Brian

It was stupid. There was no hysteria, just justified criticism. She's a propagandist, not an entrepreneur. she doesn't know shit. There was no "mob." Besides all of this, you really nailed it.

the key takeaway should be this:
"“Part of the reason people go online is that they can’t get the access they deserve,” said CMA president Dr. Kathleen Ross."

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:

Impressively punchable face for someone his age.

Zach @zach116.bsky.social • 1d Show this post to your mother if you believe it is something acceptable to say to a stranger Grey Them Pronouns @greythempr... • 1d You are a waste of time for everyone you know. You are merely tolerated. Never fully embraced. And fuck your flags in bio nonsense Grey Them Pronouns @greythempronouns... • 1d You know what? Bet. One sec Kim Williams @towandakim.bsky.social • 1d Hi there, Grey's mother here. I've always been proud of my kiddo. The free thinking was hard during teen years because I had some growing up to do. I support whatever opinion or stance Grey takes, with respect, whether I agree or disagree with it. Always proud to see a display of 1st Amendment. Grey Them Pronouns @greythempronouns... • 1d Holy shit Zach my mom just joined Bluesky specifically to prove you wrong

That's a quotable quote.

I think the loser of this game ought to be sent to the Hague and charged with crimes against humanity.

Lots of people who didn't google before posting look stupid now...and you deserve it

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

He's so gullible that he believed an AI video of himself was real.

"I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!" -machado

WTF is wrong with you people?

There's also this, fwiw

bsky.app/profile/stra...

Four thousand likes for this blatant misrepresentation of who Machado is.... American liberalism in action.

"Machado insisted to The Sunday Times that Trump was right to bomb the boat.

“I totally support his strategy,” Machado said. "

so....you're just gonna leave this, then?

you haven't looked very hard then. bsky.app/profile/lbal...

she has supported the murders of the fisherman, jfc.

Here’s the “Venezuelan Democracy Fighter” in question on Fox and Friends explaining her support for Trump bombing the fishing boats just last month

i know you meant "became prime minister."

What Is Political Violence? - Boston Review Pundits and politicians conceal the truth: it’s all around us, perpetrated by our political system itself.

"...what is condemned as “violence” is not what kills or inflicts harm. It is what threatens oligarchic control or challenges national mythologies upon which established order depends."

Excellent article.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/wha...

The smartest person in any room knows very well that there is always value from the voices around them. That's part of being smart.

I'm so impressed with Marsch. We really got lucky with him.

be a great band name though. "The Beatles You Piece of Shit, You Ornery Fuck"

Jalen's brother.

Jon Chait Thinks Kamala Harris Went Too Far Left. He's Just Falling for Trump's Demagoguery. A year ago, Jonathan Chait said centrists were winning. When Kamala Harris lost, though, he fell for Trump's anti-trans demagoguery.

Responded to Chait’s take on progressives and the Democrats.

Spoiler: I disagree with him

Bari Weiss, CBS News, 1965

- New art in @jewishcurrents.bsky.social
jewishcurrents.org/bari-weiss-c...

'Disgraceful': Mediate tries to stir up controversy with a disgusting hit piece about a man who advocates for "a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights."

International audiences discovering Canadian Liberals for the first time:

He obviously should have said at the end of the clip when the fascist stayed silent, "so we can assume that your silence is a yes then?"

The 1950s was the decade the US led the overthrow of the democratically elected leaders Arbenz in Guatemala and Mosaddegh in Iran among many other foreign interventions. The country has never been "a defender of freedom."