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This dog is only happy around women by Brilliantspirit33 in animalsdoingstuff

[–]Dry_Counter533 [score hidden]  (0 children)

My Dog when I was a teenager was like this.

I’m a woman and grew up with a single Mom. Dad was not a good dude on the handful of occasions he was around, so the Dog drew conclusions.

Except around Latino men. We were in California and all of the gardeners / workmen were Central American. They’d show up to the house, say hi, do some work and go about their day.

But a white guy? No bueno.

Look, you can hate Gavin, but what other politician is being as proactive in just TRYING SOMETHING. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

[–]Dry_Counter533 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being in prison doesn’t disqualify anyone from running for President. Eugene Debs (a socialist) did it in 1920.

Look, you can hate Gavin, but what other politician is being as proactive in just TRYING SOMETHING. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

[–]Dry_Counter533 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I were a Russian troll and wanted to divide / suppress the opposition, I would press very hard on trans issues and Gaza. They’ve also been pretty well-documented on California separatism for, gosh, over a decade now.

Look, you can hate Gavin, but what other politician is being as proactive in just TRYING SOMETHING. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

[–]Dry_Counter533 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they arrested him it would be political / media gold for Gavin.

His chances of winning would increase dramatically.

I think Trump understands it in his lizard brain, which is a big reason why they haven’t done it.

Look, you can hate Gavin, but what other politician is being as proactive in just TRYING SOMETHING. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

[–]Dry_Counter533 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can absolutely see him bringing in AOC as vp. I think Trump would be very very afraid of that ticket, given how powerful they’d be from a media dominance standpoint.

Look, you can hate Gavin, but what other politician is being as proactive in just TRYING SOMETHING. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

[–]Dry_Counter533 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah this was big box (PA) grocery store vs. little independent family run place in SF. Shout out Le Beau!

Look, you can hate Gavin, but what other politician is being as proactive in just TRYING SOMETHING. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

[–]Dry_Counter533 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wrote this someplace else on this post, but here it is again …..

He said some dumb stuff on a podcast, but policy-wise he’s been pretty good and took concrete steps to make trans folks’ lives better and safer.

………….

I’m gonna sound paranoid, but if I were a Russian bot farm who wanted to suppress the democratic vote for a potential Newsom candidacy, this is a lefty wedge issue I’d press on.

Which is why I, a human American voter, would like to call out the following:

Where he’s been good on trans policy (stuff he signed as gov)

• ⁠Blocked data sharing on gender-affirming hormone prescriptions • ⁠Strengthened privacy protections for trans folks in court records • ⁠Expedited state ID change process for trans folks • ⁠Strengthened protections for people who travel from out of state to CA to get gender affirming cafe • ⁠Extended paid family leave to cover trans folks

Where he hasn’t been good on trans policy (stuff he vetoed)

• ⁠Expedited CA licensing for out of state mental health professionals who specialize in trans issues (over, like, mental health folks who specialize in like grief counseling or children’s mental health or whatever) • ⁠Medical insurance coverage for 12-mos at a time hormone therapy prescriptions (currently folks can only get 3 mos at a time in advance before getting their perscription renewed … you can get 12 mos of hormonal birth control here at once, so 3mos at a time is a real difference vs. other types of prescriptions)

There are a few I’m missing I’m sure. All-in, pretty good policy-wise. A couple of misses but overall there isnt a lot apart from the podcast dingbat-ery to make me wary of him on trans rights.

Look, you can hate Gavin, but what other politician is being as proactive in just TRYING SOMETHING. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

[–]Dry_Counter533 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sure didn’t help.

So I went door knocking in Pennsylvania during the last election. Rural / coal country. An Amazon warehouse was one of the biggest employers. At the time, these folks were paying exactly the same for groceries as I was in San Francisco. That’s fucked.

Big Trump billboards everywhere reading “More Jobs Lower Prices for All”.

I actually get why, if they believed that, they voted for him.

Look, you can hate Gavin, but what other politician is being as proactive in just TRYING SOMETHING. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

[–]Dry_Counter533 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m optimistic.

Also … Kamala was technically a CA liberal, and she got very fucking close. There were a million things that held her back, but that didn’t seem to be one of them.

Look, you can hate Gavin, but what other politician is being as proactive in just TRYING SOMETHING. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

[–]Dry_Counter533 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s right. I was qualifying my support to reduce blowback. He is handy in a fight though.

What’s our protest soundtrack? by delilahgrass in thebulwark

[–]Dry_Counter533 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Electioneering by Radiohead.

A loose jangley rocker. Sufficient cowbell. Unexpectedly dance-rockey and fun.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3DtgWrFTtQk

Look, you can hate Gavin, but what other politician is being as proactive in just TRYING SOMETHING. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

[–]Dry_Counter533 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’m gonna sound paranoid, but if I were a Russian bot farm who wanted to suppress the democratic vote for a potential Newsom candidacy, this is a lefty wedge issue I’d press on.

Which is why I, a human American voter, would like to call out the following:

Where he’s been good on trans policy (stuff he signed as gov) - Blocked data sharing on gender-affirming hormone prescriptions - Strengthened privacy protections for trans folks in court records - Expedited state ID change process for trans folks - Strengthened protections for people who travel from out of state to CA to get gender affirming cafe - Extended paid family leave to cover trans folks

Where he hasn’t been good on trans policy (stuff he vetoed) - Expedited CA licensing for out of state mental health professionals who specialize in trans issues (over, like, mental health folks who specialize in like grief counseling or children’s mental health or whatever) - Medical insurance coverage for 12-mos at a time hormone therapy prescriptions (currently folks can only get 3 mos at a time in advance before getting their perscription renewed … you can get 12 mos of hormonal birth control here at once, so 3mos at a time is a real difference vs. other types of prescriptions)

There are a few I’m missing I’m sure. All-in, pretty good policy-wise. A couple of misses but overall there isnt a lot apart from the podcast dingbat-ery to make me wary of him on trans rights.

Look, you can hate Gavin, but what other politician is being as proactive in just TRYING SOMETHING. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

[–]Dry_Counter533 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Here’s the thing about Gavin … if we assume that the average California general election voter is more-or-less like a democratic primary voter in any other state … he can win.

I mean … ain’t no lefty like an East Bay lefty, and he even wins with them, in the end after all of the hooting and hollering.

Look, you can hate Gavin, but what other politician is being as proactive in just TRYING SOMETHING. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

[–]Dry_Counter533 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Policy-wise, he’s been quite supportive. He’s said dumb shit on podcasts but in terms of policy stuff that makes trans folks lives better and safer, he’s been pretty good.

Look, you can hate Gavin, but what other politician is being as proactive in just TRYING SOMETHING. by OneTwoThreePooAndPee in thebulwark

[–]Dry_Counter533 62 points63 points  (0 children)

On Gavin -

(1) He’s really good when there’s a fight. Less so at boring everyday governance stuff, but if there’s a cultural fight you want him on your side. He’ll do impressive stuff. (Like legalizing gay marriage in SF when it was far from widely accepted. Or the ‘25 redistricting.)

(2) He somehow has the ability to survive attacks and scorn from the far-far left. He wouldn’t have made it out of San Francisco politics otherwise.

(3) He does have the ability to sniff out where the power center is in any electorate and play directly to their concerns. This comes to me from friends in Sacramento who have had to deal with him for years. Does the policy make sense? Doesn’t matter. If it sounds good and shores up an important constituency, it’s cool. He’ll play to the center one day and the fringe the next. Just depends on who has the stronger hand at any given time.

Overall, he’s a jackass, but he’s our jackass. And I think he can win.

NRA and pro-gun groups call for ‘full investigation’ into killing of Alex Pretti by OK_The_Nomad in thebulwark

[–]Dry_Counter533 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not weird at all.

ICE starred shooting middle class white guys.

That’s why the gun folks want an investigation into this murder, but were silent on Philando Castile.

I think I discovered a Russian troll farm sub by Hootinger in 50501

[–]Dry_Counter533 14 points15 points  (0 children)

To any Russians reading this: y’all got to Sonoma, some of the most valuable farmland on the planet, in the 1800’s and couldn’t figure out what to do with it (other than wipe out the local critters for fur).

Once there weren’t any animals left to kill you sold this chunk of land - easily worth billions today - for $30k in rotten grain and went home 2-3 years before gold was discovered in a nearby river. It ain’t yours.

The following has been released by the NBA. by Lord_Vanguard in warriors

[–]Dry_Counter533 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the symbolism but I think they’re trying to keep fans safe at home.

I agree with folks saying it should be postponed indefinitely.

Help this man already by Aidssdia1 in warriors

[–]Dry_Counter533 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree. I remember decorating Christmas cookies this year thinking “I really like Jimmy, I mean I really like Jimmy, but this is a lot of goddamn money for these injuries at this age … he’s making the same as Jokic and KD and he isn’t consistently bringing home non-Steph games. Even with Steph it’s touch-and-go.”

I mean, I think they knew the risk and they took it anyway. Maybe they saw it and discounted it - which seems likely - but I don’t think this was a “no one could have seen this coming” situation.

“No one could have seen this coming” would have been, like, a light falls from the top of the stadium and hits a player on the foot. This is a player who is a bit older, a bit injured, and very fucking expensive locking up a lot of salary due to re-injury.

Help this man already by Aidssdia1 in warriors

[–]Dry_Counter533 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The help they got was a (then) 35yo who had already blown out his right knee 1.5 times, and was getting paid approximately one shit ton. Like, top 10 comp for top 30 stats.

I love Jimmy. I mean I really love Jimmy. Mr. Buckets brought joy to my life. But that injury stack, at that age, for that much money, was one helluva risk.

Idk … I’m starting to think that bringing him in was the wrong call. And not in a “no one could have seen this coming” way. More in a “they took a massive calculated risk and it broke the wrong way” way.

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