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Steve Bannon, Actual Nazi

this should be his title for the rest of his dumb life

 

As in, the democrats made gains after the Nixon administration, after which economic crises lead to a rejection of Carter, thus paving the way for right-wing reaction. I'm arguing Trump may be less an example of an ascendant right as a blip that will be undone by his own policies, thus providing an opening for an ascendant left.

 

journalism won't survive 2016

 

Electoral College:

None of this means the NPVIC is a lost cause. It only means that, contrary to Bowers’ assertion, it isn’t really “realistic” to imagine states effectively erasing the Electoral College by 2020. The compact requires a long political slog—signing a petition, as Bowers asks readers to do, certainly won’t move the needle—as well as charmed timing: At the moment, Democrats despise the Electoral College, but until Tuesday, they occasionally convinced themselves that it could favor them. And if Democrats once again come to believe the Electoral College provides them with a mythical “blue firewall,” zeal for reform may fade.

In short, the NPVIC will only succeed if it becomes a key campaign issue for Democrats with nonpartisan overtones. Democrats must be willing to defend abolishing the Electoral College even if doing so might favor the opposition party, pitching reform not as a matter of politics, but of democratic principle. Right now, even reliably Democratic states like Connecticut and Delaware have failed to sign onto the compact, indicating a general apathy toward reform. Democrats need to harness today’s anger toward the current electoral system into an actual movement with funding, influence, and enthusiasm—one that can coherently explain to Americans why our system is such an abomination, and how we can fix it through political willpower. Until that happens, the NPVIC, alas, will remain nothing but a pipe dream.

 

Democrats, Trump and the Ongoing, Dangerous Refusal to Learn the Lesson of Brexit

 

Goddamnit, Jill. The Green Party, too, needs to reassess. Joshua Harris would be a terrific presidential candidate.

 

Ugh I keep seeing pieces of flyers around campus for a protest going on, but it seems like people are tearing them down/ripping them up because I can't find a full one to see when/where it is :/

Also can't find any info online for it (although to be fair I don't follow my school closely online)

 

And since it won't be ... here's the problem: the normalization means in 4 years everyone will be like "oh it wasn't so bad, like, they were kinda all just regular ..."

 

Woah, how old is Zach and how long does he think he was gonna live? Heh.

Also: yeah, replace Donna asap.

 

DNC Staffer Screams At Donna Brazile For Helping Elect Donald Trump | The Huffington Post

edit: fuck beaten to it

 

Of course that dope is a Trump supporter.

 

dr. dril stein

 

it makes me sick

i hate that i have to keep saying that

 

Even if he ran as a democrat, I'd vote for him. Probably rad as hell.

 

Democrats, Trump, and the Ongoing, Dangerous Refusal to Learn the Lesson of Brexit


edit: i was beaten to it. still, good read.

 

It is official:

My mother is a full-blow Marxist and is joining a radical organization.

 

What's all this about?

 

Up next: Germany and France

 

National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) kept the majority. They're trolling reporters.

 

Fuck you, I won. Eat these headlines now, you peasants.

 

having a great discussion right now with one of my closest IRL friends about steps we can take and organizations we can join in the wake of the election results. if you know like minded people in your life get them involved in the organizations and groups you yourself are looking into.