"I would not be in a position without this country." Almost every other billionaire out there believes in the myth that they are self-made.
Democrats need to WIN. Fighting billionaires and inequality = winning Culture war BS = losing
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"I would not be in a position without this country." Almost every other billionaire out there believes in the myth that they are self-made.
the lifetime appointment was intended to make judges hard to influence... but the same thing could be accomplished with appointments of, say, 20 years.
what have you done with your life besides scold people on BlueSky? Didn't think so.
having a backbone = not getting manipulated into doing exactly what they want you to do.
every time some idiot burns a US flag, the video goes straight to RNC headquarters for use in their next "Democrats hate America" campaign video. Find some other way to express your performative outrage.
Stupid. That's exactly what Trump wants you to do.
First Amendment is meaningless if 6-3 conservative SC majority won't stand up for it.
yeah, every time she's up for re-election we hear that voters are sick of her, but then she wins again. I'll believe it when I see it.
There is an evergreen market for centrist writing because the *overwhelming majority* of voters are centrist.
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She voted to confirm RFK Junior, who could have ever *imagined* this would happen?
Ending friendships, finger-wagging, and "calling out" people makes you feel righteous but does nothing to change minds. If you know MAGAs, your duty is to try to get them out of the cult. Like any other cult that needs to be handled carefully. Breaking the cult is the only chance we have.
you're still too stupid to get that I'm not claiming sovereign citizens are real, but rather that their theory is as valid and well-founded as yours which means not at all. I have no further time for you - blocked!
the weird thing is, Trump is actually extremely transparent and honest about who he is, and he *always* eventually says what he means (and his aides are always trying to downplay it or claim it was humor). He's been openly fascist for years, if only people had really paid attention.
Trump says tariffs are on they/them But tariffs are taxes on YOU
I did promise that Republican states that capitulate to Trump's demands to illegally gerrymander their maps will be sued. And history shows I never bluff and usually win. I also said that there are only two types of GOP officials -- proud MAGA and scared MAGA. That is true.
if you were "educated in law," you'd be practicing it rather than trying to prove yourself to strangers on social media.
Two sides of the same coin, as Hitler, Stalin and Mao should remind you.
It's not just the same imbeciles doing the same thing, he recruited new voters including significant gains among minorities. So maybe it's time for us to stop scolding people and ask how bad our candidates and messages must be if we are losing voters to an obvious charlatan.
Most politics is local, in the US and anywhere in the world. So it was probably less "masked thugs in our cities" and more "tariffs and inflation are fucking with our livelihoods."
It's funny that you imagine yourself as a qualified judge of comprehension, given how far over your head my point went.
People can also read the Constitution and conclude it allows them to declare themselves sovereign citizens beyond any law. Just because you wish something to be true doesn't mean it is. Forget about degrees, go back to elementary school and this time pay attention.
A ridiculous fantasy that the minority party holds any such power.
nonsense. Let's try an actual *good* candidate like Whitmer before we decide that.
Project 2025 would've never become reality without Hilary and Kamala.
I haven't *ever* seen a *single* person claim that "Democrats didn't warn us about Project 2025." Stop with the strawman BS.
She never went beyond her talking points, never explained the weird 2020 positions she'd taken or why she pivoted away from them. And the pointless distractions like talking about her Glock and bringing out Liz Cheney. And the weak pick of Walz. She did well in the debate but that's it.
It's another sign of how weak and feckless the Democratic Party has been that they pushed for Harris for VP, as a superficial nod to identity politics, rather than thinking hard about who could/should be the next Presidential candidate. And who could WIN.
She saw Biden every day and surely was aware of his decline. Perhaps as VP she could have sounded the alarm within the party and helped push for an earlier decision not to run? VPs have a lot of power, she chose to never use it.
Don't you have anything more imaginative to offer?
I couldn't give less of a shit, and apparently neither can most NYC voters.
Beyond foolish to try to get a mayoral candidate to stake a position on Israel's right to exist. Utterly irrelevant to running a city.
She wasn't right about it being OK to run for President without winning a primary campaign.
The latest evidence that Vance got into Yale Law as a DEI applicant.
People thought Trump could never get elected, either. Team Hillary rejoiced when he was nominated, because they thought winning would be a cakewalk. Vance is oily, smart, a smooth liar, and organized. Miller will always be an evil puppetmaster. Assuming these people can't win is dangerous.
Me too, I was rooting for her in 2020 until the debates.
Wishful thinking. Most of the energy and focused authoritarianism is coming from Vance, Miller, and other underlings.
If he wanted to do it, but didn't, it is irrelevant.
I think I understand where you're coming from. When someone is slow-witted and lacking in insight, it makes sense to cope with the world by mindlessly repeating others' talking points in the hopes that people will think you're smart.
I voted for her too, but if the Dems had actually had a meaningful primary in 2024 I would've absolutely voted for someone else. Too bad they never offered that choice.
she lost ground with both the Black vote and the Hispanic vote, which is pretty stunning if you consider who she was running against. Identity politics is dead, people want an effective leader who can win.
Shouldn't your parents be monitoring your online activities?
Not as hard as clear writing, apparently.
My only problem with Biden is he delivered the Presidency back to Trump.
Wait, what? "Trans people died in droves" because of Biden? C'mon man.
She was literally convicted of perjury (lying under oath). Not sure why her words carry any weight whatsoever.
It's been America vs. fascism for the last decade. Maybe Democrats are finally recognizing that. Time to drop the boutique issues, identity politics, and the fondness for bypassing primaries, and focus on winning and the issues that really matter.
I guess it's conceivable, but if he had anything, and they found it during the raid, they would have been loudly trumpeting it by now.
I see that MAGA types are already claiming that Jizzlane's statements "exonerate" Trump. Despite that she's a convicted perjurer among other things! It makes sense if you think about it -- MAGAs have already proven themselves extraordinarily gullible in supporting Trump.
Your question: "Why is everyone talking about mid-cycle redistricting now?" Answer: because Trump pushed for it and compliant Republicans in Texas did his bidding, and ignoring that would be capitulation. Next question?
at this point he could have completely lost his marbles and it doesn't matter -- evil underlings like Vance and Miller are running the show.
You're sitting here online scolding me... about being online? What have YOU done for real?
no, but it's probably not hard to make up a bunch of allegations and get a judge to sign off.
I'm glad you're making yourself feel better because you're not adding any other value.
the main thing I'm phobic about is giving any more elections away to Trump due your weird and alienating focus on kids.
Trust the science.
I don't like him cuz I think he's fake. But people are trying to shout him down because he's not all in on trans ideology. Meanwhile he's trying to advance a bill that could make the difference between R and D control of the House. Let's get that done and then we can worry about the rest.
not supporting biological men on girls' sports teams does not equal "depriving of right to exist."
Feel better getting that out?
I believe in being open to different opinions. But people like ‪@crimson2k24.bsky.social‬ who post stupid crap and turn replies off so only their friends can respond are cowardly POS. Don't waste my time.
Trump just called Netanyahu a "war hero." You caused that.
He is desperately trying to provoke people. Don't give him what he wants.
Types like you are 100 percent the reason Trump is in office right now.
You just stay in your little performative bubble of language policing and boutique issues and offer nothing to get us out of this mess, and the rest of us will keep trying.
If you're talking about biological males playing in girls' sports, there is no analogous issue with blacks or women. Aside from stating that everyone deserves equal rights and that these issues are for schools and parents, no Democratic candidate should take the Republicans' bait on this.
this and the Vance/Miller/Hegseth visit yesterday are intentionally provocative. They WANT people to lose their cool so they can justify further crackdowns.
Anyone who *wins* is a narcissist. Bill Clinton, George Bush, Obama... all narcissists.
Yup, his proposal for redistricting is one of the only productive things Dems are doing right now.
So you'd actually let Vance or Trump (or whatever creep the Rs nominate) back into the White House if Newsom is nominated? That seems pretty short sighted, and deeply unserious about what we're facing.
No need to put hopes and dreams in anyone yet, long as DNC allows open no-strings primary unlike 2016 or 2024 (hopefully losing twice strikes some sense). Newsom probably won't win, but if he does, anyone who doesn't vote for him because he's "bitchass white" or whatever deserves what they get.
Meh, I loved the Obama who campaigned in 2008 but he never quite lived up to his transformational promise... and after rescuing us from Hillary's "inevitable" campaign in 08 he colluded in the DNC's efforts to "clear the decks" for her in 2016, thereby paving the way for Trump.
Ideology and science don't mix. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Why would anyone oppose it (unless they're in the files)?
The more time people spend on things that will NEVER happen (the Electoral College is here to stay) the less time there is to spend on the things that actually can happen and need to happen.
Utah…
It doesn't matter what you believe or not. The files are evidence.
I could not give any less of a fuck.
you're an idiot. Monitoring foreign assets is not the same thing as auditing an election.
Complete and utter bullshit, US intelligence agencies are legally prohibited from any domestic work.
She could have risen to the moment in any number of ways. She could have ventured off her talking points. She could have clearly explained how her administration would differ from Biden's. She could have picked a stronger running mate. She could have insisted on a primary. She didn't.
People (including a lot of mainstream media) still tend to take Musk at his word. Not sure why that is.
"The President doesn't want to see people like Nancy Pelosi enriching themselves off of public service" is probably one of the most truthful things Leavitt has ever said. He doesn't want to see people like Pelosi enriching themselves, but people like him enriching themselves is perfectly fine.
lol you can't possibly be serious...oh no, I'm afraid you are. :(
Trump actually believes other countries pay our tariffs, and the rest of his administration are people who will squawk out anything he says like parrots.
You're the one helping the fascists if you're advocating extreme positions and litmus tests that alienate voters.
Try again? With you, no point. And as long as you're not in the DNC or any other place of influence, your childlike inability to grasp uncomfortable facts doesn't matter one bit.
You offer a very inverted and reality-divorced perspective.
I see you're pretending as if the words she said before the 2024 campaign don't exist or matter... which is the same approach she tried to take. Didn't work out too well for her (or for us).
If "wanting to exist and flourish" is all this was about, most voters would be supportive. Denying the unique reality of biological men and women, pushing obfuscatory language, and social pressure to medicate kids based on unsettled science is where voters recoil.
Objectively false, that's not all she said, as I already showed you with that Snopes link.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/h...
I'm skeptical that you can provide *any* evidence that she said anything like that, and in fact she never effectively countered her ill-considered 2020 stance supporting trans surgery for incarcerated illegals.
We should all be for human rights for all people, including trans people. Trans ideology goes far beyond human rights and is a guaranteed election loser. Win elections, then we can talk about that.
"When They Go Low We Go High" does not work in these ugly times. Blue states need to be fighting fire with fire on this.
yes, let's scold people and call them names, that will certainly help persuade them to come back around to the Democrats! 🙄
"Democrats demonstrated that if they are willing to fight smart and ruthlessly, they can in fact slow the GOP’s ugly agenda of hate and cruelty." — @nberlat.bsky.social
Maybe, just maybe, learn to understand data. Nothing of what you posted negates what I said.