Ryan Carson
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Attorney in Seattle. That’s my cat, Manny. He only looks annoyed, but really he’s a pretty mellow dude.
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
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They lost indivisible
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
They lost indivisible
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Well, to test the theory, I would like to see a nationwide strike of baggage handlers, mechanics, pilots, and flight attendants. And let’s commit to take care of the strikers.
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Well, to test the theory, I would like to see a nationwide strike of baggage handlers, mechanics, pilots, and flight attendants. And let’s commit to take care of the strikers.
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Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
So Democrats get:
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
At least if they had said, we're fighting for government workers and healthcare, and at the end said we could only save one, maybe people would be so riotously angry.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
At least if they had said, we're fighting for government workers and healthcare, and at the end said we could only save one, maybe people would be so riotously angry.
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So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
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They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
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The Democrats need a leader who can stand up to Trump and support the party’s candidates. That isn’t Chuck Schumer. From @ryanlcooper.com: trib.al/cwYZdS3
Chuck Schumer Is Not Fit to Lead the Democratic Party - The American Prospect
The Senate leader doesn’t just betray his own party, he’s also terrible at leading it. In Trump’s second term, facing a full-on authoritarian attack on America’s democracy and constitutional structure, Schumer is simply incapable of mounting a determined resistance.
trib.al
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Democrats need a leader who can stand up to Trump and support the party’s candidates. That isn’t Chuck Schumer. From @ryanlcooper.com: trib.al/cwYZdS3
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the reason republicans lost yesterday is because theyre a bunch of weird freaks pushing policy that everyone hates
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
the reason republicans lost yesterday is because theyre a bunch of weird freaks pushing policy that everyone hates
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Trump says a key reason Republicans got shellacked was the shutdown. Trump could end the shutdown now by cutting a deal with Democrats to make health care affordable for millions of Americans. He won't do it because he doesn't want to give Dems a win in Congress. He doesn't care if people suffer.
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Trump says a key reason Republicans got shellacked was the shutdown. Trump could end the shutdown now by cutting a deal with Democrats to make health care affordable for millions of Americans. He won't do it because he doesn't want to give Dems a win in Congress. He doesn't care if people suffer.
I’m so proud of you, NYC. I still hate the Yankees, though, so don’t get it twisted.
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I’m so proud of you, NYC. I still hate the Yankees, though, so don’t get it twisted.
Gaaddammm
Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Gaaddammm
Goodbye reactionary
For Seattle Council Position No. 9, Dionne Foster has decisively defeated Sara Nelson with 58% of the vote.
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Goodbye reactionary
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
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685,000 NYPD stops on the predicate of collecting guns. Only 2% produced weapons. 85% of stops involved Black & Latino men. 3 terms with Bloomberg. Now these same wealthy New Yorkers insist that young & working class voters defer to the alleged “superior” judgment of the millionaires & billionaires.
The hundreds of thousands of Black & Latino men who were subjected to stop-and-frisk did not have the option to “leave NYC.” They endured the reign of Bloomberg - the beloved choice of elite New Yorkers - who even supported changing the law to give Bloomberg a 3rd term.
November 4, 2025 at 5:56 AM
685,000 NYPD stops on the predicate of collecting guns. Only 2% produced weapons. 85% of stops involved Black & Latino men. 3 terms with Bloomberg. Now these same wealthy New Yorkers insist that young & working class voters defer to the alleged “superior” judgment of the millionaires & billionaires.
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Today we must remember the victims of Dick Cheney.
Innocent civilians bombed in their homes.
Men kidnapped off the streets of Baghdad for committing no crime, held indefinitely and tortured by Americans
American life eroded by austerity, surveillance, militarism and the 2008 market crash.
Innocent civilians bombed in their homes.
Men kidnapped off the streets of Baghdad for committing no crime, held indefinitely and tortured by Americans
American life eroded by austerity, surveillance, militarism and the 2008 market crash.
November 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Today we must remember the victims of Dick Cheney.
Innocent civilians bombed in their homes.
Men kidnapped off the streets of Baghdad for committing no crime, held indefinitely and tortured by Americans
American life eroded by austerity, surveillance, militarism and the 2008 market crash.
Innocent civilians bombed in their homes.
Men kidnapped off the streets of Baghdad for committing no crime, held indefinitely and tortured by Americans
American life eroded by austerity, surveillance, militarism and the 2008 market crash.
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Smith says he has “tons of evidence” that Trump willingly retained the classified documents at his residence in Mar-a-Lago and tried “to obstruct the investigation.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Jack Smith, Trump’s Target, Shifts From Defense to Counterattack
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Smith says he has “tons of evidence” that Trump willingly retained the classified documents at his residence in Mar-a-Lago and tried “to obstruct the investigation.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
Listening to some Biggie Smalls lately. Stuff really holds up.
November 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Listening to some Biggie Smalls lately. Stuff really holds up.
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Trump didn’t sue CBS for editing an interview, he sued CBS for not making him look good.
Despite knowing the suit was bullshit and having the law on their side, CBS paid him.
When they edit an interview with Trump to make him look better than reality does, that is consistent with their settlement.
Despite knowing the suit was bullshit and having the law on their side, CBS paid him.
When they edit an interview with Trump to make him look better than reality does, that is consistent with their settlement.
November 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Trump didn’t sue CBS for editing an interview, he sued CBS for not making him look good.
Despite knowing the suit was bullshit and having the law on their side, CBS paid him.
When they edit an interview with Trump to make him look better than reality does, that is consistent with their settlement.
Despite knowing the suit was bullshit and having the law on their side, CBS paid him.
When they edit an interview with Trump to make him look better than reality does, that is consistent with their settlement.
Never forget that the GOP could have been rid of him after January 6 and they just couldn't quit him.
October 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Never forget that the GOP could have been rid of him after January 6 and they just couldn't quit him.
This is bullshit.
New: Progressive congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh has been indicted over protests outside Chicago-area ICE facility after videos of confrontations with federal agents have fueled right-wing calls for her arrest. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/k...
Kat Abughazaleh indicted over protests outside Chicago-area ICE facility
The progressive Democratic congressional candidate's videos of confrontations with federal agents have fueled right-wing calls for her arrest.
www.msnbc.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is bullshit.
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specific maguffin aside ("TEH AUTOPEN") what they are doing here is laying the groundwork for undoing a previous president's orders due to mental incapacitation and we'll see how that bold strategy eventually works out for them I guess
Mike Johnson: "Every executive action signed by the autopen without written authorization should be voided ... including all the pardons that he signed."
October 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
specific maguffin aside ("TEH AUTOPEN") what they are doing here is laying the groundwork for undoing a previous president's orders due to mental incapacitation and we'll see how that bold strategy eventually works out for them I guess