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there was and is no downside — none at all — to refusing to vote for a single trump nominee. the idea that any senate democrat would be punished for "not working with him" would have dissipated as soon as one of these people was involved in a catastrophic scandal, which was a certainty.
March 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
there was and is no downside — none at all — to refusing to vote for a single trump nominee. the idea that any senate democrat would be punished for "not working with him" would have dissipated as soon as one of these people was involved in a catastrophic scandal, which was a certainty.
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Between the unsecured bombing chats and eliminating FEMA and trafficking legal residents to foreign labor prisons and supermaxxing measles and halting cancer research, it’s so hard these days to guess how you’re gonna die
March 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Between the unsecured bombing chats and eliminating FEMA and trafficking legal residents to foreign labor prisons and supermaxxing measles and halting cancer research, it’s so hard these days to guess how you’re gonna die
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Hey Siri, is it bad when your political opposition is cheering a decision you’re making when your base absolutely hates it?
March 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Hey Siri, is it bad when your political opposition is cheering a decision you’re making when your base absolutely hates it?
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We got a million stories like this during the first Trump Admin, anonymous quotes from GOP electeds expressing "concerns" about his actions and "weighing" whether they could vote for his agenda.
It's access journalism at its worst. In the end they supported everything.
It's access journalism at its worst. In the end they supported everything.
Republican senators are poised to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes the nation’s next health secretary. But in interviews this week, a half-dozen GOP lawmakers said they had questions or outright concerns about his nomination.
GOP senators say RFK Jr. must ‘explain’ vaccine criticism, other views
Republicans did not rule out voting for Trump’s pick to run HHS, and several said they were excited about the former Democrat’s ideas.
wapo.st
November 20, 2024 at 4:41 PM
We got a million stories like this during the first Trump Admin, anonymous quotes from GOP electeds expressing "concerns" about his actions and "weighing" whether they could vote for his agenda.
It's access journalism at its worst. In the end they supported everything.
It's access journalism at its worst. In the end they supported everything.
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trump will be the next reagan in the sense that in 30 years every time you notice some horrible defect in society you'll do some quick research and trace it back to trump
November 11, 2024 at 1:40 PM
trump will be the next reagan in the sense that in 30 years every time you notice some horrible defect in society you'll do some quick research and trace it back to trump
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this is what peak performance looks like
November 10, 2024 at 8:08 PM
this is what peak performance looks like
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The most frustrating thing about this "debate" is that we already live in the world right-wingers say they want: Vanishingly few trans people play sports; medical providers require long assessments before transition.
You cannot appease bigots because their stated concerns are not based in reality.
You cannot appease bigots because their stated concerns are not based in reality.
Throwing trans people under the bus is morally wrong and it would not do a goddamn thing to help Democrats, it would just demoralize the base even more.
Precisely zero anti-trans bigots are ever going to vote Dem. None. Not a single one.
Precisely zero anti-trans bigots are ever going to vote Dem. None. Not a single one.
I am seeing more and more opinions bubbling up about how throwing trans people to the wolves would be a winning strategy for Democrats, and I just want to quickly say: Fuck off with that absolute dog shit.
November 7, 2024 at 5:08 PM
The most frustrating thing about this "debate" is that we already live in the world right-wingers say they want: Vanishingly few trans people play sports; medical providers require long assessments before transition.
You cannot appease bigots because their stated concerns are not based in reality.
You cannot appease bigots because their stated concerns are not based in reality.