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French President Emmanuel Macron announces new right-wing government in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Macron really going out of his way to fuck over the French people, eh? Calls snap elections right after the far right wins big in eu elections, then refuses to follow the will of the people when said election backfires.

Part of my thinks the left will be better off in opposition, though.

Republican Demands and Divisions Drive Impasse Toward a Shutdown in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

All they care about is their base

One in the same in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

But it isn't the same as if the entire working class had a collective say in the capital, not just those who choose to and have the resources to pay in. It isn't the same as the workers of that company having a say in their working conditions, shift lengths, compensation, etc.

One in the same in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

A better way to say it would instead be the inverse: "If you don't work for a paycheck, you probably hold enough capital"

Republican Demands and Divisions Drive Impasse Toward a Shutdown in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (9 children)

They want a shutdown lol this idea that negotiating will avert it is silly since you don't negotiate for things you don't want.

Amazon and SpaceX are quietly trying to demolish national labor law — American workers could lose workplace protections that they’ve had for almost a century in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Captured implies that the State didn't already function as a tool of capital

French President Macron says sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not “ruled out” in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

All this because Republicans in the US don't like that sending arms to Ukraine makes Biden look good to the general public.

MAGA Republican Pledges “End of Democracy” to Rabid Cheers at CPAC | Republicans at CPAC 2024 are openly vowing to take down democracy. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I know, I was joking

Amazon and SpaceX are quietly trying to demolish national labor law — American workers could lose workplace protections that they’ve had for almost a century in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Yes, although the US pulled itself back enough with some of FDR's reforms that it kicked the can down the road a few generations, whereas the Weimar Republic actually collapsed.

Ocasio-Cortez says Biden could 'do more' to earn votes than just attack Trump to advance Democrats’ vision in 2024 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I know right? This quote in the headline makes her out to sound so tepid like "please mr president could you maybe be more confrontational against the fascists who want to kill me and my allies? 👉👈"

Ocasio-Cortez says Biden could 'do more' to earn votes than just attack Trump to advance Democrats’ vision in 2024 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Too busy trying to court centrist voters and uphold a dying status quo

Ocasio-Cortez says Biden could 'do more' to earn votes than just attack Trump to advance Democrats’ vision in 2024 in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Nah if Trump was in office in the last four months there'd be open conflict across the Middle East with thousands of US troops bound for Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, etc

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No Longer About Kids: Florida Judge Allows Trans Adult Ban For Large Swaths Of Care (www.erininthemorning.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/7791489

Key takeaway from the article for me was this paragraph:

"The stark reality is now inescapable: legislations targeting the medical care of transgender adults have taken root, despite the claims of anti-trans activists that they are trying to “protect children” with these laws. Florida's new provisions represent the first significant restrictions on trans adult care to fully materialize."

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No Longer About Kids: Florida Judge Allows Trans Adult Ban For Large Swaths Of Care (www.erininthemorning.com)
 

Key takeaway from the article for me was this paragraph:

"The stark reality is now inescapable: legislations targeting the medical care of transgender adults have taken root, despite the claims of anti-trans activists that they are trying to “protect children” with these laws. Florida's new provisions represent the first significant restrictions on trans adult care to fully materialize."

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Workers at another public library in Ohio vote to unionize (www.peoplesworld.org)
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A lot is happening in Florida education. These are some of the changes kids will see (www.npr.org)
 

The headline should read something more like "Florida students to return to schools after fascist-overhaul of the curriculum" but that wouldn't be "objective" enough for NPR.

Students will literally be watching Prager U Kids videos, require parental permission for a nickname, and be forcibly misgendered by even their closest, favorite, teacher as a matter of State Law.

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Child safety bills are reshaping the internet for everyone (www.theverge.com)
 

Lawmakers across the country (United States) are trying to protect kids by age-gating parts of the internet.

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“Big Three” Auto Workers Vote To Strike By 97% (peoplesdispatch.org)
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Texas Central partners with Amtrak (www.youtube.com)
 

The project has been delayed for years, but perhaps with Amtrak (and Andy Byford), the line will finally progress.

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North Carolina Passes 3 Anti-Trans Laws In One Day, Overriding Vetoes (www.erininthemorning.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/4580386

From the article, my emphasis added:

"Bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community remained stagnant for the initial months of North Carolina's legislative cycle. However, the landscape shifted when Democratic Representative Tricia Cotham, elected from a district which voted for her,** a Democrat, by +19points, switched to the Republican party**. This gave the GOP the crucial 72 votes required to override a governor's veto. Subsequently, these bills were promptly slated for hearings and aggressively advanced by the state's Republican leadership."

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North Carolina Passes 3 Anti-Trans Laws In One Day, Overriding Vetoes (www.erininthemorning.com)
 

From the article, my emphasis added:

"Bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community remained stagnant for the initial months of North Carolina's legislative cycle. However, the landscape shifted when Democratic Representative Tricia Cotham, elected from a district which voted for her,** a Democrat, by +19points, switched to the Republican party**. This gave the GOP the crucial 72 votes required to override a governor's veto. Subsequently, these bills were promptly slated for hearings and aggressively advanced by the state's Republican leadership."

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Florida governor removes elected opposition official, replaces with political ally (www.rawstory.com)
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Alan Fisher - Economics Explained is Misled about Induced Demand (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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One of my favourites from Alan Fisher. Seriously, just one more lane bro!

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Lesbian couple's pride doormat vandalized, neighbors respond with solidarity (www.thepinknews.com)
 

I love to see this sort of solidarity, but I wish it was the norm...

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