John

The closest thing that foul POS Trump has to a virtue is he hates his followers and loves to hurt them.

one of the greatest humiliations of rule by these fascists is that, despite having total and complete control over the entire system of american government, the only thing they know how to do is ask for the manager because they're too stupid to understand that they *are the manager*

If you live in/represent a Blue State, want to gerrymander the FUCK out of your state, support and are willing to fight for a national anti-gerrymandering law you are principled, consistent and doing exactly the right thing.

Truly a perfect illustration of what a MAGA libertarian paradise actually looks like: rotting corpses on your property from a horrible disaster and nobody gives a shit.

NEW YORK, NY – Today, the New York Times reported that Andrew Cuomo is coordinating with President Donald Trump ahead of the upcoming New York City mayoral election to help billionaires buy this race and steal it from the very New Yorkers on the frontlines against Trump's authoritarianism. Andrew Cuomo tried to hide this from the public because he knew how damaging it would be. In response, Zohran Mamdani released the following statement: “Andrew Cuomo has spent his career governing for the powerful and prioritizing his own self-interests over those of the people he was sworn to serve. This is not just a shady backroom deal by a cynical politician, it is disqualifying. It is a betrayal. Donald Trump is sending masked agents to rip our neighbors off the street, gutting the social services so many New Yorkers rely on, and threatening to deport me for having the audacity to stand up to him and his billionaire friends. The job of New York City Mayor is not to be jester for a wannabe king, it is to protect the people of this city.”

Zohran Mamdani just released a statement about Cuomo working with Trump:

Nonzero chance Big Balls here was trying to emulate Trump and got his ass kicked for it.

We’ve discovered a literal miracle with almost unlimited potential and it’s being scrapped for *no reason whatsoever*. This isn’t even nihilism, it’s outright worship of death and human suffering.

That’s one dim light in the darkness, that when Trump finally does the world a favor there isn’t a second Trump in the wings (hopefully).

I was going to say it’s big, but not THAT big, until I saw you holding it up. Be careful not to pull something!

popular anti-fascism as taxpayer revolt...might have some legs

IMO the single best explanation for Trump's 2024 win is that a lot of uneducated people were mad at the world and the government. It's as simple as that. It wasn't some rightward realignment or exposition of underlying racism. Just stupid, discontented people hitting the self-destruct button.

only in a country with a political press as terrible as ours could a pair of democratic legislators be assassinated by a reactionary conservative and seven weeks later this double murder has been completely forgotten about

It feels like we should be making a bigger deal of “we actually did in fact find a cure for AIDS”

is the automation helping people access their rights and entitlements? it's probably a good effort

is it to replace some valued analysis or collection of data? let's take a second look at those motives

“trump is a fascist” much like “orange man bad” is too unsophisticated for a lot of professional commentators, and so they have to look for other explanations that are inevitably convoluted and unpersuasive

Man who shut down the largest collective effort by America to help the most vulnerable people in the world, condemning millions to death, suggests that his businesses will save them donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...

I am not a New Yorker.

But have seen a lot of political aspirants over the decades.

Mamdani has "it."

Sorry but until both parties agree to abolish gerrymandering, Dems need to follow a Mutually Assured Destruction policy when it comes to carving up districts.

This is an insidious lie: Trump’s top campaign promise to voters was lowering prices of consumer goods on day one. Instead, his actions have drastically increased costs.

He failed to deliver his single biggest promise.

im starting to think what's actually going on is that a lot of elites aren't bending the knee out of fear but because they see trump as one of them and hold everyone they see as below them in contempt. like they're just looking for excuses to do what trump wants cause they like his style

trump is first and foremost a vehicle for delusional extremists — most of whom are total mediocrities — to impose their ideologies on the country, with vought as a paradigmatic example

Who in the world looks at one (1) can of beans and is like “my goodness this is entirely too much”?

Sparta was basically the Confederacy on steroids

BREAKING: Illinois just beat the Trump Administration in federal court.

Their case challenging the bipartisan TRUST Act was dismissed — unlike the President, we follow the law and listen to the courts.

broke: tony judt's social democracy of fear - "look, social democracy is the best of bad options"

woke: sharon's social democracy of rage - "do you want to let these barbarian burn down liberal civilization or are you ready to fight?"

this guy literally died of heart failure, so uh, maybe don't be him and order endless trash from DoorDash.

what a wild coincidence!

Groceries that last several meals vs one meal at a restaurant for the same price. Someone good at economics help me, my family is dying.

Shit, I’m working six days a week, and I still buy protein bars and instant food much cheaper than whatever they’re ordering from the burrito taxi.

Unions are a big part of why Minnesota just ranked in the top 5 states for quality of life.

That's why I’ll always stand up for their collective bargaining rights, safe working conditions, apprenticeship programs, fair wages, and affordable health care.