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we gotta torch the climate so that repeatedly successful Dems in swing districts can win by a larger margin
when we said “defer electoral strategy to the actual politicians running for actual offices” we meant “after calculating wins above replacement somehow”
December 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
we gotta torch the climate so that repeatedly successful Dems in swing districts can win by a larger margin
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Israel is a far right Jewish state
Liberals have a problem with the former part and conservatives have a problem with the latter
Liberals have a problem with the former part and conservatives have a problem with the latter
December 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Israel is a far right Jewish state
Liberals have a problem with the former part and conservatives have a problem with the latter
Liberals have a problem with the former part and conservatives have a problem with the latter
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criticizing Israel is not antisemitism but basically any right-wing criticism of Israel is likely to be antisemitic or antisemitism-adjacent for the same reasons that right-wing criticisms of Muslim-run autocracies are uniformly Islamophobic and usually anti-Arab trash
When Vance says that criticizing Israel is not antisemitism, we should all be clear that he's talking about Nick Fuentes and not, say, immigrant grad students protesting genocide.
Now that JD Vance has said "criticizing Israel is not Antisemitism" (CIINA), people on the left should do two things:
1) Watch how he applies this (hint: it will be to protect young white nationalists, not Palestinians);
2) Make sure that "CIINA" is not the only thing you know about antisemitism.
1) Watch how he applies this (hint: it will be to protect young white nationalists, not Palestinians);
2) Make sure that "CIINA" is not the only thing you know about antisemitism.
December 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
criticizing Israel is not antisemitism but basically any right-wing criticism of Israel is likely to be antisemitic or antisemitism-adjacent for the same reasons that right-wing criticisms of Muslim-run autocracies are uniformly Islamophobic and usually anti-Arab trash
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"megachurches are shen yun for white people" is an incredible and damning true statement
for all people make fun of falun gong, it's wild how much this is basically the same thing as shen yun
December 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"megachurches are shen yun for white people" is an incredible and damning true statement
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Barr's handling of the Mueller Report was masterful and exploited a compromised political media ethos. and then you have this shit.
December 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Barr's handling of the Mueller Report was masterful and exploited a compromised political media ethos. and then you have this shit.
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it's kind of funny from a economic policy perspective, Bidenomics was actually fairly successful (full employment, IRA + other state-driven investment)
he just... never really managed to figure out how to sell any of it with comms
he just... never really managed to figure out how to sell any of it with comms
Pretty sure a president who could communicate well and wasn’t a bazillion years old could have explained to the public why this is Actually Good.
December 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
it's kind of funny from a economic policy perspective, Bidenomics was actually fairly successful (full employment, IRA + other state-driven investment)
he just... never really managed to figure out how to sell any of it with comms
he just... never really managed to figure out how to sell any of it with comms
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What exactly do you think "clout" is in this case, Matt. Why might a member of congress think it's good to have
December 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
What exactly do you think "clout" is in this case, Matt. Why might a member of congress think it's good to have
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I think it's funny that Yglesias uses the term "clout chasing" without any apparent consideration of what that actually translates to when it's a national politician
Yglesias referring to Senator Van Hollen as a "safe seat clout-chaser" is so despicable. VH took a stand to prevent Abrego García - an innocent man - from being disappeared into CECOT for life.
matt & co’s theory of how public opinion on immigration would respond to new information was simply empirically wrong.
at this point the only reasonable conclusion is they refuse to update their priors w/ new data because the data is inconvenient for them
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
at this point the only reasonable conclusion is they refuse to update their priors w/ new data because the data is inconvenient for them
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
December 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I think it's funny that Yglesias uses the term "clout chasing" without any apparent consideration of what that actually translates to when it's a national politician
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I said “it sounds like you’re just feeding municipal vehicles to the hill” and the mayor of Montreal started crying
if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I said “it sounds like you’re just feeding municipal vehicles to the hill” and the mayor of Montreal started crying
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Please fucking relegalize new hotels, what are we doing here??
The Council's Airbnb bill appears dead, as sources say a prelim call has been made to not vote on it tmrw.
This comes after a messy battle that had Adrienne Adams (outgoing speaker) on one side and Julie Menin (incoming speaker) on the other.
Full rundown: www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/17/c...
This comes after a messy battle that had Adrienne Adams (outgoing speaker) on one side and Julie Menin (incoming speaker) on the other.
Full rundown: www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/17/c...
City Council unlikely to consider bill that’d permit more Airbnb rentals in NYC
A City Council bill that would allow more New Yorkers to open their homes for short-term rentals appears effectively dead since the chamber is not expected to consider the measure Thursday at its f…
www.nydailynews.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Please fucking relegalize new hotels, what are we doing here??
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Vaccines, BLM, and MeToo collectively weakened their civilizational baseline.
SVB bailout made them understand what industrial policy could do, if in the right hands.
January 6 and October 7 broke their association with representative democracy.
SVB bailout made them understand what industrial policy could do, if in the right hands.
January 6 and October 7 broke their association with representative democracy.
the key to understanding this is the SV technocapitalists all went insane during COVID
It’s so fucking insane they didn’t go in with the overly tech friendly Dems who love cheap green power basically for culture war reasons
December 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Vaccines, BLM, and MeToo collectively weakened their civilizational baseline.
SVB bailout made them understand what industrial policy could do, if in the right hands.
January 6 and October 7 broke their association with representative democracy.
SVB bailout made them understand what industrial policy could do, if in the right hands.
January 6 and October 7 broke their association with representative democracy.
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I actually think the “Kamala is deploying me to (insert place here)” was just gender tbh
December 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I actually think the “Kamala is deploying me to (insert place here)” was just gender tbh
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Key part of it was a counter to the end of Roe; sure Trump will control women’s bodies, but Harris will control men’s
December 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Key part of it was a counter to the end of Roe; sure Trump will control women’s bodies, but Harris will control men’s
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It might just be MTG angling to become Gavin Newsom's running mate.
While the media chums it up with Greene, reminder that she has a bill going before the House today to make it a *federal crime* to provide or advocate for healthcare for trans youth.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "What I'd like to see from the president is empathy for Americans. Donald Trump is a billionaire and he's the president. When he looks into a camera and says 'affordability is a hoax,' he's talking to Americans that are suffering and have been for many years now."
December 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It might just be MTG angling to become Gavin Newsom's running mate.
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There is an interesting albeit not that deep tension in how pro Israel American politicians and outlets talk about Arab states— they bemoan the lack of democracy but are also aware that any democratic Arab state would be more anti Israel than the regime it'd replace, and so they support the regime.
What is all the more bewildering though is that the Saudi state is still remarkably friendly to Israel, and is friendly against the wishes of the Saudi public. This sort of complaining by pro Israel outlets looks absurd in this context. It is almost impossible for Saudi to be more pro Israel.
December 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
There is an interesting albeit not that deep tension in how pro Israel American politicians and outlets talk about Arab states— they bemoan the lack of democracy but are also aware that any democratic Arab state would be more anti Israel than the regime it'd replace, and so they support the regime.
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Co-chair of the Blue Dog Caucus
When I asked Marie Gluesenkamp Perez if she would vote against the Trans care ban for minors, she wouldn’t give a straight answer
December 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Co-chair of the Blue Dog Caucus
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🦀 PABLO IS GONE 🦀
(will the Liberals manage to find a candidate who can bring the PQ to a minority government, or remain competitive? stay tuned)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
(will the Liberals manage to find a candidate who can bring the PQ to a minority government, or remain competitive? stay tuned)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Quebec Liberal leader has decided to resign after weeks of turmoil: sources | CBC News
Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez is said to have made the decision to resign, according to Radio-Canada sources.
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🦀 PABLO IS GONE 🦀
(will the Liberals manage to find a candidate who can bring the PQ to a minority government, or remain competitive? stay tuned)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
(will the Liberals manage to find a candidate who can bring the PQ to a minority government, or remain competitive? stay tuned)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Hands down the funniest thing anyone has ever typed in mastodon
December 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Hands down the funniest thing anyone has ever typed in mastodon
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Every single reporter there needs to hold the line on this too.
Don't throw him a lifeline with another question if he dodges. Have each other's backs and demand he answer the question.
Don't throw him a lifeline with another question if he dodges. Have each other's backs and demand he answer the question.
Just to get ahead of this: Print the post out and bring it to the next Mike Johnson presser. You already know what his move will be. There’s no excuse to not be prepared for it.
December 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Every single reporter there needs to hold the line on this too.
Don't throw him a lifeline with another question if he dodges. Have each other's backs and demand he answer the question.
Don't throw him a lifeline with another question if he dodges. Have each other's backs and demand he answer the question.
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the united states is currently being led by a bunch of little david dukes with a senescent outer-borough grand dragon at the top
Trump’s foreign policy isn’t “noninterventionism,” it is a kind of neo neo conservatism devoted to imposing authoritarian ethnonationalism abroad instead of democracy (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
the united states is currently being led by a bunch of little david dukes with a senescent outer-borough grand dragon at the top
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In general anglo Canada needs to embrace French more. Bilingualism is a good trait of a healthy society and would provide an important cultural firewall against Americanism.
December 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
In general anglo Canada needs to embrace French more. Bilingualism is a good trait of a healthy society and would provide an important cultural firewall against Americanism.
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I remember around 22 or so we talking about which decision would be “Roberts’ dred Scott” but the birth right citizenship case would literally just be dred Scott again
December 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I remember around 22 or so we talking about which decision would be “Roberts’ dred Scott” but the birth right citizenship case would literally just be dred Scott again
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On this day in 1989, an armed gunman murdered 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Another ten women and four men were injured.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
On this day in 1989, an armed gunman murdered 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Another ten women and four men were injured.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
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growing problem for the dems is that their voters want progressive candidates but the party leadership generally doesn't. so there's no structure to identify and vet good progressive candidates until it's too late.
The noisiest Dem primary so far is probably Maine Senate, and here for instance I think it’s useful to see that despite all the bad publicity Platner still appears to be the favorite:
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
growing problem for the dems is that their voters want progressive candidates but the party leadership generally doesn't. so there's no structure to identify and vet good progressive candidates until it's too late.