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Who among his hand-picked stenographers could be bribed with Soros money to commit such a breach of decorum?
At least the US still has good relations with its European allies Oh wait.
Another savvy centrist dope redefining unfiltered right wing stupidity as “authenticity”.
Ever notice how Shady Pantz never answers the question that was asked?
Was Maxine Waters not available to beat his ass again?
Integrity Czar.
Not a New Yorker, but I’m guessing the more people feel they’re being manipulated by reactionary forces, the better for Mamdani.
Maybe a little too over-the-top to be a believable cartoon villain.
Maybe a little too over-the-top to be a believable cartoon villain.
This will backlash in Mamdani’s favor.
What is the Manhattan Institute are why are their numbers so wildly out of whack?
Does anyone believe this will help Cuomo?
Hanging bodies upside-down in gas stations. Are people still doing on that?
I wasn’t making a serious proposal. There’s this thing people do on social media. It’s called snark.
Does he really thinking calling a bunch of credible women telling their stories in public a “hoax” will help his cause? Guilty as sin.
Bank robbers are walking into banks and giving them money.
The brow-furrowing is setting off seismographs worldwide.
They could always become greater British Columbia.
An administrative civil war.
I’ll listen to your podcast, but only with my fingers in my ears yelling LALALALA!!
Ffs He *disappeared* for six days. Trump is obviously sick. Something was up. The WH released misleading photos & the corporate press was silent which fueled even more suspicion. And now the fucking NYT calls us conspiracy theorists for speculating about that and making jokes?
A mere seven months and he’s turned the US into an international joke with no friends.
It’s not the “connection” alone he fears.
Well it’s not like he didn’t disappear for six days. Trump is obviously sick. Something was up. The corporate press and the WH were both being super cagey which fueled even more suspicion. And now we’re being called conspiracy theorists for speculating and making jokes?
Turns his back on his allies, abandons Ukraine, threatens to invade multiple friendly nations, shunned by the Dictators Club. In just seven months he’s made the US a pariah and an international joke.
Yeah. Will Saletan of the fucking Bulwark was pompously lecturing the plebes today as well. He’s obviously sick. He definitely disappeared for almost a week. The corporate press said nothing. The WH showed misleading photos and kept press at a distance. No conspiracy whatsoever, right?
Bulwark guy pompously lecturing the plebes.
Whether he was alive or dead, he’s definitely sick. He hadn’t made a public speaking appearance, video or live, for days. That was true, not theory. And worth speculation. Any other president, that would be a massive story. Also true: the corporate press colluded with the White House on this.
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” -Mahatma Gandhi
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” -Mahatma Gandhi
“2025-2010=14” describes our present moment so perfectly.
I have a curated list of maybe 150 big account political types who keep me informed about developments. None of them are DNC loyalists and only a few are what I’d call keen fans of Dem as a party. More often critical than not. It’s my main read here. I like that I can jump in and offer my two cents.
Silver, now Greenwald. Who’s next? We must be doing something right.
I thought we chased away all the DNC loyalists.
He’s a troll. He has no meaningful political positions.
Props for “Vichy Twitter”.
Concern trolls. They may believe they’re liberal, but more than anything they want to avoid offending Republicans who never read The Atlantic.
Whether he’s alive, dead, healthy, sick, it is very true that he hasn’t made a public speaking appearance, video or live, for the last six, going on seven, days. Any other president that would be a massive story. Also obvious, the corporate press are openly colluding with the White House on this.
Can anyone who calls Bluesky a bubble please define the boundaries of this bubble and how it protects us? What are the unwritten rules? Who’s directing the culture? “Bubble” seems to me a gratuitous slur from glib savvy types who have no feel for the dialogues here. The daily back and forth.
“A complete turn off” Oh boo hoo! So sad that reactionaries have to share the same space with people who hold positions that are considered middle of the road and good government in almost every other developed nations.
Whatever his health (and yes, it’s bad) the real story is how he blew off all his allies and abandoned Ukraine to please Putin. Then Putin and Xi held a dictator summit without inviting Trump. The US is now hugely diminished and absolutely isolated in the world. Well played, Donald.
Glib.
I think Will has it exactly backwards. If you’re going to come here and lecture people right off the jump, expect pushback. A little humility goes a long way. The rank-and-file normie small-account community have faced a barrage of criticism from all sides for months. But we’ll prevail.
We could start by refusing to call them leftists. They have nothing useful to say politically, so let’s not give them political labels They’re nihilists harboring deep personal issues with nothing but contempt for the idea of joining a larger majority-normie community. Don’t whine. Block them.
They haven’t been his own for at least a week.
Thank you. It should be mandatory
Well that clears that up!
There was a Trump-branded vodka. There must still be a few bottles around in people’s basements where they store the paint thinners and solvents.
Classic centrist idiocy. Didn’t read it, but I bet there’s something in there about how “the left” needs to stop resisting the Trump cabal’s gross incompetence and fascist takeovers, which (hello Rahm! wake up!) are a far greater immediate threat to the country.
Unless there’s video, nobody should be saying “Trump says”.
He’s busy removing Stephen Miller’s knives from his back.
Is there video of Trump saying this?
We’re an “ism” now? We’re going to need a manifesto.
“Bluesky is not important.” lol “Please don’t write that I’m mad. I’m not mad, ok?”
Larry Sabato is still living in the mid-90’s. People like him are the reason crime is perceived as the Dems’ “Achilles Heel”. And if he hasn’t noticed, senior Dems are talking about prices non-stop. It’s the only thing they can rouse themselves to protest.
Staying active, eating vegetables and drinking water might have led to a major outbreak of, umm, reduced obesity and lower health costs.
There’s a lot to be angry about. But yeah…
We need a church.
As a fellow Blueskylonian, I agree. But reluctantly. I’d much rather be scolding someone.
Dear Nate. Bluesky *is* normal people. Maybe you should have tried just hanging around here, instead of barging in like the smartest guy in the room lecturing us. Sorry we were mean to you. But we’re not important. You’ll be fine.
Dear Nate. Bluesky *is* normal people. Maybe you should have tried just hanging around here, instead of barging in like the smartest guy in the room lecturing us. Sorry we were mean to you. But we’re not important. You’ll be fine.
And by Trump, you mean “Trump”.
Ok you’re in batshit mode now. Well, I tried. Bye…
I’m not understanding you.
What is wrong with you? We get it. You hate Newsom. I don’t like him either. Why are you yelling at me?
Newsom is irrelevant to my point.
No. That’s terrible framing. By making the decision to refuse masking and vaccines these people were putting everyone else around them at risk of disease. No one should have the right to do that. A little inconvenience for a far greater good. That’s how community is defined.
Must be riveting.
I never once recommended voting for Newsom. I like that he’s fighting Trump right now, when so many other Dems aren’t, but that’s it. Personally I find him slick and odious. I really doubt he’ll be the nominee. People are moving away from that kind of Democrat. But divisive talk is bad.
Purity ponies who refused to vote won’t admit they helped Trump win. Won’t have to worry about Trump now it looks like, but it’s still a huge problem for next time.
Agree. Those things should be mandatory available by legislation to every worker, union member or not.
DOGE has both the ability and permission to deliberately target people of color when they downsize agencies and departments.
Agree. It’s gonna be messy though.
That first paragraph is an insane leap of logic.
I understood that much, of course. Was wondering if the writer gave any specific examples of Democrats threatening democracy and not respecting norms.
Context?
Mediocre food, suburban sprawl & faux-rustic decor is a kind of heritage, I guess. Not that any of it would be erased by a design update.
Are some people really not seeing the obvious humor of the photo and the post??
Substack should have remained a pure publishing tool and not morphed into a SM platform with algorithms and followers and all the attendant BS. I have a small presence there but I’m seeking an alternative. They really never did anything to promote me. Their big advice: bring all your followers!
The saddest part if he kicks is he never faces the music for his long list of crimes. Even the cases he lost. The fucker always skated.
Yeah but you’re a seasoned humorist.
I could see a bizarre sequence like that as believable if it was just some John Q. Public type, but once Rudy is in the picture I refuse to believe anything they say.
I like plague rat.
I can taste the synergy from here.
We’re not going to know anything until Jake Tapper weighs in.
That’s great. Completely bypassing the crime BS and talking about the real agenda. Which the corporate media STILL can’t seem to grasp.
She’s going way beyond the usual corporate stenography. This is blatant trumpeting of Trump’s lies in the face of Moore’s very sensible suggestions. Disgusting.
Pretty sure all Trump did was threaten officials, withhold funds and waste billions of gallons of water flooding the Central Valley.
Come for the beautiful expropriated beach, stay for the terrorist bombs!!
It’s a dumb premise and a dumb follow-up response. Among people who always believed in CDC’s mission there was no loss of confidence. That only happened with conspiracy nuts only too willing too express skepticism. And does it really matter who was president when?
Who the fuck is Alex Phillips and why should we care about some asinine thing she posts on Elon Musk’s propaganda platform?
That’s not Trump. That’s the guy on page 14, top right corner, in the Rent-a-Duffer catalog.
Trump didn’t “say” anything. It was an announcement from the WH, probably written by Acting President Miller.
A tad sensitive, I see. They were not “policing” you.
Just the knowledge the end is near diminishes his power.
Exceptions were allowed when it came to Joe Biden.