George Conway ššŗšøš„ (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Det er en febervildelse af et āsĆ„dan bor socialdemokrater nemlig derude pĆ„ landet hvor jeg kommer fraā stykke styling, det rum der.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, former chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) & director of budget and spending policy for Marco Rubioās 2016 presidential campaignšš½
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Det var mest det med hurraāerne. Lakridserne og Excel kunne jeg overse, sĆ„ lƦnge du bare gĆør det derhjemme. Men hurraāer skal gennemfĆøres i et komplekst mĆønster med stƦrke hyperlokale rĆødder, sĆ„ledes alle deltagere i arrangementet som ikke er vokset op i samme enklave ligner idioter.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Mitochondrial challengesā¦š
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Det er sandt hvad de siger: never meet your heroesā¦
Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) reposted
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...
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope thatās true, and look forward to a strong primary season. After we whoopāem in the midterms!
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Depends on who he appoints to the cabinet.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social)
Its hard to combat this level of willful ignorance and/or lying.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Thatās certainly going to be the question come primary time, and beyond. Whatās the right profile for the statistical (ie not the vocal, online) base of the party, and for the independents?
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Iām sorry to hear that, but I acknowledge your right to make that choice. Thanks for answering.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Genuine, non-ghoul, question: if we get through the choosing phase and your efforts to make another candidate the winning choice are not successful, so Newsom is the candidate, what will you do? Again, curious and not looking for a fight.
Alvaro M. Bedoya (@bedoyausa.bsky.social) reposted
Dear journalists: The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her. Your words shape peopleās reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Marginally safer how? Iām genuinely curious. And compared to the cost and inconvenience is that margin a net positive by some metric of āsaferā, or a net negative?
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Osse en løsning. Har du sÄ kakao derhjemme? Eller skal vi finde ud af noget Wolt?
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Har du kigget i skabet over/under/ved siden af maskinen for at se om der stƄr en pose med pulver?
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
On that we can certainly agree! As well as on the fact that the Boomers didnāt come up with the system from they benefitted. But they (again, I speak broadly) didnāt break them or adapt for those that followed either. Also, I have some personal, familial, Boomer related trauma, that colors my view
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Iām certain you are a good person through and through. But in terms of wealth transfer between generations, and pulling up the ladder, MAGA aināt the problem. Again, Iām speaking broadly, not taking shots at you, an individual I know nothing about.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
That, and they refuse to die or retireā¦
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social)
āTrump scepticalā my ass.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
He found out the pocket interfered with the leather cross-strap he wears at home (because heās not quite ready to go full brownshirt in public yet) so he had it removed.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social)
The absolute panic attack being had by the Secret Service immediately upon his making this statement must be a sight to behold⦠All CVS in The District are currently bingo on Tums.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
I choose to remain ignorant.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
That just broke my brain.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
There are far too many intellectual zambonis cleaning up after everything he rambles already. No need to join themā¦
Dare Obasanjo (@carnage4life.bsky.social) reposted
Itās wild that the most unrealistic part of Terminator 2 is now the idea of a tech founder being told their creation will enslave humanity and they decide to destroy their product & company.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, heās certainly some sort of parasiteā¦
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Indeed. By continuously making it hilariously obvious that he has absolutely no ability to influence Putin, Trump brings us closer to peace by removing himself as a serious party to negotiationsā¦
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Said it before, and Iāll say it again: this timeline sucks.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
The vicious cycle of monopolization: 1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market. 2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers. 3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations. 4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement. 5) Repeat.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
āUS Vows toā¦ā is the new way of saying āeveryone but Trump knows this is ridiculous, but is apparently powerless to affect any change to proceedingsā.
Steven Beschloss (@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social) reposted
I happened to notice this post of mine from 2019. Itās stunning to realize how clear the agenda was then that heās advancing with deeper hostility now.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Itās a generational thing, and itās gotten so old. Iām the son of one who has a similar history and narrative. I donāt speak with him anymore.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
This right here.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Her rest:grift ratio seems to be dropping. This sounds so obviously money-grabby itās like ChatGPT made it up.
Amy Ash (@lolennui.bsky.social) reposted
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
There is no covid without testing There is no bad economy if we cook the books Electing Trump in a free and fair election is one of the greatest own goals in human history
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
My point exactly.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
I imagine he is. But, the numbers he claims to have made a deal for require the EU to purchase something like 4x the total current annual energy export. Starting next year. And itās not like thereās a ton of excess LNG laying around as I understand. So itās all veryā¦.aspirational.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Stop saying heās reached a deal with any of these countries. He has, at best the concepts of deals⦠none of them have been written in detail yet, let alone approved by congress. Dollars to donuts none of them will be remotely recognizable if they finally areā¦
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Also - it seems like heās asking the EU to by several X more than the US has available to export. So⦠higher energy prices for Americans as their LNG gets arbitraged out of the country by speculators making a buck on the European markets?
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
ā¦weapons systems we canāt yet build at scale ourselves yet, then fine. Game on. In the mean time Europe will continue to be a stable trading partner to the rest of the world while The Orange Man keeps taxing his own businesses and consumers and calling it a win. 2/2.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
I mean, yes, but give it a minute. Nobody is going to force businesses to invest 600b - so thatās all chaff The US cannot produce that much energy for export - so thatās unlikely to end up being a real thing Europe badly wants the US to commit to defense in Europe. If that means selling us⦠1/2
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Who needs teeth, when Trump keeps biting his own voters?
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
This is how we get to men who donāt wipe, because apparently touching your own but is gayā¦
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Well played sir. Well played. Harkening back to a time of true bipartisanship, when Colbert and Stewart could share a stage and represent the fullest breadth of our political discourse.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Alasā¦
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Every parent that sees this, knows precisely what is going on, because they recognize a needlessly clingy child when they see one.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
4, at least.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, one-in-a-million events seem to be popping up 9 times out of 10 these days.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social)
Aggrressively weaponized incompetence. It really is a sight to behold.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, of course not. Think of all the mud. This is a guy who had the rose garden paved over because he couldnāt deal with damp grass. Heās not going where thereās mud. Or less than level surfaces to navigate.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
He has no clue what heās doing, and will fail aggressively, wasting money at a pace that would embarrass even Bloomberg, while accomplishing less.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
In fairness - putting homeless people in āhousingā like this would likely be violating all sorts of standards.
Andreas Umland (@umland.bsky.social) reposted
Hvis Ukraina vinner, vil den internasjonale alliansen av demokrater seire, mens autokratenes akse rundt Putin vil tape. I dette scenariet vil ikke bare andre demokratier bli tryggere, mer selvsikre og dynamiske. geopolitika.no/hvordan-ukra... @sceeus-ui.bsky.social @nordicukraine.bsky.social
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Doing slogans for young Democrats?
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
The man who launched an attempted coup on the United States in 2020 and instigated an insurrection at the Capitol that resulted in five deaths now claims that people in Los Angeles are launching an insurrection. Theyāre not. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Yet another lie. 𤄠www.mediaite.com/media/tv/lap...
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
So aggressively out of his depth itās hard to even grasp. At least a few Republicans are putting some pressure on him now.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
All parties to the thruple need to follow each other. Otherwise itās just an awkward game of Telephone.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Wonderful. The rightwing hellscape does itās first annexationā¦
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Takker. Jeg bakker op om screenshot :-) Ville ikke bevƦge mig videre ud pƄ nettet og give dem et klik pƄ deres egen side, mente jeg.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Jeg har ikke tƦnkt mig at give dem et klik. Hvem er den gamle fascist pƄ billedet?
Dermot Ward (@chizmund.bsky.social) reposted
George came George saw George Wendt š
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Of two people no one knows say something nobody cares about, does it make a sound?
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
The GOP wanted to impeach Biden for a fake $5M bribe from Ukraine that was made up by a guy sitting in prison for lying about it, but theyāre cool with a $400M plane from Qatar. Do I have that right?
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social)
Get out of the way of the wARfIgHteRs, Sean, you dweeb! - Pete Hegseth
Lizzy Tish (@lizzy-tish.bsky.social) reposted
Not a single international cargo ship at the Port of Seattle. The port is dead. The last ship from China will dock at a West coast port on the 29th, and the last Chinese ship will dock on the East coast around May 10th. After that, there will be no more shipments arriving from China. Weāre screwed.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social)
All this winning has to stop.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Minus eleventyseven
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
The problem isnāt the money, itās the hardware. Europe doesnāt yet have the industrial base to supply the same volume as the US. Secondarily, intel seems to also be a key challenge to overcome.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
But none quite as sorry and subsidized as the man himselfā¦
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social)
Yes. This seems like the exact right place to cut personnel as we move forward in to a world of rapidly evolving digital and technological threats⦠/s
Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD š (@hilaryagro.com) reposted
I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
Mark Chadbourn (@chadbourn.bsky.social) reposted
More in No, Other People: New poll: āAmerica would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.ā ⢠80% of Americans agree ⢠20% disagree āI would be better off if I worked in a factory.ā ⢠25% of Americans agree ⢠73% disagree ⢠2% currently work in a factory
shauna (@goldengateblond.bsky.social) reposted
[the statue of liberty looks at the camera] THE ARISTOCRATS!
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social)
The rest of the world for the past 3 monthsā¦
Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted
75%
Will Jennings š³ļø (@drjennings.bsky.social) reposted
Still true: āSome people seem to think Trump's playing chess, when most of the time the staff are just trying to stop him from eating the pieces."
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
And if you were to actually value all the āheaded for expensive decom very shortlyā kit that got sent, and booked the savings from not having to pay for that decom, it seems to me youād be looking at an exceptionally good deal.
Timothy Snyder (@timothysnyder.bsky.social) reposted
1/7. In case you havenāt been following, here is a short summary of the misnamed Russian-American "peace process" regarding Ukraine.
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
Breaking News: The Trump administration plans to end vaccine funding in developing countries, documents obtained by The New York Times show. Some HIV and TB aid will be kept. nyti.ms/4iPA9as
Art Candee šæš„¤ (@artcandee.bsky.social) reposted
Next time MAGA tells you that they care about kids, tell them this: Donald Trump and Marco Rubio's State Department has quietly ended the contract to transfer evidence of Russian abductions of Ukrainian children to the European authorities. Republicans don't care about children.
Jen Bendery (@jbendery.bsky.social) reposted
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 800,000+ federal and D.C. workers (i.e. people directly impacted by a government shutdown), is urging senators to vote no on the House GOP's CR. In other words, AFGE is saying a government shutdown is less bad than this GOP bill.
Kevin Collins (@kwcollins.bsky.social) reposted
When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub.bsky.social) reposted
GAVIN NEWSOM: So, again, you were talking about the importance of- EDGAR THE BUG WEARING HUMAN SKIN FROM MEN IN BLACK: SUGAR WATER GAVIN NEWSOM: Yes, sugar water. And my party hasn't acknowledged how much people love sugar and water. My son was shouting SUGAR WATER at me the other day on xbox.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social) reply parent
Somebody else is paying for that Tesla. No way Trump spends his own money.
peterbernstorff.bsky.social (@peterbernstorff.bsky.social)
When will the US learn? They are getting absolutely humiliated by Russia at every turn. Yet they keep asking for more.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
One day heās telling us that tariffs are amazing because they will bring lots of new jobs to the US and raise so much money we wonāt have to pay income tax, then the next day heās telling us we arenāt doing them because people were nice to him on the phone.