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I’ve never trusted his analysis before, but I definitely will say this is the only prediction of his I’ve ever hoped for.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump on El-Sayed: "If he succeeds, the Dumocrats will gain 4 Senators, 8 Congressmen, many Electoral and Popular Votes, a stacked Supreme Court with 23 Justices, and I will be, sadly, despite the great job we are doing, the last Republican President!"
a reason that Stevens lost and other AIPAC candidates are losing despite the huge infusions of money is that Dem voters don't want to vote for a candidate who is funded by the same org who will immediately turn around and fund the Republicans
Andrew Solender@andrewsolender.bsky.social · 3d agoAIPAC: "Our members remain determined to ensure that voters reject Dr. El-Sayed and his radical anti-Israel agenda in November."
Speaking of anti-American! But also, isn’t this dude a germaphobe? It feels like it comes out in this when you can actually see him imagining in real time “gross trees.” Not to mention the connections between eugenics, disgust and purity. (No but wtf are gross trees I’m from a red state, so idk)
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoTrump: "Look at the blue cities. What do they have in common? They're all dirty. They're filthy dirty. Their streets are dirty. Their streets smell. Their storefronts are broken. Their trees are all gross. Everything about the place is dirty. It's really all of them."
Mississippi lawmakers launch redistricting process after Supreme Court ruling The Mississippi Legislature is holding redistricting hearings in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling diluting Black voting… https://mississippitoday.org/2026/08/03/redistricting-mississippi-callais-decision/
Mississippi lawmakers launch redistricting process after Supreme Court ruling
The Mississippi Legislature is holding redistricting hearings in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling diluting Black voting strength.
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Well a traditional military approach doesn’t seem to be working, so perhaps we can kill them with kindness?
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5d agoPENTAGON: Anyone got any ideas? @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/p...
Comedic gold that one can only find from the greatest minds of Britain.
Lewis Goodall@lewisgoodall.com · 7d agoThanks for the suggestion! But if the evidence were truly “overwhelming” that Covid posed a significant threat to children as a group, we would still be universally vaccinating healthy children, closing schools during waves and treating paediatric Covid as an public-health problem...
Operation Warp Speed, hello? Moreover, who controls the CDC/FDA at this very moment? All moot and I must have a warped brain for asking for coherency from a propagandist, but it is easily debunkable from literally any perspective, no?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk."These injections cause death" -- Ron Johnson claims the covid vaccine is "the great government scandal of my lifetime"
He went from January 6th approval to starting his newest presidential term with his highest-in-career approval rating. I didn’t expect the climb the first time, and I don’t predict it this time. Let’s hope I’m not perpetually wrong.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.CNN: "The president's overall approval rating now stands at just 34%. That matches his career low following the January 6 insurrection."
The fundamental, delicious paradox of studying history is that: 1. These people are radically different from me, and I may never properly understand them. 2. These people are exactly like me.
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2w agoone tendency that comes out about period films is the insistence that XYZ moral thought would not have occurred to anyone in the ancient world. to be sure there are moral innovations and changes but the existence of thorough dissatisfaction with the present moral order is not a modern phenomenon
A habitually dumb ass headline from NPR, but also mistaken. Democracy isn’t a word you use to win, it is part of an encompassing view of the world. It isn’t just about Democrats winning elections, which is exactly how Democratic Party leaders/establishment picks use it. It also is about expanding
NPR@npr.org · last wk.Working class voters have moved away from the Democratic Party. Winning them back is key to the party's future, a new reports shows. But first, the messaging has to change. n.pr/4bgINgh
Yall think I can fit in those Merrell boots? I’m looking into whether he will put me down in his will.
Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · last wk.Dead or alive, Mitch McConnell is on extended medical leave — on your dime. This is the same Mitch McConnell who voted against: paid family and medical leave for everyone else.
Got tired of people just saying “Polanski tshirt,” while others say Polanski and Farage “are both [insert comparison/critique]” so I looked it up and this is… not even news to my American brain. Why do westerners take civility politics so seriously until a right-winger says something heinous?
Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social · last wk.Christ alive this Polanski story is fucking stupid. Everyone involved an absolute buffoon, including Farage.
This is the most sycophantic shit ever and a perfect encapsulation of white evangelicalism.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoHannity: "My President, Lindsey probably has a heavenly version of Mar-a-Lago. It may even be a little bigger. I wouldn't be surprised if he added one big beautiful ballroom and an arch somewhere on the property. Because he would want to obviously duplicate his dearest friend in life. You."
This Political Science professor giving post-debate “analysis” on FOX 2 Detroit really is stretching the word to its limit.
Depends on the long book, honestly. Some books could have been 150 pages shorter and lose nothing but their repetition.
The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com · 2w agoWhen students stop reading long books, what do they lose? According to one professor: the ability to follow complex arguments, think independently and wrestle with difficult ideas. theconversation.com/college-prof...
This is one of those vagueposts that could either be interpreted as simple analysis or rather as a defence of these said journalists’ feelings. I’m too dumb to figure out which.
Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2w agoA lot of criticism of the White House press corps on Bluesky tonight, primarily coming from a journalism as fourth estate, truth to power, informing the public, valuing free speech perspective. In case you were wondering why many prominent media figures prefer spending time on X.
“These House members represent a diverse set of skills and backgrounds,” Mississippi House Speaker Jason White said in a Friday press release. “The Joint Committee will explore the best path forward to establish principles for redistricting based on the recent Callais Supreme Court decision."
Mississippi House Speaker Appoints Representatives to Joint Redistricting Committee
As the Mississippi Legislature prepares to redraw district maps, the House Speaker has appointed representatives to a joint redistricting committee.
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I refuse to watch with sound, so the most offensive part of this is all of the excited people he shook hands with. We really have spineless bastards in this country in every position of power don’t we?
derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2w agoNot to mention how racist this is, but it is obviously quite sad that this seems to compute in her mind as acceptable Democratic Party commentary when it sounds just like the Republican Party. Like what are you thinking?
Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 2w agoMichigan school board official Angie Smith says she’s supporting Haley Stevens because she thinks Stevens will represent everyone and “not just one race." "Don’t come out speaking only Arabic, don’t come out with your Arabic music on.” Video from reporter Sam Robinson:
Nobody's mentioned in any of the coverage I've read of the near cancellation of birthright citizenship that it was the 1st case in US history that a president attended oral argument. In political history, one might reference that as a factor for the close result despite its constitutional risibility
Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 2w agoJack Balkin’s new paper, “From Off the Wall to On the Wall: How Social Power Shapes Legal Reason.” Some excerpts on the birthright citizenship revisionist scholarship: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Damn the Bulwark couldn’t even get their own house in order and now they telling us how to get ours in order. Who could have seen this coming?
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 2w agoThe vibes may be exciting, but if Democrats are going to win this year and in 2028, they must reject the DSA. If you’re tempted by a democratic socialist this year, think of what use Republicans will make of these victories, and ask whether you want to do favors for fascists.
House Republicans and 13 House Democrats today voted to pass the Stop Insider Trading Act, which (1) Does not ban insider trading among members of Congress or the President (2) Imposes a stringent photo ID law and basically eviscerates mail voting
“Burnham is likely to face criticism from the left-wing Green Party and the Liberal Democrats, who both oppose the use of the bases because, in their view, it makes the UK complicit in war crimes.” Yes. Yes it does. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Burnham Approves Use of UK Bases for Some US Strikes on Iran
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has approved the use of British military bases by the US for what the UK calls defensive strikes against Iran, in a continuation of his predecessor Keir Starmer’s polic...
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Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 3w agoAndy Burnham has approved the use of British military bases by the US for what the UK calls defensive strikes against Iran, in a continuation of Keir Starmer’s policy even as Trump ramps up his war.
Well I guess the up side is that no one will think like they did with Starmer, “hey, maybe this guy will do good things.” Burnham made sure to clarify early.
Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 3w agoThe Times reporting that Andy Burnham succeeded in persuading Shabana Mahmood to become Chancellor because it would give her more control over cutting immigration
Axel Springer, the company that owns Politico, awards its top prize to...Antichrist lecturer Peter Thiel. No mention of the $50 million Thiel gave the son of Axel Springer's CEO to start a venture capital fund. But the CEO lauds Thiel's "courage and non-conformity." www.welt.de/wirtschaft/a...
In eigener Sache: Peter Thiel erhält den Axel Springer Award 2026 - WELT
Unternehmer und Investor Peter Thiel ist der diesjährige Preisträger des Axel Springer Awards. Die Auszeichnung soll auch ein Zeichen für Meinungsfreiheit und offene Debatten sein.
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