Andrew

West Ham, some opinions, some nonsense

[Andrew @aptitudinalism]

@maxrushden @MalcolmFry9 as a Boston based fan of the pod and the Revs I've gotta say your exchange really brightened a pretty rotten day. Thanks, fellas!

[Pro-Democracy RTs @ProDemocracyRTs]

Here's House Speaker Mike Johnson in 2003 denouncing the Supreme Court for throwing out sodomy laws. Johnson said states had a right to criminalize homosexuality, and even suggested that the government should be allowed to ban any sex outside of marriage. He's a Christo-fascist.

[CONSEQUENCE @consequence]

Stephen King is reacting to the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine.

"The shootings occurred less than 50 miles from where I live. I went to high school in Lisbon. It's the rapid-fire killing machines, people. This is madness in the name of freedom. Stop electing apologists for murder."

https://t.co/EpOnO48bER

[Populism Updates @PopulismUpdates]

America in 2023 https://t.co/QyQwoXFgqG

[big_pedestrian @big_pedestrian]

We need an ERA for transportation. The person on foot, bike or transit has an equal right to mobility, time, comfort and safety as the person in the car. We are so far from this that cars—steel, inanimate objects—have much stronger rights than *people* traveling outside them.

[Declan Walsh @declanwalsh]

"The world has gone insane" - I spent 10 days following a Palestinian family, mostly in the diaspora, as it tried to save its 88-year-old grandmother in Gaza from Israeli bombardment.
https://t.co/N8Tk9GEUSr

[Andrew @aptitudinalism]

Very bad

[Andrew @aptitudinalism]

Not a political party. Egotistical grifters enthralled to a demented wannabe tyrant. Johnson is despicable as is anyone who voted for him as speaker.

[All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris]

.@chrislhayes: Any so-called moderates in the Republicans caucus who spent the last few weeks expressing just how concerned they were about supporting an election denier—they ended up caving to the Big Lie majority. Fully. All of them. Unanimous.

[Brian Tashman @briantashman]

Speaker-designate Mike Johnson worked for Noah's Ark Encounter, a young Earth Creationist theme park in Kentucky, arguing that it should get federal tax subsidies https://t.co/6fexycJq5b

[Andrew @aptitudinalism]

Gross

[Howard Mortman @HowardMortman]

Boos ... “Shut up! Shut up!” ... "Next question" when Rep. Mike Johnson is asked about efforts to overturn 2020 presidential election results ...

[Boston Globe Spotlight Team @GlobeSpotlight]

🧵 The math is simple: More people want to live in Greater Boston than there are places for them to live, and most towns refuse to do anything to change that.

What's not simple: How the dream of homeownership here has unraveled.

A new Spotlight report: https://t.co/9CRLx4Smjs

[Andrew @aptitudinalism]

@bcmerchant @bigblackjacobin It’s a fantastic book. Congratulations!

[Andrew @aptitudinalism]

@joshgondelman @doinkpatrol That’s nice

[Brandy Zadrozny @BrandyZadrozny]

New: A handful of influential but unreliable "breaking news" accounts, many promoted by Elon Musk, are dominating the flow of news on Twitter around the Israel-Hamas war and easily outpacing established mainstream news outlets, according to new research. https://t.co/eeej806iZu

[Andrew @aptitudinalism]

So fucking gross and irresponsible. If you’re looking for the worst possible behavior at any given moment, @RonDeSantis is a great place to start.

[Carly Bird @CarlyABird]

WATCH: @RonDeSantis: "I challenge every Republican running: Step up to the plate. Join me in opposing Biden's $100 million gift to Hamas."

[Andrew @aptitudinalism]

"But without such foundational rights – rights Brooks has spent his career opposing – what is “happiness” if not an abstract privilege of those who can afford it?"

Self help junk book alert @IfBooksPod

https://t.co/KH3awdFE1M

[Rukmini Callimachi @rcallimachi]

1. Hi everyone. The housing crisis has gotten so bad in the US that tens of thousands of people are now living in their cars. Here is Chrystal's story:

https://t.co/LQuIQSM6wq

[The Onion @TheOnion]

What To Know About What’s Happening In Israel And Gaza https://t.co/CS4LSnPnou

[Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg]

It is still incredible to me that two years after an insurrection that stormed the Capitol and threatened the lives of members of Congress, the House GOP today has nominated one of the insurrectionist *plotters* to be Speaker. A complete moral failing for democracy.