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Ex-journalist/film critic. Biden/Harris Democrat. Pragmatic progressive. Taylor Swift/NIN.
Big fan of serious people.
Big fan of serious people.
And again in 2020 www.npr.org/2020/03/05/8...
How Russia Is Trying To Boost Bernie Sanders' Campaign
Sen. Sanders says he was briefed by the intelligence community about Russia's efforts to aid his campaign, which has gotten more positive support from Russian media than other Democratic candidates.
www.npr.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
And again in 2020 www.npr.org/2020/03/05/8...
Like The Mueller Report was a real and damning thing and the entire press allowed Trump to just say “Russia Russia Russia” like Beetlejuice and make it go away.
The foreign interference in the election was clearly laid out whether or not it met the bar of outright collusion.
The foreign interference in the election was clearly laid out whether or not it met the bar of outright collusion.
November 28, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Like The Mueller Report was a real and damning thing and the entire press allowed Trump to just say “Russia Russia Russia” like Beetlejuice and make it go away.
The foreign interference in the election was clearly laid out whether or not it met the bar of outright collusion.
The foreign interference in the election was clearly laid out whether or not it met the bar of outright collusion.
Oliver Stone doing a glossy film adaptation of Snowden was a thing.
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Oliver Stone doing a glossy film adaptation of Snowden was a thing.
Greenwald obviously and most of The Intercept people since. The boosting of Bernie in 2016 has gone mostly unexamined for some reason despite the fact that RT was huge in that at the time. Tara Reade defecting was met with a shrug.
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Greenwald obviously and most of The Intercept people since. The boosting of Bernie in 2016 has gone mostly unexamined for some reason despite the fact that RT was huge in that at the time. Tara Reade defecting was met with a shrug.
One of the weirder things of the past decade is watching the online creation of an an intransigent “left” in American politics that’s only served Russian interests of destabilization of the West and world order.
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
One of the weirder things of the past decade is watching the online creation of an an intransigent “left” in American politics that’s only served Russian interests of destabilization of the West and world order.
Doug, I hope you don’t mind, but I stole your fantasy football team name. Happy Thanksgiving to your whole wonderful family.
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Doug, I hope you don’t mind, but I stole your fantasy football team name. Happy Thanksgiving to your whole wonderful family.
There’s an interesting dynamic here that’s basically, “wait wait, I’m not antisemitic, but I’m also fundraising on how I don’t take money from those dirty Jews” that happens over and over.
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
There’s an interesting dynamic here that’s basically, “wait wait, I’m not antisemitic, but I’m also fundraising on how I don’t take money from those dirty Jews” that happens over and over.
I just canceled one of my last remaining news subscriptions specifically for Tyler Austin Harper bylines. You’ve got some great journalists and some who are entirely too online. I think we know which one he is.
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I just canceled one of my last remaining news subscriptions specifically for Tyler Austin Harper bylines. You’ve got some great journalists and some who are entirely too online. I think we know which one he is.
Same with minimum wage. When real wages go up for low-income workers, there’s an inflationary effect. The Biden admin favored that in what is actual progressive policy looks like. And the public freaked out about inflation despite high employment and improved wages for low-income earners.
November 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Same with minimum wage. When real wages go up for low-income workers, there’s an inflationary effect. The Biden admin favored that in what is actual progressive policy looks like. And the public freaked out about inflation despite high employment and improved wages for low-income earners.
Medicare For All is popular and also many people who support it didn’t understand that means paying more into the system and not like you can keep your employer-subsidized private healthcare if you want. It was a con.
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Medicare For All is popular and also many people who support it didn’t understand that means paying more into the system and not like you can keep your employer-subsidized private healthcare if you want. It was a con.
Elizabeth Harris was the only candidate who had an actual plan which was still a little mathematically questionable on what Medicare For All could look like, and Bernie Stans crucified her because it was over years.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Elizabeth Harris was the only candidate who had an actual plan which was still a little mathematically questionable on what Medicare For All could look like, and Bernie Stans crucified her because it was over years.
Biden didn’t even run on student loan forgiveness and also did more than any president in history and it didn’t matter to that crowd a lick. They hated him. And future generations now will have their payments doubled.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Biden didn’t even run on student loan forgiveness and also did more than any president in history and it didn’t matter to that crowd a lick. They hated him. And future generations now will have their payments doubled.
See, here’s the thing. The party platform did move left in both 2016 and 2020. And if anything the Harris platform was just a tick back to the center but not much. And a lot more voters thought she was “too liberal” vs “too conservative” by, like, a lot. Something like 9 percent to 40 percent.
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
See, here’s the thing. The party platform did move left in both 2016 and 2020. And if anything the Harris platform was just a tick back to the center but not much. And a lot more voters thought she was “too liberal” vs “too conservative” by, like, a lot. Something like 9 percent to 40 percent.