A must-read story from @talkingpointsmemo.com. Nearly every state it covers will also elect the officials who will oversee election admin and certification in 2028, which our own story detailed. Dem wins this year are critical for blocking Republicans from subverting the next presidential election

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Also if your argument is "there're consensus views and it's uncomfortable for me to dissent," that's true of basically every classroom and indeed every social construct in human history. Has its drawbacks but that's an innate facet of human society. Doesn't mean you are *prevented* from dissenting

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The conservative understanding of free speech as "you can't criticize me for being offensive" has really seeped into the broader culture. Grading some assignments where students are discussing how censorious NYU is because fellow students might get mad at them for their views. That's not censorship!

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😂😂😂

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Opus Dei grand master Leonard Leo is steering funds to an organization in Maine which is dedicated entirely to Nazi-style racist smears targeting Somali-Americans. It appears to be a coordinated part of the Susan Collins campaign, while maintaining plausible deniability for her.

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