ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
JD Vance would be an absolute lying turd no matter where he had gone to law school.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
JD Vance would be an absolute lying turd no matter where he had gone to law school.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Then AOC must REALLY be the main part of the problem. She received a lot more money from the recording industry than Nadler during the period in question. Or... maybe.... sometimes constituents contribute to politicians who look out for constituents-- like Nadler.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Got it-- So since AOC accepted a lot MORE money from the music industry in the 2023/24 cycle than Nadler. She must really getting BRIBED out the yin yang, while Nadler's just some piker.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Sure -- In the 2023/24 cycle AOC actually took more money from Music/recording industry than Jerry Nadler, who people here have tried to unjustly vilify for the same thing.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
To reframe-- Nadler's constituents donate to the campaign of a rep who sticks up for his constituents. Unions incl out of towners give to AOC, who votes for unions, but I don't call it a bribe. My point is that as a legislator, she's not too effective in legislation, but seems to have PR skills.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
If you make $500k+/year, you're more immune to people who unnecessarily sow divisions in the one party that has effectively fought MAGA. I find AOC more willing to co-operate in this effort than Bernie S, who's turned his endless flailing campaigns against Dems into millions in personal profits.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
So-- He took a principled stand that helps constituents incl. Manhattan musical artists, creators, producers and labels from tiny micro-labels to the struggling majors, instead of throwing their profits to the much larger silicon valley tech giants. It's Taylor Swift's fight too.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Right it took you three messages to bait me into revealing you've got nothing. Nice work Bernie Bro.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
So... no answer to what should be an easy question? Just an insult to me? Why did you even bother creep into my replies if you can't be bothered to try to defend him? (Admittedly, a rhetorical question. I wouldn't know how to credibly defend him either).
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
would you ever have heard of a guy so completely lacking in tangible accomplishments and any kind of expertise.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Of couse he's trying to promote himself. Otherwise,
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
And doesn't seem to get stuff passed in the house. Every stable has its show horses and its work horses
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Dear Bernie Sanders-- We're all Aware that those post offices aren't going to name themselves, but maybe take a lesson from Nadler's selfless act that he's doing for the good of the country here.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Can you name any bribe Nadler took? I'll wait.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Better than actually using the facility. And what's the opportunity cost of that $240M?, another awful thing use for the $$, like luxury vacations for Epstein protectors who are willing to purger themselves, or a thank-you gift to your pal Bernie Sanders for his help throwing the 2016 race to MAGA?
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
You could also try to run against the GOP, and act as a brake against Trump's crazy train, instead of kneecapping the only party that has the numbers to effectively fight MAGA, and a history of doing so.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Also-- RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES !!!
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Sorry he's hurting your company like that. I hope that despite the obstacles thrown up by Trump and his GOP toadies, you stay competitive with whoever is helping with that function in the huge expansion of renewables across other major economies, especially China.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump and the GOP are trying to crush U.S renewables. It means that all of us citizens are unnecessarily paying a fortune to their oil/coal cronies for the privilege of breathing their filthy air, and that the cost-basis for a lot of US companies is uncompetitive with the rest of the world.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Also-- RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Hmmm.... is it so threatening that I'd like something of substance from a guy who is very likely to become the mayor ?
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
How much have Mandami or AOC done to expose Pedonald ?
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
You're saying that all national level legislators in both houses need to get involved in the crucial Federal-level issue of "hooray for the local NYC mayoral candidate who just won a plurality in a primary" ?
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Sorry, the crowds are coming out for the policy here ?
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Bread and Circus! Hooray for avoiding tough issues, any conversation about legislative history, or telling people what you plan to do!!
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
They all want that. Maybe not M4A explicitly, but a version of universal healthcare as part of the growing the safety net. The difference is that everybody but Bernie has worked to move the ball down the field, but Bernie sat on the sidelines and yapped about how he would have done it better.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
That escalated quickly! Mandami's not even Mayor yet, and you're already fantasizing "When I am king the heads will roll in the streets" against people who didn't praise his awesomeness enough the first go-round. That'll show Trump! Wonder why people don't fully trust the DemSoc's.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Miss me with the "Bernie is helpful" nonsense. He couldn't even concede that he lost in a landslide to HRC. And to keep up his 2016 grift, he originated the "It was rigged by the Dems" lies that hurt HRC in the general election, and that Trump picked up four years later.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
And there it is.... I point out that Jeffries doesn't have to behave in exactly the way you want him to exactly when you want him to, even when you demand it. And so you accuse me of......supporting genocide. You're not fooling anyone.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Like the one where he praises the Holy Land Five who secretly funneled charitable donors' money to Hamas?
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
If it is a turd-move, Cuomo learned it from the master:
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Okay, I'll bite... What acting ?
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
The internet remembers the POS who came first:
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Huh? Did he endorse Adams or Cuomo, or is this a complete BS argument? Why does he need to support an underqualified, cosplay socialist, antisemitism-adjacent nepo-baby who won a plurality against an incredibly weak field? Just because Mandami is good at social media insult comedy ?
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Two things can be true. Trump can sucks, and we can also be wary that Mamdani, who extruded out of an historically weak field, is a mostly unknown, marginally qualified, but skilled insult comedian whose past may suggest a rich-kid cosplay socialist who is at a minimum antisemitism adjacent.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
People who benefit from the protections of the united states should pay their taxes to the united states.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
His insult comedy is relatively fresh, he must be great at governing !
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Pay attention only to what they don't share
Larry Hochman (@larryhochman.bsky.social) reposted
Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Wholesale inflation up .9%. Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Strikes out with make-believe peace meeting. Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein $60 million taxpayer money on golf outings. Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein
blackskin6.bsky.social (@blackskin6.bsky.social) reposted
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ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
What is WRONG with these people ??!!
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
The Sanders Institute is always an option
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Also, Trump has not released the Epstein files, which help detail the depth of his involvement with his child sex trafficker best friend who died in mysterious circumstances with a possible cover up.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Alternate headline-- "Trump, who still refuses to release the Epstein files, which would detail the depth of his involvement with his child sex trafficker best friend, heads to Alaska for a blackmail session with the pee tape dictator."
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
How many pee tapes can Putin own ?
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
All of their violations of individuals personal privacy, and federal law must be prosecuted against the individuals responsible and as unpardonable state crimes wherever possible.
Morgan J Freeman (@mjfree.bsky.social) reposted
TRUMP & EPSTEIN SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Also, he should still release the Epstein Files, don't let him distract you.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm totally fooled by this. I guess Sitting President Donald Trump and adjudicated sex criminal is really not involved with another sex criminal because... Democrats. Just release all the Trump/Epstein files and let the people do their own research.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
And also with a sitting President
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Convicted purger and sex trafficker seeking a reduced sentence.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
So all those medical and technological breakthroughs were all just half-assed decoys and accidental byproducts ?? Okay, then sign me up for more higher education and more of of those byproducts !
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
This is the best chance? Not when he planned and cheered-on an insurrection of thugs carrying Confederate flags and tasers to try to overthrow the government and kill his own VIce President? This is small fry compared to the bigotry and ghoulishness the GOP has already rewarded.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Sexual predator using a position of power to thwart an investigation
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Let's keep front and center that Donald Trump, the sitting President of the US, is part of Epstein's inner circle and is actively trying to stop an investigation that could show how deeply involved Trump was with Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Donald Trump, the sitting President of the United States, is actively trying to thwart any investigation into his good friends Epstein and Maxwell. Let's keep that front and center since it has such enormous public consequence.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
The fact that Cuomo has any kind of support at all speaks to what an incredibly weak field it is. With opponents this tainted, Madani should be winning in an absolute landslide.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
"Chief Rabbi" ? You really do the research before you post!
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Bernie invented the original Dem-damaging "It was rigged" lie because he couldn't stand losing the primaries to a woman. The critique of Trump is valid, just wish it didn't come from such a conniving little hypocrite.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
So... I made you discuss "Geopolitics," and reference "no rise of an authoritarian party," when you really meant "well paid US members of Congress," (which I guess now doesn't include your boogieman Schumer). And I gaslit you into that through... Butterfly effect, again? Thank you O Wise one!
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Teach us all, oh wise one! Convince us all that from the Druze in Syria, the Uyghurs in China, to the Chechens of Ukraine, to women who show their hair in Iran, the real problem is not the wannabe dictators, it's the weakness of their prey.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Ya can't have a aggressor without a victim. So, got to figure out some way that it's the victim's fault !
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
So a Dem Prez nominee who the GOP blocks for months, and when it became clear he wont pass, a few dems horse trade to get several district judges by an intransigent GOP. And thus Schumer is responsible for Bove because.... butterfly effect? Those Damned if they do, damned it they don't Dems!
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
I'd go with the simpler explanation about how feckless republicans just confirmed an absolute turd. But sure, do your sideways thing about how it relates to some interpretation of a thing a handful of Dem politicians and the entire GOP (again, those guys) did 14 months ago.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
They horse traded other judges through obstructionist Republicans in the Senate, and got through the judges they could get through rather than celebrating their purity by refusing to navigate an impasse
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Yea, yes, the incredible power of the local Larouche/DSA type whose remit is finding new content to memorialize as important to cultural heritage.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
The same guy also said in the same quote that there is "no hunger in Gaza," but nobody quotes that part. I'm not defending either statement, just saying he's a nutter, not a credible guy.
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Trump sent officials to see Ghislaine Maxwell quicker than he sent FEMA to Texas
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
WITNESS TAMPERING !!!
Laffy (@gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy) reposted
This is how to frame it. Mike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · 53m Speaker Johnson doesn't mind keeping the House in session to cut healthcare for 17 million Americans, but he draws the line at exposing child predators.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Also, Donald Trump is a pedophile
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe Corbyn, like his far left counterpart in the USA, Bernie Sanders, haven't put forth a set of coherent, rational policies or done anything to earn much public trust, and are instead stoking gross bigotry and rage just like the far Right (antisemitism for Corbyn, Misogyny and class war Sanders)
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Show any evidence at all that the Israeli government has given him a dime. You have nothing
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
thought process-- How can Trump stop base from asking about the extent of the sex crimes he committed with slain sex criminal Epstein... Hey, is the base still raciest ?
Joel Cardwell (@joelcardwell.bsky.social) reposted
Is this the kind of memo you want to be caught sending to the world’s biggest pervert?
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Taibbi and Tulsi are yet more examples that almost nobody who supported Bernie Sanders emerged intellectually intact. Curious if it's bc the cognitive compromises to keep believing Bernie were too much for avg brains, or whether ingoing processing flaws made people susceptible to his ploys.
emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
Pam Bondi Reportedly Created 1,000 Witnesses to the Jeffrey Epstein File www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/18/p...
Benjamin Freed (@brfreed.bsky.social) reposted
rare instance of it being better in the original German
Oliver Willis (@owillis.bsky.social) reposted
thinking about how pelosi actually said epstein was a distraction yesterday and how that encapsulates democratic leadership rot
The Volatile Mermaid (@ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social) reposted
MAY EVERY DAY BE ANOTHER WONDERFUL SECRET
Marc N Cunat (@marccunat.bsky.social) reposted
Is this the first step in giving Ghislaine Maxwell a pardon ? Bondi & Bove gave Eric Adams a pass. Wonder what they are doing here. 🔥🔥🔥
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
we could also build so much renewable capacity that the price of fossil fuels sinks and it's not worth the cost for companies to drill new wells.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you Debbie W.S. you have done your country a great service. I will never forgive the Bernie Sanders crew from trying to take you down.
Seth Abramson (@sethabramson.bsky.social) reposted
(🚨) The first-ever pop song about Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein is now on all major streaming platforms. Be warned: It is explicit, it goes extremely hard, and it is a banger. You can listen to it for free below. Let's make this go viral.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
This time around, Trump is the virus.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Instead of protecting himself, what about protecting the country by leaking the files ?
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Terrible.
Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. (@drjanicekirsch.bsky.social) reposted
THANK YOU, MEXICO. On Sunday, Mexico sent rescue personnel to search for Texas flood victims. mexiconewsdaily.com/news/sheinba...
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
You mean policies he previously espoused, like shared public housing for everyone in NYC, and defunding the police? Or did he change his positions to chase Dem votes?
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Pam Bondi in February: The Epstein client list is sitting on my desk right now to review. Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Universal Health Care- "HRC campaigned for that" Soc. Security - "HRC worked to protect" Debt free education - "HRC fought for that." Universal childcare - "HRC pushed for that" $1 trillion+ tax cuts rich" --It's all we got after R. Reich told Bernie not to drop out despite losing the primary.
elisi (@tsitsilagi.bsky.social) reposted
We were warned.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Mamdani ran in the 2024 Presidential race ?
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Like North Korea or the disputed territory of Gaza ?
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
You chose to engage from the start and I told you from the start that I would stop after I let you answer your own detail question. I'd appreciate if whatever issues you attach to my unwillingness to respond to you in the manner you feel you deserve did not also include your cursing at me.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
Oof! Between Noem profiting off campaign fundraising, and Bernie Sanders selling his dopey book to donors whether they asked for it or not, the extreme right and extreme left too often look like a cheesy money grab.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm keeping a promise to you, myself and anybody else whose following. Happy if you choose to follow elsewhere, but i'm not insulted if you decide I can't deliver the kind of responsiveness you seem to want/need from strangers.
ma-lau-er.bsky.social (@ma-lau-er.bsky.social) reply parent
If you want to read more of my thoughts, please feel free to follow me elsewhere; I'm likely to engage in similar topics. I promised I was done with this one many posts ago. And I thought your promise was implied when you showed your pop-list, which was the condition of my disengagement.