E. J. McCarthy
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#1 'Strong Floor' etc is a blah motto. But...
#2 Mottos for midterms Do Not Matter.
#3 Don't believe #2? Then tell me one "messaging" line from 2022, 2018, 2014, 2010, 2002, etc that you remember.
("Tea party" mattered in 2010, but that was name for a movement, not a "message.")
#2 Mottos for midterms Do Not Matter.
#3 Don't believe #2? Then tell me one "messaging" line from 2022, 2018, 2014, 2010, 2002, etc that you remember.
("Tea party" mattered in 2010, but that was name for a movement, not a "message.")
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
November 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#1 'Strong Floor' etc is a blah motto. But...
#2 Mottos for midterms Do Not Matter.
#3 Don't believe #2? Then tell me one "messaging" line from 2022, 2018, 2014, 2010, 2002, etc that you remember.
("Tea party" mattered in 2010, but that was name for a movement, not a "message.")
#2 Mottos for midterms Do Not Matter.
#3 Don't believe #2? Then tell me one "messaging" line from 2022, 2018, 2014, 2010, 2002, etc that you remember.
("Tea party" mattered in 2010, but that was name for a movement, not a "message.")
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“The only people who get angry when hearing service members being told to ignore illegal orders are people who intend to issue illegal orders.”
November 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“The only people who get angry when hearing service members being told to ignore illegal orders are people who intend to issue illegal orders.”
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Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
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Idaho bar dog-piled with one-star reviews after offering free beer for helping ICE
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Idaho bar dog-piled with one-star reviews after offering free beer for helping ICE
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November 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Idaho bar dog-piled with one-star reviews after offering free beer for helping ICE
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And lose their precious "access?"
Access to continuous lying seems pretty worthless
Access to continuous lying seems pretty worthless
December 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
And lose their precious "access?"
Access to continuous lying seems pretty worthless
Access to continuous lying seems pretty worthless
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Radio by Lester Beall for the Rural Electrification Administration (1937)
November 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Radio by Lester Beall for the Rural Electrification Administration (1937)
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
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Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
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The New Deal wasn’t built on a promise that there would be “no ceiling” for the richest Americans.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The New Deal wasn’t built on a promise that there would be “no ceiling” for the richest Americans.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
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Strong Floor, No Ceiling is considerably worse than No Rules, Just Right. Can’t believe we’re gonna lose the messaging war to Outback Steakhouse.
November 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Strong Floor, No Ceiling is considerably worse than No Rules, Just Right. Can’t believe we’re gonna lose the messaging war to Outback Steakhouse.
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"Secretary of War" under attack
Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
November 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
"Secretary of War" under attack
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Why didn’t Trump order flags to be flown at half staff for National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom like he did for Charlie Kirk? 🤔
November 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Why didn’t Trump order flags to be flown at half staff for National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom like he did for Charlie Kirk? 🤔
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Baseball thing of the day 11/30/25
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Baseball thing of the day 11/30/25
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The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
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This is an extremely fucked up thread and stuff like this is radicalizing me to support outlawing not only AI, but probably smartphones and social media, too. Read it.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
This is an extremely fucked up thread and stuff like this is radicalizing me to support outlawing not only AI, but probably smartphones and social media, too. Read it.
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Released on this day in 1979: Tears Of A Clown/Ranking Full Stop #TheBeat
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November 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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It won’t look great at the military tribunal when trial counsel starts pointing out the reason for killing everyone and leaving no survivors is that they had no idea who these people in the Caribbean were and couldn’t risk having innocent bystanders ruin their bs Fox News narrative
November 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It won’t look great at the military tribunal when trial counsel starts pointing out the reason for killing everyone and leaving no survivors is that they had no idea who these people in the Caribbean were and couldn’t risk having innocent bystanders ruin their bs Fox News narrative
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The psychology of this website is so transparent. They're not attacking progressive media (who don't give a shit) so much as they're naming access bootlickers who already often cater to the WH anyway — because they’ll actually freak out and change their coverage *even more.*
Just working the refs.
Just working the refs.
Media Offenders
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November 30, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The psychology of this website is so transparent. They're not attacking progressive media (who don't give a shit) so much as they're naming access bootlickers who already often cater to the WH anyway — because they’ll actually freak out and change their coverage *even more.*
Just working the refs.
Just working the refs.
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"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
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Good piece:
My latest for The New York Times, on John Prine. A new concert film, "You Got Gold," documenting a pair of tribute shows begins its theatrical run on the heels of Tom Piazza’s book on Prine. Fiona Prine, Bonnie Raitt & more talk about his life & legacy. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
5 Years After His Death, John Prine Gets a Cinematic Send-Off
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November 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Good piece:
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Now Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed Services Committee - vow "vigorous oversight" and "full accounting" of Secretary Hegseth's alleged "kill them all" order and double-strike operation.
Rare joint statements by GOP Chairman and Ranking Member on both committees
Rare joint statements by GOP Chairman and Ranking Member on both committees
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Now Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed Services Committee - vow "vigorous oversight" and "full accounting" of Secretary Hegseth's alleged "kill them all" order and double-strike operation.
Rare joint statements by GOP Chairman and Ranking Member on both committees
Rare joint statements by GOP Chairman and Ranking Member on both committees
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I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
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The acclaimed writer Tom Stoppard has died, at 88. For the award-winning playwright, “art is a game within a game—the larger game being life itself,” Kenneth Tynan wrote, in 1977.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/197...
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Tom Stoppard, Withdrawing with Style from the Chaos
From 1977: For the playwright, art is a game within a game—the larger game being life itself, an absurd mosaic of incidents and accidents.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The acclaimed writer Tom Stoppard has died, at 88. For the award-winning playwright, “art is a game within a game—the larger game being life itself,” Kenneth Tynan wrote, in 1977.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/197...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/197...
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It’s funny that Bari Weiss is doing their bidding and still CBS News is on their board of offenders
The White House web site now includes a "media bias" tracker with a leaderboard and an offender hall of shame. www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
November 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
It’s funny that Bari Weiss is doing their bidding and still CBS News is on their board of offenders