October 31, 2023

Wow Mayorkas just slammed Hawley

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1719386046142525536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1719386046142525536%7Ctwgr%5Eca84256dace703997074552e1f4d7125b042a326%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdisqus.com%2Fembed%2Fcomments%2F%3Fbase%3Ddefaultf%3Deschatont_u%3Dhttps3A2F2Fwww.eschatonblog.com2F20232F102Flunch_0438150355.htmlt_d%3DEschaton3A20Luncht_t%3DEschaton3A20Lunchs_o%3Ddescversion%3D8f48267e64ebd8c122567d764437fdbc

October 31, 2023

Happy Halloween

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October 31, 2023

First Lady Jill Biden as Willow the Cat

Biden and Jill Biden hand out books and candy while hosting thousands for rainy trick or treating




https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-and-jill-biden-hand-out-books-and-candy-while-hosting-thousands-for-rainy-trick-or-treating
https://twitter.com/Emilylgoodin/status/1719109149265412325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1719109149265412325%7Ctwgr%5Eb70ad867f208122591a2c23dff369fd8a815e3cf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fballoon-juice.com%2F2023%2F10%2F31%2Ftuesday-morning-open-thread-happy-halloween-2%2F

October 30, 2023

Let's do this!

October 30, 2023

How it started...How it's going

October 30, 2023

Night of the living republicans Tom Tomorrow -by Tom Tomorrow

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October 30, 2023

"Sexual anarchy" The incel-ization of the GOP is complete.

New House Speaker Mike Johnson showcases the incel-ization of the modern GOP

The Louisiana congressman's career has been centered around his bitter obsession with other people's sex lives
By AMANDA MARCOTTE

What stands out to me about Johnson — and I suspect will be compelling to most people — is what a sinister little creep he is. The man gives off strong incel energy, and his elevation really showcases how much the politics of bitter sexual obsession have come to dominate the Republican Party.

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What Trump and the men who worship him share is anger that any woman would have the right to say no: To a date, to a marriage, to having your baby. It's why Trump has a long history of sexual assault. And it's why men like Johnson embrace a "religion" that is hyper-focused on caging women like they're farm animals. And why they resent gay people for their perceived sexual adventures. It's a coalition of men who fear, often for very good reason, that their repulsive personalities exclude them from a world where sexual expression requires consent. Johnson's now the most powerful Republican in Congress. The incel-ization of the GOP is complete.

more:
https://www.salon.com/2023/10/30/sexual-anarchy-new-speaker-mike-johnson-showcases-the-incel-ization-of-the-modern/

October 29, 2023

Sad to hear Mike Pence is dropping out but it's decent of him not to leave us hanging.

https://twitter.com/SundaeDivine/status/1718346255250698380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1718372444795273309%7Ctwgr%5E387c569b97946001ec4c283cef28749bac0579d7%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailykos.com%2Fstories%2F2023%2F10%2F29%2F2202263%2F-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-Connections

October 29, 2023

Damn Pink. Concise yet covers most of what's been happening. Perfect

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Here’s the complete list posted by Pink:

The hostages need to come home.
Hamas is a terrorist organization that seeks to destroy Jews. They also murder and oppress women, the LGBTQIA+ community and political opponents.
Palestinians need a solution that honors their aspirations and their humanity.
Neither Palestinians nor Israelis can exist peacefully under the threat of Hamas.
Protecting innocent civilian life must remain of utmost priority.
No one should celebrate the murder of women and children. Ripping down images of kidnapped children is inhumane.
Nuance and complexity are not rewarded on social media something going viral does not make it true.
The responsibility of traditional media to report the unbiased facts has never been more critical.
Prejudice and acts of hate toward any one group is unacceptable.
Any violent or hate-filled demonstrations taking place around the world are making the problem worse, not better.

https://twitter.com/Mikel_Jollett/status/1718647903433228403

October 29, 2023

US student, 14, wins award for developing soap to treat skin cancer

Heman Bekele was inspired by Ethiopian workers laboring under the sun, and wanted to help ‘as many people as possible’

A middle-school teen has been named “America’s top young scientist” after developing a bar of soap that could be useful in the treatment of melanoma, a skin cancer that is diagnosed in about 100,000 people in the US each year and kills approximately 8,000.

Heman Bekele, a 14-year-old ninth grader from Annandale, Virginia, won the award after beating out nine other finalists.

“Curing cancer, one bar of soap at a time,” he said in his submission. “I have always been interested in biology and technology, and this challenge gave me the perfect platform to showcase my ideas,” he added.

He pitched his idea for a soap – the “skin cancer treating soap” – made from compounds that could reactivate dendritic cells that guard human skin, enabling them to fight cancer cells. In a video to the 3M Young Scientist Challenge, Bekele said he believed “that young minds can make a positive impact on the world”.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/oct/25/skin-cancer-soap-virginia-student