I didn’t know they played at Biden’s inauguration! It fit the moment last night, and I’m sure it did at the inauguration, too. Idk if they’d be asked to do a repeat for Harris 
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Release the puppies!! 
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There are going to be PUPPIES?!
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I meant the ones in the song’s viddie, but yes, awesome idea!
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she was amazing.
one of my favorite lines was about the “affirmative action of generational wealth” - and how hard everyone who isn’t born rich has to work to succeed
but the whole thing was just great
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Got a last-minute ticket last night (thanks Covid cancellation?) and I can say without any hyperbole that the last time I was in a place with that kind of energy was election night in Grant Park in 2008. Terrible view and standing room only with an unwise choice in footwear, but it was utterly joyous.
But, also with a focus and sense of purpose and clear direction that has not been this evident for quite some time. The feeling I got again and again was that there was much less fear about Trump winning than a feeling that Harris/Walz/we must/can/will beat the hell out of the weirdos.
This is as anecdotal as it gets, but it was pretty great.
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Thanks for the on the ground reporting.
Hope and Joy is gonna beat Fear and Greed!
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lol, sorry. I have limited comprehension before coffee.
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Secret Service’s “Ground Force One” Presidential Armored Bus Emerges Wrapped For Harris-Walz Campaign
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Harris is going to get a huge bump in the polls after the convention.
She’ll definitely be above 50% - my bet is 54%.
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So how are you going to vote for the senate seat? For your congressional district? How about state legislature, is that on the same ballot like most places? Heck, even the school board needs your vote!
It’s the small elections that really matter, Marco. Be honest in who you choose to vote for, but vote.
That said, I too am troubled by the bind Biden and Blinken are in, unable to actually move either side, and without any way to help the people stuck between leaders who care little if at all for the people they supposedly represent. So be honest there, express your displeasure, but don’t expect miracles. Help try to move the needle a little, that’s all we can hope for.
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This article was a fun read but what was suprising to me was reading that Trump described his reelection as president as “a distinct possibility,” which isn’t the kind of self-confident language that candidates typically use.
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Our nation’s political fact-checkers are making a mockery of themselves, going to absurd extremes to find fault with Democrats.
Part of the problem is that they are asking the wrong kind of question.
The right question is not: Is this one particular assertion exactly and provably accurate?
The right question is: Are these people lying to you, or are they telling you the truth?
That’s the key issue that all political journalists should be addressing – not just fact-checkers — because a crucial distinction between the two parties is that the Republican Party is trying to sell the public a series of false narratives and fake solutions, while the Democratic Party is mostly sticking to the facts (with some minor exceptions).
But there’s a structural problem with fact-checking as well. As I’ve been writing for years, the concept of fact-checking is a noble one, but the way it is actually practiced does more harm than good.
That’s because the fact-checkers are so devoted to not “taking sides” that instead of exposing the vast gulf in truth-telling between the two parties, they effectively hide it. SNIP.
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Twitter is such a right-wing echo chamber now that they will doubtlessly point to Elon’s poll as proof of election fraud when Trump inexplicably fails to win three-quartes of the popular vote.
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isn’t that that whole point of this skunkfart? (not even a fully-formed Xit). preamble to another insurrection?
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heh. One of the examples given by a lecturer in statistics of the problems with web polling details a poll concerning general support for gun control laws hosted on a site linked via Guns & Ammo magazine. So here’s potentially an even more clear example for her: a trump support poll hosted by Xitter.
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