Just like zis guy, you know Heart in Mpls, currently Seattle-ish Ex-academic. Politics, punk rock and ⚽.
After that shameful World Cup, following up the highly suspect World Cups in Qatar and Russia, I was thinking what it was going to take to just blow up FIFA and replace it. A bold action by UEFA is an important first step!
Unofficial BBCNews (World) BotGianni Infantino: Can Fifa president survive after Uefa threatens World Cup boycott?
"Their message is that the Democratic Party would be making a huge mistake if it keeps catering to social justice warriors and fails to understand, respect and appeal to working-class voters." Another day, another clarion call for Democrats to stop doing what they're not doing.
To win over working-class voters, Democrats need to stop talking about democracyWorking-class voters have moved away from the Democratic Party. Winning them back is key to the party's future, a new reports shows. But first, the messaging has to change.www.npr.orgFascinating. The second half of the 20th century, aka "The Modern Era", was a mirage. A brief experiment in suppressing the extremes of the right-wing. We forgot the horror we had defeated, and now it has returned.
Marios Richardsopen.substack.com/pub/mariosri... Tldr; I don't think the 1930s/2010-2020s are exceptional, I think it's 1945-1985 that's weird - that's the period where Authoritarian voters *aren't* voting for Authoritarian parties - which I'd describe as the Surprisingly Long Suppression of the Radical Right.
Centrist Dems, every time.
SamFascinating coalition politics at play for this bill to make it easier to build housing in Seattle: The four most progressive members of the council + the most conservative one (Kettle) teamed up with the leftist mayor to pass the bill, while all the centrist democrats opposed it
I bet if a Muslim tried this, they would suddenly discover a rule they were breaking.
Hemant MehtaEvangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...