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Poli Sci Chick @poliscichick.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Really, @forbes.com? *This* is the phrasing you want to go with?

Excerpt from Forbes article: “In the wake of the shooting death of United Healthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, a focus on health insurer denials of medical care emerged from social media trolls and industry critics.”

Poli Sci Chick @poliscichick.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 1/20 📖💙📚 #books #booksky #bookchallenge

Cover of: “Forty Studies That Changed Psychology: Explorations into the History of Psychological Research” 7th Edition, By: Roger R. Hock

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Poli Sci Chick @poliscichick.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Please be mindful of the videos you watch, the accounts you follow and the blogs you read. It’s very easy to fall into a political paranoia spiral in such a low-trust media environment.

Reddit post from r/BoomersBeingFools in which a boomer says he believes that kids no longer learning cursive is a conspiracy against the Constitution because if you can’t read it then how do you know what your rights are?

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Poli Sci Chick @poliscichick.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

And then, it’s just banger…

From Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution: “Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:—"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

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Poli Sci Chick @poliscichick.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Do you remember this 2016 @forbes.com cover? It’s actually a very interesting read. It provides wonderful insight on how narratives are constructed. It does this before the article even starts. The cover itself is a great lesson. Jared Kushner did not get Trump elected in 2016– Steve Bannon did.

December 20, 2016’s Forbes cover. Jared Kushner on the cover in a grey suit. Title: “This Guy Got Trump Elected” Subtitle: “Jared Kushner delivered the White House by treating his father-in-law’s campaign like a stealth Silicon Valley startup. America’s new power broker is now poised to scale”.

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Poli Sci Chick @poliscichick.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

There, Elon. I fixed it for you. You’re welcome 😘 “Defund the ACLU”’s implicit argument is to kneecap an organization that’s dedicated to preserving individual liberty and upholding the Constitution. I’m fairly certain that Musk is not referring to his desire to give up his own.

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Poli Sci Chick @poliscichick.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

This is the same concept that plaintiffs had to push back against with the Ninth Circuit’s ruling in Jewel v. NSA. It’s an argument that stands in direct opposition to civil rights. I don’t know how this is considered an acceptable position that isn’t in conflict with Constitutionality.

“… but the District Court found that we had failed to allege facts that differentiated the injury that our plaintiffs’ suffered from the injuries suffered by every other AT&T user whose communications and records have been acquired by the government, basically concluding that so long as everyone is being surveilled, then no one has standing to sue.
“However, to deny standing to persons who are injured simply because many others are also injured, would that the most injurious and widespread government actions could be questioned by nobody.”
Kevin Bankston at the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Court Case: Jewel vs. National Security Agency

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Poli Sci Chick @poliscichick.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I still think about this Reddit post and so I had to share it here. Here’s my response: Discrimination is unjust treatment; it’s prejudicial behavior. Injustice is never necessary.

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