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Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know what Mr. Grunstein's health insurance situation is, but the current legislative fight is a policy fight, and a lot of us have real skin in the game! You have to be able to both articulate a vision and fight for policy -- when the rubber meets the road, they're the same damn thing.

Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 1d

If I were to sum up my advice to the Democratic party leadership about how to defeat Trumpism, it would be to set aside policy for now and focus instead on articulating a vision of what American society should look like and what role the US should play in a rapidly changing world today.

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 5h

Then again, who among us has not exploited 9/11 for our own ends?

In which I both castigate exploiting 9/11 and do so myself in the span of 48 hours.

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 5h

The three principal ghouls in our living history in the U.S. have been Kissinger, Cheney, and Miller. We failed to hold the first two to account in their lifetimes -- indeed, we declined to even try. Hope we don't make the same mistake again.

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 16h

(Just in terms of their ages)

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 16h

Me too, is it bad I am a tiny bit relieved?

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It's Abby. Yep. @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 1d

St. Peter at the Pearly Gates: Did you live by the Ten Commandments?

Mike Johnson: I have no idea. I have not seen those

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Andisheh Nouraee @andisheh.com · 20h

Atlanta Community Food Bank just pulled $5 million from its reserve fund to feed people being denied benefits by Trump. Every gift helps. $1 = 3 meals.

Food and Fund Drives 2025

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Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 17h

I didn't have anyone particular in mind, but I was hoping for some discontinuity. Which Weiss is definitely not.

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Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 1d

We're still doing this "ignore policy" thing? Not everybody's head explodes when they hear the word "subsidy", particularly those of us who are high-information and who receive the subsidy. We want to hear its protection being fought for.

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Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 1d

"Setting aside policy for now" is a precursor to us finding out later what bedrock Democratic planks they've chosen to abandon. I am an ACA subsidy recipient and want to hear it being defended.

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Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know what Mr. Grunstein's health insurance situation is, but the current legislative fight is a policy fight, and a lot of us have real skin in the game! You have to be able to both articulate a vision and fight for policy -- when the rubber meets the road, they're the same damn thing.

Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 1d

If I were to sum up my advice to the Democratic party leadership about how to defeat Trumpism, it would be to set aside policy for now and focus instead on articulating a vision of what American society should look like and what role the US should play in a rapidly changing world today.

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 1d

"Setting aside policy for now" is a precursor to us finding out later what bedrock Democratic planks they've chosen to abandon. I am an ACA subsidy recipient and want to hear it being defended.

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know what Mr. Grunstein's health insurance situation is, but the current legislative fight is a policy fight, and a lot of us have real skin in the game! You have to be able to both articulate a vision and fight for policy -- when the rubber meets the road, they're the same damn thing.

Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 1d

If I were to sum up my advice to the Democratic party leadership about how to defeat Trumpism, it would be to set aside policy for now and focus instead on articulating a vision of what American society should look like and what role the US should play in a rapidly changing world today.

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 1d

We're still doing this "ignore policy" thing? Not everybody's head explodes when they hear the word "subsidy", particularly those of us who are high-information and who receive the subsidy. We want to hear its protection being fought for.

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 2d

It really says something that a room designed for silent contemplation was torn down to erect a monument to bullshit peacocking.

Levi Stahl @levistahl.bsky.social · 11d

The destruction of the White House movie theater leads me to offer everyone 50% off Mark Feeney’s book Nixon at the Movies, which, among other things, includes an appendix listing the hundreds of movies Nixon watched in office. Use the code WHITEHOUSE at checkout.

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Nixon at the Movies

Was it an omen? Richard Nixon and the film industry arrived in Southern California in the same year, 1913. As Mark Feeney relates in this unusual and unusually absorbing book, Nixon and the movies hav...

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Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 2d

First time in New Orleans. All my life people have said I'd love it here, but as an introvert who has had to learn to live efficiently (so I could become self-reliant without living a shabby life), let's say I've had reservations. And, brother, are they being borne out...but I'm loving it anyway. 🤪

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 3d

Dario Argento's Deep Red (Profondo Rosso), to be live scored by Claudio Simonetti's Goblin, Paramount Theater, Austin TX. Creepy synths soon to commence!

Paramount Theater, Austin

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 4d

Tubi knew I needed to watch Season of the Witch the other night. It would also fit nicely into a '70s anti-psychiatry horror double bill with The Brood!

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 4d

Brisket at Terry Black's, Austin, TX. From here to the Alamo Drafthouse for a Jafar Panahi matinee, as one does.

Brisket and Mexican rice for Terry Black's in Austin

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 4d

Buck and Millsey constantly playing club shows with various groups of friends makes me so happy.

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 5d

I'm one of the 20 million, and it was to my immense surprise a few weeks ago when the Dem strategy of prioritizing protecting the subsidies was met here with widespread derision that doing so was overly wonky and out of touch, so....

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 5d

Republicans are explicitly saying they will deny food to 40+ million unless Democrats agree to end healthcare insurance for 20+ million.

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 5d

If nothing else works for them he should try batting naked.

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 5d

Nobody reexamines how they do bathroom stuff after age....I don't know, eight? Why are we being all judgy here?

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 5d

'88-'90 were my prime club show years and it was amazing. My commercial radio listening did drop off to nearly nothing, however

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 6d

People need to stop retconning literally the worst era in American popular music history into something it wasn't, just because there were also some amazing records that like 250 people happened to be hunting down and listening to

Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 6d

I am "chicken wings can be dinner but chicken fingers cannot" years old.

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Samb @sansho1.bsky.social · 7d

Future Ohtani when people say they tell their kids about him.

Ross asking Rachel if she talks about the night of 9 times