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Snowflake watching Ted Cruz

artappraiser — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:21:19 +0000

Snowflake watching Ted Cruz dig his own grave. pic.twitter.com/JlMT3gofy1
— (@Sundae_Gurl) February 21, 2021

And, as opposed to "some huge

A Guy Called LULU — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 22:41:15 +0000

And, as opposed to "some huge audience of strawmen, the largest number I have seen estimated to be regular lurkers at dag is my estimate of forty to forty five.

and throw in the implication

artappraiser — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:20:17 +0000

In reply to that's exactly why I pushed

and throw in the implication that this is different from the California problem with PG & E: ABSURD! It's the same problem: regulation. To imply that it's not the same problem is to make it a partisan issue for political advantage, and not to solve the problems and to make it an intractable partisan political problem where the ultimate answer is: kill the other side.

See? And you say you just

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:20:14 +0000

In reply to that's exactly why I pushed

See? And you say you just want to post the news and not engage with this stuff. But you're hooked as well - occasionally, bubbles to the top.

that's exactly why I pushed

artappraiser — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:15:10 +0000

In reply to America is Back, the one that

that's exactly why I pushed back against the debate that originally started up on this thread about "it's all 'The Republicans' fault". Because the not-so-subtle implication was "fuck em, let them die, they are our enemy", including strings of links proving how they are the enemy. Supposedly to prove to some huge audience of strawmen reading this thread on Dagblog how "if you vote this way, this is could happen to you." Kind of abhorrent to me, that kind of argument. If the "other side" loves to see some collective punishment along these lines (when the state is nearly half blue, for chrissake), what alternative does the Dem party offer?

That sort of talk is self-defeating. The Dems that are smart, from Biden to Beto to AOC, know that kind of talk is stupid and counterproductive. They are out there offering help, not playing the blame game.I think every comment on the internet along the lines of "Republicans are the evil enemy" practiced by a couple people on this website is counterproductive. I don't push back that often because I know that the audience is so small here.

But if it was a larger audience, I would be tempted to push back more strongly simply because: I know that;'s stupid and counterproductive. It's exactly the kind of thing I know has changed the registration of people I know personally away from Democratic, its why Independent registration grows all the time. People hate the discord. The Majority nationwide don't like that from either party (yes, it may differ in gerrymandered districts meant to divide our union, os the answer is to make that worse?!.) Joe Biden's unity message won him the presidency, whether you think it is possible is another thing. It's what the majority wants. It's simply stupid politics to offer more of the same message as an alternative, not to mention being as cruel as "they" are.

America is Back, the one that

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 18:28:41 +0000

In reply to @POTUS:

America is Back, the one that doesn't need to figure out Red or Blue state for ordering emergency aid. Compare this to Trump watching California burn.

for the record, the above is

artappraiser — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 18:25:42 +0000

In reply to oh man

for the record, the above is fake:

FAKE: The viral screenshot of a Ted Cruz tweet saying "I'll believe in climate change when Texas freezes over" is doctored, per @snopes https://t.co/hyEmqag6LU pic.twitter.com/HOTji14Jki
— PolitiFact Texas (@PolitiFactTexas) February 19, 2021

"The failure to prepare for

artappraiser — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 06:16:42 +0000

In reply to Texas power outages: How the largest energy-producing state failed in freezing temps

"The failure to prepare for this extreme cold is systemic, and the millions of Texans enduring deadly cold and extreme discomfort deserve a closer look at what went wrong, and what to do about it," writes @JesseJenkins. https://t.co/B2m6AffsJA nytopinion
— Dr. Joseph Frusci (@JFrusci) February 20, 2021

oh man

artappraiser — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:44:41 +0000

In reply to Texas power outages: How the largest energy-producing state failed in freezing temps

oh man

This is a beauty. pic.twitter.com/RZEmZKXqMw
— Anthony Gardner (@tonylgardner) February 19, 2021

President said he planned to

artappraiser — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:42:43 +0000

In reply to @POTUS:

President said he planned to travel to Texas soon but wanted to ensure that he did not create a burden to people dealing with crisis on the ground. https://t.co/EUs0rIUORd
— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) February 19, 2021