Charlie McB

Charlie McB

@cmcb4.bsky.social

Supporter of democracy, the Cubs, the Beatles and the $2 bill

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This is the least boggling thing I’ve read in weeks.

Semafor@semafor.com

Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

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Hegseth’s entire plan to modernize the military was basically carried out to get rid of “woke,” to purge anyone who didn’t meet his Christian warrior image, and to sunset rules of engagement that might prevent the killing of civilians. trib.al/LvdNDrH

Imagine all the good things that could’ve been done with the millions Jim Oberweis has spent to get elected to offices for which he was unqualified and never came close to winning.

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Replying to @amandamarcotte.bsky.social

It’s easy to believe that being serious means being joyless. But the “it’s not my revolution if I can’t dance” stance is better for long-term stability, and it helps recruit. Also we deserve fun.

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What people didn’t like about Woke 1 was the brow-beating and the way joyless bullies seized the moment to get a little social power. It’s not about policy. We don’t need to move right, so much as move human.

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I don’t think Hong’s loss says much about the left being unelectable, per se. It’s that she’s a stereotype of a humorless, strident, condescending Twitter scold. Leftists like El-Sayed, Mamdani, and AOC do just fine because they talk like normal people and have a sense of humor.

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Hard to fathom how NY Times thinks it should be taken seriously as a 'newspaper of record' when it has devoted so much space to sanewashing a fascist president and his enablers.

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social

NY Times headline: “Blanche Is Confirmed as Attorney General After Overcoming G.O.P. Concerns” My rewrite: “Blanche Is Confirmed as Attorney General After G.O.P. Shows Utter Lack of Concern Over $1.8B Slush Fund, Epstein Files and Bogus Charges Against Trump Enemies”

This fuc*ing guy

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Q: "Why is the U.S. intervening to support the Japanese Yen?" Trump: "Because we have a good relationship with Japan. We're very strong, very, very strong financially…We're always there for Japan. Japan's been very good to us with the exception, of course, of Pearl Harbor."

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This is a story about the President and several of his hand-picked appointees all committing crimes and blatantly lying to the public while stealing public funds and abusing the criminal justice system, but the NYTimes describes the situation like they're recapping a soap opera.

Larry Glickman@larryglickman.bsky.social

Another example of the problem with the fixation with Trump’s putative emotions: here a story about the Trump administration’s corruption, incompetence, and venality is framed as one about Trump’s “wrath.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...

Lobbying from southern states caused what was once accurately known as "The Slaveholders Rebellion" to be called "The Civil War" or, "The War Between The States." By portraying participants in the Jan 6 insurrection as "patriots," Trump's trying to replicate that BS www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...

nytimes.comOpinion | The ‘Civil War’ Is a Lie. Let’s Call It the ‘Slaveholders’ Rebellion’ Again. (Gift Article)To face our own history, we must be honest about it.

If you’re wearing a cowboy hat to do a tv studio interview, you’re going to have to work really hard for me to pay attention to your message. You will likely fail.

Good for @deadlinewh.bsky.social for calling out the #WHCD. It’s a disgusting spectacle and it’s important to use the #MSNow megaphone to admit it to viewers. It’ll be interesting to see if anyone responds/defends the event and the suck-ups who attend.

Air Force 1 wasn't impressive enough for Trump - it would cost $400m to upgrade the fleet. But then the "free" plane from Qatar came along The latest total estimate: $5.1 billion for the entire modernization effort, now slated to be completed in 2028 — www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...

nytimes.comInside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One (Gift Article)A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced, "I just spoke with Mitch McConnell for about 20 minutes. We had a lengthy & substantive conversation, discussing which of us debased ourselves more while enabling the most corrupt president in US history. I insisted it was me, but Mitch made some good points"

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Keith’s Breaking News: Rick Wilson wrote a book “ Everything Trump Touches Dies “. After Trump used force with the FIFA President to reinstate The Red Card Player for the US A team We Lost by a humiliating 4 to 1 defeat. So did The Hopes for our Team to win. Our journey Died with Trump. 😡😡🇺🇸😎