Chris Panza
@cpanza.bsky.social
Dad | Hubby | Friend | Philosophy Professor | PhD | Marathon Runner | Awful Fortnite Gamer | Brief Manifestation of Dao. I (co)wrote "Ethics for Dummies" and "Existentialism for Dummies". In today's whack-a-doodle world both are become essential reads
I keep forgetting that Peter Navarro is a medical expert specializing on responses to infectious diseases.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Peter Navarro: "I had a million doses of hydroxychloroquine in warehouses as the defense policy coordinator that I was trying to distribute to hospitals. And Fauci got the FDA stop me from doing that."
"If Trump grants her clemency, she is prepared to testify that Trump is innocent". Sounds on the up and up to me.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 6mo agoGhislaine Maxwell’s lawyer says his client will only speak if Trump grants her clemency
Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer says his client will only speak if Trump grants her clemency
Lutnick is right that Trump brought back the golden age - Gold has never been so expensive as it is during his administration. I wonder why.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6mo agoThey don't call him Nutlick for nothing.
This is so true. Any organization whatsoever or work with respect to supplies, signs, whatever - these people assume automatically it must have been Soros & Co. Can't possibly be the case that some people simply took care of it.
sarah jeong@sarahjeong.bsky.social · 6mo agopart of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
Need unambiguous statements of support by everyone — from Walz and Klobuchar and Smith to Schumer and Jeffries— for state and city law enforcement standing up to lawless DHS.
"Why did the leopard eat MY face?" Part 8937
Adam Keiper@adamkeiper.com · 7mo agoTrump Shivs Another One: Republicans "never learn that when they hand over their trust and loyalty to Trump, they can’t count on the president repaying it in kind. Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy is the latest to realize this only after the president’s knife has been embedded firmly in his back."
A primer on Greenland. By me. (Most before paywall.) fallows.substack.com/p/your-prime...
Your Primer on Greenland.
Here are some quick talking points, when people ask, 'What the hell is this about?'
fallows.substack.com
Walz should just follow the MAGA lead and say "yeah, so what, I myself got a kickback from the fraud - that's what any smart person would do" and then insult reporters who ask about it further.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek third term as fraud scandal churns | CNN
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz takes no questions in a news conference announcing he won’t seek a third term. Follow here for live updates.
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This is an irresponsible headline from the NYT. Should be called "Science Changes: That's Why We Should Trust It" since that's the conclusion of the piece. Instead, the NYT generates skepticism where there is none though a deceptive title.
Opinion | Science Keeps Changing. So Why Should We Trust It?
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Jesus! I had no idea I was about to die! I need to get. my affairs in order pronto!
Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist@princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 7mo ago🧪A few more hours to go…
Jack Smith, p. 27: "There is no historical analog for what President Trump did in this case … [W]hat he was not free to do was violate Federal law and use knowing-- knowingly false statements about election fraud to target a lawful government function. That he was not allowed to do."
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 7mo agoBREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee just released — on New Year's Eve — the 255-page transcript of Jack Smith's closed door deposition. House Republicans continue their attempts to bury Smith's testimony. Read it all here: tinyurl.com/cndtn3ez
Boycotting the "Trump-Kennedy Center" is not the same as "boycotting the arts". What a dumbass.
Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7mo agoCry harder about ruining an American institution we used to be proud of, you stupid quisling bitch.
Ah, now I see the concepts of the plan murkily.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7mo agoFOX: What is the Republican plan to provide an alternative to the ACA? REP. JASON SMITH: The difference Republicans and Democrats is Democrats are focused on 7% of the population. Republicans are focused on creating more choice and lowering healthcare costs for every single American.
Trump and Vance: We need to annex Greenland so that their mail can be properly delivered.
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth. The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth. When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
Plato doesn't mean that tyrants can't have a good time and enjoy their misrule. He just means that tyrants are slaves to their passions, and so internally chaotic. As a result, it's not possible for them to have peace, or well-being (which is different from enjoyment).
Julian Sanchez@normative.bsky.social · 7mo agoI always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
This is a very useful and helpful point. I think most people project the general narrative of rulings in their lifetime to the court in general, historically. In truth, the SCOTUS 'protecting the minority' is a historical deviation from that narrative as opposed to the narrative itself.
Jonathan Ladd@jonathanmladd.com · 8mo agoThe idea that the Supreme Court uses its independence to protect political minorities and uphold the Constitutional text is pretty ingrained in many people especially liberals. Even though it only did that for ~25 years of the 20th century and at best ~35 years of the 19th century.
HASSETT: "All the good things, Trump Economy. All the bad things, Biden Economy."
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8mo agoCNN: Is it Biden's economy or Trump's economy right now? HASSETT: 4.3% GDP growth is happening because of Trump's policies, but Biden's policies did things like reduce real incomes
Why aren't 60 minutes people resigning en masse?
60 Minutes@60minutes.bsky.social · 8mo agoAn Editor’s Note from 60 Minutes
