It's uncanny how Cuomo has been laser-focused at appealing to the absolute worst qualities in people - their insularity, their tribalism, and now their fear. A campaign monumental in its cynicism, a colossal bet by this man and his billionaire backers that people are basically bad.

source: newrepublic.com/post/202606/...

Cool how even senior GOP politicians now openly admit that the Republicans have a “Hitler sucks” wing and also another one that is not that

Johnson: "If they had no filibuster, they would pack the SCOTUS. You'd go from 9 to 17 or however many liberals they could pack. You would make DC & Puerto Rico into states, which would give 4 additional Democrat senators & make us a permanent minority. You'd see massive restrictions of 2A rights"

Most shutdowns end because two sides who initially were unable to come to an agreement during negotiations finally compromised when the pain points hit and things got worked out.

But in this one, Trump ordered Republicans not to negotiate at all. That makes it hard to resolve.

This exchange should be in textbooks. It's the platonic ideal of a scene where a grifter is asked a question about the legitimacy of his company that he knows he can't answer so he immediately distracts everyone.

He's Lyle Lanley without the fun hat.

Hey guys the Nazi group chat people think they can block Zohran from becoming mayor

Trump on Mamdani on 60 Minutes: “I think I'm a much better looking person than him.”

Healthcare but only for my friends