My iPhone 12 Pro had a SW v26.6.1 update overnight and now my phone call ear speaker is low and has a static like vibration voice sound. Working fine yesterday. Makes ya think.
The Johns Hopkins Agora Institute embedded researchers in super-red counties in Wyoming, Michigan, and South Carolina for an ethnographic study of Trump voters. Fourteen of 21 participants had an immediate negative reaction when asked about democracy. The reasons they gave were consistent.
These voters do not believe they are a silent majority. They believe they are a minority under threat from a wicked cultural majority. They do not want majority rule. They want minority rule - specifically, the ability for their group to exercise power over a majority they find morally repugnant.
Patricia, 50s, South Carolina: "Democracy is two wolves and one sheep deciding who's for dinner." Kyle, mid-20s, Wyoming, a delivery driver: "Every single small town would be outvoted by every single city. We wouldn't be able to feed people cows. We'd all be eating seaweed." Clint, 70s, Michigan: "If we do have a democracy, it'll be a problem."
JVL is scrupulous about the limits of a 21-person sample. He notes Sarah Longwell's counter-thesis - that millions of Trump voters are genuinely motivated by affordability and economic hardship - is also correct. But the study documents something specific: a coherent worldview in which democratic processes are only legitimate when they produce outcomes the participant approves. That is not a misunderstanding of democracy. It is a rejection of it.
Completely agree with this @micyoung75. Based on the daily engagement I’ve had with Trump supporters over the years, it’s clear to me they’ve given up on democracy. They do not believe democracy can give them the America they want.
@ZeekArkham Volunteer to help work the polls to and certify the votes. You’ll be able to validate your fears or better understand the mail in voting system. Either way, quit projecting your shit fears on others based on pure speculation.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the extraordinary outbursts of the President of the United States against female journalists... well, actually against journalists in general and journalism. But it feels like he saves his most childlike behavior and irrational language for female reporters, calling them all kinds of names that kids in kindergarten are given times out for. It’s stunning to me to witness such behavior from any leader, any CEO, any person of influence or importance. I’ve never witnessed someone like this raging, this weekend with @meetthepress host @kwelkernbc, just last week in the Oval Office with @cnn’s @kaitlancollins, calling women stupid or piggy, telling them to “smile”, calling them darling, demeaning their credibility. Every good man should denounce this behavior. Every person should be able to stand up for their colleagues and say “No more.”
Imagine this man screaming like this at your daughter, your wife, your sister, your mother... would you stand for it? No, you wouldn’t! And neither should any of us. It’s unacceptable and undignified. Period. End of story.
Here’s the deal for those confused: “America 250” is the bipartisan celebration committee. “Freedom 250” is a Trump organization celebrating him masquerading as a celebration of America. The concert was Freedom 250. Hence the cancellations
@StateDept@goodworkswork Ya Russia attacks Ukraine, loses 1.3 million men, targets American troops in Iran. And we just want to figure out what both sides want . Just two innocent sides poor Russia
Marco Rubio on Trump 10 years ago today:
“I will never stop until we keep a con man from taking over the party of Reagan and the conservative movement.”
The big difference between Dems & Repubs on the Epstein files has always been this: Every Democrat has said “open it ALL, put it ALL out there, EVERY big name, Bill Clinton & any other Democrat, doesn’t matter, EVERYONE should be held accountable.” But damn near every Republican has been doing whatever they can to keep Trump’s name hidden, to make sure Trump is never held accountable.
Dear staffers who write this tweet for this account: you know me. I used to be a member. When you are 30 you will have a giant hole in your resume (and soul) because you’d rather pretend to have been unemployed than admit you were enabling this. This is a good time to leave…. And https://t.co/8JHyHzrd5d will help you with it.