The rampant speculation that Trump has died really shows that the US has become an authoritarian nation hoping for the death of its despot.
The rampant speculation that Trump has died really shows that the US has become an authoritarian nation hoping for the death of its despot.
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Americans are so consumerism-focused, that brands become cultural cornerstones and any changes to them are experienced as an "attack on tradition." Cracker Barrel is just Denny's with a Southern paint job, not the family-owned business that's been open for generations.
I just finished paying off my student loans and wouldn't you know it, I still want student debt cancellation for anyone who hasn't.
Reveal time! Please join me, @danielspalmtree.bsky.social, and Julie McCulloch-Francis in September to talk about #SuitableFlesh! #Shudder #HPLovecraft
It should be a full endorsement, but it's better than nothing. Jayapal should take notes.
Sara Nelson is definitely out and I just know @hannahkrieg.bsky.social is partying on that fact alone
This hyper-fixation on the "Middle Class" and "Small Business Owners" really gives away how much the Democrats aren't for the working class anymore.
Can failed Democrat politicians just stay in hiding if they don't plan to come back with policies and accountability? I'm tired of the "Here's a book on why it wasn't my fault for losing to the worst candidate we've seen in modern history, and how it's actually the voter's fault."
I got some canned responses from Murray's office post-10/7 about "the need to defend itself" so it's nice to she she finally came around and didn't vote for this. Cantwell's office never replied to a single email or answered a single phone call regarding Gaza. Truly despicable stuff.
"We will win! We won't rest!"
And he was a virulent racist, not to leave out a hugely important side of him.
"Populist" Josh Hawley strikes again!
Also, that Hogan was the one who tattled to Vince McMahon when Jesse Ventura was trying to unionize.
In light of Hulk Hogan's death today, I'd like everyone to remember that his lawsuit with Gawker was funded by Peter Thiel due to a personal vendetta Thiel held against them.
Republicans are doing generational damage to this country, and I can't believe that every Democrat in Congress isn't screaming this from the rooftops. Cutting the DoE, Medicaid, Medicare, NIH funding, Public Broadcasting; it's going to take us decades to recover from this, maybe even a century.
That the loosening of regulations happened under both Obama and Trump is such a glaring example that we need to reform both political parties. I don't know how much we can do to change the Republicans, but we should do everything we can to stop the "Abundance" mindset within the Democrat party.
Courts can't block unconstitutional executive orders attempting to revoke Naturalization, but they can block the FTC's 'Click to Cancel' regulation. They really don't want us to have anything good.
To quote you back to yourself, "Look at my opposition party dawg"
America can build concentration camps again, but it "can't" house the homeless. We're a sick country.
i'm reading this charles sumner speech from february 1866 and my dude is cooking
So, is Andy Ogles going to get censured by the House for his comments, or is that just for non-white reps?
"He's gonna have to clarify his position on this thing I just made up." Jeffries is such a corrupt joke.
Nationwide injunctions were fine when blocking debt relief for millions of Americans, but not for protecting birthright citizenship. SCOTUS continues to show its partisan hackery and no one should look at it as an institution with any legitimacy.
A few years back there was a city in Kansas that purchased a grocery store in order to keep it from going out of business, and the people there love it, even though they were hesitant at first.
Gillibrand's interview regarding Mamdani really illuminates the Democrats' disdain for their voters, and honestly calls into question whether they understand basic policy.
Make them all show how complicit they are in Trump's illegal actions
@jayapal.house.gov's endorsement of Bruce Harrell for mayor is aging like milk by the minute after the Mamdani win. I don't know the process for changing endorsements, but now seems like the time to consider @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
Chuck Schumer still catching strays despite doing nothing to help Zohran win. Couldn't happen to a more deserving person.
Congrats to the New York Leftists who put so much work into the @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social primary win (and congrats to Zohran as well!); you all deserve to take a few days to celebrate what you did out there.
Republicans continue to cede Congress' power to the Executive, and Dems won't even participate in a symbolic gesture of impeachment. Quite the Opposition Party we have here; "Resistance" Democrats aren't even pretending anymore.
Hakeem Jeffries is a joke and needs to be replaced as minority leader.
Bezos entering his Captain Hook era
His follow-up question about Israel was so out of left field that I initially thought it was a joke.
I finally met a real person who believes in the "Abundance" agenda; they are a landlord 🤦
Honestly, Trump is as peaceful of a dove as any president before him; we're basically a country led by war criminals.
We're speedrunning the sequels to the 2003 Iraq War and the 2008 Financial Crisis is the same week. I don't think politicians are capable of learning.
I'm sorry @bradlander.bsky.social I was unfamiliar with your game.
Glenn Beck coming out of the woodwork to sell a war with Iran is so 2003-coded. Also, I could've sworn he died a few years ago...
I'm actually astounded how split Trump voters are on this. 46% "Yes" is legitimately surprising to me and lower than I expected.
Pesky Paul! He's a little desert mouse!
Damned if we vote for Democrats damned if we vote against them. Truly a world-class democracy we have here.
Jeffries is fighting tooth and nail to not let Schumer be the worst Democrat in power. If only he put in even half that effort fighting for the American people.
Our government is so incompetent that it not only allows billionaires to exist, it also makes philanthropy from them the only viable option for global relief.
Draft dodging is probably the only thing he's done in his life that I support.
I don't trust SCOTUS much these days, but I hope they at least have the self-preservation to not hand their power over to the Executive branch like Congress did.
Gee, I wonder who they'll pick as Connolly's replacement...
Richard Arroyo on FOX News: "But look, all popes are gonna support migrants, support the poor, support peace—their heart goes out to humanity...Jesus would do the same; I don't know if he'd get so political." FOX is vice signaling again 🤦
I want to read more theory, but then I remember how long it took me to understand "Manufacturing Consent." My dumb little monkey brain need Cliff's Notes.
Even when they're winning they still complain. It's insufferable.
Awfully brave words from someone who might have to shake Vance's hand in the future...
She's also only against the admin because she's so antisemitic that even the veneer of "fighting antisemitism" is too much for her.
Also, the "declining birthrate" stat they bring up only applies if you factor out immigration and non-white births.
For anyone unsure of the true goal of Trump's "We'll pay you to have kids" EO, take a quick look through the FOX News comments. They're quite clear about who they think should be having kids and who they think shouldn't.
I wish this article put more emphasis on the "why" of this, and not just a little aside. They don't want more children generally, they want more white children specifically.
Maybe he'll go have dinner with Trump like Maher did
My opinion of her dropped off a cliff after the "Trump Derangement Syndrome" answer.
A good reminder that Bush was a bad president and is a bad person. I've heard many Democrats remark, "Well, Trump is worse," as if this absolves him of all the pain and death he caused.
To all the bread breakers and beer drinkers, from Gavin to Maher to Cenk, I give you Larry David's dinner with Adolf. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o...
I stg if the Dems don't abolish ICE in its entirety when/if they next have the chance...
Democrats need to learn that good policy isn't enough, they also need good politics.
So, the official US position is genocide and not "just" ethnic cleansing. Very cool.
I support billionaires going to space. However, I don't support them returning from space. This applies to submarines as well.
"Restoring shower freedom" is one of the stupidest things I've heard today.
If I hear anyone say the stock market it real after this I'm going to recommend them edible crayons.
Fascism is always perfected outward before it's inevitably turned inward.
Give us healthcare, education, affordable housing, and public transit and the gov can take 50% of my paycheck. That's basically what my money goes to anyway.
I haven't stopped thinking about your characterization of Vance, and it's made listening to him speak so much more bearable.
So here's the thing, Adobe...
It's actually incredible how consistently they prove "every accusation is a confession" to be true. Or maybe Musk is too stupid to know what the Heritage Foundation is.
Consumerism brainrot is reaching its peak.
Fetterman's transition into bridge troll is finally complete. I hope he's one-term senator.
Chuck Schumer is making Hakeem Jeffries look competent and I hate him for that.
The Free Speech Absolutists are at it again.
I fully support shaming Republicans at every turn
If I hear another Democrat separate MAGA and Republicans, I'm going to Brian Kilmeade myself. There is no oxygen between the Republican party and "MAGA"
You did nothing wrong
I support Senator Al Green. "Decorum" has no place when the other major party is committing violence against the American people every day. Dems need to fight.
"An activist was rude to me, so I no longer support trans rights" is so painfully prevalent.
Elissa "Why Can't Trump Be Reagan" Slotkin also comes to mind
JDPON Don strikes again!
They did it once, they could do it again.
Cops everywhere in shambles.
The Dems fumbled not electing AOC, and the DNC fumbled not electing you. This party is spiraling fast.
Republicans so incompetent they're giving the "Russiagate" lunatics more fodder. Please don't make me watch another liberal unravel from reality over this.
When my cat dies, I want to be killed and buried with him so I can continue to serve him in the afterlife.
Shawn Fain continues to be the better Shawn.
She truly gives Ian Miles Chong hope for a better future as an Elon Reply Guy
Meanwhile, Schumer and Jeffries don't seem to understand what their jobs are.
Hakeem Jeffries' incompetence makes me appreciate Nancy Pelosi more, and I hate him for that.
Ken, I appreciate your commitment to documenting the geriatric nature of our politicians. It's truly enlightening, and terrifying stuff.
They're so unbelievably fragile, it's unreal.
I'm not entirely sure Tuberville can think at all.
Yes, but I'm not sure you do 😂
"Donald Trump is looking out for your interests"
Dems fumbled hard by walking back the "weird" allegations.
A very cool, normal country we have here. Certainly not an empire crumbling into dust.
Republican lawmakers really are some of the worst people around
As relevant now as it was when it was written 23 years ago
Listen, those blank checks to run the world's vaccination response aren't going to write themselves!