...critical strategic error by prioritising an appeal to moderate, suburban Republicans over mobilising its core working-class and progressive base, ... articulated by ... Chuck Schumer in 2016, of trading one blue-collar Democrat for “two moderate Republicans in the suburbs” was repeated and failed

TIL that Toyota and Hyundai are "US automakers". By that logic, BYD would also be a US automaker once they set up a factory here, which is what they're asking to do.

Every legal story now is either Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach or In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport

Rep Lauren Boebert says $3k in expenses for Kid Rock tickets and a hotel were for a fundraiser A statement from Boebert's office said the spending "isn't a story, but I understand the new bosses at Nexstar want to see those clicks and views before they decide to keep you around"

"The proposal would outlaw accessing databases containing location information without a warrant, with some exceptions. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app." #coleg

Bawitdaba, da-bang, da-bang, diggy-diggy-diggy Said the boogie, said up drop the campaign finance reports www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/de...

This is priceless "Trump previously called on the nation’s children to sacrifice for their country, saying that the tariffs were necessary to boost American steel production. “If we didn’t have tariffs, you would have no steel,” he said."

"The assessment shows something more worrying than the potential outcome of a war over Taiwan. It shows the Pentagon’s overreliance on expensive, vulnerable weapons as adversaries field cheap, technologically advanced ones." Gift link

Whatever you have, please keep it to yourself by not going out in crowds or enclosed spaces Gift article.

You would think that companies would begin to realize that just paying taxes would have been less of a hit than 25% of your revenue. But I bet they don't have any regrets

A Colorado state Senator is launching a primary challenge from the left against Colorado's U.S. Senator Hickenlooper: coloradosun.com/2025/12/08/j...

Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):

Not only can the country absolutely afford to do a lot more good things that help people– in housing, healthcare, infrastructure, and environment– there is no reason not to do it. Pretty simple: We should do big things that help people and not do things that hurt people. bsky.app/profile/cost...

How quickly will he get pardoned? "Cole also indicated that he believed the 2020 election was stolen and expressed views supportive of President Donald Trump,"

"Centrist Dems are using [WHATEVER JUST HAPPENED NO MATTER WHAT] to argue the party needs to better identify and support moderate candidates, arguing that doing so is the only way Democrats can reliably win races in red districts." (credit to my colleague who is too smart for social media for this)

Good to see NPR using words like "rambled" and "racist". Finally calling it what it is.

"Court documents obtained by ABC News show that within hours of her detainment, a federal judge ordered the government not to remove Lopez Belloza from the U.S.... But she was transferred that evening to a detention center in Texas and deported to Honduras the next day despite the court order"

"The decline in teenage pregnancy is a major story here and it rarely gets discussed. ...the average number of children for 17-year-olds around 0.13 in 2000. That’s around one in eight, and that goes to 0.024 by 2024. That’s a near-total disappearance of teen childbearing over a single generation."

We've all been there, amiright? What's that you say, we haven't?

I think I'm detecting a pattern

Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.

I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic. It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.

Oh crepe!

Every David Brooks opinion piece is a dumpster fire and the one today (to which I will not provide a link because nobody should read it) is no different. It starts with a consistent leftward punch saying that Democrats believe less in the ideals of America and ends with a paean to Ronald Reagan.

I was just looking at my 1975 edition of mahur jaffrey's introduction to Indian cooking and then recalled this lovely video. I have so many good memories of the recipes from that book. youtu.be/iQVsVNPkPmE?...

No idea why an Afghan refugee shot National Guard soldiers within walking distance of the White House, but this new USCIS directive was revealed on Monday. Worth noting.

Kasparov 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

Joe Biden is a Time Lord. Gift article. "...Mr. Justice asserted during a news conference that the 2009 tax assessment against him..which was levied in 2015...were politically motivated. ...He suggested that President Joe Biden’s administration might have targeted him during his 2024.."

Which is worse, not paying the patent fees or not paying the domain name renewal?

Turns out Mamdani's controversial proposal for government-run supermarkets isn't so novel. Other cities also are toying with the idea to bring fresh, affordable food to communities that do not have easy access to it. Good WSJ read (gift link) www.wsj.com/real-estate/...

Omg, so controversial! He chastised the synagogue, saying through his spokeswoman that “these sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law.” Gift link

Chat GPT taking over the role of inner voice once again

This would have brought European level of travel rights to the US. Air passenger rights - Your Europe share.google/Sgq02gUEkTSE...

Tbf, Dr. Kickbacks also play a role. "Medicare spends about $80 billion more annually for Medicare Advantage enrollees than it would if they were enrolled in traditional Medicare, leading to higher spending for both Part A (which covers hospitalization) and Part B." Gift link

Funny, my electric usage is pretty flat, why am I being asked to pay more? Doesn't new demand pay for that demand?

They could have done this all along. Good to see Congress reasserting it's duties.

Building high density housing near transit and encouraging bike infrastructure would help both.

Should have thought about the time before doing the crime. Setup for pardon? “For somebody who's perhaps a little more genteel, a little bit more educated, a little bit more established, perhaps, it puts her in a more difficult position for sure. She's been threatened for sure,” said Ticktin

Why am I rehashing all this? So the next time a Republican simp asks you why the “Biden DOJ” did not release the Epstein files, you can answer with the following: “Ghislaine Maxwell’s court cases, that’s why.”

🧵 FAQ: Q: What even is this? This account tracks the live level of the urine tank on the International Space Station. Q: So it's, like, real? Live? Right now? Yes.

If you're dropping tariffs to decrease the price of food (which is a political goal) it's hard to argue that the tariffs are for national security. Gift link.

The fight tonight was over about $25 billion. Thats about 2.5% of the Defense budget. Would cover a year of the enhanced ACA credits. Republicans said that’s unaffordable.

They did. My god. They are fast tracking the vote. Every single one of them.

Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent. Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado. One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.

Just a reminder that workers have exhibited more courage than Senators.

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

Do tell. "The Treasury’s actions are probably contributing hundreds of billions of dollars to the federal deficit, tax experts said. That is on top of the trillions that the legislation signed by Mr. Trump in July is already adding to the deficit." Gift link

“China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels. This trend will continue simply because renewables are cheap.” Gift link: China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

I can't believe I woke up and said "what a great opinion piece in the New York Times" Gift link