volkris @volkris@qoto.org

@mariyadelano

Well, nothing's going to change so long as instructors keep accepting those terms of employment, maybe undervaluing their own contributions.

Colleges are going to keep paying poorly because they can.

I realize educators tend to be very personally invested and committed to teaching, but at the same time, if a college is placing such low value on their labor then they should consider going where they'll be more valued, whether in private industry or media company or whatever.

Those talents are needed elsewhere, after all. Just look at the sorry state of reporting these days.

But the low paid positions are going to continue so long as people keep standing to accept them.

@JoshuaHolland

Because it's not really up to the SCOTUS. That's not how the US legal system works.

You're giving the Court way more power than it actually has and the complaining about the way it wields the power. Really, the Court just doesn't have this power.

In this step in the election process it's all up to states as they run their elections. The Supreme Court has no authority to interfere at this point.

@jimlil a problem (in my view at least) is that even if all these things tended to start that way, the attitudes I see on this platform tend to not only accept but embrace the homogeneity in ways I'm not sure were common in other examples.

There's a real lack of diversity here, and there are a LOT of people cheering it, resisting growth and handwringing over the possibility that things might change and diverse perspectives might show up in feeds.

From what I've seen that often feeds into the "we don't need growth" stance.

I don't think it's healthy.

@juergen_hubert

@ChemicalEyeGuy

And also McDonald's yesterday when they bought my non-physical dollars from me using a hamburger as payment.

McD's and the Catholic Church. Who knew they'd be in the same basket!

@mjf_pro

Well the claim from Republicans is that yes, people have died because of things Joe Biden did that they believe are linked to what Hunter did.

So yep, the other side has a response to that.

@dancinyogi

@dancinyogi

The problem is that lots of Democrats and Republicans will agree with your sentiment while disagreeing about which is which.

Both sides believe that their complaint is the bigger one as they work from different, incompatible sets of facts.

What a world to live in...

@kkarhan

That sounds like a defect in a legal system, not Bitcoin.

If a cop can bust down my door over something I literally didn't do, the problem there is the cop, not the something.

@sollee

@coctaanatis@mstdn.social

What? Thomas wasn't involved in the certification of an election.

Certification is a state function.
Not only does this get the wrong branch of government; it gets the wrong government!

@uspolitics

@NewsDesk

The problem is, do they have an alternative that would be accepted by the majority of the House? Doubtful.

So are they willing to shut down the chamber rather than having McCarthy continue?

McCarthy is probably the consensus candidate, the best option for all, even as their disagreements mean that he won't be the perfect speaker for many.

It's not about trust; that's not really how the position of Speaker works at this point. It's about whether they want to do their jobs and work together or not.

@kwheaton

The Senate has equal representation for all states. It doesn't favor any since they all get exactly the same two votes.

It *fails* to favor more populous states with different racial makeups, and that lack of favoritism is the whole point.

But no, Senate rules are explicitly recognized within the Constitutional order as each chamber can set its own rules.

@TMRuppert

The problem with your reasoning is that Gaetz is being roundly rejected by Republicans for his stance.

In other words, Republicans are rejecting a member pushing for one-party rule, so they're not.

@coctaanatis@mstdn.social

That's a nice conspiracy there you've got there.

@GottaLaff

@WuMargaret

Never overlook the possibility that we have these results from the democratic systems because unfortunately they're the ones the voters have honestly been asking for.

Often enough the systems function perfectly to give voters what they want; they just want "bad" things.

To respond to your question about candidates campaigning I'd bring up the GOP debate last week. Where was the candidate on stage offering a sober, rational take on holding office? There wasn't one because that's not what their voters seem to be asking for.

So many mainstream GOP voters express that they want fighters, not administrators, so that's what the candidates' campaigns offer.

Through ignorance and misinformation voters don't know how the US government functions, so they end up asking for bad things, which candidates are bound to offer if they're to be successful. The well-functioning system then gives the people what they want, for better or worse.

@chrisgeidner @john_chu

@vy

My argument?

You're missing that it's your argument on the table here, not mine.

Your argument stands and falls on its own, and so far it's rested on weak rationalizations, false comparisons, and vague handwaving.

@ChemicalEyeGuy

When you're selling something like a car, the only directly involved authority is you, as you judge whatever is offered in trade to be real and sufficiently valuable or not.

Recognition by legal authorities is pretty secondary. If YOU think whatever is worth the trade then the trade can happen.

So, seeing as people do accept Bitcoin for trade in the US, Bitcoin is therefore recognized by authorities in the US, and is therefore real as per your standard.

@alexdp

@mnutty

Oh, working to secure funding is absolutely one of the major roles of an official at that level.

As head of an agency like DoT, the secretary represents his agency before Congress, laying out plans for their fiscal year and working with them to ensure that the agency's operations are first worth funding and second that the funding is spent efficiently.

So yes, such a secretary is absolutely key in the funding question.

@raccoon this is a case of giving Trump way too much credit. And it's not like we need to be inflating his ego any farther.

Let me emphasize it: please don't inflate Trump's size on the stage. It only encourages him, and it's exactly what he wants, exactly the game he plays.

No, Trump is not the source of the idea that Biden is having mental issues. A whole lot of us watch him and come to that conclusion on our own.

A whole lot of us wish both Trump and Biden would go away, and so that's why I'm a bit annoyed to see a response like this that serves to keep both of them on the stage.

@fredbrooker@witter.cz @freemo @evan

@WuMargaret

But the thing I want to emphasize is that we are far from the point of saying SCOTUS needs reformation or abolition. First let's use the tools we have to improve it.

It's like, I don't know, deciding to throw away your car and buy a new one when first we just need to try to fill the gas tank.

We have the democratic tools to fix the government. And if we're not willing to go the democratic direction first, well, all bets are off at that point.

Let's try democracy first. Let's try to educate and inform voters and empower them, because lately we have been seriously falling down on that option. Let's give it a shot.

If I really looked around and felt like we tried the democratic option and it wasn't working, okay. Then we can talk about more extreme solutions, but until we try that first step I'd say we haven't really tried the good options yet.

@chrisgeidner @john_chu

@mnutty

But he's bragging about screwing up his own job though.

If he hasn't been able to secure funding to move forward then he shouldn't be experiencing these massive costs that are based on assumptions of funding that are tenuous.

Without the funding in hand he should have been in DC working to secure the funding that he wants, not jetting around the country and involving himself in projects that aren't funded.

It's such a superficial stance for him to be taking.

@SharonCrockett

We really need to stop lionizing the position of majority leader in the senate like that. It really overstates their power and excuses other senators from doing their jobs.

No, it took votes of most of the senate in cooperation with the president to appoint ACB. Every senator should be held responsible for their part in that process, not just McConnell.

(Although yes, we also need to remember that RBG set the stage for this through intentional strategizing that didn't work out)

@w7voa