Chris in DC
fka @Coastalelite28 on the other app
- It’s because of the senate map
- @lauren-egan.bsky.social @lakshya.splitticket.org Wondering why there's so much ink spilled on how and why Democrats should moderate but when Republicans were in the minority post-2020, there was little (no?) such writing about the GOP. Is the GOP free from the need to moderate? Why?
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View full thread.......Surely you aren't this out of touch.
- *looks at polling that voters view Dems as more extreme than Trump* anyway...
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- he moderated significantly on social issues. He's also fighting the hardliners on Medicaid cuts, proposing millionaire's tax, etc. In 2024 voters saw Biden as more extreme than Trump. Keep shouting into the void but it ain't what voters are hearing
- you could also argue that Trump, for all his faults, HAS moderated on issues - he's less aggressively pro-life, no attempts at a Muslim ban, he's expanded his base with nonwhite voters, no attempt to repeal the ACA, etc. I mean he's promising to lower Rx drug prices even!
Trump admin formalizes plan to eliminate Direct Fill via budget reconciliation federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/202...- File*
- This is bleak reading
- I had a political science prof. His tests were handwritten answers to questions, and he expected 1 page for short answer and 3-5 for long answer. That was it. You could not hide from him.
- Chronicles of the Quotidian 5/9/25
- they actually said the Conclave was able to reconcile his American background with "eh he's practically Peruvian." Notable that he gave the first address in Spanish and Italian, not English
- Chronicles of the Quotidian 5/12/25
- there's a company called Trashie (sp?) that exists specifically for this purpose - eg old clothes too tattered for goodwill. They break down the fibers and recycle them into insulation and stuff. Highly recommend!
- chicago pope joke day is a top 5 bluesky day, I think
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View full threadI feel like Chicago Pope had a wider range of potential jokes and angles than Pope Peter Pizzaballs would have been able to generate and people really mined it for all it was worth.
- yeah I blame the cultural output of America for that.
- somehow outdid my hopes for Pope Pizzaballa jokes
