It does not seem good that a sizable portion of the political and media elite would rather cook their brains on a white nationalist website than have to engage with criticism from the left.
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It does not seem good that a sizable portion of the political and media elite would rather cook their brains on a white nationalist website than have to engage with criticism from the left.
Propitious Moment by Jean Dubuffet, 1962 #artbots #guggenheim https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137168
This is literally the largest act of union busting in American history. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
Several Circles by Vasily Kandinsky, 1926 #artbots #guggenheim https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137491
If you can be told what you can see or read Then it follows that you can be told what to say or think Twitter is a machine that tells you what you can see and what you can say.
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two pundits enter, one pundit leaves
😭 omg yes kidding, but this is a completely plausible next step.
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the need to be seen as smart sits at the top of the chattering class’ hierarchy of needs. this outweighs whatever political identity or political imperative that may also exist being critical of fellow liberals— even as in this case to the point of absurdity — is always seen as “smart”
[Guy who constantly posts on the fascism app]: The problem is the anti-fascism app
critiquing the “echo chamber” only in friendlier spaces 🥴
#chalkitup #art #streetart #photography #sacramento
Photo passed along from a federal employee from inside the Dept of Labor building, where a giant Orwellian image of Trump's face is now draped outside. Big Brother is watching.
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“Liberal media” lol
has anyone tackled the question of why the Senate Dem caucus in particular is so out of it? Senate culture? Senate institutional incentives? Candidate recruitment biases? Leadership?
it’s the disconnect between those who know MAGA from organic, real interactions and those who learn about MAGA via Op-Ed’s, pundits, focus groups, and (worst of all) Senatorial colleagues.
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encountered a slight breeze and turned tail
they’re cheap. easily three, possibly four.
As a friend recently put it: the venn diagram of people who assured us the gun violence was worth it because we need the guns to protect ourselves against a tyrannical federal government and the people cheering on Trump as he deploys the military to take over American cities is a circle
"O’Hanlon was captured at Trump’s first inauguration festivities in DC decked out in his full Eagle Scouts uniform." Highlighting this pic both because it's hilarious and as a grim reminder: the Trump era has been going long enough for teenagers to become cops with prematurely receding hairlines.
A pastrami bao at Grand Central? America is already great.
I will never understand the framing decision to give Trump magical agency over issues where he has no power while refusing to convey the agency he actually has for things he’s actually doing.
JFC
Remember, kids: A real big goal of "AI" is to entirely sever capital from labor, and no, there will be no universal basic income, you can all just starve and die, thanks www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...
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the children and grandchildren of the men and women currently caving to Trump will end up spending a good chunk of their lives trying to redeem their family names
Wow. I want every university counsel who is thinking about cowering before the Trump Administration’s threats, to read this and understand the caliber of attorney that has you shaking in your books. Yet another player in Trump’s army of incompetent thugs. www.propublica.org/article/leo-...
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must be SacAnime weekend #photography #sacramento #SacAnime
NYT fawning over imagined Trump powers is a feature, not a bug
Dems effectively countering Trump requires a break from a sclerotic Dem political class and from the stale liberal punditry that dominates political and legacy media.
Dreaming Horse by Franz Marc, 1913 #artbots #guggenheim https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137668
Perfect
“My paintings allow the viewer to escape life, to get behind the wheel and to feel the flow of forward motion and momentum; remember the white and yellow lines of the road, the straight roadways, and the power lines.” - @granthaffner #granthaffner #tambaran2gallery
Just saw someone refer to Cheryl Hines as The Marvelous Mrs. Measles and 💀💀💀💀💀💀
Donald Trump’s rumored death raises new questions about Joe Biden’s health
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Defeating Susan Collins is going to be hard. If you're inclined to do anything and have money to spare, I urge you to consider donating to *COMPETITIVE* races rather than safe-state heroes with national ambition. Here's one: Graham Platner in Maine, against Susan Collins. www.grahamforsenate.com
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Ok burning man. We see you 🤣 #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall
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NYT Op-Ed page’s raison d’etre
he's the one who's ungrateful, a wretched product of cosmopolitan society's unfortunate tendency for self-flagellatory affirmative action for mediocre conservatives who now aims to destroy that entire society to make everyone live through the childhood he hated
JD carving out a niche as the self-appointed gratitude police
just following their mulching orders
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there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
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This is the peak Axios AI story. Workers are getting stressed because they’re under pressure to find something useful to do with AI. If they don’t investors will have bought into a bubble. Why do workers hate investors?
meh but also menacing
“Republicans are going to paint Democrats as far-left extremists no matter what positions they take. So you might as well defend the positions you believe to be principled, moral, and correct.” @radleybalko.bsky.social is always a must-read.
hey hey rfk how many kids did you kill today
getting the children of men universe except instead of like world wide infertility, the cause was the Atlantic publishing a piece on woke oberlin campus politics in 2012
Small Pleasures by Vasily Kandinsky, 1913 #artbots #guggenheim https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137186
absolutely spot on
Two of Chuck Todd's favorite guests on MTP were Hugh Hewitt and David Brody. This comment further illustrates perfectly why he was so incredibly useless.
The punchline is that while "you can beat gerrymanders by just winning elections" is a world-historically specious argument, it is also the literal reasoning in majority opinions written by Felix Frankfurter and John Roberts, the latter of which is still binding and responsible for this fiasco
I’m not kidding when I say I love a formal synthesis. This one is spot-on. Some of what’s happening is people are trying to have a historical gaze for events that are still happening. Is it definitionally authoritarian? Cannot know until bodies stop dropping. But you can know it feels authoritarian
the difference between people who encounter and have history with MAGA in the wild versus people who learn about MAGA from polls and think pieces
The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Andrew Cuomo https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-andrew-cuomo/
Uh oh
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🚨ICE agents are racially profiling and arresting Hispanic drivers in the DC area today, targeting work vehicles like trucks and vans. A friend who was targeted sent me video today. Here’s a picture that shows one of two agents before he pulled on his mask. Unmarked black Ford truck, plate: NTV9211.
Joan Eardley, Summer Fields, 1961 #WomensArt #August #LateSummer
Dem electeds want influencers in media to say stuff like "I sure do approve of the job our wonderful Dem electeds are doing" when the thing Dems need influencers to actually say is like "the shitty economy is really shit right now huh"
Trombone Shorty releases new album from New Orleans, a tribute to the city's soul, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
I will never understand how American elites managed to convince themselves that uncivil debate — not fascism, not impunity and not widespread indifference to facts — is the defining problem of our time. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...
you think this is the moment we’re in?
Back in 2020, YouTube suspended OAN's channel, demonetized it, and noted it was not an "authoritative" source. Now, five years later, the Google-owned platform has inked a deal to put the MAGA propaganda network in millions of living rooms. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
a lot of different people, in both parties, in media, in universities, in business, in law firms, in courts, with a lot of different incentives have all basically come to the conclusion that “let trump do whatever he wants” is what’s best for them. it stinks
We don’t need or want you here, Donald.
Monarez is playing her weak hand perfectly, and should be a model for institutional resistance for the next four years: 1. Make them fire you 2. Don’t go along to get along 3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role 4. Always escalate the conflict
Amazing! Captain Brainworm, with all his advanced scientific degrees, has in just a few short months answered a question scientists have been grappling with for decades: the causes of autism. (How much you wanna bet he'll say the main culprit rhymes with schmaccines?) thehill.com/policy/healt...
basic human rights are not something u put up to debate like some influencer game show shit
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Trump now at 37% approve/55% disapprove. On July 16, was at 40%/54%. Voters are gradually moving away from Trump. But elites continue to accommodate and acquiesce to him. So his authoritarian project marches ahead. poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
Appreciate you drilling down further and expanding upon your initial take — very helpful.
My pod today gets at this a bit, but it's really striking to me how few people in the broad left-of-center diaspora, when asked about how to deal with the current fascist forces ravaging the country, respond with "defeat them. Crush them. Burn their villages, drink their blood."
Striking: New Quinnipiac poll finds 56% of voters nationally oppose Trump's sending of National Guard into DC. Only 41% support it. Independents oppose it by 61-34. Trump's overall approval on crime is cratering at 42-54. That sound you hear is a lot of dimwitted pundit narratives imploding.
seems to me this horrible poll for Trump and the GOP is just a distraction from the issues voters really care about
just let ‘em cook
In honor of sandwich guy getting out of his legal pickle, here is the original video synced with Freedom - George Michael 1990.
Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.
Republicans shape news and opinions while Dems react to both
The question for Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer in some sense is: What do you think and feel when you watch Pritzker’s remarks? Are you inspired, like millions of Democratic Party voters? Or do you think he’s a fool for not pivoting to tariffs? www.offmessage.net/p/jb-pritzke...
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Pundits and media: Being tough on DC crime is a big winner for Trump! American people: Yeah, no www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
