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“It’s been the mission of the conservative justices on the Supreme Court to roll back things like the Voting Rights Act for 30 or 40 years.”
How do you explain that violent crime is on the decline? AP relegates reality to a dependent clause, and then recites inflammatory hysteria word for word.
“All of the outlets that were covering this issue…they were quoting the Illinois Restaurant Association. They weren’t quoting workers.”
“All of these dollars are going to a stadium, as opposed to after-school programs, as opposed to shoring up an already hurt safety net.”
“I think it’s a success of Israel’s control of the narrative that sometimes it’s really not well understood that the occupation is central to all this.”
“The pitting against each other of people who lack housing and people who have housing is so insidious and counterproductive.”
“You’ve got people who have been conditioned to live in a world of conspiracy theories.”
“Weapons manufacturers and large corporations have been extremely disappointed in what the world is able to finally see.”
“Much of what we’re talking about is really trying to figure out the structures that would allow journalists to be journalists.”
“They’re actually using immigration enforcement as a pretense to go after people who don’t agree with their ideas.”
“These billionaires believe that there should be only two choices, and they should both be acceptable to the billionaires.”
“The scope of debate…is not ‘Do we have any legitimacy to be bombing Iran?’ but ‘Is bombing Iran the best way to stop them from enriching uranium?’”
“The ultra-wealthy get billions in tax breaks, while Black families lose the very programs that have historically provided pathways to the middle class.”
“Sanctions are presented as this peaceful alternative to warfare, but often for civilians on the ground, the effects are very similar to war.”
“This is a case about whether or not we have a First Amendment right to criticize Israel for engaging in a genocide in Gaza.”
“We have to look at this as a government failure, instead of constantly pointing back at people living unhoused, and blaming them for their plight.”
“You can really see how close the relationship is between Boeing and people at the highest positions of power in our country.”
“Taking seriously the notion that Musk was some sort of deficit hawk is part of the inanity of American political coverage.”
“I’ve always had the firm belief…that history is not something that happens, it’s something that we make.”
“This is not about, in fact, helping people to work. This is, instead, about kicking people off the program.”
