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Trump raped children. So did Bill Clinton and a bunch of sleazeball monsters. It's time to say that out loud, repeatedly.
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Like…immigration was always America’s thing. We have a big statue about it in one of our (and the world’s) most prominent cities. It used to be our brand that America is where you go to get a fresh start.
All gone, because white supremacy.
All gone, because white supremacy.
Yep. I guarantee Jamie Dimon can’t make his own cup of coffee.
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Yep. I guarantee Jamie Dimon can’t make his own cup of coffee.
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
The 25th Amendment is useless.
Some bizarre stuff going down in the Oval these days. After spraying the Syrian president with his Trump Fragrance he then asks him how many wives he has.
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The 25th Amendment is useless.
“…putting an end to Trump’s cruelty…” lol exactly wtf do you think you’ve accomplished here?
DC Brain is really something. (No it’s not just Senators.)
DC Brain is really something. (No it’s not just Senators.)
Trump canceling SNAP benefits ultimately broke Dems.
“It showed there was no bottom," said one Senate Dem aide.
"It became clear that by staying the course and not putting an end to Trump’s cruelty, we were hurting the people we were trying to help.” www.huffpost.com/entry/why-de...
“It showed there was no bottom," said one Senate Dem aide.
"It became clear that by staying the course and not putting an end to Trump’s cruelty, we were hurting the people we were trying to help.” www.huffpost.com/entry/why-de...
The Moment That Really Got Democrats To Cave In The Shutdown Fight
Donald Trump was willing to make millions of people suffer. Democrats didn’t have the stomach for it.
www.huffpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“…putting an end to Trump’s cruelty…” lol exactly wtf do you think you’ve accomplished here?
DC Brain is really something. (No it’s not just Senators.)
DC Brain is really something. (No it’s not just Senators.)
Casino Royale was implicitly a reboot of a new 007 as a completely different guy. It was a great Bond film. Those two things are not unconnected, IMO. Just start with the new guy and create a new 007 as part of it. It’s fine.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Casino Royale was implicitly a reboot of a new 007 as a completely different guy. It was a great Bond film. Those two things are not unconnected, IMO. Just start with the new guy and create a new 007 as part of it. It’s fine.
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It’s insane to treat the filibuster as the most sacrosanct.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It’s insane to treat the filibuster as the most sacrosanct.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
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I LEARNED THE ANSWER TO THIS
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
what did ruth mean when she said her steakhouse was "chris"
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I LEARNED THE ANSWER TO THIS
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
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If you actually want a more united front, the most obvious choice is replace Schumer as leader because he has zero credibility and people rightly loathe him. But at a bare minimum if you want to at least make some gesture, replace Durbin as whip. He's retiring anyway. There would be no downside.
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
If you actually want a more united front, the most obvious choice is replace Schumer as leader because he has zero credibility and people rightly loathe him. But at a bare minimum if you want to at least make some gesture, replace Durbin as whip. He's retiring anyway. There would be no downside.
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Fun fact: Gordon Lightfoot wrote the song first, and then sank the Edmund Fitzgerald himself in what has come to be recognized as one of the first viral marketing stunts
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Fun fact: Gordon Lightfoot wrote the song first, and then sank the Edmund Fitzgerald himself in what has come to be recognized as one of the first viral marketing stunts
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Anything short of calling for Schumer to be replaced is performative outrage designed to mollify you
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Anything short of calling for Schumer to be replaced is performative outrage designed to mollify you
The (consciously?) ignored part of all this shutdown drama & capitulation is that this will all happen again in two months.
The US federal government is, almost literally, incapable of providing guarantees and/or essential services to its workers and its citizens. Houston we have a problem.
The US federal government is, almost literally, incapable of providing guarantees and/or essential services to its workers and its citizens. Houston we have a problem.
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The (consciously?) ignored part of all this shutdown drama & capitulation is that this will all happen again in two months.
The US federal government is, almost literally, incapable of providing guarantees and/or essential services to its workers and its citizens. Houston we have a problem.
The US federal government is, almost literally, incapable of providing guarantees and/or essential services to its workers and its citizens. Houston we have a problem.
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At some point in the last 20, 25 years people everyone on the left and center-left became too embarrassed to admit that they each have individual priorities and desires and that these should be sufficiently negotiated over.
Another meta-discursive tendency I dislike: there are many people on here, Twitter, elsewhere who claim to be against litmus testing in general when it comes to Democratic politicians but in reality just oppose a particular kind of litmus test (Palestine, LGBTQ, labor etc). Why the motte and bailey?
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
At some point in the last 20, 25 years people everyone on the left and center-left became too embarrassed to admit that they each have individual priorities and desires and that these should be sufficiently negotiated over.
Unless and until a Dem senator calls for the replacement of Chuck Schumer, you can assume that Dem senator is lying to you.
Sheldon Whitehouse is lying to you.
Sheldon Whitehouse is lying to you.
Many feel betrayal and frustration, and the feelings are hot right now.
I get it. I have my own feelings.
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I get it. I have my own feelings.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Unless and until a Dem senator calls for the replacement of Chuck Schumer, you can assume that Dem senator is lying to you.
Sheldon Whitehouse is lying to you.
Sheldon Whitehouse is lying to you.
Various coalitions of states will eventually *have to* band together to provide essential services the current federal government can’t/won’t provide. The US federal government will collapse.
Ironically this makes me hopeful because this would be a (mostly?) non-violent way to break up the Union.
Ironically this makes me hopeful because this would be a (mostly?) non-violent way to break up the Union.
The Shutdown Surrender
I just... I mean... Whatever.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Various coalitions of states will eventually *have to* band together to provide essential services the current federal government can’t/won’t provide. The US federal government will collapse.
Ironically this makes me hopeful because this would be a (mostly?) non-violent way to break up the Union.
Ironically this makes me hopeful because this would be a (mostly?) non-violent way to break up the Union.
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i find every story about costco's brand strategy and overall approach completely fascinating.
Why Costco Went All in on Kirkland — and How It Paid Off | WSJ Case Study
YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
i find every story about costco's brand strategy and overall approach completely fascinating.
Dems sympathize with Republican policies, example #18,654. They sympathize so much that they feel *personally responsible* for Republican messes.
Jesus, what a pathetic confession Kaine just made.
Jesus, what a pathetic confession Kaine just made.
Sen. Kaine on his vote for funding deal
“I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct. 1, because I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed federal worker would say to me at church”
“I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct. 1, because I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed federal worker would say to me at church”
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Dems sympathize with Republican policies, example #18,654. They sympathize so much that they feel *personally responsible* for Republican messes.
Jesus, what a pathetic confession Kaine just made.
Jesus, what a pathetic confession Kaine just made.
The counter to “Trump is a psycho willing to starve & kill tens of thousands of people” is “so the Republicans had to get rid of the filibuster to avoid negotiating with us,” and that would’ve been better long term for Democrats. But even that was too much for the Senate Dukes and Duchesses.
Shaheen: "All those people who oppose this agreement -- staying in a shutdown mode was not getting us anywhere. They need to train their fire on the people who are responsible. That's Trump, Johnson, & the Republicans who have blocked every attempt to get healthcare. We need to be working together."
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The counter to “Trump is a psycho willing to starve & kill tens of thousands of people” is “so the Republicans had to get rid of the filibuster to avoid negotiating with us,” and that would’ve been better long term for Democrats. But even that was too much for the Senate Dukes and Duchesses.
Dukes and Duchesses, the lot of them.
This is far and away my pettiest Tim Kaine gripe but the Senator’s advance staff always deliver a bottle of Maker’s Mark that is for him only to fundraising events so he doesn’t have to do toasts with the cheap beer and wine the hosts provide and that always really irked me
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Dukes and Duchesses, the lot of them.
Well, @kaine.senate.gov is not taking calls or voicemails. Yeah, the Lords and Ladies of the Senate are not willing to hear from us plebes. They decided to help their Good Friends The Republicans, and they think we should all shut up and take it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Well, @kaine.senate.gov is not taking calls or voicemails. Yeah, the Lords and Ladies of the Senate are not willing to hear from us plebes. They decided to help their Good Friends The Republicans, and they think we should all shut up and take it.
They’re wealthy white elitists. They consider themselves Dukes and Duchesses, they didn’t want their flights cancelled, and they didn’t want to change/reform how they “work.”
I don’t see these Dems as rubes being scammed by Rs. I doubt the Dems believe they’ll be able to work w Rs to get good things done. It all seems like gaslighting of the public, to bullshit their way out of voting to end the shutdown so they can have functional air travel & keep the filibuster.
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
They’re wealthy white elitists. They consider themselves Dukes and Duchesses, they didn’t want their flights cancelled, and they didn’t want to change/reform how they “work.”
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I don’t see these Dems as rubes being scammed by Rs. I doubt the Dems believe they’ll be able to work w Rs to get good things done. It all seems like gaslighting of the public, to bullshit their way out of voting to end the shutdown so they can have functional air travel & keep the filibuster.
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I don’t see these Dems as rubes being scammed by Rs. I doubt the Dems believe they’ll be able to work w Rs to get good things done. It all seems like gaslighting of the public, to bullshit their way out of voting to end the shutdown so they can have functional air travel & keep the filibuster.
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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Why would you want to be a proud Dem? Your leaders will tell you the best way to win is by losing, that you’re a naive fool if you want them to stand up for anything, and they’ll brag to each other and the press about how they’re smart enough to ignore you.
You’re joining a team that hates you!
You’re joining a team that hates you!
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Why would you want to be a proud Dem? Your leaders will tell you the best way to win is by losing, that you’re a naive fool if you want them to stand up for anything, and they’ll brag to each other and the press about how they’re smart enough to ignore you.
You’re joining a team that hates you!
You’re joining a team that hates you!
Again- professional Democrats (electeds and their staffs) are so bad at marketing that they couldn’t hack it as local sales reps for Frito Lay (or Budweiser or Pepsi or etc).
They’re just bad at their jobs and they’ve been bad at their jobs for *decades*.
They’re just bad at their jobs and they’ve been bad at their jobs for *decades*.
This is really telling! It doesn't work like that anymore, bud. None of it works like that — even if it did on Jan. 19.
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Again- professional Democrats (electeds and their staffs) are so bad at marketing that they couldn’t hack it as local sales reps for Frito Lay (or Budweiser or Pepsi or etc).
They’re just bad at their jobs and they’ve been bad at their jobs for *decades*.
They’re just bad at their jobs and they’ve been bad at their jobs for *decades*.
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous