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I guess I need to add that pundits have to get out of a normal democracy mindset too.
It’s been a decade of democratic backsliding, and nearly a year of rapid descent. Writing as if it’s 2013 or 1995 is out of touch. Either ”I have my head in the sand” or “I like this but won’t say so directly.”
It’s been a decade of democratic backsliding, and nearly a year of rapid descent. Writing as if it’s 2013 or 1995 is out of touch. Either ”I have my head in the sand” or “I like this but won’t say so directly.”
Democrats Have to Get Out of a Normal Democracy Mindset
By folding in the government shutdown in exchange for virtually nothing, eight Democratic senators aid Trump's authoritarian takeover rather than oppose it
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November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I guess I need to add that pundits have to get out of a normal democracy mindset too.
It’s been a decade of democratic backsliding, and nearly a year of rapid descent. Writing as if it’s 2013 or 1995 is out of touch. Either ”I have my head in the sand” or “I like this but won’t say so directly.”
It’s been a decade of democratic backsliding, and nearly a year of rapid descent. Writing as if it’s 2013 or 1995 is out of touch. Either ”I have my head in the sand” or “I like this but won’t say so directly.”
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“.. Republicans are hardly going to admit it, but they should evaluate whether Trump’s push to ignite a redistricting arms race may have made it easier for a blue wave to wipe out more Republicans than if they had left their maps alone.”
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November 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“.. Republicans are hardly going to admit it, but they should evaluate whether Trump’s push to ignite a redistricting arms race may have made it easier for a blue wave to wipe out more Republicans than if they had left their maps alone.”
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The Democrats in the Senate who handed the GOP a lifeline with the shutdown cave in stopped a massive Trump cave in that would have happened sooner rather than later. With the busiest flying season approaching, Trump desperately needed a deal. Sadly Democrats gave it to him.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The Democrats in the Senate who handed the GOP a lifeline with the shutdown cave in stopped a massive Trump cave in that would have happened sooner rather than later. With the busiest flying season approaching, Trump desperately needed a deal. Sadly Democrats gave it to him.
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Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
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November 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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If the war ends it will be clear Russia didn't win, the economy will crash when turing back to civilian needs, and the brutalized soldiers will come home to form violent gangs to rupture society. No peace will ever come from the Russians. It will have to be created after Russia's defeat.
He can’t agree to a deal because he cannot put enough lipstick on this pig of a disaster he created to sell to his people.
It’s bizarre how Russians treat failure as patriotic.
Four years, over a million casualties, and none of the invasion’s original goals achieved, yet, the simps still beg and hope they can take Pokrovsk, while the bunker midget drives their economy straight into the gutter.
Truly bizarre.
Four years, over a million casualties, and none of the invasion’s original goals achieved, yet, the simps still beg and hope they can take Pokrovsk, while the bunker midget drives their economy straight into the gutter.
Truly bizarre.
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
If the war ends it will be clear Russia didn't win, the economy will crash when turing back to civilian needs, and the brutalized soldiers will come home to form violent gangs to rupture society. No peace will ever come from the Russians. It will have to be created after Russia's defeat.
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The eight Neville Chamberlains betrayed the thousands of government workers who have held out, the SNAP beneficiaries who have faced starvation, and the millions of Democrats who supported this fight. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Words & Phrases We Could Do Without
Forget ‘moderates.’ There are ‘fighters’ and there are ‘defeatists’
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November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The eight Neville Chamberlains betrayed the thousands of government workers who have held out, the SNAP beneficiaries who have faced starvation, and the millions of Democrats who supported this fight. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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After the idiotic cave by these eight self-described “Senate moderate Democrats,” it is about time to ban that phrase. The term for those who snatched defeat from the jaws of victory is “weak Democrats” or “useless Democrats” or simply “defeatists.” open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Words & Phrases We Could Do Without
Forget ‘moderates.’ There are ‘fighters’ and there are ‘defeatists’
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
After the idiotic cave by these eight self-described “Senate moderate Democrats,” it is about time to ban that phrase. The term for those who snatched defeat from the jaws of victory is “weak Democrats” or “useless Democrats” or simply “defeatists.” open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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On Veterans Day, I remember stories from the American cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach. Like the wife/mother whom the same officer visited twice within 45 minutes with telegrams about her husband & her son.
And I remember every damn thing Trump has said about those who served.
I hope soldiers do.
And I remember every damn thing Trump has said about those who served.
I hope soldiers do.
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
On Veterans Day, I remember stories from the American cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach. Like the wife/mother whom the same officer visited twice within 45 minutes with telegrams about her husband & her son.
And I remember every damn thing Trump has said about those who served.
I hope soldiers do.
And I remember every damn thing Trump has said about those who served.
I hope soldiers do.
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White House officials say the boss is really stupid and you have to watch what you say to him
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
White House officials say the boss is really stupid and you have to watch what you say to him
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“If ICE agents were arresting or deporting the worst of the worst, they probably wouldn’t have to wear masks.”
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Why They Mask
Veteran ICE officers know face coverings are a bad look. But they’re not coming off anytime soon.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“If ICE agents were arresting or deporting the worst of the worst, they probably wouldn’t have to wear masks.”
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November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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"an unusual mass deportation to a country with a poor human rights record that the United States had bombed earlier this year in an effort to set back its nuclear program"
but we're sending them back dissidents "who repeatedly told American authorities that Iran would persecute them"
but we're sending them back dissidents "who repeatedly told American authorities that Iran would persecute them"
“For decades, Iranians fleeing persecution have found protection in the United States. But this fall, the Trump administration deported a planeload of people to Iran after making a deal with Tehran.”
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‘It Feels Like I’m in a Nightmare’: Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran
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November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"an unusual mass deportation to a country with a poor human rights record that the United States had bombed earlier this year in an effort to set back its nuclear program"
but we're sending them back dissidents "who repeatedly told American authorities that Iran would persecute them"
but we're sending them back dissidents "who repeatedly told American authorities that Iran would persecute them"
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GEIST: Do you think tariffs help or hurt prices for consumers in this country?
BESSENT: I think tariffs help consumers
GEIST: Do you believe tariffs are a tax on consumers?
BESSENT: I do not believe tariffs are a tax on consumers
BESSENT: I think tariffs help consumers
GEIST: Do you believe tariffs are a tax on consumers?
BESSENT: I do not believe tariffs are a tax on consumers
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
GEIST: Do you think tariffs help or hurt prices for consumers in this country?
BESSENT: I think tariffs help consumers
GEIST: Do you believe tariffs are a tax on consumers?
BESSENT: I do not believe tariffs are a tax on consumers
BESSENT: I think tariffs help consumers
GEIST: Do you believe tariffs are a tax on consumers?
BESSENT: I do not believe tariffs are a tax on consumers
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@sanders.senate.gov: "We have already had 15 Republicans in the Senate defy Trump and say, 'Release the SNAP funds.' So I think that if we had held firm, it would be the Republicans who would yield. That was not the position of these 8 Democrats."
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
@sanders.senate.gov: "We have already had 15 Republicans in the Senate defy Trump and say, 'Release the SNAP funds.' So I think that if we had held firm, it would be the Republicans who would yield. That was not the position of these 8 Democrats."
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Totally.
It felt so good to have hope for... 5 minutes
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Totally.
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Tax the American people, then give them some of THEIR MONEY back and pretend it’s from the kindness of your heart.
Fatty McAnkles is running the ole worn and tired playbook
Except for the $40 billion we are giving to Argentina. That’s just beyond stupid
Fatty McAnkles is running the ole worn and tired playbook
Except for the $40 billion we are giving to Argentina. That’s just beyond stupid
“A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone”
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Tax the American people, then give them some of THEIR MONEY back and pretend it’s from the kindness of your heart.
Fatty McAnkles is running the ole worn and tired playbook
Except for the $40 billion we are giving to Argentina. That’s just beyond stupid
Fatty McAnkles is running the ole worn and tired playbook
Except for the $40 billion we are giving to Argentina. That’s just beyond stupid
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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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With all due respect, you're not going to get past "internal recriminations" unless and until the current congressional leadership steps aside.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
With all due respect, you're not going to get past "internal recriminations" unless and until the current congressional leadership steps aside.
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POLITICO: “.. The White House was blindsided by the idea, according to two people familiar with the situation .. and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.” 🤡
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November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
POLITICO: “.. The White House was blindsided by the idea, according to two people familiar with the situation .. and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.” 🤡
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November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Are you a lawyer? Have you been litigating against DOJ or other executive branch attorneys? Did you witness them engage in professional misconduct that has NOT been reported in the news? Do you have the receipts? We want to know!
We document it all here, where you can also submit information:
We document it all here, where you can also submit information: