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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 3h

I'll say again a major benefit of flipping the House is Democrats will actually authorize lawsuits against Trump over things like violating the antideficiency act and they can get the good lawyers to take it.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 9h

The entire American economy is being held hostage to the whims of a guy who doesn’t understand how the economy works

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 8h

And use talk for our messaging protocol. Perhaps the shame of everyone being able to see your typos and frantic backspacing in real time will chill some of the unhinged posting.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 8h

Sorry, but I think we should ban http and try again with a global information resource based on university hosted gopher.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 9h

Doing old time cringey slice of life videos is now praxis if you live in Chicago or Portland.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 10h

I guess in this case it won't matter much. Attention to scandals rapidly dwindles below like presidential and gubernatorial offices. See also Ken Paxton.

Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 10h

Whereas they like Republicans or at least view them as inherently unresponsive so doubling down doesn't elicit the same deluge of coverage.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 10h

Re the Virginia scandal, it's important to remember political media sees their role as policing the left so they will create drumbeat coverage if they feel a Democrat is insufficiently remorseful. See the way they spun up a Biden Parkinsons diagnosis out of thin air.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 10h

Nap time is over I see. Did someone give Trump some Venezuelan cocaine? It would be irresponsible not to speculate.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 11h

But frogs are pretty cool so ok.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 11h

Feels like Oregon missed an opportunity for brand synergy by going with frogs instead of beavers and ducks.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 11h

The confusion created in the public mind by requiring bipartisan cooperation on must pass legislation is bad.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 11h

I would simply eliminate the filibuster and run Congress on parliamentary lines so the majority is accountable for all legislation and the minority is only accountable for patriotic opposition.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 16h

Best of luck trying to nail Grandpa and that nice lady with the killer brownies with terrorist slurs.

Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 16h

The attempts to use police powers against Democrats are indeed scary, but let's not overhype it. The Comey and James indictments show this will be a complete farce. It's a drain, but we can beat them.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 16h

The attempts to use police powers against Democrats are indeed scary, but let's not overhype it. The Comey and James indictments show this will be a complete farce. It's a drain, but we can beat them.

Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 16h

Thought for the morning: the info environment has gotten so polluted we should start pushing Go See For Yourself as a meme. Because what's depicted especially on Fox and Xitter has at best loose connection to reality.

Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 1d

I'm also sympathetic to the moral argument Democrats should not have their fingerprints on funding evil ICE raids but realistically that means holding out until Thune kills the filibuster. We don't have leverage to defund ICE.

Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 1d

I do think it's quite reasonable to think impoundment should also be on the table. We simply don't have a deal if Russell Vought can void it with a memo.

Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 1d

I think we've gotten it really twisted on what's going on with healthcare. Democrats aren't protecting Trump voters from their choices. They're fighting for *their* constituents and berating Republicans to stop screwing over their's.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 1d

Considering how I can plant a suggestion with Republicans that they need to ban assault rubber chickens in lieu of the brutal war in Portland.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty much any pastry isn't worth the squeeze unless you really love tedious folding and rolling.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 1d

I guess I should say my main criticism of CARES is not that it bailed Trump out, but that it didn't have enough safeguards to prevent the PPP from being looted. I guess understandable given the emergency but creating a slush fund for the worst people in America wasn't good.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 1d

I do think it's quite reasonable to think impoundment should also be on the table. We simply don't have a deal if Russell Vought can void it with a memo.

Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 1d

I think we've gotten it really twisted on what's going on with healthcare. Democrats aren't protecting Trump voters from their choices. They're fighting for *their* constituents and berating Republicans to stop screwing over their's.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 1d

If we're going to impose suffering we should have a reasonable expectation of it producing some offsetting gain, otherwise we're just indulging in retribution and asking someone else to bear the pain for our pleasure.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 1d

It'd be all well and good for me, a comfortable professional with employer provided insurance to say "fuck them poors so red state mouth breathers take it even harder" but I don't think that's moral. Besides, if insurance mismanagement flipped lots of votes Texas would be sapphire blue.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 1d

This is a big improvement over spring when they rolled over for some magic beans because they were afraid of the fight. If they duck out for a fame promise again then flame on. But so far that isn't happening.

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Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 1d

And getting a concession that undermines the plutocrats ambition to smash the welfare state is good policy.

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