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If the Democrats cannot (1) make Elon Musk the most despised person in the US and (2) hang him around the neck of every Republican officeholder, they should fold up shop.

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce. Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

submitted 39 days ago • 505 comments

Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵 In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians. We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties. with @julianachueri.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1940...

submitted 45 days ago • 169 comments

It is beyond time for the Biden DOJ to tell Cannon (and other DCT judges and some of the circuits): GFY; received your order; not going to follow it; good luck with enforcement.

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

Maybe the true Cybertruck owner purchased Tesla insurance and Elmo is just describing the coverage Tesla provides when a thief shoots himself in the head in the front seat just before a bomb detonates in the way back.

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

John Roberts is very upset that the public has lost confidence in John Roberts and the institution John Roberts leads following a series of confidence-cratering actions by John Roberts and his colleagues, and therefore would like everyone to know that this is not John Roberts' fault, it's yours.

submitted 58 days ago • 1322 comments

Bill Barr demonstrating a dishonesty of purpose and motive? Sounds about right. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/b...

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Eagerly awaiting analysis on how the Hunter Biden pardon caused this. bsky.app/profile/nyti...

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

When Trump tariffs crater the economy, when grocery prices skyrocket, when your home value plummets, I hope you still remember how mad you were at Joe for pardoning Hunter.

submitted 87 days ago • 465 comments

Yes, "flawed" in that the entire basis for the film was straight fiction.

submitted 88 days ago • 451 comments

bsky.app/profile/alex... Ignorant, indolent, and indifferent is no way to run a country.

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

If this wasn't Joe Biden's son, no one would object to a pardon on these facts. But of course we are here because this is Joe Biden's son. That's the point. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...

submitted 88 days ago • 292 comments

The deep historical forces that explain Trump’s win

submitted 90 days ago • 24 comments

I think his transition team includes a prison consultant.

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments