Taken from neck deep, 5 feet away

Nazi bar rules apply to Republican party currently. It's not that there can't be good and thoughtful market and/or social conservatives who don't want to coalition with liberals. It's that if you continue to associate with the GOP and especially if you pursue office you're bending the knee to a Nazi

Reminder that this is the Business Plot 2.0 and Musk is the designated villain because he revels in this shit.

Reminder: with the cost of eggs these days, egging someone's house is an intense political statement, not just a minor prank.

Trump 2.0: government of, by, and for school shooters

🧵 👋 I'm a political scientist who wrote a book about the recent collapse of two democracies (Egypt & Tunisia).

Given the anxieties of today, let me present a 🧵 with thoughts & resources for:

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR DEMOCRACY COLLAPSES:

I don't think we should deport Musk. I think we should investigate him for his alleged collaboration with an enemy of the state and, if proven necessary beyond a shadow of of doubt, apply the statutory penalties for treason.

After that rally, I don't want to hear another word about how Texas is nothing but backwater hicks who deserve what they get. There are an awful lot of good people here incandescent about what Trump, Cruz, Abbott and Paxton are doing to people.

Little Miss Commelina gets to wear a suit for a few days because she won't leave her spay stitches alone.

Fwiw, my wife found Vance unbearably creepy so I do suspect the white male nepo-pundit brigade is uniquely incapable of evaluating him.

Astrid has the prettiest blue eyes. 10/10, you have a future as a heartthrob, kid.

My heart is broken.

I do not mind paying cash money for a useful product. I mind greatly having to offer up my data so capitalist swine can later undermine my whole avocation. I will not and fuck you very much.

Scratching this new, shiny surface.