rich traditions@helldude.bsky.social · 10mo ago

its been amazing to see mainstream political jewry in the US increasingly turn its back on its longstanding traditions of standing up for civil rights and oppressed people in order to run cover for an increasingly murderous ethnostate, only to fall for the "first they came for" gambit in 2025

Steve says Abolish ICE & CBP@lessdismalsci.bsky.social · last yr.

“Murders spiked during the first Trump presidency, then started dropping dramatically during Biden’s presidency” is one of those straightforwardly true observations that illustrates how our perception of large scale social trends is so strongly mediated by narrative rather than fact.

Paul Nadeau@pauljnadeau.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Lots amidst the Democrats' whole search for the white working man paladin is the fact that FDR is just about the last person in terms of background, presentation, and vibes that you could've expected to galvanize a New Deal coalition.

Nomadic Warriors for Pritzker@nomads.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The Great Khan endorses the Senate push to block Israeli arms sales. To give a sense of how monumental this is: Pritzker isn’t just a prominent Jewish politician, he was an AIPAC board member. This is a real act of political courage.

@escapedexplorer.bsky.social · last yr.

James I have looked two months into the future and returned with this:

Sam@samd.bsky.social · last yr.

I actually think gerrymandering is actually the perfect litmus test for democrats: If you don’t you want to do everything in your power to defeat the fascists, then you should be replaced with a democrat who does

Mike Black@mikeblack114.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I mean it's Texarkana, it's a shitty overgrown small town populated largely with closet klan members the lesson dems need to learn is there are swaths of the country that will never, ever, vote for them, and they should act accordingly, both in terms of campaign resources and how they govern

Stephen Nuñez@socio-steve.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This was one of the moderate, pro-family, loving Christian Republicans that we on the left were supposed to with on things like a child allowance and other family safety policies. Surprise! Gutter racist!

Will Beaman@greenbackbetter.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This stalking horse idea is key and the left has trouble with it because it treats polyvalence as evidence of capture as a foregone conclusion rather than a (potentially favorable) terrain to fight on

ryan cooper@ryanlcooper.com · last yr.

I've often thought that there should be a publication solely dedicated to null results and failed replications

Matt@tiredgenerally.bsky.social · last yr.

yeah, people have been using trumpy as a stand in for like “proletarian charisma” when trump’s actual appeal is pretty much the opposite of that? his whole bit is that he’s a crude, gaudy, disgusting totem to wealth and pleasure. a minor god of mortal degeneracy.

Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof@evanbernick.bsky.social · last yr.

So, this isn't true. People were forced into this country illegally, in violation of a congressional ban. They were called "slaves." No one disputes that their children were birthright citizens. 1.

Maia@maiamindel.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Will the "progressivism is zero-sum politics" pundits please stand up?

joemag@joemag.games · last yr.

for context here’s a map of greater Los Angeles and the protest is the roughly the red circle

Jack Murphy@jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · last yr.

He's right. They can write all the stories they want and nothing will happen because the press no longer has social capital.

BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 7mo ago

the last year has been one long exercise in finding out who has principles and who is a spineless worm fit only to wriggle in the dirt.

ae@aelkus.bsky.social · 2mo ago

he’ll always automatically orient himself towards an applause line (or what he thinks is one) no matter how contradictory it is from something he said five minutes ago

Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · last yr.

I know, norms and all that, but the default Dem position should be: We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.

Bill McKay@mckay4senate.bsky.social · last yr.

This is not what I had hoped with the recognition of the universality of mankind and abandonment of materialism.

William B. Fuckley@opinionhaver.bsky.social · last yr.

I increasingly think that politics has so many unknowns and moving parts that the VC model is the best way to approach things like candidate recruitment, party messaging, etc. Brand New Congress was mostly almost a total failure…apart from AOC.

rev. howard arson@theophite.bsky.social · last yr.

one thing which a lot of people don't understand is that declaring martial law in response to widespread civil unrest is more frequently the end of a regime than the beginning

Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast@irhottakes.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Looks like it’s time to break out Old Reliable again.

Bill@bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I still think these two paragraphs from Ganz are the most important contemporary political writing

that’s “mr bitch” to you@myrrlyn.net · last yr.

(in the most annoying monastic voice possible) much as christ was both fully man and fully divine, the church is both fully necessary for salvation and also you can go to heaven without going to church,,,

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The unitary executive theory puts all the power of the executive branch in the hands of one person. That is a problem when he is unaware of some pretty big decisions being made by his underlings.