Zoe Keller

Great supine protoplasmic invertebrate jellies.

If Schumer thinks a no vote will absolve him of responsibility, he’s dead wrong. He’s the minority leader. It‘s his job to keep Senate Dems in line — or to hand over the job to someone who can.

Chuck Schumer is not built for this moment.

Here’s the list of the eight Democrats who caved:

⚫️ Catherine Cortez Masto
⚫️ Dick Durbin
⚫️ John Fetterman
⚫️ Maggie Hassan
⚫️ Tim Kaine
⚫️ Angus King
⚫️ Jackie Rosen
⚫️ Jeanne Shaheen

Their excuses don’t hold water. They betrayed all Americans who were counting on them to stand firm and keep fighting.

Get Schumer out. Tick tock ⏳

If Chuck Schumer was a stronger leader, he would have been able to convince most of these senators to hold the line.

I’m terribly disappointed in him.

Ipsos finds Trump’s approval rating is decreasing almost entirely because of anti-incumbent economic anxiety. Approval rating among people who say the economy is the # 1 issue is -24pts since Jan. It’s stable for people who index on all other issues www.ipsos.com/en-us/lesson...

"Ross Douthat hates women the right way" - Ezra Klein

Chuck Schumer is caving in on ACA extensions the right way.

by Ezra Klein

I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.

We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.

A vote for this bill is a mistake.

Will be on the FiftyPlusOne website shortly. Interested to see how this impacts the average — which has been trending away from Trump pretty aggressively for the last 2 weeks already fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...

Trump posts his worst-ever net approval rating in a CNN poll this morning, 37% to 63% (-26) s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

New poll: Voters want Democrats to win in NJ, VA and in 2026, as they push back on Trump Plus: Voters trust Democrats more than Republicans to handle the economy; a majority of voters say Trump is acting above the law; and 62% say the country is off on the wrong track

do people have any questions about our recent strength in numbers/verasight poll? any crosstabs you're curious about? www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-v...

The pro-life candidate thing is total nonsense in data: only 5 unwinnable deep-red states have a pro-life majority now. I can't even understand why he keeps talking about it. It damages his whole idea of local differentiation without any gain.
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Some in the democratic camp are self-flagellating for the 2016 'Basket of deplorables'.

But some are still blaming Hillary for the Basket of deplorables.

The Art of Letting Trump Claim a Win, While Walking Away Stronger

The Art of Letting Trump Claim a Win, While Walking Away Stronger www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...

I’ve gifted this like he gifted Xi

The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.

To follow Carl Schmitt “would be to invest in the katechon. By creating systems that permit violence against scapegoats, one might be able to postpone the far greater violence of the apocalypse *** The ‘strange new thoughts’ Thiel wanted his audience to entertain were…largely those of…Schmitt.” 1/

The paradox of tolerance.

Yes. Had he asked for more tolerance towards people who speak in a non-politically correct way, I would have completely agreed.
But he asked for pro-life candidates. He praised Kirk ...

Good example of the paradox of tolerance.
Liberal thinkers (from Locke to Popper, to Rawls...) always maintained that we shouldn't tolerate the intolerant. That's why.

CALIFORNIA: THE BIGGEST ECONOMY, THE BIGGEST TARGET.

The 4th largest economy in the world, bigger than the UK or India. Tech, film, food, energy — it drives the nation.

Trump hates that California proves progressive policies work. That diversity creates strength. That innovation beats grievance.

I understand, and even agree. But it's like repelling voters like him.
It's always that smug, condescending attitude...

"more likely that he’s popular because he’s a tough, manly white man". Yes, that is my point. The D party has a huge problem with white male workers' votes. Many of them have an equally complex past and messy ideas. Ds need candidates who help to change the image and favour identification.

Republican Senator: Trump’s Extrajudicial Killings Are No Different Than What Iran Does Sen. Rand Paul condemns the Trump administration’s alleged use of lethal force against suspected drug traffickers, comparing the practice to authoritarian executions in Iran and China.

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) condemned the Trump administration’s boat strikes on alleged traffickers, calling them “extrajudicial killings,” an academic synonym for murder, likening them to executions in China and Iran.
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Opinion | Why Trump’s East Wing Demolition Needed to Happen

As always the most boneheaded take comes from Ross Douhat, who never fails to jam whatever issue is happening into the exact same reductive tune, huffing and puffing on the laziest sousaphone around: Why Trump’s East Wing Demolition Needed to Happen www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...

As an 'abundance' liberal, I find Marie Antoinette Douthat offensive. The WH needed a new ballroom (90K sq ft) towering over the WH itself (50K sq ft)?
And how can he compare the high-handed partial demolition of a Federal historic building to a private construction?

No, let's be fair.
There is a different wording for them: MAGA USEFUL IDIOTS.