Republicans have always believed it's cheating for Democrats to fight back in any capacity, not least because so many Democrats agree

it is very funny how these people are so accustomed to essentially bullying democratic politicians that they meltdown when met with appropriate pushback. in any case, the process to amend the virginia constitution has multiple stages where, at any point, an amendment can be defeated.

Bless their little loser hearts, Virginia constitutional amendments first have to pass the full legislature twice before they ever go before voters

Because the real threat to our troops is the flu vaccine, and not the president waging a war of choice in Iran. This makes absolutely no sense.

Every time Matt Damon takes on a period role he ends up looking like a third baseman for the Phillies.

Over the past 20 years, Seattle lost the Sonics thanks to the stewardship of Howard Schultz, saw dozens of stores close while the company engaged in apparent union-busting, and steadily reduced its local headcount. There's coffee everywhere, Seattle. Spend your money elsewhere.

It's "the power of positive thinking" again — every defeat has to be coped into being a great victory. The important thing is not winning per se, but convincing yourself and others that you're winning, to maintain the illusion of success

Everyone knows the way you change the Constitution is to have six people in robes make up a new Constitution as they go along.

If nothing else, this inanity should make it clear to folks how far some of these "historic Seattle" groups have their heads up their asses. It was a frickin coal gasification plant! If they were around when it was made a city park they would've opposed it!

I do think tech companies are underestimating the amount of - new account fatigue - new app fatigue - useless upgrade fatigue - terms of service fatigue

I know we’re not supposed to like the Iranian social media teen meme army seeing us for what we’ve told them we are on the Internet but I like to think this kind of thing is really just them reaching out and saying we don’t like this either and know you’ll appreciate the hilarity

Conservatives have been trained for decades to think of Constitutions not as agreed-upon rules for fair governance, but as a series of cheat codes and loopholes that let them hold power even when the voters want to throw them out. They won't accept anything less than permanent domination of us.

"why don't people like AI?" hmm a real poser...maybe because AI proponents are a collection of the worst people alive bragging about how badly it's going to fuck everything up, which is fine with them because they'll be rich? that's one possibility

You gotta give to the GOP. They trained their voters to hate “libs” so much they would gratefully accept every manner of corruption, lawlessness, cruelty, ineptitude, and criminality, and cheer it on, so long as it is their team doing it.

In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.

Younger Hungarians saved their country from the influence of older, outdated voters who are easily swayed. Similarly, younger voters in the United States are poised to save us from the influence of the baby boomer generation, and I eagerly anticipate this change. www.theguardian.com/world/video/...

I’m not sure it has broken through to the general public that the president is a megalomaniac crazy person. Hopefully posts like this help.

This is the future liberals want

Sadly there is not a word in the English language to adequately convey the idiocy and ineptitude of this President.

No more debate—just a historical fact. This presidency isn’t a failure; it’s a collapse. Record incompetence, zero accountability, and damage that will outlive the term. Worst. President. Ever.

Congratulations to all the Hungarians who rejected hate, censorship, corruption and a Putin puppet! And congratulations to all those Hungarians who organized and fought for this change!

you're laughing? orban is eating shit immediately after our loser vice president went there to try to help him in the biggest display of contagious loserdom in history, and you're laughing? yeah, me too

Orban is not conceding because he's honourable. He's conceding because his defeat is so comprehensive even he can't pretend he won.

To any Hungarians annoyed that Americans are placing the credit for your momentous victory on the shoulders of our stunningly repellent little weasel of a VP: you are correct to feel that way, I'm sorry, we just want to seize any available oppurtunity to humiliate him specificially

It is just absurd that headlines like this scroll by and we go about our day. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

People in the Budapest Metro, Hungary, shouting: “Russians, go home!”

It's not just that Orbán losing inspires hope in other competitive-autocratic countries ruled by right-wing nationalist authoritarians. It's that his loss materially changes things in those other countries, because he's been operating as a headquarters and funding source...

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Regret to inform everyone that Peter Magyar beat the world’s smartest illiberal populist in large measure by working incredibly hard for 2 straight years, meaning the rest of us are just going to have to get off our asses and do shit rather than just complaining.

JD Vance showing of his negotiating skills.

Send him to Moscow.

boy bye

One lesson from Hungary is that over the long run, liberalism tends to lead to better economic outcomes than illiberalism because economic inclusion is the primary driver of economic growth.

Swalwell: I am committed to finding the real rapist and won’t stop until I find him

Absolutely! #BookSky

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This is what Times Square will look like when Congress or a cheeseburger finally does its job

Dear America, You‘ve got to be sick of this insanity, don’t you? Then vote against all Republicans in the midterms.

Everyone please welcome CBS News Immigration Analyst Viktor Orban.

I don’t think a lot folks understand how massive Péter Magyar’s election was today in Hungary over Viktor Orbán. It was a massive 33% swing in votes. That’s insane. That would be like a Democratic supermajority being created in Congress overnight. Holy shit.

kudos to @theeferringer.bsky.social

This must hit so hard if you’re incredibly stupid.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has signed a decree establishing Universal Healthcare for all Mexican citizens. The United States could’ve had this, but people chose economic collapse, cruelty and death instead. I’ll never regret voting for Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.

HORATIO: Look, my lord, it comes. HAMLET’S DAD’S GHOST: (rockets past at inconceivable speed) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

The Trump admin is equally as evil as the Iranian government. They are only restrained by our remaining intact institutions, which they work every day to destroy

Is this another “Is he dead yet?” weekend?

Due to concerns that ICE was staking out the graduation ceremony of a recent class of US marines graduating from Warrant Officer school, a number of family members had to stay away. Think about that. Think about the people literally putting their lives on the line and how we treat them.

In case you're too confident this is all bluster. Reuters: "Israel is preparing to ​attack Iranian energy ‌facilities but is awaiting a green ​light from ​the United States, a ⁠senior Israeli ​defense official said." www.reuters.com/world/middle...

It's impolite to call Musk a genocidal white nationalist because "civility" in American discourse functions not as a neutral procedural norm but as an asymmetric weapon to shield the powerful from accurate moral characterization while policing the tone of those who object.