The clear irony here is the entire #McCarthy saga is really about GOP gerrymandering biting them in the ass. They created these safe red districts, and lunatics won them, and now the lunatics control the asylum.
Jay Michaelson
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Jay Michaelson
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- What is happening in Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Carolina right now is a theft of our democracy. thedailybeast.com/republican-sor… @thedailybeast
- It is really hard to comprehend how almost half of American voters prefer Trump's ignorant, illiterate blustering to these dignified, reasonable, statesmanlike words.
- No surprise: #SCOTUS votes 6-3 that a supposedly voluntary but actually semi-mandatory prayer at football games is not only constitutional, but also protected speech that must be allowed.
- Here's the irony. Critical Race Theory, in part, seeks to demonstrate how generations of inherited privilege, power, and racism yield present-day power to white men who clearly haven't earned it. Which today's senate hearings perfectly demonstrate.
- I compared what Brett Kavanaugh swore under oath to what the newly-released emails show. The results aren't pretty: thedailybeast.com/newly-released… @thedailybeast
- NEW: This is truly shocking: Trump's census plan isn't just to scare off Latinos -- it's to destroy "one person, one vote" entirely. thedailybeast.com/census-citizen… @thedailybeast
- Exactly correct. Sessions co-wrote the Muslim ban. Senators cannot be against the ban but for Sessions.“A vote for Jeff Sessions is a vote for Trump’s Muslim ban” by @atrupar thinkprogress.org/jeff-sessions-…
- I took a deep dive into the myths and facts of GOP voter suppression. The results were worse than I imagined: thedailybeast.com/republicans-ha… @thedailybeast
- Obviously, the funniest part is that, in a spontaneous moment, the most sinister and satanic rock & roller Ted Cruz could think of was Pat Benatar.Ted Cruz: “I don’t think Senate Democrats, if you had video of Joe Biden murdering children dressed as the devil under a full moon while singing Pat Benatar, they still wouldn’t vote to convict.”
- Let's not forget the religious dimension to the insurrection, terrorism, and riots.There was group chanting “the blood Jesus covering this place” during the attack on the Capitol Wednesday.
00:00 - Breathing today with the news of #thichnhathanh 's recent passing at the age of 95. 'Thay' was a global visionary who combined profound spirituality, a deep understanding of how to communicate, and a passionate commitment to justice. Truly an inspiration.
- The. Second. Amendment. Is. Not. An. Individual. Right. To. Bear. Arms. rollingstone.com/politics/polit… @RollingStone
- Irony: Trump's dad was arrested at KKK rally against Catholic Al Smith. And now Trump trashes the Al Smith Dinner. thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/…
