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joeinwynnewood

@joeinwynnewood@mstdn.social

Union family raised Deaniac, former teacher/IT professional/IT strategic consultant, former candidate & county Party treasurer, local #Indivisible leader who understands politics from the inside and the outside.
Avatar is me doing a double back dismount from the still rings a long time ago.
Background is me & teammate doing a comedy pommel horse routine during fundraising exhibition, also a long time ago (other teammate rolling on the floor in laughter would indicate successful comedy!).

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"This legislation is being touted by Republicans—stung by recent electoral defeats by voters who abhor their forced-birth policies—as an example of their compassion toward women and others who become pregnant. What it reveals, however, is not compassion, but coercion, harassment, and ultimately, control."

Against a theocratic government intruding in your lives? Be sure to vote accordingly in November.

Pregnant? The GOP wants to track you and any decisions you make
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/13/2240134/-Pregnant-The-GOP-wants-to-track-you-and-any-decisions-you-make

joeinwynnewood, to random
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"Neoliberal capitalism has thus failed in its own economic terms: It has not delivered growth, let alone shared prosperity. But it has also failed in its promise of putting us on a secure road to democracy and freedom, and it has instead set us on a populist route raising the prospects of a 21st-century fascism."

Opinion | Time is up for neoliberals - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/13/stiglitz-captialism-economics-democracy-book/

joeinwynnewood, to random
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This is what forced-birthers want nationwide.

GOP Lawmakers in Louisiana Reject Adding Rape & Incest Exceptions for Children to Abortion Ban. Again. - Jezebel
https://www.jezebel.com/gop-lawmakers-in-louisiana-reject-adding-rape-incest-exceptions-for-children-to-abortion-ban-again

joeinwynnewood, to random
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"There was no way I could support the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. Only years later did I realize that I was mistaken, and we missed an opportunity to have a president who might actually have made America great by championing racial justice, labor rights, and the war against poverty."

Abandoning Biden could repeat the 1968 mistakes that helped elect Nixon
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/12/2239229/-Abandoning-Biden-could-repeat-the-1968-mistakes-that-helped-elect-Nixon

joeinwynnewood,
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@LALegault @IveyJanette

Aside from Biden's recent actions to do exactly that (which I've seen exactly zero acknowledgement of from anyone claiming it's the one and only basis for withholding their support), how do you set aside the orders of magnitude greater moral imperative presented by the global climate disaster Trump will precipitate if elected?

joeinwynnewood,
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@tadbithuman

Concern troll? Really?

So we should ignore the lessons of history and blindly repeat fostering far greater death and destruction?

That seems a rather poor argument.

PS Why are you pretending Biden has not acted to stop a full scale incursion into Rafa?

joeinwynnewood,
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@davbram

The refusal to go with the lesser of two evils inevitably results in tremendous evil being unleashed.

It's quite insane to ignore the lessons of multiple historical experiences that 100% prove this to be true.

joeinwynnewood,
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@LALegault @IveyJanette

The problem is your indiscriminate use of the term genocide.
What's happened in Gaza is horrible, but doesn't begin to compare to the Holodomor, or the Khmer Rouge's killing fields, or the Shoah, and will be even smaller next to the coming horror of climate disasters should America turn the fossil-fuel industry loose to do whatever they want as Trump has promised.

It is beyond irresponsible to ignore the full ramifications of allowing Trump to become president again.

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@tadbithuman

So Sinwar/Hamas & Netanyahu are all to be held harmless and Trump is irrelevant?

Your calculus is morally bankrupt.

Muting your myopia.

joeinwynnewood, to random
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"The tax experts gave the weakest chance of surviving a challenge for a worthlessness deduction based on borrowed money for which the outcome was not clear. It reflects a doubly irrational claim — that the taxpayer deserves a tax benefit for losing someone else’s money even before the money has been lost..."

No wonder he looks like a crook.

Trump May Owe $100 Million From Double-Dip Tax Breaks, Audit Shows
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/11/us/trump-taxes-audit-chicago.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rE0.9J3F.cwhzC8VOC_iJ&smid=url-share

joeinwynnewood, to random
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"“Tipping culture” is just another way of saying that businesses are holding down wages, disguising cost increases, and making workers dependent on a system that requires them to put up with abuse from both their employer and customers."

Only one Party wants to increase the national minimum wage and improve the lives of working families. That Party has successfully raise it in dozens of states and localities.

The solution to ‘tipping fatigue’ is not more tipping
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/11/2239593/-The-solution-to-tipping-fatigue-is-not-more-tipping

joeinwynnewood, to random
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The real start of Mothers Day.

"She called for a “festival which should be observed as mothers’ day, and which should be devoted to the advocacy of peace doctrines” to be held around the world on June 2 of every year, a date that would permit open-air meetings."

(11) May 11, 2024 - by Heather Cox Richardson
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-11-2024

taylorlorenz, to random
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Pro-Israel counter-protesters at UCLA previously took part in anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-vaccine events across Southern California.

Some of the pro-Israel counter protesters are also associated with local Proud Boy and Three Percenter militia chapters and fundamentalist Christian churches.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/10/college-campus-protests-far-right

joeinwynnewood,
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@taylorlorenz

Are they really pro-Israel or are they just pro let's speed on Armageddon?

joeinwynnewood,
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@Eka_FOOF_A @taylorlorenz

Perhaps the authoritarianism is the means to that end for the Christian extremists and a different end for the White supremacists & misogynists.

StillIRise1963, to random
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I know this period of time seems like a blur, but the crimeing and coup have been going on for 8 years.

joeinwynnewood,
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@StillIRise1963

And I wonder why my blood pressure is creeping up yet again.

I need to pull out my meditation tapes again...

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"@ProPublica found that billionaire owners like Ballmer are consistently paying lower income tax rates than their millionaire players — and often lower even than the rates paid by the concessions workers who staff their stadiums."

All I can say to the IRS is, good hunting.

Sports team owners face new scrutiny from IRS over tax avoidance
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/11/2238624/-Sports-team-owners-face-new-scrutiny-from-IRS-over-tax-avoidance

joeinwynnewood,
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@unabogie

It's certainly a good example of why they screamed lie after lie about it.

Anyone who reads this and recognizes the truth of the reason for the additional IRS funding (and isn't a wealthy GOP donor) absolutely loves it.

joeinwynnewood, to random
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"Four years ago this week, Donald Trump claimed that the U.S. had "met the moment and … prevailed," not over COVID-19, but over the test shortage that had hobbled the nation's response for over four months as the virus spread around the world and across the country. As with most things Trump said about the pandemic, that was a lie."

4 years ago this week: Trump claims that COVID-19 would just ‘go away’
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/11/2239949/-4-years-ago-this-week-Trump-claims-that-COVID-19-would-just-go-away

joeinwynnewood, to random
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"“Balanced” “objective” “neutral” “impartial” journalism doesn’t mean giving the reader an equal amount of good and bad information about each candidate. It means applying the same standards to each candidate. It’s about applying an equitable process, not ensuring equal outcomes.

The news media should tell its audience true things, in proportion to their importance, with no concern for how anyone feels about it."

The New York Times Protests Too Much - by Jamison Foser
https://www.findinggravity.net/p/the-new-york-times-protests-too-much

joeinwynnewood, to random
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There are very few cases that either must or really should take.

The case is not one of them.

The ⏰ is ticking.

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STEVE BANNON TO JAIL 🚨

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the criminal contempt of Congress conviction of Trump White House senior advisor Steve Bannon.

Bannon was convicted in connection with refusing to testify and provide documents to the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol

Bannon will now have to report to prison for his 4-month sentence!

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/10/appeals-court-upholds-steve-bannon-contempt-of-congress-conviction.html

joeinwynnewood,
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@Free_Press

Not just yet. He's going to ask for a full circuit review. If they say no he'll ask SCOTUS to review. If they say no, then he'll have to report to the lockup.

DrJackBrown, to random
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Trump bought off Weisselberg for $750,000. Show the jury their contract. Now.

joeinwynnewood,
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@DrJackBrown

I'm a bit surprised they didn't give Weisselberg limited immunity and force him to testify.

joeinwynnewood,
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@DebR @DrJackBrown

The agreement's restrictions fall before a subpoena.

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Given that Trump has made it clear he wants Big Oil to finance him as ends democracy and anything we've ever done to fight climate change, this is a good time to say:

I'm looking for one person tonight to help me flip both statehouses in Arizona, the smartest political donation you can make in 2024.

https://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/6orh0NK/Make-Arizona-the-Next-Michigan-and-Keep-Michigan-Michigan

joeinwynnewood,
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@janisf @lolgop

I'm pretty sure everyone below Congress is working off of vote builder which, so far as I know, is pretty bare bones, demographics + voting history. I believe that DB is supplied by the DNC via state Parties.

It's not cheap to get commercial data sets to marry with the basics.

I know consortiums of outside groups are using Catalist, with some commercial data, in battleground states, but they can't coordinate with candidates.

Bottom line, it costs $ and $ is scarce for most.

joeinwynnewood,
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@janisf @lolgop

It's an awful lot of effort for the relatively small benefit of reducing annoyance for some segment of (maybe?) voters.

I would hope our voters can put up with the hassle to push forward the possibility of important beneficial policies.

Imagine being able to form or join a union without fear of losing your job?

I'll suffer a bit of hassle now for the real possibility of that future.

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