This is the kind of stuff that is infuriating even to normal people who actively do not care about politics. Just say a thing is a thing. Yes, Obama won. Yes, Trump won. Yes, fucking Joe Biden won. Just because Trump is the most fragile, insecure narcissist on the planet you can just tell the truth.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 1h ago

holy shit -- Schiff ties Trump's judicial nominees in knots by asking them who won the 2016 before *before* asking them who won in 2020, which results in them sounding like election deniers about Trump's victories!

Jon Husted looked this mother in the eye, and promised he wouldn't vote to cut her daughter's health care. One week later, that's exactly what he did.

This is what happened 5-10 years ago in the UK. Journalistic seriousness was stripped from trans journalists and columnists despite trans topics dominating headlines.

Katelyn Burns@katelynburns.com · 52m ago

I pitched both of my usual outlets about the Cunningham stuff, one said yes, one said not right now. In 2019 I would have had a dozen editors competing for my words on this.

Gonna go out on a limb here and say racist cranks who write for extremist white nationalist websites like VDARE should not, in fact, be confirmed to top roles in the Department of Justice.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 1h ago

SCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know

This feels like a bad Onion skit. With the weird, completely out of place music and everything. Programming for basically one dude and his incredibly rich conservative buddies is wild.

Make It Make Sense@themimsshow.bsky.social · 22h ago

Trans debate isn’t over

Meta has made it repeatedly clear that one of their growth strategies is sexualizing kids. Mark Zuckerberg and his leadership team deserve to face personal liability for this, and the company deserves sanctions up to and including corporate dissolution

WIRED@wired.com · 2h ago

Over the last nine months, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has run dozens of paid ads that include explicit AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and images of minors alongside sexually suggestive statements, according to details of the ads shared with WIRED.

Meta is the platform that exhibits the most obvious enshittification. Customer service is non existent, and the AI they have in place to replicate it also sucks. No way in hell they can properly get a handle on bad AI content, they are too far behind.

Every judge that is receiving a lifetime appointment here is signaling that they are pretty flexible when it comes to defending American democracy donmoynihan.substack.com/p/scenes-fro...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h ago

BLUMENTHAL: Judge Cronan, you're already on the district court. Who won the 2020 election? CRONAN: Joseph Biden received the majority of electoral votes B: You have nothing to lose. You have a lifetime appointment, and yet you're unwilling to state the simple fact that Biden won the 2020 election

Lift every chair and swing 🎶🎤

* It's unreal how terrible Trump's nominees are * DURBIN: You wrote, 'Feminists advanced a theory that rape is meant to perpetuate male domination.' Do you still oppose Violence Against Women Act? CANDEUB: I haven't really thought it D: In 2023 you did an interview & decried harassment laws ...

I’m sorry, but there’s just no affirmative case for this company to exist. I get it, groups have used and still use Facebook to organize, etc, but the inherent terribleness of this organization necessitates closing it down completely.

WIRED@wired.com · 2h ago

Over the last nine months, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has run dozens of paid ads that include explicit AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and images of minors alongside sexually suggestive statements, according to details of the ads shared with WIRED.

The Aristocrats!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h ago

Lindell: "I know a guy. I have an advantage over everyone up here. I can call up the president!"

And I think we’re sitting at like a 5%-10% chance right now that Carlson runs for president pretty soon. Although I think he, much like Jamie Dimon, would much rather someone just hand him the job rather than having to do the work and risk losing.

Stan Oklobdzija@stano.bsky.social · 2h ago

For federal elections, splitting the GOP into two competing crank Nazi movements would be great for Democrats. At the state/local level, however, we'd be condemning large portions of the South and Midwest to governance by Crossfit George Wallace's.

The Heritage Foundation asserts that women never needed sports in the first place. To prove that Title IX has become a tool of “feminist social engineering.” To demonstrate that women don’t need sports and that “clubs, intramurals, and exercise classes” is enough. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...

Give Them an Inch...

And they'll take away women's sports...

open.substack.com

Mike from Florida (he’s not) is an amazing cheap shot and I love it very much. welcome to Detroit motherfucker

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h ago

El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"

THEY TRIED TO KILL YOU MUTHERFUCKERS

Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · 3h ago

Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

Just to make the point abundantly clear, Chris Wallace is now a paid advisor to an investment firm that has a large stake in Paramount and a vested interest in getting the Warner Bros. merger over the line. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Chris Wallace: States Are Playing Politics With the Law to Block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Deal

"I don’t believe government should use its powers to determine who owns a news platform or to control how that outlet reports the news," writes the former Fox and CNN anchor, who is now a paid advisor...

hollywoodreporter.com

The damage AIPAC is willing to do purely to advance themselves is Manchin-esque. And you know they know that people are increasingly using them as a shorthand to slight all Jews and they simply do not care.

Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2h ago

⚠️ AIPAC out with a statement: “Our members remain determined to ensure that voters reject Dr. El-Sayed and his radical anti-Israel agenda in November.”

Me: "I’ll have a Chef Salad, no lettuce." Waiter: "So just a bowl of meats and cheeses?" Me: "Still call it a salad though."

the median midwestern voter loves two things: electing republicans and thwarting republican policy goals via ballot referendum

lol eat shit

Abusers really feel for other abusers when they get caught. Because there but for the grace of God, and all that immunity, goes Trump.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 14h ago

Q: Any comment on Rep. Max Miller? TRUMP: I hope he's able to work it out. I feel badly for him.

Is your dog being bulled at work? If so, you may be entitled to compensation—largely in the form of treats. Call me at …

LadyFluffyOrca 🫍📎 🇬🇧🇵🇸🇺🇦@ladyfluffyorca.bsky.social · yesterday

You really have to feel for these poor dogs! 😹

I guess @newrepublic.com deleted their post on here. Is the article by the 22 year old white lady explaining how Black voters are stupid still up on their site? and will they ever apologize?

Florida Chris@chrislongview.bsky.social · 23h ago

I wish I found it hard to believe that you hired a very white lady to say Black voters are stupid instead of finding a Black writer to explain the litany of concerns they address when Black people choose their candidates.

I wish I found it hard to believe that you hired a very white lady to say Black voters are stupid instead of finding a Black writer to explain the litany of concerns they address when Black people choose their candidates.

I've not seen this mentioned elsewhere and wanted to surface it — Cornyn and Tillis both signed off on a letter dated July 15 that urged Blanche to use the DOJ’s might to “stop the abortion industry’s unlawful and unsafe mail-order abortion drug practice.” talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...

They know voters hate this shit. So they wait until Blanche has the votes for Collins to come out against him. So she can claim to be a moderate. So she gets reelected. So she can spend the next two years voting for more Todd Blanches.

Collins Watch@collinswatch.bsky.social · 21h ago

Susan comes out against Todd Blanche now that he's got the votes. So tiresome. (We called it: tinyurl.com/3bepafkz) #MEpolitics

There are no trans women in the WNBA. There are no trans women NCAA basketball players. Hell, who knows if there are even any trans girls playing HS basketball.

Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 21h ago

Did we ever find out if the A is for Asshole?

This is all for clicks and rage-bait. 100% of it. We are in the absolute deadest time of the year for sports (sorry, MLB) and SAS exists solely in the attention economy, and that’s all this is.

Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 21h ago

Did we ever find out if the A is for Asshole?