Yeah I saw the headline that OP-ED and immediately closed the tab. One of the most horrible concern trolls ever continues to get worse. Perfect fit for WaPo.
Yeah I saw the headline that OP-ED and immediately closed the tab. One of the most horrible concern trolls ever continues to get worse. Perfect fit for WaPo.
I think so, too.
Yes. His face shrunk three sizes that day.
Thank you for the reminder that I find myself consumed by those issues. It's definitely time to concentrate my efforts on the defeat of fascism. I hope I can influence others to do likewise, because you're right - we're not getting anywhere until we dispel that ideology.
Actually, you do because you're the one who introduced the topic as a post. If you don't know yet, that's perfectly acceptable too. Sometimes the reasons aren't readily apparent and require some consideration. "I dunno yet," is an acceptable response.
I noticed you included it and I'm glad somebody else recognizes it as a cliche. I have the same reaction as yours. I understand people have difficulty expressing themselves. It's also important people strengthen their abilities in that regard.
Yes! Independence from the party is an absolute must. We are up against a well-entrenched ideology, which can only be subverted and dispelled with the truth. Leaders like Jeffries and Schumer would undoubtedly usurp it for their own interests, which are frequently inimical to their constituents'.
So many cliches and flat out propaganda on your list of 'certain phrases'. Which indicates astroturfing, as you note, as well as actual people who no longer have the ability to think - only to react.
Nobody except right wing propagandists said Trump would be better. Harris' obdurate support for Israel required no additional clarification. Democrats once again ran a profoundly immoral candidate and once again blame 'the left', regardless of their actual culpability, for the her inevitable defeat.
"Have I reached the party to whom I am speaking?"
What a great cat. Also, far superior than a flashlight or laser pointer, which a swindle for the cat because they never get the satisfaction of actually catching the prey.
And our time. It's propaganda.
I did not know that. Thank you.
Thank you for creating and publishing this excellent, comprehensive resource. I haven't read the links, but I will. The Democrats absolutely must build out the infrastructure required to dispel the right wing's propaganda apparatus. The time to start is right now.
I suspect there are more than a few Democrats who want to depose Trump and replace him with their very own cult of personality. It appears Newsom is auditioning for that role.
'The left' has learned Third Way Democrats will continue to insist we abandon our principles and vote for their profoundly immoral candidates. 'The left' will be blamed, regardless of their actual culpability, for the Democratic candidate's inevitable defeat.
Or a case of beer. Or both.
It's no surprise they are concealing Trump's 'condition' from the public. What's more worrisome to me is how much are they concealing from other world leaders. Uncertainty about a nation's actual leaders is perilous, to say the least.
That's my explanation for the Democrats' inaction. Also to observe and take note of which abuses the public will endure without too much complaint. I've noticed, with a few exceptions, each new crop of leaders is successively worse than those they replaced.
Not to mention those are questions many reporters would instinctively know never to ask. Or never ask because those questions will never occur to them. Members of the current press pool were selected for this very reason.
Because he is merely their current spokesmodel. Effective, but ultimately disposable.
I remember cigarette commercials where one actor would disparage their current brand. But instead of kicking the habit, they just switched to the second actor's brand. Could it be that Newsom supporters are seeking a cooler, milder Trump?
Why do you believe that?
It's amazing - the level of diligence required to fully erase your presence from the corporate memory banks.
I have that site on speed dial. Also www.opensecrets.org
Very true, imo. It's all money and dopamine and once in a while someone principled. Or at least not completely consumed by their own rapaciousness.
"Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which." George Orwell - 1945
Those billionaires own 95% of the media, including the press. Nearly every news outlet is now state-owned media.
He's not a fighter, he's an opportunist. A grifter. He sympathizes with right wing bigots, denies trans people their civil rights and destroys homeless people's possessions, all to score votes. Profoundly immoral. Do you want to defeat Trump, or replace him with your very own cult of personality?
America's shitheel
You're right. The Israelis made no secret about their intentions. But the Biden administration gave the green light and just about every member of Congress voted to bankroll Israel's war of conquest and annihilation in Gaza. Which makes them accessories to mass murder, and there's no end in sight.
He had his mitochondria crossed.
Do you renounce Trump? I do. And all his works? I do. And all his empty promises? I do.
She frequently looks drugged in the Epstein photos. Also that vacant, "this will not end well," stare.
Thank you. That's interesting.
booze and pills
Thank you. That's the word I was looking for.
Probably somebody not DJT who composed the Tweet or whatever we're calling Trump's communiques.
Vote of confidence from America's Top Confidence Artist.
How much influence can you peddle?
The cement mixer is resting quietly at home.
They are. They seek to place blame entirely on Trump They seek to erase the crimes perpetrated by Israel in the 15 months prior to his inauguration. They wish to replace our memories with their own version of reality. They are in this regard themselves authoritarians, they are ministers of evil.
That's exactly what to do. Ceasing to give them your money is the very best recourse. Encourage everyone to follow suit.
Yes, and thank you for pointing it out. We can bet it wasn't purchased for $1 to $5 from a vendor on Ali Baba.
Deliberately. They did it deliberately.
Wonderful. Excellent choice of music as well.
Not by rewarding its obdurate perpetrators with their votes. There are lines that must never be crossed. Unwavering support for Israel's war of conquest and annihilation in Gaza is one of those lines.
I agree. Look how rapidly so many Democrats embraced the additional money Reagan introduced, along with his war on drugs, etc. They didn't want to let go all that, so they created the replicant Bill Clinton. The Third Way implemented bipartisan fascism, and the party has never looked back
Isn't she just a sketch?
No doubt it frequently happens that way. Anyone with an active imagination is compelled to justify their crimes.
Maybe it was in the trunk.
Maybe they are imaginary, or poorly rendered memories.
They still are a journalist, the way an accountant who is also an embezzler is still an accountant. They have transformed the nature of their work, not their profession.
Trump reveals his true nature every time he opens his mouth. I wonder if the people who insist criticism of Israel's actions and policies is antisemitic in order to silence those critics are aware they have made themselves accessories to the crimes Israel commits in Gaza.
Apparently he's cheating comfortably at one of his golf resorts.
"I had a guaranteed military sale with ED 209 - renovation program, spare parts for twenty-five years... Who cares if it worked or not?" - Dick Jones, RoboCop 1987
They're collaborators, just like almost every other news outlet. This is a consequence of allowing 95% of the media, including the press, to concentrate in the hands of the very same billionaires who bought our government. They are touts, hosting infomercials for the Trump regime's agenda.
She is a Trump propagandist. Keeping her job and paycheck depends on it.
When has Jake had any credibility at all? He's just another grifter who's managed to paddle his career upstream in the same gutter where it began.
Yes, what is the 'extremely online left'. Is the left extremely online? Or extremely left? This person's premise smells like bunco.
"Someone else's hard work pays off."
Frequently most beneficial to the promotion of their own interests.
IMO 'purity tests' are not tests at all, rather a device to reconcile a favored candidate's profoundly immoral behavior and to pressure good people to abandon their principles and vote for that candidate.
It's worse. There's a good chance they're not bots.
"Exterminate all rational thought." - Martha Raddatz, probably
"Be an ignoramus or just act like one." Barbizon School, probably
New York Times has diligently ushered Trump into power, twice. They applied the same diligence sabotaging Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential bid and Joe Biden's presidency. They regularly provide a platform for the most odious right wing ideologies. They've made their choice clear...
NYT has obeyed in advance for well over a decade. They're collaborators.
They already know the truth. They're lying to us by design.
Fear of antagonizing their wealthiest donors. Fear of losing their place at the trough...
Not to the extent Collins and Murkowski play it up. The song and dance routine criticized here is their trademark.
"Don't hate me because I'm beautiful."
Not sexist at all because we are addressing Collins and Murkowski's consistent and deliberate duplicity. They strike a pose of studious concern, then almost always vote the party line when the roll is called. It's kayfabe, a performance played out before the media strictly for their own benefit.
“The presidency is hell. There is no other word to describe it. I knew this job would be too much for me. I am not fit for this office and should never have been here.” - Warren Harding
It's not retribution because Trump does not mete out justice, he extracts revenge.
He may be ill enough to have lost the ability to regulate his body temperature.
Yes, precisely. Trumpism is merely the Republican party with Reagan's mask of sanity, along with every other pretense of humanity torn off. Trump didn't take over the party, he influenced them to reveal their true nature.
Very much so. The time we gained back is the most substantial and satisfying win of all the wins.
Yes indeed. CNN has also been a long-time, enthusiastic collaborator with the Republicans. They too worked overtime to usher Trump into power and to sabotage Hillary Clinton's candidacy and Joe Biden's presidency. Another example of deliberate malice against our democracy.
You never get anything you don't demand. Trans people are demanding recognition and enforcement of their civil rights. It's our duty as good people to add our voices, to join in and ensure their demands are fulfilled.
Unfortunately most Democrats don't care either.
The very best glue!
New York Times worked diligently to usher Trump into power, twice. They also worked diligently to sabotage Hillary Clinton's 2016 bid. I think she would have weathered Comey's surprise if NYT had not wallpapered the 'scandal' for four full days. So many acts of malice against our democracy...
He might believe cheating at golf will help him cheat death...
They're definitely not sending their best.
If the eventual nominee doesn’t support trans people’s rights, then the voters nominated the wrong candidate. A candidate who dispossesses the civil rights from one group of people, just to score, votes will not hesitate to do the same when they believe it's politically advantageous.
I remember the first five or sixish seasons. They had that uneven but charming 'my dad's got a barn, let's have a show' quality. It was mostly downhill after that. Now it's iconic - which to me is identical to tourist trap - sketches that linger too long, separated by barrages of advertisements.
I remember Bill Clinton pausing his 1992 presidential campaign to supervise the execution of a Black man so profoundly mentally disabled, he asked to save the desert from his last meal 'for later', just to score votes from the racist 'tough on crime' cohort. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_R...
Don't forget to thank the Academy.
I voted for Al Gore, in spite of the fact he selected the odious creep Joe Lieberman as his running mate.
Ha ha. You've got it backwards. Third Way Democrats introduced bipartisan fascism in 1992 with the election of their Reagan replicant Bill Clinton, as well as their embrace of the money, expansion of the war on drugs and other components of Reagan's ideology. The party has never looked back.
Every accusation is a confession.
Most of the perpetrators in those voter fraud cases were Republicans.
Frozen strawberries and blueberries. You can pour out or just grab a serving, and nosh at will. Especially the blueberries which are easier to eat when they are still frozen.
C'mon, of course Biden knew was funding the Israeli's war of conquest and annihilation. Both he, and Harris had plenty of time to temper their party's policies, but they steadfastly refused. Some people are OK voting for mass murderers. Other people refuse.
It is inevitable that those who vilify expertise would also embrace charlatans, extol ignorance as a virtue.
And she made a huge production about "thanking him for his service." His service...
They have no other motivations at all.
Find a spine? All that 'concern' and 'fear? 100% kayfabe. Not only do Murkowski and Collins advance fascism, they always neglect to thank the Academy.
“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but on the internet you can run hog wild and all bets are off.” Abraham Lincoln, probably