Dr. Matthew Pate

I am old enough to remember when presidents and other elected officials didn’t communicate in the language of vulgar, petulant teenagers.

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I’m a criminologist who studies the correlates of state failure, authoritarianism, and the popular coalescence around figures like Trump. There are many deeply entwined variables. Most of his followers don’t understand psychopathy or their dangerous role as enablers.

Just goes to show that every culture produces a few real “winners.”

“Running” implies an amount of control that is not in evidence.

They’re like a monkey with a water hose. They’re excited and things are getting wet but nothing is getting meaningfully watered.

Marky Mark indeed. Marky Mark of the beast.

Not a disorder per se, but you can see it from there.

Look, he may not have any of those fancy credentials or any relevant experience, but he’s also not that bright.

This kind of performative Christianity is an affront to everything they pretend to be.

Yes, Donald Trump has brought terror to our streets. And has failed to bring down prices.

But at least the economy is doing well! Oh, wait . . .

100%. I was raised by a bunch of strong women who didn’t take crap from any man. We could use a lot more of that.

The TX senate primary is a perfect example. The results are what they are. So you can vote for a guy who is 60% of what you want or you can vote for a guy who’s 100% of what you don’t. Not voting favors the latter.

Which better serves your interests?

Just goes to show that not all supervillains are geniuses.

There’s only one problem. You can’t shame the shameless.

Hey Courtney! Thanks for all you do. I guess that’s the heart of the problem. Any elected position at any level of government is inherently competitive. People just have to show up and compete. The AR Dems preemptively embrace the loss. Heck, Monroe Schwarzlose generated more excitement.

I’ve not heard word one from the alleged Dem candidate from AR-4. I think I could file for candidacy, write my name on a sign, stand on a corner, and have twice the media presence.

Regarding the Noem hearings, they are a waste of time in one key way. They’re a theater of shame against a churlish idiot. Noem, like all other psychopaths lacks the capacity to feel shame. She can’t really be punished. She can only be constrained. Removal and silencing are the only options.

You know when I learned that there were Democrats running for governor in Arkansas? When I saw their names on the ballot. The Democratic Party of #Arkansas must love to lose. Because this is a garbage strategy. #arpx #arnews

A very clear statement of our national priorities. We can either feed the military industrial complex and the 1%, or we can have everything else you might want in a free society.
We are one minute from midnight.

Seems like Epstein alumni all over the world are turning up dead except for the US. Why is that? Privilege too protected or just zero shame?

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Yes! Hallie Shoffner won the Arkansas Democratic primary for the US Senate!

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I have hope that old MAGAt Tom Cotton will be kicking rocks soon, never to be seen nor heard from again.

#ProudBlue #ArkansasBlueDot #HallieShoffner #TomCotton

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Imagine the food we could grow if we weren’t putting high fructose corn syrup or seed oils in everything. Imagine the environmental benefits of eating only half as much meat. The modern appetite was thrust upon you in ways you can’t imagine.

Having spent half my life in law enforcement, I endorse this sentiment. In fact, I’ve said something similar in the past.

Dan is a very learned fellow who has the gift of clear explanations. This one is worth your time.

Elect more Republicans and it won’t take that long.

The funding for these ad hoc wars should be counted against any future military budgets. Buy now, pay later.

Imagine being able to thumb our collective nose at the Middle East and their fossil fuels. By extension, imagine a domestic economy not shackled to the whims of a few oil executives. That’s the real climate crisis - a poisonous economic one.

I wish Graham would just go back to Mercer House and host exclusive-invites parties.

(Yes, I know Savannah is in GA)

The children of the wealthy don’t go to war. They go to Wharton.

Never think for a second that he cares about anyone other than himself. As a psychopath, that part of his brain doesn’t work right. He is incapable of care beyond his own desires. That’s why raping children would have the same gravity as ordering lunch.