Man, obviously I'm not in Michigan and maybe AES and I might have different policy preferences on, like, the right marginal tax rate but damn is it hard not to like the guy and the way he wraps himself in the Constitution, in our best traditions here is how all of our politicians should sound.
Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 9h agoThis is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.
“When Hegseth proposed [a televised execution], he was intending to create something that would allow a small number of mostly younger men to, through consuming it, affirm that they are able to enjoy the production of death.“— @garethwatkins.bsky.social on modern fascists for @liberalcurrents.com
Public Execution
Acts of violence are a sacrament in the fascist civic religion. The new fascist man must be posted into being.
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A number of people have asked why Trump has suddenly torn the mask off and gone fully pro-Putin. My guess: he knows the GOP is hosed in the mid-terms, and he needs full Russian support to help shape public opinion that it was rigged, and thence to overturn the results.
Simply put. We'll likely see Trump and Putin agree to a fake "armistace deal" in the next week or so, aimed at saving midterm elections. Putin is now milking Trump for maximum concessions before agreeing, with Trump piling on the gifts. Turning off Starlink was to ensure that if..
This is admittedly just a hunch. But I strongly suspect that part of the motivation behind Trump and Musk crippling Ukrainian defence is the sheer childlike thrill of flicking a switch and watching things explode thousands of miles away. They are juvenile sadists literally playing with human lives.
The part of the election runup where every day brings videos of Trump getting up in front of some battleground audience in his dumb hat and going "frankly you're terrible people, really disgusting. A bunch of stupid people and their awful kids. [long break for laughter and applause] Ugly as shit,"
Fuck you if your bag of chips doesn't have a story on the back about why your founder decided to pursue a new approach to chips
The Blame America First crowd strikes again
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayRon Johnson blames US for Putin invading Ukraine: "The way we treated Russia after we won the Cold War, how we pushed them. I'm not defending Putin, but we said we were not gonna move NATO one inch to the east. We brought it right to their doorstep basically. What did we think Putin was gonna do?"
Perfectly happy to see Zacharia go. But it might be pointed out that if she had stayed, she would have done infinitely less damage to the nation than Hegseth, Kennedy, Blanche, Patel, Vought, et al. They should be as unacceptable as—more unacceptable than—Zacharia.
Four of the Keating Five were Democrats
Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · 2d agoThis is a good example of what I mean about historical accuracy. Not only was the S&L crisis the result largely (not entirely) of Democratic shenanigans, but the war on drugs and the huge penalties for crack were *checks notes* Tip O'Neill's idea
"The Christianity I see on the right today is not really interested in Christ as such. It’s a Nietzschean exercise in domination and social Darwinism. So it’s unsurprising that MAGA Republicans can’t make sense of Talarico…who is unashamed of his service-oriented vision of American life."
Editor’s Notes: Fellas, Is It Gay to Be James Talarico?
They need us to hate each other.
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No amount of support for Russia can end the war, because Russia is the criminal aggressor. A modicum of support for Ukraine could, however, end the war, by making it impossible for Russia to continue. This should not be a hard choice.
UNITED24 Media@united24media.com · 3d ago⚡️ "Give us Starlink, open it for us on Russian territory, and we will destroy his ballistic missile launchers," Zelenskyy stressed that stopping Russian ballistic launches would force Vladimir Putin to negotiate, rendering further energy strikes unnecessary.
"A fear of a “race to the bottom” is understandable, but when it is clear that your opponent seeks to drag you to your death, it is better to vigorously resist before you are face down in the silt."
Clausewitz and the Supreme Court
To forgo any effort at protecting American democracy or the rights of its people in the name of norms is mere moral cowardice.
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jamelle@jamellebouie.net · 3d agostrategic political capture of the court has, for 40 years, been a one-way ratchet. among other things, this has inculcated a sense among conservatives that they can act with virtual impunity. showing them that their opponents will play hardball is a necessary first step toward a better status quo.
will try to answer these in a piece next week but for now i will say that part of the *point* of court expansion, in my mind, is to create a disequilibrium — a potential race to the bottom — that will force a truce.
Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3d agoCalls for expanding #SCOTUS are entirely (and increasingly) understandable. But as today's "One First" explains, there are at least four difficult questions that those who support expansion should have to answer—especially as compared to other possible reforms: www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-257-...
America is a nation of settlers & squatters, & our citizenship should reflect it: if you come here & you improve this country with your labor, & you support your community with your fellowship, you are as American as George Washington.
@timmiller.bsky.social reacts to JD Vance essentially saying “no homo” to a follower during his speech: “Why is he projecting this all onto James Talarico…He's not the one being gay all the time.”
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Ya know women are a complicated bunch. Let me give you an analogy. They're like grapes. That's all I got cause I said bunch and thought of grapes. It's not great but ya know I'm getting somewhere here Brendan. I'm trying.
the beggars out of here getter@milesklee.bsky.social · 4d agoeverything you need to know in life can be learned from Coach McGuirk
stailc is such a good word. put a lil stailc on that thang
i’ve called out democrats blaming oil companies and republicans blaming biden. same rule applies here: the strait closed because of a war, and starting a war is a policy decision. that’s not politics, it’s a timeline
collins is worth tens of millions of dollars, if his daughter and son-in-law feel like they’ve been forgotten, maybe collins should reconsider how he approaches his responsibilities as a father
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoMike Collins makes apologies for white nationalists like his son in law: "These people feel like they've been forgotten. And they're just lashing out."
