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In his new piece--which is largely about the reaction to his last piece--Ezra Klein says that he is deeply shaken by Charlie Kirk's murder essentially because they were in the same business: They both did public politics. This is honest on his part. It's also the problem. >
September 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
In his new piece--which is largely about the reaction to his last piece--Ezra Klein says that he is deeply shaken by Charlie Kirk's murder essentially because they were in the same business: They both did public politics. This is honest on his part. It's also the problem. >
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I will never forgive the people who voted for this monster and I will never forgive the people who sat out the election because “both sides are the same.” This is on you.
June 22, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I will never forgive the people who voted for this monster and I will never forgive the people who sat out the election because “both sides are the same.” This is on you.
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They said Joe Biden was too old—but his age never led him to deliberately crash the stock market just to “own the libs.”
Under Joe Biden (Jan 2021 – Jan 2025):
S&P 500: +57.85%
Nasdaq: +43.4%
Dow: +42%
Under Trump (So far, Jan 2025 – Apr 2025):
S&P 500: –6.4%
Nasdaq: –11%
Dow: –4.7%
Under Joe Biden (Jan 2021 – Jan 2025):
S&P 500: +57.85%
Nasdaq: +43.4%
Dow: +42%
Under Trump (So far, Jan 2025 – Apr 2025):
S&P 500: –6.4%
Nasdaq: –11%
Dow: –4.7%
April 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
They said Joe Biden was too old—but his age never led him to deliberately crash the stock market just to “own the libs.”
Under Joe Biden (Jan 2021 – Jan 2025):
S&P 500: +57.85%
Nasdaq: +43.4%
Dow: +42%
Under Trump (So far, Jan 2025 – Apr 2025):
S&P 500: –6.4%
Nasdaq: –11%
Dow: –4.7%
Under Joe Biden (Jan 2021 – Jan 2025):
S&P 500: +57.85%
Nasdaq: +43.4%
Dow: +42%
Under Trump (So far, Jan 2025 – Apr 2025):
S&P 500: –6.4%
Nasdaq: –11%
Dow: –4.7%
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And if there’s anyone Democrats should turn to for political advice it’s definitely the NYT editorial board
Amazing to see how much it’s a settled assumption—not even worth questioning—that public opinion is a static exogenous force that politicians must optimize around.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
Opinion | The Democrats Are in Denial About 2024
Party leaders have embraced convenient excuses. This perilous political moment requires more self-reflection and honesty.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
And if there’s anyone Democrats should turn to for political advice it’s definitely the NYT editorial board
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Gabe and Mjolnir need a new home, can you help?
Rowan, their human who has sadly passed, wished for them to remain together.
Will help get them relocated to anywhere within the United States; please read on for more details! 🧵
Signal boosts & sharing are appreciated 💙
Rowan, their human who has sadly passed, wished for them to remain together.
Will help get them relocated to anywhere within the United States; please read on for more details! 🧵
Signal boosts & sharing are appreciated 💙
March 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Gabe and Mjolnir need a new home, can you help?
Rowan, their human who has sadly passed, wished for them to remain together.
Will help get them relocated to anywhere within the United States; please read on for more details! 🧵
Signal boosts & sharing are appreciated 💙
Rowan, their human who has sadly passed, wished for them to remain together.
Will help get them relocated to anywhere within the United States; please read on for more details! 🧵
Signal boosts & sharing are appreciated 💙
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NEW: Elon Musk is trying to buy Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, spending millions to install bought-and-paid-for MAGA extremist Brad Schimel.
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
March 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
NEW: Elon Musk is trying to buy Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, spending millions to install bought-and-paid-for MAGA extremist Brad Schimel.
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
Today, @WisDems launches a campaign to punch back: The People v. Musk.🧵
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P.S. Nothing is "relevant" to everyone. Nothing is "relevant" to MOST people. Nothing attracts a majority of American interest. Relevance is an absurd, completely subjective marker of the value of any cultural product and chasing it is a fool's errand.
February 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
P.S. Nothing is "relevant" to everyone. Nothing is "relevant" to MOST people. Nothing attracts a majority of American interest. Relevance is an absurd, completely subjective marker of the value of any cultural product and chasing it is a fool's errand.
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There is a Republicans whose district is entirely within NYC (incl parts of Brooklyn) & 3 more in Greater NYC districts easily reached from NYC by public transit.
These people are assholes.
These people are assholes.
Hundreds of constituents gathered outside the joint offices of @schumer.senate.gov and Kisten Gillibrand in New York City to tell them to Stand Up & Fight Back!
#StopTheCoup #VoughtNo
Photos by Donna Aceto
#StopTheCoup #VoughtNo
Photos by Donna Aceto
February 9, 2025 at 4:17 AM
There is a Republicans whose district is entirely within NYC (incl parts of Brooklyn) & 3 more in Greater NYC districts easily reached from NYC by public transit.
These people are assholes.
These people are assholes.
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So if mainstream media doesn't want to keep being accused by its own readership of being lickspittles who toady to whoever's in power, maybe it's time for THEM to stop "reeling" and pivot from winners/losers coverage of whose muscles are bigger, and focus on what's at stake. End of Saturday rant. x
February 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So if mainstream media doesn't want to keep being accused by its own readership of being lickspittles who toady to whoever's in power, maybe it's time for THEM to stop "reeling" and pivot from winners/losers coverage of whose muscles are bigger, and focus on what's at stake. End of Saturday rant. x
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If you don't want to be accused of racism, don't vote for a fucking racist, this isn't exactly rocket science my dudes
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
GOP pollster says Trump voters ‘tired’ of being accused of racism
Republican pollster Frank Luntz said on Friday that President Trump’s voters are “tired” of being accused of being sexist and racist. In a discussion about Trump’s remarks linking diversity, equity…
thehill.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If you don't want to be accused of racism, don't vote for a fucking racist, this isn't exactly rocket science my dudes
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
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Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
February 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
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I've heard a number of people say, "I live in a safe blue district/state--there's no point in calling my reps since they're already on the right side." Yes, there is: You can call and insist that they be among the loudest voices on the issues you care about, since they can afford to be.
January 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I've heard a number of people say, "I live in a safe blue district/state--there's no point in calling my reps since they're already on the right side." Yes, there is: You can call and insist that they be among the loudest voices on the issues you care about, since they can afford to be.
My cat Bebe had sadly left us. We will miss her.
January 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My cat Bebe had sadly left us. We will miss her.
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Only thing I'll say is: the reason these people think what they think is that they are wrapped in a seamless bubble of RW media, from cable TV to radio to social media.
When things to not go as they envision, that same bubble will ensure that they do not blame Trump.
When things to not go as they envision, that same bubble will ensure that they do not blame Trump.
December 26, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Only thing I'll say is: the reason these people think what they think is that they are wrapped in a seamless bubble of RW media, from cable TV to radio to social media.
When things to not go as they envision, that same bubble will ensure that they do not blame Trump.
When things to not go as they envision, that same bubble will ensure that they do not blame Trump.
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At the same time, so much collective action failure right now: billionaire licking Trump's boots, some Ds trying to look "reasonable," others focused on intra-party factional goals, media quiescent and trying not to be persecuted. Shocking how pliable everyone is compared to December 2016.
It's remarkable how quiescent Democrats are - Trump is poised to inspire a major thermostatic backlash, midterms are now more favorable to D coalition, and Trump becoming a lame duck will soon inspire chaotic jockeying to replace him. The question is whether anyone is as savvy as McConnell in 2009.
December 16, 2024 at 2:32 AM
At the same time, so much collective action failure right now: billionaire licking Trump's boots, some Ds trying to look "reasonable," others focused on intra-party factional goals, media quiescent and trying not to be persecuted. Shocking how pliable everyone is compared to December 2016.
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The problem with pieces like this, which are countless, is the prevailing media assumption that left-of-center Americans need constant corrective instruction about how to be in and engage with the world, whereas right-of-center Americans are simply to be observed in awe, like rainbows or mountains.
Opinion - The problem with Bluesky: It won’t broaden our horizons: In the wake of Donald Trump’s election win, the social-media platform has enjoyed a surge of new users looking for an alternative to Elon Musk’s X. But will it be useful, if it just creates an echo chamber for the left?
The problem with Bluesky: It won’t broaden our horizons
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election win, the social-media platform has enjoyed a surge of new users looking for an alternative to Elon Musk’s X. But will it be useful, if it just creates an echo chamber for the left?
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:41 PM
The problem with pieces like this, which are countless, is the prevailing media assumption that left-of-center Americans need constant corrective instruction about how to be in and engage with the world, whereas right-of-center Americans are simply to be observed in awe, like rainbows or mountains.
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Hell, I don't even like this fucking pardon.
But I recognize that the prosecution was the result of unprecedented corruption.
But I recognize that the prosecution was the result of unprecedented corruption.
December 2, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Hell, I don't even like this fucking pardon.
But I recognize that the prosecution was the result of unprecedented corruption.
But I recognize that the prosecution was the result of unprecedented corruption.