Patrick Rogers

Skater Nancy Kerrigan standing on the sidelines, after a good practice…unbeknownst to her, Tonya Harding lurks behind her lol

Yup, pretty much sums it up

This is terrifying. I expect renewed Republican attacks on US cities and a legacy media even more committed to papering over it and acting like it's business as usual, meanwhile right wing violence spreads like a cancer.

I think Senate Democrats just killed the last chance to achieve political reform while avoiding significant violence in this country.

Imagine coming off an incredible Election Day mandate from coast to coast and going 'you know what voters want? to be completely sold out by a bunch of craven cowards too pathetic to hold the line against a bunch of fucking weirdos'

None of that matters now. This vote literally killed the positive momentum from the elections. Instead of going into the holidays with hope for 2026, we're heading into it with the reminder that Democratic leadership are craven cowards that can't be trusted.

a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag

A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.

My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.

We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.

We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.

Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.

That's why they're caving. A large contingent of Dem old guard built influence from the ability to "run herd" on the more progressive members. Keep them from running ahead of public opinion. But public opinion is running ahead of them. Have to sabotage the opportunity or they might end up sidelined

I kind of like this framing. I think it explains at least one dimension of the current political re-alignment that's been unfolding for the past 15-20 years.

I 100% do not blame anyone wary of traveling to the US right now. I'm in the US and will also not attend conferences in certain states, or if I even have to travel through certain states.

My problem is that my sense of humor, I immediately want to tell you to do better, but I also don't want to be blocked. So instead I'll point out how hard it was to behave myself and wait for the accolades to pour in.

That's the worst! Unfinished book series should come with a warning label.

Begin by imposing a 110% wealth tax on fortunes above $1bn.

Leftists that oppose Newsom need to engage with the process MORE not less, and engage EARLIER not later. The powers that be have anointed Newsom, so it is imperative to find a strong progressive challenger that can beat him in the primaries. Waiting until the general and not voting gets us Trump 3.0

If the Project 2029 doesn't include gibbets and guillotines, I'm not interested. I want trials, I want a 100% wealth tax and a declaration that tax havens are akin to financial blockades and constitute acts of war.

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Mamdani once introduced someone as his neighbor, but the guy actually lives around the corner, not right next door.

Russia did, as we're experiencing the after effects of every day.

If I hear someone is into crypto, I just assume they want to buy child porn without a paper trail.

Opinion | My Bosses Were Afraid of Crossing Trump. So, I Quit. A veteran journalist opens up on the censorship that he says led to his resignation.

Example of media self-censorship:
"Earlier this year, the chief content officer for our parent company, e.Republic, stated in a meeting that we should not run articles that could draw the attention of the Trump White House and have them try to shut us down."
www.politico.com/news/magazin...

DEMOCRATS’ ADS MAKE OLD PITCH: STOPPING TRUMP WELL-WORN PLAYBOOK Louay al-Ali Abdul Salam Mahmoud Fahd al-Freij Issam Hallaq Mohammad al-Rahmoun Aous Aslan Qahtan Khalil Using the Impasse to Carry Out His Agenda Some See It as a Missed Chance to Advance a Positive Message

So this is what's above the fold in today's NYT, while the protests get two photos below the fold and a piece on A23. I know I shouldn't be surprised at this point, but damn.

Which is why the institution that failed is actually the press. Voters are often making their choices with very limited information, especially at the congressional and local level. So when the press focuses on made up stories about migrant caravans they deserve derision for their failures.

All the Evidence Against Transgender Social Contagion Plus Thoughts on Why People Continue to Embrace This Zombie Theory

...(which they very well might given increasing bans on gender-affirming care & public recognition; see link for more on this), they will also take that as a sign that trans people are not "real". they've essentially created a lose-lose situation for us
juliaserano.medium.com/all-the-evid...

They lost their legitimacy when they stepped into a presidential election in Bush v Gore and overrode state law as well as federal precedent. The corrupt decisions being made today all stem from that first poisoned well.

Modern day Benjamin Franklin. Maybe his next book will be an update of Poor Richard's Almanac for the 21st century?

These are all gold.

Republicans only care about children they can abduct and sex traffic. That's why they went all in on parent separation at the border during Trump 1.