He blamed schools for shortchanging civics education and leaving students with little understanding of the structure of U.S. government or the role of the courts.

He’s not entirely wrong, but he’s passing the buck.

Fash is looking, and cataloguing.

Most of us are angry at the generations before us. There are generations behind us.

The technology was introduced during Trump’s first administration, after securing funding from right-wing billionaire Peter Theil. While Theil has played a more prominent role during Trump’s second run as president, many Americans are unaware he was also active in the shadows during the earliest days of Trump’s first term. In fact, Theil actually pitched deregulating the FDA to Trump, long before Trump decided to partner with RFK Jr on FDA deregulation. Theil also helped select several of Trump’s cabinet members, including Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) member, Michael Kratsios… Kratsios was former chief of staff to Peter Thiel before he was first brought to the White House in March of 2017 to advise the president on tech issues, and was eventually made Chief Technology Officer (CTO) during Trump’s first administration… Despite efforts by some Americans to warn the entire Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, why they should not approve Kratsios’ fitness, he sailed through both fitness hearings and the Senate confirmation with little resistance from Democrats. (Credit to Lisa Blunt Rochester, Andy Kim, Ed Markey, and Brian Schatz for at least trying to do their job and act as a safeguard.)

Yes ma’am.

Factory jobs used to consist of one person being able to move about and do various jobs. I may be misremembering, but I believe it was Ford (who was not exactly a great person, go search) who stuck each individual in one place doing one minute part of an overall job. Having worked in a couple of factories, one of which was very well paid, it was mind- crushingly boring. And 1/2 hour meals with coworkers was sniping and backbiting other coworkers. I liked repairs better because it was variable, and I got to go to storage and look for things so I could move away from my station.

QA was probably the most soul-crushing, except for that one factory, that didn’t pay well, had everyone on mandatory 7 days, 8+ for about two months at the time my supervisor tried to write me up for being absent the days with the flu, with a doctor’s note. I walked off the job that day and was hired at a nearby competitor the next day, and given a start bonus, told to come in the following Monday. I loved that super, the pay was great, but it still was not great.

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/biden-moderate-democrats-republicans-conservative-study-john-kasich-aoc-a9699431.html

Just like Gaetz was!

Surprise?

I kinda picture God as androgynous but your statement makes me smile. ❤️

"but muh job!”

Eta https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair

They’re just fine. Our views don’t always align but I’ve found suspending disbelief is very different from believing.

https://atkinsbookshelf.wordpress.com/2019/05/01/famous-misquotations-it-is-the-mark-of-an-educated-mind/

It’s sad that rank and file are having to do this, rather than the people actually paid to be standing up for these people.

Lol. They’ll feel validated and honored.

Eta: this is a broad brush. I do know a couple of Southern Baptists who just attend the church they can get to, and are really decent people.

Incoming grant for Southern Baptists.

This is just following the capitalist model: steal stuff without any credit/payment to the originators, feel smug for “your innovative ideas.”

Honesty is an option. Go in with good faith, not like you have the truth. For example, “this publication says…how can I believe the publication’s refute? I don’t know what to believe because propaganda everywhere. How can I know this isn’t propaganda? Additional information please,” or something. Then take the time you spend in self-congratulatory mockery to follow up. I mean I honestly dk, I’ve said some really uninformed stuff over there and am somehow not banned.

Sometimes we just can’t always know what to believe and that’s okay. I usually just wait for more information, and sometimes that takes a really long time, or never comes.

I had posts deleted for being YT links here. Post to videos or progressive politics please.

There’s a lot of nuance not mentioned. Coercion, duress, extortion. Nevertheless, as I read your reply, I’m reminded of Kiterunner, in which the anti hero’s dad explains that sin boils down to stealing: murder steals a life, adultery a spouse, etc.

And if we err, let it be toward kindness.

My German friend loved that when I showed them.