Sam and Michael were the first political podcast I listened to. Loved his interview with Lula. This is fucking devastating.
Theres really no other lefty in media that was as in tune with international politics as Michael. This fucking blows
Man - started listening to the first few minutes of Minority Report. Had to shut it off. Sam lost his composure quickly. So sad.
Yeah after Mike's sister came on I couldn't listen to much more. She's stronger than I'll ever be. I'd be locked in a room somewhere. It's amazing any of em are doing a show today.
Watched some of it today, absolutely devestating. The old clips mocking Alex Jones are probably my favorites, just can't fathom that he won't be a part of it anymore.
Did you know that Karl Marx named all of his daughters “Jenny”? That’s fucking hilarious. Spoiler yes I know about George Foreman
AR doing AR things State Election Commission rejects open primaries-ranked voting ballot title, approves redistricting Spoiler by Roby Brock ([email protected]) 11 hours ago 225 views On a day when a spate of poll questions were released showing support for changing Arkansas’ election and redistricting processes, the State Board of Election Commissioners voted to not certify one proposed ballot title, approved another, and delayed voting on a third. The board voted Wednesday (July 22) against moving forward with the ballot title for the amendment proposal that would change Arkansas’ elections to an open primary process with ranked choice voting. The group supporting the measure, Open Primaries Arkansas, collected more than 94,000 signatures earlier this month for the proposal that would advance to the general election the top four candidates in a primary election regardless of party affiliation, with space for a write-in candidate provided. Voters then may rank their preferences when they cast their ballots in the general election. If no candidate wins a majority, the last-place candidate is eliminated and the voter’s next choice is awarded the votes. The process continues until a candidate wins a majority. Secretary of State John Thurston, R-Ark., ruled earlier last week that the group did not properly provide background checks of paid canvassers. He summarily told the group that their petitions were invalid. A legal challenge to the Arkansas Supreme Court is underway. At question today was the sufficiency of the ballot title, which the state board has new authority to oversee, and whether or not it was straightforward enough for voters to interpret. This is the first time that the State Board of Election Commissioners has ruled on measures through this process thanks to a state law passed in 2019. Formerly, the Arkansas Attorney General would have ruled on a ballot title’s sufficiency prior to signatures being collected. “This issue is 100,000 to 1. Over 100,000 Arkansas voters have made their voices heard that they want open primaries,” said Stephanie Matthews, campaign manager for Open Primaries Arkansas. “John Thurston is the one who will stop at nothing to get this kicked off the ballot. He, party bosses, and special interests know that if voters have their say, we will have open primaries in Arkansas. We will fight this in the courts until Arkansas voters have their voices heard and this is on the ballot in November.” Thurston chairs the State Board of Election Commissioners. Doyle Webb, chairman of the Republican Party, has stated that he and the state GOP will oppose the measure. Democrats have not taken an official stance, although party Chairman Michael John Gray says he supports it. Jonelle Fulmer, co-Chair of Arkansans for Transparency, which opposes the open primaries and ranked voting proposal as well as another measure to change how Congressional and legislative districts are determined, gave the board credit and criticism. “We applaud the State Board of Election Commissioners’ decision not to certify the Open Primaries (a.k.a., Ranked Choice) amendment for the November ballot. While we fully expect an appeal to the Arkansas Supreme Court, this decision underscores the confusing and deceptive nature by which this ballot title was written,” she said. Fulmer indicated that more challenges were in store for the redistricting amendment, which was approved. “As for the decision to certify the redistricting amendment, we are committed to using every available resource under the law to challenge this veiled attempt by the same out-of-state group to fundamentally change the laws that have governed redistricting in our state for decades. Arkansas voters deserve complete transparency at the ballot box, and Arkansans for Transparency will continue to fight back against out-of-state billionaires who wish to manipulate our system of the democracy and destroy the constitution as we know it.” A third proposed constitutional amendment that has submitted signatures, but is currently sidelined due to Thurston’s ruling regarding background checks of paid canvassers, would expand casino gaming in Arkansas adding 16 new licenses. The State Board of Election Commissioners delayed a decision on that ballot title for one week. POLL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR CHANGES TO ELECTION PROCESS Earlier Wednesday, the League of Women Voters of Arkansas released poll results showing support for the non-partisan redistricting commission concept as well as open primaries and ranked choice voting. The poll, conducted by Mercury Analytics, surveyed 600 Arkansas voters online from July 16-18, 2020. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Almost two-thirds of those surveyed supported creating a nonpartisan redistricting commission. There was also nearly two-to-one support for the concept of establishing open primaries and instant runoffs through ranked voting. “More than just signatures, this clearly demonstrates that Arkansas voters want more voice in the redistricting process and they want to vote for the candidate of their choice — no matter their party affiliation,” said Bonnie Miller of the League of Women Voters of Arkansas. “A dark money group is trying to pressure the Secretary of State to eliminate their voice in the process. Their reasons are abundantly clear: if voters are allowed to have their say, these ballot measures will pass.” Louisiana, California, Washington, and Nebraska have open primaries similar to the Arkansas proposal’s provision. Maine is the only state with ranked choice voting. Some of the questions, wording and results of the Mercury survey include: 65% strongly or somewhat support establishing “an independent citizens commission instead of allowing politicians to draw their own district lines.” 17% somewhat or strongly oppose. 59% strongly or somewhat support establishing “a ranked choice voting system in the general election that ensures a winning candidate receives a majority of the votes cast.” 25% somewhat or strongly oppose. 56% strongly or somewhat support replacing “the two-party primary system with a single non-partisan primary where anyone can vote and the top vote getters advance to the general election.” 33% somewhat or strongly oppose. 60% strongly or somewhat support allowing “voters to rank their top four candidate when voting in the general election so voters can have more say in their second choice candidate.” 28% somewhat or strongly oppose .
It’s not easy to wrap your head around how much a billion is. It’s easy to just process it as “yea it’s a little more than million.” When we’re talking money? lmao
watching the netflix doc on ice and it’s disgusting that the left doesn’t have the same patriots that the right does because these people need to fucking suffer
the great thing about this show is that ice had editing approval and they thought this makes them look good they’re irredeemable trash and hopefully a patriot takes care of them for us all
before I go posting shit by people with 15 followers on twitter, I should probably look up their statements. Not saying they're wrong, just... I should research this shit
ICE and CBP agents aren't human. They shouldn't be considered as human nor should they be treated as human. I've long believed this and not much will change my mind on it even if it's extremely unleft to think that. The day ICE and CBP is just disbanded is just day one of the awful shit that should happen to these people until the the end of their days.
Finished this book today. Highly recommend. Gives a good and different lens on our social/racial issues and how it negatively impacts everyone. It's not nearly as long as Warmth of Other Sons, so you can burn through it pretty quickly.
These alex morse and shahid buttar stories are making me real cynical about the future of politics and the weaponizing of allegations
the Morse one is a classic attempted ratfucking but carried out extremely poorly where the allegations aren't even bad and they fraudsters attached their names to it