if establishment candidates want to start winning primaries again all you have to do is say that rich people have too much money and that youll prosecute trump admin staffers and republicans that have broken the law
Luke Garrett
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i sue corporations for poisoning people. former PD. iowa expat in seattle, more or less. he/him.
“Frog!” cried Toad. “I am sorry for all the dumb things I do. I am sorry for all the silly things that I say. Please be my friend again!”
walking past someone's name pee'd into the fresh snow and doing a double-take upon realizing it's a girl's name
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Yeah, this breaking-the-social-contract stuff, and it’s not sustainable. I don’t know what follows, but it seems likely to be bad.
Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · last wk.“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Great piece from @jamellebouie.net on the most prominent white supremacist influencer in the world, who is also the richest man in the world www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk Is a Menace to Society
Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?
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I didn't get where I am by doing things the smart way.
I will reiterate that Democrats should lean into the idea of an AMERICAN RESTORATION. It’s not only appropriately sweeping, but implicitly conveys that Trump has betrayed and undermined the American system in some fundamental way, rather than merely offering a competing policy vision.
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 2w agoI do find it amazing that even in this moment, the Dems can't come up with some sort of "Contract for America" like language that offers an alternative to Trump. Maybe they have it, but whatever governing vision they have is lost in the noise.
My kingdom for a Democratic Party that understands Republicans *literally* want to cause them harm.
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 2w agoAlabama Senator Tommy Tuberville calls for the arrest of Zohran Mamdani: Put handcuffs on him. Send him to Gitmo.
blue state electeds need to understand that THIS IS WHAT CONSERVATIVES ACTUALLY BELIEVE take them seriously and start taking your own control over armed agents of the state seriously.
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 2w agoAlabama Senator Tommy Tuberville calls for the arrest of Zohran Mamdani: Put handcuffs on him. Send him to Gitmo.
once again I am asking for a democratic party that actually does what republicans claim they will do
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump: "The Democrats are gonna terminate the filibuster as soon as they have a chance and then they're gonna approve DC and Puerto Rico as states. They get 4 more senators, 12 more congressmen, like 40 electoral votes ... you don't want to see me cry."
Democrats lost 2024 because Democratic voters didn’t turn out. That’s the truth. But all the attention (again!) has been on Trump voters and what we can do for them and how we can reach them and and and FUCK THEM MY GOD. I am so tired of this. Democrats need to focus on Democratic voters!
We need Broken Windows theory but just for white collar crime.
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 4w agofeels like a real landmark of impunity that major corporations are making federal crimes part of the interview process
DID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN
This is the risk you take with authoritarian political movements, but I think the GOP is mostly being held back by lack of manpower, not a lack of desire. I think that forcing their hand while they're weak is infinitely preferable to trying to fight them when they're eventually strong.
Kevin Elliott@kjephd.bsky.social · 4w agoBut it could backfire, catastrophically, by coordinating the authoritarians with their reluctant enablers to consolidate control more openly. I doubt that's the reason Dems aren't being louder with threats, but it is a reason to be ambivalent about it. I'd like quiet signaling behind closed doors
Everyone who participates in this administration should be deathly afraid for both their freedom and their financial stability the moment there's a change of power. The best chance you have is to surrender right now.
I think that Democratic electeds and candidates being way more vocal about reprisals on members of the Trump administration would go extremely far in fracturing both Trump's political coalition and causing defections among more rank-and-file staff.
I cannot remember a time in my life when so many people seemed so sad and angry, or when Capital seemed to be so openly, eagerly, and desperately fighting to subjugate everyone else. It seems likely this gets resolved with (hopefully metaphorical) torches and pitchforks.
Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 4w agoAbout 57% of polled Americans also believe economy is worsening in grim portrait of cost of living crisis, according to Harris survey for the Guardian
We have no choice but to transform the party aggressively. We need Reconstruction Democrats if we want to get to the other side of this crisis. But we can't look away from the risks involved in that. We have to face them squarely.
I liked reading a lot of newspaper comics as a kid and not all of them held up but honestly I think Calvin and Hobbes has gotten better as I’ve aged truly a masterpiece, and endless props to Watterson for ending it on his own terms
Comics in the Golden Age@comicsinthega.bsky.social · last mo.Happy birthday to Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes! Born on July 5, 1958.
Ok wait NOW he really is watching himself watch himself on Fox News.
