All this was a choice. I can’t get over how all of this was a choice. A plurality of American voters saw corruption, bigotry, pandemic, economic crisis, coup attempt, and criminal conviction, then opted for more.
after trump dies we will very quickly find out if the press sucks up to the GOP because he was a uniquely charismatic showman figure or because they just like republicans and want them to win, because if it's the former they would treat Vance and Rubio like dogshit
I had assumed the headline was a joke. But no.
people.com/new-dime-coi...
Unprecedented corruption. Literally asking for billions of dollars.
Also shouldn’t this be the front page story everywhere? It’s the entire trajectory of the war - literally two weeks after starting it Trump has been so thoroughly humiliated he’s pleading for China and France to come win it for him. The US on its knees, begging, in TWO WEEKS.
One week ago. 🤡
Authoritarianism 101 bsky.app/profile/jame...
Pretty surprising that this guy had some issues with accounting:
Screenshot of Trump executive order "Restoring freedom of speech and ending federal censorship" from January 20, 2025
Trump Truth Social post where he's bragging about winning a "war against the media"
Started / going
I hope you get a chance to read the installments so far in our on-going Creating The Enemy Within series. talkingpointsmemo.com/creating-the...
Sure hope the start up these two douchebags are working on is not hurt.
Think about how music changed in the 25 years between 1945 - 1970 (big band to r&r/soul) vs 1970 - 1995 (not THAT much different although I concede how hip hop changed the scene).
The first 25 year period was a revolution, the next 25 years was an evolution. Or maybe I think that because I'm old.
Got to keep bringing this up: imagine the reaction of the media (and Republicans) if a Democratic president casually talked about a Russian leader helping an American adversary targeting American troops as if he were subservient to Russia.
game plan revealed: "The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better"
How is Tom Nichols sane washing this war? He's basically called it insane.
How is Tom Nichols sane washing this war?
I remember when Barack Obama had to denounce Jeremiah Wright.
Defense secretary openly states that a pro-Trump billionaire taking over a news network (following regulatory help from the administration) will result in coverage more favorable for the administration.
An effective long term strategy for those who care about independent and credible news would be to fund nonprofits to enable nonpartisan journalism. We can see where CNN is going, we need more ProPublicias.
Three outcomes:
The South wins Civil War 2.0 (sucks and we’re now living in fascism)
We win Civil War 2.0 but The South sabotages Reconstruction again (sucks slightly less, still bad)
We win Civil War 2.0 and finish what Sherman tried to do, knowing the costs and committing to them upfront
looks like we traded generations of healthcare for 4 days worth of missiles
My gosh. The Israeli Defense Minister also openly says here that the role of the Israeli military's legal system is "to protect and safeguard" soldiers — not to hold them accountable, for instance, when they rape someone on camera:
Americans can all rest easy knowing that while this fresh Mideast war may lead to asymmetrical terror attacks throughout the world and on U.S. soil, and household budgets will be strained to a breaking point by doubling the cost of filling a gas tank, the suits at Exxon and Texaco will be just fine.
Ah, yes, American Exceptionalism: the Palantir edition.
Adams, Jefferson, Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Jane Addams, FDR, MLK, etc would all be so proud.
Avoiding all products from co's led by amoral nuts takes work, but Palantir/Thiel/Karp empire is a good place to start.
Fox hasn’t been this ridiculous hour after hour since they ran with Trump’s election conspiracies in 2020-21 before they got sued and paid $737 million. It’s a jingoistic alternate reality custom designed for right-wing boomers.
"we"
$11.3 billion could cover any of the following for a full year:
-1.4 million people on Medicaid
-19 million kids getting free school lunches
-1.4 million people getting affordable housing
-1.1 million hungry seniors fed
-0.8 million children given free child care
MAGA's rhetoric of western civilizational emergency is so weird. They look at ICE arresting grandmothers and they see the ancient Greeks defeating the Persians or the Franks stopping the Islamic invaders in 732.
Everyone else sees ICE arresting grandmothers.
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I keep seeing people ask about the 25th Amendment.
Guys. His entire Cabinet is walking around in shoes that don’t fit because they’re scared to take them off.
The 25th is never happening.
