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I love the optimism, but the Dems have a long way to go to realize this vision. This is the evidence that the Dems need a “yes and” strategy that appeals to voters where they are regionally. And Dems must present a vision. They can’t just run as “not Trump “.

*Democratic. You are succumbing to the right wing linguistic trap.

Don’t hold your breath.

Of course I later discovered that this is an AI fake image. AI sure makes it hard to know what’s real and what is fake.

What a hideous monstrosity.

These people are going to hurt themselves bending and twisting to make reality fit their warped narrative.

Hold the line. They need something from the Dems. Let them offer concessions to get it like any normal party does in any negotiation.

Assholes

Or at least retired in disgrace and not all over the news every fucking day!

Agreed!

The problem is that most people can’t tell the difference. It devalues everything, even legit sources, when people distrust all sources because it’s too damn hard to figure out what’s real and what’s AI.

I agree that empathy needs to be practiced. But I think many of the blue state dems are frustrated and scared and they are feeling some natural sense of schadenfreude. Not excusing it.

This is so true. Another example … before the very first regulation (which was for bourbon), distillers would add tobacco juice or even motor oil to the alcohol to get the brown color. “Bottled in Bond” was the first designation showing that the whiskey had been inspected and regulated.

Mitch McConnell had the chance to make sure Trump never showed his face again.

And if you dared to express that online, you’d quickly find yourself at the bottom of a dogpile. Wonder where those people are now? Maybe they were bots? Or just manipulators.

Anything or nothing at all. He’s nothing if not fickle.

Cabinet secretaries serve at the pleasure of the president. He can fire them.

A strong argument can be made that the internet ruined everything. Fake news, amplified voices of nutters, concert tickets, constant information bombarding us, constant communication, garbage AI videos, the list goes on.

That poor guy. What a nightmare they are putting him through.

provide a benefit to taxpayers.

I agree that the extortion aspect is troubling. And the control over businesses is Chinese style communism. But there might be a kernel of a good idea in the taxpayers getting a return on an investment. Think of it like requiring welfare recipients to work. Corporate welfare should more directly…

But if the taxpayers are making a massive investment in a private company, why shouldn’t the taxpayers have a stake? It worked with GM and TARP. I want to think about whether Trump might actually have a good idea here. To be clear, I despise the man and his admin. But maybe *this* is a good idea.

They want us fighting so we never notice who is stealing from us all. Don’t get lost in the circus.

Bolton is an ass, but he doesn’t deserve to have his home searched for dissenting.

Ok. You got me. He’d definitely be the most qualified in that category. Plus, afaik, Obama never won a KC Honor, so Trump can one up him. And it’s easy when Trump made himself the head of the KC. JFK is rolling in his grave.

See, e.g., his treatment of NATO, the EU, Ukraine, Russia, the UK—in all respects. Undermining the commitment to NATO’s article 3, tariffs on allies, cozying up to a pariah nation, etc.

Oh, I agree that he doesn’t really care about Ukraine or its fate. But that is sadly because he has no understanding or appreciation of the post WW2 world order that has created and protected peace and economic stability in the Western World.

Touching a police officer is only permitted during a violent insurrection in support of the dictator.

Moreover, he’s a bully. He’s afraid to really go after Russia, impose sanctions, follow through on threats. But he’ll hammer some poor trans kid trying to find their path in the world. What an Asshole.

Trump is a fool. He has no concept of what real Cold War diplomacy means or how to get what he wants through diplomacy.