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I hate to be That Guy, but no, this really isn't hypocrisy. If Posobiec held a universalist principle -- "one should not threaten the president" or "one should be able to threaten the president," either one -- then it would be hypocrisy. But he does not hold any such universalist principle.

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In other words, "it's okay when we do it" IS the principle, and it is applied with 100% consistency.
in reply to David Roberts

This is an ethos that is much older & much more primal than the Enlightenment universalism that liberals take for granted. They really need to start seeing it clearly.



Morning folks, welcome to the weekend 😁

I am all of the ouchies and sleepies this morning, did get a better sleep but as seems to be the pattern, my body rebels more 2 days after a big day out.

I have things to do this morning, but suppose I should wait until a reasonable time so I don't disturb the neighbours....lets get more coffee instead and maybe look at the news, just to really make the day start well 😬

Have a fabulous weekend everyone.

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@MAJ1 As is, you might still do a better job than those that supposedly run the world!


Danes rally to hammer Hungary byteseu.com/1018391/ #Hungary


On the one hand, I'm of course delighted to see Tim Davie say something like this. On the other hand, I wrote to Tim at the start of 2021 arguing that the BBC needed to get its act together because of these very problems. Tim replied saying basically all was fine.www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...

BBC boss says disinformation ‘...

in reply to Philip Ball

It was partly the shitshows of Brexit and Covid reporting that made me so concerned. Here are some extracts from my letter. And the result? When Emily Maitlis spoke the plain truth on Newsnight, she was udged out. Lewis Goodall followed after feeling increasingly uncomfortable there.


Further proof of David Roberts' old-but-true observation that there is one (and only one) really simple way to address the climate crisis: elect Democrats.


Seriously, I don’t get what the fuss is about. Anyone who has sat in an informal setting & talked with someone who is in their 80s cannot be surprised. Even when I recall personal experiences from 8, 9, 10 years ago, I have to orient events in the chronology.

Try talking to my 82 year old mother —who is sharp & capable & fit — it’ll take her an hour of meanderings about people events etc. It’s the product of a long & eventful life.

#Biden #Hur #Democrats #GetOverIt
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The famous news “personalities” are ghouls who make more money when Trump is president. They don’t care about journalism or what’s good for the country.


Rohrer named player of the game for Austria byteseu.com/1018389/ #Austria




Top EU-VK: Londen wil weer relatie met Brussel, maar reset gaat niet zonder drama volkskrant.nl/politiek/top-eu-…



But Bostock expanded Title VII, which doesn't just ban firing LGBTQ+ ppl but "discriminating...with respect to...terms, conditions, or privileges of employment..." So Kacsmaryk's ruling would unilaterally rewrite Title VII of the Civil Rights Act ag its black-letter meaing. [HT @dana@catodon.social]

Federal judge strikes down wor...



The Houston Chronicle comes out in support of wind & solar on the Texas grid, and kindly requests that the Texas legislature not shoot the state in the dick.

It's hot already!? Thank wind ...





CourthouseNews [16 May 25] -- The same crazy Trump judge (Matthew Kacsmaryk) known for issuing far-right rulings on-demand finds Bostock didn't give LGBTQ+ ppl protection from workplace discrimination after all but only applied narrowly to be being fired. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

Texas federal judge strikes do...



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In 1990, my mother fought for Romania’s freedom. Will the revolution’s children do the same? | Larisa Faber byteseu.com/1018381/ #Romania