I'm finally reading Dune. This quote, which is in the first few pages, hits hard:
"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."
Having Republicans locked out of the governor’s race would have helped depress Republican voter turnout all over the state in November, including in several House races that are crucial for the majority, plus other important downballot races.
But hey, at least you got your guy.
Spencer Pratt finishing with a lower % of the vote than Trump got in 2024 is a very good reminder of the echo chamber that Twitter has created around this election
Ces gens brûlent en un week-end plus de ressources que moi dans toute une vie et ils viennent nous faire la morale sur le recyclage. L’écologie, apparemment, c’est que pour les pauvres.
JUST IN: Progressive Nithya Raman will advance to the general election and face incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, according to Decision Desk HQ projections.
It’s over for former reality TV villain Spencer Pratt.
El Sayed is a great candidate running a flawless campaign. The arguments against him are all basically arguments that were used against Obama. Mostly racist and name ID complaints. If he keeps running so high energy he will win.
the real tragedy is that CA didn't already have ranked-choice voting, but it produces the alt tragedy that one progressive has cost another one a chance at winning
Steyer is on track to finish within 1-2% of making the final round
Porter could've seen the writing on the wall and dropped out to get him over the hump
Yet another example of the progressive movement being sabatoged by ego
The New York Times is actively working to elect Susan Collins. That’s the reason for all the smears. Just look at this piece praising Collins while attacking Graham Platner.
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"If someone can have as much fun watching me as I'm having out there, I've done my job. I'm having so much fun."
- @RedSox rookie LHP Payton Tolle is living the dream 🙌
He literally cheered for the people protecting us from these threats being fired. Then he tried to make a DOGE copy in Texas
He's a horrible governor and a hypocrite who cares more about Trump than he cares about Texas ranchers and consumers
Kinda wild how much graham platner is being discussed by everyone. Every news station. Every media piece and now Ken paxton is not being discussed anywhere.
Credit to Kristen Welker. Many interviewers let him get away with his lies and move on without pushing back that there is no evidence. She held her ground.
And the more she didn’t defer to him, the more he became a petulant child.
This the quintessential story of how sports reflects the state of the world. Thousands of fans have waited for Game 3 their whole lives and now they’re priced out of entering the game and can’t even celebrate outside because one billionaire gets to attend the game for free.