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It's a class war and the GOP is the tip of the spear, train your fire.
[Warning] May contain words the New York Times is afraid to print.
[Warning] May contain words the New York Times is afraid to print.
This is civil war.
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is civil war.
The things is, the NYT has wrecked its own brand as The Paper of Record by becoming the paper of record for fascist oligarchy, and once you've lost both credibility and respectability, it's a monumental task to restore them.
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The things is, the NYT has wrecked its own brand as The Paper of Record by becoming the paper of record for fascist oligarchy, and once you've lost both credibility and respectability, it's a monumental task to restore them.
This is civil war.
Bovino: "We're ratcheting operations up in Chicago. That's a very corrupt system in Chicago. Whether it's those elected leaders like Pritzker or those out of control judges, Chicago needs some attention. You're gonna see some very dynamic operations."
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This is civil war.
Pedophile/Groomer says what?
November 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Pedophile/Groomer says what?
I'll never stop believing that big-time MeToo scalps like Harvey Weinstein scared the living shit out of our predator elites which provided a lot of fuel for their decision to go full fascist.
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I'll never stop believing that big-time MeToo scalps like Harvey Weinstein scared the living shit out of our predator elites which provided a lot of fuel for their decision to go full fascist.
We should be protesting, by the millions, every day. Until that happens Our Betters have no reason to fear us and change course and Democrats have no reason to believe voters will have their backs, and every reason not to.
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
We should be protesting, by the millions, every day. Until that happens Our Betters have no reason to fear us and change course and Democrats have no reason to believe voters will have their backs, and every reason not to.
This is the evolution of the previous, stupid CR fight. Then, people were spitting mad Democrats caved but couldn't say what anyone would gain by shutting down the government. This time people are mad Democrats caved but can't say what anyone would gain by keeping government shuttered.
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 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is the evolution of the previous, stupid CR fight. Then, people were spitting mad Democrats caved but couldn't say what anyone would gain by shutting down the government. This time people are mad Democrats caved but can't say what anyone would gain by keeping government shuttered.
The energy Democrats enjoy is anti-Republican energy which did not disappear because of Democratic capitulation to Republican hostage-taking. Meanwhile, voters saw who is responsible for bringing the country to its knees and the continuing assault on democratic government and the working class.
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The energy Democrats enjoy is anti-Republican energy which did not disappear because of Democratic capitulation to Republican hostage-taking. Meanwhile, voters saw who is responsible for bringing the country to its knees and the continuing assault on democratic government and the working class.
Fans of mystery and suspense.
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Fans of mystery and suspense.
"Antiestablishment populism continues to be the most powerful political force in America, within both parties."
The trouble is that Republican voters haven't yet figured out that "the establishment" is what they keep voting for. shorturl.at/4iwgO
The trouble is that Republican voters haven't yet figured out that "the establishment" is what they keep voting for. shorturl.at/4iwgO
Musk and Mamdani: The End of Harsh Capitalism?
In opposite ways, Musk and Mamdani pose the same question
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November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"Antiestablishment populism continues to be the most powerful political force in America, within both parties."
The trouble is that Republican voters haven't yet figured out that "the establishment" is what they keep voting for. shorturl.at/4iwgO
The trouble is that Republican voters haven't yet figured out that "the establishment" is what they keep voting for. shorturl.at/4iwgO
You are here...somewhere.
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
You are here...somewhere.
The fact that, any time it wishes, corporate oligarchy can pick-off a handful of centrist Democrats with blackmail and/or offers of golden parachutes should they lose their government gigs, the billionaire class can afford to buy government with their lunch money.
The fact that none of the 8 Dems are up for re-election in 2026 is a pretty good sign @schumer.senate.gov engineered the surrender
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The fact that, any time it wishes, corporate oligarchy can pick-off a handful of centrist Democrats with blackmail and/or offers of golden parachutes should they lose their government gigs, the billionaire class can afford to buy government with their lunch money.
The Democratic/progressive base is nothing like the rightwing authoritarian movement that is slavishly MAGA, thank god.
November 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The Democratic/progressive base is nothing like the rightwing authoritarian movement that is slavishly MAGA, thank god.
In their heart of hearts (so to speak), MAGA know they lack the moral compass and conviction of liberals - it's the real reason they hate us - so, rather than try to make themselves better people, they hope to bring everyone else down to their level.
Things Are Shitty Because We Are Ruled By People Who Want Things To Be Shitty
This dystopia looks more or less exactly how they want it to look.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/things-are...
This dystopia looks more or less exactly how they want it to look.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/things-are...
Things Are Shitty Because We Are Ruled By People Who Want Things To Be Shitty
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
November 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In their heart of hearts (so to speak), MAGA know they lack the moral compass and conviction of liberals - it's the real reason they hate us - so, rather than try to make themselves better people, they hope to bring everyone else down to their level.
"Critics say..."
"For no matter how unhinged the position you’ve taken, or paid someone marginally credentialed to sketch out on your behalf...that opinion will, by virtue of such provenance, possess all needed evidentiary gravity for the Times." shorturl.at/gl1M3
"For no matter how unhinged the position you’ve taken, or paid someone marginally credentialed to sketch out on your behalf...that opinion will, by virtue of such provenance, possess all needed evidentiary gravity for the Times." shorturl.at/gl1M3
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
"Critics say..."
"For no matter how unhinged the position you’ve taken, or paid someone marginally credentialed to sketch out on your behalf...that opinion will, by virtue of such provenance, possess all needed evidentiary gravity for the Times." shorturl.at/gl1M3
"For no matter how unhinged the position you’ve taken, or paid someone marginally credentialed to sketch out on your behalf...that opinion will, by virtue of such provenance, possess all needed evidentiary gravity for the Times." shorturl.at/gl1M3
This budget fight has had some amazing turns which can only be seen as positive. Did anyone have the GOP lambasting corporate, for-profit healthcare and class warfare on workers on their desperation bingo card?
November 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This budget fight has had some amazing turns which can only be seen as positive. Did anyone have the GOP lambasting corporate, for-profit healthcare and class warfare on workers on their desperation bingo card?
Donald Trump is the poster-child for why your disastrous political career may not be over. If a traitor-rapist-felon can get a second shot at wrecking government, why not me?
As i said, just an insane sense of entitlement. It's truly unbelievable.
I guess when you've only ever been a politician you just keep trying to get elected to office, it's not like you can get a job as a sex pest or elder killer.
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Donald Trump is the poster-child for why your disastrous political career may not be over. If a traitor-rapist-felon can get a second shot at wrecking government, why not me?
A ham sandwich, sure, salami, fuggetaboutit. shorturl.at/EIbd3
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced a single misdemeanor after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A ham sandwich, sure, salami, fuggetaboutit. shorturl.at/EIbd3
This period in end-stage capitalism should be called "The Great Cash-in," like a fire sale right before foreclosure. shorturl.at/Bd639
Stocks Slide Amid Palantir; Musk Pay Deal: Weekly Review
The key indexes undercut important levels on mixed earnings and economic data.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This period in end-stage capitalism should be called "The Great Cash-in," like a fire sale right before foreclosure. shorturl.at/Bd639
“It’s literally like 75% are on SNAP on a regular day.”
Grossly underreported story is the hit small grocers, bodegas, and supermarkets in or near poorer neighborhoods are taking as the regime's war on the poor advances. shorturl.at/fShqv
Grossly underreported story is the hit small grocers, bodegas, and supermarkets in or near poorer neighborhoods are taking as the regime's war on the poor advances. shorturl.at/fShqv
SNAP cuts affect businesses, grocers who rely on low-income customers
Businesses and grocers who rely on SNAP-paying customers might see a drop in the amount of people stopping by their stores.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“It’s literally like 75% are on SNAP on a regular day.”
Grossly underreported story is the hit small grocers, bodegas, and supermarkets in or near poorer neighborhoods are taking as the regime's war on the poor advances. shorturl.at/fShqv
Grossly underreported story is the hit small grocers, bodegas, and supermarkets in or near poorer neighborhoods are taking as the regime's war on the poor advances. shorturl.at/fShqv
When ignoring to the New York Times became the best way to make New York City a better place to live and work.
The mainstream media said voters wouldn’t go for Mamdani and they said “socialism won’t sell.” But on the streets of New York, people were done listening to conventional wisdom.
Mainstream media tried to scare Mamdami voters with socialism—it didn't work!
TRNN was on the ground in New York City on election day speaking to voters.
therealnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
When ignoring to the New York Times became the best way to make New York City a better place to live and work.
What's being demonstrated as the abiding dynamic of two-party politics is the fact that only Democrats care about and respond to the needs and desires of voters, that's their governing principle, whereas the entire GOP machine is devoted solely to manufacturing outrage for electoral purposes.
"Mamdani’s victory, above all, is a rebuke to the conventional strategies of the Democratic party. Democratic congressional leadership seems to have replaced the work of politics with a sort of learned helplessness," writes @moiradonegan.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdani is the opposite of this
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
What's being demonstrated as the abiding dynamic of two-party politics is the fact that only Democrats care about and respond to the needs and desires of voters, that's their governing principle, whereas the entire GOP machine is devoted solely to manufacturing outrage for electoral purposes.
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"Mamdani is not a warning shot; he is a sign of things to come. Dem voters everywhere want transformative change. They’re furious at party’s leaders and suspicious of candidates backed by an establishment that gets everything wrong," writes @alexshephard.bsky.social. newrepublic.com/article/2027...
The Democratic Tea Party Is Here
The party’s base is energized and mad as hell. And their rage isn’t just aimed at Donald Trump.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Mamdani is not a warning shot; he is a sign of things to come. Dem voters everywhere want transformative change. They’re furious at party’s leaders and suspicious of candidates backed by an establishment that gets everything wrong," writes @alexshephard.bsky.social. newrepublic.com/article/2027...