I watched cable news... I thought that less than 2% wins = complete mandate... We were told that this constituted a vibe shift and that the left should get with the fascist program.... What's changed? [OK offline again, lol]
Euthyphro
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Wayward philosopher turned salt marsh enthusiast and general ocean freak🌹
Indeed! As the UCB research I cited here shows (contra Searchlight et al.), while climate change is not a *top* issue for voters, climate action is actually a *winning* issue. Especially when the world is on fire. www.transitiontimes.net/tt-12-a-fail...
TT#12: A Failure to Communicate
Most media organizations are still failing to make the critical link between climate change and the wildfires, record heat, and other climate disasters we are witnessing, but a few are getting it righ...
transitiontimes.net
Leah Stokes@leahstokes.bsky.social · 4h agoEl-Sayed, Lawrence and McKinney all won progressive campaigns in Michigan last night by talking about climate and clean energy like it was a kitchen-table issue — because skyrocketing energy bills and endless wildfire smoke matter to people.
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
We've spent so much effort, for so long, to get this. And they lit so much money on fire. Imagine how much community organizing $60 million could have gotten in Michigan. But organized community wasn't the goal.
April Glick Pulito@aprilglick.bsky.social · 19h agoEl-Sayed numbers truly INSANE this is a movement
University of Michigan voters have a 100% El-Sayed precinct right now.
Alright fellow political junkies, here’s a gift link to the NYT live updates results page—happy refreshing!
Primary Elections Live Updates: In Michigan Senate Race, El-Sayed and Stevens Face Off (Gift Article)
Polls are closed in most of the state, where Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive, is facing Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate, in the Democratic primary for Senate. Kansas, Missouri, Virginia and...
nytimes.com
"It's as if we have to mourn the future."
Repeated heatwaves fuel eco-anxiety and anger among youth: 'It feels like we're living in a dystopia'
In the wake of the third heatwave to hit France since May, frustration and anxiety have gripped part of the younger generations, faced with what some call 'the coolest summer of the rest of their live...
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Nurses in Portland, Maine are protesting tomorrow after one of their colleagues was taken by ICE despite her pending asylum case
Michigan U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Kent County Absentee: 🟣 Abdul El-Sayed – 4,106 (55.4%) 🟠 Haley Stevens – 2,895 (39.1%)
Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.
Nobody wants a group chat with 100 members. Make an alt!
Bluesky@bsky.app · yesterdayUpdate: group chats can now host up to 100 members.
“Coming up with universal rules, checklists, or impositions that apply to all of science is futile, and essentially authoritarian.” - @devezer.bsky.social Probably won’t be the most quoted line in the interview but one that I adore. Replace “science” with “people” and it still largely applies!
Mark Rubin@markrubin.bsky.social · 2d agoQ&A with @devezer.bsky.social about metascience, open science, and her work in this area.
There is a woman at work who speaks me to me about work tasks and daily things in French and she has no idea how much she’s holding up my mental health. I love her.
Fellow academics: I know a Haitian PhD student who due to TPS termination needs another institutional affiliation not in the USA. Do you or someone you know have an avenue for them? If so, DM me.
"Together, we have demonstrated that the answer to fear is not division, it’s community. And that’s why we’re here today—to build a Maine where local resources remain dedicated to local communities.” ~Ruben Torres, MIRC mainebeacon.com/community-is...
“Community is stronger than fear” — New ICE Out of Maine laws take effect - Maine Beacon
Three new laws aimed at protecting Maine communities from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s violent tactics take effect today. The laws, known collectively as ICE Out of Maine laws, are called ICE...
mainebeacon.com
This is New Jersey. The ridiculousness of these cosplaying ICE Nazis is off the charts.
There is a wisdom that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness.
Getting this out in front of the max miller discourse: INNOCENT 👏 UNTIL 👏 PROVEN 👏 GUILTY 👏 IN 👏 COURT👏 IS 👏 A 👏 LEGAL 👏 STANDARD 👏 FOR 👏 CONVICTION 👏 NOT 👏 AN 👏 EPISTEMIC 👏 STANDARD 👏 FOR 👏 BELIEF 👏
"they didn't die OF cyclospora, they died WITH cyclospora" incoming
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d agoBreaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.
Deeply fucked that “regardless of what genitals a little girl has, I don’t think adults should demand to look at them” is considered a radical freak position in some corners
Insane that democrats keep trying to cave on this issue rather than amplifying the fact that it’s being spearheaded by bigots and freaks
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
i sort of do believe in the "teleporting kills you" thing but it's that every time you go to sleep you die in real life. i refuse to address what this means about the nature of the human soul. that's somebody else's problem
i think the party of sick freaks who want to inspect kid's private parts should be branded as such
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
the you in your mind vs the you in your front facing camera
