Dumbest comment of the day:

It’s pretty stunning how the GOP could easily generate some good will and cover over the fact they have no plans for health care by simply voting for the ACA subsidy extensions. They are past the point of simple career self-preservation, and for what? A man who won’t even be around in 3 years.

Farmers get “affordability” while we get “fraud, waste, and abuse”

Somehow when it comes to media figures who have contributed to a declining discourse, Leslie Stahl doesn’t exactly come to mind.

Using some extra Christmas yarn from a scarf I finished to make some fingerless arm warmers

Excellent thread on the new national security document

I just knew the social dynamics at trump’s cabinet meetings reminded me of something

The #1 reason that “I was just following orders” has persisted as a non-defense is because it is constantly used to get higher-ups off the hook. The ones who are closest in proximity to the order are punished while the more powerful are set free.

For leftists who think that a consequential bridge has been built with MAGA, I present this exchange:

Starter Guide for Trustworthy Science (From Your Local Epidemiologist) docs.google.com/document/d/1...

"I'm bringing homemade cranberry sauce instead of canned" Me:

Issues around the “not political” voters

How Bluesky feels sometimes

Totally agree. It’s time to stop assuming defeat around every corner

As Tobias Wolff remarked in response to the tiresome “it doesn’t matter” doomerism, “OK. My page is going to be about seizing empowerment right now, not insisting upon defeat.”

"there won't be elections" doomerism became "the democrats caved" which has now become "they'll scrub the files" and "they'll delay the file releases by claiming there's an active investigation"🙄

For all the democrats thinking she had turned over a new leaf. How gullible can you be? AFAO is only one letter switch from FAFO, which is all populism has to offer in the end

There is no way to fully "scrub" the files. This isn't some bad spy movie plot.

“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”

From Scott Pilutik

i've arrived at the point where only Bea Arthur gifs reflect my mindset...

Pro tip: a political party that ties ACA subsidy extensions to abortion restrictions was never going to grant those extensions to begin with

Perhaps the dumbest political take I’ve seen today, and it’s only 8:30

For the people pushing the "cave" narrative: exactly when do you think the Republicans would give in and extend the ACA credits? Next week? 6 months from now? If last week's election results didn't budge them, nothing would. In the meantime, people lose food.

On what planet was Johnson ever going to extend the ACA subsidies? If last week’s election results didn’t budge them, nothing would.

Truth

Good breakdown of the “Schumer caves” panic posting:

RFK Jr. immediately splits the scene like he'd poisoned that man

Please do

NOW he's concerned?

Trump has now made it even more difficult for republicans in congress. I hope they do it so they can take 100% of the blame for a change.

Preach! The man in this video is truth telling and it needs to be spread far and wide.

As Tim Walz said, mind your own damn business

How come literally every post that says "voting doesn't matter" or that "there won't be elections in 2026" have a Palestinian flag? #sopredictable #russianpropagandayetagain

“Mexico will pay for the wall” walked so “private donors are paying for the ballroom” could run.

“He paid for it with his own money” encapsulates the totalitarian mindset of MAGA, that the person with the most wealth and access to power gets to do whatever the fuck he wants. They hate democracy because it puts limits on that power. The ballroom is symbolic of that.

DeSantis: people under 50 don’t need comprehensive health insurance Me:

Top 3 MAGA comment types after No Kings: 1. "it was a waste of time/nothing will change" 2. "only boomers showed up" 3. "it was about hating America"

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A commenter on Jay Kuo's page ran the percentages of who will get insurance hikes. Nearly 1 out of 5 in FL!

New associate editor for Pentagon messaging:

I’m surprised MAGA hasn’t announced their own No Kings rally by now, unless they know deep down only a few hundred would show up

Now I will say the ads on MeTV accurately reflect the graph on the left

A national hero rises❤️🐸

I mean literally every Q&A exchange goes like this

We have crossed the 1,200 day mark!!

the appropriate reaction to any news story

The towns of the people who constantly post about Chicago being a war zone:

"Come on people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together and stop attacking pedophiles right now"🎶