@fluffy I mean, is that so far off from the reality? ๐ค๐ญ
@jaredwhite not really no
Cleaning out my spam folder. I don't think I have the expected reaction to those "YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE CANCELED AND YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE DELETED" emails. . .
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It is not a coincidence that Schumerโs most vocal opposition comes from recently elected senators, Ezra Levin, executive director of the progressive group Indivisible, tells Rolling Stone.
โThose senators who just came through an election had to spend a lot of time with the public,
and they understand where the public is [on Schumer],โ Levin says.ย ย
โI donโt think anybody would deny that the people of this country want change,โ
adds Maurice Mitchell, national director of the Working Families Party.
โPeople want government to do more, not less.
People want immediate relief from the economic crisis that theyโre in.
They want accountability, and they also want new leadership.
Weโre listening to our folks, and we are embracing that change,
and we are supporting Chris Van Hollen and his bid to be the next majority leader.โ
Mitchell points to the blowout victories by newly elected Reps. Brad Lander of New York and Randy Villegas of California
โย primaries they won against centrist candidates closer to the Schumer mold
โย as evidence of the bold vision voters are looking for from Democrats.
โThey both ran on Medicare for All, they both ran against the war,
they both were very clear about the need for us to change our relationship with the state of Israel,โ Mitchell says.
โChris Van Hollen is aligned on all of those things.โ
๐ฅSens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have also thrown their support behind Van Hollen,
as has Our Revolution,
the political group that grew out of Sandersโ 2016 presidential run,
and the Democratic Socialists of America, which kicked off a โSay No to Schumerโ campaign this week.ย
๐ฅThe political advocacy group MoveOn has taken a stand against Schumer too,
citing figures that indicate 82 percent of its membership wants to see him replaced.
โOur members are tired of politicians content with incrementalism,โ
MoveOnโs Executive Director Joel Payne said in a statement.
(A poll by Indivisible had worse results: just 10 percent of respondents want Schumer to remain in the leadership.)
Schumer has been regularly pilloried throughout the second Trump era for failing to do more to thwart the presidentโs scorched Earth agenda,
provoking particular ire when he joined Republicans to pass a funding bill in March 2025.
Indivisible first called on the Democratic leader to step down from his position after that vote.ย
โThe argument, then as now,
was not about ideology,
it wasnโt about personalities,
it wasnโt even about communication style,โ Levin says.
โIt was about:
Do you know what time it is?
Do you know who is in the White House?
Do you know what this regime intends to do?
Are you willing to unify the caucus and strengthen the Democratic Party to get it done?โ
Ahead of Van Hollenโs formal announcement on Thursday that he would seek the role,
Schumer claimed that he already had the votes necessary to be reelected leader.
Levin, for his part, is skeptical:
โAfter Van Hollen announced, the fact that you did not see 29 senators, en masse, in a press release or at a press conference with Chuck Schumer means he doesnโt have the votes yet.โ
Van Hollen has echoed some of the incoming senators in emphasizing that Democrats won big in the midterms in spite of,
not because of, the party establishment.
โI think if you look at this election, this was not a Washington, D.C.-orchestrated victory.
This was a huge movement across the country,โ he said this week.
โThatโs why we won in places like South Carolina. Thatโs why we won in Mississippi. Look, I appreciate the work of everybody at the DSCC, but the reality is that until the very last minute,
the DSCC did not spend much in South Carolina or Mississippi.โ
A total of 14 senators had publicly pledged to support Schumer on Friday, roughly half the number he would need to be reinstalled in his leadership position,
a process that takes place via secret ballot.
Ten senators, meanwhile, are on the record opposing his bid.ย
Van Hollen has acknowledged that he is an underdog in the leadership fight,
but as last Tuesdayโs results in places like Mississippi showed,
that doesnโt mean itโs not a fight worth having.
Jesus Christ Cologuard I know itโs been three years since my last colon cancer screening, stop with all the cute emails and text messages
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Sharing of ideas and code is a core tenant of FOSS. PyLova literally started as a copy of Piefed. Why shouldnโt the ideas and features flow both ways?
Multiple images in posts and in-line comment editing are basic features coppied from Reddit (and, like, every social media site), which probably coppied them from somewhere else. Letโs not pretend like PyLova is breaking new ground here, lmao.
@neauoire Usually, I love every one of your wallpapersโtruly every single one! But I hate this one. Iโm cold and now Iโm even colder.
@max_power it's best enjoyed with a hot cup of tea
When I know my dad is going to visit my house, I always make sure there is something wrong for him to "fix". Like I might loosen a pipe so it leaks a little, for example. He's such a dad that he's truly so happy and smiley when he has fixed something for his daughter.
@fesshole that is really sweet.
Be gentle with people. Be difficult with institutions. Question authority, read obscure books, challenge assumptions, feed the cats and never mistake cynicism for intelligence. There is still an enormous amount of beauty worth fighting for. ๐
@neauoire nice! how do you tuck it away?
@snufkin_vc right click on the header
It is with profound sadness that the Canadian Armed Forces confirms the death of a fifth soldier who was receiving medical care in Ontario following the tragic incident that occurred at CFB Wainwright on October 17, 2026. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2026/11/fifth-canadian-armed-forces-member-dies-following-incident-at-canadian-forces-base-wainwright.html
it's the right day to enjoy this song - "The Day of the Grey Cup", from the 1968 Dal Richards album #CFL Songs. Music by Johnny Burt, lyrics by Jill Loring - and sung by my late friend Vern Kennedy,
I'm no conspiracy theorist, but I have a feeling this Chinese woman wasn't really a spy at all. I think that part of the story is 100% made up, intentionally.
Imagine being someone of Asian descent in the US right now. You just kind of survived all the COVID racism, and now this happens.
jfc
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I mean, it makes running a smaller instance a lot easier. Maybe read what it actually does and think about why it would potentially be problematic.
Presumably people running small instances would make us of this drawing on moderation efforts from a bigger instance that they trust. Itโll benefit people on smaller or single use instances, but shouldnโt affect the majority of users. Just makes decentralization more painless.
I agree some other name such as โfiltered banlist federationโ or something could seem less scary as a label than โauto-banโ.
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Do we have any alternative to YouTube?
I want to make some videos, but I do not want to add them to TY, I am looking for an alternative, unfortunately I know Vimeo, but this is not what I am looking for.
I'm no conspiracy theorist, but I have a feeling this Chinese woman wasn't really a spy at all. I think that part of the story is 100% made up, intentionally.