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These people want their precious filibuster more than healthcare for their constituents.
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
These people want their precious filibuster more than healthcare for their constituents.
That part is inherently unenforceable: just amend that limiting clause out.
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
That part is inherently unenforceable: just amend that limiting clause out.
Those dementia tweets stole the power of the purse from Congress. He’s insane and delirious; they are supplicants that worship at his feet.
The idea that Republicans are anything other than yes-men goose-steeping into line behind their Dear Leader is murderously stupid.
The idea that Republicans are anything other than yes-men goose-steeping into line behind their Dear Leader is murderously stupid.
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Those dementia tweets stole the power of the purse from Congress. He’s insane and delirious; they are supplicants that worship at his feet.
The idea that Republicans are anything other than yes-men goose-steeping into line behind their Dear Leader is murderously stupid.
The idea that Republicans are anything other than yes-men goose-steeping into line behind their Dear Leader is murderously stupid.
You’re scared of what the party that couldn’t repeal the ACA during reconciliation would do without the filibuster.
Maybe they’d do that stuff. They’d probably get murdered if they did. Good luck!
Maybe they’d do that stuff. They’d probably get murdered if they did. Good luck!
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 AM
You’re scared of what the party that couldn’t repeal the ACA during reconciliation would do without the filibuster.
Maybe they’d do that stuff. They’d probably get murdered if they did. Good luck!
Maybe they’d do that stuff. They’d probably get murdered if they did. Good luck!
Ending the filibuster is absolutely a win
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Ending the filibuster is absolutely a win
He could arrange for John Thune’s execution and not a single GOP member of Congress would publicly oppose it.
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
He could arrange for John Thune’s execution and not a single GOP member of Congress would publicly oppose it.
What evidence is there for anything? Does Trump, the man who could publicly order their murder and lose no votes, the man to whom they subserviently handed over the power of purse, mean nothing?
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
What evidence is there for anything? Does Trump, the man who could publicly order their murder and lose no votes, the man to whom they subserviently handed over the power of purse, mean nothing?
As the dictator of their party … yeah it does.
They’ve completely abdicated the power of the purse to the executive and you think they’re “independent” of his cult of personality? Get real.
They’ve completely abdicated the power of the purse to the executive and you think they’re “independent” of his cult of personality? Get real.
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 AM
As the dictator of their party … yeah it does.
They’ve completely abdicated the power of the purse to the executive and you think they’re “independent” of his cult of personality? Get real.
They’ve completely abdicated the power of the purse to the executive and you think they’re “independent” of his cult of personality? Get real.
Like Trump? What do you mean what signs?
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Like Trump? What do you mean what signs?
They absolutely showed signs of caving on the filibuster and if the PR got bad enough, they almost certainly could’ve gotten some subsidy extension.
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 AM
They absolutely showed signs of caving on the filibuster and if the PR got bad enough, they almost certainly could’ve gotten some subsidy extension.
They should have indefinitely shut down the government until the GOP agreed to their demands, the GOP ended the filibuster, the 2026 election, or the start of a full-fledged civil war.
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 AM
They should have indefinitely shut down the government until the GOP agreed to their demands, the GOP ended the filibuster, the 2026 election, or the start of a full-fledged civil war.
What?
Prices always go up. The emergency caused them to go up faster. The emergency is over. None of that implies prices will go down.
Why were you under the impression that the price increases were temporary? I certainly never thought that they would go down.
Prices always go up. The emergency caused them to go up faster. The emergency is over. None of that implies prices will go down.
Why were you under the impression that the price increases were temporary? I certainly never thought that they would go down.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
What?
Prices always go up. The emergency caused them to go up faster. The emergency is over. None of that implies prices will go down.
Why were you under the impression that the price increases were temporary? I certainly never thought that they would go down.
Prices always go up. The emergency caused them to go up faster. The emergency is over. None of that implies prices will go down.
Why were you under the impression that the price increases were temporary? I certainly never thought that they would go down.
It absolutely does. The CPI is about 40% housing (rent/owner-equivalent rent).
November 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It absolutely does. The CPI is about 40% housing (rent/owner-equivalent rent).
It was a general situation though. The emergency caused a generalized supply crunch that took years to unwind. I don’t know where you got the idea that it was some kind of special emergency pricing that would go down once the emergency was gone, but … that was never the case.
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It was a general situation though. The emergency caused a generalized supply crunch that took years to unwind. I don’t know where you got the idea that it was some kind of special emergency pricing that would go down once the emergency was gone, but … that was never the case.
The CPI does include hedonic adjustments for the quality of items.
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The CPI does include hedonic adjustments for the quality of items.
They probably did, saw there was too much Trump in there, thought “this is too political”, and refused to pursue it.
November 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
They probably did, saw there was too much Trump in there, thought “this is too political”, and refused to pursue it.
That you use it as a contentless pejorative?
November 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
That you use it as a contentless pejorative?
I said infinitely large, because that's the maximum possible impact it could have. Increasing it to ~600 seats does practically nothing.
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I said infinitely large, because that's the maximum possible impact it could have. Increasing it to ~600 seats does practically nothing.
Expanding the house to be infinitely large would make the EC about 10% less unfair. That’s pretty insignificant.
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Expanding the house to be infinitely large would make the EC about 10% less unfair. That’s pretty insignificant.
The NPVIC doesn’t require a constitutional amendment.
November 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The NPVIC doesn’t require a constitutional amendment.
Several times? That's a lie.
The modern filibuster rule was put in place in 1975. Since then, Democrats have had a filibuster proof majority in the following periods:
1975-1979
7 months in 2009
That's it.
The modern filibuster rule was put in place in 1975. Since then, Democrats have had a filibuster proof majority in the following periods:
1975-1979
7 months in 2009
That's it.
November 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Several times? That's a lie.
The modern filibuster rule was put in place in 1975. Since then, Democrats have had a filibuster proof majority in the following periods:
1975-1979
7 months in 2009
That's it.
The modern filibuster rule was put in place in 1975. Since then, Democrats have had a filibuster proof majority in the following periods:
1975-1979
7 months in 2009
That's it.
That poll doesn't seem very reliable. There is absolutely no way the shift among young voters was *that* inconsistent. Probably a tiny sample.
Did young voters shift somewhat towards Trump? Probably. Was there a 31-point difference between the shifts in Michigan and Georgia? Literally unbelievable.
Did young voters shift somewhat towards Trump? Probably. Was there a 31-point difference between the shifts in Michigan and Georgia? Literally unbelievable.
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 AM
That poll doesn't seem very reliable. There is absolutely no way the shift among young voters was *that* inconsistent. Probably a tiny sample.
Did young voters shift somewhat towards Trump? Probably. Was there a 31-point difference between the shifts in Michigan and Georgia? Literally unbelievable.
Did young voters shift somewhat towards Trump? Probably. Was there a 31-point difference between the shifts in Michigan and Georgia? Literally unbelievable.
It’s wiggling so much he can’t walk in a straight line
November 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It’s wiggling so much he can’t walk in a straight line