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journalists need to stop treating this like it means anything. “what if trump rejects the results” so what, who cares?
What could happen if Trump rejects the US election results
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says that if he does not win the Nov. 5 election, he will cry fraud and not accept the results - just as he did four years ago when he lost to Democratic President Joe Biden.
www.reuters.com
October 16, 2024 at 4:21 PM
journalists need to stop treating this like it means anything. “what if trump rejects the results” so what, who cares?
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trump tariffs will destroy the economy www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
‘Off the charts’: How Trump tariffs would shock U.S., world economies
Trump's tariff plans could lead to economic isolation, affecting global markets and increasing costs for American consumers.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 16, 2024 at 7:21 PM
trump tariffs will destroy the economy www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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i think that there is a type of person who treats politics as fundamentally a type of discourse, and all political acts as fundamentally discursive rather than material. this is why people say that they are not voting "to make a statement:" political action consists of statements made the powerful.
October 16, 2024 at 7:18 PM
i think that there is a type of person who treats politics as fundamentally a type of discourse, and all political acts as fundamentally discursive rather than material. this is why people say that they are not voting "to make a statement:" political action consists of statements made the powerful.
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underrated problem is anonymous democratic “strategists” going to reporters to vent their anxiety
October 16, 2024 at 9:01 PM
underrated problem is anonymous democratic “strategists” going to reporters to vent their anxiety
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FAULKER: How can we help people afford bacon?
TRUMP: There wouldn't have been a Ukraine and Russia. There wouldn't have been an October 7.
TRUMP: There wouldn't have been a Ukraine and Russia. There wouldn't have been an October 7.
October 16, 2024 at 3:26 PM
FAULKER: How can we help people afford bacon?
TRUMP: There wouldn't have been a Ukraine and Russia. There wouldn't have been an October 7.
TRUMP: There wouldn't have been a Ukraine and Russia. There wouldn't have been an October 7.
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They think they’re exploiting him instead of the other way around
October 16, 2024 at 12:50 PM
They think they’re exploiting him instead of the other way around
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If a piece comparing Trump and Harris contains the phrase "regardless of who is elected," the author can be written off as a liar/dumbass permanently.
Begging people to understand the difference between “Harris could be better on this issue” and “Harris and Trump are the same on this issue.”
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Harris Campaign Has Offered Trans People Almost Nothing
Harris has been virtually silent on trans rights, and her policies would disproportionately benefit well-off trans people.
www.thenation.com
October 16, 2024 at 4:48 AM
If a piece comparing Trump and Harris contains the phrase "regardless of who is elected," the author can be written off as a liar/dumbass permanently.
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Good @awprokop.bsky.social chronicle of Dems' leftward shift on econ policy in the last decade. Substantively, this was a development I loved to see--but its sheer failure to yield any political benefits in the Biden years was dismaying, and warrants sober reflection! www.vox.com/2024-electio...
The rise — and fall? — of the New Progressive Economics
Progressives conquered economic policy under Biden. Would they lose it under Harris?
www.vox.com
October 15, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Good @awprokop.bsky.social chronicle of Dems' leftward shift on econ policy in the last decade. Substantively, this was a development I loved to see--but its sheer failure to yield any political benefits in the Biden years was dismaying, and warrants sober reflection! www.vox.com/2024-electio...
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Trump supporters handwave this away by imagining how awesome it'll be when they're the winners in a Peronist system
“You need rule of law to have successful business” is both quite true and under-appreciated!
October 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Trump supporters handwave this away by imagining how awesome it'll be when they're the winners in a Peronist system
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This has been the case for months, but I genuinely think Robert Lighthizer's recent meeting with various executives has genuinely scared them and is beginning to drive coverage. It made them realize Trump is serious about this, and Congress can't and won't stop him.
Donald Trump is campaigning on the most significant increase in tariffs in close to a century, preparing an attack on the international trade order that would likely raise prices, hurt the stock market and spark economic feuds with much of the world.
‘Off the charts:’ How Trump tariffs would shock U.S., world economies
Trump's tariff plans could lead to economic isolation, affecting global markets and increasing costs for American consumers.
wapo.st
October 16, 2024 at 1:03 PM
This has been the case for months, but I genuinely think Robert Lighthizer's recent meeting with various executives has genuinely scared them and is beginning to drive coverage. It made them realize Trump is serious about this, and Congress can't and won't stop him.
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“the tim walz story” (although without the Minnesota legislature, which is much more left overall wouldn’t have happened.)
This is the precise paradox: Voters want lip service to Republican figures and policies but those figures and policies are wildly unpopular on the merits!
Smart democrats would run as milquetoast centrists and govern as Norway-grade socialists.
bsky.app/profile/jake...
Smart democrats would run as milquetoast centrists and govern as Norway-grade socialists.
bsky.app/profile/jake...
Crucially tho, you don’t actually need to do it if you win. The number of people who, in February, will care if the secretary of the interior is a republican is basically zero. MI Dems made mouth sounds about bipartisanship, won a narrow majority, and then did a left wing agenda on their own terms!
October 16, 2024 at 1:10 PM
“the tim walz story” (although without the Minnesota legislature, which is much more left overall wouldn’t have happened.)
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I have to say I find it extremely annoying when someone justifies not voting or voting third party because they think Harris is going to win their state anyway ☔️
October 16, 2024 at 4:22 AM
I have to say I find it extremely annoying when someone justifies not voting or voting third party because they think Harris is going to win their state anyway ☔️
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important to keep saying both parts: they’re running an anti-trans campaign, they’re running
a fascist campaign, they’re scapegoating trans people in their fascist campaign
a fascist campaign, they’re scapegoating trans people in their fascist campaign
October 16, 2024 at 12:13 AM
important to keep saying both parts: they’re running an anti-trans campaign, they’re running
a fascist campaign, they’re scapegoating trans people in their fascist campaign
a fascist campaign, they’re scapegoating trans people in their fascist campaign
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appreciated v much @chrislhayes.bsky.social highlighting just now the wall-to-wall Trump ads scapegoating trans people as part his broader fascist campaign
October 16, 2024 at 12:10 AM
appreciated v much @chrislhayes.bsky.social highlighting just now the wall-to-wall Trump ads scapegoating trans people as part his broader fascist campaign
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sometimes I start to feel anxious and then I start to feel anxious and then I start to feel anxious and then I start to feel anxious and then I
October 16, 2024 at 12:20 AM
sometimes I start to feel anxious and then I start to feel anxious and then I start to feel anxious and then I start to feel anxious and then I
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one of the most egregious examples was a time profile where the writer all but announced that she also thought wokeness had gone too far
October 15, 2024 at 1:29 PM
one of the most egregious examples was a time profile where the writer all but announced that she also thought wokeness had gone too far
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trump is melting down in a way that is actually getting the attention of cable news so he is probably going into hiding. the question is whether news anchors will badger the campaign about it (no)
this Chicago interview is going to be the last one we get from Trump
October 15, 2024 at 6:25 PM
trump is melting down in a way that is actually getting the attention of cable news so he is probably going into hiding. the question is whether news anchors will badger the campaign about it (no)
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I'm convinced the only way to get the press to cover Trump's behavior is to have Biden reenact said behavior so The Times might care.
I know it’s become a cliché and I’m sorry but just try to imagine how Biden swaying awkwardly in an apparent brainfog for 30 minutes would have been greeted by the press.
NYT:
NYT:
October 15, 2024 at 4:17 PM
I'm convinced the only way to get the press to cover Trump's behavior is to have Biden reenact said behavior so The Times might care.
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with Trump pulling out of yet another interview, I think it’s clear they’re trying to run the 2016 playbook: have him go low profile and only play to friendly crowds and hope negative focus on his opponent gets him over the finish line
it would sure be helpful if the media wouldn’t play along
it would sure be helpful if the media wouldn’t play along
October 15, 2024 at 3:56 PM
with Trump pulling out of yet another interview, I think it’s clear they’re trying to run the 2016 playbook: have him go low profile and only play to friendly crowds and hope negative focus on his opponent gets him over the finish line
it would sure be helpful if the media wouldn’t play along
it would sure be helpful if the media wouldn’t play along
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I think elite news organizations play a vital role in democracy. I think their obligation is to cover what they think is the most important story. There's the long-standing news value that "news is what's new" but much of this stuff from Trump is new.
October 15, 2024 at 3:03 PM
I think elite news organizations play a vital role in democracy. I think their obligation is to cover what they think is the most important story. There's the long-standing news value that "news is what's new" but much of this stuff from Trump is new.
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It is HUGE news when the candidate who is narrowly favored to win the presidential election in 21 days
(a) runs a literally fascist campaign
(b) acts erratic and confused in public
(a) runs a literally fascist campaign
(b) acts erratic and confused in public
October 15, 2024 at 3:22 PM
It is HUGE news when the candidate who is narrowly favored to win the presidential election in 21 days
(a) runs a literally fascist campaign
(b) acts erratic and confused in public
(a) runs a literally fascist campaign
(b) acts erratic and confused in public
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I don't think the fact that the info won't persuade most people who encounter it means elite media organizations shouldn't feature in prominent places coverage of Trump's fascist proposals and cognitive decline. Editors shouldn't be doing political psychology on the fly. It's not their expertise.
October 15, 2024 at 2:58 PM
I don't think the fact that the info won't persuade most people who encounter it means elite media organizations shouldn't feature in prominent places coverage of Trump's fascist proposals and cognitive decline. Editors shouldn't be doing political psychology on the fly. It's not their expertise.