Featuring The Democracy Movement, Carron J. Phillips, Colin Allred, Richard Hasen, Michael Franklin, Jamie Schler, Ruben Bolling, The Contrarian podcast, "Don't Mess with TX," and our Pet of the Week
I realize The Contrarian probably has a pre-planned agenda for its sessions. But today was a day on which something should have been said about the outrage being perpetrated in/against Gaza, and about our president's proclivity for giving Netanyahu a pass on his war crimes. That the world was deaf to the cries of Jewish victims of the Nazi Holocaust doesn't justify deafness to the Gaza Holocaust now. French summer compote and the dog of the week might have given way this time.
OK, genocide is bad badd bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad duh we don't need to say it to the exclusion of everything else
I didn't for a moment think you were "Meh" about genocide, patricia. I just feel strongly that on a day when Netanyahu has doubled down on his planned invasion, as our president was silent (probably to achieve his goal of being given development rights by Bibi), a publication like The Contrarian needed to weigh in. I still hope it will.
We Contrarians and ordinary Americans must take back democracy. If it means other states following in the Lone Star state’s footsteps then so be it. They’re not going to get away with it without a fight. Trump is the biggest racist in American politics. Gerrymandering to rig an election almost always ensures the least qualified candidate wins. I am so grateful the 2nd district in Alabama was redrawn so the most qualified candidate won in 2024. The Republican running in that race was way less qualified than Representative Shomari Figures who was on Joyce Vance’s livestream yesterday. Civil Discourse. Had that district not been drawn correctly then we would’ve sent a white woman with less than 2 years college who works in a public library hand picked by a state employee to ban library books. Yes that’s the kind of representation we would have in Washington right now instead of an experienced lawyer who has worked in the Obama and Biden WH.
The Texas Republicans are smart enough, or rather barely smart enough, to realize that arresting the Texas Democratic legislators who absented themselves from the rigged vote to disenfranchise huge swarths of Texan voters will backfire on them and generate such outrage among the American people that any gain they might achieve with 5 more House seats will be overcome by sympathy votes for the Democrats around the country.
We Americans have always prided ourselves on being fair.
Gerrymandering is cheating. It is a way to redraw the perimeters of the Congressional districts to cram the citizens who traditionally vote Democratic into as few districts as possible to enable the Republicans to win all the other districts. By this sleazy trick, the Texas Republicans expect to gain 5 more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to insure that Donald J. Trump can continue to rule the House.
This is precisely what the American people call "playing dirty", and they (we) will not stand for it!
Here are 100 protest signs. The moment demands protest. To each it should be unmistakable—urgent and morally unassailable. I speak for justice, duty, and shared humanity. Act now for those we must protect. Rise. We have protests to do. Good trouble.
However Zindy does not know how to enter as a pet of the week. She has photos to add but without thumbs or knowledge of this process she needs some advice.
I realize The Contrarian probably has a pre-planned agenda for its sessions. But today was a day on which something should have been said about the outrage being perpetrated in/against Gaza, and about our president's proclivity for giving Netanyahu a pass on his war crimes. That the world was deaf to the cries of Jewish victims of the Nazi Holocaust doesn't justify deafness to the Gaza Holocaust now. French summer compote and the dog of the week might have given way this time.
AMERICA IS REALLY F'd UP RIGHT NOW OK ?
OK, genocide is bad badd bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad badbad bad bad bad bad duh we don't need to say it to the exclusion of everything else
it's not like we don't care all right ? we do
I didn't for a moment think you were "Meh" about genocide, patricia. I just feel strongly that on a day when Netanyahu has doubled down on his planned invasion, as our president was silent (probably to achieve his goal of being given development rights by Bibi), a publication like The Contrarian needed to weigh in. I still hope it will.
OK, but us giving up compote and dog won't change any of that. trump and bebe bad guy are HORRIBLE people will be stopped only by the Hague.
Today, Netanyahu crossed the line from being a victim to being a predator.
an unbalance is what caused all this bad stuff in the world....let's not take away a small thing of compote and dog to punish please
We Contrarians and ordinary Americans must take back democracy. If it means other states following in the Lone Star state’s footsteps then so be it. They’re not going to get away with it without a fight. Trump is the biggest racist in American politics. Gerrymandering to rig an election almost always ensures the least qualified candidate wins. I am so grateful the 2nd district in Alabama was redrawn so the most qualified candidate won in 2024. The Republican running in that race was way less qualified than Representative Shomari Figures who was on Joyce Vance’s livestream yesterday. Civil Discourse. Had that district not been drawn correctly then we would’ve sent a white woman with less than 2 years college who works in a public library hand picked by a state employee to ban library books. Yes that’s the kind of representation we would have in Washington right now instead of an experienced lawyer who has worked in the Obama and Biden WH.
The Texas Republicans are smart enough, or rather barely smart enough, to realize that arresting the Texas Democratic legislators who absented themselves from the rigged vote to disenfranchise huge swarths of Texan voters will backfire on them and generate such outrage among the American people that any gain they might achieve with 5 more House seats will be overcome by sympathy votes for the Democrats around the country.
We Americans have always prided ourselves on being fair.
Gerrymandering is cheating. It is a way to redraw the perimeters of the Congressional districts to cram the citizens who traditionally vote Democratic into as few districts as possible to enable the Republicans to win all the other districts. By this sleazy trick, the Texas Republicans expect to gain 5 more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to insure that Donald J. Trump can continue to rule the House.
This is precisely what the American people call "playing dirty", and they (we) will not stand for it!
I hope the MAGAS are as sick of trump as I am right now...
If only.
Here are 100 protest signs. The moment demands protest. To each it should be unmistakable—urgent and morally unassailable. I speak for justice, duty, and shared humanity. Act now for those we must protect. Rise. We have protests to do. Good trouble.
https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/100-free-protest-signs?r=3m1bs
Is there a class action lawsuit for the transgender air force folks who are losing their retirement? I would sure like to see that story covered.
Zindy would like to meet Otto and join him as a contrarian pet:
However Zindy does not know how to enter as a pet of the week. She has photos to add but without thumbs or knowledge of this process she needs some advice.
Little makes me happier at this point than Pet of the Week! Yay, Otto!!!!! ❤️
I proud of you.