Always love to see that the biggest proponents of Alpha Male, Tough-Guy manhood are the ones most men would be least scared of in a bar and most women would cover their drinks.

Why is he leaving now? The GOP is underwater but the election is months away. Does he think something will happen sooner?

Isn't there some kind of oversight on the front end? In the corporate world, I got to spend a lot of money on T&E but above a certain cap someone would ask pointed questions early.

When a clown assumes the throne, they do not become royalty; the kingdom simply turns into a circus.

I wish reporters had the nerve to ask for specifics when encountering industrial-grade bullshit like this. "In what way?" "How has he matured?" "What did he get wrong in his first go-round that he's changed in this one?" Make them say it.

The filibuster also allows Establishment Dems to protect the status quo without any pressure to actually change things for the better, especially since a talking filibuster is no longer necessary (another choice Dems keep making when in power).

"The best chance for no casualties is you open up four different fronts immediately, simultaneously..." Yes, because one of the best lessons of history is that increasing operational complexity by having multiple fronts is the best way to win wars.

Well, it happened. A client disregarded my advice about using generative AI and guess what? It gave them bad advice AND the judge ruled that by using it, Client waived confidentiality and ordered us to turn a bunch of private stuff over. STOP USING GENERATIVE AI FOR LEGAL THINGS. I BEG YOU.

Well there's your problem right there: Cybertrucks perform best on paper.

So, SCOTUS had a purpose in deciding Dobbs besides calling balls and strikes? Seems like that would be an admission of the kind of politics they definitely never ever do.

you’re really struggling when you sound even less sophisticated than W Bush when he said of meeting and getting played by Putin: “I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy. We had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of his soul”

The description of this page is "We’re making sense of an increasingly complex world through reporting, interviews and expert analysis." Then they post this drivel about a popular program that just attacks a Democratic governor. They really should just go ahead and register as a PAC.

Why? Why should Europe do what Tom says? I have to assume that the NYT doesn't pay Tom for such stupid opinions, and he's just doing it for exposure while he matures into a solid writer with valid, well-thought-out positions.

America is overmoroned

The “cannot beat Donald Trump in a fight / could beat a bear in hand-to-hand combat / is terrified of walking in downtown areas of US cities” voter has an uncomfortably large say in our democracy.

There is no other period in American history where any figure’s honor and piety are considered relevant. Notable that these characteristics only apply to individuals who killed others to maintain the practice of owning and torturing other civilians.

There is nothing in the Constitution that explicitly prohibits the Supreme Court from overturning an act of Congress if it will help Republicans pick up a few more seats. So it’s hard to understand the Democrat Party outrage over today’s sensible ruling. by Jonathan Turley

For most billionaires, the point of being a billionaire is have the billions. Having that much gives one access to politicians, celebrities, other billionaires, etc., without having to spend it. They'd never give it away because they'd lose what makes them "exceptional."

Good advice for me at parties, TBH

Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss: 🇦🇺 0 🇨🇦 0 🇩🇰 0 🇫🇮 0 🇫🇷 0 🇩🇪 0 🇮🇸 0 🇮🇪 0 🇮🇹 0 🇯🇵 0 🇳🇱 0 🇳🇴 0 🇵🇹 0 🇪🇸 0 🇸🇪 0 🇬🇧 0 🇺🇸 530,000 There’s a lesson there.

I think these solipsistic assholes believe that's someone else's problem--their goal is to get theirs, now. Tomorrow's demographics are a problem for tomorrow's entrepreneurs. They don't believe the pitchforks and torches will reach them on their islands.

"The Doctor is the one on the right. Great Physician. The best. Some people tell me I'm better, but that's not true. Or maybe it is. I could be the Greater Physician, when you think about it."

A lot of these people only believe in 3 specific Jesuses: baby Jesus for Christmas; Jesus on the cross to give them eternal forgiveness; and Revelation Jesus for their fantasies of apocalyptic vengeance. They don't pay much attention to the walking / talking Jesus.

Narcissists test people to see what they'll put up with. Those who don't tolerate the bad behavior get harshly attacked, and the tests keep escalating because it's not good enough to pass a test already passed. Trump seems to be testing his followers weekly now.

The US got into Afghanistan without a plan to ensure we won the post-war effort. We got into Iraq with less of a plan. Those were with a "competent" Republican Administration. What would make anyone believe that THIS Republican Administration would be better than those guys?

"Sometimes you just have to cut the head off the snake and bomb them back into the stone age using our superior Warrior mentality to win a preventative war." - Every Armchair Strategist at Your Local Watering Hole

"We know what we can do but we also know what we can't do and that's the ground that we're in right now. Worry about what you've got to do to end wars" @markhertling.bsky.social 🥹🇺🇸 #morningjoe

Since the 1980s, the Republicans have fully embraced Modern Monetary Theory in governing (as Cheney famously said, "Reagan taught us that deficits don't matter"). They just don't say that because they'd be attacked, and pretending to care about deficits is a useful cudgel against social programs.

I'd forgotten that the hero Battle of the Outnumbered Senate Protestor was this guy who apparently shot himself at a national park to cover up an absolutely real and not made up wound he got in Iraq but didn't tell anyone about at the time because he's a Quiet Professional who avoids the limelight.

It is nearly impossible to overemphasize just how much the financial sector is made up bullshit and is a playground for rich idiots to get richer. At everyone else's expense. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbSL...

Nearly 25 years ago this party invaded Iraq with--deliberately--no plan for Phase IV (Post Combat) operations. How did that work out for them and the US?

A huge part of living in a civilized society is living beside the people who would make us uncivilized and ensuring they stay under their rocks.

I'm begging a PAC out there to make some ads off of this in red states. Purple, too.

This seems relevant to the current situation where we have lots of drivers being shot by ICE all across the US.

Always important to remember The Reason for the SeasonTM