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[–] spider@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Actions speak louder than words.

[–] spider@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 12 hours ago

Holy shit, it doesn't feel like that was eight years ago.

 

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[–] spider@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Had the DNC not sabotaged Bernie Sanders' campaign in 2016, he may very well have been winding down his second term right now.

But, as always, the big money had to ruin it.

[–] spider@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"There is a push, I think just a societal norm that if somebody is your family that they are entitled to your time," said Calhoun, "and I think the answer is absolutely not."

This is a really good rule of thumb for dealing with toxic people in general.

[–] spider@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If it's too cold out maybe it can be postponed until Mother's Day.

[–] spider@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 week ago

It's exactly what they've done, and it can work both ways.

[–] spider@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They should do another one of these as the opening salvo.

 

"When you elect a president of one party, often, states of the party that oppose that president have enormous ability to try to block or push back on directions that the president might want to go, especially if Congress can't function or pass legislation," said Barry Rabe, a public policy professor at the University of Michigan's Ford School and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

 

The special session responds to the public statements and proposals put forward by President-elect Trump and his advisors, and actions taken during his first term in office — an agenda that could erode essential freedoms and individual rights, including women's rights and LGBTQ+ rights. A special session allows for expedited action that will best protect California and its values from attacks. The special session will begin December 2, when the Legislature convenes.

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