Charles Joyce

Union-side Labor Lawyer, Painter of Urban and Rural Landscapes,Civil War Historian, Gettysburg Geek. MN Vikings fan

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

Finally finished reading just before 5 AM EST on Inauguration Day, 2021. I wish I could convince every American to do so. It’s never been more timely.

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

@noam_dworman Yeah, I struggle with that as well. I'm jealous of those who have an abiding faith in whatever God they recognize as the "true God." I think such faith would be incredibly comforting in difficult days.

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

I have no issue with people who follow Matthew 25:40. ( which according to Mario Cuomo, has its equal tenet in all established religions ) If these folks don't, they're hypocrites.

[Noam Dworman @noam_dworman]

The religious streak in people like Douthat or Charles Murray (and many others) is something I just have to accept as compatible with an otherwise empirical mind. At some point, like with Tucker, it becomes mental illness (and delusions of God are absolutely associated with mental illness), but clearly not always.

In any event, and maybe my tweet didn't emphasize this enough, my main point was that Douthat questioned Trump from his own non-partisan policy/human curiosities. So what we saw was something novel, fresh, illuminating. Moments we can talk about for days.

People complained that CBS edited out (although the unedited version got like 6 million views in 3 days on YouTube, so there was no transparency issue as in the Harris interview) some Ukraine exaggerations or lies (who knows?). But Trump says these things every day; who needs to hear it on 60 Minutes?

The broadcast cut is zero-sum; every second here is one less second there.

I challenge the haters, who now have access to the entire interview, to offer their own superior super-cut that stays within the 27-minute limit. Then we can judge bias vs. triage.

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

@TomPelissero Vikings fan since 1970 here. I love the move, and just hope our OL can keep him healthy. KOC has to design some quick release passing plays - other than a SUPER long bomb, Kirk can make any throw. Our current OB room can’t make any of them.

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

Give him back his 8.

[Dustin Baker @DustBaker]

Sooooo, will Kirk Cousins wear No. 6? It's the only number available.

Unless he cuts a deal with Jakobe Thomas for No. 8.

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

Thank you, on behalf of a fan since 1970. I want to see Kirk and JJ hoist the Lombardi...before I die.

[Nolan Teasley @NotNolanTeasley]

Welcome home @KirkCousins8

#Skol

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

Awesome. Our only chance.

[VikeFans @VikeFans]

Observation #18 in MIN loss to BUF – First thing in the AM, you call the Raiders and overpay to get Kirk Cousins back. You need a QB who has run this offense and can run this offense. Not Geno Smith. Not Mac Jones, give a 3rd or 4th to get Cousins or the season is wasted.

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

Never thought I'd say it, but yes: Bring back Kirko Chainz. Offense is unwatchable.

[Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8]

Bump

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

@SkolHub I've seen enough. Trade draft capital and get Cousins back. Total waste of a great defense and great receivers.

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

I love it!

[Charlotte Alter @CharlotteAlter]

Hot take: Sherrod Brown for Majority Leader.

Experienced enough to do the job well, yet still represents the spirit of the Blue Tsunami. Good relationships on the left and center. Understands the populism of the moment and the mechanics of the Senate. A perfect mix of new & old

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

Lee was actually serviceable. If I go back in time and bring him onto the field tonight, we win this thing with ease.

[VikeFans @VikeFans]

The Vikings are getting dangerously close to needed to simply convert to the Triple Option Navy offense. I have truly not seen QB play this bad since 1970 with Cuozzo, Snead and Lee.

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

Yessss!

[Governor Josh Shapiro @GovernorShapiro]

Mass transit is absolutely critical for all 67 counties across our Commonwealth. It’s not just SEPTA in Philly or PRT in Pittsburgh — it’s also the buses and shared ride services in our suburbs and rural communities that get folks where they need to go every single day.

With a Democratic trifecta, we will FINALLY deliver mass transit funding for the nearly 1 million Pennsylvanians who rely on it every single day.

[Governor Josh Shapiro @GovernorShapiro]

Mass transit is absolutely critical for all 67 counties across our Commonwealth. It’s not just SEPTA in Philly or PRT in Pittsburgh — it’s also the buses and shared ride services in our suburbs and rural communities that get folks where they need to go every single day.

With a Democratic trifecta, we will FINALLY deliver mass transit funding for the nearly 1 million Pennsylvanians who rely on it every single day.

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

@DecodingFoxNews Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Trump sue CBS for shit like this, @noam_dworman ?

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

We need to expand the court to 13, one for every federal judicial circuit court of appeal. This was the exact rationale behind the Congress's decision to set the limit at 9 in 1869.

[James 🇺🇸 @Realcoinforge]

DEMOCRATS ARE PUSHING FOR A MAJOR SUPREME COURT OVERHAUL, INCLUDING AN 18-YEAR TERM LIMIT AND CALLS FOR JUSTICES AGED 75 TO RETIRE.

[James 🇺🇸 @Realcoinforge]

DEMOCRATS ARE PUSHING FOR A MAJOR SUPREME COURT OVERHAUL, INCLUDING AN 18-YEAR TERM LIMIT AND CALLS FOR JUSTICES AGED 75 TO RETIRE.

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

Such a snowflake. Boo hoo.

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

Oh no poor little J.D is afraid to to swear in Abdul El-Sayed because he knows that Abdul won’t take his shit and will shut him down at the door and make him look stupid. It has nothing to do with disrespect because J.D is the one that has disrespected Abdul and Muslims.

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

@SeifertESPN We need OL help to keep Wentz healthy, and a quality RB to spot Jones. That's it.

[Dr. Alice Frost @PoliSciChick84]

I know I wrote a post like this recently, but I feel like I am going to explode if I hear another Republican misuse the word "socialism."

For my Republican friends out there, let me explain what socialism actually means. Socialism is an economic system in which the means of production are socially or publicly owned, including through state ownership.

Universal healthcare is not socialism. Social welfare programs designed to prevent homelessness and poverty are not socialism. Free public education is not socialism. In fact, it is entirely possible to have a highly capitalist economy alongside an extensive social welfare system. Even Milton Friedman, one of the most influential advocates of free-market capitalism, supported a negative income tax to provide a basic income floor for the poor.

So please stop with the BS accusations of socialism every time someone proposes a social welfare program.

Ironically, some of the most conspicuous examples of state intervention in private enterprise in contemporary America come from the Trump administration itself. Its increasingly dirigiste economic policies include acquiring ownership stakes in private companies, asserting government control over corporate decisions, and imposing economically damaging tariffs on American businesses and consumers.

If you are genuinely concerned about government interference in free markets, perhaps you should start there.

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

@noam_dworman @bariweiss I think it merely means that CBS can read the election results. Not sure that gives it a gold star.

[Charles Joyce @cjoyceart]

Good, 'cause if there's a heaven my Dad is there, and I'd hate to have his paradise spoiled by having this asshole there too.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Wow — Trump says that before the judgment of God he could not forgive Comey and Pelosi and that he will always hate his enemies