And who can forget 2021? Eric Adams’ election got messaged as “Dems are done with this,” with “this” being responsible public health and BLM. It got repeated in several cities, the DA in SF, Chicago’s mayor and other cities too. Dems were wind-sprinting away from “woke”.

How is the press not going full speed on this story? Oh right, the press is no longer about getting ‘eyeballs’, cuz there’s got to be juicy stuff happening. Like who’s on the inside rooting for an end (JD? Melania?) and who wants him to hang on (DJTJ? Eric? Miller?)?

Tip. If you’re maintaining the flower beds outside the WH, look out for falling trash bags filled with medical waste.

The Imperial Boomerang

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

What kind of a jerk makes art about themselves?

It’s arguably a universal quality that humans make art, companies, policies and things that reflect the creator. Self portraits. Billionaires are no exception. They take media and make it soulless and nasty. Billionaires aren’t entertaining.

If you live in a place where they try to raise minimum wage, the true stripes of restaurant owners and other small businesses will really show.

México is in a second presidency focused on improving economic equality. México recently had nationwide judicial elections, a major reform. If you look at political rhetoric, and what AMLO and Claudia Sheinbaum have said, you’ll find a devastating critique of neoliberalism. They knew who to fight

Will billionaires’ media ignore a natural disaster? It’s going to require more initiative to find out what’s happening.

Correct! Engage with RW free speech advocates as though their rhetoric is stated in bad faith. Always assume bad faith. The burden is on the ‘debate bro’ to prove they’re not engaged in bad faith. Make this an SOP.

Victory through silence? Okay. I guess it works for trees.

Who doesn’t want to get pregnant after that press conference?

It was an endorsement of any democratic nominee, not Mamdani. Harris managed to not mention Mamdani’s name, so she can’t be clipped saying his name. Harris exhibited her talent for doing the absolute, least risky thing possible. A coward’s endorsement.

Many individual democrats are great and say good things. It’s difficult to think of any inspiring things democrats have done as a united party, since January. There might be something, but it doesn’t come to mind.

The answer? Right wing comedians suck!!!!!!!

They suuuuuck!!

Oh, and they cowards. Like total chickenshit, peeing their pants chickenshit losers. Hahahaha.

Also, they ain’t creative, so they don’t know what to say. They dumb too.

The late night shows were marketing for all kinds of other events and shows. It’s where actors, directors, authors, pundits got interviewed. There were tie-ins with sports events. It’s where the rhythm of life was marked, the holidays, the seasons, etc.

Can the population be stupefied and distracted fast enough, so they won’t connect the failure to vaccinate to their children’s misfortune? Wish we didn’t have to find out.

Extra impressive when considering the dollar is down against other currencies. Cheap powder might goose Canadian and European tourism? Haha.

NPR pledge drives are when lefty liberals are asked to reach into their pockets to finance right wing propaganda, and do it because that’s what good lefty liberals do. It’s absurd and it tracks.

Monochrome broadsheet with an oval bust portrait of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in clerical dress; Spanish caption below honors him as “padre de nuestra independencia.”

Happy Mexican Independence Day! 🇲🇽

Today marks the Grito de Dolores, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s call that began Mexico’s fight for independence.

Image: Anonymous; Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (publisher). Broadsheet with portrait of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, c. 1900–10. @metmuseum.org

Jeffries is so demoralizing as a leader that he’s a threat to the reelection of other democrats. Jeffries is cultivating voter’s disgust with democrats and it is a serious liability for 2026.

"¡Vivan las indígenas! ¡Vivan las y los migrantes!": CSP da Grito para la Historia

Por primera vez en 200 años, el tradicional Grito de Independencia es encabezado por una mujer Presidenta desde el balcón central de Palacio Nacional.
www.sinembargo.mx/4700952/viva...

Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin...

“THIS IS WAR”: Some right-wing figures call for retribution following Kirk killing “More people will be murdered if the Left isn’t crushed with the power of the state.”

This is not fun:

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

So much prefacing, disclaiming, and qualifying. A few hours later, it can feel like that’s the main point. We operate under a lot of repression, in our permitted speech, and it shows.

It’s not an intelligence test. It’s more about wanting universal healthcare and a desire to avoid bombing innocent people. If you stick to a few principles your vision stays clear.

There is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed.

So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.

We the people protest and get ignored or ridiculed. Meanwhile, the corporate press, business leaders, Congress and the Supreme Court do too little or they collaborate. We the people have stepped up. Powerful people and institutions need to step up NOW, if there’s any hope of limiting harm.

Yup. The right is predictable. Chart out the grossest, most nauseating course of action, and find the right wingers marching along that path.