i can’t help it, this is such a hysterically, comically corrupt fucking presidency, just comic book villain levels of cartoonish corruption
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 1h agoLombardo on Trump: "When the press and media runs him down, they think about 'he's taking care of his billionaire friends.' But those billionaire friends provide jobs. And unless you take care of them, those jobs are absent."
Aphrodite and Hephaistos were married until Hephaistos made that fateful deal with Mephisto to save his Aunt Hestia
David M. Perry@lollardfish.bsky.social · 9h ago"For instance, the Odyssey is the only surviving Greek literary work from the Archaic Period that describes a marriage between Aphrodite and Hephaistos; every other surviving source from this period takes for granted that Aphrodite is unmarried." I did not know this
he is married to an avid Trump supporter and is notorious for having passed confidential information back and forth over the partisan divide his entire career. this is like Aldrich Ames threatening to quit the CIA.
Rory Blank@roryblank.bsky.social · 5h agoMan it's so funny when James Carville threatens to leave the Democratic party, like oh no, now the party might have candidates who are actually popular with their constituents and have popular policy positions and win elections what are we going to do noooo don't
the max miller stuff is genuinely depressing
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3h agoBernie Moreno’s reaction to Max Miller and his granddaughter “The best part of my day is when I start FaceTiming her. She's a sweet little girl. I can't even express to you what it feels like to have her in my life, I just wish her dad felt the same way.”
I wonder why the film industry remakes some movies like Little Women and A Star is Born with every new generation of actors, but not films that actually focus on this issue, like All About Eve or In Time
I think this is the likely outcome where Trump remains as a deity but blame for the failure of MAGA under him falls on ((()))
Patrick Meyers@pmeyers7.bsky.social · 7h agoListen, if Kevin Roberts had actually abandoned Carlson and criticized him in December (under pressure from a pretty significant donor and staff revolt at Heritage), I'd believe this more, but at this point, it's pretty clear there's an alliance between Vance, Carlson, and Heritage leadership.
the City of Boise's increasingly aggressive campaign against the state's repeated attempt to ban pride flags flown by cities is extremely funny
rev. howard arson@theophite.bsky.social · 5d agoi have never seen a higher density of pride flags than in Boise
jd vance calling marc thiessen a fat burrito boy is the pot calling the kettle several outdated slurs
Taking my time to really listen and learn from the very valid concerns of the MAHA movement:
Memento (artemis) Morty 🌙@mementomorty.bsky.social · 7h agowe should hear MAHA out about this they might be onto something
BOURDAIN (voiceover): I found myself surrounded by discarded objects. An empty soda can, a dead battery. Life becomes death. But death can become life. The simmering pot with its spicy aroma in front of me is proof. BOURDAIN: What's in this dish? ME: Pikmin BOURDAIN: Pikmin. Oh man that's good.
Friendship ended with Sora Now TikTok is my new best friend bsky.app/profile/cnn....
CNN@cnn.com · 9h agoThe Walt Disney Company and TikTok announced a partnership that would let social media creators make short-form videos based on the entertainment conglomerate's brands, including Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar. https://cnn.it/4fOcSql
First, you tell me to get a hobby; now it's an “appropriate hobby”.
based on how close it was I legit think that Stevens would have won if she didn’t talk about how Israel comes to her in her dreams
post malone ergo propter malone@proptermalone.bsky.social · 12h agobtw if you’re ticked at AIPAC for whatever reason them spending a maximum amount of money to barely lose is ideal, 10/10, just as a pure matter of don’t-know-ball and forward outcome for them as an organization. this cycle has been catastrophic for them purely in terms of inputs and outputs
I've seen a lot of things where people are like, "RFK is just promoting healthy eating," and it's amazing what branding can do, because as far as I've seen, the main dietary things that RFK has pushed are the importance of eating fast food fried in a particular animal fat and drinking raw milk.
Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 9h agoI'm calling it: "Start smoking" is going to be mainstream MAHA / Republican health advice by 2028. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
thus do we understand half the reason for the NYT’s seething anti-Mamdani grudge
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 21h agoNew York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
the funny thing about people in the western world being angry at sikhs for taking all the trucking jobs is that people in India are also angry with them for taking all the trucking jobs. It's not you. It's what we do. We are the Truck Guys.
Very early on in his first presidency I remember watching Trump try to be a dick to a female journalist and she chastised him and he backed down immediately and I can't remember when or where or who but I always remember that happened. Noone else ever did and look where he is now...
BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · yesterdayit does not speak well of the American press corps that they have stood by and let their colleagues - especially women - be publicly abused by this man for a decade.
This is a response that has nothing to do with the law, nothing to do with the case, nothing to do with the arguments, and nothing to do with the decision. Aside from all of that, thanks for sharing, Josh.
Josh@josh2028.bsky.social · yesterdayIt is not "anti drag" to prohibit children from attending an explicitly adult performance. Children should NOT be at most drag shows, and anyone who has been to a drag show knows this.
I’ve heard that if you collect enough Flock cameras Pepsi will let you redeem them for a fighter jet.
remember the “Trump getting fairly dogshit primary results in 2024” pointed to *something* that didn’t happen
Sam@samd.bsky.social · 20h agoregardless of which candidate you support I really hate this bit where pundits pretend being electable in a primary makes you electable in the general election just ask senators Hershel Walker, Blake Masters, Todd Akin, Richard Mourdock, and Sharron Angle how that worked out for them
In addition to having no experience in immigration, their website shows Ilya Shapiro (!) and disgraced former law prof Joshua Wright (!) as Senior Counsel. I don't think this massive contract was awarded to give immigrant children effective, zealous advocacy. burkegroup.law/our-team/
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Politico@politico.com · yesterday26-employee Texas law firm gets $150M to represent 24,000 children in immigration court
one reason it'd be worthwhile to revitalize all parties in 50 states is because it's very hard to find good bench material otherwise
Zoomer Antimillenarian@surcomplicated.bsky.social · 20h agoWhile the gap between Dem and GOP talent keeps snowballing hard in favor of Dems, there has been an absolute decline in Dem talent, as a delayed effect of the local and state-level wipeouts under Obama.
