Max B.
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I know, norms and all that, but the default Dem position should be:
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
May 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I know, norms and all that, but the default Dem position should be:
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
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One of the arguments neoliberals made about "free trade" in the late 1990s, was that it would reduce military conflict. I don't think that quite bore out the way they said, but it does strike me as true that destroying the US-China trade relationship WILL make military confrontation much more likely
May 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
One of the arguments neoliberals made about "free trade" in the late 1990s, was that it would reduce military conflict. I don't think that quite bore out the way they said, but it does strike me as true that destroying the US-China trade relationship WILL make military confrontation much more likely
Unfortunately this aligns with @arstechnica.com’s article on how RFK Jr. rejects germ theory. Why research things that, according to him, don’t exist?
NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s department. www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research
NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s department.
www.wired.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Unfortunately this aligns with @arstechnica.com’s article on how RFK Jr. rejects germ theory. Why research things that, according to him, don’t exist?
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The Golden Toilet Guy now lecturing the plebes about whether their kids need toys.
Trump on China: "They made a trillion dollars with Biden selling us stuff. Much of it we don't need. Somebody said, 'oh, the shelves are gonna be open.' Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more."
April 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The Golden Toilet Guy now lecturing the plebes about whether their kids need toys.
Seems he’s openly admitted defeat on tariffs not causing harm. We’ve now moved onto “you’ll have less and it’ll cost more.”
Trump on China: "They made a trillion dollars with Biden selling us stuff. Much of it we don't need. Somebody said, 'oh, the shelves are gonna be open.' Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more."
April 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Seems he’s openly admitted defeat on tariffs not causing harm. We’ve now moved onto “you’ll have less and it’ll cost more.”
Co-sign. And with how many sponsors are plastered on most cars now it’s all just a visual mess.
One-off liveries are now so commonplace in F1 that they're no longer special and I tend to find them more irritating than anything else.
(Yes, we're getting a few for the Miami Grand Prix. Yay.)
(Yes, we're getting a few for the Miami Grand Prix. Yay.)
April 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Co-sign. And with how many sponsors are plastered on most cars now it’s all just a visual mess.
This video should disqualify @lynch.house.gov from Oversight (and his seat.) Yelling “I get to decide that” is such an inappropriate response.
Actually, you should watch Lynch's outburst. His irritation is intense. From @masslive.bsky.social
Mass. Rep. Lynch gets heated during frosty Boston rally for federal workers
YouTube video by MassLive
www.youtube.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This video should disqualify @lynch.house.gov from Oversight (and his seat.) Yelling “I get to decide that” is such an inappropriate response.
The CEOs that flocked to support Trump will be the first to abandon him as he threatens their profit.
REPORTER: Amazon will soon display a number next to the price of each product that shows how much the Trump tariffs are adding. Isn't that a perfect demonstration that it's the American consumer who is paying for these policies?
LEAVITT: This is a hostile and political act by Amazon.
LEAVITT: This is a hostile and political act by Amazon.
April 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The CEOs that flocked to support Trump will be the first to abandon him as he threatens their profit.
Like clockwork the tech bros start jamming ads in.
OpenAI announces that it will start showing product recommendations in ChatGPT, even for logged-out users, with buy buttons that link to merchants' sites (Reece Rogers/Wired)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
April 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Like clockwork the tech bros start jamming ads in.
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Just so we're all clear here: the Secretary of Defense has been sharing classified war planning about Yemen in unsecured channels, and now the Houthis have enough intel that they can target US aircraft carriers & force an F18 into the drink. Not hard to connect the dots here.
April 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Just so we're all clear here: the Secretary of Defense has been sharing classified war planning about Yemen in unsecured channels, and now the Houthis have enough intel that they can target US aircraft carriers & force an F18 into the drink. Not hard to connect the dots here.
The irony here being that him weighing in on Shedeur on behalf of Deion probably confirmed the worst fears for a lot of teams and caused him to slide even more.
Leavitt on Shedeur Sanders: "All I will say is the president put out a statement, and a few rounds later he was drafted, so I think the facts speak for themselves."
April 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The irony here being that him weighing in on Shedeur on behalf of Deion probably confirmed the worst fears for a lot of teams and caused him to slide even more.
“The [MAGA] need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.”
Trump is trying to bludgeon us into accepting the tactics and imagery of fascism: Forced disappearances, renditions to foreign gulags, the ritual humiliation of hated enemies within.
That's why it's so crucial that the middle is rejecting it.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1944...
That's why it's so crucial that the middle is rejecting it.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1944...
Trump Is Suddenly Bleeding Independents. A Brutal New Poll Shows Why.
Immigration was his best issue in the polls. But now he’s sinking on it. Maybe Americans care about the rule of law after all.
newrepublic.com
April 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“The [MAGA] need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.”
“I’m mad about castles and, by god, I’m going to tell someone about it.”
At long last someone has identified RFK Jr.'s support base: the 9% of people who have a favorable opinion of the Black Plague
April 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“I’m mad about castles and, by god, I’m going to tell someone about it.”
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
What chapter is “forcing your closest regional ally into the arms of your greatest geopolitical rival” in Art of the Deal?
(Reuters) - The Chinese government sent a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba calling for a coordinated response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff measures, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday.
April 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
What chapter is “forcing your closest regional ally into the arms of your greatest geopolitical rival” in Art of the Deal?
If there was a wall and he pulled that stunt he would’ve crashed out. Should’ve been a 10s penalty. #F1 #SaudiArabianGP
The photo that Christian Horner is using to show Red Bull’s belief that Max Verstappen was ahead of Oscar Piastri’s the apex at Turn 1 #F1 #SaudiArabianGP
April 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If there was a wall and he pulled that stunt he would’ve crashed out. Should’ve been a 10s penalty. #F1 #SaudiArabianGP
Verstappen should be forced to give the position back. A 5s penalty while being allowed to enjoy an unearned position is a joke. #F1 #SaudiArabianGP
April 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Verstappen should be forced to give the position back. A 5s penalty while being allowed to enjoy an unearned position is a joke. #F1 #SaudiArabianGP
So Verstappen steals a spot and Tsunoda crashes out Gasly. That’s quite a start for RBR… #F1 #SaudiArabianGP
April 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
So Verstappen steals a spot and Tsunoda crashes out Gasly. That’s quite a start for RBR… #F1 #SaudiArabianGP
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To those who say Lando Norris will never win a championship if he’s the sort of driver who crashes in qualifying at Jeddah, I give you:
April 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
To those who say Lando Norris will never win a championship if he’s the sort of driver who crashes in qualifying at Jeddah, I give you:
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If Sports Photography had a Hall of Fame, this shot is first ballot.
April 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
If Sports Photography had a Hall of Fame, this shot is first ballot.
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GLORY FOR RORY 🏆
The wait is over. Rory McIlroy has finally won his first Masters — and completed a career grand slam in the process.
The wait is over. Rory McIlroy has finally won his first Masters — and completed a career grand slam in the process.
April 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
GLORY FOR RORY 🏆
The wait is over. Rory McIlroy has finally won his first Masters — and completed a career grand slam in the process.
The wait is over. Rory McIlroy has finally won his first Masters — and completed a career grand slam in the process.