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Trump raped children. So did Bill Clinton and a bunch of sleazeball monsters. It's time to say that out loud, repeatedly.
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Like…immigration was always America’s thing. We have a big statue about it in one of our (and the world’s) most prominent cities. It used to be our brand that America is where you go to get a fresh start.
All gone, because white supremacy.
All gone, because white supremacy.
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I LEARNED THE ANSWER TO THIS
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
what did ruth mean when she said her steakhouse was "chris"
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I LEARNED THE ANSWER TO THIS
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
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If you actually want a more united front, the most obvious choice is replace Schumer as leader because he has zero credibility and people rightly loathe him. But at a bare minimum if you want to at least make some gesture, replace Durbin as whip. He's retiring anyway. There would be no downside.
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
If you actually want a more united front, the most obvious choice is replace Schumer as leader because he has zero credibility and people rightly loathe him. But at a bare minimum if you want to at least make some gesture, replace Durbin as whip. He's retiring anyway. There would be no downside.
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Fun fact: Gordon Lightfoot wrote the song first, and then sank the Edmund Fitzgerald himself in what has come to be recognized as one of the first viral marketing stunts
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Fun fact: Gordon Lightfoot wrote the song first, and then sank the Edmund Fitzgerald himself in what has come to be recognized as one of the first viral marketing stunts
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Anything short of calling for Schumer to be replaced is performative outrage designed to mollify you
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Anything short of calling for Schumer to be replaced is performative outrage designed to mollify you
The (consciously?) ignored part of all this shutdown drama & capitulation is that this will all happen again in two months.
The US federal government is, almost literally, incapable of providing guarantees and/or essential services to its workers and its citizens. Houston we have a problem.
The US federal government is, almost literally, incapable of providing guarantees and/or essential services to its workers and its citizens. Houston we have a problem.
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The (consciously?) ignored part of all this shutdown drama & capitulation is that this will all happen again in two months.
The US federal government is, almost literally, incapable of providing guarantees and/or essential services to its workers and its citizens. Houston we have a problem.
The US federal government is, almost literally, incapable of providing guarantees and/or essential services to its workers and its citizens. Houston we have a problem.
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At some point in the last 20, 25 years people everyone on the left and center-left became too embarrassed to admit that they each have individual priorities and desires and that these should be sufficiently negotiated over.
Another meta-discursive tendency I dislike: there are many people on here, Twitter, elsewhere who claim to be against litmus testing in general when it comes to Democratic politicians but in reality just oppose a particular kind of litmus test (Palestine, LGBTQ, labor etc). Why the motte and bailey?
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
At some point in the last 20, 25 years people everyone on the left and center-left became too embarrassed to admit that they each have individual priorities and desires and that these should be sufficiently negotiated over.
Unless and until a Dem senator calls for the replacement of Chuck Schumer, you can assume that Dem senator is lying to you.
Sheldon Whitehouse is lying to you.
Sheldon Whitehouse is lying to you.
Many feel betrayal and frustration, and the feelings are hot right now.
I get it. I have my own feelings.
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I get it. I have my own feelings.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Unless and until a Dem senator calls for the replacement of Chuck Schumer, you can assume that Dem senator is lying to you.
Sheldon Whitehouse is lying to you.
Sheldon Whitehouse is lying to you.
Various coalitions of states will eventually *have to* band together to provide essential services the current federal government can’t/won’t provide. The US federal government will collapse.
Ironically this makes me hopeful because this would be a (mostly?) non-violent way to break up the Union.
Ironically this makes me hopeful because this would be a (mostly?) non-violent way to break up the Union.
The Shutdown Surrender
I just... I mean... Whatever.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Various coalitions of states will eventually *have to* band together to provide essential services the current federal government can’t/won’t provide. The US federal government will collapse.
Ironically this makes me hopeful because this would be a (mostly?) non-violent way to break up the Union.
Ironically this makes me hopeful because this would be a (mostly?) non-violent way to break up the Union.
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i find every story about costco's brand strategy and overall approach completely fascinating.
Why Costco Went All in on Kirkland — and How It Paid Off | WSJ Case Study
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November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
i find every story about costco's brand strategy and overall approach completely fascinating.
Dems sympathize with Republican policies, example #18,654. They sympathize so much that they feel *personally responsible* for Republican messes.
Jesus, what a pathetic confession Kaine just made.
Jesus, what a pathetic confession Kaine just made.
Sen. Kaine on his vote for funding deal
“I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct. 1, because I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed federal worker would say to me at church”
“I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct. 1, because I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed federal worker would say to me at church”
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Dems sympathize with Republican policies, example #18,654. They sympathize so much that they feel *personally responsible* for Republican messes.
Jesus, what a pathetic confession Kaine just made.
Jesus, what a pathetic confession Kaine just made.
The counter to “Trump is a psycho willing to starve & kill tens of thousands of people” is “so the Republicans had to get rid of the filibuster to avoid negotiating with us,” and that would’ve been better long term for Democrats. But even that was too much for the Senate Dukes and Duchesses.
Shaheen: "All those people who oppose this agreement -- staying in a shutdown mode was not getting us anywhere. They need to train their fire on the people who are responsible. That's Trump, Johnson, & the Republicans who have blocked every attempt to get healthcare. We need to be working together."
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The counter to “Trump is a psycho willing to starve & kill tens of thousands of people” is “so the Republicans had to get rid of the filibuster to avoid negotiating with us,” and that would’ve been better long term for Democrats. But even that was too much for the Senate Dukes and Duchesses.
Dukes and Duchesses, the lot of them.
This is far and away my pettiest Tim Kaine gripe but the Senator’s advance staff always deliver a bottle of Maker’s Mark that is for him only to fundraising events so he doesn’t have to do toasts with the cheap beer and wine the hosts provide and that always really irked me
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Dukes and Duchesses, the lot of them.
Well, @kaine.senate.gov is not taking calls or voicemails. Yeah, the Lords and Ladies of the Senate are not willing to hear from us plebes. They decided to help their Good Friends The Republicans, and they think we should all shut up and take it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Well, @kaine.senate.gov is not taking calls or voicemails. Yeah, the Lords and Ladies of the Senate are not willing to hear from us plebes. They decided to help their Good Friends The Republicans, and they think we should all shut up and take it.
They’re wealthy white elitists. They consider themselves Dukes and Duchesses, they didn’t want their flights cancelled, and they didn’t want to change/reform how they “work.”
I don’t see these Dems as rubes being scammed by Rs. I doubt the Dems believe they’ll be able to work w Rs to get good things done. It all seems like gaslighting of the public, to bullshit their way out of voting to end the shutdown so they can have functional air travel & keep the filibuster.
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
They’re wealthy white elitists. They consider themselves Dukes and Duchesses, they didn’t want their flights cancelled, and they didn’t want to change/reform how they “work.”
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I don’t see these Dems as rubes being scammed by Rs. I doubt the Dems believe they’ll be able to work w Rs to get good things done. It all seems like gaslighting of the public, to bullshit their way out of voting to end the shutdown so they can have functional air travel & keep the filibuster.
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I don’t see these Dems as rubes being scammed by Rs. I doubt the Dems believe they’ll be able to work w Rs to get good things done. It all seems like gaslighting of the public, to bullshit their way out of voting to end the shutdown so they can have functional air travel & keep the filibuster.
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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Why would you want to be a proud Dem? Your leaders will tell you the best way to win is by losing, that you’re a naive fool if you want them to stand up for anything, and they’ll brag to each other and the press about how they’re smart enough to ignore you.
You’re joining a team that hates you!
You’re joining a team that hates you!
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Why would you want to be a proud Dem? Your leaders will tell you the best way to win is by losing, that you’re a naive fool if you want them to stand up for anything, and they’ll brag to each other and the press about how they’re smart enough to ignore you.
You’re joining a team that hates you!
You’re joining a team that hates you!
Again- professional Democrats (electeds and their staffs) are so bad at marketing that they couldn’t hack it as local sales reps for Frito Lay (or Budweiser or Pepsi or etc).
They’re just bad at their jobs and they’ve been bad at their jobs for *decades*.
They’re just bad at their jobs and they’ve been bad at their jobs for *decades*.
This is really telling! It doesn't work like that anymore, bud. None of it works like that — even if it did on Jan. 19.
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Again- professional Democrats (electeds and their staffs) are so bad at marketing that they couldn’t hack it as local sales reps for Frito Lay (or Budweiser or Pepsi or etc).
They’re just bad at their jobs and they’ve been bad at their jobs for *decades*.
They’re just bad at their jobs and they’ve been bad at their jobs for *decades*.
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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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I don't know what the Senate is going to do. But if they do in fact fold in exchange for nothing, they will be living up to past performance. To expect the Senate to carry out the will of the American people is to misunderstand why it was created in the first place.
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I don't know what the Senate is going to do. But if they do in fact fold in exchange for nothing, they will be living up to past performance. To expect the Senate to carry out the will of the American people is to misunderstand why it was created in the first place.
…to accomplish helping their Good Friends The Republicans. That’s what.
Dem leaders actually sympathize with Republican policies, because Dem leaders are wealthy elitists too. Dem leaders believe in hierarchy, and they can’t bear to see their fellow Dukes and Duchesses be dragged by the commoners.
Dem leaders actually sympathize with Republican policies, because Dem leaders are wealthy elitists too. Dem leaders believe in hierarchy, and they can’t bear to see their fellow Dukes and Duchesses be dragged by the commoners.
McConnell abused the filibuster to make America worse. Schumer is refusing to use the filibuster to... accomplish what, exactly?
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
…to accomplish helping their Good Friends The Republicans. That’s what.
Dem leaders actually sympathize with Republican policies, because Dem leaders are wealthy elitists too. Dem leaders believe in hierarchy, and they can’t bear to see their fellow Dukes and Duchesses be dragged by the commoners.
Dem leaders actually sympathize with Republican policies, because Dem leaders are wealthy elitists too. Dem leaders believe in hierarchy, and they can’t bear to see their fellow Dukes and Duchesses be dragged by the commoners.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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November 10, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Whether it's Joe Lieberman going MAGA or Tim Kaine caving in on ACA, both vice-presidential nominees turned out to be assholes.
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Whether it's Joe Lieberman going MAGA or Tim Kaine caving in on ACA, both vice-presidential nominees turned out to be assholes.
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.