Plaindark

Plaindark

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There is no thing I love more than writing and love less than writing for an audience. Thinking appeals far more than thinking aloud. But I'm gonna try from time to time, because I honestly can't be that much crazier than the rest of you.

Long talk on the way to the ballot box with the 6 yo and 5 yo. Thankfully they don't truly understand the stakes, but they understand the importance.

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The US sent a 3-year-old citizen to HAITI

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social

Tuesday: The US govt offers its “deepest condolences to the victims and their families” after armed gangs storm a mountainside town in Haiti, killing dozens and kidnapping more than 50, including infants. Thursday: The govt deports 57 people, including a 3-year-old born in the U.S., to Haiti. 1/

A proposed rule fueled by Trump’s conspiracy theories would require the USPS to keep a list of voters it believes should be allowed to vote by mail—and give them the power to hold those ballots hostage. Urge them to say NO and help protect voting by mail: act.standupamerica.com/letters/cte-...

act.standupamerica.comDon’t Let Trump Sabotage Vote by Mail!In a new proposed rule, the USPS would be required to keep a list of voters it believes should be allowed to vote by mail—as well as the power to stop those ballots from being delivered. Urge them to ...

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Note that there's been no threat to sue over this statement. I know I would be suing for tens of millions if I was innocent.

I'm struggling with the fact that there is no mechanism for a state to recall or impeach its US Senator or Representative. We rely on the Senate or House to expel their own members. When the People regain control, this *must* be a Constitutional amendment.

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And yet it’s even more dumb: Both hospital ships are in dry-dock in Alabama, so they won’t be arriving anytime soon. This is a weird distraction from the Danes medically evacuating a sick US sailor from a US Navy nuclear sub yesterday 9 miles from Nuuk. What was a sub doing nine miles from Nuuk?

TheRoadie.@roadie63.bsky.social

So Governor of Louisiana Jeff Landry, who's state ranks dead last in health care for the past 4 years, is joining with Trump, who cut off ACA subsidies to millions, to send a medical ship to Greenland, a nation with universal health care, to "help their sick people". Are ya fucking kidding me?

Asnwering questions about a child sex trafficking investigation by countering that the stock market is doing great is *exactly* the point of view we're all horrified by. #epstein #bondi

The current regime's attempts to wave a hand and change what we can all see and hear for ourselves might be the most Boomer thing I've ever witnessed. Because it begins with a refusal to acknowledge that the world had changed, that we all have phones, cameras, and literal worldwide connections.

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