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Setting this up before the X site implodes (he/him)
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Again, can you imagine if a writer of color, a Black reporter specifically, did what Olivia Nuzzi did, what would happen to her career?
Would she be rehabilitated in less than a year? Hired by Vanity Fair? Given a book deal? A NYT puff piece?
It's a big club and we ain't in it.
Would she be rehabilitated in less than a year? Hired by Vanity Fair? Given a book deal? A NYT puff piece?
It's a big club and we ain't in it.
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Again, can you imagine if a writer of color, a Black reporter specifically, did what Olivia Nuzzi did, what would happen to her career?
Would she be rehabilitated in less than a year? Hired by Vanity Fair? Given a book deal? A NYT puff piece?
It's a big club and we ain't in it.
Would she be rehabilitated in less than a year? Hired by Vanity Fair? Given a book deal? A NYT puff piece?
It's a big club and we ain't in it.
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How can you be a political analyst and think the senate operates like this
Underrated aspect of killing the filibuster is making pundit hacks at Cook Political p-p-p-piss their pants
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
How can you be a political analyst and think the senate operates like this
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no one wants to hear this but the way to combat the messaging problem is probably to give the meidas touch crew a cable channel
October 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
no one wants to hear this but the way to combat the messaging problem is probably to give the meidas touch crew a cable channel
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the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles
October 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles
I’ve mentioned this before but even if we somehow unite the center and far left and get minorities and men back none of that will change the fact that much of our media apparatus, legacy and independent, is staffed by stupid fucking dipshit babies
full disclosure: I've beefed with talmon for a while now because he's an economics reporter at the NYT with no training in the subject (and frankly, no knowledge of it despite years writing about it) and has, among other things, literally told *actual economists* that vibes matter more than data
October 20, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I’ve mentioned this before but even if we somehow unite the center and far left and get minorities and men back none of that will change the fact that much of our media apparatus, legacy and independent, is staffed by stupid fucking dipshit babies
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I think “we protest Harris because we’d get arrested if we protested Trump” is rational, but I feel like you can’t say that and also expect people to treat said protesting as an especially brave or noble act then.
September 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I think “we protest Harris because we’d get arrested if we protested Trump” is rational, but I feel like you can’t say that and also expect people to treat said protesting as an especially brave or noble act then.
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The peer pressure of social media becomes extremely clear whenever anyone talks about Kamala or Hillary.
Every single reply is almost always prefaced with a "Look, Hillary wasn't perfect, but she was right, yada yada." "Harris isn't perfect, but she ran a great campaign etc. etc."
Every single reply is almost always prefaced with a "Look, Hillary wasn't perfect, but she was right, yada yada." "Harris isn't perfect, but she ran a great campaign etc. etc."
The man predicted the future and he told you exactly how it was going to happen, too
July 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The peer pressure of social media becomes extremely clear whenever anyone talks about Kamala or Hillary.
Every single reply is almost always prefaced with a "Look, Hillary wasn't perfect, but she was right, yada yada." "Harris isn't perfect, but she ran a great campaign etc. etc."
Every single reply is almost always prefaced with a "Look, Hillary wasn't perfect, but she was right, yada yada." "Harris isn't perfect, but she ran a great campaign etc. etc."
The media will never hold “normal” politicians accountable if they’re barely capable of doing that for the Trump Administration
Unserious morons who treat politics as a content farm instead of something with real consequences and then congratulate themselves for their “bravery”
Unserious morons who treat politics as a content farm instead of something with real consequences and then congratulate themselves for their “bravery”
April 28, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The media will never hold “normal” politicians accountable if they’re barely capable of doing that for the Trump Administration
Unserious morons who treat politics as a content farm instead of something with real consequences and then congratulate themselves for their “bravery”
Unserious morons who treat politics as a content farm instead of something with real consequences and then congratulate themselves for their “bravery”
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NEW VIDEO: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a major voter suppression bill that would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine democracy.
Paige and I break it down. youtu.be/XS8aePRgFU4?...
Paige and I break it down. youtu.be/XS8aePRgFU4?...
BREAKING: House Passes SAVE Act, Major Voting Suppression Bill
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
April 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
NEW VIDEO: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a major voter suppression bill that would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine democracy.
Paige and I break it down. youtu.be/XS8aePRgFU4?...
Paige and I break it down. youtu.be/XS8aePRgFU4?...
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“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).
April 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).
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You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
April 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
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If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
April 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
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it’s cool how Tyler Austin Harper is like a magnet for all of the dumbest takes, like defending protectionism days after Trump’s tariffs crashed the economy
April 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
it’s cool how Tyler Austin Harper is like a magnet for all of the dumbest takes, like defending protectionism days after Trump’s tariffs crashed the economy
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If in 2025 you’re still doing sneering ‘heh, look at these cringe wine mom protestors’ type shtick I can’t think of any reason anyone should listen to you
April 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If in 2025 you’re still doing sneering ‘heh, look at these cringe wine mom protestors’ type shtick I can’t think of any reason anyone should listen to you
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once democracy becomes partisan, all freedom loving citizens have an obligations to become partisan hacks
this is a time that calls for partisan hacks
April 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
once democracy becomes partisan, all freedom loving citizens have an obligations to become partisan hacks
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Listen, the Biden Dead-Enders were wrong but they also had LITERALLY ZERO influence in anything, while you, a “Serious Journalist” had some and chose to completely ignore the enormous risks.
Just no self-introspection at all. I hope you enjoy what you helped influence.
Just no self-introspection at all. I hope you enjoy what you helped influence.
Not even a little bit. This take has been vindicated 1000-fold. Biden dead-enders probably cost Democrats the election.
April 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Listen, the Biden Dead-Enders were wrong but they also had LITERALLY ZERO influence in anything, while you, a “Serious Journalist” had some and chose to completely ignore the enormous risks.
Just no self-introspection at all. I hope you enjoy what you helped influence.
Just no self-introspection at all. I hope you enjoy what you helped influence.
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Trump voters are stupid but this episode has been the American elite (media, business, politics) being deeply, deeply stupid and completely unserious.
The voters kind of get a pass when their information system is so f’d. the elites who had a hand in screwing it up? Absolute morons.
The voters kind of get a pass when their information system is so f’d. the elites who had a hand in screwing it up? Absolute morons.
really underrated how much these rich guys know jack shit about politics
funny how Jeff Bezos pivoted to " We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets" thinking that would be obviously pro-trump
April 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Trump voters are stupid but this episode has been the American elite (media, business, politics) being deeply, deeply stupid and completely unserious.
The voters kind of get a pass when their information system is so f’d. the elites who had a hand in screwing it up? Absolute morons.
The voters kind of get a pass when their information system is so f’d. the elites who had a hand in screwing it up? Absolute morons.
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My latest: "Hands Off Protests Across America Show Trump & MAGA That Our Democracy Won't Die Quietly."
Americans are mad as hell & finally standing up to Trump, MAGA, & the broligarchy through collective action & revealing that we have strength & power in numbers.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Americans are mad as hell & finally standing up to Trump, MAGA, & the broligarchy through collective action & revealing that we have strength & power in numbers.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Hands Off! Protests Across America Show Trump and MAGA That Our Democracy Won't Die Quietly.
Americans are mad as hell and finally standing up to Trump, MAGA, and the broligarchy through collective action and revealing that we have strength and power in numbers.
open.substack.com
April 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My latest: "Hands Off Protests Across America Show Trump & MAGA That Our Democracy Won't Die Quietly."
Americans are mad as hell & finally standing up to Trump, MAGA, & the broligarchy through collective action & revealing that we have strength & power in numbers.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Americans are mad as hell & finally standing up to Trump, MAGA, & the broligarchy through collective action & revealing that we have strength & power in numbers.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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Gods, just grant journalists the ability to do SOME introspection on the big part they had in enabling Trump.
A big reason why we’re here is Trump has long spoken like he honestly believes trade deficits are some sort of fee America pays and should retaliate against and most people in the media were like “he can’t actually mean that, that’s way too stupid” so they covered him like he meant something else.
I tried to simplify it to my kid like this: you buy something at the store for $50. Then Trump says that store stole $50 from you so he's going to tax the store $25. Store now charges $75.
April 3, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Gods, just grant journalists the ability to do SOME introspection on the big part they had in enabling Trump.
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A day later, I’m now convinced Schumer’s biggest failure was not expecting House GOP to be that united and essentially had no contingency plan for it.
Certainly explains all the terrible comms strat the past day or so.
Oh this is the case he’s absolutely let down his caucus and gotta go.
Certainly explains all the terrible comms strat the past day or so.
Oh this is the case he’s absolutely let down his caucus and gotta go.
Regardless of where D cloture votes shake out, I think senate Ds picked a strategy that relied on Johnson failing to deliver a house bill and they got caught with their pants down when he did.
With the knowledge Johnson would pass this, they needed to have publicized specific demands ~2-3 weeks ago
With the knowledge Johnson would pass this, they needed to have publicized specific demands ~2-3 weeks ago
March 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A day later, I’m now convinced Schumer’s biggest failure was not expecting House GOP to be that united and essentially had no contingency plan for it.
Certainly explains all the terrible comms strat the past day or so.
Oh this is the case he’s absolutely let down his caucus and gotta go.
Certainly explains all the terrible comms strat the past day or so.
Oh this is the case he’s absolutely let down his caucus and gotta go.
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From the other site. But this is why I’m so mad at Schumer! As a Dem partisan!
March 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
From the other site. But this is why I’m so mad at Schumer! As a Dem partisan!
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FWIW I think the backlash has been intense enough that there’s an above zero percent chance senators reverse course here
I think it’s probably still ~5% or so, but keep calling and keep yelling
I really don’t think they anticipated this, which is another indictment of their political instincts
I think it’s probably still ~5% or so, but keep calling and keep yelling
I really don’t think they anticipated this, which is another indictment of their political instincts
March 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
FWIW I think the backlash has been intense enough that there’s an above zero percent chance senators reverse course here
I think it’s probably still ~5% or so, but keep calling and keep yelling
I really don’t think they anticipated this, which is another indictment of their political instincts
I think it’s probably still ~5% or so, but keep calling and keep yelling
I really don’t think they anticipated this, which is another indictment of their political instincts
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Once that’s done you have to COMMIT. You’re already in a lose-lose situation. At that point your caucus has to stay united and jump into hell together. But he watched them jump in and after they burned, said “nuh-uh, I rather not”
March 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Once that’s done you have to COMMIT. You’re already in a lose-lose situation. At that point your caucus has to stay united and jump into hell together. But he watched them jump in and after they burned, said “nuh-uh, I rather not”
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this, plus hanging patty murray out to dry, plus failing to communicate his position *last week before everyone stuck their necks out* are all reasons the caucus has to can him as leader, regardless of what happens with cloture
Jeffries called in a rep sick with cancer and a rep giving birth (IIRC) to vote against the CR and maybe Schumer could have let them know about this plan on the down low before they upended their lives to vote against something he was always going to push over the finish line.
March 14, 2025 at 3:44 AM
this, plus hanging patty murray out to dry, plus failing to communicate his position *last week before everyone stuck their necks out* are all reasons the caucus has to can him as leader, regardless of what happens with cloture
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There’s a ton of hindsight-motivated thinking now. Based on the information earlier there was no way to predict this. House Dems were united and so many conservative Senate Dems were saying no.
That so many people were LEGITIMATELY BLINDSIDED by this, is the reason why this was dumb by Schumer.
That so many people were LEGITIMATELY BLINDSIDED by this, is the reason why this was dumb by Schumer.
"earlier you said", yes, motherfuckers, i know, this is the entire point of starting a post with "i'll eat shit", there are a lot of people who should fucking learn to say that, but i am not one of them.
i'll eat shit, i genuinely did not think schumer would force members of the caucus to go out on limbs for days and then fuck them, even if i think he makes good arguments for it. incredibly poor leadership, and i don't think he can lead the caucus, especially if we ever get the majority back.
March 14, 2025 at 4:15 AM
There’s a ton of hindsight-motivated thinking now. Based on the information earlier there was no way to predict this. House Dems were united and so many conservative Senate Dems were saying no.
That so many people were LEGITIMATELY BLINDSIDED by this, is the reason why this was dumb by Schumer.
That so many people were LEGITIMATELY BLINDSIDED by this, is the reason why this was dumb by Schumer.