BEFH

BEFH

@befh.bsky.social

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To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency.

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Replying to @kevinmkruse.bsky.social

The entire point of the complaints about Jeffries meeting with Kushner was that he had no official role and there was no official reason for meeting with him. But Trump is actually the president. That's a significant difference that should be visible to the naked eye if you're not insane.

I engage in strategic voting and encourage anybody who is comfortable doing so to vote in general elections for either the best or least-worst candidate. But shaming people in vulnerable groups for withholding their votes for candidates who are actively throwing them under the bus is wild.

Do not expect people to vote against their own interests or stay quiet when attacked. If that is a problem for electability, maybe the candidates should be better.

Democrats finally stepping up

Dante Atkins@danteatkins.bsky.social

Here are things that happened at the DNC today: 1) Resolution calling to abolish ICE unanimously adopted 2) Brand-new early state calendar that reflects the full diversity of the Democratic base 3) Rejection of insider efforts to ban RCV from being used in presidential primaries Great results here

@mta.info I got a ticket activation warning today in pelham but I activated the ticket before the train left the station. You can check the logs and you'll see it's true. I want the strike removed since you're issuing actual fines after 3 strikes.

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It really does seem to be a telling test to ask if you consider McCathyism to me a) demands for social justice (possibly highly annoying) b) abuses of government power to force people from their careers for right wing ends

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social

Ross Douthat is a victim. As a well-paid regular columnist at the country's premier newspaper, with anything he wants to say widely distributed, he was repressed. Silenced. And did you know America had civic and educational collapse around 2015? Where, exactly? Uh... don't ask, he's rolling. 8/x

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Democrats to me, a 40 year old to their left: whoa there junior, the adults in the room are talking. Why don’t you cool your jets and let common sense win? Republicans to a 17 year old in a bad suit saying slurs: perfect. Here’s a Ford F350. We will pay you 150k to record TikToks inside it.

Chase Travel not covering themselves in glory today. They screwed up my reservation and the hotel had no record of it. They appear to have fixed the issues but it took a few hours and the hotel manager is having to manually enter the reservation on her side.

Don't do what I do, and make sure to call ahead and check everything is in order at reservation. Save yourself some hassle.

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I will just add, as I am sure many comments submitted to OMB point out, the statutory basis OMB claims for the proposed rules simply does not give it the authority to directly regulate the grant-making authority of the agencies that supposedly signed off on it.

Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.gov

OMB’s proposed rule is the latest attempt by the Trump administration to weaponize federal funding for their own partisan and destructive goals. It is illegal and would irreparably harm recipients of federal funding and the people they serve. We must ensure it is scrapped entirely.

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Justice Brown Jackson's argument for birthright citizenship is very moving. I recommend reading it in full. An excerpt with alt-text below. “The Reconstruction Amendments were an anticaste, antisubordination reset for the Nation, not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery.” — KBJ

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1. Major news. Mayor Mamdani has just announced $15 million in direct funding for trans youth care providers, the most concrete action his administration has taken since receiving significant criticism over its handling of trans youth. Subscribe to support our journalism.

erininthemorning.comMayor Mamdani Announces $15 Million For Youth Care Providers In NYCThe funding will go to clinics that provide trans youth care, and could help fight back against federal pressure.

NEW: A Labour source says Keir Starmer feels “betrayed” “He gave everything to Labour, including sacrificing much of his children’s teenage years to help make the party electable. He feels deeply betrayed, especially by those he believed were loyal to him” Lol get fucked

@npr.org this is why I don't donate. You've been like this for years and until you care more about truth than the appearance of "balance", my wallet stays closed

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It would be great if GEO and CoreCivic were shut down and their executives jailed for slavery

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie@audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app

DHS Secretary Mullin says “only a handful” of detainees at Delaney Hall are refusing to eat bc they want “ethnic” food In reality, hundreds of detainees at Delaney & elsewhere are refusing to eat, in part bc the food they're given is rotten and riddled with worms ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

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This is a reminder that if you don’t live in Maine, YOU do not need to make any “tough choices.” And so your decision to hop on this app and defend Platner is just plain and simple misogyny. Half of you never said his name until you could use it to justify violence against women.

I had to get a taxi this morning for $15.73 and you guys mad eme miss 2 trains this evening, adding 1hr to my commute because of your weird 45 min rush hour gap. Then @mta.info Metro North Railroad refused to refund my ticket because you pretend you're independent agencies.

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Péter Magyar victory speech: "We want to make a country where no one is persecuted because they think differently or because someone loves in a different way to others." He may not have campaigned as a liberal. But this is a huge change of direction and rhetoric from Orbán’s anti-LGBTQ+ crusade.