Rep. Max Miller floundering to keep his assertions straight while defending himself to Jake Tapper
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Dems in disarray? James Talarico sees an opportunity. “In my faith tradition, the wilderness is where new ideas and new leaders and new movements come forth. It's a time for experimentation and self-reflection,” he tells @nikkimcr.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
James Talarico Tests the Democratic Wilderness at the Texas Border
James Talarico, the Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Texas, is connecting to traditionally liberal border communities disillusioned with the party.
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“We have to be very honest about where we failed as a party." @jamestalarico.bsky.social is trying to win over borderland Texans who swung right in 2024 -- that means distancing himself from the floundering Democratic establishment. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
James Talarico Tests the Democratic Wilderness at the Texas Border
James Talarico, the Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Texas, is connecting to traditionally liberal border communities disillusioned with the party.
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"People have had to become more reliant on DIY health." @nikkimcr.bsky.social breaks down why people are inclined to seek alternative medicine in our latest episode ➡️ linktr.ee/americanfriction
It turns out the federal budget isn’t just numbers on a spreadsheet you get to play with at will
emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · 5d agoWSJ tracks what @charlesgaba.com has been tracking state by state: More people are dropping Obamacare than expected. And it's hurting hospitals. www.wsj.com/health/healt...
🚨OUT NOW🚨 Donald Trump is angry at RFK Jr. for not being enough of a conspiracy theorist. Yeah, you read that right. What’s going on? @nikkimcr.bsky.social, @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social discuss 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...
Right wing conspiracy theorists are latching onto Ella Langley’s success — claiming country music’s chart resurgence can be attributed to Elon Musk’s USAID cuts “defunding” rap and hip-hop. It’s obvious bullshit www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Right Wingers Claim Rap Music Is Dead Thanks to … Elon's USAID Cuts
Right-wingers are pushing a conspiracy theory claiming the popularity of Ella Langley can be attributed to DOGE's USAID cuts defunding rap.
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Ok i need to do more vertical video gimme your tips/tricks/software recommendations Meemaw never learned to edit
Bernie Moreno when his daughter alleges domestic violence: 🫥 Bernie Moreno when Fauci wont apologize: 🤬
My kingdom for a single one of these dudes to demand an explanation that satisfies their specific anxieties for corporate subsidies and tax breaks, the way they do when poor people save a couple dollars on food
Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · last wk.Politics aside, do people believe city-run grocery stores with deeply discounted prices are a good POLICY idea? What are they intended to accomplish, in your view? What problem do they solve? Would you implement them if not running for election? I'm sincerely curious in people's answers here.
Sen. Rand Paul threatens Dr. Fauci: "There will be repercussions to your refusal to testify today."
just found out another one of my favorite fics has been taken down to be converted into booktok slop and frankly i’m over publishers pillaging AO3 for content instead of just giving talented writers book deals to produce new stuff.
If you want to get an inside view into Donald Trump’s accelerating, public detachment from reality, all you need to do is scroll through his posting diary on Truth Social. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Finds Consolation in Posting Dozens of AI Slop Delusions
President Donald Trump spammed dozens of AI slop delusions on Truth Social after his appearance at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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Pete Hegseth is asking Congress for billions more dollars to fund the war that Trump's apparently already won. What the hell is going on!? @nikkimcr.bsky.social gives @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social the latest: 👂: linktr.ee/americanfric... 👀: youtu.be/RKc0bSa63Iw?...
Trump and Sweaty Pete Hegseth need more war money! | American Friction
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"Extremely combative... does not give a sh*t about misleading the public." @nikkimcr.bsky.social explains how Pete Hegseth has behaved in recent hearings where he's been grilled by other politicians ➡️ linktr.ee/americanfriction
I actually thing what Chuck Schumer did in the Maine race — forcibly shutting down any potential Dem challenge to a clearly unpopular Mills — was worse than whatever people are trying to pin on Morris Katz.
ICE has carried out yet more public killings in America. Donald Trump, true to form, has stood by his not so secret police force. @nikkimcr.bsky.social joins @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social to get into that and more! ➡️ linktr.ee/americanfric...
Not the main issue but what is up with his voice lately???
one of the supposedly damning docs the White House released tonight says Russia tried to undermine BIDEN. Also says China "prefers that President Trump be defeated" but actually "Beijing did not intend to try to affect the election" (!)
In the post-2024 political wilderness, a slate of Democratic candidates is trying to reclaim faith and religion from the Right. I sat down with @warnock.senate.gov to discuss his relationship with God and politics, and how Dems can seize this “moral moment.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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In the post-2024 political wilderness, a slate of Democratic candidates is trying to reclaim faith and religion from the Right. I sat down with @SenatorWarnock to discuss his relationship with God an...
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Turnout in Laredo, Texas for James Talarico’s “Frontera” border tour
“We all know Ken Paxton is rooting for England” — James Talarico on the World Cup semifinals
Got to write about two of my favorite things: the World Cup and fanfic Your primer on Jude Bellingham/Erling Haaland ahead of England vs. Norway www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Fanfic Girlies Are Producing the Best World Cup Memes
Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham face off in the World Cup quarterfinals — but fans online are imagining a Heated Rivalry-style backstory
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🚨OUT NOW🚨 Trump’s been at NATO losing his head and lashing out at Iran in a spectacle which was mostly shocking because of how unsurprising it was. @nikkimcr.bsky.social, @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social discuss another bumpy 🇺🇸 week - linktr.ee/americanfric...
"Trying hard to avoid it doesn't bring those children back from the dead Dana, care to respond for the devil?"
Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 4w agoDana Bash: What would you have wanted Israel to do when a bunch of civilians -- these were peacenicks -- were murdered brutally on October 7? Lander: I wouldn't have killed 5000 Palestinians under the age of 5. Bash: Israel says they tried hard to avoid this -- I'm just playing devil's advocate.