Gaythia Weis @Gaythia@qoto.org

"Dicey"? Oh, hell, Washington Post, you can do better than that....
The dicey push to impeach Secretary Mayorkas https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/02/mayorkas-impeachment-politics/

I am once again imploring Christians who want closed borders to pick up a damn bible. If you don't invite the stranger in you will burn in hell. Forever.

Wrote up my last two years of struggle to get my CPAP replaced, thanks to Anthem. https://aphyr.com/posts/368-how-to-replace-your-cpap-in-only-666-days

Quick Weather West update focused on rapidly-strengthening offshore storm and its potential to bring a damaging windstorm to Central CA, major flash flooding to SoCal, and maybe even some severe thunderstorms. Also: live YouTube later; time TBD. #CAwx https://t.co/KMfsstLALd

Wonder why the GOP keeps trying to cut the funding Democrats gave the IRS?
They HATE the IRS making their millionaire and billionaire donors pay the taxes they owe.

They also don't care how long you have to wait on the phone to get your tax questions answered.

"Starting next year, the agency is initiating 60 audits of major corporations, Werfel said. These businesses have an average $24 billion in assets and are averaging $526 million in yearly taxable income"
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-irs-crackdown-on-rich-taxpayers-is-already-raking-in-millions-in-back-taxes-heres-how-much-333f4455

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Alberta Tar Sands Pollution 64 Times Worse Than Reported.

The Canadian tar sands are a massive site of oil extraction in the province of Alberta. They cover an area larger than England and are one of the biggest industrial projects on the planet.

Getting it from deep in underground to the surface can use up massive amounts of water — about what a small city might use on a daily basis. #ClimateChange

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/01/27/alberta-tar-sands-pollution-64-times-worse-than-reported/

Your periodic reminder that it is 100% legal, under both US and international law, to arrive at a nation's borders and apply for admission or asylum.

Calling migrants "criminals" or saying "they broke the law" is simply false.

#borders #migrants #immigration

So Dean Phillips, the Minnesota congressman who's trying to be a Democratic campaign spoiler, shows who he really is...

I have plenty of gripes about Biden's record, but he has my absolute support in this campaign, where democracy is at stake.

Folks remembering #AaronSwartz today - remember that he was moving publicly-funded research out from behind a paywall.

Then remember the only reason the case went forward is because federal prosecutors, specifically Carmen Ortiz and Stephen Heymann, wanted to make an example of him.

“Theft is theft, and it doesn’t matter if you use a crowbar or a computer” were Heymann’s words at the time.

Notice how federal prosecutors aren’t bullying Sam Altman for the wholesale theft of content network-wide, to build a machine that spews bullshit and further destroys our ability to determine the truth?

It’s because he’s doing it for private profit, while Aaron worked for the public good.

Never let yourself be tricked into believing the legal system is a justice system.

"There is no [immigration] crisis. Yes, there are logistical problems around feeding and housing migrants, and legal problems around sorting out their legal claims in immigration court.

But the numbers are the numbers: '[T]he past decade has seen unusually slow growth in immigration. In fact, the period from 2012 to 2022 saw slower growth in the immigrant share of the population than the 2000s, 1990s, 1980s and 1970s.'"

~ Dan Kowalski

#immigration #Republicans

https://substack.com/redirect/f6cb430f-28d5-4efa-81d3-0aa12fb05c1f

"The net rate of illegal immigration into the U.S. is less than zero. The number of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. has declined from 12.2 million in 2007 to 11.3 million now, according to Pew Research Center."

~ Robert Reich

#immigration #Republicans

https://substack.com/redirect/babc03ac-6ac5-45cc-afca-53d6f98449cc

This is how headlines about abortion care being determined by judges should be written. "The Supreme Court Will Decide if States Can Force Hospitals to Let Women Die". Thank you Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/supreme-court-states-emergency-abortion-1234945425/

@tzimmer_history

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit:

There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind,
alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

There is nothing more or else to it,
and there never has been."

~Frank Wilhoit, composer
https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288

#GOP #Republicans #Conservative #Meme

People like Ackman tell themselves something like this: “Academic integrity demands to keep the *wrong kinds of people* out of positions of power in higher education. Since my wife and I are not those *wrong people*, this concern obviously doesn’t - and must not! - apply to us.” 5/

NEW COVID wastewater update from Biobot: Looks like we are near the peak.

The historical data shows we are in the second-largest wave since the start of the pandemic.

Currently in the US, ~1 in 23 are infectious with COVID, and there are ~2 million new infections a day.

The US is such a racist place that an effective attack on DEI programs is simply "This Black woman gets paid to teach companies about DEI!" 🤡

Seriously. Unpack that.

Why should DEI be a volunteer activity?

If a man shows up at IBM to teach their sales team to be better at sales, no one complains.

If a man shows up at Ford to reach their assembly line teams to be more efficient, no one complains. We call them Consultants.

But if she shows up to teach them DEI? Complaints! Crying! Sulking!

Common Sense Media (who appears short on common sense) is pushing a ridiculous and dangerous California ballot initiative to let anyone sue social media companies for perceived harm to kids. It's a disaster and CSM's boss has made it clear that he does not care about what the actual data says on this issue.

This will do real harm to kids, shutting down spaces they use, and allowing parents to go all moral panic and sue social media if they don't like how their kid is
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/08/leading-save-the-kids-advocate-pushing-absolutely-dangerous-protect-the-california-ballot-initiative-that-will-do-real-harm-to-children/

Colorado rivers may shrink by 30% as climate change continues, report says
https://coloradosun.com/2024/01/08/colorado-climate-report-2024-dry-rivers/?utm_content=bufferb5ea7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Mastodon&utm_campaign=buffer

This brings a smile for sure! Well done, young man.

THE REAL LESSONS WE SHOULD DRAW FROM CLAUDINE GAY’S RESIGNATION. https://lpeproject.org/blog/the-real-lessons-we-should-draw-from-claudine-gays-resignation/