osxmatt

65 hours and nearly 1.5 years (I'm a very slow gamer) I think I'm near the end of Divinity Original Sin 2.

Normal country Kelso gun store owner sold hundreds of high-capacity magazines in 90 minutes that ban was overturned WWW.KGW.COM A Cowlitz County judge overturned Washington's ban on high capacity magazines Monday. The Washington Supreme Court quickly approved a stay, reinstating the ban.

Most Republicans think abortion is used as birth control by 20 year old sorority girls. They have no idea the average abortion patient is a woman in her early 30s and already has kids. I hope this ad is a punch in their fucking guts.

Ok, but when a Republican controlled House and Senate pass a 6 or 15 week national abortion ban, he'll veto that bill, right? Right?

Counterpoint: Chipotle is one of the last remaining values when eating out. Less than $10 (here) for a chicken bowl with rice and veggies? I eat there 2-3 times a month.

The Rock Regrets Publicly Endorsing Biden in 2020 and Won’t Do It Again WWW.THEDAILYBEAST.COM The star actor told Fox News that he now prefers to keep his politics private.

‘How Many Jobs Is Too Many’ by Paul Krugman

South Carolina to use congressional map deemed unconstitutional - The Washington Post WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM The Supreme Court heard arguments on the redistricting case in October but has yet to rule, essentially running out the clock for this year’s election.

I believe there's a "the president would never shit his pants; I SHIT MY PANTS ON PURPOSE" tweet about this.

I fully expect institutional investors to leave retail Reddit investors holding the bag.

Republicans have been obsessed with using this since Reagan in the 80s. It’s pretty much a pavlovian campaign message for them and I don’t think they are going to be able to stop. It’s hilarious.

Sad!

Kristi Noem

GOP nominee to run North Carolina public schools called for violence against Democrats, including executing Obama and Biden | CNN Politics WWW.CNN.COM The Republican nominee for superintendent overseeing North Carolina’s public schools and its $11 billion budget has a history marked by extreme and controversial comments, including sharing deranged conspiracies and frequent calls for the execution of prominent Democrats.

Elon just did a great job making me intrigued about an interview I wouldn’t care about otherwise.

I saw an excellent comment on Reddit which sums up my thoughts perfectly:

Even if they ran multiple high profile articles, it wouldn't matter. The purpose of right-wing media is to introduce talking points and narratives. The introduction of the talking points themselves is to them, evidence of their actuality. It's why, over 10 years later, if you mention the words "IRS" around conservatives they have an almost Pavlovian response that Obama weaponized the IRS against conservatives.

Former advisers sound the alarm that Trump praises despots in private and on the campaign trail | CNN Politics WWW.CNN.COM To Donald Trump, Hungarian strongman Viktor Orban is “fantastic”, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is “brilliant”, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is “an okay guy”, and most alarmingly he allegedly said Adolf Hitler “did some good things,” a worldview that would reverse decades-old US foreign policy in a second term should he win November’s presidential election, multiple former senior advisers tell CNN.

Scarlett Johansson absolutely nailed Katie Britt

This is serious school board energy

Good luck Mike https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4514306-speaker-johnson-urges-gop-lawmakers-to-maintain-decorum-at-state-of-the-union/

I typically hate the faux importance the media and political class put on SOTU, but this one actually feels important?

Bye Felicia

Although they agreed with the ruling, it's worth reading the 3 liberal judges concurring opinion. They excoriate the 6 conservative justices for creating new constitutional provisions out of whole cloth.

News media: Biden accidentally referred to the president of Egypt as the president of Mexico. Here’s 4 days of continuous coverage. News media: Trump thinks the country of Argentina is an actual human being. Here’s a niche tweet about it.