I think this is basically true and would say, corollary to that: dismantling the right‘s project of power will necessarily involve taking on the interests of entrenched capital. All the key good governance stuff needs to happen— scotus, VRA, etc— but the billionaire influence problem looms bigly

wow zing good one

Gallego's talking about prosecuting Bovino when all this is done and his city isn't even occupied

please. the guy who wears a Nazi coat to court appearances and roughs up ordinary citizens is a soft target. please please please represent your constituents senator klobuchar.

A pretextual investigation of Powell is next level. ICE is gunning people down in the street. Can we get to the part where we say Trump is decompensating, losing his mind, and going way too far, and we've reached the "have you no decency" rubicon. The people are with you! Courage, Chuck!

We, the people, deserve elected officials that actually *try* to use the power they've been entrusted with. Calling for massive, organized, peaceful protest is the only way we're getting out of this boondoggle. Every elected D should be calling for exactly that at the top of their lungs.

the trauma of 2020, where Minneapolitans got a front-row seat to a police murder and a DA who didn't even want to charge Chauvin!

So I think what Frey and O'Hara are doing reasonably well, to give a modicum of credit, is not to piss on the city's leg and say it's raining. /con'td

We’ve had these great glimpses! I wish Shane Black was more prolific or Gerwig wanted to crank out more comedies. Could see him being a dumb goof w/ Soderbergh or in a Knives Out movie. Or if PTA or the Safdies had the right project

I don't even think your take is that bad TCW, but JB's correct that this is a moment to decry a state-sanctioned murder and summary propaganda effort. It's clear where the climate of violence is coming from. Talking about epistemic bubbles on socials after this admin's media blitz hits me wrong.

I think everything does flow downstream of the guy who bragged about p***y grabbing, instigated Jan 6, says he "hates" his enemy, etc... there's a whole climate of violence that he feeds on because the division is what gives him purchase. And there's a big appetite for violence for its own sake.

Describing Kirk's killer as an ideological opponent is a bit off-- he's more the angry young outcast type. Not trying to be a jerk and accuse you of hating waffles. The bigger ideological fight seems to be one of violence for its own sake-- Trumpism-- and opposition to that.

The “split-second” decision of Ross happened with his feet clear of her tires, him bending over the hood with his gun basically in her windshield, his adrenaline cranked to max, relishing his role as the heavy, knowing full well they could let her go bc they had her license plates. It was evil.

Kash Patel's FBI is on the case. Let's rest easy in that knowledge, right man?