This is why Trump just said at his rally that he doesn’t care about high gas prices because people who own stakes in the oil and gas industry are getting rich.
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Beutler argues, correctly, that Dems running for office need to say NOW that they'll be receiving a mandate to roll back the corruption & cruelty & hold accountable those who tried to steal our country & freedom. "Affordability" is important. But it's also a consultant-workshopped talking point. /2
It's well-documented that the president maintained a years-long friendship with the world's most notorious child sex trafficker. It might strike you as odd there aren't direct allegations of Trump engaging in child sex trafficking.. except there are. There are SO MANY. They just never get reported!
Rightwing politics is a smash and grab operation. Crude, violent rhetoric to get attention. Grandiose promises. Chest-pounding to convey energy. Menacing the polls. Once elected, bullying and defiance of all restraint in order to hold power. People are sick of it.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h agoNew in PN: Ramaswamy discovers that voters have their limits "This is the nature of today’s right-wing bubble, whose residents are not only acculturated to a particular political style — cruel, often hateful — but become convinced it’s the only effective way to do politics, & any other way is weak"
Haley Stevens is a real jerk. If he wins, she should be done. What bullshit.
My summary of the just completed oral argument in the 9th Circuit's emergency hearing on the California ballot segregation demand from DOJ:
Of course. These people are exhausting.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h agoWhat a surprise.
With Orban six months ago, Serbia today and now this, sanity is actually having a good run. May it continue through November 3rd. (Fingers crossed for Israel and France, as well)
Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 18h agoLula has been reelected president, Brazilian media has now called. An extraordinary comeback for the left-wing politician who trailed by 2 points in round 1 but managed to hold off Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president's son.
pundits are basically bored by the idea that these democratic candidates are not meaningfully behind with black voters and so are trying to conjure a controversy into existence
Ariel@ari-el222.bsky.social · yesterdayhe’s also given multiple speeches on this and has really been trying with outreach both during the primary and now. I think the media just really wants Black voters to abandon Dems. Talarico had more time to show this narrative was completely bunk but it really mirrors that coverage too
The defense secretary broke the 34th president's globe — and provided an inadvertent metaphor.
How Hegseth shattered the world Eisenhower made
The defense secretary broke the 34th president's globe — and provided an inadvertent metaphor
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Wow. So now he's a gay, commie jihadist?
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 22h agoRally speaker: "I don't know if Abdul [El-Sayed] is straight or not."
Norway: "I didn't get the Nobel Prize so I don't want anybody from Norway. I don't want anything to do with Norway…Frankly, Norway sucks. Norway has become a shithouse country, actually."
Take note, US voters, students. Resistance works, perseverance works, protests work.
Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 21h agoThe achievement of Serbian students overthrowing Aleksandar Vučić can't be overstated. In 2024, they began protesting. In 2025, they transformed a protest movement into civil dissidence. In 2026, they became a political party — and two months later, crushed a corrupt state-entrenched authoritarian.
Trump's closing argument for 2026 appears to be "I like big butts and I cannot lie."
hannah gais@hannahgais.bsky.social · 21h agouh alright
This is the bullshit that's going to ruin us. Nonsensical assumptions by media about what REAL AMERICANS think and care about, designed to make Dems act like humorless prigs. This was not an insult to Liberace or his fans. He was in show business! It's ok for him! This is about the White House FFS
You have to remember that this is a person who only learned last month that the word dumb is spelled with a b so you can see why he would think that.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayTrump says Alaska’s ballot is illegal because people don’t know what “incumbent” means
I just love these Trump supporters calling for the smelling salts over Obama's Cheescake factory quip saying he's mocking middle America. These are the very people who worship the man who vomits gilt gew gaws everywhere like he's Louis the XIV and brags about how much money he's making as president.
Can someone explain to me why Kristen Welker didn't have AES's disavowal of the Muslim Brotherhood *on her show* teed up to refute Mike Rogers' lies? Why do these people engage in crosstalk and then move on. It was easy to anticipate Rogers would do what he did.
I think the real purpose here is to keep the seat empty for as long as possible while they contest it. I can even see the Supremes using the shadow docket to keep it open pending a decision on the question of ranked choice voting or even if a person with the same name can run.They are that corrupt.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayBlanche on CBS says his suit against Alaska is "asking the court to step in where the Alaska Supreme Court didn't, which is to look at federal law and if necessary to allow a process for Alaska to decide who should be certified as the winner." (So, the voters won't get to decide. Got it.)
Trump wanted to create an Orban style autocracy & take away everyone’s liberties. But Orban knew u need to be popular when u put that into effect. But in just 20 months Trump failed so hard he’s more unpopular than any midterm Prez in 80 yrs. Chump just doesn’t have the cards. 🤣
He's just letting his racist freak flag fly now. In the past he only said this in private.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "Libya, Hemen, Haiti, Somalia -- remember what I called them? Shit house countries."
has mmfa or someone like that compiled a comparison of airtime and front page headlines given to hunter biden vs jared kushner, given that kushner's alleged corruption is about 1000x larger, you would expect it to receive more coverage than Hunter's, right?
Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 4d agoThis is one of the most holy sh*t stories I’ve ever read in my life. www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...
This is a very impressive communication combo. They know how to make a point.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoPete Buttigieg is campaigning with Ossoff and indicting Collins and Trump for their corruption
“What is striking about this moment is just how unserious the people in charge are” — Obama