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*when a dem is in power* The tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants *when a republican is in power* criticizing the government is treason actually

More proof that anyone who says "I'm not racist" is absolutely a racist.

The tragedy of Biden's presidency is not its lack of success, but how little its success was recognized. The claim Democrats don't have a policy program is false. Finishing the projects Biden began, working with Bernie Sanders and others, should be central to the project of the next president.

Carl Schmitt was the lawyer who helped Adolf Hitler deconstruct the Weimar Constitution following the Nacht der langen Messer. Here Sunstein points out that the reasoning and arguments used by JD Vance are Schmittian. Considering that Vance's advisor Curtis Yarvin is a Schmitt-follower, no surprise.

The Furious (2026)

Like @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social said, Mamdani just pushed the button.

"Trump is the ultimate dumb guy's idea of a smart man, so it only makes sense he’d adopt the artistic worldview of a high schooler who is pretty sure he’s cooler than everyone else because he talks about Michelangelo’s 'David' or some such."

OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The president is just such a stupid asshole. I know we try to ascribe motives to this guy but he’s at the end of the day, when the story is written, just a dumdum idiot with a tiny brain that don’t work so good.

I said it at the time (and before!), but I truly believe that American voters electing Donald Trump for a second term in 2024 was the dumbest and most self-harming choice made by an electorate in the history of humanity

One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.

The median American voter, voted for it be 2019 again and for Trump to make them rich, under the very mistaken belief that Worse Things Aren't Possible, and quite literally everyone is paying for it

Here’s a useful historical analogy when it comes to AI: The year is 1892. Five days ago Andrew Carnegie consolidated his holdings into US Steel. Today, his hired goons are firing actual bullets at his workers. He is the demonic head of what will become the most polluting industry in U.S. history.

John Roberts rn

The president is threatening to sue a think tank for $5 billion unless they retract a report stating that his National Guard deployments to American cities under the guise of fake emergencies didn't make those cities safer. It's like a Con Law exam question about executive abuse of power.

It's crazy that Republicans are suddenly losing against the platform below after campaigning on: - death penalty for abortion - no vaccines - burn books - Bible-based math in school - a data center in your town - surveillance cameras - tariffs to raise grocery prices - wars to raise gas prices

No matter what metric you use, Republicans have been worse for the economy than Democrats for a century now. And yet they’ll *still* point to the latest mess they created as an argument to elect them again. And half the media will happily help carry their water for them.

must’ve been terrible to date AOC as a regular man because one minute you’re dating a bartender who’s a bit out of your league and the next there are tabloid stories like “you’re not gonna believe how ugly this guy is”

“I don't like your kind of people. I don't like to see you come out to this clean country in oily hair, and dressed up in those silk suits, and try to pass yourselves off as decent Americans. I despise your masquerade; the dishonest way you pose yourself, yourself and your fucking family."

Amen. If you go into the archives looking to confirm a hunch, you'll likely find some random bit of evidence that fits. This is why "originalism" is considered a joke by actual historians. Finding one quote from one member of the founding generation who agrees with your hot take is pretty easy!

I’m a card carrying socialist & union member & all that and/but this book fucking torpedoed for me the myth that Democrats & Republicans are “the same.” The massive, fundamental differences btwn D & R administrations in regard to disabled ppl’s lives is INSANE.👩🏻‍🦼‍➡️❤️ judithheumann.com/being-heumann/

I try not to fanboy but honest to god ...

I wrote about Abraham Lincoln's fight against the wealthy elites of his time. The latest from my newsletter:

Yep. @polphilpod.bsky.social and I made this point in this essay on Elon Musk's real fascist worldview, which all of you should read if you haven't yet, because (we immodestly insist) it breaks new ground. Also see the interview with one of the authors of "Muskism." newrepublic.com/article/2119...

Note the date

As a historian who tirelessly talks about how awesome American exceptionalism is* I endorse this accurate video with all my heart. * See @thenewrepublic.bsky.social for more!

I still haven’t fully mastered the offsides rule but the drama of the World Cup is irresistible

In the wake of the birthright citizenship decision, I decided to examine some of the ways the American right talks about and treats children. I think it’s hard to conclude they cherish children quite as much as they say. www.liberalcurrents.com/what-to-the-...

the production on "jack sparrow" is legitimately great. and akiva schaffer can really rap. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6C...

The United States 1957 vs. 2026: The same vibe, an innocent black girl surrounded by the same damn problem, white supremacy.

Mamdani: "Therein lies the work of America -- a striving, a bettering, the reaching toward perfection. What a privilege each of us has to live in a nation that every one of its inhabitants can shape. What a responsibility each of us possesses to prove ourselves worthy of all those who came before."

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.

Nick Fuentes says that women should not be able to go to college or travel by themselves: "Islam is right about that. Freedom of movement should not exist for women."

My take on Lee is that he understood the (legitimately useful!) principle that rolling the dice/moving decisively can be a huge factor in battles, but was much fuzzier on the concept that you’re going to roll as many 1s as you do 6s when you throw them bones

With Elon Musk becoming our first trillionaire, I talked to American users of the rapidly growing “Almost Homeless” subreddit, who are struggling to stay housed amid a brutal job market and with social services slashed to the bone. They say this online community is crucial to their mental stability.