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Progressives can win local elections in some areas but not nationwide-there’s a real debate on what citizens want the government’s role to be beyond providing an environment where citizens can pursue life/liberty/happiness per Constitution-safety nets aren’t in the Constitution
January 2, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Progressives can win local elections in some areas but not nationwide-there’s a real debate on what citizens want the government’s role to be beyond providing an environment where citizens can pursue life/liberty/happiness per Constitution-safety nets aren’t in the Constitution
Every cohort is important in building an anti DJT coalition but the far left needs to accept getting some of what they want (and more importantly reestablishing basic constitutional rights)-but their eagerness to proclaim “mandate” when a Dem wins is chasing centrists away and that’s why DJT won
January 2, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Every cohort is important in building an anti DJT coalition but the far left needs to accept getting some of what they want (and more importantly reestablishing basic constitutional rights)-but their eagerness to proclaim “mandate” when a Dem wins is chasing centrists away and that’s why DJT won
Yep paying government employees and military + keeping airports open was stupid bc Republicans didn’t actually want a shutdown & were ready to buckle 🤣
Fact is healthcare won’t be fixed until this admin is out of office-we should be focused on cost reduction not just who pays for it
Fact is healthcare won’t be fixed until this admin is out of office-we should be focused on cost reduction not just who pays for it
January 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Yep paying government employees and military + keeping airports open was stupid bc Republicans didn’t actually want a shutdown & were ready to buckle 🤣
Fact is healthcare won’t be fixed until this admin is out of office-we should be focused on cost reduction not just who pays for it
Fact is healthcare won’t be fixed until this admin is out of office-we should be focused on cost reduction not just who pays for it
You can argue that you want the top 10% to pay more but from IRS data they already pay over 70% of income taxes while 50% already pay nothing-arguments should be made to the high income citizens on why they should give more of their earnings to the government to redistribute to others
January 2, 2026 at 10:05 PM
You can argue that you want the top 10% to pay more but from IRS data they already pay over 70% of income taxes while 50% already pay nothing-arguments should be made to the high income citizens on why they should give more of their earnings to the government to redistribute to others
None of that is made up-look at voting history/demographics since the 70’s-Blacks make up 12% of voters, Hispanics about the same and Asians roughly 4% with Whites consistently making up 72-74%-not a population statement-neither party wins w/o broad white support-Whites comprised 80% of Obama voters
January 2, 2026 at 9:57 PM
None of that is made up-look at voting history/demographics since the 70’s-Blacks make up 12% of voters, Hispanics about the same and Asians roughly 4% with Whites consistently making up 72-74%-not a population statement-neither party wins w/o broad white support-Whites comprised 80% of Obama voters
Progressives should feel left out because they are a small percentage of Democrat voters-Progressives should accept a centrist approach of strengthening social safety nets while reducing the national debt-they are frequently all or nothing and many centrists won’t vote for that-compromise is needed
January 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Progressives should feel left out because they are a small percentage of Democrat voters-Progressives should accept a centrist approach of strengthening social safety nets while reducing the national debt-they are frequently all or nothing and many centrists won’t vote for that-compromise is needed
more accurate math is who is paying what % of the states’ tax revenue-2024 data shows the top 1% pay 32% of state taxes. They get little benefit from what they pay but is it “fair” they should pay more? Maybe 100% of all state taxes?
January 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
more accurate math is who is paying what % of the states’ tax revenue-2024 data shows the top 1% pay 32% of state taxes. They get little benefit from what they pay but is it “fair” they should pay more? Maybe 100% of all state taxes?
Well that’s because he wants the top 1% who already pay 40% of all US income taxes collected to pay even more in NYC and NY State taxes- not clear if that’s “good for Americans”.
January 2, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Well that’s because he wants the top 1% who already pay 40% of all US income taxes collected to pay even more in NYC and NY State taxes- not clear if that’s “good for Americans”.
Blacks make up 12% of voters and ~20% of them vote GOP. The Progressive agenda/how it gets paid for scare off more swing voters than electing an authoritarian criminal focused on voter suppression to stay in power. When Dems win nationally they ignore who voted & declare “Progressive Mandate”
January 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Blacks make up 12% of voters and ~20% of them vote GOP. The Progressive agenda/how it gets paid for scare off more swing voters than electing an authoritarian criminal focused on voter suppression to stay in power. When Dems win nationally they ignore who voted & declare “Progressive Mandate”
Ruffalo could never have delivered this performance in Waterboy 🤣
a man in a hat stands in front of a crowd with the words you can do it above him
ALT: a man in a hat stands in front of a crowd with the words you can do it above him
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January 2, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Ruffalo could never have delivered this performance in Waterboy 🤣
Because the Progressives in charge don’t want you to know that swing voters would rather have an autocrat who doesn’t honor the constitution and is actively trying to suppress votes in charge than support the policies they’re committed to-rather than change their policies
January 1, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Because the Progressives in charge don’t want you to know that swing voters would rather have an autocrat who doesn’t honor the constitution and is actively trying to suppress votes in charge than support the policies they’re committed to-rather than change their policies
Unlike basketball where a few 6 footers can get hot hitting 3’s it’s physically impossible for most schools to compete with the top 4 programs every year-there’s no Cinderella stories in football there just aren’t enough big/fast bodies around to fill out more than a handful of rosters
December 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Unlike basketball where a few 6 footers can get hot hitting 3’s it’s physically impossible for most schools to compete with the top 4 programs every year-there’s no Cinderella stories in football there just aren’t enough big/fast bodies around to fill out more than a handful of rosters
Only dangerous thing about Tom is he hates Led Zeppelin and thinks Boston was a good band.
December 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Only dangerous thing about Tom is he hates Led Zeppelin and thinks Boston was a good band.
Maybe quietly stacking little wins, getting incremental progress is a more productive tactic if the goal is to unify the population rather than taunts/ridicule which we’ve proven in the last decade simply increases resentment pushing unification out further in the future
November 23, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Maybe quietly stacking little wins, getting incremental progress is a more productive tactic if the goal is to unify the population rather than taunts/ridicule which we’ve proven in the last decade simply increases resentment pushing unification out further in the future
…”see the man”….
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 AM
…”see the man”….
Probably some fear of the current administration trying to track down who’s talking to media
November 12, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Probably some fear of the current administration trying to track down who’s talking to media
Or 2024-bullpen lack of holds and blown saves was the primary reason for missing the playoffs in 2024 but narratives like the bullpen is a strength and the starting rotation is the best in baseball defy facts/data
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Or 2024-bullpen lack of holds and blown saves was the primary reason for missing the playoffs in 2024 but narratives like the bullpen is a strength and the starting rotation is the best in baseball defy facts/data
Absolutely right that’s a war crime-my only point was the Israeli government takes actions independently regardless of what the US administration wants-those who decided to drop bombs of any type on civilians will eventually be held to account
November 3, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Absolutely right that’s a war crime-my only point was the Israeli government takes actions independently regardless of what the US administration wants-those who decided to drop bombs of any type on civilians will eventually be held to account
Shocking-team with $750M in rev/yr to fund operations (with 21M in profit to spare) beats team with $387M in revenue that national cable company runs as Canada’s team losing $60M/yr…baseball is fantastic, MLB is broken
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Shocking-team with $750M in rev/yr to fund operations (with 21M in profit to spare) beats team with $387M in revenue that national cable company runs as Canada’s team losing $60M/yr…baseball is fantastic, MLB is broken
Progressives simply need to go create their own party and see if their 15% can win any national elections
November 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Progressives simply need to go create their own party and see if their 15% can win any national elections
Hopefully we’ll get some great music out of this time lime 1968
November 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Hopefully we’ll get some great music out of this time lime 1968
He’s fantastic, such a great reply-however this is what this administration wants-they will keep the shutdown in place until after election results are in and will decide what to do after they find out if they still maintain their majority positions-if GOP loses their majority 🤷🏻
November 2, 2025 at 3:50 AM
He’s fantastic, such a great reply-however this is what this administration wants-they will keep the shutdown in place until after election results are in and will decide what to do after they find out if they still maintain their majority positions-if GOP loses their majority 🤷🏻
They refer to themselves as “the base” when they’re about 15% of the voters-maybe 1/3 of the people who voted Democrat in the last election-probably a reason Independents were afraid to vote Harris because the left would immediately say “mandate”
November 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
They refer to themselves as “the base” when they’re about 15% of the voters-maybe 1/3 of the people who voted Democrat in the last election-probably a reason Independents were afraid to vote Harris because the left would immediately say “mandate”
Human rights means they should be applied to every human in the world (8B+)-supposedly paid for by the same 10 Billionaires (cumulative wealth ~1.5 Trillion) so that’s only ~$200/person…how about a real plan vs everyone gets a unicorn and money tree
November 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Human rights means they should be applied to every human in the world (8B+)-supposedly paid for by the same 10 Billionaires (cumulative wealth ~1.5 Trillion) so that’s only ~$200/person…how about a real plan vs everyone gets a unicorn and money tree
You should tell your financial advisor to quit investing in their companies-their wealth is correlated 100% to the stock market so every investor also saw their wealth increase by the same %
September 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
You should tell your financial advisor to quit investing in their companies-their wealth is correlated 100% to the stock market so every investor also saw their wealth increase by the same %