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There should be a rule that if you are a Known Sports Poster you can say things like “holy fucking shit” with zero context but if you are primarily a Known Politics Poster that gets you like a two day ban
July 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
There should be a rule that if you are a Known Sports Poster you can say things like “holy fucking shit” with zero context but if you are primarily a Known Politics Poster that gets you like a two day ban
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perils of structuring your political beliefs according to political winds and issue polls
I continue to think that Matty coming out against birthright citizenship a few months ago should have been taken as a major warning sign that the group chats have already decided to surrender on this.
December 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
perils of structuring your political beliefs according to political winds and issue polls
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I don’t care if we‘re 50 percent or 49 percent or 75 percent or 25 percent: we’re on the side of the Constitution and of right.
Yglesias is brain poisoned from surrounding himself with white nationalists on Twitter. Birthright citizenship is overwhelmingly popular. Even when limited specifically to illegal immigration it still enjoys a narrow majority. Many people do not blame babies for the sins of their parents.
December 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I don’t care if we‘re 50 percent or 49 percent or 75 percent or 25 percent: we’re on the side of the Constitution and of right.
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It is an absolutely delightful irony that the richest man in the world is universally acknowledged to be a huge fucking loser who not a single living person envies in any way at all
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
It is an absolutely delightful irony that the richest man in the world is universally acknowledged to be a huge fucking loser who not a single living person envies in any way at all
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I’m sure the failure of the DC Council to delay ranked-choice voting earlier this week had absolutely nothing to do with the longtime incumbent At-Large CM deciding to finally call it quits today
RCV is already having an impact, and we’re still 6 months from the primary ;)
RCV is already having an impact, and we’re still 6 months from the primary ;)
And with that, Felder's withdrawn the bill. He says he'll bring it up at the next meeting, but if there's a cost attached it's probably sunk. He can try moving this as a normal bill, without the emergency's requirements, but that starts to get very tricky timing-wise...
This bill is up for a vote today, but a wrinkle: The CFO may rule it will cost the elections board money to implement so it would be ineligible to move as an emergency bill. Felder told me just now he’s not sure what will happen. Stay tuned…
December 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I’m sure the failure of the DC Council to delay ranked-choice voting earlier this week had absolutely nothing to do with the longtime incumbent At-Large CM deciding to finally call it quits today
RCV is already having an impact, and we’re still 6 months from the primary ;)
RCV is already having an impact, and we’re still 6 months from the primary ;)
Everyone needs to really be on board with this: if scotus handles the birthright citizenship case as anything other than a 100%, full throated assertion of the plainly worded rights guaranteed in the constitution, then America’s laws and structures are over and we’re entering a new place.
December 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Everyone needs to really be on board with this: if scotus handles the birthright citizenship case as anything other than a 100%, full throated assertion of the plainly worded rights guaranteed in the constitution, then America’s laws and structures are over and we’re entering a new place.
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what follows immediately after the birthright clause? the privileges and immunities and due process clauses? and what follows them? the equal protection clause. all of this is explicitly to say, "the declaration is the constitutional law of the land"
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
what follows immediately after the birthright clause? the privileges and immunities and due process clauses? and what follows them? the equal protection clause. all of this is explicitly to say, "the declaration is the constitutional law of the land"
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You know who’d make an excellent At-Large Councilmember: @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social! The last time this particular At-Large CM seat was truly open in a Democratic primary was way back on *September 15, 1998*! A 10-way race that Phil Mendelson won with 17% of the vote.
Run Erin run!
Run Erin run!
December 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
You know who’d make an excellent At-Large Councilmember: @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social! The last time this particular At-Large CM seat was truly open in a Democratic primary was way back on *September 15, 1998*! A 10-way race that Phil Mendelson won with 17% of the vote.
Run Erin run!
Run Erin run!
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Dawg they've lost cops named "O'Hara"
This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Dawg they've lost cops named "O'Hara"
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Counterpoint:
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Counterpoint:
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
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this is really it — this case isn't about the legitimacy of birthright citizenship or the 14th amendment, it's about the legitimacy of the court, and any ruling that doesn't uphold the former decides the latter
Counterpoint:
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
this is really it — this case isn't about the legitimacy of birthright citizenship or the 14th amendment, it's about the legitimacy of the court, and any ruling that doesn't uphold the former decides the latter
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The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
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California: See if you can grind out any more Dem seats.
VA / NC / MD / NY: Do your part.
VA / NC / MD / NY: Do your part.
Indiana state house Republicans just approved a new 9-0 gerrymandered map ousting two US House Democrats, giving Republicans 100% of seats in state where Trump got 58% of vote
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
California: See if you can grind out any more Dem seats.
VA / NC / MD / NY: Do your part.
VA / NC / MD / NY: Do your part.
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The most interesting part of this story isn’t that the pipe bomber is MAGA. That was blatantly obvious. What should interest folks is that the FBI and DoJ hid that fact from you, and still haven’t made a statement. This info is coming from sources on the condition of anonymity.
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The most interesting part of this story isn’t that the pipe bomber is MAGA. That was blatantly obvious. What should interest folks is that the FBI and DoJ hid that fact from you, and still haven’t made a statement. This info is coming from sources on the condition of anonymity.
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Starting to look like there is indeed additional info here that didn't make it into the charging docs and doesn't fit the government's preferred narrative.
SCOOP by @ryanjreilly.com - Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Starting to look like there is indeed additional info here that didn't make it into the charging docs and doesn't fit the government's preferred narrative.
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
The Supreme Court is not legitimate, its decisions are not legitimate, and anything that results from the decisions is not legitimate.
This isn’t really a question.
This isn’t really a question.
December 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The Supreme Court is not legitimate, its decisions are not legitimate, and anything that results from the decisions is not legitimate.
This isn’t really a question.
This isn’t really a question.
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Two things the Democrats shouldn’t be shy about saying plainly these days: the Supreme Court is illegitimate and Pete Hegseth is a psychopath.
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Two things the Democrats shouldn’t be shy about saying plainly these days: the Supreme Court is illegitimate and Pete Hegseth is a psychopath.
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this is cold blooded, calculated murder and Bradley should be court martialed and jailed for it
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
this is cold blooded, calculated murder and Bradley should be court martialed and jailed for it
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As Kagan notes, SCOTUS has given states a cheat code to enact illegally racist voting laws: just pass them close enough to an election that the Purcell principle will bar judicial review!
Under this logic, courts couldn’t block actual Jim Crow laws within a year of an election. It can’t be right.
Under this logic, courts couldn’t block actual Jim Crow laws within a year of an election. It can’t be right.
December 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
As Kagan notes, SCOTUS has given states a cheat code to enact illegally racist voting laws: just pass them close enough to an election that the Purcell principle will bar judicial review!
Under this logic, courts couldn’t block actual Jim Crow laws within a year of an election. It can’t be right.
Under this logic, courts couldn’t block actual Jim Crow laws within a year of an election. It can’t be right.
Democrats continue to support Trump. Coons, Durbin, Gallego, Hassan, Hirono, Kaine, Kelly, King (I), Klobuchar, Reed, & Rosen.
Dem/Ind Senators voting in favor: Coons, Durbin, Gallego, Hassan, Hirono, Kaine, Kelly, King (I), Klobuchar, Reed, & Rosen.
Senators not voting: Daines, Graham, Hyde-Smith, Kennedy, Moody, Moran, Murphy, Schiff, Shaheen, Tuberville, & Whitehouse.
Senators not voting: Daines, Graham, Hyde-Smith, Kennedy, Moody, Moran, Murphy, Schiff, Shaheen, Tuberville, & Whitehouse.
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Democrats continue to support Trump. Coons, Durbin, Gallego, Hassan, Hirono, Kaine, Kelly, King (I), Klobuchar, Reed, & Rosen.
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Turns out the waste fraud and abuse was coming from inside the Trump family
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Turns out the waste fraud and abuse was coming from inside the Trump family
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The one year anniversary of Yoon's failed martial law takeover just passed and lots of untold stories came out proving that THE ONLY REASON KOREA IS STILL A FREE COUNTRY IS BECAUSE PEOPLE DISOBEYED ILLEGAL ORDERS.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The one year anniversary of Yoon's failed martial law takeover just passed and lots of untold stories came out proving that THE ONLY REASON KOREA IS STILL A FREE COUNTRY IS BECAUSE PEOPLE DISOBEYED ILLEGAL ORDERS.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
The coup was over in hours because people said no.
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this is extraordinary. too many people in my profession have circled the wagons around someone who lacks the moral sense of a child
@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
this is extraordinary. too many people in my profession have circled the wagons around someone who lacks the moral sense of a child
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easy to imagine benny johnson huffing asbestos on camera to own the libs
it is MIRACULOUS that we got rid of lead paint and asbestos when we did. if we had tried that today, there would be people whining about how we're restricting their rights.
Bring back residential-use lead paint, you cowards.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
easy to imagine benny johnson huffing asbestos on camera to own the libs