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"Both" is usually the correct answer. Witty is good. Thoughtful is better. RT = interesting, not necessarily agreeing
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submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Possible to start to tell a unified story: "Trump is personally too old, crazy, and confused to run things, so at any given time the question is which co-president is in charge. At first it was Musk, & we got the crazy chaotic DOGE era. Then Navarro: a trade war that crashed markets. Now Miller..."

submitted 3 days ago • 151 comments

Trump just admitted that his mass deportations are bad for farmers and the economy, and crucially, also admitted that workers who are getting deported are "almost impossible to replace." That's a massive repudiation of MAGA ideology:

submitted 3 days ago • 357 comments

I wonder how major GOP donor Ken Langone, founder of Home Depot, feels about Stephen Miller specifically telling ICE to round up people at Home Depots

submitted 4 days ago • 47 comments

From Jamie Harrison 👇🏼👇🏼

submitted 6 days ago • 23 comments

The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.

submitted 6 days ago • 206 comments

Bondi DOJ has a problem. On left: DOJ Indictment and Detention Memo allege Abrego Garcia lied to officer by not revealing he was coming from Texas On right: DHS Referral Report: "Subject stated he was driving 'three days ago' (11/27/2022) from Houston, TX to Temple Hills, MD (via St Louis, MO)"

submitted 9 days ago • 455 comments

I feel like Musk could really blow MAGA's collective minds just by continuing to tweet out facts the rest of us have known for years but never penetrated their media bubble.

submitted 10 days ago • 88 comments

As you ponder the likely consequences of the new steel tariffs, it's worth asking: A. How long does it take to build a steel mill? B. How long do you expect Trump's new 50% steel tariff to last? If A>B, then how can you expect any lasting gains from these tariffs?

submitted 11 days ago • 32 comments

The solution to the Democrats messaging problem isn’t to replicate the rw media ecosystem, but to recognize what makes it powerful, including the participatory storytelling and sense of agency it provides to its audiences, and to adapt those dynamics in ways that align w/ Dem/progressive values.

submitted 19 days ago • 31 comments

How is Donald Trump denying FEMA claims in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene making America great?

submitted 23 days ago • 40 comments

Congratulations, North Carolina. You’re on your own and your FEMA request is “not warranted.” Read ⬇️

submitted 23 days ago • 417 comments

Succinctly states where we are and what's happening. These three things, in addition to doing much else, are the sheet anchors of American wealth and power.

submitted 24 days ago • 58 comments

This bespoke exception for the Fed is one of the most brazenly made-up things I've ever seen the Supreme Court do (which is saying something). There is no principled basis to distinguish the Fed from other independent agencies. The conservative justices just don't want Trump to crash the market!

submitted 24 days ago • 177 comments

House Republicans passed a federal budget bill by a vote of 215 – 214 early Thursday morning that includes massive cuts for Medicare and Medicaid in order to extend tax breaks to billionaires. It now goes to the Senate.

submitted 24 days ago • 348 comments

It’s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...

submitted 35 days ago • 1077 comments

"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.' The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..." www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...

submitted 36 days ago • 730 comments

So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

submitted 36 days ago • 1025 comments

"His argument is factually and legally nuts, but it's worth explaining *why.*" www.stevevladeck.com/p/148-suspen...

submitted 37 days ago • 28 comments

BREAKING Remember when we said NY AG Letitia James had the power to investigate Trump tariff-related stock market manipulation and insider trading? IT'S HAPPENING. James just confirmed an investigation has been opened.

submitted 46 days ago • 169 comments