democrats doing constitutional maximalism and they won’t do it, even after J6 and everything else, you need a new theory of change.

Supreme Court: the Voting Rights Act has gotta go because it's punishing states for perfectly acceptable partisan behavior as if they were being racist States: Partisan schmartisan, don't you see that Congress has knickgurs in leadership positions?? We gotta do something!

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It is wrong and criminal for government agents to kidnap someone, send them to die in a concentration camp, and disappear them, regardless of immigration status. But it's still worth noting she has a green card. The government doesn't even pretend this is about deporting undocumented people.

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

i need to see the overlap of that 39% with men who think they can beat Serena Williams at tennis lmao

Trump's "pool guy" who never did a pool and never worked for Trump. And never did a big government contract. When the real story eventually comes out, it's going to be a doozy.

They put one of yours in the hospital, you put out a statement about how disappointed you are. That’s the centrist way.

There’s really nobody on this Wolves team I dislike but other than Joao and Hugo, don’t think there is anyone on the pitch right now I will miss either. #wwfc

Ergo the Mets also had a solid April. Robust one might say. I am sure their fans look forward to that sustained momentum.

Daniel Grossberg has been repeatedly and credibly accused of sexual assault, harassment, and intimidation by several women. Him and his allies have done everything in their power to make life a living hell for those of us who came forward publicly—myself included. (1/3)

do any religious texts mention golden idols anywhere

ok but we’ve learned laws don’t really matter anymore, the governor should just act and sign the new seats into law just like texas and florida. fuck it

When they take away the ballot box, there really is only one path left.

Above all, this is just so deeply sad. World Cup 94 was transformative for soccer in the United States. I was a dumb teenager who got to attend most of the matches in Dallas, and it changed my life. It's the reason I'm who I am and I do what I do. FIFA is blowing the chance to do that again.

France second U17 Euro game takes place today; and this game, v. Spain, which involves 16yo girls, will be offered live on betting markets, as so many other sports events involving minors are. At long last, some voices are heard to put an end to this scandal. www.eurosport.fr/football/par...

wandering the Sonora desert in a carefree fashion like

there's simply no adequate political response to this that isn't based on fully destroying the people and party responsible for it

Unearthed reports reveal that RFK Jr. fired every full-time CDC cruise ship sanitation inspector ahead of the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

every day I am forced to watch markets think we've solved world peace by 9am only to think World War Three is about to start at 12:30

i post this every year because men soaking in toxic masculinity are all “why can’t we get women” and Tom Holland dances in drag and lands one of the hottest women on the planet, maybe there’s a lesson here guys

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james cameron your movie budgets are “hi I’m james cameron and my movie is going to make scrooge mcduck levels of money give me whatever I want” you could have gotten disney to pay this girl without blinking an eye, I hope she takes your ass for whatever she’s asking for

Smart glasses should simply be banned. They should not be sold, should not be owned, should not be used.

On its third attempt tonight, Marblehead Town Meeting approved an “MBTA Communities–compliant” district largely centered on the 125-year-old Tedesco Country Club, meeting 3A requirements on paper while all but assuring no new housing would be built. This comment says it all.

Alabama Legislature is meeting on redistricting; we are under a tornado watch, and it’s flooding in the building. These metaphors are too on the nose.

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Food is overrated

probably my biggest problem with liberalism over my adult life is the overriding "it wont work, dont even try" mindset.

Genuinely disappointed to learn this article is not about an explosion of experimental rap noise bands.

So he’s just going to drop a 2nm fab between College Station and Houston, with no experience doing semis fabrication. Sure. No questions.

i think this is right and it’s also what’s driving a lot of the misguided support for newsom

I don't only think that college should be FREE but I think young people should also receive living stipends while in school. Finally, I do not care what they major in because education needs to actually BE DECOUPLED from a future job. You are welcome. You should have 4 years to study anything.

If you're horrified at the prospect of simply paying your fair share in taxes like the rest of us, may I encourage you to consider the alternatives

Binging Voyager for the first time (kids during those years. Don’t judge) And it was a great episode with a super annoying, large plot hole and remember when the internet was just about posting about that in a usenet? Sigh.

Not new idea but if i were a dogooder with actual money concerned about media i would pick a dozen medium sized cities in swingy states and bring back local journalism.

Don’t be evil. lol.

Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking. It is the weights for Gemini Nano, Google's on-device LLM. Chrome did not ask. Chrome does not surface it. If the user deletes it, Chrome re-downloads it. www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-...

“Here, children, is the bedtime story of the genius that copied “hot or not” to make a website to steal all your personal data to sell ads.” Hamster Huey and the Gooey Cablooey it ain’t.

On the one hand, this is simply elder abuse at this point. Everyone trotting him out for the show should’ve held accountable. On the other hand, dementia has loosened the guardrails of his gutter racism and I hope the persuadable are seeing it.

he had one overriding job, Get Trump, and he essentially refused to do it

Sometimes you post jokes only you appreciate and that’s okay.

Dems lost the house because they ran away from their own accomplishments and Obama abandoned his volunteer army in pursuit of bipartisanship. I’m old enough to remember you misremembering

“Is it because rent is 2/3rds of their income, or has genz become boring? Let’s ask this pair of well off 50-somethings for their opinion…”

the line might go up either way, but if you want busy high streets and nightlife, younger poorer people need more after-rent money, if you want more yacht building and private jet travel, keep shoveling it all to rich people. I don't know why this is hard for our greatest minds to comprehend

Got one the first go round. Sucker for a grab bag. Good fun and value for money. Still mad about the random USB cable thrown in though. THE RANDOM CABLE DRAWER IS ALREADY FULL, GREG! I am a nerd, after all.