Random Political Thoughts Collected

• To me it's weird how people who mocked anyone wearing a mask for a global pandemic are willing to put a tampon on their ear as a show of support for their favourite political person
• I'm sure he really wanted to stay in the race for a variety of complicated reasons, but the fact that Biden's camp waited until after the Republican spent their convention bashing him to announce he was stepping out of the race is brilliant. He took all the metaphorical punches, and Harris is able to step in without having her first weekend being the talking point for an entire convention.

Harris for President

I found out Biden was dropping out almost right after it happened Sunday on Mastodon when I randomly opened my Podcast Adjacent list. My initial reaction was one of regret and concern; at first to …

UltraNurdage

Kamala Harris, endorsed by Biden to replace him, is left of the president on health care

President Biden is backing Vice President Kamala Harris to take the Democratic presidential nomination, he announced Sunday. She’s taken more liberal positions on health care.

STATRachel Cohrs Zhang, Sarah Owermohle

What would a Harris presidency mean for the climate?

Kamala Harris’ record on energy spending, climate diplomacy, and environmental justice.

GristZoya Teirstein

News Happening Faster Than Man Can Generate Uninformed Opinions

NEW YORK—Calling out the unsustainable pace at which historic events seemed to be occurring, local man Brad Gifford told reporters Monday that important news stories were now happening faster than he could generate uninformed opinions about them. “Look, I’m trying my hardest to scrape together confused takes…

The OnionHome

It's absolutely not healthy for us how fast news is moving and the world appears to be changing. Even though all of this feels like a reason to be online and in the apps even more right now, it's all the more reason to put your phone in a pillow case and hang it from the ceiling so that the only way to get to it is by winning a ladder match with your family or roommates.