Jakob Wasserhoevel
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The Calvinball conservatism embraced by Trump and his Supreme Court might be super popular with the sickos in the GOP base, but it is wildly unpopular with the 70% of voters who do not fit that description.
November 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The Calvinball conservatism embraced by Trump and his Supreme Court might be super popular with the sickos in the GOP base, but it is wildly unpopular with the 70% of voters who do not fit that description.
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It's good news that the court is not going to be reconsidering Obergefell this term...but the emphasis in that sentence should fall on THIS TERM. There is absolutely no reason to believe that this court won't change its mind in the future, just as they did with Roe.
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It's good news that the court is not going to be reconsidering Obergefell this term...but the emphasis in that sentence should fall on THIS TERM. There is absolutely no reason to believe that this court won't change its mind in the future, just as they did with Roe.
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"Obergefell is settled law" is to the 2028 election what "Roe is settled law" was to the 2016 election. Roe and Obergefell are supported by a majority of voters. Republicans will try hard to convince independents that Obergefell is safe, nothing to see here...just as they did with Roe in 2016 & 20.
Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Obergefell is settled law" is to the 2028 election what "Roe is settled law" was to the 2016 election. Roe and Obergefell are supported by a majority of voters. Republicans will try hard to convince independents that Obergefell is safe, nothing to see here...just as they did with Roe in 2016 & 20.
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It’s not left v. center or progressive v. liberal or anything like that. It’s fight v. don’t fight.
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
It’s not left v. center or progressive v. liberal or anything like that. It’s fight v. don’t fight.
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“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
Guter thread von @patrickbreitenbach.de zur kalten Rhetorik von Nikolaus Blome.
Hier nachgelegt ein ausführlicher Thread zur Dekonstruktion dieses "Beitrages" von Blome. Man sollte es nicht einfach nut als ein harmloses Pamphlet sehen, sondern als Teil einer neoliberalen Kampagnenarbeit, die der AfD und ähnlichen politischen Strömungen sehr gefallen dürfte /1 🧵
Eine Gesellschaft, die sich ernst nimmt, sollte diese menschenfeindliche Propaganda eines Nikolaus Blome nicht zulassen. Das ist gespickt voller Verachtung, Spaltungsabsichten und Falschbehauptungen, die die Leserschaft des Spiegels wohl zur "wohltemperierten Grausamkeit" weiter lenken soll.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Guter thread von @patrickbreitenbach.de zur kalten Rhetorik von Nikolaus Blome.
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Eine Gesellschaft, die sich ernst nimmt, sollte diese menschenfeindliche Propaganda eines Nikolaus Blome nicht zulassen. Das ist gespickt voller Verachtung, Spaltungsabsichten und Falschbehauptungen, die die Leserschaft des Spiegels wohl zur "wohltemperierten Grausamkeit" weiter lenken soll.
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Eine Gesellschaft, die sich ernst nimmt, sollte diese menschenfeindliche Propaganda eines Nikolaus Blome nicht zulassen. Das ist gespickt voller Verachtung, Spaltungsabsichten und Falschbehauptungen, die die Leserschaft des Spiegels wohl zur "wohltemperierten Grausamkeit" weiter lenken soll.
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Let's talk new Senate minority leaders and the magic ability they'd have to get squishy moderate Senators to fall in line that Schumer doesn't have.
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Let's talk new Senate minority leaders and the magic ability they'd have to get squishy moderate Senators to fall in line that Schumer doesn't have.
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And again, not to say the cause isn’t righteous or correct. It is. Just that the pressure from ordinary folks whose lives are being upended is getting higher.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
And again, not to say the cause isn’t righteous or correct. It is. Just that the pressure from ordinary folks whose lives are being upended is getting higher.
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Basically, just because the politics seem to be the way they are now doesn’t mean they’ll be that way forever, or even for another week or another day. A lot of Feds are going on their second full missed paycheck now. That’s a lot of people getting desperate.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Basically, just because the politics seem to be the way they are now doesn’t mean they’ll be that way forever, or even for another week or another day. A lot of Feds are going on their second full missed paycheck now. That’s a lot of people getting desperate.
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3b) “I refuse to vote for the GOP proposal to strip away your health care” is compelling in some sense but like at some point Trolley Problem dynamics can tilt the other way too.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
3b) “I refuse to vote for the GOP proposal to strip away your health care” is compelling in some sense but like at some point Trolley Problem dynamics can tilt the other way too.
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2b) politics seems with Dems right now but the longer this goes on and the more the pain spreads and cascades, the more tenuous that is
3a) Would it be worth saying fuck it and trying to hold out past republicans, in either a political or a human cost way? I don’t know!
3a) Would it be worth saying fuck it and trying to hold out past republicans, in either a political or a human cost way? I don’t know!
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
2b) politics seems with Dems right now but the longer this goes on and the more the pain spreads and cascades, the more tenuous that is
3a) Would it be worth saying fuck it and trying to hold out past republicans, in either a political or a human cost way? I don’t know!
3a) Would it be worth saying fuck it and trying to hold out past republicans, in either a political or a human cost way? I don’t know!
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1b) Not clear right now that there *is* a bill that the house and senate can get to agreement on, at least not quickly.
2a) I’d be disappointed at what feels like a cave, but I also feel like people are really underrating the pressure they’re feeling to end the shutdown
2a) I’d be disappointed at what feels like a cave, but I also feel like people are really underrating the pressure they’re feeling to end the shutdown
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
1b) Not clear right now that there *is* a bill that the house and senate can get to agreement on, at least not quickly.
2a) I’d be disappointed at what feels like a cave, but I also feel like people are really underrating the pressure they’re feeling to end the shutdown
2a) I’d be disappointed at what feels like a cave, but I also feel like people are really underrating the pressure they’re feeling to end the shutdown
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So, I’m primed to be skeptical of a lot of the ourobouros of reporting about impending deals, but in the event that there is one in the offing, my take is:
1a) Still gotta get hashed out in the house, and then hashed out in conference presumably, unless the senate bill sails through (lol)
(Cont)
1a) Still gotta get hashed out in the house, and then hashed out in conference presumably, unless the senate bill sails through (lol)
(Cont)
it’s very difficult at this point to figure out if there is actual movement towards a Dem cave or just a Republican whisper campaign to Axios to make it seem like there’s a Dem cave and I’m going to hold my fire on any of it until something actually happens (or not)
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
So, I’m primed to be skeptical of a lot of the ourobouros of reporting about impending deals, but in the event that there is one in the offing, my take is:
1a) Still gotta get hashed out in the house, and then hashed out in conference presumably, unless the senate bill sails through (lol)
(Cont)
1a) Still gotta get hashed out in the house, and then hashed out in conference presumably, unless the senate bill sails through (lol)
(Cont)
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Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
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The president is desperate to make sure Americans go hungry.
Seems like a pretty big news story? Especially as he's throwing massive parties for himself and building a giant golden ballroom?
If the media or Democrats are looking for a "kitchen table" issue, this seems like a *pretty* good fit
Seems like a pretty big news story? Especially as he's throwing massive parties for himself and building a giant golden ballroom?
If the media or Democrats are looking for a "kitchen table" issue, this seems like a *pretty* good fit
Donald Trump has asked his employees on the Supreme Court to overrule lower court orders demanding that he fulfill his duties to feed Americans who are due SNAP benefits
AND
He's demanding that states which just rushed to fill the vacuum created by his cruelty "undo" that work.
AND
He's demanding that states which just rushed to fill the vacuum created by his cruelty "undo" that work.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
November 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The president is desperate to make sure Americans go hungry.
Seems like a pretty big news story? Especially as he's throwing massive parties for himself and building a giant golden ballroom?
If the media or Democrats are looking for a "kitchen table" issue, this seems like a *pretty* good fit
Seems like a pretty big news story? Especially as he's throwing massive parties for himself and building a giant golden ballroom?
If the media or Democrats are looking for a "kitchen table" issue, this seems like a *pretty* good fit
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Donald Trump has asked his employees on the Supreme Court to overrule lower court orders demanding that he fulfill his duties to feed Americans who are due SNAP benefits
AND
He's demanding that states which just rushed to fill the vacuum created by his cruelty "undo" that work.
AND
He's demanding that states which just rushed to fill the vacuum created by his cruelty "undo" that work.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Donald Trump has asked his employees on the Supreme Court to overrule lower court orders demanding that he fulfill his duties to feed Americans who are due SNAP benefits
AND
He's demanding that states which just rushed to fill the vacuum created by his cruelty "undo" that work.
AND
He's demanding that states which just rushed to fill the vacuum created by his cruelty "undo" that work.
jacobin.com/2025/11/nanc...
Articles like this that depict democratic centrists of the 1980s and 1990s as a force of malice often miss context, because as much as Clintonism and DLC-ism have damaged Dems, they had historical reasons.
Articles like this that depict democratic centrists of the 1980s and 1990s as a force of malice often miss context, because as much as Clintonism and DLC-ism have damaged Dems, they had historical reasons.
Nancy Pelosi Helped Drive the Democrats’ Degeneration
Nancy Pelosi has announced her retirement after decades as a shrewd political operator. A genuine leader in a party that lacks them, Pelosi bears a large share of the blame for the Democrats’ embrace ...
jacobin.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
jacobin.com/2025/11/nanc...
Articles like this that depict democratic centrists of the 1980s and 1990s as a force of malice often miss context, because as much as Clintonism and DLC-ism have damaged Dems, they had historical reasons.
Articles like this that depict democratic centrists of the 1980s and 1990s as a force of malice often miss context, because as much as Clintonism and DLC-ism have damaged Dems, they had historical reasons.
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They really should just call this the Bezos Post now rather than continue to trade on the legacy of actual publishers like the Graham family
This is references “class warfare” and “Generalissimo Zohran Mamdani” and only gets more bananas from there. The new editorial page is… really something. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Zohran Mamdani drops the mask
The mayor-elect divides New Yorkers into two groups: the oppressed and their oppressors.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
They really should just call this the Bezos Post now rather than continue to trade on the legacy of actual publishers like the Graham family
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"Es war nicht eine kleine Zahl von Verbrechern, es waren Hunderttausende einer sogenannten deutschen Elite, Männer, Jungen & entmenschte Weiber, die unter dem Einfluss verrückter Lehren in kranker Lust diese Taten begangen haben."
Thomas Mann
9. November 1938
Thomas Mann
9. November 1938
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
"Es war nicht eine kleine Zahl von Verbrechern, es waren Hunderttausende einer sogenannten deutschen Elite, Männer, Jungen & entmenschte Weiber, die unter dem Einfluss verrückter Lehren in kranker Lust diese Taten begangen haben."
Thomas Mann
9. November 1938
Thomas Mann
9. November 1938
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“…to defend and advance President Trump’s agenda” of starving millions of Americans.
Got it.
Got it.
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“…to defend and advance President Trump’s agenda” of starving millions of Americans.
Got it.
Got it.
