Not a Moderate Democrat

@gottastory.bsky.social

Wanna know what isn’t leftist? How about: Healthcare. Women’s rights. Fair immigration. Money out of politics. Taxing the rich and corporations. Voting rights. So, what’s centrist? The donor class.

I read the whole thing and I’m quite stunned how NYT focused on Trump, rumors, his desires and completely misrepresented the facts. So let’s do a factcheck, shall we? 🧵 Biden-Harris admin created ICE (Icebreaker Collaboration Effort) Pact partnership in July 2024 alongside Canada and Finland.

Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts

The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United States needs so many.

nytimes.com

So, just musing here. The average Moscovite was not affected by Russia’s terror campaign in Ukraine. Not anymore. With the water hack in MN and other states, we’re about to experience the Iran war here at home. But sure, have a great weekend.

Healthcare is not leftist. Justice is not leftist. Women’s rights are not leftist. Fair immigration is not leftist. Money out of politics, taxing the rich and corporations are not leftist. Voting rights are not leftist. So, what’s centrist? The donor class.

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · 6d ago

Among many other things this is a good illustration of the necessity of untethering ideology and "fight" in intra-Democratic battles. The party is very united on fight, very divided on ideology. You unite on fight, let different constituencies/states find their center of gravity on ideology.

Meta is spending $600 billion+ to build out its AI model. That model is being aggressively integrated into platforms used by 3.9 billion people. This week, Meta announced its AI will be trained on content from Newsmax, the far-right website with a history of promoting pro-Trump conspiracy theories.

Since 2020, at least 51 ICE and CBP officers, agents, and contractors have been convicted or accused of sexual misconduct — 34 of them for crimes against children. These are the masked men kidnapping women and children off the street into unmarked vans and disappearing them into concentration camps.