Maybe I’m too cynical, but I think Gimenez is exactly where the MAGA base is on this. MAGA will tell pollsters that they voted for Trump b/c of “high prices.” But that’s just a lie they tell outsiders. The truth is that they’ll gladly pay higher prices as long as Trump injures people they hate.

Fascinating. So you want a national sales tax? Cause you could tax the billionaires out of existence, and still not offset the loss in tax revenue from this little bit of class revenge.

Iraq 2: Electric Boogaloo

Jack Burton is the bumbling, lovable, sidekick of the movie. Wang Chi is the hero who, not only grabs the American Dream by the short and curlies, but then goes on the hero’s quest to save his love from an evil wizard.

You could probably crash Leavitt's brain by asking "Is anything off the table?" And when she reflexively says no following up with "Even the president jerking off the entire Guardian Council of Iran? That's on the table?"

Oh fuck, it just gets worse, doesn't it?

American voters elected Trump over 2 qualified women during the last decade. Maybe there’s something wrong with a swath of the American electorate instead of “opposition” messaging.

“It’s like raaaaaaiiinn…”

he could have said “a vote for the war funding will be framed as a vote for higher gas prices”. exactly same logic. but that’s not what Jake cares about.

seriously what is this if not a threat? you do the framing, Jake!

The crime bosses are winning.

There's no bottom for this man. There are no depths to which he won't sink. He's using the bodies of Americans who died following HIS ORDERS as FUCKING PROPS to sell HIS OWN BRANDED MERCHANDISE. And somehow we have to go around and live our lives and pretend this is normal.

I mean, if someone has to be actively convinced to oppose fascism, I don’t think they get to claim that they’re antifascist! Especially if they don’t wind up doing it anyway!

I’ve really gotta stop reading the social media posts of people whose podcasts I listen to. Completely reasonable when they have a mic, unhinged shit gibbons when they have to condense that into 300 characters.

The sin of IdPol washed away on the socialist hill of Golgatha. The whole thread is a good explanation of why some leftists can’t let go of Platner.

a pretty vocal subset of people believe threats, and similar maximalist negotiation tactics, are the best way to win any political conflict. this is because Trump won doing this.

It’s “funny.” I’m seeing people who, in June of ‘24, were questioning out loud if Biden should be Article 25’d now pining for a 2nd Biden administration.

Parents with status, position, and wealth were able to manage education for thousands of years. Serf’s had other obligations. Mainly to the parents who were “managing” their own kids education.

Donald Trump has destroyed the economy and started a pointless war. But the wine mom next door still says "Latinx" sometimes. I have never felt more politically homeless.

Trump is paying off Putin even after it came out that Russia was giving Iran intelligence on US forces in the region. In case you were wondering if Trump is compromised.

Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press

First frogs and now maps. Homophobia makes you dumber than a box of rocks.

Look there are plenty of reasons that Talarico might lose. So you don’t really need to imagine a scenario where the general population in TX gets rich off of a spike in oil prices. Especially considering there were 2 industry downturns over the last decade due to overproduction.

Huh. Maybe the Ukrainians were right about Putin all along…

Everyone needs to be talking about this.

Senate comity is going to destroy our country. These people are all in a little club together, and they care more about each other than they care about the people they serve.

Glenn Beck using AI like a ouija board.

Seems topical at the moment.

Cricket sends her regards.

Yeah, checkmate libs.

Lets also not forget that Platner represents a certain “authenticity” that Ryan Grim, and the Pod Save Bros, desperately want to associate themselves with.

Slap this statement over JD Vance’s name, and you’d be unable to tell the difference.

I’m shocked, just shocked, that these MAGA chuds never did care about foreign wars, only “foreigners”

Wow could think that a certain class of political professionals/pundits are very allergic to any criticism about the flawed undisciplined candidate they chose, because they got so much riding on him financially, professionally, etc.

Senate screenshots without context

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Service Members are political props to MAGA example infinity.

Oh, man! I know it’s waaaayyy early but I kinda think Bobby Pulido is gonna beat the snot out of Monica De La Cruz in TX-15.Pulido got more primary votes last night than BOTH the ‘22 primary candidates combined.

God Dammit.

A Kurdish uprising where America has promised support? Wooo Boy!

Appel has internalized some things from his conservative upbringing.

It's important to remember that Walsh is a Rad Trad Catholic, bordering on sedevacantist. The evangelical push for war with Iran as part of an eschatalogical wet dream doesn't resonate with him.