Wes Payne - So Much For Subtlety
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I've asked the question many times before, but: let us imagine that we knew, with absolute metaphysical certainty, that Trump was a Russian asset -- FSB payroll stubs and everything. What would he be doing differently?
The answer is still: nothing.
The answer is still: nothing.
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Poland became the largest Army in Europe and 3rd largest Army in NATO not because of Germany, but because of Putin's Russia.
So this old soviet loving turd can bounce off
So this old soviet loving turd can bounce off
November 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Poland became the largest Army in Europe and 3rd largest Army in NATO not because of Germany, but because of Putin's Russia.
So this old soviet loving turd can bounce off
So this old soviet loving turd can bounce off
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
... ouch ...
In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
... ouch ...
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Two things can be true at once.
Schumer needs to go and Ro Khanna is a sweaty insufferable opportunistic shit-weasel who would trample a room full of toddlers to get in front of a camera to sell himself as the future.
Schumer needs to go and Ro Khanna is a sweaty insufferable opportunistic shit-weasel who would trample a room full of toddlers to get in front of a camera to sell himself as the future.
Khanna: You know, someone said to me, “Well, this backbencher from the House is calling for Schumer to step down.”
I said, “The point is the backbenchers need to come to the front.” Those of us in the back — we need to move to the front. And a new generation of leadership needs to emerge.”
I said, “The point is the backbenchers need to come to the front.” Those of us in the back — we need to move to the front. And a new generation of leadership needs to emerge.”
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Two things can be true at once.
Schumer needs to go and Ro Khanna is a sweaty insufferable opportunistic shit-weasel who would trample a room full of toddlers to get in front of a camera to sell himself as the future.
Schumer needs to go and Ro Khanna is a sweaty insufferable opportunistic shit-weasel who would trample a room full of toddlers to get in front of a camera to sell himself as the future.
Talk about laying down a marker.
November 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Talk about laying down a marker.
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There isn’t much evidence that layoffs are being caused by AI taking people’s jobs.
For big tech, such as Amazon’s recent layoffs, the reason seems to be a combination of cutting headcount to balance increased spending on AI infrastructure and anticipation of (not realized) AI productivity gains.
For big tech, such as Amazon’s recent layoffs, the reason seems to be a combination of cutting headcount to balance increased spending on AI infrastructure and anticipation of (not realized) AI productivity gains.
AI isn't replacing jobs. AI spending is
Big spending on artificial intelligence puts pressure on jobs, as gloomy narratives about the future of work are ironically making new graduates less employable.
www.fastcompany.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
There isn’t much evidence that layoffs are being caused by AI taking people’s jobs.
For big tech, such as Amazon’s recent layoffs, the reason seems to be a combination of cutting headcount to balance increased spending on AI infrastructure and anticipation of (not realized) AI productivity gains.
For big tech, such as Amazon’s recent layoffs, the reason seems to be a combination of cutting headcount to balance increased spending on AI infrastructure and anticipation of (not realized) AI productivity gains.
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"Appearing to close his eyes"? Motherfucker, we can actually see his eyes are closed. It's an observable fact. How about "appearing to fall asleep"? Or "appearing to briefly die"?
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Appearing to close his eyes"? Motherfucker, we can actually see his eyes are closed. It's an observable fact. How about "appearing to fall asleep"? Or "appearing to briefly die"?
There are no bystanders in a war for survival. Any one who will not fight by your side is an enemy to be crushed. Starting with these eight traitors. Primary them into oblivion. And remove Cuck Shumer from his leadership position, since it's the only thing he'll actually defend.
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
There are no bystanders in a war for survival. Any one who will not fight by your side is an enemy to be crushed. Starting with these eight traitors. Primary them into oblivion. And remove Cuck Shumer from his leadership position, since it's the only thing he'll actually defend.
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Schumer should have stepped down as Minority Leader when he announced his “no” vote. And, frankly, he should have resigned. Falling on your sword is underrated.
One of two things is true:
1. Chuck Schumer genuinely felt this is a bad deal, so he voted against it, but he couldn't keep Senate Dems in line because he's a lackluster leader.
OR
2. Chuck Schumer orchestrated the shutdown deal w/ retiring Dems because he's a bad strategist and got rattled.
1. Chuck Schumer genuinely felt this is a bad deal, so he voted against it, but he couldn't keep Senate Dems in line because he's a lackluster leader.
OR
2. Chuck Schumer orchestrated the shutdown deal w/ retiring Dems because he's a bad strategist and got rattled.
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Schumer should have stepped down as Minority Leader when he announced his “no” vote. And, frankly, he should have resigned. Falling on your sword is underrated.
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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The model of holding individual senators responsible is broken here. The retirees clearly agreed to take the fall. Which is why the nos should get no credit for voting no unless they move to oust Schumer
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The model of holding individual senators responsible is broken here. The retirees clearly agreed to take the fall. Which is why the nos should get no credit for voting no unless they move to oust Schumer
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I wish I cared about anything with the passion that the Trump administration cares about making sure people starve.
⚠️ Feds sent a late night memo demanding states “immediately undo” any actions to provide full SNAP benefits.
(It’s unclear if there will be an effort to claw back benefits already distributed, but an expert says such efforts would not be legal.)
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(It’s unclear if there will be an effort to claw back benefits already distributed, but an expert says such efforts would not be legal.)
Gift link:
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I wish I cared about anything with the passion that the Trump administration cares about making sure people starve.
Remember their names: Durbin, King, Cortez-Masto, Kaine, Shaheen, Rosen, Hassan, Fetterman, Shumer. Wish them that haven't yet announced retirement luck in this final term in office. And for those like Durbin already retiring, wish them the unquiet grave of a coward.
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Remember their names: Durbin, King, Cortez-Masto, Kaine, Shaheen, Rosen, Hassan, Fetterman, Shumer. Wish them that haven't yet announced retirement luck in this final term in office. And for those like Durbin already retiring, wish them the unquiet grave of a coward.
I just knew they were going to try the "we elevated healthcare as an issue" dodge. ASSHOLE, IT ALREADY WAS AN ISSUE AND NOW YOU'VE GUARANTEED THAT NOTHING GOOD WILL HAPPEN WITH IT. It's bad enough Durbin's a feckless fucking assbag, but does he have be a condescending, feckless fucking assbag?
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I just knew they were going to try the "we elevated healthcare as an issue" dodge. ASSHOLE, IT ALREADY WAS AN ISSUE AND NOW YOU'VE GUARANTEED THAT NOTHING GOOD WILL HAPPEN WITH IT. It's bad enough Durbin's a feckless fucking assbag, but does he have be a condescending, feckless fucking assbag?
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We all know Sen Dems should have asked for more than just ACA subsidies to agree on a budget, but we got behind the strategy because at least it was a fight. And then we used that strength on Tuesday to blow them away. And now...they just took all that energy and tossed it in the garbage. Bastards.
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
We all know Sen Dems should have asked for more than just ACA subsidies to agree on a budget, but we got behind the strategy because at least it was a fight. And then we used that strength on Tuesday to blow them away. And now...they just took all that energy and tossed it in the garbage. Bastards.
How will the Senate Democratic Surrender Caucus be rewarded for caving after all this time holding out? The best they can possibly hope for is to be primaried. It's one thing to cave on the first day. It's quite another to surrender now and deny the sacrifice that everyone has made to this point.
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
How will the Senate Democratic Surrender Caucus be rewarded for caving after all this time holding out? The best they can possibly hope for is to be primaried. It's one thing to cave on the first day. It's quite another to surrender now and deny the sacrifice that everyone has made to this point.
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A MOCA test is ordered when there is a strong suspicion of cognitive decline.
Just sayin.
Just sayin.
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
A MOCA test is ordered when there is a strong suspicion of cognitive decline.
Just sayin.
Just sayin.
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"For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com ⬇️
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Hundreds of Thousands of Anonymous Deportees
Amid the president’s fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com ⬇️
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Yeah honestly the election caused me to swing from "they're really planning to never give up power" to "oh they're just really fucking dumb, huh"
November 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Yeah honestly the election caused me to swing from "they're really planning to never give up power" to "oh they're just really fucking dumb, huh"
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THE DUMB-ASS LT. GOV. OF INDIANA IS OUT HERE SAYING IT'S NOT THE GOVERNMENT'S JOB TO HELP PEOPLE. HE CAN FUCK OFF WITH THAT SHIT, STRAIGHT INTO THE SEA. I COVER ALL THIS AND MORE IN "THIS WEEK IN STUPID," MY VERY STRONG LOOK AT THE DUMBEST FUCKING SHIT THAT HAPPENED. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/49HMBHi
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
THE DUMB-ASS LT. GOV. OF INDIANA IS OUT HERE SAYING IT'S NOT THE GOVERNMENT'S JOB TO HELP PEOPLE. HE CAN FUCK OFF WITH THAT SHIT, STRAIGHT INTO THE SEA. I COVER ALL THIS AND MORE IN "THIS WEEK IN STUPID," MY VERY STRONG LOOK AT THE DUMBEST FUCKING SHIT THAT HAPPENED. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/49HMBHi
"Appeared to?" What else could he have been talking about, his golf game?
November 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
"Appeared to?" What else could he have been talking about, his golf game?
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one thing i find crazy-making is the idea that getting rid of the filibuster would make congress a purely majoritarian institution. bicameralism itself is counter-majoritarian! equal state representation is counter-majoritarian! the fact that senate elections are staggered is counter-majoritarian!
November 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
one thing i find crazy-making is the idea that getting rid of the filibuster would make congress a purely majoritarian institution. bicameralism itself is counter-majoritarian! equal state representation is counter-majoritarian! the fact that senate elections are staggered is counter-majoritarian!
So I am reading, again, about the boats we're blowing up in the Caribbean and the people being slaughtered on them and the regime's rationales and non-rationales for this and I had occasion to wonder: why is it again that Rodrigo Duterte is imprisoned and awaiting trial at the Hague?
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
So I am reading, again, about the boats we're blowing up in the Caribbean and the people being slaughtered on them and the regime's rationales and non-rationales for this and I had occasion to wonder: why is it again that Rodrigo Duterte is imprisoned and awaiting trial at the Hague?
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Damn this is so good @delong.social
Bidenomics: Truly Transitory Inflation, Remarkably Successful on Employment & Growth—But Unable to Break Through the Media Misinformation Machine
My attempt to set forth a balance sheet: Bidenomics was an extraordinary success. The economy healed fast; the story never did. A brief moderate transitory inflation. A long and strong jobs and...
braddelong.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Damn this is so good @delong.social