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# Random Political Thoughts Collected
- URL: https://chrisenns.com/2024/07/random-political-thoughts-collected/
- Published: 2024-07-24T19:20:29.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-24T19:20:29.000Z
- Description: Just a collection of tweets, links, and a few thoughts of my own after the last week.
- Author: Chris Enns
- Tags: politics

- 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.

> No president of America has ever given birth - I don’t understand why it’s suddenly an issue
> 
> — Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) [July 23, 2024](https://twitter.com/JaneyGodley/status/1815712669741052215?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=chrisenns.com)

> If only she had hosted a reality show and appeared in HOME ALONE 2 [https://t.co/AUPzxwpOzn](https://t.co/AUPzxwpOzn?ref=chrisenns.com)
> 
> — Brian Lynch (@BrianLynch) [July 22, 2024](https://twitter.com/BrianLynch/status/1815196903216451670?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=chrisenns.com)

> I’m a right-leaning woman who agrees with almost nothing the Biden-Harris administration has done, but the primal hatred and disgust Vance stokes in me transcends politics. I suspect I am not the only woman of my vintage, so to speak, who feels this way. [https://t.co/iNVeexahGk](https://t.co/iNVeexahGk?ref=chrisenns.com)
> 
> — Corie Whalen (@CorieWhalen) [July 23, 2024](https://twitter.com/CorieWhalen/status/1815588166658822583?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=chrisenns.com)

[Harris for PresidentI 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 …![](https://blog.ultranurd.net/favicon.ico)UltraNurdage![](https://blog.ultranurd.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/img_3695-1.jpg)](https://blog.ultranurd.net/2024/07/23/harris-for-president/?ref=chrisenns.com)

[Kamala Harris, endorsed by Biden to replace him, is left of the president on health carePresident 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.![](https://www.statnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-STAT-Favicon-Round-270x270.png)STATRachel Cohrs Zhang, Sarah Owermohle![](https://www.statnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2161943649-1024x576.jpg)](https://www.statnews.com/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-on-healthcare-abortion-rights-medicare-for-all-drug-price-caps/?ref=chrisenns.com)

[What would a Harris presidency mean for the climate?Kamala Harris’ record on energy spending, climate diplomacy, and environmental justice.![](https://grist.org/wp-content/themes/grist/static/img/favicon/apple-icon-180x180.png)GristZoya Teirstein![](https://grist.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/harris-biden.jpg?quality=75&strip=all)](https://grist.org/politics/what-would-a-kamala-harris-presidency-mean-for-the-climate/?ref=chrisenns.com)

[News Happening Faster Than Man Can Generate Uninformed OpinionsNEW 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…![](https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fill,h_80,q_80,w_80/eti2h1r4wg0bqxctxenl.png)The OnionHome![](https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fill,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/d5c9b39aa94754dfc72add65c8e512f8.jpg)](https://www.theonion.com/news-happening-faster-than-man-can-generate-uninformed-1851601466?ref=chrisenns.com)

> Just a reminder, Jesus didn’t have any children either.
> 
> — Rev. Benjamin Cremer (@Brcremer) [July 23, 2024](https://twitter.com/Brcremer/status/1815588086824481103?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=chrisenns.com)

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](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8e%5FHCf18Hw&ref=chrisenns.com) with your family or roommates.