Echinocentric @Echinocentric@social.cleverlibre.org

Ron DeSantis says Florida should not require a unanimous jury to put someone to death.

The party of pro-life, everyone!

Mass shootings in the US:

2014: 273
2015: 336
2016: 383
2017: 348
2018: 336
2019: 417
2020: 610
2021: 690
2022: 647

In the first three weeks of 2023: 39

We do not have to live like this. No other country on the planet does.

Took off from Oakland, California, US.

Pompeo trashes a journalist who was brutally murdered by an authoritarian regime. Classy.

"As broken as the electoral process seems now, history tells us it can, and will, get much worse if we don’t take a stand and make the choice to elect leaders who will protect our democracy from further erosion."
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/registering-texans-to-vote-with-my-van-named-for-barbara-jordan/

I cannot tell you
exactly what we must do
to end the pandemic
trust me, if I knew
I would tell you
and though I know
that I cannot tell you
exactly what we must do
to end the pandemic
I can still say
that what we are doing
is clearly not sufficient.

@dangillmor they didn''t accidentally do this--the NYT does bad things because they want to do bad things, it's not some sort of slip & stumble problem

Every day that passes without an apology from the New York Times for its atrocious 2016 campaign coverage -- and a meaningful description of how it will do better -- is evidence that the "Paper of Record" remains broken in one of its most important functions. There is a fundamental arrogance to the institution, and a relentless insistence on business as usual in political coverage.

If and when democracy falls, the New York Times will have been complicit.

@atomicpoet DeNazi is running roughshod over the constitutional protections because he's facing no consequences. In a recent 1A ruling he just ignored it and judge said he can't do anything to compel him. Which makes our legal system toothless if it cannot be enforced. He trafficked humans and NOTHING is happening to him it seems. So that's yet another thing. Consequences exist to keep bad people in check.

House Intelligence Cmte. chair: “There are election deniers on both sides of the aisle.”

There really aren’t. Election denialism is a problem, but it’s not a bipartisan problem.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/election-denialism-house-intelligence-committee-rcna66987?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma&taid=63cf1b6a324392000126a029&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Labels such as
doomer and fear-monger
tell you remarkably little
about the beliefs of those
labeled as such
though they do provide
an opportunity
to learn a great deal
about the beliefs of those
bestowing those labels.

Just to be clear, when the New York Times reported that the FBI saw “no link between Trump and Russia” — a week before the 2016 election — the FBI agent who was just arrested over ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska was heading up the investigation.

Just an absolute scandal.

#NYT #Trump #Russia #FBI #news

A once-a-year #COVID19 shot in fall? How's that going to work when we know immunity protection fades in 4-6 months against a virus that's caused three surges in the past year and is mutating so rapidly that three different variants have become predominant since September? I sure hope the FDA is right, but fall is a long way off from today.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/23/1150032238/fda-considers-major-shift-in-covid-vaccine-strategy

Four Oath Keepers are CONVICTED of seditious conspiracy, a former top FBI agent is arrested over ties to Russia, GOP disapproval ratings reach historic heights, DOJ smacks down Jim Jordan's request and more! Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast at 8p ET/5p PT! https://youtu.be/46z94aAskn8

@therobburgessshow Their whole thing is tearing down everything they can find until there's nothing but scorched earth and salt left.

Checked to make sure bird account deleted. It is not! Now I have to wait another 6 weeks. Good one, me. And Elon.

Before deactivating, I saw multiple posts of people stupidly faking seizures. Of course, caused by the vaccine.

Utterly embarrassed for them, but mostly appalled for mocking those who truly do suffer from seizures. Deplorable and unforgivable. 😡

@Teri_Kanefield I think what stood out to a lot of us is that McGonigal worked in the NY FBI field office in 2016...the office that leaked damaging info about Hillary Clinton, which was very much in Trump's and Russia's interest. How much of this case is based on a referral from IG Horowitz?

M&Ms ditched their spokescandy after Tucker Carlson didn’t find them sexy anymore

Republican cancel culture strikes again

And I think it’s time to stop talking about Hunter Biden‘s laptop and start talking about what’s on Tucker Carlson’s laptop. This ain’t normal…