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Liberalish boomer, trying to stay sane while watching the country burn to the ground. I don’t auto-follow back. When do I get paid for this?

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13.03.2026 13:05 👍 11722 🔁 2259 💬 791 📌 967
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Right-Wing Attacks on James Talarico Are a Reminder That Christian Extremism Is Official Republican Policy The reaction to Talarico's Christian rhetoric demonstrates the ways in which far-right theology is about underwriting misogyny and racism.

Right-wing Christians and even the NRSC have lined up to mock James Talarico’s inclusive, open-hearted Christianity.

Some have even called it blasphemy.

But the Christ of the outsider and the poor is a threat to their political power.

My latest:

www.liberalcurrents.com/right-wing-a...

12.03.2026 09:07 👍 613 🔁 207 💬 27 📌 12

Faith and religion have always been double-edged swords. And there’s never been a shortage of people and institutions looking to wield belief as a cudgel against the people they don’t like and as a ladder to power.

Talarico’s humble insistence on a Christianity of the least absolutely enrages them

12.03.2026 15:59 👍 90 🔁 22 💬 5 📌 0
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DOGE Bros Had More Fun Burning Down Government Than Testifying About It None of this would have been legal if they’d sent competent adults. But the fact that they sent smirking little shits makes it so much worse.

"Jennifer Schuessler has meticulously documented the destruction since the beginning... But there’s something about seeing a callow young man blank out when asked why he destroyed so much that really brings home the mindless destruction of this campaign." www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doge-bros-...

12.03.2026 15:13 👍 912 🔁 346 💬 26 📌 31
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How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War

1. Trump was told a war could trigger oil shocks, especially at home, where the affordability issue is rapidly eating the heart out of his presidency. But risks were “downplayed,” the Times said, in favor of a plan to “decapitate” Iran.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

12.03.2026 13:38 👍 399 🔁 133 💬 27 📌 25

I was telling you that all the Iranians have to do to win this war is exhaust Trump's will to fight with enough “economic pain.” But this war isn’t like invading Venezuela. While Trump might want to quit, and very soon, the Iranians are setting things up so he will have to ask for permission.

11.03.2026 21:00 👍 20 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

as someone who monitors right wing media, its under discussed right now but i can tell you conservatives are absolutely terrified of the way talarico is using religious messaging against them

11.03.2026 17:20 👍 7947 🔁 1427 💬 201 📌 83

A fundamental characteristic of megalomaniacs is their insistence on micromanaging their subordinates. There's a very real possibility Trump is picking some of the targets in his war with Iran.

11.03.2026 03:18 👍 233 🔁 64 💬 18 📌 2

getting serious replies to my Travis Kelce jokes so here are the facts of the case:

has Kelce's play dropped off: yes

is Kelce good enough to keep playing in the NFL: also yes

should Kelce keep playing football after the world's wealthiest, most popular musician wrote a song about his penis: no

09.03.2026 16:28 👍 1859 🔁 167 💬 31 📌 17
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Trump Raises Money Off U.S. Troops Day After Dignified Transfer The fundraising email suggests giving money to Trump to stand with soldiers deployed to Iran War

Trump Raises Money Off U.S. Troops Day After Dignified Transfer

The fundraising email suggests giving money to Trump to stand with soldiers deployed to Iran War

meidasnews.com/news/trump-r...

09.03.2026 15:09 👍 171 🔁 93 💬 40 📌 10
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a sausage from the movie sausage party foodtopia ALT: a sausage from the movie sausage party foodtopia
08.03.2026 23:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We are bombing Iran to drive out their authoritarian government that cruelly suppresses the democratic will of its people. And if they won't surrender, we're going to cancel the midterms.

by Donald Trump

08.03.2026 23:00 👍 604 🔁 89 💬 7 📌 4

Donald Trump's aggressive campaign against wind, solar, and EVs has kept Americans dependent on foreign oil. Now his Iranian war has exploded the cost of gasoline. Here's why that's bad news for Democrats.

08.03.2026 23:00 👍 754 🔁 109 💬 9 📌 2

John Wick: Happy birthday dear. I got this for you

John Wick’s Wife: Oh… okay. Ten gold assassin coins. Again

08.03.2026 17:26 👍 38 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

We can't get Americans to give a shit about their own kids getting massacred in their own schools. Gas prices seem to be one of the few things which get them riled up.

08.03.2026 13:20 👍 256 🔁 69 💬 11 📌 2
Marco Rubio hanging out with Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio at the "Shield of the Americas" event

Marco Rubio hanging out with Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio at the "Shield of the Americas" event

Marco Rubio hanging out with Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio at the "Shield of the Americas" event, in case you were still thinking it had some sort of legitimate purpose

08.03.2026 05:45 👍 5930 🔁 2537 💬 452 📌 383

I know it's not as horrific as a tan suit, but the President of the United States wore a fucking ball cap to honor the return of the remains of U.S. soldiers killed in battle. That happened.

Class will always out.

08.03.2026 03:48 👍 2072 🔁 266 💬 52 📌 7
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Had to doublecheck the date on this

07.03.2026 16:00 👍 11700 🔁 3311 💬 364 📌 232

These are world class athletes (literally) with virtually no NIL money flowing their way - athletes who deserve our respect and admiration more than ones who enter the transfer portal looking for a couple more bucks. /end

07.03.2026 19:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

USA Men? 3 medals in 40 years, despite being made up of NHL players. The Women's Collegiate Hockey Association NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP is on in an hour, and I can only watch on a pay to stream B1G+ service. 🤬 2/3

07.03.2026 19:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I am genuinely confused why Women's College Hockey doesn't get more attention than it currently does. USA Women's Hockey Olympic teams have medaled in EVERY Olympics since they were allowed to compete, made up of almost exclusively college athletes. 1/3

07.03.2026 19:05 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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What MAGA sees vs. what the rest of the world sees

06.03.2026 20:58 👍 844 🔁 272 💬 18 📌 12

Here is a man with more simple moral integrity & courage that the vast bulk of Dem electeds & pundits.

06.03.2026 20:14 👍 720 🔁 143 💬 11 📌 1

Be clear, a big reason that Kristi Noem was fired as head of homeland security was because of protesters.

Keep protesting!

And bring a friend!

05.03.2026 23:14 👍 56 🔁 9 💬 3 📌 0

Bummer no livestream.

05.03.2026 21:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

As per my last post - Since Texas publishes names, precincts, and the party ballot of every voter as public record, someone should compare Dem ballot voters against registered Republicans to see how intense the effort to get Crockett to win actually was. Just a thought for some wonk... #voteblue26

05.03.2026 17:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

... because they thought she'd be an easier candidate to beat in the fall. Talarico still won by over 7 points. They are scared - and they should be. Let's flip this thing!

#FlipTexas #voteblue2026

05.03.2026 17:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

AND I personally observed multiple Republican voters intentionally select to vote on the Democrat ballot - as per their own admission because they wanted to have Jasmine Crockett win the Primary... 2/3

05.03.2026 17:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

As a poll worker, I am bound by oath to protect the privacy of an individual voter's selections in the voting booth. But I can share this - in my red(ish) county in Texas, Dem turnout in the Primary was 2:1 over Republicans. 1/3

05.03.2026 17:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Except - the county had little to no guidance, and also conflicting guidance, on whether to use old districts or new districts up to and past deadlines to publish sample ballots. SoS was dealt a mess by the Rep legislature (and DJT) with the off cycle redistricting to gerrymander for Republicans

05.03.2026 15:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0