Sure. It's still a video that seems to show the later video was deliberately edited to make it look worse than it was. I never approve of seeing media manipulation on our side but that has fallen way, way down the priority list at this point.

Just saying...

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On Reddit and Discord there is hardly room to articulate a thought other than "Actually Dems outside the three you know are not corrupt layabouts and are doing important work that reflects their progressive values" If I manage to get past that we move on to "No, this is how the filibuster works."

Ok but like, protest anyway, ya know?

If they are in the Peter Thiel/techno-feudalism camp they ought to be purring like kittens right now.

He's not describing the entirety of what should happen to Hegseth in that sentence, he's describing what a human being should do when they make a mistake. He's highlighting how insane it is that these MAGAs have no impulse and no mechanism for holding themselves accountable for anything.

What is the new democratic coalition? You've given me another assignment. I'm discovering new stuff a couple of times a day this week. Lfg.

No. It's never acceptable to use sexually derogatory language toward women. n.e.v.e.r.

Guess Substack already is a hostile platform. I'm hesitant about boycotts generally...but no quarter for techno-feudalists. Their plans cannot be allowed to succeed, ever. My daughters will live as full citizens of a free country no matter the cost.

Organizing protests, boycotts, demonstrations and a general strike are well under way without the Dems in the lead. What they can do is take the house in 2026, what we can do is everything else.

Alas, Sanders supporters are unlikely to accept a nuanced and fact based version of his two campaigns, nor to admit his faults. And we need them on board bigly so guess who gets the bigger person, again?

Regressive tax policy actually puts a lot of that $$ back into the pockets of the pharma execs and the companies can deduct research expenses. NIH research just provided a path for research that wasn't profit driven so no more waste on rare childhood illness etc.

Anyone looking to instigate illegal action at this point should be considered an opposition plant. Under no circumstances should protesters try to breach the WH grounds on 4/5 or do anything else illegal. Just keep building the movement.

Uh...? Wut?

And I do understand that there are special circumstances but the dissention is damning. If there was a constitutional convention tomorrow we would officially be an oligarchy by Thursday because we are divided and disorganized and the billionaire party is united and very organized.

Thank you for this comment. The overlap between people spouting this rage and people who don't really understand how our government works is very high. Mostly just kids who don't know better but the ubiquity is damaging and discouraging.

The Dark Enlightenment is well under way.

Not for nothing but the CNN reporters questions, which Trump mocked, were the most direct and insightful of the entire press conference.