“Truth-based news organizations cannot win over the MAGA crowd because those who comprise it prefer to live in a safe space in which pesky facts are replaced by politically convenient gobbledygook.”
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“Truth-based news organizations cannot win over the MAGA crowd because those who comprise it prefer to live in a safe space in which pesky facts are replaced by politically convenient gobbledygook.”
Thinking about this moment ahead of RFK Jr's Senate hearing tomorrow.
This is important. The first 24 hours of press coverage fumbled the ball. But the US just murdered 11 people in international waters. Analogies to the US’s (highly suspect, morally and legally) targeted killings of suspect terrorists don’t work. This crossed their own lines, and they know it.
“Trump’s policies are making a mockery of our republican tradition…Are we really the worthy inheritors of Paine’s legacy if we’re too timid to even offer a word of protest? To speak the truth in the face of near-constant lies? To simply be brave?” open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Not my area of expertise, certainly, but I'm *pretty* sure this is not how any of this is supposed to work.
Texas’ top law enforcement official is set to appear alongside a man known as the “Lectern Guy” who served prison time for being among the crowds that broke into the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/texas-a...
I'm starting to wonder if this strike even happened. Have we been told exactly where this happened? Which unit carried out the strike? The weapon used? The alleged contraband on board? Has USN or DoD said anything?
Republicans control the House by a 7-seat margin, but that's with four vacant seats. Does Trump really want to "take out" Massie? And the three other GOP representatives who joined him? Seems like he's playing with fire. So, yeah: What exactly is in those files?
Trump loses in court on Harvard, tariffs, and posse comitatus; Laura Loomer tightens her grip on intelligence agencies by denying Congressional Democrats their oversight authority; Florida ends vaccine mandates; US seemingly starts a shooting war in the Caribbean with... somebody; Putin-Xi summit...
Fat Wolverine should maybe take a look in the mirror every now and again, no?
An accurate assessment.
As a governor who cares about the well-being of my people, I can’t live in a fantasy land where I pretend Trump is not tearing this country apart for personal greed and power.
Moments after the press conference with Epstein survivors concluded, Trump is once again calling it a “Democrat hoax,” saying the Epstein matter is “Totally irrelevant.” Ask yourself: why is Trump so desperate to stop the American people from seeing the Epstein files?
The verbal equivalent of an extra large milkshake to the face of a Nigel Farage. Well done, Mr. Raskin.
No wonder Trump is so intent on keeping the files from being released.👀
The cruelty The stupidity What a time to be alive* *for now assuming I'll still have access to vaccines
Khanna: "We're of bringing this country together—progressives, independents, moderates, and MAGA supporters—to demand truth and justice. A nation that allows rich and powerful men to traffic and abuse young girls without consequences is a nation that has lost its moral core."
I wonder what the cost was to use military planes to try to intimidate and silence victims of sexual assault?
Trump will do literally anything but release the Epstein Files
The closest we came to a legit probing of the medical question was from (astonishingly) Doocy. When you handpick the press pool, Dear Leader gets to dodge those questions. Besides, the press is too busy contemplating a new angle on Biden's age and health.
"Our plunge into absurdity and autocracy is not incidental. The constant mix of surreal and real makes it hard to discern the danger before our eyes." A must read from @amandacarpenter.bsky.social
The designers of this simulation are just phoning it in
WTF? This is part of the ceremony of citizenship. These people aren’t against illegal immigration, they’re against legal immigration as well, and always have been.
Thread… I’ve grown up in Chicagoland since the 1980s. As Trump plans to ransack our city & region with illegal military occupation, here are 3 facts he & most of corporate media won’t bother to address—because doing so would undermine Trump’s entire fascist narrative to enable autocratic rule. 1/5
I've often warned the real risk of AI images is giving people the ability to deny the real images more than making them believe things that aren't true.
Future famous quote hopefully my grandchildren will be free to read about it
I am a bona fide Congress expert with letters after my name and a long list of publications backing up the claim and this is 100% true.
Added Venezuela military into Signal chat by mistake prolly
“Uncovered?” So, like, Hegseth left his phone unlocked?
I recall we tried to book a family vacation by Amtrak across a few locations in the Midwest to West pre-Covid and it was pretty much impossible.
A friend in the UK thought it was funny a few years back when I lauded National Rail for how easy and smooth are travel from London to Manchester was. That’s because, even with the UK rail flaws, it still easily beats this:
Dr. Paul Offit, a frequent critic of US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been blocked from participating in a panel of independent experts who advise the US Food and Drug Administration on vaccines. https://cnn.it/42dwE78
This is exactly why I am extremely skeptical of Gov Abbott’s denial today regarding Texas National Guard troops in or heading to Chicago. He’s been more than happy to do unconscionable and questionably legal things before re: immigration
They are hiding the Trump parts of the Epstein files. It would not surprise me if they destroyed them.
when you’re upset at the cool kids for not inviting you to their lunch table
“well this is certainly a bold departure from political norms!” as they are marched to the gulag
Why yes, it can in fact get worse
I'm in @religiondispatches.org this evening, on why you should say what you need to say to get a COVID vaccine: "By doing whatever you need to do to get vaccinated, you’re showing basic solidarity with disabled, chronically ill, and medically complex folks these assholes believe ought not exist."
the only consistent libertarian
Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
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The gold disease has metastasized—and spread to the Cabinet Room from the Oval Office... photo credit: Doug Mills via @nytimes.com bsky.app/profile/tedg...
The spray-painted gold ornamentation is spreading like a cancer
“The terror and cruelty are the point.” Illinois Gov. Pritzker says WH Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller chose a potential federal takeover in Chicago during the month of Mexican Independence Day.
This is the way
Pritzker again exhorts the news media to tell the truth about what's happening: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal."
Pritzker: "Unidentifiable agents in unmarked vehicles with masks are planning to raid Latino communities and say they're targeting violent criminals."
BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration has sent the Texas National Guard to Great Lakes Naval Base outside Chicago, awaiting orders to deploy to Chicago. Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social
It’s his super power.
Perfectly on time* *47 minutes late
Lol, almost went podium just to see if you were awake
Ahh, yes, Baltimore, Illinois. Also he knows phones work two ways. Probably just press 9 for an outside line, sir.
The steroids or amphetamines must be kicking in.
This is the energy
Checkmate, libs
well, at least we know it's the real Trump
Trump: No, I didn't see that people thought I was dead. Trump fifteen seconds later: I did lots of successful news conferences and shows last week and then people said I was dead.
Here are the rules for mail in voting in Alabama: www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-vote...
Lectern: 🎶🎵Lean on me, when you're not strong And I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on 🎶🎵
He’s still got it* *full on creepy, dirty old man vibes
Only took ‘em 47 minutes to get him up and going —
I'm not saying that the White House hiding Trump from the public, then saying he'll speak publicly at 2, then pushing that back to 2:30, then back more means they're pumping him full of drugs to appear lifelike and waiting for the right combo to kick in, I'm just noting events haven't disproven it.
Great story by my colleagues on the constant political realignment of Grok, the generative AI chatbot over on the other site. This change to Grok’s answer about the greatest threat to Western civilization is particularly ironic/meta. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/t...
Counselor No Bill says what now?
Have they tried rebooting him? Unplug and plug back in?
A great way to prove to people that you're not dead is to hold an event and then be late so people have lots of time to speculate about how your team might be working to reanimate you.
We’ll be “live” again soon.
But we’re 30 min past the “big announcement,” where is Trump?
Anne Applebaum on the threat of authoritarianism in the United States. "The surprise has been the number of people, the Republicans in the Senate and the House, but also law firms, business...how many people gave up before fighting and they just kind of acquiesced." youtube.com/shorts/QpYrO...
They aren't just denying the existence of climate change, they're denying the existence of batteries.
President Trump's press conference is delayed because he is having mitochondrial issues and one of his hands just fell off.
Trump take manufacturing
Unsurprising, but still total clown shit
Xi-Putin-Modi backslapping, along with easing global condemnation for Russia's aggressive war of territorial conquest, gives a sense of what the post-American world looks like. Not some sort of peaceful utopia, but a playground for authoritarians, with aggression abroad and repression at home.
Hey Pen*, I prefer my church separated from my state. Also, big moral talk from a guy who cheated on his wife. www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/release... *Pen reference: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKX1...
Usually these guys have the sense to pretend they’re in favor of “meritocracy” to make their view that they deserve to be kings among men more palatable, so it’s interesting to see Lonsdale dropping the pretense and advocating for hierarchy
"The greatest threat we face today isn’t any individual leader or government – it’s the technology that’s amplifying authoritarian tactics worldwide, enabled by democratic governments that abdicated their responsibility to protect the public." But we can fight big tech says @mariaressa.bsky.social
"...Mr. Musk and his artificial intelligence company, xAI, have tweaked the chatbot to make its answers more conservative on many issues, according to an analysis of thousands of its responses by The New York Times. The shifts appear, in some cases, to reflect Mr. Musk’s political priorities."
Praise Kier
Dying… Laughing at this. Can’t wait for the 2 pm surprise.
is that why he's avoiding all public appearances and journalists have to use telescope lenses to get blurry sasquatch shots
Trump to announce that he won the Labor Day golf tournament at his Bedminster club in absentia.
Good news about the cutting-edge AI tools from the $3-trillion-dollar company.
Trump to announce he's been chosen as Pantone's color of the year for 2026.
Creative writing prompt: Make a simple press statement about a car accident sound suspicious on at least three different levels.
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
It’s all Trump people know how to do.