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What Republicans really mean when they blame 'DEI' | Mehdi Hasan

www.theguardian.com What Republicans really mean when they blame 'DEI' | Mehdi Hasan

Referencing DEI is the new rightwing abstraction deployed by Republicans to conceal their anti-Black racism

What Republicans really mean when they blame 'DEI' | Mehdi Hasan

> Referencing DEI is the new rightwing abstraction deployed by Republicans to conceal their anti-Black racism

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United States | News & Politics @midwest.social BrikoX @lemmy.zip

Americans are sick of the health insurance grinches who steal our money and our lives

www.rawstory.com Americans are sick of the health insurance grinches who steal our money and our lives

In the past few weeks, one thing has become crystal clear in America: The public outrage after the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson exposed a seething fury over the health insurance racket. No amount of media finger-wagging at public perversity or partisan attempts to frame Luigi...

Americans are sick of the health insurance grinches who steal our money and our lives

> In the past few weeks, one thing has become crystal clear in America: The public outrage after the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson exposed a seething fury over the health insurance racket. No amount of media finger-wagging at public perversity or partisan attempts to frame Luigi Mangione’s act as a statement from the left or right can hide the reality: The people, from all sides, are livid about the healthcare system—and with good reason.

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Democrats Will Keep Losing Until They Cut Ties With Billionaires and Corporations

zeteo.com Democrats Will Keep Losing Until They Cut Ties With Billionaires and Corporations

Progressive movement leader Alexandra Rojas writes for Zeteo that those in charge of the Democrats’ 2024 campaign should have been fired a long time ago.

Democrats Will Keep Losing Until They Cut Ties With Billionaires and Corporations

> Progressive movement leader Alexandra Rojas writes for Zeteo that those in charge of the Democrats’ 2024 campaign should have been fired a long time ago.

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Voters prefer Harris’s agenda to Trump’s — they just don’t realize it. Take our quiz.

> Try our interactive quiz to see how well you (and other voters) align with each candidate’s agenda.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/exxel

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Jews shut down the New York Stock Exchange to protest Israel. Here’s why

www.theguardian.com Jews shut down the New York Stock Exchange to protest Israel. Here’s why | Elena Stein

As the descendant of a survivor of a genocide, the Holocaust, I refuse to be a bystander to another genocide

Jews shut down the New York Stock Exchange to protest Israel. Here’s why | Elena Stein

> As the descendant of a survivor of a genocide, the Holocaust, I refuse to be a bystander to another genocide

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United States | News & Politics @midwest.social JeSuisUnHombre @lemm.ee

I don't care if you abstain from voting for president.

Don't vote for president if you don't want to, I get it. It's stupid we only have 2 options, especially when both are in mental decline and show little to no ambition to reduce needless deaths and suffering. Both want to move this country towards fascism, and both are creating a worse world they won't have to live in for much longer.

To those who see this and think I'm saying both sides are the same, I'm not. I'll probably vote for Biden in November because he's driving towards the cliff at a slower speed and at least does the bare minimum for marginalized in this country. Also Trump said some pretty racist shit last night. Still, to those who don't want to support either candidate for the reasons above, that's valid.

The point I'm getting to is VOTE DOWN BALLOT. Vote for your congress person and your senator, both federal and state. Vote for your city council and your sheriff and whatever bills there are and everything else. That's where the fight still matters. That's where you can make the most difference. The social justice you want to see won't get near the white house until it's represented in the lower offices. It doesn't matter who the president is if you get enough decent people in a position to stand in their way.

unnecessary addendum

That's the important bit but here's a some sort messages to a few blocks of voters. To Republicans and right wingers, you should reevaluate your positions because what you're supporting is stupid and selfish and often inhumane. To Democrats, if you get enough control over the house and senate it doesn't really matter if Trump is president, also recognize and correct the failures of your party please. To the leftists, please run for office and bring those ideas into the mainstream discussion, try to reach out to your community and to share rather than driving them away with self righteousness. Also, don't be bigoted, that goes for everyone.

Edit: I even said I was voting for Biden and the libs are still mad I think he sucks. Again, the point of this post is to get people to pay attention to the other things on their ballot. The president isn't as important or as powerful as we act like it is. And if you want better options, you have to support better options in races where they actually have a chance.

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