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Bluepinky

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1. David Brooks is still such an asshole.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 12:19 PM

May 9

He says “That’s why we take some things out of the hands of voters”, because they’ll “not be responsible about it”. “They care more about their party than their country, they care more about their party than democracy.” He was justifying the Virginia Supreme Court’s recent decision to disallow the voter-approved redistricting plan.

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David Brooks is still such an asshole. Bluepinky May 9 #1