Chris Braunsdorf

I think Trump managed to convinced Gen Z that he was cool for about 15 minutes. Unfortunately they voted during that 15 minutes.

curious to see if any GOP congress members watching the returns tonight come to think, hmmm, maybe i should claw back some of that power I surrendered for nothing and maybe start doing my job again just so I don’t lose it

I know a lot of people are excited because Democrats are winning

But tonight I'll sleep easier knowing that its much harder for these proto-autocrats to consolidate their authoritarian regime after extremely strong public signals of discontent.

Tonight is a wake-up call for Business & Media & Political Elite that have chosen collaboration against US because they are short-sighted cowards who think that collaboration will protect their wealth & power: Real Americans are not MAGA, they are not enjoying high prices, no safety net, and terror.

Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%

There are more of us than there are of them.

Correct. The reason America is being subjected to the stupidity & brutality of the past nine months is because of the lawlessness, cruelty, contempt for the Constitution, and utter corruption of the Republican Party, not because the American people went fash

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Vance and other converts will wanna op-ed page the Holy Father, thereby demonstrating that they don't actually get how to be a Catholic; f you can't hold your tongue when you don't agree with the Holy Father then you're play-acting at being Catholic. He's the boss, not you. That's the structure

Oh — the situation has escalated.

Pope Leo has spoken out: says "spiritual rights" of detainees should be respected and calls on the "authorities" to allow "pastoral workers" in.

"Jesus says very clearly … we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCi...

The corporate media isn't reflecting how unpopular Trump is right now, but his approval rating is primed to go even lower -- consumers are now feeling the price hikes from tariffs, the government shutdown has claimed SNAP, and ICE lawlessness is ramping up. At some point soon, it will break through.

Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’

Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’

Does she thinks MAGA voters would accept the fact that she’s gay, Jewish, and a woman? Unbelievable solipsism.

My great grandparents fled Tsarist Russia as teenagers to build a better life for themselves in America. Almost every Jewish family in America, including Katie and Stephen Miller, share this background. I'm not sure how people like the Millers lost their way, but it breaks my heart to see. 1/x

Don’t get me wrong, I love Mamdani, but “plunged into darkness” is usually a phrase reserved for blackouts and bombings.

Crackle and Pop? Well, they should be in prison.

The Republican Party and wider conservative movement is diametrically opposed to the US Constitution and way of life. Democrats, liberals and others need to start saying this and repeating it — the people are already there.

The dictator granted a friendly interview to the compromised media organization that bribed him. They edited out his most incendiary comments and presented a sanitized version of the dear leader to sell him to a nation wildly disapproving of his abuse of the rule of law.

- Trump on CBS, summarized

Something I haven’t seen mentioned as much in reviews is how much it focuses on deep, sensitive, emotionally meaningful relationships between men. Made me choke up several times (not something that happens to me that often).

Saw “Deliver Me From Nowhere” this afternoon and loved it. Nebraska is my favorite Springsteen album and the songs have worn a groove in my brain over the decades. The film captured the whole vibe of that iconoclastic record perfectly.

If your newspaper is giving Donald Trump softer headlines and gauzier coverage than People Magazine, that should be a bit of a wake up call.

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live Monologue: John Malkovich Reads 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - SNL

One of my favorite SNL sketches. youtu.be/Vj0wzAaqzss?...

My mother had Kurt Schuschnigg as her professor at St Louis University in the early 60s. Schuschnigg was berated by Hitler during their meeting in Feb 1938. So I suppose that means I’m three degrees from Hitler.

I better understand the Reign of Terror now.

Someday there will be a reckoning for the serial killings that the US government is engaged in on the oceans. Another admin should not refuse to extradite indicted officials to Intl Criminal Courts and senior military officers “just following orders” should not be exempted.

There’s a sort of Dunning-Kruger effect happening where people who read widely, consider various perspectives, and put in effort to understand views they disagree with worry that they don’t do that enough, while people who don’t do any of that accuse others of being in a bubble and call it a day.

Facts and perspective.

Born In the U.S.A. (Demo Version - 1982) by Bruce Springsteen on Apple Music Song · 1998 · Duration 3:10

Damn, the original version of Born In the USA leaves no doubt about its intended meaning. The same song as the arena rocker, but what a different take.

I immediately sent it to my wife since she has said the exact same thing many times. Her response: YESSS!