I’m coming down on the side of “Dem establishment was so terrified that the lesson learned on Tuesday was that the base wants more @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social that they were willing to blow off their own foot to prevent any building of momentum”

There’s no logical explanation for this. None.

Score a win for Gemini here... 😂

I find the lack of a permanent usb c port on the dock for the camera to be even more bewildering. Unplugging it every time you take the switch out of the dock?

People like to compare big N to Apple, but these design decisions are baffling.

Part of the unspoken motivation for me putting together this was to see if there were obvious gaps in things like the -que and we continue to see new materials produced.

I am sure government shutdown before a book tour is not a good look either.

It’s only going to get worse no matter what but many of the ill-effects haven’t been felt by the larger populace yet — that’s still down the road.

A shutdown would put it all in front and center so people have to pay attention.

By keeping the status quo, and giving them cover, you’ve already lost.

What are we saving that precious filibuster for, which you would not remove to preempt a lot of these things, if not now? Are we waiting until everything is beyond repair to decide to use the *only* tool you have, @schumer.senate.gov?

You're losing your engaged base. They aren't coming back.