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they're calling it the reverse Boluarte

the portents are favorable

Jesus Christ

dems are probably going to eat shit from fox & newsmax & the NYT for this for a news cycle. or until the recession hits. you’re going to hate that i’m asking this, but if you have a dem senator who voted to stop this, you should call & tell them “good job. we like when you fight. keep it up.”

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a small reminder of what happened during the last farm crisis

the thing about “democrats should take popular cultural positions” is that what constitutes popular is a function of an interaction between the public and elites. if a faction of elites start screaming about a vulnerable minority and another faction says they have a point, this shapes the public.

you are engaging in fascist propaganda by saying this don't engage in fascist propaganda

somehow, matt gourley is responsible for this

factionalism is profoundly unproductive and nobody who enthusiastically participates in it should be given a position of authority within the party

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org

oops

Guys you're still trying to fix the US. I told you we can't do it. But we can recreate it in the aggregate.

Democrats can't agree on anything except "Republicans are bad". So: there's a Supreme Court election in the state of Wisconsin coming up. If Democrats win it, they'll hold control of the court till 2028. I hope you'll consider donating to Susan Crawford here. secure.actblue.com/donate/sc-we...

feel like shit just want him back

reactionary centrism is best understood as a media establishment which attempts to expand Democrats' ideological responsibility as broadly as possible while diminishing the Republicans' as much as possible

Arizona AG Kris Mayes, New Mexico AG Raul Torrez, and Oregon AG Dan Rayfield will begin holding Community Impact Hearings — a national series of townhalls "to hear from the public about the impact of federal firings and DOGE funding freezes across the country." The first will be in Phoenix March 5.

so the House bill is opposed by a critical mass of Rs because it cuts mandatory spending and opposed by a critical mass of Rs because it doesn't cut mandatory spending enough. good luck with that lol