Kevin M. Kruse

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

the discover tab exists to punish you for posting good . like hey nice joke let’s put it up on the fridge in the black lodge

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Second worst billboard I saw in Nashville was a Steak n Shake one bragging about their tallow fries. Beaten only by a billboard for Tim Pool, a giant image of his head in that beanie hat

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

what federal agents did to a father of three Marines while he was cutting grass in Orange County on Sunday has happened in some form daily — and deliberately — all over Los Angeles for 18 days.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

I would like one of the people saying that Cuomo will be better at “standing up to Trump” to spell out exactly what they mean

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

How many social workers could we fund for $300m? How many after-school and summer programs for kids? Why is this money miraculously available to fund epic sessions of Candy Crush by goofuses in uniform and not to take care of our people in a way that could preempt violence?

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

You can end police misconduct & the associated settlements & judgments overnight. Pass a law that they are required to pay for all police misconduct settlements & judgments out in whole (or partly) out of the retirement funds for police officers. That shit will get sorted real quick.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

If NYC somehow got a cut of every Candy Crush hour played, it might make sense but ...

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

I loved Beekeeper and it had a plot that, as ludicrous as it was, could be followed. This one was just several scenes of endlessly contrived plot twists and so many one dimensional villains

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

david hogg off the top rope on the other site

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

It's not the Republicans who are scared. Feel like that bears mentioning.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Trump said he loves the poorly educated and, soon, he'll have many many more of them to love.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

“Yes, but we’re going to continue our longstanding editorial policy of pretending it’s complicated.”

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Pete Hegseth Wondering Whether Uranium Would Be A Good Mixer theonion.com/pete-he...

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

I will say, last week when I came across four (4) NYPD officers all staring at their phones in the Union Square subway station, I felt really really safe.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

But it's not something frivolous like pre-K for your kids or expanded health care for your grandparents, so the usual "bUt HoW wiLL wE PaY foR tHis?" dipshits are dead fucking silent.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

The politician who blew $60 million of taxpayer money on his sexual harassment defense wants to take the police force that blew $206 million of taxpayer money on settlements *in 2024 alone* and give them even more money and power which will result in even more settlements.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Every Mamdani proposal is met with a chorus of "How are you going to pay for it?" Meanwhile...

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

So many needless side plots!

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

They needlessly set up a sequel that I won’t watch until I am again out of better options

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

I almost yelled STATH! IT’S COMING RIGHT AT YOU!

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

I loved Beekeeper. Best villains since Lethal Weapon 2

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

I haven’t seen that one but I have loved the Hugh Grant Villain era

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

It killed two hours for me, sure

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Right? I lived in my truck and saved $10k. Uh….

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

you don't even have to look at it strategically! people will straight up stop coming to places if there's nothing else there but a strident requirement to stare hard into the abyss at all times

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

“Taney is still worse, because he helped usher in the Civil War.” Jury’s still out on what Roberts is ushering in, folks, but it isn’t going to be good

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

He was the belle of the ball, Adam!

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

It's becoming increasingly clear is that the right wing of this Supreme Court is extreme even among federal courts. The district courts and appellate courts keep appropriately halting this shit, expressing appropriate outrage, and trying to hold the line. Then SCOTUS blows it all up.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Congratulations to John Roberts, who will now surely displace Taney as the most scathingly hated Chief Justice in the history books, and to the Roberts Court, which m will go down as the one that probably did the most of any to destroy what is good about this country

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

The one silver lining of the Roberts Court is that it will destroy the credibility of the Supreme Court to such an extent that liberals can no longer believe that it will be our salvation.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Saw a flag man on a road construction crew holding an umbrella over his head like a dainty southern grandma and I thought yeah, I get it

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Anyone still want to argue that John Roberts isn’t the worst Chief Justice in SCOTUS history?

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

I refuse to believe that’s a real mayor

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Today’s unsigned, unexplained #SCOTUS ruling clearing the way for removals of migrants to third countries without any additional process is a disaster—not just on the merits, but because of the government misbehavior that it not only refuses to punish, but effectively rewards. Me, via “One First”:

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

For an administration that prides itself of Government Efficiency, it is impressive how efficiently they’ve done a speedrun of the last Iraq War. Not even 72 hours in and already they’ve gotten to the “Well, actually, our intelligence was bad” part.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

So im still working so i haven't been able to pay much attention to things, but did the Supreme Court just bring back the slave trade?

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

SATURDAY: Trump bombs Iran SUNDAY: Trump suggests regime change is needed MONDAY: Trump congratulates Iran and says "God bless"

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

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Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Yeah but that might eventually lead to congressmen in their late 80s getting pushed aside so ….

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Chris Cuomo has endorsed Andrew Cuomo

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

A reminder: Law Professors: The Constitution still exists and the Courts will protect us. Historians:

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Marco Rubio needs to be asked whether he believes his grandfather who remained in the U.S. after receiving a deportation order from our govt should have been treated the way the father of 3 Marines was treated by ICE this weekend in California. ASK HIM. Make him confront his lack of character.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

The opening scene — with a plot and character that was immediately abandoned — had potential! And yet

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Fair

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

NOPE!

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

It also seems like they had Michael Pena, David Harbour and Jason Flemyng for one (1) day each

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

The Russian outfits are amazing

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Wrath of Man and Beekeeper are solid! But they made sense? This one is just … ugh

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Bad

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

I watched the Jason Statham flick A WORKING MAN on the flight home last night and it felt like they wrote three different action films and just sorta threw the pages together.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

ICE has imprisoned the wife of a Marine veteran who was still breastfeeding a 3-month-old baby because her *mother* failed to attend a hearing in 2018 apnews.com/article/ice-...

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

On the bright side, the next Democratic president can just disappear the six conservatives and get a whole new SCOTUS.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

according to conservatives on the court, the constitution does not protect your right to your own body but does enable the government to ship you off to a foreign gulag without any hope of return

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

DISASTROUS. This means they will send people to horrific situations with no due process — in direct violation of promises the Solicitor General made to the Court in previous cases. This greenlights sending people to be enslaved in Libya or tortured in any random foreign country.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

FREEZE FRAME Well them Duke boys gotta be wondering right now whether they should be doing more to lower carbon emissions

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

HIMES: “I had not seen any intelligence as a member of the gang of eight to suggest that Iran had taken the decision to build a weapon. I don't think there's any intelligence out there that suggests that that's true.”

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Kasie Hunt: "The Democratic members of the Gang of 8 still had not been briefed. What does it tell you that the administration is briefing top Republicans, but not Democrats, on this?" Seth Moulton: "I understand that they even tipped off Fox News before they told Democratic officials in Congress."

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

I considered No Country

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

I’m not sure one man’s choice of his own favorite films underscores anything but that one man’s personal choices (gender and all), but have at it

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress (in another film)

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

See, on the dark side of NY hate you get the pettiness of Jessica Ramos endorsing Cuomo. On the light side you get a healthcare worker just giving out a sheet with headlines that point out Cuomo sucks.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

These would probably change daily but …

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Domestic terrorist Chaya Raichik is endorsing Andrew Cuomo.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Congressional Democrats today signaled stern and defiant concern with President Trump’s exercise of military force, causing a twenty minute delay in their vote to confirm the President’s nominee for Secretary of Blowing Shit Up

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

"I wish more people knew that Cuomo’s a fucking asshole. He let them stick people that had Covid in here side by side with us. It led to a lot of people dying." www.welcometohellworld.com/how-do-you-s...

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

It is AMAZING

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Every now and then I check my spam folder and rediscover some people

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

You're allowed to advocate for white supremacy in the classroom because controversial ideas should be taught! people aren't made of glass snowflake! Also if someone says slavery's legacy persists into the present that's traumatic for white kids and it should not be allowed bsky.app/profile/anth...

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Side by side on the NYT home page, we have a Bret Stephens column lauding Trump's "courageous" decision to strike Iran as though it were the product of some serious strategic calculus, and a news article explaining he did it because Israel's bombing campaign was "playing well" on his teevee.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

"6 Trump Voters React to the U.S.’ Bombing of Nuclear Sites in Iran" --New York Times. --That isn't journalism! It's not even a "story." IT'S A FUCKING ANCEDOTE about some shit your heard while standing in line at a Klan rally. WHAT THE FUCK EVEN ARE WE DOING?

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Serously, come ON. This is NYC. Our whole thing is "I'M WALKING HERE!" not oh yes sir mr president thank you sir please don't notice me please.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

It's one of those things like "the velvet underground only sold 6,000 records but everyone who bought it started their own band" but for everyone who answered "yes" to this being given a national newspaper column

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

At some point, Republicans are going to learn what the Department of Energy does, right? Like... they have to learn at some point that it runs nuclear reactors and doesn't operate oil fields or whatever.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

If anything, it is understated in our public consciousness how “North Korean” we have gotten in such a short period of time, even compared to Trump’s first term. We are only a few short months in and already upwards of a BILLION has been spent on making this one guy feel good about himself:

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

It gets harder by the day not to characterize this administration as distinctly “north korean” when the White House senior staff is about fifteen inches away from declaring Trump invented the moon and the stars, and currently argue things like that he invented in Geico Gecco

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

It turns out creating a situation where 25% of global petroleum liquids might go offline at any minute has an impact on oil prices, who would have guessed.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Jeff Bezos: "We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets." Today's Washington Post opinion page:

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

I know Leavitt is in her 20s but her husband is almost 60 and I’m sure he can explain it all to her.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

All the older Republicans who’ve worshipped Reagan their whole lives, just mumbling “yes, yes, President Trump came up with that, yes, yes, Dear Leader is all wise and all knowing.”

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

CARTOON OF THE DAY… 🇺🇸

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

The 5% are all op-ed writers.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

PUPDATE: Sarge has spent the week with our friends whose dogs are his friends

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

YESSSSSS

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

This is like the plot of an upcoming Jason Statham movie

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

you’ll never lose betting against the ability of a pro-war pundit to remember past yesterday

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines” ktla.com/news/local-n...

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Wow so you’re telling me everyone who cheered on the Iraq war is on board with this now too? And so are the people who opposed the Iran nuclear deal and killed it? You’re kidding.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Cuomo’s biggest donors are cheering Trump on. These are the MAGA warmongers who would have his ear in City Hall.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Some people get into journalism because they’re skeptical of power, and others do so because they’re impressed by it. Moments like this are clarifying with respect to who’s who.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Same! Though I’ll be honest, the freezing weather seemed a bigger problem in the moment.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Yeah that’s true — the blogosphere only really formed during the war but there’s a pre-existing social media universe now

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

You’re not wrong, Cassie

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

This is true, about "oppositions" I've seen and lived through: - Civil rights movement 1960s - VN war, late 60s + early 70s - Iraq war, 2002 - Econ/environ injustice, passim. - Now, Trump autocracy, most recently Iran war. Stand up. If people pretend they were "always" w you, sign you've won.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Yiiiiikes

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social):

Oooooof