I do think Democratic pols should call out evil behavior of Republican pols; that's their job

I don't think progressives should stage civil disobedience protests against universities, museums, etc., which are basically run by liberals

I don't see the contradiction

Are you suggesting these positions are in contradiction?

Overlooking another person's destructive behavior is literally the dictionary definition of codependency

Could a week where two teams compete for a playoff spot with a losing record really be the subject of any serious questions?

Incidentally, as far as messaging and strategy, pretty much anytime we test a process argument (i.e. they didn't follow the rules) it is less convincing & far less galvanizing than outcome argument (i.e. it's going to result in this fucked up evil) with voters. Yes, swing voters too.

Starting with that concession is a terrible way to argue — 95% won’t know who Maduro is anyway and they are likely to infer that this must have been a good idea

Maybe DWS has to take a different tack because of her constituency, but that’s an exceptional case

Bluesky is not the best place for this discussion but I’d disagree — public international law is not everything but it’s something

Dem pols have trouble saying things like wrong, insane, anti-American. It’s always concern, worry, problematic, inappropriate. Good for him.

So many Dem pols started with a concession that Maduro is a bad guy. Most people have no idea who he is. That framing makes it look like a paperwork error.

I suppose I will say that having no legal authority whatsoever for the above does not make it not-war, it makes it an illegal war

I have made this in the past and I can report that even for NL's least competent reader this is an easy success

One can only hope you’ve learned your lesson: gotta stay laser focused on keeping egg prices down

I believe the proper locution now is “better Czechia self before you wreck yourself”

‘Cause outdated toponyms are bad for your health

Depends on the drum solo really