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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 1m

what's even more frustrating is that the vast majority of those people are going to vote to elect/reelect Trump supporters to Congress.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 1m

what's even more frustrating is that the vast majority of those people are going to vote to elect/reelect Trump supporters to Congress.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 3m

You may not understand this issue correctly. Do you honestly think it's "bullshit" that that collective bargaining is not treated as illegal anticompetitive activity? That's really extreme statement and would eliminate the ability of unions to collectively bargain on behalf of their members.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 6m

As I keep saying, the attempts to regulate the college sports labor market are pretty explicitly anti-civil rights bills. No other anti-civil rights bill has had this kind of bipartisan support in Congress in my lifetime.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 8m

That's not true of the NFL that also has a separate (limited) statutory antitrust exemption.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 46m

Can somebody please get these files and create a distribution channel for 3D prints of this work? The artist seems to be encouraging it and I'd love to have one. It's the guy who did the Pillars of Shame about Tiananmen Square.

galschiot.com

The Orange Plague | Galschiøt

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 2h

On p.3 of this order the California Supreme Court points out that judicial authority on this subject is unique, but other states share the authority between the governor and either the legislature or an independent board. The order also severely limits the court's role in clemency decisions.

horvitzlevy.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h

This was a choice. Remember this.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 17h

When Trump goes to Georgia-Alabama, which team is the one whose karma he crushes?

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 17h

Maria (I think that's her name): Sue, what can the Aces do to rebound better today? Sue Bird: [moderate pause] I don't know. Cheryl? She gave a much better answer after Cheryl Miller got them going, but that was a Shaq-level studio fail by Sue Bird.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 18h

NBC Sports just said Hayward is 20 minutes from Chase Center 🫨🤯

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 23h

Another version where the trains are only cut a little: Massive fair increases (probably starting around 5x, so about $40 round trip from downtown Oakland to downtown SF).

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 23h

Bay Area residents: vote YES on Measure RTM Voting no = 70% REDUCTION IN BART SERVICE What does this look like? One version: Bart is Mon-Friday 6am-7pm, (no weekends), only two direct EB-SF lines, trains too full at rush hour (at least Tue-Thur) for a substantial percentage of riders.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The pride with which he says they are following bad advice is truly bizarre

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It is, however, now illegal for a teacher to call the Gulf of Mexico anything other than the Gulf of Mexico or the Gulf of America. I'm not sure who is going to violate that law. Maybe a delusional, mentally ill president.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Alabama republicans are very bad at writing laws.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Alabama: All state employees "shall be required to...(1) Refer to the body of water that borders the coast of Alabama as the "Gulf of America." Also: "Any reference to the Gulf of Mexico shall be deemed to be a reference to the Gulf of America." Calling it Gulf of Mexico complies with this law.

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Alabama’s New “Gulf of America” Mandate Impacts Colleges

Republican lawmakers say faculty can only call it the Gulf of Mexico for “historical purposes” in academic courses. Journalists are constrained by the restriction, too.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Under Section 1(b), "Any reference to the Gulf of Mexico shall be deemed to be a reference to the Gulf of America." Accordingly, per the plain language, anybody referring to it as the Gulf of Mexico is deemed to have referred to it as the Gulf of America and is therefore in compliance with the law.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm glad the Ws starting lineup minus the centers is much better than the Lakers bench (who are starting today).

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

They would have to change the rule requiring the majority leader to call an executive session. Maybe they would do that, but it's a separate vote, then they can call the executive session. Then they can call a vote.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

But this is all wildly fanciful. IRL, if Fetterman votes for the democrat as majority leader in a 51-49 senate, there is no path to confirm Trump judges without the support of (a) at least one dem on the judiciary committee and (b) the majority leader.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm curious, how do you bring up a vote on a nomination without being in executive session in the Senate (you can't). How do you get to executive session? Majority leader has to call for a vote. So, you're right, there's another path: they could change the rules for how to get to an exec session.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Oh, there's another one that works for you: if Fetterman is on the judiciary committee. Otherwise, how does it get out of committee?

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I mean, sure, they could convince Schumer to have a vote, or convince the dems to oust Schumer in favor of somebody who would have a vote.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It depends what Fetterman's defection looked like. If he votes with the GOP in selecting Senate leadership, then they can force a vote. But if he votes with the Dems on leadership, there is no way for the GOP to force this vote (unless they get control and elect new leadership first).

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I support this, but it does increase the number of people who will either support the Republicans or not care when they cheat to ensure control this year and in 2028.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I missed Valkyries Dallas game 3 to watch my seven-year-old play in a softball tournament. 100% worth it.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I would only consider those leads in Ohio and NC, and those are likely very close. MAGA voters have consistently under-self-reported due to the shamefulness of their views

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I would only consider those leads in Ohio and NC, and those are likely very close. MAGA voters have consistently under-self-reported due to the shamefulness of their views

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

not "instead." It should say, "as a result."

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If I had to choose between one pro-Canada Senate candidate who opposed American democracy, and one anti-Canada candidate who was pro-democracy, then I will apologize to my friends in Canada as I vote for American democracy.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Even if you view Israel from the entirely whitewashed view (which, clearly, you should not), American voters should still be choosing American democracy over foreign policy support for Israel.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

re Judge Judy: Her argument is, "I don't like when people complain about the way America is; those people should just live somewhere else." That argument is itself a complaint about how America is; so, she should just live somewhere else. Problem solved.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And then TWIST! It's a commercial for Eli Lilly weight loss drugs being available on Medicare. Because the solution to an abusive parent is using drugs to make yourself they way they want you to be.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I just watched a TV commercial. The first part of the commercial features an older woman describing how her mother was abusive to her regarding her weight, and how that has led her to think about her weight every day of her life. She is not thin, but she is not morbidly obese, either.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

To parse what he says: "If she was assaulted, that was a terrible decision to make." So if somebody rapes Richard Hanania, that will have been a terrible decision made by ole Dick, apparently.

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The only credible third person self-identifier (aka illeist) was Rickey Henderson

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The DOD has plenty of discretionary budget. My guess is he can totally do this (subject to what seem like obvious first amendment problems)

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

that second one is the real point. In theory, this is a reasonable line of inquiry, but you either (1) do better research first or (2) accept the witness's answer as true until you leave and go do better research that actually proves them wrong, rather than falsely accusing them of perjury

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I'm not Gritty, but I'm gritty @sunshipballoons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Speaking in the third person is a well-established, if stupid, way of talking. Limp Dick Pete's version is just stupid.

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