I think a lot about this 2018 Rolling Stone interview with Pete Buttigieg (when he was still mayor of South Bend, Indiana)
in which he offers his thoughts on recasting “concepts that conservatives have traditionally ‘owned’
— like freedom, family, and patriotism
— in more progressive terms”...

You’ll hear me talk all the time about #freedom. Because I think there is a failure on our side if we allow conservatives to monopolize the idea of freedom
- especially now that they’ve produced an authoritarian president.
But what actually gives people freedom in their lives?
The most profound freedoms of my everyday existence have been safeguarded by progressive policies, mostly.
The freedom to marry who I choose, for one,
but also the freedom that comes with paved roads and stop lights.
Freedom from some obscure regulation is so much more abstract.
But that’s the freedom that conservatism has now come down to.

Or think about the idea of #family, in the context of everyday life.
It’s one thing to talk about family values as a theme, or a wedge
— but what’s it actually like to have a family?
Your family does better if you get a fair wage, if there’s good public education, if there’s good health care when you need it.
These things intuitively make sense, but we’re out of practice talking about them.

I also think we need to talk about a different kind of #patriotism:
a fidelity to American greatness in its truest sense.
You think about this as a local official, of course, but a truly great country is made of great communities.
What makes a country great isn’t chauvinism. -- It’s the kinds of lives you enable people to lead.
I think about wastewater management as freedom.
If a resident of our city doesn’t have to give it a second thought, she’s freer.

https://kottke.org/24/07/we-choose-freedom

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POLLING SUMMARY

Kamala Harris is overall performing better than Biden was in head-to-head polling, and in several cases leading, against Donald Trump on a nationwide basis.

However, Donald Trump has consistent leads in the swing states and currently remains the favorite to win the election across prediction markets, with implied probability of around 62% chance.

⚠️🇺🇦Ukraine's border guards on situation at Belarusian border and in Sumy Oblast (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/07/27/7467711/ #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
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I agree with a lot of people who disagree with each other. There’s quite a bit of “yes, and” up in this head.

TIL of Essie Mae Washington-Williams, the daughter of segregationist Storm Thurmond and African-American Carrie Butler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essie_Mae_Washington-Williams
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1edm5yd/til_of_essie_mae_washingtonwilliams_the_daughter/

I miss Snek for President 🥺

⚠️🇺🇦Russian invaders kill civilian woman in Kherson Oblast (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/07/27/7467708/ #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow

🇨🇿🇺🇦Czech Defence Minister pays visit to Ukraine (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3889553-czech-defence-minister-pays-visit-to-ukraine.html #Ukraine #Czechia #CzechRepublic #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow

Ist ein Gipsy Village auf der Travemünder Woche problematisch? Sinti- und Roma-Organisationen sind sich uneins über den Umgang mit Stereotypen. https://taz.de/!6022836

⛔️🇺🇦Two civilians explode on invading Russian terrorist’s booby-traps in Kherson region, one killed (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3889548-two-men-explode-on-explosives-in-kherson-region-one-killed.html #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
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📷 Mack

#FediversalPictures

Republican conventions are well configured to secretly broadcast extremist messages to the insiders, and appear not-crazy to the rest of the nation, says Rick Perlstein of the American Prospect. Maybe you, the TV viewer, saw some Black guy you never heard of singing gospel at the 2004 RNC, but
1/3

Lupe is a farm worker on the coast of CA. She has been a farm worker for over 25 years. Right now she is weeding the vegeatble field to ensure the fields are free from debris before the next planting. #WeFeedYou

Team #USA take first medal in the #olympics today for women's synchronized #diving taken by team Cook / Bacon.

You heard me.

Holà, comme il y a eu un sondage pour savoir si Mastodon était un réseau de riches, me suis dit que ce ne serait pas une mauvaise idée de vérifier si nous autres pauvres étions présents aussi.
Faites tourner ! 👍

Combien de revenus nets en euros arrivez vous à obtenir chaque mois, en moyenne ?

#sondage #revenus #finance #pauvreté

• Zéro, nada, que pouic. (17%, 22 votes)
• Entre 100 et 300 (10%, 13 votes)
• Entre 300 et 500 (13%, 17 votes)
• Entre 500 et 800 (24%, 31 votes)
• Entre 800 et 1000 (35%, 45 votes)

128 voters. Poll end: 2 months ago

Simulated reconstruction of July #Arctic sea ice thickness since 1901. Watch for the last 10 years or so...

Information about this data set is available at http://psc.apl.uw.edu/research/projects/piomas-20c/. Note that it is only updated through 2010 due to ERA-20C forcing.

⚠️🇷🇺Su-34 bomber crashes in Russia (VIDEO and more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3889541-su34-bomber-crashes-in-russia.html #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow

Dragonfly in flight over the river Nene in Northamptonshire today

#nature#Dragonfly #Wildlife#photography #NaturePhotography #DragonflyPhotography #DragonsOfMastodon #UK

#电视剧 The Victims' Game Season2 Episode8 watched at July 28, 2024 at 01:46AM

‼️🇺🇦Ukrainian Intelligence show how helicopters were destroyed in Russia (VIDEO and more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3889540-ukrainian-reconnaissance-men-show-how-helicopters-were-destroyed-in-russia.html #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow

Americans should despise the Kremlin more than we do imo.

This film opens by summarizing one of history's earliest and most effective campaigns of deception. In 1983, a small New Dehli newspaper published an article promoting a rumor that AIDS was a U.S. invention designed to kill African Americans and homosexuals.

According to one ex-KGB operative, up to 85% of their agency's efforts are devoted to the spread of these false stories.
https://youtu.be/4R62ZEKRkdE

Okay, everybody together now, Let's all try to bite our elbows!

‼️🇺🇦Ukraine, NATO to create five rehabilitation centers for military personnel - DM Umerov (PHOTOS and more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3889503-ukraine-nato-to-create-five-rehabilitation-centers-for-military-personnel-umerov.html #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow

The holidays are upon us & many of you may be wondering just how many books to take with you (if, like me, you are an e-book refusenik).

Here's Tom Gauld's decision tool - enjoy.

And, you may need a bigger suitcase....

[This post is not intended to re-open the extended paperbacks vs. e-books debate that has played out in my timeline periodically over the last year]

#holiday #travel
@bookstodon

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#YesWeKam #YesWeKam2024

⛔️⚠️Child injured in Russian terror attack on Hlukhiv dies in hospital (PHOTOS and more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3889532-child-injured-in-russian-attack-on-hlukhiv-dies-in-hospital.html #Ukraine #Press #France #USA #US #UK #EU #ICC #ICJ #Hague #NATO #Mastodon #WarCrime #News #WarCrimes #ECHR #OSCE #PACE #CoE #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
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all of the most normal people in the world have found each other lol

just throw the AI freaks on top and we’ve got everyone in one place.

hmmm I’m not good with numbers, does that mean it’s profitable?? https://wapo.st/3LGteRL

What’s the difference between roast potatoes and pea soup?

Anyone can roast potatoes.

@RickiTarr
Kamala 2024

"President Harris" sure has a nice ring
Unlike her rival who wants to be King
She'll lead by example and live by the rules
And the great ship of state won't be steered by a fool

She won't leave the old folks in poverty's grip
Her judges won't look for more rights they can strip
She'll fight for a health plan that we can afford
She'll work like a servant not rule like a lord

For centuries now we've been governed by men
Experience begs us not do it again
If you want a future where you have a chance
Kamala's ready to lead the advance

Cool work being done here… #MastodonForHarris

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Trump urges Christians to vote: ‘You won’t have to do it’ in four years

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4795823-trump-encourages-christians-vote/

I am sad that Google didn’t limit their AI results to Safari users. I would love an automatic way to avoiding consuming glue:

https://apple.news/AWip8WeyORDeZGK5WlYDgDA