They never knew.
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They never knew.
Our former friends are laughing at us in private; our empowered enemies are laughing at us in public. Who but Trump could have brought such jolly unity to the world? by Marc Thiessen
They can water down their advantage if they get too greedy with the drawing.
I do think they wanted the cruelty as well.
Well, it is certainly what Republicans are.
I can’t find the lie in this.
When do we get breathless coverage of the coverup of the president's illness? Or is that only Democrats?
remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
AND every single Republican in office allowing it.
How dare Democrats use such language to describe their opponents?
#NYC baseball coach confronts ICE child predators. “There's only one way to get into the cage, so my whole thing was I can control that. I was in front of the entrance and that's when I just said, you know, I may die here, but they will not take one of these kids." www.wcpo.com/politics/imm...
JD's statement that he's ready to fuck the big couch whenever needed?
Welch: As someone who lives in a red state, let me just tell you what MAGA supermajorities get you. We're 50th in education. The worst in the whole country for women to live. We're poorer, worst health care. And if you look at the bottom ten states, they are all MAGA supermajorities.
If what we hope will happen ever happens, we'll watch as many, many people in the world of politics, overnight, go on to pretend they were always against what preceded it. This era has been a highly effective acid test for character. Take notes now, so that you don't forget in the future.
Well, thats an argument against anything the government does. The military, police, and department of education are all under the control of an insane tyrant.
If covered like we would with others: The President, after fortifying the capital, is sending troops to suppress rebel cities. His masked militia, the world’s third most funded military, continues to kidnap citizens off the street. Loyalists are targeting dissidents, and [insert country] is at risk
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This is pure, distilled Greenwald, and I want more shots of it.
You don't even know what the "DNC" is.
You don't understand anything and assume we are dumb, too.
Meiselas: It seems that the outcome that Republicans want is whatever the worst possible outcome could be. More disease, more deaths, more murders, a horrible economy. And let’s literally pick the worst people for each possible position at every level.
Little kids are having to use their bodies to shield friends from gunfire while armed soldiers are busy picking up trash.
IF ONLY HE COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING! IF ONLY SOMEONE HAD WARNED HIM!
*Narrators voice* And yet, it didn't.
Manly, masculine men. Men who reek of testosterone. Brave, defenders of society...
This unilateral disarmament is the stupidest strategy in politics, and only the super left, or lying double agents, call for only Democrats to engage in it.
Quit granting them the ground on which to argue. This has NOTHING to do with crime. ZERO. And quit giving them the pretense.
It's all a fucking game to them.
As good an argument as any.
The cult is a minority, but they are still all on board with him.
She ain't wrong.
Good!
We are 15 years from stories about how kids can't interact with other humans.
No amount of appearing reasonable and trying to avoid provoking them will stop them from escalating against you. The only thing you'll do is inspire revulsion in everyone else: if you won't even stand up for yourself how can you stand up for anyone else
Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day. Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day. It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.
By overthrowing democracy and seizing control of big business, Trump is carrying out the right kind of revolution. by Susan Sarandon
Paying off fascists is cheaper than paying taxes.
So good.
Now how about people? Especially those whose communities are being drained and poisoned to make AI happen.
Can the communities being drained and poisoned to build AI centers suffer?
It's absolutely true.
The majority of White people who don’t live in cities are terrified of cities so that pretty much explains why they want a dictator now. Please miss me with your fragile, “not me,” responses.
Once you realize most conservative arguments are in bad faith and their philosophy is actual the the 5 principles below, you will know peace • men > women • white people > other races • straight people > LGBTQ • Christians > other religions • rich people > poor people Everything else is flexible
"But what good have all these anti-hero narratives done for us? We’ve been entertained, sure, but it also feels pretty obvious that they’ve normalized an American masculinity that is selfish, abusive, nihilistic, and ultimately self-destructive."
How many hours and gallons of paint? Always money for stupid bullshit. Never for cancer research or schools.
I'd love to see an analysis of how much they can water down these districts before a Blue Wave, even one with major suppression, might overwhelm them.
Once a Republican, always a Republican. The Never Trumpers are mostly just pissed they've been pushed out of power, and will rush right back to normal conservatism is Trump is ever beaten.
I actually was a Democratic whip on a county board with a narrow majority for 6 years. That's why I always talk about the Democratic Coalition, rather than the Party. Urban progressives, rural ecologists, professorial whites, labor of several stripes, social justice folks, all have divergent goals.
*of the
You are the third account this morning I've seen promote Sword in the Sea. The animation is not quite my gaming style, though I do find it beautiful. I may have to try it this evening...
LA is laid back compared to most of those cities. Chicago ain't gonna take it well.
The "moderate" left...
It's way f'n better than "Don't you hate these people too!" which is the core of MAGA and apparently now Cuomo.
I'm sorry nerds on Bluesky are so intolerable. I love lots of games, and I'm so old that a few are definitely Retro.
Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"
People didn't vote for Trump because one line in the federal budget had "birthing persons". They wanted the cruelty and racism, and you just can't accept that. Partially because you are a Republican deep down, and you all are that way deep down.
Yes. Joe Biden hand wrote the entire federal budget. Every word. Like all somewhat educated middle aged white men, you will burn the entire thing down before admitting you were wrong.
Republicans and MAGA don't care, and they got put into power.
I'm from rural, southing IL, and every time I hear this talk about stealing "culture" and "heritage" I know damn well they are coding for treating brown and black people like shit.
Ah. The dehumanizing "degenerate animals"/"human rats" term of the 21st century. You are definitely making the case...against you.
They hate that people they think they are better than are obviously far happier in their lives. They hate that their rural communities have completely collapsed under Republican policies that disinvest, abandon school systems, and consolidate agriculture, while our blue cities have blossomed.
Agreed. There are elections we need to fight for still this year.
Last week someone made this point, a lot of money people (including tech) made a very clear, very calculated decision that authoritarianism, even a corrupt kleptocracy, was better for them financially than risking Dems doing a wealth tax/tax fairness etc. It was an eyes-wide-open choice.
We are going to have to rebuild policing from the ground up in this country.
It’s my opinion that humanitarian and musical genius Dolly Parton (as well as Chef José Andrés) deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. tucson.com/life-enterta...
"Let's do something fun together and learn about our shared city," seems like a whole lot better way to run for office than, "I hate these people. Don't you, too?"
Glad to see the WSJ knows to stand up for the truly downtrodden in this administration.
And your party, the base you helped cultivate for decades, loves them.
They do already.
I'm tired of these people acting like Trump voters had no choice and didn’t really want the racism and cruelty.
How many bills did Dems pass again?
Abolish ICE. If I have to take on the trappings of the fascists to win, I'd rather burn it all down.
Use my code for 10% off.
We don't need cops. We need rent control, wage increases, and public health care.
I'm just not sold that voters who are equally annoyed by Dems talking about white privilege and Republicans talking about white power are winnable. They are lying and making pretexts.
That's a pretty damn disingenuous, flippant response from someone who specializes in world affairs. Countries are collapsing. Narco states create press gangs and abduct women. Vengeance killings. Assassination. You know. How you Republicans imagine blue cities.
That's what they hate.
Illinois has been drawn D+3 for years. We do our part.
The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.
I guess talking about white privilege is just as bad as talking about white power.
You can't just grudgingly cast one vote, kicking and screaming and whining like a petulant child the whole way, complain, backstab, and degrade the entire Democratic coalition, and then act like you've been in any way helpful.
We just got through an election where voters told us they voted on egg prices and thinking Biden was President in 2020 and people are arguing Dems lose because of “Latinx” and let me tell you that’s the most online stupid fucking shit I’ve ever heard in my life.
Because we listen to all of it, not the chopped up rage bait on Fox News. And you could provide some citations. And again, a Dem talking about white privilege and a Republican talking about white power is just a semantics issue for you? You’re really "both sidesing" that?
You could also maybe mention Posse Comitatus and the law, or something.
This week, I heard both Donald Trump and Jillian Michaels on tv, defending slavery. Way to go, 2000s NBC, you made all the best reality stars. (And that’s not even counting Joe Rogan)
It’s clear that the main goal of the Maxwell interview was to get her to say that she didn’t see Trump do anything wrong. Which can only mean that there is something in the files that suggests that he did. Why else would she need to say that? The interview is more incriminating, not less.
If only he ever had a position of power to do something about crime...
He doesn't want to pay taxes.
Now one back... Hypothetically, if you had to choose between paying 2% of your vast wealth in taxes so we plebs can have better health care and education, and all of us get the cure to cancer, or conscripting the rest of humanity as wage slaves on a dying planet with AI/cryptofascist overlords...
Trump doesn't seem to see that some people are still immune to his threats. Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
Nova Scotia's iconic Blue Nose is refusing to travel to Trumpland. This is a huge decision given the role they play in the international schooner festivals. But they will not cross the border. The Blue Nose is your dime. If they can hold the line against fascism. So can you. Keep the boycott strong.
Not you personally. I do follow you. But that's your idea of a winnable centrist we need to cater to?
Yes, but this is a fucking stupid hypothetical.
This is insane. You are really going down the path of voting for a child rapist who cannot construct a sentence and loves fascism because a backbench Congress member used a term you think is silly? You really think that voter is winnable? Maybe we should burn it all down if that's the center.
The vast majority don't. Fox and their friends just run a tape of one activist doing it on repeat, so therefore ALL democrats talk that way.