Yes, but that happened way before the minimum wage hike hit, and was not limited to California. So it's unrelated.

They might be moderately more competent, but they likely won't have his charisma and cultural cache. A lot of more competent fascists have tried to steal his thunder, and they've all ended up either kissing his ring (Vance) or flaming out spectacularly (DeSantis).

I'd be satisfied if it stopped dumb fucks from buying guns for their dumb fuck kids that already threatened to shoot their classmates.

Daddy is an accessory here. I'm glad he's being charged.

That story is horrifying on so many levels. If even half the claims in there are true, all the "adults" involved deserve the slowest, most painful death imaginable.

I mean, for some people, it is. When you're exploring your identity, you don't always get it right on your first try. Just like there are people who are convinced they're straight that are actually gay (or bi, or pan, or what have you). Though that is far more common, largely because of the societal pressures to conform to heteronormativity.

But then, perhaps that truly is Vance's case here. Maybe he actually is gay, and his whole... everything is just him trying desperately to convince himself otherwise.

The vote was 49-44, falling short of the super-majority needed to defeat a filibuster

Another reason they should have ditched the filibuster when they had a chance.

I've had a lot of people pull the "It's just politics, why are you so mad?" card, especially after Trump won. Just shows this is all a game to them, that they do not give a shit about the consequences of their actions.

Most of the ones who did it to me were straight white people though, so they were insulated by their privilege. It takes a whole other level of delusion to play that game when you're one of the minorities these assholes target.

Equity firms own 1.6 million homes in the US (both single family and multi family units).

Just saying, that would get us most of the way there.

I have a bottle of champagne that was a wedding gift.

We uncork it the day Trump goes to jail.

They can, but as we can see from Thomas and Alito, they don't.

As part of DeSantis’ “Freedom Summer” initiative, the state’s transportation secretary announced that bridges can only be illuminated in red, white and blue this summer.

Because nothing says freedom like restricting the colors people can use.

Most people don't hear a new word and immediately assume it's a slur.

Most people without an ax to grind anyway.