Actual Blueskyism is having supported Chris Van Hollen as a presidential candidate until he proposed reducing the income tax for half of America (it's me, I'm in the picture)
Actual Blueskyism is having supported Chris Van Hollen as a presidential candidate until he proposed reducing the income tax for half of America (it's me, I'm in the picture)
the long arc of liberal democracy should not, cannot be trying to replicate the model of the UAE
Turns out lawlessness is not a winning strategy. See you at Nuremberg 2.0
Northβs βViolence and Social Ordersβ has been one of the most helpful lenses with which to view the current moment for me
The only concern I have with a congressional candidate who wants to back Ukraine to the hilt, defend Taiwan, and impose costs on Israel for gross civilian harm is how much money I can donate to them.
You fucking losers.
To acknowledge otherwise would undermine the core of their movement: that they are the true voice of the people
Marines of the 5th Marine Division raise the flag over Iwo Jima. Photo by Joe Rosenthal, Associated Press.
81 years ago today.
the main reason to go after the rich is that if you donβt the entire structure of your society is predicated on the whims of people who are entirely disconnected from ordinary life
billionaires are simply too dangerous to exist, and any budgetary stuff that comes out of it is just a bonus
One thing that's important to realize now is that, even in a scenario where Dems sweep to a crushing trifecta in 2028, Republicans will use their control of the courts to attempt to continue, as much as they can, to run executive agencies in exile, with DHS/ICE under Biden as the model
We need to kill this Blood-and-Soil Wokeness.
No, White people should not embrace neo-Paganism. Why should White people care what dead European shamans believed?
Your ancestry, your place of birth, your "ethnicity" -- none of that should dictate your religion or your identity.
Death to racialism.
The empire
Welcome to the team, Patriot
Itβs also very funny in the context of their repeated invocation of the Monroe Doctrine. What exactly were we chest beating against if America and Europe were actually a glorious civilizational fraternity.
Youβre like the least angry political commentator I follow
I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
When Jeff Bezos bought WaPo, he immediately took control of the opinions section. Now, he's laying off hundreds of journalists, including those covering Amazon.
This isnβt a coincidence. Itβs the result of billionaires with vested political agendas taking over our media.
NGL this description of Bsky in Vulture cracked me up
itβs a good day to be a Bari Weiss hater
Woke 2 is going to be super leveraged on the self evident truth that βall men are created equalβ pill
Another murder by immigration enforcement in my district.
I am absolutely horrified that federal agents are targeting and executing our residents instead of protecting them.
ICE and CBP must leave Minnesota immediately. Kristi Noem must be impeached. Enough.
Do you think thereβs rhetorical benefit to exaggerating Americas liberalizing and egalitarian traditions to win people over? Like in the way Lincoln or King would invoke the founders as if they were on their side (even if itβs debatable in both cases)
Bin Laden took this principle to its logical conclusion
If I'm being honest, the collapse of the post-Cold War international order and the violent occupation of an American city are making it difficult for me to concentrate on housing policy.
this is the dumbest diplomatic crisis of my life
Fight and help win a world war.
Establish a global order that cements your national power for 80 years.
Blow it all up.
What am I missing?
No problem we can just load an old save if shit goes sideways
I think the harsh lines people draw between liberal and left make sense for some legislators and members of the commentariat class but not for the base itself
Kristi Noem must be impeached.