or y’know controlled opposition

because they’re perfectly happy as a permanent rump party clustered around urban centers large enough to not get diced up by gerrymandering

nc has the 2nd largest rural population in the country, a significant percentage being poc. with the exception of 2016 when the clinton campaign completely ignored rural areas (leading to a screaming match between her and bill over her strategy), democrats have won the rural vote here, and there’s absolutely no way…

hurf durf democrats only lost because of racism and not because they had nothing to offer the rural and working class irrespective of race in a state only behind texas in rural population and with a median household income over 10 grand below the national average

it seems oddly poetic that the flag they put up recently on 70 in hillsborough can’t even be seen from the road unless you know exactly where to look

well apart from segregated school systems, redlining, white flight, the entire career of robert moses, etc.

nah it’s mostly academics and professional historians of various stripes appointed by the governor. the chair came out in favor of total removal after charlottesville. the problem is the legislature will vote to dissolve the commission if they actually do anything

Chapo Trap House is the cool place to hang out. You can find most of the cool people there. At Chapo Trap House you can just chill and do whatever and totally relax. “Take it easy” is the Chapo Trap House motto, for example, that’s how laid back it is there. Show up if you want to have a good time. Another good reason…

i dunno if they really wanted to optimize the incoherent hate response level they should’ve posted it over on the root

to make you upset

cursed boomer images

it totally rules those guys spent years becoming experts in a niche field, work for absolute peanuts, and are under immense pressure to continually publish research, and some ridiculous asshole who just says what the fuck ever reaches an audience a thousandfold larger than they ever will and gets paid more than they…

not at all

this is the film school equivalent of mocking a tweet where trump misspells a common word like “tomorrow” while calling for ethnic cleansing

sloppy, completely ignorant of world events. potayto, potahto

well for starters the soviet union collapsed over a quarter century ago

good thing the dems didn’t bother fielding a candidate in my district for the first time in nearly two decades

and then failing to do even that

It’s implied that it won't be replaced

They weren’t supporting him anyway because that’s a black majority district drawn specifically to elect a Democrat