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One way to think about this: Imagine Moran had tweeted that Miller is a "world-class policy mind" or something equally complimentary. Would ABC News have suspended him? Not on your life.

submitted 8 hours ago • 5 comments

any time now, tapper

submitted 4 hours ago • 0 comments

Consider what the reaction would be from the NYT if Biden were on vacation while a federalized national guard was deployed in Texas. How many weeks is coverage would it merit? How many months?

submitted 9 hours ago • 0 comments

A reminder that Lankford was one of the key negotiators of the bipartisan immigration measure that looked like it would go a long way toward solving the border issues. Trump pressed Republicans to blow up that bill because he wanted to run on the issue of immigration. And now here we are.

submitted 10 hours ago • 68 comments

if biden said it there would be days of coverage about this quote alone

submitted 11 hours ago • 0 comments

Also this kid might single-handedly break the stranglehold the authoritarian fascist aesthetic has on Gen Z

submitted 1 day ago • 14 comments

I thank God every day that the leaders of American fascism are almost inconceivably stupid - they are absolutely dumber than the dumbest person you have ever met.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.

submitted 1 day ago • 1127 comments

related question, for anyone that works at the NYT: is it ok to earn income from an organization that would consider this potentially ethical?

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Ah it was confirmed. First time I've ever been wrong on the internet.

submitted 1 day ago • 24 comments

The public can use cheap consumer drones to watch *the police*, and police REALLY hate this.

submitted 1 day ago • 13 comments

anyone who works at the NYT should be absolutely disgusted by this piece, take a long hard glance at themselves, and consider the company they keep

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Jessica Ramos’ deranged endorsement of Cuomo is great news for everyone who was interested in ranking Michael Blake but didn’t know who to bump from their top 5.

submitted 2 days ago • 34 comments

looks like they already did

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Of all the judgements Trump has made during his two terms as president, this may be the only one for which he is fully qualified.

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If I were a dem strategist I think I would take figures like this along with the cuts to funding and outright research band and run with the message “republicans are trying to kill you with diseases and they will succeed if you don’t stop them”

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submitted 3 days ago • 10 comments

The problem here is that socially, people want to evaluate their friends atomically; there are good people who work for terrible orgs, etc. But that’s not always valid. Sometimes, we really are the company we keep.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

She should sue them. First, the NYT has been overtly hostile to trans folks in a way that defies explanation. Second, discovery is very likely to be something they'd like to avoid, because it might offer said explanation.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

this is why you don't get your legal advice from giant roosters with southern drawls

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

“Move fast and break things” was always code for “move fast and break people”.

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