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Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · Nov 26

Whenever I see doom-posts on here lamenting how all is lost before Trump is even sworn in, I think of this image, taken in February 2022 right after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. Russia thought they’d take the country in 3 days. It’s been nearly 3 years and they’re no closer. Buck up people.

Zelensky saying “we are here” after Russia invades Ukraine

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

one thing that has been obvious for a while is this aspect of the authoritarian internationale: they recognize that their allies abroad are not *countries* but *political movements* within foreign countries.

time we liberals woke up and recognized this--because it's the truth.

Rigorous, Fred-based Reporting @thefred.bsky.social · 2d

Or maybe, just maybe, what was obvious in 2024 was correct: Netanyahu fully backed Trump and would not deal with Biden because Trump would give him a free hand to escalate the starvation, bombing, and do full ethnic cleansing. Which he then did, until Netanyahu embarrassed him by bombing Qatar.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 16h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Classics & Virtues @classicvirtues.bsky.social · 14h

Woke 2.0 is going to hit like 80s crack

@loganclarkhall

Trump won. You don't have to do this anymore.

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Young Republicans

We are appalled by the vile and inexcusable language revealed in the Politico article published today. Such behavior is disgraceful, unbecoming of any Republican, and stands in direct opposition to the values our movement...

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23h

Politicians who accuse their critics of Hating America…hate America.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · 23h

Good thing we got rid of affirmative action to usher in the “meritocracy.”

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

nice

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

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Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · 1d

Airports now offering more resistance than most law firms and many universities. Seems about right for 2025.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · 1d

No, but winning elections overwhelmingly and sending the other party to the wilderness for a decade or two is a critical part of defeating it.

Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · 1d

In unrelated news, on Sunday the owner of TIME Magazine crowed to the New York Times about how much he loved Trump and wanted him to send the military to San Francisco.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie

Time magazine cover featuring a photo of Trump from a dramatically low angle

HIS
TRIUMPH
by ERIC CORTELLESSA
THE LEADER ISRAEL NEEDED
by EHUD BARAK
HOW GAZA HEALS

Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · 1d

I still know the phone numbers of at least 3 childhood friends TODAY and I haven’t dialed them in at least 20 years.

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · 1d

It would also help them justify court expansion. This SCOTUS would strike down an independent anti-corruption agency, partly because of its own corruption, and partly because of its insane embrace of the unitary (Republican) executive theory.

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Darin Self @darinself.com · 1d

I am curious what would happen if Dems ran on a plank of creating an anti-corruption agency with stronger independence than the Fed.

I think it would be highly successful because it would show "we will tie our own hands on this".

Darin Self @darinself.com · 1d

One lesson for pro-democracy advocates currently sitting in opposition around the world -- hammer incumbents on corruption and link strengthening liberal democracy (aka accountability) to anti-corruption efforts.

Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 1d

This is what I pay the New York Times for: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/w...
[Gift link]

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Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · 1d

There is plenty to criticize Biden for on Gaza - he handled it terribly - but Trump let Netanyahu operate without constraint and was never really going to “walk away.”

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Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t think this is it. It’s more that Netanyahu was clearly using the Gaza War to help get Trump elected. He accomplished that mission. The Israeli public was souring on the war, and a deal largely worked out by Biden’s team was the off-ramp.

Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 2d

Worth emphasizing that Trump's singular trick for facilitating a deal in Israel was just...being publicly frustrated with Netanyahu and threatening to walk. That's not a unique talent, it's just a thing Biden personally and ideologically was unwilling to do. Lowest bar cleared to great relief.

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 2d

A friend ran the Chicago marathon today and said he couldn’t count the number of FUCK ICE signs along the way.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 2d

Span + 20

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

BREAM: Federal workers in Virginia lost jobs bc of DOGE. Your opponent points out unemployment is up under Youngkin/Sears

EARLE-SEARS: Actually unemployment is down

B: She points to numbers from BLS showing unemployment is up. Do you quibble w/data?

S: I don't know where she's getting stats from

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Shoe + @shoe.bsky.social · 2d

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Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · 2d

This is the funniest post I’ve read this morning. Thank you for your contribution.

Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · 2d

The voters who moved at the margins on inflation aren’t frequent voters. They’re the ones with typically incoherent views who do vote on their personal situations, and stuff like high interest rates and cost of living has an impact.

Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · 2d

2022 can largely be explained by educational polarization. GOP voters used to be more likely to turn out in midterms due to their strength in the suburbs. That dynamic has flipped since 2016.

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Il Pomodoro @dabenner.bsky.social · 2d

This is the entire crux of the criticism. If it's housekeeping stuff pending rulings on the merits, it's entirely left to district court discretion. If they can't write a long merits opinion, stay out of it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · 2d

Here for the Repealing Dangerous Ancient Laws Omnibus Bill of 2029. Insurrection Act, Alien Enemies Act, and Comstock Act all repealed in one bill.

Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · 2d

There were people in Trump I who were pushing for him to use the Insurrection Act of 1807 to use the military against the George Floyd protests.

There is no excuse for Biden and the Dem Congress not repealing this dangerous law in 2021, and we can’t make that mistake again in 2029.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

WELKER: Are you looking at invoking the Insurrection Act?

VANCE: We have to remember we are talking about this bc crime has gotten out of control

W: Crime is down in both Chicago & Portland

V: Crime is down bc they are so overwhelmed at the local level they are not even keeping stats properly

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Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · 2d

It’s part that but the “bottom up” strategy wasted 2 years and allowed Trump to recover his standing and get the GOP fully lined up behind him. Does SCOTUS issue Trump v US in 2021 or 22? Maybe, but it’s a lot less likely if 1/6 is fresher and Trump isn’t the presumptive GOP nominee.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 3d

we need to abolish this shit

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Dave McC @mccdave.bsky.social · 2d

The right answer is to pick an AG committed to vigorously enforcing the law against those trying to overthrow our government and let them cook. Biden’s error was picking someone who wasn’t.

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