Blue Meme
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Former Raw Story columnist. Raver. Seer of Visions.
TIL this song was co-written by Stevie Nicks and .. Prince.
Stevie Nicks - Stand Back (Official Music Video) [HD Remaster]
YouTube video by Stevie Nicks
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November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
TIL this song was co-written by Stevie Nicks and .. Prince.
I strongly reject the “ending the shutdown by surrendering is good, actually” takes.
This is an “ending the shutdown by surrendering is bad, but was also inevitable and maybe not too consequential” take, and I am going to try to make peace with it.
This is an “ending the shutdown by surrendering is bad, but was also inevitable and maybe not too consequential” take, and I am going to try to make peace with it.
I scribbled down all my shutdown-related intrusive thoughts and put them in a blog post.
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
The Shutdown Surrender
I just... I mean... Whatever.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I strongly reject the “ending the shutdown by surrendering is good, actually” takes.
This is an “ending the shutdown by surrendering is bad, but was also inevitable and maybe not too consequential” take, and I am going to try to make peace with it.
This is an “ending the shutdown by surrendering is bad, but was also inevitable and maybe not too consequential” take, and I am going to try to make peace with it.
“Any hope on the part of Schumer and the centrist Democrats getting credit for reopening the government is now swamped by the political story of Republicans dividing Democrats and reopening the government on Republican terms.”
No one could have anticipated this outcome.
No one could have anticipated this outcome.
Bob Kuttner's latest on the shutdown is brutal on the Senate Cave Caucus. He also has some reporting on the House, where nearly all Democrats will oppose this and maximize pressure on Mike Johnson to find the votes.
prospect.org/2025/11/10/d...
prospect.org/2025/11/10/d...
Democrats Get Rolled by Their Own - The American Prospect
Coming out of last Tuesday’s election blowout, the Democrats were riding high and unified. But on Sunday night, centrist Senate Democrats, with Chuck Schumer’s tacit encouragement, voted to reopen the...
prospect.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“Any hope on the part of Schumer and the centrist Democrats getting credit for reopening the government is now swamped by the political story of Republicans dividing Democrats and reopening the government on Republican terms.”
No one could have anticipated this outcome.
No one could have anticipated this outcome.
The Fucking New York Fucking Times, ladies and gentlemen.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Fucking New York Fucking Times, ladies and gentlemen.
Evergreen
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Evergreen
You haven’t the slightest idea how to fight, Chuck.
You are a disgrace. Resign, and save yourself further embarrassment.
You are a disgrace. Resign, and save yourself further embarrassment.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
You haven’t the slightest idea how to fight, Chuck.
You are a disgrace. Resign, and save yourself further embarrassment.
You are a disgrace. Resign, and save yourself further embarrassment.
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Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
Quislings all.
It's official - 8 D AYEs
Durbin
Hassan
King
Cortez Masto
Kaine
Shaheen
Rosen
Fetterman
Durbin
Hassan
King
Cortez Masto
Kaine
Shaheen
Rosen
Fetterman
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Quislings all.
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What @democrats.senate.gov are doing tonight is taking the wind out of the sails of every Democratic voter who delivered them an upset win this week and gives fuel to the non voters who say "look, both parties are the same."
It takes true political genius to shoot yourself in the dick twice.
It takes true political genius to shoot yourself in the dick twice.
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
What @democrats.senate.gov are doing tonight is taking the wind out of the sails of every Democratic voter who delivered them an upset win this week and gives fuel to the non voters who say "look, both parties are the same."
It takes true political genius to shoot yourself in the dick twice.
It takes true political genius to shoot yourself in the dick twice.
There are several different lessons that could reasonably be taken from Tuesday's blowout election results.
Dems surrendering is absolutely not one of them.
Dems surrendering is absolutely not one of them.
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, i...
prospect.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
There are several different lessons that could reasonably be taken from Tuesday's blowout election results.
Dems surrendering is absolutely not one of them.
Dems surrendering is absolutely not one of them.
A federal judge (appointed by Reagan) steps down in order to be able to speak out against the lawlessness of the Trump administration.
There is nothing new in the bill of particulars he recites. But the fact that a judge resigned to speak it speaks volumes.
There is nothing new in the bill of particulars he recites. But the fact that a judge resigned to speak it speaks volumes.
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A federal judge (appointed by Reagan) steps down in order to be able to speak out against the lawlessness of the Trump administration.
There is nothing new in the bill of particulars he recites. But the fact that a judge resigned to speak it speaks volumes.
There is nothing new in the bill of particulars he recites. But the fact that a judge resigned to speak it speaks volumes.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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This.
"...the real issue in Democratic politics right now is not policy. It’s communication. Can you actually communicate your passion to workers using the media that matters in 2025? That’s what both Mamdani and Spanberger are quite good at."
"...the real issue in Democratic politics right now is not policy. It’s communication. Can you actually communicate your passion to workers using the media that matters in 2025? That’s what both Mamdani and Spanberger are quite good at."
Dems in Disarray! - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The MSM can’t help itself. No matter what Democrats do, they have to be in disarray. Thus, with leftist candidate like Mamdani winning New York and centrist candidates like Spanberger winning Virginia...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This.
"...the real issue in Democratic politics right now is not policy. It’s communication. Can you actually communicate your passion to workers using the media that matters in 2025? That’s what both Mamdani and Spanberger are quite good at."
"...the real issue in Democratic politics right now is not policy. It’s communication. Can you actually communicate your passion to workers using the media that matters in 2025? That’s what both Mamdani and Spanberger are quite good at."
An example of how much sicker we have become as a society.
Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
An example of how much sicker we have become as a society.
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Just to be clear: trump’s new healthcare tirade is gov should give people money to buy health insurance. The government is currently closed because GOP refuses to give people money to buy health insurance.
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Just to be clear: trump’s new healthcare tirade is gov should give people money to buy health insurance. The government is currently closed because GOP refuses to give people money to buy health insurance.
In case there is any remaining doubt that (a) we are in a post-Constitutional era and (b) that the Trump administration is completely devoid of anything remotely resembling principles.
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In case there is any remaining doubt that (a) we are in a post-Constitutional era and (b) that the Trump administration is completely devoid of anything remotely resembling principles.
There are vital lessons in Mamdani’s decisive drubbing of Cuomo, as @mmasnick.bsky.social explains.
But Dem insiders will resist them. They would rather perpetuate their losing grift than win by embracing hippies.
But Dem insiders will resist them. They would rather perpetuate their losing grift than win by embracing hippies.
Mamdani’s Win Shows That Believing In Something Beats Performative Hatred
Last week, I wrote about how the Trump administration has replaced any sort of concept of governance with governance-by-trolling—a government optimized purely for making a huge segment of the count…
www.techdirt.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
There are vital lessons in Mamdani’s decisive drubbing of Cuomo, as @mmasnick.bsky.social explains.
But Dem insiders will resist them. They would rather perpetuate their losing grift than win by embracing hippies.
But Dem insiders will resist them. They would rather perpetuate their losing grift than win by embracing hippies.
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The image of Trump looking peeved that someone is having a health problem in his office SHOULD have the same devastating effect on his image that this image had on GW Bush's popularity:
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The image of Trump looking peeved that someone is having a health problem in his office SHOULD have the same devastating effect on his image that this image had on GW Bush's popularity:
The image of Trump looking peeved that someone is having a health problem in his office SHOULD have the same devastating effect on his image that this image had on GW Bush's popularity:
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The image of Trump looking peeved that someone is having a health problem in his office SHOULD have the same devastating effect on his image that this image had on GW Bush's popularity:
The FAA said it would cut air traffic to "provide relief to air traffic controllers, who have been working without pay because of the government shutdown."
I strongly suspect that the best way to "provide relief" to air traffic controllers would be to fucking pay them.
I strongly suspect that the best way to "provide relief" to air traffic controllers would be to fucking pay them.
Sea-Tac Airport cancellations likely as FAA slashes 10% of flights
The Federal Aviation Administration said it would cut traffic across 40 “high-volume” markets. That almost certainly includes Seattle.
www.seattletimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The FAA said it would cut air traffic to "provide relief to air traffic controllers, who have been working without pay because of the government shutdown."
I strongly suspect that the best way to "provide relief" to air traffic controllers would be to fucking pay them.
I strongly suspect that the best way to "provide relief" to air traffic controllers would be to fucking pay them.
One of the huge mistakes Obama made was abandoning the volunteer machine that got him elected. I hope Mamdani does not repeat that mistake.
HUGE THING:
100,000 people volunteered for Mamdani. 1000s volunteering for the FIRST TIME. And they just won BIG.
So that's a massive army of progressives HUNGRY to keep on winning.
That's worth more than all the billionaires' money.
We're going to keep working.
And we're going to keep winning.
100,000 people volunteered for Mamdani. 1000s volunteering for the FIRST TIME. And they just won BIG.
So that's a massive army of progressives HUNGRY to keep on winning.
That's worth more than all the billionaires' money.
We're going to keep working.
And we're going to keep winning.
November 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
One of the huge mistakes Obama made was abandoning the volunteer machine that got him elected. I hope Mamdani does not repeat that mistake.
Noun, verb, noun, 9/11
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Noun, verb, noun, 9/11
Did Cuomo give a concession speech? Have not seen anything about that.
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Did Cuomo give a concession speech? Have not seen anything about that.