That would be great to see, but caving at this point is definitely not a good look unless they’re able to get some real guarantees

I’d love to be pleasantly surprised if it works that way, but it’s hard to be optimistic considering everything

I’m only here for your food content

That’s what I figured at the time

Yup

you’re better on a bad day than some of these folks on their best day

"It’s worse than you think because by the time the courts catch up, the damage will already have been done. It’s worse than you think because the people running the government seem to have no higher mission than to watch it burn," @brbarrett.bsky.social writes:

As to the substantive goal, if you want Trump to comply with the law, you can't just say "we really mean it" or accept a GOP pinky swear. You have to make him comply at the outset, and then fund the government in short bursts so he knows he can't easily renege. www.offmessage.net/p/its-crunch...

To win public opinion, though, it has to be clear Republicans are begging Dems for votes (because they're too dysfunctional to govern alone), without providing any reason to believe Trump will honor a deal (because they know he won't). At least for now, that means dropping the filibuster threat.

Full explanation in the piece. If Dems stick to that line, they'll know and we'll know that they did all they could. If they don't, it'll be a turning point in history. www.offmessage.net/p/its-crunch...

It’s taken way too long for a lot of supposedly smart people to even start to understand this reality

Read the op-ed from @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and @ezralevin.bsky.social in @thenation.com. 👇