Then farce again. Yet more farce. The farce will continue until morale improves, etc.

“What I said was pretty damn factual, and I’m free to have an opinion."

"When I said in February that they were going to cast a wide net for deportations, I had no idea how bad it would be. This is not just a matter of aggressive deportation. The things that are being done by our government to our fellow human beings are monstrous." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

lfg

Anyone who argues this is merely opinion should look at the Labour Party and report back.

Contra the "rural/urban divide explains everything" thesis. The Republican nominee still won Appalachia's urban counties (+8.4) and Spanberger only lost rural Tidewater by 13.3, compared to 41.4 in Appalachia. That's a huge inter-regional spread.

One last time. Transition2025.com secure.actblue.com/donate/zm129...

"Trump may have pardoned the former president of Honduras who helped move tons of cocaine into the U.S. But the government of Honduras issued its own arrest warrant yesterday, determined to administer the justice the U.S. government now has so little concern for." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

he fits the archetype and he flatters the views of rich donors

"When artists turn to Christian symbols not to flatter power but to challenge it, they act in the prophetic tradition—reclaiming artistic creativity as a force for liberation." sojo.net/articles/opi...

it is incredible that legalizing watergate has been the overriding ideological project of the american right for fifty years

Dude. Yes. Alito and Thomas are of course the standout examples, but all of the Republican justices have tells in their writing and their questioning indicating that they are, to varying degrees, marinating their brains in dumb bitch juice

my ideal presidential candidate in 2028 could be described, loosely, as "general sherman but for the supreme court"

this is great - an actual serious challenge from someone with established progressive credentials and a longstanding presence in state politics it's an uphill road - all primary challenges are - but hickenlooper has voted with trump more than you'd expect and his numbers are slipping it's doable

Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic https://theonion.com/oprah-pursues-dr-phil-on-ship-through-arctic/

i am also opposed to divisiveness and in favor of togetherness, which is why i unreservedly support the Union Army

Bollard-top beverage tables are my niche brand of urbanism.

LiDar is amazing

the Nazis were exactly like this by the way which is one of the reasons the gossip from that period is so unreliable; it was much more behind closed doors but they were always accusing party rivals of being gay, Jewish, secretly into poop, whatever.

My nine year old hates my taste in music. Everyone does, but he does as well

i love how jesus is less and less dependent on john in each gospel. like in the earliest (mark) god doesn't even acknowledge jesus until john baptises him, but in the last one written (john) jesus doesn't even get baptised at all and john just can't shut up about how cool jesusu is

Brought to you by the guys who spent a decade blowing up weddings and funerals in Afghanistan.

So premeditated murder.

This is a really good piece! (though I am once again begging people to move off Substack)

Why, exactly, should "Dems" be forcing a candidate out of a state-level race when there's a competitive primary and ranked choice voting? Maine's Dem primary voters are *supposed* to decide this stuff.

This is exactly what churches should be doing, calling out injustice. 📌 Lake Street Church Nativity: a bold social justice statement with ICE-like Roman soldiers, the Virgin Mary in a gas mask, baby Jesus zip-tied, Joseph on the ground, pushing viewers to think about immigration.

This hill is fine just as long as they die on it

it will not be long before a skilled democratic party politician who emerges and can make a successful populist case against the court's entire existence

i kind of hate how much these guys can’t be bothered to dress themselves well or even visibly take care of themselves

"We take for granted the degree of peace that we’ve enjoyed over the past eight decades. We think that’s the norm. The norm is actually a lot more like what the world looked like before 1945. I don’t think people are ready for the world that we’re now moving into." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released. “And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”

“What if Trumpism waned, MAGA cracked up, the public rediscovered its commitment to liberalism, and . . . our institutions were already so corrupted that they were beyond repair?” www.thebulwark.com/p/what-if-it...

🤮🤮🤮

can personally attest that a good number of Christian churches are going into this Advent season absolutely out of fucks ours might reroute the annual Las Posadas procession to go past the ICE building

Going back in time to 2005 to tell 17 year old me that in 20 years I'd be rooting for Bill Kristol against the Democratic House caucus leader

I’m kind of new to the Democrats, but I thought we were FOR respecting the legal process, and also that we were AGAINST political corruption. And that it was especially important to hold to these principles at this time. But I guess there’s some insider memo I didn’t get that would set me straight?

People should do this in their yards.

i think you're just being disagreeable in exactly the way that you seem to relish and i'm glad that's fun for you.

Good point Drummer boy and general, so basically I was wrong on all counts

"Their expertise ranges from ordering war crimes to covering up sex crimes to engaging in all manner of financial criminality. They’re a diverse bunch, from tough guys outfitted in combat gear and masks, to smooth operators in tuxedoes who mingle at state dinners." www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...

We spoke with a serving officer just below flag rank who says Hegseth and Bradley belong in prison.

This will probably get me yelled at, because I can see the consensus forming here that "strong floors, no ceiling" is the dumbest of all possible slogans. I would argue that it's actually not that bad, but that it's wrong for this moment (please read 🧵before yelling at me)...

New Yorkers kept telling me the same thing: they’re thinking of leaving because they can’t afford to raise their kids here. Universal childcare isn’t just a promise — it’s how we make this a city for everyone.