Oliver Willis
@owillis.bsky.social
Reporter, DailyKos.com, Previously Media Matters. Subscribe to http://oliverwillis.substack.com
Three years ago, the Biden White House attacked me for saying "Democrats should be fighting on every possible front — filing a flurry of lawsuits and exerting public pressure through the media." "The president's team wants to be more selective in picking legal fights." I feel sadly vindicated.
me: more democrats need to talk smack el-sayed: let me lay the smack down
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 14m agoEl-Sayed: "Mike Rogers is a guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can make himself feel a little more manly by making an AI video ... he's a guy who went back to Florida so he could lick every single boot Donald Trump owns to bet for his endorsement."
this name shit would be the perfect time for obama and/or mamdani to do a hit for el-sayed. "we've heard a lot of people attacking dr el-sayed over his name. well, for eight years they called me PRESIDENT hussein obama. and i'm MAYOR mamdani. so maybe its time for SENATOR el-sayed."
tv ads in politics mostly exist these days to make consultants wealtheir
Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 23m agoTalking about the giant ad spend against him: "Turns out, commercials are part of the television show no one wants to watch." lolol
a grassroots candidate just defeated the establishment pick backed by millions in outside money so cnn instead chooses to speak to the one "democratic" senator left in america who advocates more for israel than his home state. what liberal media?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 36m agoFetterman says America has a responsibility to Israel because Israel has "progressive values"
From the picket line to the halls of the U.S. Senate, we know that Abdul El-Sayed has our back. We're going to fight like hell to make sure in November we're celebrating another victory on election night.
yeah i mean america was such a terrible place the last (and only) time we had a president with a middle eastern name and nobody has fond memories of...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 55m agoJD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "
"if new york goes left, all the business money will move away" reality: business people like living in nyc and dont actually want to live in red states or podunk www.wsj.com/us-news/mamd...
If money can’t buy power, the rich have nothing. This is the real revolution.
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 9h agoUnfathomable
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“Republicans should get used to saying my name. I plan to put it on the door outside my office on Capitol Hill, with your support.”
Jeremy Chao@jmchao.bsky.social · 2h agoI wonder if him saying “actually, it’s DOCTOR Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed” would work or if it’d come off as pretentious.
“Barack HUSSEIN Obama” is still a thing Trump still harps on
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h agoRepublicans didn’t take long to get the open bigotry going
As I said yesterday: the vast majority of voters have no need to play pundit, back candidates you like and who you think will do the best job. Stop doing consultant cosplay, cause even they mostly suck at their jobs.
It's very very strange to be in a situation where Jeanine Pirro is the sane and responsible one!
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 3h agoIt's funny that Jeanine Pirro brought a box of evidence to WH to persuade Trump. He wants her to consciously *throw out* exculpatory facts and *knowingly* prosecute innocent people. So facts can't persuade him by definition. Me and @barbmcquade.bsky.social on this: newrepublic.com/article/2139...
This went a little different than his nightly interviews with Sean Hannity.
Stop stop I already like him enough
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 13h 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.
Kind of wild to see takes that winning a close race vs a candidate backed by every major office holder in your state and the party’s national leadership including senior kingmakers like Clyburn is somehow a sign of *weakness*.
Once again, those of us who understand the Times is a problem are in a tiny minority
Mediagazer@mediagazer.com · 3h agoThe NYT added 280K net digital-only subscribers in Q2, below 295.3K est., forecasts Q3 digital-only subscription revenue below est.; NYT drops 8%+ pre-market (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
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