
Aidan Foster-Carter
@fcaidan
56 years as Korea-watcher & sociologist. Hon. fellow Leeds Univ, also freelance. Paterian, tx @Kate_Hext. Proud father of @scaleupdad, Rufus (13) & Laurie (8)
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https://leeds.academia.edu/AidanFosterCarter 26-02-2009 18:24:21
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š„BREAKING: Every single House Democrat just stood united on the Capitol steps. JEFFRIES: āThat is why EVERY. SINGLE. Democrat will vote HELL NO on this one big ugly bill.ā The party that defends your healthcare, your food, your future - just made their stand. And itās badass.

Iāve been thinking a lot about Murkowskiās vote. It contains, in one action, so much that defines our pathetic political moment: Selfishness: Iām taking care of me and mine, the rest of you can pound sand; Lack of accountability: I know the bill is bad, hopefully someone else





.Tim Miller: "USAID got shut down officially on Monday. The harm is done. A future president could come back in and restart USAID but things change, the world moves on, and it becomes very challenging to put these complex systems back together in a way that they worked before."

Gaza has run out of fuel. Reserves are gone. The last drops are being rationed to keep bare-minimum services alive. No fuel means no water, no food distribution, no health care, no telecoms ā 2.1 million lives on the brink. This is no longer a logistical issue ā it is life or



Very well said. Puzzling that someone as acute as Claire Lehmann, and with her politics, would need this spelling out.


