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politics @lemmy.world•They Spoke English, Wore U.S. Flags and Attacked Fishermen. Who Were They?
3·1 day agoIf they’re like historic use of letters of marque, what’s special is that the fishermen had something of value, such as personal jewelery, which made it possible to kill them for profit
Probably written by Josh Marshall himself. He’s been around a lot longer than anything except Markov Chain generators.
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politics @lemmy.world•Beth, the Beloved Vacuum of a 92-Year-Old Iowa Senator, Has Died
9·5 days agoSome like couches. Others prefer the suction of vacuum cleaners
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politics @lemmy.world•Trump Administration to Pay German Firm $1.2 Billion to Cancel Wind Leases | It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.
1·7 days agoNo. They no longer have the right to put turbines in the water there. Might be able to do it in state waters where California is talking about an offshore wind deployment.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•Bidenomics Was More Successful Than People Think | Conventional wisdom holds that Joe Biden’s bet on climate investment was a bust. The data suggest otherwise.
14·9 days agoThe point is that it doesn’t make sense to give up on doing the right thing here. It does make sense to market it better and reach more people
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politics @lemmy.world•Americans Are Turning on Trump | The president’s big gains with Black, Hispanic, and young voters in 2024 suggested a major shift. Less than two years later, he has lost those new supporters.
3·9 days agoA big chunk of the right wing press sold “reality” TV image as real
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politics @lemmy.world•Troy Jackson has effectively secured the Maine Senate Democratic nomination
51·25 days agoPower generally flows in the other direction. State Democratic Parties choose DNC members, though the exact process varies a lot from state to state.
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politics @lemmy.world•Troy Jackson has effectively secured the Maine Senate Democratic nomination
71·25 days agoIt’s the state Democratic party that decided. That neither the people as a whole nor the DNC.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•Federal Agents Were Told F.B.I. Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations
22·25 days agoI’m pretty sure the plan is the have no investigation whatsoever.
Oil industry profits would fall. And they’re the ones paying bribes
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•Slavery exhibits at the President’s House have been swapped for the Trump administration’s version
5·29 days agoIt’s a gift link. If JavaScript is on, and you don’t remove the gift token that’s addsd during the redirect, access is free. Have verified on my end
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•CDC Stopped Monitoring Parasite Now Causing Explosive Diarrhea Across The Country
3·1 month agoSome, like Kennedy, are pretty clear about eugenist views
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•CDC Stopped Monitoring Parasite Now Causing Explosive Diarrhea Across The Country
12·1 month agoThe CDC used to track a whole bunch of diseases so that we could intervene and limit their spread. They did this for some, typically food-borne causes of diarrhea
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politics @lemmy.world•Trump, Ending Decades of Protection, Opens Wild Habitats to Drilling and Mining
16·1 month agoThey’re effective when we don’t put criminals in charge.
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•Graham Platner suspends bid for Maine Senate seat amid sexual assault scandal | Platner announced he was leaving the race in a video posted to X.
32·1 month agoThe DNC has no real power to tell state parties what to do in a situation like this. In point of fact, their members are largely chosen by the state parties.
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politics @lemmy.world•ICE killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. They want you to be apathetic. Don’t be. / Salgado came from Mexico, built the American Dream, sent his sons to college, and was senselessly killed by ICE.
3·1 month agoLink is not broken for me. The redirect picks up a gift token which makes access free for people with JavaScript enabled
silence7@slrpnk.netOPto
politics @lemmy.world•Graham Platner suspends bid for Maine Senate seat amid sexual assault scandal | Platner announced he was leaving the race in a video posted to X.
102·1 month agoIf Schumer made all the decisions somehow, we would have had Mills and not Platner. He may well apply pressure. But the decision is literally not his to make
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politics @lemmy.world•Graham Platner suspends bid for Maine Senate seat amid sexual assault scandal | Platner announced he was leaving the race in a video posted to X.
164·1 month agoIt’s the Maine state Democratic Party which holds the power here, not them
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politics @lemmy.world•Graham Platner suspends bid for Maine Senate seat amid sexual assault scandal | Platner announced he was leaving the race in a video posted to X.
15·1 month agoThere are at least three Democrats who poll well enough to stand a chance. I do not claim any insight into who will be chosen








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