"Because of feminism, men are blamed for everything bad and seen as creepy rapists so socially awkward teenage guys are becoming women to avoid all that" Leaving aside the complete omission of e.g. trans men & socially adept trans women, that's the right wing take when you get them really talking.
Even once you put all their takes on trans people through the rinse cycle, they still can't come up with an actual threat.
It's seemed like this since 2012 with Sandy Hook, to me. For a brief post Cold War time it did look like things were, if not perfect, at least trending well. Now? It can be hard to see how America is a more moral force for the world than even China. That's profoundly depressing.
Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates... All such things are grounding practices in a chaotic and frightening world that can't really be legislated, unemployed, or financially taken away either.
🎶 Just keep suing, just keep suing 🎶🎶🎶
Dems have every reason to shut down the government at this point.
Data patterns. Not just today or even today vs. a month ago; e.g. ten year charts for Trump approval ratings, rates of change, that sort of thing. Too much data is about one moment in time and not nearly enough about cycles and patterns.
I would assume it's sending troops to Chicago.
This is the only thing they can do to dispel the rumors. I also assume it'll be about doing to Chicago what he's done to DC and LA.
Yikes, so you think he's got like a year left tops or what?
Would make a lot more sense if this was September 2026, heading into the midterms.
It's pretty easy to verify if a guy is dead or alive. Until or unless the White House gets him going on video interviews, speculation will only grow with each hour.
Do you think he had a stroke and they're just walking him around while he has only off and on realizations of where he even is at any given moment?
9% seems rather low for a fat 80 year old at any point.
Uh, when's this dude going to run for POTUS
Holy fuck
Doesn't seem like he quite wrote these there. Capitalization and punctuation look strange for him. Newsom does a better job of looking like Trump's shtick.
Which heart specialists specifically then?
Because helping minority groups requires you to actually interact with that 80% of the population
Be better. This masturbation session where we are all speculating that he's dead or dying is no better in critical thinking than Alex Jones. Take a still photo & try gleaning his physical state is basically "Biden body double" but sounds smarter Best you can wish for is broken clock/twice a day
Good luck speaking with 80% of America if Yglesias is too much for you
Press already saw him golfing Stop the mental masturbation and understand that there is probably no easy, immediate sigh of relief for libs coming
Yup Waiting for Trump to die is a masturbation session for liberals & little else He *could* drop dead tomorrow bc he is old, but he isn't showing some death's door vibes either Biden served out his full term in essentially the exact age timeframe as Trump is now & w constant health rumors too
Closed minded person who will consistently be disappointed bc they can't tolerate even a sliver of difference in political views.
Leaving aside everything else, not sure I recall a time I've ever seen "the President is listening to music today" on some sort of Official White House schedule
That means nothing in itself though Seems like something that happens 10x a year for any president
Is anyone going to actually provide more than just their own wishful speculation here that turns out to be nothing? At this point, the "rumor" here is trickling upward to larger and larger people but I've not seen an ounce of credibility to any of it.
Occam's Razor would say that, in absence of any concrete evidence of a massive thing having happened, even a Daily Caller confirmation of status quo is more credible than speculation
It's weirdly a power move because it's one of the few things that does scare the other side.
What's the longest stretch he hadn't been seen previously? Seems like this isn't such a long time as to be unprecedented for either him or Biden, considering both of their ages.
Why is everyone implying or outright saying that Trump died? Is there any reason to believe such a thing? What did I miss?
Please keep talking about fertility and breeding in your political ads, Republicans It's really fucking creepy
At least somebody is doing it. Emissions are everyone's problem. China included.
Notice that this isn't going to public schools to do the same The discrimination is the point
You can choose who you engage with, You don't have to just look at the comments you don't like
That's great for an economy hooked on Amazon, Temu, and eBay, right? /s
Vote! Not nearly enough They'd rather dream of capitalism crumbling and ruling over the ashes than build Build brick by brick and year by year is the only sustainable way to win anything in life Vote for progressive dog catchers!
It's not what they ask for, it's what they don't do to make what they want reality
What new data prompted the jump?
More energy generation = higher costs (if it's wind and solar) is the dumbest shit I've ever heard
Pretty sure I've seen it for sale OTC at Walmart
Unfortunately for conservatives who are burying their heads in the sand, home insurance companies believe in climate change.
It's not 98 to 2...
To be fair, "let them be themselves" is the best advice in many parts of life Creating a top down approach crushes authenticity and makes candidates far more disliked In other words, even a competent DNC should be more hands off anyway
Isn't it OTC already in many states?
Helluva headline here
That's freedom! /S
Tariffs plus increased taxes on the rich is really the only way forward Heck, Nordic countries have many regressive taxes that significantly fund their welfare states
Many would rather lose and keep someone or something to blame for their issues instead of win Otherwise they'd be forced to realize that perfect is impossible even under their favorite circumstances and they'd still have to wake up the next day in an imperfect world We're addicted to dreaming
Being an asshole to the other side makes your arguments more respected. Being civil makes you seem disingenuous and holier than thou. That's the core of the elitism points against liberals. Big words don't make you a nicer peacemaker. And we should stop pretending we even want to be.
Just. Make. Gun Manufacturers. Liable.
The problem with inflation which so many economists overlook is simply the dollar value of increases We had 10% inflation in 2022. Even normal 2% today is A SIGNIFICANT increase for already suffocated consumers Significantly larger than 2% would've been in 2018 or even 2021.
1.2 million It wasn't "almost"
Dollar Tree raised base prices from 1.25 to 1.50 literally overnight this week 4 pack of paper towels is being sold there for $9...
That's the trouble... The worse the economy gets, the better the chance we have a democracy next year or at least in 2028, imo
"She said price increases are much lower than the tariff rate." Probably the most ominous part.
It's pathetic that they scramble for any other possible idea than "maybe we should figure something out with the guns" All you even need is for gun companies to be liable like every other! Plaintiff's lawyers can take care of much of this senseless death like they did talc rather fast.
While I think most ppl understand the dynamic, Deal 2, in practice, is probably the majority choice, not 30% Which is why the left can either point the finger at the rich or have it pointed at the vulnerable. There's no other option In a meta way, the above thinking is how most ppl see things, too
Dollar Tree just hiked base prices from $1.25 to $1.50 literally overnight in my neck of the woods Paper towels are also selling for 9 dollars per 4 pack there Tariff inflation may have just been delayed...
Seems ominous
Thailand and India not shipping shit at all? Isn't that economic collapse?
Biden did, Obama did twice
Lol good luck ever winning an election for dog catcher if you think I'm the opposition
You're so mad and give zero evidence nor logic for your point If you want to be heard, become a part of the base That's how it happens, like it or not You get exactly the opposite of what you're hoping for doing it your way - stand on the sidelines and there's no reason for a politician to listen
It isn't random, it's money. For Trump and his crew.
Yup, They aren't dumb They hate fake civility way more than honest anger It isn't as if they can't see our side is boiling with anger at them They know big words don't make liberals less mad Hate & anger may not be moral guides but they are part of the human condition regardless of politics
What propaganda exactly are you referring to? Give your evidence of him being bought and paid for by the right in the first place
Go for it Trump did and won Why not
Republicans would sooner blame the air for shootings than the guns that shoot.
The problem is that he won't because viruses aren't threats you can shoot at and people are really bad at understanding the damage of such things. A 9/11 of deaths each week didn't turn voters off of Trump
Also will allow a consolidation of big businesses to raise their prices further due to less competition Possible spiral
I didn't notice much inflation at all in Q2 on the ground Last night? Dollar Tree went from 1.25 to 1.50 on every item. They're also selling 4 packs of paper towels for $9...
FYI Dollar Tree in my area just raised prices overnight yesterday from $1.25 to $1.50. I asked a worker if it's tariffs - she said yes. They are also now bselling 4 packs of Bounty paper towels for $9. I think inflation would bleed through such a low price store first. Canary/coal mine?
Thing is, liberal civility won't depolarize the US anyway Strong anger can actually get conservatives' respect Better hated & respected than hated & trampled Hell, after PA assassination attempt Repubs unexpectedly *depolarized* Absolutely not condoning but political aftermath is interesting
Sure but practically speaking, Newsom at least has the jump on Pritzker in terms of tangible pushback - I hope he isn't the strongest bc that would imply immense failure But putting the gerrymandering fight to the ballot is really the first actual thing someone has tried
They seem so prone to fearfully backing off when actually opposed with a tad of gusto Whether it's Newsom telling Homan to come arrest him after Homan threatened to or Republicans laughably revealing how terrified they are of urban areas They aren't exactly projecting strength beneath the surface
Zip code should imply post office, plug address into gps, head over They may not have, may be on the delivery truck, etc. But if urgent, worth a shot
How on earth you believe trans kids would be safer under MAGA than Newsom is also why Dems are "in the wilderness" If you think ending electoralism and starting some revolt would end in a win, you are kidding yourself even further
If you see 100 killing themselves instead of 50, how do you care more than me?
But in effect, that's the result for that reason, I've never understood the ppl who hate on "vote blue no matter who" We would still have Roe if we did... 400k extra COVID deaths wouldn't have happened... A matter of 10k votes going to protest candidates or staying home That kinda thing
So your approach is essentially this - "I'll take 100 trans kids dying under MAGA for every 50 dying under Newsom" I can honestly respect the sternness But the approach also seems pragmatically naive to me R's have zero trans/allied base too. It's actually possible to move any given Dem on this.
Newsom wants to kill you? Where is any remotely credible evidence of that?
So why would you let them back into power if a nominee isn't perfect?
Oh & dollar tree raised prices across the board to 1.50 overnight bc tariffs so if prelude You may get embarrassing groveling, myself included, if Trump tariffs= 15% inflation, 15% unemployment, & mass bankruptcy while the GOP runs they/them ads that hurt them 15% worse bc everyones homeless
In addition, is it far fetched that a slimy sociopath in a suit may say a whole bunch of shit like "I'm for the American worker", "Never get rid of Roe", "Medicare & Medicaid are safe!" & then just do the opposite? Couldn't a GQ sociopath Tweeting all day not govern inversely to a Cash4Gold one?
Republicans hate trains, they'll probably expand every highway to 60 lanes and take credit for solving traffic
Mussolini vibes
I'm open to that but what specific things IS Pritzker doing, at least more than the CA asshole?
There's more or less what I mean It isn't nap all day; it can be stay at home Dad, "menial" job that runs things- trash, grocery, assembly, etc keep society going Spreadsheets actually don't much Men need to hear "successful" high paying work isn't everything Keeping up with the dishes is, too
High speed rail would be preferred!
Look, my stance in essence is Fuck Newsom, but take the 5 house seats You would not have 5 house seats up for elimination if Newsom was actually replaced by a Republican
Why would Trump (or next MAGA) not strongarm states far worse? We're living in an era where federalism is fast ceasing to matter If you can send the military into your opposition cities, why would trans rights in those same places be protected by state borders? Again, Newsom blows fwiw
You have to change culture in such a way that blunts the psychological pressure for boys and men to societally need success in the first place. This is fairly accurate, but it isn't the full story Men aren't mad out of nowhere. It's a culture that demands their success as a prerequisite for worth
Because Newsom is doing something more beneficial for Dems than Republicans? Why not take the W there? You don't have to like him But purity tests just to be in the tent are also political suicide
Of course I do, Newsom's a sociopath looking @ static polls instead of reframing around freedom which is both more effective & an obvious lifeline for ppl Any other Dem candidate IS better! But any Republican will also be far worse
Republican backers? Why would he be trying to gerrymander 5 or 6 house R's out to counter TX if so? Why not sit around and do nothing about it?
I'm voting against the fucker too when primary comes! We're more on same page than I think I'm coming across I do NOT like him; hate his nasty ass alignment w fucking Charlie Kirk vs trans ppl; pushing him out of the party still a terrible idea & Republicans still far worse in practice. That's all
If rubes are jumping to defend, then is it not effective?
Nobody is preemptively asking you to But practically speaking- losing issue for Dems! Not GOOD; but "I support freedom & trans people have the right to live as they want"= where US is Obama's stance was against gay marriage as nominee & then it was legal everywhere by the end of his presidency
Nobody likes him! Nobody wants him to be the nominee. But you can deploy him. He's a Machiavellian asshole. That has its benefits!