the Army spent $500 million building a factory for 155mm shells in Mesquite, Texas. It got shut down last year without producing a single usable thing.
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h agoYeah we’re definitely out of missiles
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Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h ago
The modern Republican Party has completed its transformation into antebellum Democrats. A party of insane white supremacist aristocrats supported by broke rubes who can feel superior about the circumstances of their birth and nothing more. No merit top to bottom
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11h agoLOMBARDO: So I know the pastor spoke about Officer Abdelnabi-- TRUMP RALLY CROWD: *Boooooo* LOMBARDO: No. We're not booing him. He's the officer that passed away here recently
update: one of our bad bullpen guys just gave up a moderately titanic home run
I've reviewed the situation and I think this Max Miller guy should be keelhauled
Abby Vesoulis@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 3h agoNEW: Regarding the claims that Rep. Max Miller withheld his toddler's "blue bunny," I have some new screenshots suggesting there was a pattern of Miller not giving the bunny back. There were pleas from multiple people on multiple dates. (Thread: 1/8)
Tigers accidentally plunked Cal Raleigh Ms intentionally plunked Gleyber Torres Ms reliever/manager ejected Dingler hits a 2 run HR off the guy's replacement
a reason that Stevens lost and other AIPAC candidates are losing despite the huge infusions of money is that Dem voters don't want to vote for a candidate who is funded by the same org who will immediately turn around and fund the Republicans
Andrew Solender@andrewsolender.bsky.social · 16h agoAIPAC: "Our members remain determined to ensure that voters reject Dr. El-Sayed and his radical anti-Israel agenda in November."
In Bari Weiss' Free Press, Olivia Reingold reported from El-Sayed's watch party that "there were keffiyehs as far as the eye could see ... keffiyehs on heads, keffiyehs as belts, keffiyeh-printed phone cases." Not a single one made it into images from Reuters, a local ABC station, or Detroit News.
Bullpen game means eventually one of those guys is going to be a dud
This should be the end of the Democratic Party’s relationship with AIPAC. Promising to help elect a far-right Republican in November in a critical state, potentially keeping the Senate in Trump’s hands…. Come on. Democrats need to recognize this organization for what it is.
AIPAC is a lobby group for a foreign government that is openly hostile to liberal democracy and completely in bed with MAGA.
Andrew Solender@andrewsolender.bsky.social · 16h agoAIPAC: "Our members remain determined to ensure that voters reject Dr. El-Sayed and his radical anti-Israel agenda in November."
I am very excited that @abdulelsayed.bsky.social is the nominee for the MI Senate. I like politicians who ask "what if we just did something good for everyone" or "what if we cut the shit and fixed this" Abdul wants to fix things. We can fix things. We can fix this.
You mean you got taken by the guy who's entire existence is a scam who has never created anything ever and is only thought of a a genius because a style reporter from the WaPo said so? Weird. I cannot believe this is happening
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 2d agoSpaceX shares are down by half from their June peak as investors worry Musk may have oversold them on its future prospects.
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
This is the right thing to say and I wholeheartedly support it and believe it but it is frustrating and aggravating that he's been saying this for months and months and, like Mamdani, some people on here take this as a rhetorical pivot after the primary rather than just sincerity.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 16h agoEl-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
El-Sayed, Lawrence and McKinney all won progressive campaigns in Michigan last night by talking about climate and clean energy like it was a kitchen-table issue — because skyrocketing energy bills and endless wildfire smoke matter to people.
This is just rank Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism, based on the bigoted idea that there is something inherently scary about a president with the last name "El-Sayed." It is incumbent on all of us to call it out.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 16h agoJD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "
Taking my time to really listen and learn from the very valid concerns of the MAHA movement:
Memento (artemis) Morty 🌙@mementomorty.bsky.social · 14h agowe should hear MAHA out about this they might be onto something
This level of spending actually makes me deeply angry. Let's never do this again in a primary ok
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · yesterdayUnfathomable
There’s a guy on TikTok who posts just him taking a pizza out of the oven every day with tongs and all of the comments are about how their day is ruined from having watched this
good reminder that before the counting is over, election results don’t tighten. at no point is anyone trailing. nobody moves closer. they’re just tabulating the polls. it’s a fixed number that just isn’t done yet. to say otherwise is bad journalism but even worse math.
Regardless of how it turns out NO HE DIDN’T. It’s like saying I have more fingers on my left hand after counting 8 digits from left to right with a ring finger and a pinky still to report.
