How did Ossoff win median voters if he's only *slightly* cringe?
08.02.2026 20:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@davidjorgonson.bsky.social
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How did Ossoff win median voters if he's only *slightly* cringe?
08.02.2026 20:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The distinction between objective / subjective evil sometimes matters, and the difference between midcentury American Nazis and Communists is one of those times
08.02.2026 19:54 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0it breaks his heart, allegedly
08.02.2026 18:45 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0One of his staffers committed suicide by fire, reportedly after an affair with him
www.ksat.com/news/ksat-in...
Suicide after an affair with him
www.ksat.com/news/ksat-in...
Jeffries might have tried, IDK, and you don't know either.
But no way Massie is switching, especially for those things. He's a Nazi ideologue. Ironically this is *why* Republican leadership has trouble keeping him in line, the grifters are easier to intimidate.
No, the Liberal Democratic Party (moderates) are the biggest supporters of rejoining the EU
08.02.2026 17:55 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I think that's the usual way to decide Who Would Win
08.02.2026 17:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Her support for Putin, hatred of Muslims & gays are longstanding
08.02.2026 17:10 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0See, they're Republicans
08.02.2026 17:00 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Starmer's killed Labour electorally; it's a minor party you shouldn't throw your vote away on
The question is, who will govern best over the remaining time?
(BTW changing leaders right before an election is usually good electorally)
Biden did follow this kind of advice, and his popularity was killed by inflation. In contrast, Swedish Social Democrats understood the importance of low inflation, and stayed popular for decades
08.02.2026 16:26 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Carter was unpopular because of inflation, and Volcker saved Reagan's popularity by killing inflation (with a short recession)
If Volcker had done that halfway through Carter's first term, instead of Reagan's, it would have been good for Carter
(probably why Volcker didn't do it)
Usually when municipalities don't work together it's because suburban Republicans hate the city & refuse to work with it
08.02.2026 16:22 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The union wasn't calling for a boycott. Usually they won't unless there's a long strike.
Boycotting a company just because there's a union effort - helps competitors who are totally nonunion.
Seems notable than Hanania is so hated by a fellow Nazi. Perceived as a traitor?
08.02.2026 16:10 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0DOJ is redacting all names from some documents
And often not redacting victim photos or videos
Juan Linz right again
08.02.2026 15:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0til there's a sport called skeleton
08.02.2026 15:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0These guys are just Republicans (NSDAP)
08.02.2026 15:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A lot of unsourced, anonymous tips & claims are in these files.
The docs don't say *how* this ended up in the possession of the DOJ. All anyone has verified is that
1. The DOJ released it, &
2. Deciphered, this is what it says
Machiavelli wasn't really successful in politics either
08.02.2026 15:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Grandpa just wants to move in with his adult children, for togetherness
08.02.2026 13:55 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0These poll results (UK) are typical but don't prevent BS trend pieces about young men voting for the far right
08.02.2026 13:53 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0DoJ seems to have redacted all names rather than just the victims' names. Meanwhile they didn't redact photos & videos of the victims. Super messed up
08.02.2026 13:36 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 02016 broke too many brains and fuzzed the line between fellow travelers, useful idiots, and developed assets. So now folks need to be constantly retaught that "runs in the same elite circles and responds to the same incentives" is in fact subtly but crucially distinct from "is a Russian asset."
08.02.2026 08:58 β π 33 π 5 π¬ 3 π 3Having them all in one place is an opportunity, to, say, put them to work Building The Wall by hand
Or guarding each other in a prison in Guantanamo Bay
I think anyone who goes around blaming liberals for GOP stuff is obfuscating things - in a way useful for Republicans.
And "don't tax the rich" is GOP stuff
In American English, those are opposite words
08.02.2026 04:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0these are conservatives. Liberals are for taxing the rich.
08.02.2026 04:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0