Privileged Lib & Total Lowlife
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A guy from Indiana | liberal (not a moderate) | Presbyterian | Cubs, Pacers, IU, Colts| Physical Media | Bad jokes | Pets
When you’re completely sealed off from reality, have no one around you who may object to you or cause you to reconsider, and only play for the most fringe of the MAGA base, all sorts of malice and stupidity is possible.
he's going to ask Vought to nuke SNAP even after the government reopens, isn't he
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
When you’re completely sealed off from reality, have no one around you who may object to you or cause you to reconsider, and only play for the most fringe of the MAGA base, all sorts of malice and stupidity is possible.
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If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.
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I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
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Nate Silver is like: yes, my brain has turned to sewage due to my inability to leave the Nazi-slop website, but at least I’m not a cringe-lib!
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Nate Silver is like: yes, my brain has turned to sewage due to my inability to leave the Nazi-slop website, but at least I’m not a cringe-lib!
*days later*
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
*days later*
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Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
The truth is, it’s a fourth thing:
All of these
All of these
"Would you say that the Democratic Party today is more of a..."
Mainstream Liberal Party: 37%
Socialist Party: 34%
Moderate Party: 28%
Harvard-Harris / Nov 6, 2025
Mainstream Liberal Party: 37%
Socialist Party: 34%
Moderate Party: 28%
Harvard-Harris / Nov 6, 2025
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The truth is, it’s a fourth thing:
All of these
All of these
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fwiw...I guess my take after thinking about this for a bit...
1. the real villains remain the Rs, who have decided as a matter of policy that people should die rather than get health care, and who see starving people to death as a reasonable way to force concessions. (1)
1. the real villains remain the Rs, who have decided as a matter of policy that people should die rather than get health care, and who see starving people to death as a reasonable way to force concessions. (1)
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
fwiw...I guess my take after thinking about this for a bit...
1. the real villains remain the Rs, who have decided as a matter of policy that people should die rather than get health care, and who see starving people to death as a reasonable way to force concessions. (1)
1. the real villains remain the Rs, who have decided as a matter of policy that people should die rather than get health care, and who see starving people to death as a reasonable way to force concessions. (1)
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Schumer's a coward. Shaheen & co. soiled themselves. Yes, yes to all of it. But why don't Murkowski, Tillis, & company even get asked questions? Why do we have zero expectation of them? Journalists don't even bother trying. We have accepted Murc's Law as a constitutional provision. It's maddening.
These 5 people could caucus with the Democrats, giving them a majority & firmly opposing the fascism, any time. It might be nice for an enterprising journalist to ask them why they keep not doing this every day as the crimes & corruption continue & John Thune refuses to fulfill his oath of office.
🚨 The Senate votes 52-48 to overturn President Trump's 50 percent tariffs on Brazil. 5 GOP Senators break ranks to vote against Trump: Collins ME, McConnell KY, Murkowski AK, Paul KY, and Tillis NC.
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Schumer's a coward. Shaheen & co. soiled themselves. Yes, yes to all of it. But why don't Murkowski, Tillis, & company even get asked questions? Why do we have zero expectation of them? Journalists don't even bother trying. We have accepted Murc's Law as a constitutional provision. It's maddening.
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I have thoughts, and they aren’t going to fit neatly into Bluesky posts. Briefly:
1. The deal sucks.
2. Probably not as much as you think it does.
3. It’s good to be mad.
4. FFS, be madder at the GOP.
5. Strategy is hard.
5b. Timing matters.
6. The fight isn’t over.
7. Go pet a cat. (Or a dog.)
1. The deal sucks.
2. Probably not as much as you think it does.
3. It’s good to be mad.
4. FFS, be madder at the GOP.
5. Strategy is hard.
5b. Timing matters.
6. The fight isn’t over.
7. Go pet a cat. (Or a dog.)
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I have thoughts, and they aren’t going to fit neatly into Bluesky posts. Briefly:
1. The deal sucks.
2. Probably not as much as you think it does.
3. It’s good to be mad.
4. FFS, be madder at the GOP.
5. Strategy is hard.
5b. Timing matters.
6. The fight isn’t over.
7. Go pet a cat. (Or a dog.)
1. The deal sucks.
2. Probably not as much as you think it does.
3. It’s good to be mad.
4. FFS, be madder at the GOP.
5. Strategy is hard.
5b. Timing matters.
6. The fight isn’t over.
7. Go pet a cat. (Or a dog.)
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Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
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The model of holding individual senators responsible is broken here. The retirees clearly agreed to take the fall. Which is why the nos should get no credit for voting no unless they move to oust Schumer
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The model of holding individual senators responsible is broken here. The retirees clearly agreed to take the fall. Which is why the nos should get no credit for voting no unless they move to oust Schumer
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Some thoughts on the CR/minibus.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Some thoughts on the CR/minibus.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
There’s also paths for an institutionalist to be a fighter, but it would require new insitutionalists to displace the outdated models.
Respectfully, it’s not “centrists vs progressives.” That’s the old way of thinking. It’s “institutionalists/establishment” vs “populists/fighters.”
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
There’s also paths for an institutionalist to be a fighter, but it would require new insitutionalists to displace the outdated models.
What the fuck is wrong with these people?
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
What the fuck is wrong with these people?
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Never been more proud of being a registered Democrat
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Never been more proud of being a registered Democrat
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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.
Had a feeling this weekend was going too well.
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Had a feeling this weekend was going too well.
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Christian nationalism today threatens to obliterate the republic. But our only preacher president was a great lover of liberal ideals and the American project. digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/heritage_cen...
Political Disciple: The Relationship Between James A. Garfield and the Disciples of Christ
James A. Garfield (1831-1881), the only preacher to ever occupy the White House, was a product of the profound social, intellectual and religious ferment of the early decades of the nineteenth century...
digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Christian nationalism today threatens to obliterate the republic. But our only preacher president was a great lover of liberal ideals and the American project. digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/heritage_cen...
My grandfather grew up in a two room house with five siblings. The home had dirt floors and an outhouse.
It is genuinely hard for most people to grasp how poor the past was.
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
My grandfather grew up in a two room house with five siblings. The home had dirt floors and an outhouse.
So, ten Democratic senators are willing to cave on healthcare in order to get the flights back in the air for Thanksgiving? That’s their calculation?
ok
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November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
So, ten Democratic senators are willing to cave on healthcare in order to get the flights back in the air for Thanksgiving? That’s their calculation?
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no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy