EEbie

Geriatric millennial who love-hates Twitter and enjoys both the word and concept of schadenfreude.

[EEbie @burkieNJ]

@TriciaLockwood I just dropped my flip flop off the couch and (unknowingly) hit my cat with it. She was very offended. Immediately launched into a recitation of this tweet. Wanted you to know your legacy is still going strong!

[EEbie @burkieNJ]

@prezcaballero Panic City™️ we up!

@Mets

[milo |-/ @crosshairlvr]

finding out the artemis ii astronauts talked with poets and studied poetry so they knew how to properly convey what they were seeing in words and saying that the arts played a huge role in their time in space. oh my god

[The Shallow State @OurShallowState]

To their credit, the Founding Fathers always knew a king-like tyrant would one day try to rule as personal dictator and use the powers of the presidency to live above the law. They introduced checks and balances.
But they never foresaw a second branch of government abdicating oath in favor of complicity and grift. And they certainly never foresaw algorithmic media or a citizenry so manipulated by obvious deceit.

[The Political HQ @ThePoliticalHQ]

My feelings on today’s VRA decision.

The easiest way to understand this is to stop focusing on what politicians say they’re doing and look at what they’re actually doing.

If you have a large Black community that could realistically come together and elect a candidate, and instead the state splits that community across multiple districts so they’re always outnumbered, their voting power is basically gone. That’s not complicated, that’s just math.

Now the state turns around and says, “Well, we didn’t do that because of race, we did it for politics.” But in a lot of places, race and politics overlap. So if you accept that excuse every time, then the law meant to protect minority voters doesn’t actually protect anyone.

That’s the problem. If courts only care about intent, then any state can just say “we didn’t mean to discriminate,” and that’s the end of it. There’s no accountability, even if the outcome is obvious.

The point of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is to look at real-world impact. Are people actually losing the ability to elect candidates of their choice because of how the map is drawn? If the answer is yes, it shouldn’t matter what label the state puts on it.

You don’t get to carve up communities, weaken their voice, and then hide behind “this was just partisan.” If it looks like dilution and functions like dilution, then it is dilution. That’s what the law is supposed to stop.

[EEbie @burkieNJ]

Everything is terrible.

But also, my cat is touching my arm in her sleep.

[EEbie @burkieNJ]

@TobyAndTaro The children long for the mines.

[EEbie @burkieNJ]

@MissyBBBobtail @SandraMilligan9 Please let us know if it doesn’t work out, I am a potential backup option, as long as Charlie gets along with other cats!

[EEbie @burkieNJ]

@PSPCA Has anyone adopted Charlie yet? Is he friendly with other cats? I’m in NJ and would consider taking him if he would get along with my sweet girl, Lyric!

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.

[EEbie @burkieNJ]

@runwildkian Stolen from @Metsmerized

[EEbie @burkieNJ]

@NJDevils I love these videos - it would be awesome if you could add closed captioning to them, @NJDevils!!

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation where you are free to be a Christian. — Your religion guides you, not all of us. It’s as simple as that.

[EEbie @burkieNJ]

@SeanMandell Can’t recommend enough!! I adopted in Feb. and she’s the best — they are so great 🩷

[EEbie @burkieNJ]

@SeanMandell TO WHAT END???

[Jennifer Bendery @jbendery]

This is on JD Vance's website.

[EEbie @burkieNJ]

@BrandonLBradfor https://t.co/ZJjE2vFowl

[EEbie @burkieNJ]

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[EEbie @burkieNJ]

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