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The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 2h

As of Nov. 6, 2024, it's no longer an ironclad imperative that a politician "earn" your vote - they're actually 100% entitled to it regardless of their qualifications, talents or temperament as long as they have whisky voice and look dad-handsome in a henley shirt.

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The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 2h

The last decade of American politics is just this over and over again

theonion.com/this-war-wil...

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

George W. Bush may think that a war against Iraq is the solution to our problems, but the reality is, it will only serve to create far more.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 6h

The phrase “We tried to tell you” springs to mind for some reason

YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 1d

NEW Economist/YouGov
Net favorability of Donald Trump [at the start of his second term | now] among...
White Americans +13 | -3
Hispanic Americans -12 | -34
Black Americans -31 | -70
today.yougov.com/politics/art...

A multiple line chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Views of Donald Trump among U.S. adult citizens, and among white, Black, and Hispanic Americans."

The chart has the sub-headline: "Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people? [Donald Trump] (% with a very or somewhat favorable opinion minus the % with a very or somewhat unfavorable opinion)."

The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "don't know" are not shown."

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The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 3h

It's SO WEIRD.

People talk about him like he's facing Trump in the last election ever *tomorrow*, not some random doofus with zero experience who got picked out of nowhere by some consultants two months ago who's in an open primary.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 11h

Jews: please don’t elect the guy with the Nazi tattoo

This lady: wow you’re so shrill

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The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 3h

I have some confidence/hope that Trump fucking so many things (and maybe croaking, who knows) will enflame.

MAGA has been coasting on Trump 1 basically being daycare and having Biden to whine about... a lot of farmers are finding out "fair trade" was less of a negotiable than they thought...

The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 3h

True but same going the other way - leftists like Platner shitting on Democrats - and really therefore the whole overall trend of candidates from all sides shitting on their own party.

We need people who fucking LIKE being Democrats

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The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 4h

AI boldly asks: "What if all media could give you the feeling of the Italian song that sounds like American English but is really nonsense?"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-w...

Adriano Celentano canta "Prisencolinensinainciusol" da "Formula due" del 1973

YouTube video by Rai

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 8h

Legally, this is no different from Iran sinking a Disney cruise in international waters and then saying "it's all good, they were terrorists carrying drugs."

Which is to say, it's wholly illegal and has been for centuries. You couldn't even do this with a Letter of Marque and Reprisal.

Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 8h

Another illegal US maritime strike—again in the Pacific.

Against a vessel allegedly operated by an unspecified "designated terrorist organization."

Four reported fatalities—dubbed w/o ID or evidence "narco-terrorists."

There's a word for premeditated killings outside of armed conflict.

Earlier today, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on yet another narco-trafficking vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) in the Eastern Pacific.

This vessel, like all the others, was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics. Four male narco-terrorists were aboard the vessel—and killed—during the strike, which was conducted in international waters. No U.S. forces were harmed in this strike.

The Western Hemisphere is no longer a safe haven for narco-terrorists bringing drugs to our shores to poison Americans. The Department of War will continue to hunt them down and eliminate them wherever they operate.

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The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 7h

I dont think he's a Nazi in deed - I think he's an unserious doofus in deed and a crybaby bitch in deed which is more than enough to not support someone in an open primary

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The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 7h

All of these Platner defenses pretend like he's already won the primary by 50 points.

It's the most entitled campaign I've ever seen in my life. One 5 second campaign ad in a henley shirt and these fuckin' weirdos are ready to seppuku themselves for him.

Chris Edgerton @wheels1993.bsky.social · 10h

or.. easier idea.. FIND A DIFFERENT GUY.. he can go be a firefighter if he wants to help people.. doesn't need to run for office

The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 7h

She did have good policies though. She was running on the largest expansion of medicare in history, housing affordability, going after corporate price gougers, raised minimum wage, etc etc.

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 9h

Kat Abugazeh’s campaign has crossed a threshold where the risk she’s taking is significant enough and the actions admirable enough I sorta am past caring if it’s a publicity stunt/brand building exercise or not, it’s still brave and worthy of respect.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 14h

Feels like so many of our convos are revolving about how voters respond to what politicians are doing, or what parties’ positions on issues are, without much actual empirical sense of what they actually know about those topics.

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The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 8h

The thing is Kamala had the Dem *base* suuuuuper fuckin' mobilized. Those vibes just never hit the middle/low-info voter who are vibes-voters on steroids.

And maybe that was a special case given what happened around the world to incumbents, but you still have to have a strategy for the middle.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 11h

I would read the hell out of a deeply reported piece on how the media/political elite addiction to Twitter is shaping their views, which in turn shape the views of millions of people. It's a total reality-warper.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 11h

i’m increasingly convinced that many people in d.c. are just suffering from x dot com brain rot

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 10h

This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

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The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 10h

I think it's pretty obvious - Hoffman funds many prominent Democrats and he also funds WelcomePAC because his donor money makes Democrats his marionette playthings BUT, unfortunately, he doesn't have a phone or mouth by which he could actually tell them what to do....

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The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 11h

Did Dems functionally literally block anti-trans shit from getting into OBBB?

Well, you'd think that means they did what they did, but, actually some random has-been dickweasels said they shouldn't do that kinda stuff so pretty sure Dems are 100% aligned with them somehow....

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The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 11h

that is neither reflective of how Leadership operates, what they believe, or even which part(s) of the caucus have their ear(!!!!)

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The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 11h

It's funny how some centrist chodes release some "who give a shit" whitepaper and we assume they're magically puppeteering Dem leadership without evidence but you are *literally yourself* laying out how that Leadership has functionally responded to and acted in favor of 'grassroots' and somehow...

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The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 12h

I think he's like Colonel Jessup in "A Few Good Men" - I think he knew what it was and rationalized it soooo long ago that he's sincerely pissed off, doesn't think it's a big deal, and doesn't think he should have to apologize for it.

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The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 12h

They even did a fuckin' "hidden ball" play like from a movie with a couple Reps!

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The Wet Tank Tops @thewettanktops.bsky.social · 12h

It's funny how the Reddit stuff he was obviously ready for so he had this rehearsed consultant-approved spiel about seeing the light, but the Nazi tattoo was unexpected so he acted like a crybaby bitch

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Boo McScreamy @drewmcweeny.com · 12h

What has he done for his community before running for office? What organizing has he been part of? What public service has he performed? Can you give me a single example of him actually doing something for other people?

Or do you just like the buzzwords he's learned?

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