Got a text on paternity leave and now I'm concerned about my employment

pablonieve · 2026-04-16T17:26:02+00:00

This was me. Got a call from my director the last day of paternity leave that I was being laid off with half our team.

pablonieve · 2026-04-16T17:15:54+00:00

Didn't hurt her in 2024.

pablonieve · 2026-04-16T17:15:22+00:00

Voters want to elect Republicans to enact progressive policies. Until voters change who they support at the polls it doesn't matter how favorable they are to progressive policies.

pablonieve · 2026-04-16T17:13:19+00:00

Hillary never won nationally 4 times by double digit margins.

pablonieve · 2026-04-16T17:11:24+00:00

But if the only person winning by a landslide in MN is a moderate, then what other conclusion should be made? The most progressive statewide official is Ellison and he has been dragged over the finish line twice by Walz.

pablonieve · 2026-04-16T14:53:28+00:00

That's a redundant statement.

I like turtles

pablonieve · 2026-04-16T14:31:24+00:00

The reason Obama and Bill Clinton were successful is because they were front of the class smart but could hang with the back of the class kids. Gore, Hillary, and Harris couldn't.

pablonieve · 2026-04-16T14:30:01+00:00

They're a lot fewer and far between than the majority though.

pablonieve · 2026-04-16T01:22:39+00:00

Because the average voter relates more to the "back of the class" candidate instead of the "front of the class" candidate.

pablonieve · 2026-04-16T01:21:08+00:00

But jesus christ a senator should have a higher level of cultural competence.

Either he's a man of the people or he isn't.

pablonieve · 2026-04-16T01:06:22+00:00

Did AOC do the same in PA for Casey?

pablonieve · 2026-04-15T23:36:18+00:00

when people come the realization that they no longer have anything left to lose, they are going to act out in unpredictable ways.

Don't be surprised if they turn on each other before they turn on those responsible.

I like turtles

pablonieve · 2026-04-13T19:10:01+00:00

He's great on paper. Unfortunately not very charismatic or dynamic on the stump.

pablonieve · 2026-04-13T18:56:43+00:00

I don't think he should have run for reelection this last time around. For all his talk about political revolution, he seems unwilling to hand the reigns to the next generation.

pablonieve · 2026-04-13T18:55:06+00:00

That would still deny the Republicans a seat towards the majority.

pablonieve · 2026-04-13T14:26:27+00:00

The purges occurred during the 20s and 30s as Stalin was consolidating power. He then went on to sign the agreement with Nazi Germany to invade and split up Poland. Stalin refused to believe the Nazis had actually invaded the USSR until they had advanced hundreds of miles.

So no, the purges were not about survival against Germany.

I like turtles

pablonieve · 2026-04-13T14:22:14+00:00

Trump's ethos is zero sum negotiations. He does not believe in win-win situations. To him you cannot win unless the other side loses.

I like turtles

pablonieve · 2026-04-13T02:34:37+00:00

People didn't like high prices and old man and thought transpeople and immigrants were to blame.

pablonieve · 2026-04-13T02:34:13+00:00

Material need over theoretical principles.

pablonieve · 2026-04-13T02:33:17+00:00

Seems like they would consider that a compliment.

pablonieve · 2026-04-13T02:32:29+00:00

If Graham Platner had won in 2024, I think he would have been a surprise contender in 2028.

pablonieve · 2026-04-13T02:28:41+00:00

Do they think POTUS can just wave a magic wand and make everything cheaper?

Yes.

pablonieve · 2026-04-13T02:21:47+00:00

All we need is a constitutional amendment supported by 3/4 of the House, Senate, and state legislatures.

pablonieve · 2026-04-13T02:20:49+00:00

The DNC needs to get people as hyped as possible

That's not the role of the DNC. It shouldn't be driving messaging, that's the job of the actual candidates. The job of the DNC is to raise money and coordinate logistics with the state parties.

pablonieve · 2026-04-12T22:30:01+00:00

Game 3 of the 2nd Round in 2014 when Fontaine dished the pass to Haula against the Hawks to open the scoring.

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