Brad
@bradaltad.bsky.social
Liberal/left/progressive, happy husband 🏳️🌈 and dad to our smart and perfect son, recovering German historian haunted by today’s parallels to the fall of the Weimar Republic. Cantab./CUWBC/CULRC
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I am so tired of this moist towelette. Please retire and go spend more time with the Baileys. You’ve done enough. This country cannot afford (both economically, socially, and ethically) your particular brand of politics anymore.
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I am so tired of this moist towelette. Please retire and go spend more time with the Baileys. You’ve done enough. This country cannot afford (both economically, socially, and ethically) your particular brand of politics anymore.
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In an administration full of low points, this is one of the lowest. Our country is an embarrassment.
Judge: Anything you say may be used against you. I see you have counsel, Mr. Pollack, here. If you cannot afford one the government will provide a lawyer free of charge. Did you know of these rights?
Maduro: I did not know of these rights, until now
Maduro: I did not know of these rights, until now
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
In an administration full of low points, this is one of the lowest. Our country is an embarrassment.
This is exactly right. Every Dem should be saying “when you elect us, we will undo all this awful shit and throw them in jail.”
But Dems are so invested in converting Republicans that they’ll never, ever say this.
But Dems are so invested in converting Republicans that they’ll never, ever say this.
hes not right at all. the republicans are part of the crew looting the bank. the response is not to say "the looters must stop looting." he should be saying "theyre all a bunch of looters, elect us to stop looting, we are the anti-looting party" but that would be effective and schumer is not.
A lot of people are mad at Schumer for saying this. But he's right. Democrats don't control a single branch of government and they can't pass anything. Only Republicans can rein in Trump because they control both chambers of Congress. Democrats have no cards to play here.
January 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
This is exactly right. Every Dem should be saying “when you elect us, we will undo all this awful shit and throw them in jail.”
But Dems are so invested in converting Republicans that they’ll never, ever say this.
But Dems are so invested in converting Republicans that they’ll never, ever say this.
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republicans didnt say "democrats must step up and stop obamacare, or democrats must join us in stopping biden's recovery act." they said "everything is failing because democrats suck, they always suck, you should support us because we do not suck."
January 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
republicans didnt say "democrats must step up and stop obamacare, or democrats must join us in stopping biden's recovery act." they said "everything is failing because democrats suck, they always suck, you should support us because we do not suck."
Amen. “Soldiers should disobey orders while we sit here in the House and Senate doing NOTHING to stop Trump and Co issuing those illegal orders” was cowardly bullshit.
Dems, always demanding others do their work for them - voters, soldiers, courts - because they’re too cowardly to fight.
Dems, always demanding others do their work for them - voters, soldiers, courts - because they’re too cowardly to fight.
We can stop pretending there is some " disobey illegal orders' exemption now right?
It really was silly for them to put out that video and embarrassing.
I would go so far as to say deeply cowardly.
It's not for soldiers to protect themselves. That's your job
It really was silly for them to put out that video and embarrassing.
I would go so far as to say deeply cowardly.
It's not for soldiers to protect themselves. That's your job
The Pentagon will cut the military retirement pay of Sen. Mark Kelly for what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Arizona Democrat’s “seditious” statements on a video telling service members they have the right to refuse to execute illegal orders.
Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo
Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo
January 5, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Amen. “Soldiers should disobey orders while we sit here in the House and Senate doing NOTHING to stop Trump and Co issuing those illegal orders” was cowardly bullshit.
Dems, always demanding others do their work for them - voters, soldiers, courts - because they’re too cowardly to fight.
Dems, always demanding others do their work for them - voters, soldiers, courts - because they’re too cowardly to fight.
And yet Dems will decide the need to support the Trump admin because they’re committed to trying to win over Republican voters rather than do what’s right or do what their actual supporters want.
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 4:24 PM
And yet Dems will decide the need to support the Trump admin because they’re committed to trying to win over Republican voters rather than do what’s right or do what their actual supporters want.
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Republicans actively tried to repeal Obamacare *when Obama was president* over 60 times. They knew each attempt was futile but voters saw a party fighting for what they wanted. Dems only fight battles they think they can win, and then lose them anyway.
“Oh but if Democrats did that Republicans would just vote it down, wouldn’t convict and would rally their base to defend Trump’s crimes.”
Yeah, okay, make them do that then.
Yeah, okay, make them do that then.
January 4, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Republicans actively tried to repeal Obamacare *when Obama was president* over 60 times. They knew each attempt was futile but voters saw a party fighting for what they wanted. Dems only fight battles they think they can win, and then lose them anyway.
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the party is offered constant layups against the worst fucking people... and they just shake their heads "no" every time.
January 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
the party is offered constant layups against the worst fucking people... and they just shake their heads "no" every time.
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Democrats need to grow a f*cking spine.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
January 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Democrats need to grow a f*cking spine.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
Amen to this. The “you should hold your nose and vote Dem even tho they suck” is maybe an easy thing for a straight white dude to patronizingly say but when Dems’ pitch is “we are only 10% less bad than the GOP,” it’s absurd to expect gay/immigrant/brown/black/trans people to be enthusiastic.
oh buzz off. if you keep voting for the same democrats that both do nothing to stop republicans and even join them on many important issues, you're saying that you're okay with that. blaming elections on the voters who weren't convinced instead of the politicians that couldn't convince them is dumb
January 5, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Amen to this. The “you should hold your nose and vote Dem even tho they suck” is maybe an easy thing for a straight white dude to patronizingly say but when Dems’ pitch is “we are only 10% less bad than the GOP,” it’s absurd to expect gay/immigrant/brown/black/trans people to be enthusiastic.
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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Stop treating the absence of congressional authorization on Venezuela as the core problem. Congress’s failure to meaningfully respond demonstrates that approval would’ve been granted if sought. The emergency we continue not to address is the deeper, systemic corruption of accountability & restraint.
January 4, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Stop treating the absence of congressional authorization on Venezuela as the core problem. Congress’s failure to meaningfully respond demonstrates that approval would’ve been granted if sought. The emergency we continue not to address is the deeper, systemic corruption of accountability & restraint.
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Nicolas Maduro is a monster. Among other things, he overthrew a presidential election that, deep down, he knew he lost.
by Donald J. Trump
by Donald J. Trump
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Nicolas Maduro is a monster. Among other things, he overthrew a presidential election that, deep down, he knew he lost.
by Donald J. Trump
by Donald J. Trump
What fucking quislings. Irrespective of a briefing, it was fucking illegal, and Dems should act that way.
The Trump Admin MUST provide briefings for all Members of Congress as soon as possible this week.
January 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
What fucking quislings. Irrespective of a briefing, it was fucking illegal, and Dems should act that way.
Whenever you say “Dems should do better,” their staffers or bots show up to say “no, the voters failed.”
Dems regularly offer their base an utter shit sandwich and then are surprised when the base doesn’t enthusiastically embracing Cheney and Mass deportation and “10% less bad than the GOP.”
Dems regularly offer their base an utter shit sandwich and then are surprised when the base doesn’t enthusiastically embracing Cheney and Mass deportation and “10% less bad than the GOP.”
Sorry, but for this analogy to work, the people in the house would have had to have decided to take all the bug spray away from the exterminators and give it to the bugs.
The Democrats aren’t in power.
The Democrats aren’t in power.
January 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Whenever you say “Dems should do better,” their staffers or bots show up to say “no, the voters failed.”
Dems regularly offer their base an utter shit sandwich and then are surprised when the base doesn’t enthusiastically embracing Cheney and Mass deportation and “10% less bad than the GOP.”
Dems regularly offer their base an utter shit sandwich and then are surprised when the base doesn’t enthusiastically embracing Cheney and Mass deportation and “10% less bad than the GOP.”
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if I hire an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he instead presents me with a list of reasons he is incapable of doing so while asking for more money so that he can maybe handle it later, I am not angrier at the roaches, I am in the market for a better exterminator
January 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM
if I hire an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he instead presents me with a list of reasons he is incapable of doing so while asking for more money so that he can maybe handle it later, I am not angrier at the roaches, I am in the market for a better exterminator
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I expect evil people to do evil things
I also expect people selling themselves as a bulwark against those evil people to fight tooth and nail against the evil things evil people do
only one of these groups is currently performing according to expectations
I also expect people selling themselves as a bulwark against those evil people to fight tooth and nail against the evil things evil people do
only one of these groups is currently performing according to expectations
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I expect evil people to do evil things
I also expect people selling themselves as a bulwark against those evil people to fight tooth and nail against the evil things evil people do
only one of these groups is currently performing according to expectations
I also expect people selling themselves as a bulwark against those evil people to fight tooth and nail against the evil things evil people do
only one of these groups is currently performing according to expectations
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the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
Dems always lose because, at the end of the day, they’re either Vichyite or Quislings.
Gov. Polis, who Trump said days ago is a "scumbag" who should "rot in hell," responds with glee to Trump's illegal strike on Venezuela:
January 4, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Dems always lose because, at the end of the day, they’re either Vichyite or Quislings.
Surely he can be mayor while also doing Schumer’s and Jeffries’ jobs?
Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City, called President Trump on Saturday to personally object to strikes the U.S. had conducted in Venezuela and to the capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro. Mamdani accused Trump of violating international law.
Zohran Mamdani Called President Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York accused President Trump of violating international law. It was the first time he had criticized the president since their White House meeting.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Surely he can be mayor while also doing Schumer’s and Jeffries’ jobs?
WHAT ADDITIONAL FACTS DOES HE NEED?
Asked if he supports Congress using its power of the purse to hold Trump accountable for Venezuela, Chuck Schumer replies: "Let's first get the facts."
January 4, 2026 at 12:44 AM
WHAT ADDITIONAL FACTS DOES HE NEED?
Dems should be saying this exact phrase EVERY SINGLE DAY.
The man is a demented child-raping lunatic who can't put a sentence together, and the Dems can't behave with the same outrage as the GOP did when Clinton called some of them "deplorable."
The man is a demented child-raping lunatic who can't put a sentence together, and the Dems can't behave with the same outrage as the GOP did when Clinton called some of them "deplorable."
Days after his third dementia screening in six months the president of the United States, who is an open pedophile, abducts a foreign head of state
January 3, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Dems should be saying this exact phrase EVERY SINGLE DAY.
The man is a demented child-raping lunatic who can't put a sentence together, and the Dems can't behave with the same outrage as the GOP did when Clinton called some of them "deplorable."
The man is a demented child-raping lunatic who can't put a sentence together, and the Dems can't behave with the same outrage as the GOP did when Clinton called some of them "deplorable."
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Days after his third dementia screening in six months the president of the United States, who is an open pedophile, abducts a foreign head of state
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Days after his third dementia screening in six months the president of the United States, who is an open pedophile, abducts a foreign head of state
Useless. Utterly useless. At least German social democrats and communists fought back in 1933.
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Useless. Utterly useless. At least German social democrats and communists fought back in 1933.
“The Democratic Party’s fecklessness is enabled by Democratic voters who always think that the Democrats are doing their level best,“ volume 329,224.
January 3, 2026 at 8:41 PM
“The Democratic Party’s fecklessness is enabled by Democratic voters who always think that the Democrats are doing their level best,“ volume 329,224.