There’s a guy who needs to travel back in time to October 2001 and rethink his entire political future decision-making.
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There’s a guy who needs to travel back in time to October 2001 and rethink his entire political future decision-making.
He may zero “book learning” skills. But give the Devil his due. He knew exactly what to say and do - exploiting white grievance and bigotry - to build an obsessive cult following and two White House trips. In a way he’s an evil genius.
I know that each demographic isn't a monolith who all think alike. But it's still harder for me to process a female POC siding with MAGA.
The whole family is vile.
And this one from 5 years ago feels on track.
Yup, she was an active participant of a violent mob trashing its way through the Capitol, seeking out elected representatives (especially Pelosi and Pence) to assault, or worse. And it reflects the moral rot of a large population of people who consider her a hero.
When one side lifts Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbit to hero status, that's all you need to know about the moral decay taking place in this country.
RFK Jr tends to inexplicably fly under the news cycle radar, baffling considering how incredibly dangerous he is.
Yup, this won’t be “thoughts, prayers, sweep it under the rug” per usual. They’ll go berserk with Nancy Mace and Riley Gaines leading the charge while privately acting like kids on Christmas morning.
I've been saying this for a long while: It can't seem to crater below that ~40% floor (outliers like Quinn notwithstanding). It's that rather large, unbreakable segment that would support him if he shot someone on Fifth Avenue.
I wonder if she called Kamala Harris a "DEI hire" and said she slept her way to the top.
Where are the usual suspects who rant and rave as they say even 1 violent crime by an "illegal" immigrant is too many, and vow action. Yet it's silence - or wearing assault rifle pins on their clothes - after mass shootings.
This should be the last news story I read tonight before going to bed. Not often that a piece of good news pops on my feed.
Any scrap of good news, I’m here for it. Awfully hard to come by.
A few years ago right-wingers lost their minds when Cracker Barrel added a plant-based sausage to their menu (too “woke”). They didn’t remove any items, mind you. Just added an option.
Sly grin, "a lot of people say...", frame it with a bit of joshing humor, then repeat it several times with a little more gusto. It's how you test the waters and soften people up for the real deal.
Hadn't heard from him in a while, until last week where he ordered the Pulse rainbow colored crosswalk painted over (late at night) to score brownie points with the homophobic 'anti-woke' crowd.
His team is generally aware of this, and it's why they double- and triple-down on "border," "crime control" and "immigration/deportation," as these things he has somewhat wider support on.
There's still this built-in notion of "it can't happen here" and misguided American Exceptionalism. This obviously doesn't include the uncomfortably significant chunk of Americans who actually do want right-wing authoritarianism ("Don't tread on me" was always just about the 'Me').
Left wondering which circle of hell a “Gateway Pundit conference” is located.
As long as Fox has free reign to distort reality on a daily basis and mold the minds of tens of millions, I'm not sure how we break out of this.
To say that 'news' network has been poisoning American society for the past few decades - and especially so the past 10 years - is an understatement.
We are already far down the path toward Fox and a bunch of Fox Lites.
At first it may be surprising seeing some aging rappers exhibit MAGA behavior. Then you not only realize they’ve been in the millionaire circle for a while, but their catalog of lyrics celebrated misogyny, greed, and homophobia, and it starts to make sense.
And don’t forget the infamous “Haitian-Americans are eating the cats and dogs” line.
This is why I feel there’s a non-zero chance of Don Jr 2028. Nutty MAGA and carries on the name like a Kim dynasty.
I’m going with Randy Fine or Andy Ogles.
Her own brother despises her, easy to see why.
But tradwife Britt and unhinged Mace are both wearing crosses in those clips, so their thoughts must be coming from enlightened places of goodness.
I mean I like what Newsom is doing and getting under MAGA's skin, and I'd vote for him *if* he lands the D nomination (I'd vote for a ham sandwich over the GOP). But yeah, my heart and strong lean is toward people like Pritzker. Just been a fan of his for a while now.
And it wasn't some off-mic comment flying under the MSM radar. "Eating the dogs/cats" was widely heard, within a few weeks of the election. And still America bought it (or at least chose to ignore it).
The level of pettiness and spite from MAGA, all just for "lib owning," just reinforces how bad of a place America's at right now. It's revenge of the angry white conservatives for any and all social progress made over the past quarter century.
We knew this would be his revenge tour and braced ourselves for how bad it could get. He's had 4 yrs to cultivate a team of cult loyalists, making Term 1 look almost moderate Though some 'lib owning' things like WH ballrooms and UFC fights escaped our radar.
Without scanning her wall, let me guess... that "libertarian" is all-in on Trump's authoritarianism, trade wars, and 'papers please' street thugs. Or at minimum tries to both-sides it.
A bit OT, but when I was younger/single and dating, politics rarely came up as much of a decider (unless it was so stark). Glad my wife & I think alike. But I can't imagine a liberal + MAGA couple these days; how does that even work unless each partner stays completely silent on the topic.
Recall in 2022 when Cracker Barrel was called "woke" for adding a veggie-based sausage to the menu. Note that they didn't remove any menu items. They just added something.
And I bet California doesn't have one Blockbuster Video. Thanks Newsom. 😠
Time to give the Devil his due. He truly is Teflon Don and always comes out of everything unscathed, completely consequence-free. He built his MAGA empire where he wears a cloak of near invincibility.
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There was actually a brief moment in time when Musk tried to back out of buying Twitter. Sometimes I try to imagine that alternate universe where that happened.
Dominion payout wasn't enough punishment. What they engaged in (and continue to do so) should've been enough for license revocation. This wasn't just editorial opinion, bias or even small white lies. You don't get much worse than actively and knowingly trying to destroy public trust in democracy.
The Dominion payout was not enough punishment for the incendiary damage Fox News has willingly participated in and done. Quite frankly it was (and still is) a level worthy of having their broadcasting license revoked.
I knew all along Trump 2.0 would make 1.0 look moderate by comparison, but I'm still taken aback by the level of unabashed hate and vile that surrounds this administration.
No need to do it "quietly." Teflon Don can basically do whatever he pleases without consequence, that much is a given by now.
I know we normally shouldn't judge a book by its cover. But man, everything about that photo just oozes entitled, right-wing boomer who pretends to be righteous in church every Sunday morning.
In other words, a hero to roughly half the country. If she's ever released into the wild, she'll get a regular guest appearance on Fox News, with 20 pounds of Mar-a-Lago makeup, crucifix necklace and all.
I feel it's more in the middle. He's not gaining, but he's not losing much either. ~40% approval seems to be the floor. Aside from some scattered anecdotal stories, his base is hard core and culty and will overlook any transgression as 'the ends justify the means.'
And sadly and admittedly, there's a non-zero chance of this actually happening. I've seen enough capitulation and appeasement in the past 8 months to know that nothing feels off the table anymore.
Anyone ask him about how Trump doesn't like how the Smithsonian shows slavery to be so bad?
We're living through the angry white conservative's wet dream right now. I bet even they can't believe how well everything's fallen into place for them.
Yeah, while we'll likely 'vote', I know gerrymandering, voter intimidation, voting method manipulation, etc., will be in full effect. And much of that will fly under the MSM radar (when it would've been front page headlines 15 years ago). Agree w/you on the too-long cycles as well.
3 years is an eternity in politics, the frontrunner today (if we can even call GN that) rarely is when by the time primaries are in full swing. That said I'll vote D no matter who emerges, even if he/she not my favorite. A centrist-leaner, a socialist, or anyone in between.
The Onion had this covered decades ago... theonion.com/area-homosex...
A bit off-topic, but since we're on the nostalgic trip back to "hippies," we could use another Woodstock about now (and not the 1999 trainwreck version).
They feel so comfortable and safe being "out" these days. (and by out, I mean proudly and brazenly racist)
I just kinda hope 'Blacks for Trump', and rappers like Snoop and 50 Cent who bowed to him, are having some thoughts...
I can't find it within myself to click on the clip to listen to her. She's so vile.
Not to mention the “don’t tread on me” flag-wavers and libertarians who certainly don’t mind a federal police state when it’s ‘other’ demographics getting treaded upon.
Just can't seem to crater below that 40%.
If that's the hardest-hitting question she got, where she had to dig into that emergency "oh you're from fake news" well, I think her life is pretty easy.
When oh when will her 15 minutes finally end.
He probably doesn't have anything, tbh. I think Trump just has an affinity for autocratic 'strongmen' and desperately seeks a bromance with Putin.
Oh look, Bondi's on Fox News again...
One of the textbook components of MAGA is pushing a cartoonish hyper-masculinity and testosterone image. And hey, give the Devil its due, the base eats it up.
Completely deserted downtown. Of course they don't try that during a workday or bustling evening, lest anyone wants to scrap with them.
I believe these types of instances occurred during Trump 1.0. But his aides now are such hard-core MAGAs, that it'll take a lot to convince me anyone within his inner circle questions his actions (either privately or especially publicly).
~30% US males seems pretty high, but maybe I'm just too enclosed in my circle of nearly all non-smoking acquaintances.
All because an impactful swath of America couldn't bring itself to check the box for the smart black woman.
Good points. Although the beauty of this is Kid Rock's options are still limited. If he publicly whines and threatens legal action, it makes him look like the "beta-cuck-wuss" he (and MAGA at large) accuses others of being.
God bless you and anyone else in media who watches and monitors that trash channel to report on their fashy propaganda. I couldn't last longer than 2 minutes without retching.
At least it was charming when Tom Hanks carried on conversations with a volleyball.
“Get paid to hunt down random, peaceful brown people with strange accents at their workplace and rough them up on their way to a swamp concentration camp? Sign me up!” - every angry white male
I don’t think Putin has anything on him. It’s just Trump has a strong affinity for authoritarians and Vlad is the hero he wants to be.
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They can either open for Sinatra or headline at the Tick-Tock Inn (or something like that, lol).
Front-page large font news 15 years ago.
Huh, my life in America on a daily basis is largely unaffected whether a migrant farm hand has their proper “papers” or not. That's just a fact.
Not sure what happened to him. Solid Dem credentials and could’ve had the inside track to MI Gov. Now he’ll play spoiler (so I guess I should be glad when he praised Trump in something). But my fear is we’ll get John James.
Now this is the kind of rational, intelligent reply I miss from good ol’ Twitter.
Trump acted like a tween girl at a Taylor Swift concert when he saw Putin walk toward him. Let’s see his demeanor Monday.
That quote is true… for about half of the people.
Growing up I often wondered how 1930s Germany happened, how they got to “that” place. So I guess I’m getting my real-life lesson.
Some of those who work forces..
Tween girl at a Taylor Swift concert vibes.
I mean this is stuff not even other fashy autocrats do.
Overall at the heart of MAGA are strict gender roles: Men need to be alpha and aggressive, showing no emotion, sensitivities and certainly no apologizing. Women need to be doting, trad girly-girls with 10 lbs of makeup, not in leadership jobs (certainly not POTUS) and preferably home w/kids.
When he traded in a classy, philanthropic MacKenzie Scott for an inflatable Mar-a-Lago piece, that was another huge clue...
The Washington Times is gonna go all Eric Cartman and accuse the Post of infringing on its right-wing nut territory.
See, this shouldn't be legal. It's not conservative editorializing or opinion, it's lies and distortion which is a daily fixture on Fox News. And Pete won't sue Fox like Trump sued CBS. So this all gets floated out there, unchallenged. It's got to stop. Dominion settlement did nothing.
Nah, this was expected. Now let's sit back and see who gets fired over this report, and replaced by another J6/Heritage Foundation stooge.
Trump has called CNN every lowbrow name in the book ("fake", "scum", etc.). But I guess any criticism lobbed back at Trump will only 'make him stronger', so better to just bend over and take it. Is that how it works?
The problem is only a small fraction of America even knows about the BLS head firing, this new hire, and his uber-MAGA links. The majority will simply accept the forthcoming job stats reports as legit.
"KaroLYIN" ... I love it.
What a sheer coincidence that a Heritage Foundation dude who promoted Project 2025 *just so happened* to be milling around the Capitol on that grimy, early January day when he accidentally stumbled upon a pro-Trump riot mob.
Yup, Stallone is sadly a Trumper. But he’ll rewrite his own history before he challenges Trump.
“All these teachers”. For every 1 teacher there are like a couple dozen preachers and alt-right bible thumpers getting nabbed.
Blame falls on him. But also, I know it's hard to break through the Fox/Podcast Bro shell, but Dems need to get better at driving home this message to Hispanics that it isn't just 'the baddies', but everyone's at imminent risk. Using raw language. And it's got to be Narrative #1 in 2026.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of bereal.
Perhaps some of it is unfair, but Dems do have a perception of being feckless and playing "too nice" for too long. And now MAGA loyalists control all 3 levers of gov't, SCOTUS, and are devouring major media outlets one by one, making any 'comeback rally' of sorts more difficult.