Killing the filibuster would have been a massive win for us

Especially when…

the only time the filibuster has ever been used to protect a particular interest of a set of states is to kill anti-lynching and civil rights legislation. that's it.

I think we continue to underestimate the net negative effect of twitter as a form of mediated propaganda environment, esp for in-group dynamics within media, industry, and the beltway. What made twitter good is now what makes it a cesspool for fascism, brain dead punditry, and woohoo economic policy

Jury hilarification.

🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.

"If the toppings stay knit, you must acquit."

The funny thing is that the nickname only works if you know how to correctly pronounce his name 😏

I genuinely think sometimes rather than explaining or arguing these totally made up controversies people should just be shamed for pretending not to know basic information about the world

They’re convinced that all of those young men will keep shooting up schools and movie theaters instead of chasing the stardom of Luigi Mangione. And maybe they’re right. But maybe they’re wrong.