William H. Macy is not invited. Harsh.
― balsamic panic (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 18:54 (three years ago) link
"please no cool people"
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 25 May 2021 19:06 (three years ago) link
That American Affairs article has a subhead that beautifully sums up late stage capitalism: Modernity without Development.
― What's It All About, Althea? (Aimless), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 19:17 (three years ago) link
i haven't been to brazil, but i have been to the first centuries after christ, and in some ways life right now reminds me of that: he said he was coming back, during our lifetimes. but it's been several generations now. some go on believing more fervently than others, others shuffle off because the promise was broken
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 25 May 2021 19:50 (three years ago) link
the party will rage on till 5pm at the latest
― burnt hombre (stevie), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 20:02 (three years ago) link
Biden Concerned Ambitious Agenda Could Be Stalled By Him Not Really Caring If It Happens Or Not https://t.co/dwHfwFZXAz pic.twitter.com/LsWEYPKytX— The Onion (@TheOnion) May 25, 2021
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 20:26 (three years ago) link
How dare you?!
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 20:37 (three years ago) link
'Modernity without Development'
Unreleased Minutemen track.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 25 May 2021 21:37 (three years ago) link
It was finally released on Pedro Econospiel Vol. II
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 25 May 2021 22:09 (three years ago) link
lmao i love it when someone's guess undermines a supposedly impressive stat
Rick Scott made a game show for reporters and asked us to guess how much milk prices are up. @GarrettHaake guessed 30%. Turns out it’s 5.5% pic.twitter.com/tIf3wYJ0T0— Arthur Delaney (@ArthurDelaneyHP) May 26, 2021
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 16:54 (three years ago) link
I pointed out milk prices went up 9% from 2019 to 2020, asked if Trump was to blame. Scott said “excessive government spending” was the culprit https://t.co/fOePp9DNwT— Arthur Delaney (@ArthurDelaneyHP) May 26, 2021
I would like more inflation
― Clara Lemlich stan account (silby), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 16:57 (three years ago) link
grrrreat:
Former President Trump is reportedly working with former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on drafting a new policy agenda, modeled after Gingrich’s 1994 “Contract with America,” ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, Politico reports...
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 17:00 (three years ago) link
Scott said “excessive government spending” was the culprit
When all you have is a hammer...
― DJI, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 17:01 (three years ago) link
Trump has no policy ideas of his own. Except maybe Space Force.
― What's It All About, Althea? (Aimless), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 17:19 (three years ago) link
modeled after Gingrich’s 1994 “Contract with America,”
Which was itself modeled after Jim Crow, massive resistance to desegregation, and racist-as-fuck Reagan-era culture-war bullshit. The Tea Party, Freedom Caucus, MAGA Trumpism, and QAnon followed in those footsteps.
But... talking about these things as separate movements dignifies them unnecessarily. And it minimizes their toxicity. It implies that these are temporary flareups of nationalist fervor, when really it's just a strain of white grievance politics that has been there all along.
― balsamic panic (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 19:42 (three years ago) link
No respect, no respect
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell was thrown out of the Republican Governors Association's spring conference this week after he showed up to the event in Nashville and vowed to confront GOP governors about his false claims surrounding the 2020 presidential election...
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 22:29 (three years ago) link
why did RGA throw him out? he's a thought leader with the GOP, for real. who else are they listening to?
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 27 May 2021 00:34 (three years ago) link
Bad breath
― Van Halen dot Senate dot flashlight (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, 27 May 2021 02:24 (three years ago) link
Visible boner
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Thursday, 27 May 2021 03:03 (three years ago) link
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/27/politics/paul-ryan-donald-trump-gop-reagan-presidential-library-republicans/index.html
He's always right there leading the way.
― clemenza, Thursday, 27 May 2021 16:09 (three years ago) link
lol, Paul Ryan, leadin' from behind. I have a good friend with generally well-intentioned politics that I suspect have occasionally lead him to vote Republican in the past. Some years back he was pointing to Paul Ryan as the future of the Republican party, and I was like, nah, this dude is a mercenary coward, he'll be out as soon as he can cash in. And indeed ...
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 27 May 2021 16:13 (three years ago) link
If the conservative cause depends on the populist appeal of one personality, or on second-rate imitations, then we're not going anywhere. Voters looking for Republican leaders want to see independence and mettle," Ryan is expected to say.
ethered
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Thursday, 27 May 2021 16:18 (three years ago) link
https://www.thebozho.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/PaulRyan2-crGreggSegal-750x500.jpg
"Once again, we conservatives find ourselves at a crossroads. And here's one reality we have to face: If the conservative cause depends on the populist appeal of one personality, or on second-rate imitations, then we're not going anywhere. Voters looking for Republican leaders want to see independence and mettle."
― 80's hair metal , and good praise music ! (DJP), Thursday, 27 May 2021 16:29 (three years ago) link
"And then he pulled a well-worn, dogeared copy of The Founatainhead and held it aloft before the assembled crowd, who gasped in awe at his obvious leadership acumen."
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 27 May 2021 16:35 (three years ago) link
In another eight or nine months, he's going to take on Pat Buchanan.
― clemenza, Thursday, 27 May 2021 16:37 (three years ago) link
https://www.kapwing.com/bf3fec15-f2cc-4a58-98c8-4ff5da89bc35
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 27 May 2021 16:41 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/cBsul0L.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 27 May 2021 16:42 (three years ago) link
Paul Ryan is trending on Twitter b/c, per CNN, he is giving a speech tonight to urge the GOP to reject the "populist appeal of 1 personality" b/c "we're not going anywhere."Also Paul Ryan is on the board of Fox Corp, which exists to amplify the populist appeal of 1 personality. pic.twitter.com/MeWue4Nzts— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) May 27, 2021
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 27 May 2021 17:01 (three years ago) link
accompanying Independent Mettle playlistlots of appropriate titles!
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Thursday, 27 May 2021 17:04 (three years ago) link
By the way--I'm sure many will disagree--I think Ryan is a preview of the next couple of years. I don't believe that Trump has a hold on the party that will keep everyone to the side while he breezes in for the nomination. I think there are many people who will pick their spots to break away, in the hopes (many deluded, I'm sure--not sure if Ryan considers himself viable) of getting the nomination themselves. I suspect even Cruz--especially Cruz--is angling for what he believes is the ideal moment where he doesn't alienate the voters he wants.
― clemenza, Thursday, 27 May 2021 17:24 (three years ago) link
I don't think it'll be Trump either but at this point it seems more likely to be the MyPillow guy than someone like Paul Ryan. anyone who speaks out against Trumpism or the big lie is gonna get demolished.
― frogbs, Thursday, 27 May 2021 17:28 (three years ago) link
I think it all hinges on whether Trump can remain out of jail and healthy enough to credibly be the nominee. If he can, then we'll continue on the current path, if not, there isn't much else propping it up.
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Thursday, 27 May 2021 17:37 (three years ago) link
I assume these are multiple-choice rather than open-ended questions given the results (the poll itself isn't clear), but still interesting how the two parties differ:
Who would you prefer to be the role model for the next generation of Republican Party leaders?Trump 50%Reagan 21%Haley 6%George W. Bush 5%George H.W. Bush 3%Liz Cheney 2%.@Reuters/@Ipsos, Among Republicans, 5/7-10https://t.co/znHgP62EJl— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) May 26, 2021
Who would you prefer to be the role model for the next generation of Democratic Party leaders?Biden 28%Obama 25%Harris 21%Abrams 11%Franklin Roosevelt 3%Bill Clinton 2%.@Reuters/@Ipsos, Among Democrats, 5/7-10https://t.co/znHgP62EJl— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) May 26, 2021
― jaymc, Thursday, 27 May 2021 17:39 (three years ago) link
hoping FDR runs in the next cycle
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Thursday, 27 May 2021 17:40 (three years ago) link
No Sanders/AOC/Omar options?
― DJI, Thursday, 27 May 2021 17:48 (three years ago) link
a lot of insane questions in that poll
― Wayne Grotski (symsymsym), Thursday, 27 May 2021 17:50 (three years ago) link
Could there be a better metaphor for our time? "ConocoPhillips plans to install 'chillers' into the permafrost — which is fast melting because of climate change — to keep it solid enough to support the equipment to drill for oil." https://t.co/sZ38Q77mAp— Elizabeth Kolbert (@ElizKolbert) May 27, 2021
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Thursday, 27 May 2021 17:51 (three years ago) link
Hopefully Trump will just choke to death on a taco bowl shell, and then Ryan can do his Khrushchev denouncement speech
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 27 May 2021 17:53 (three years ago) link
No Sanders/AOC/Omar options?― DJI, Thursday, May 27, 2021 12:48 PM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
― DJI, Thursday, May 27, 2021 12:48 PM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
The fact that Sanders and AOC didn't rate at all is how I know it must have been multiple choice. I like Stacey Abrams just as much as anyone else, but her name recognition is much lower than theirs.
― jaymc, Thursday, 27 May 2021 17:58 (three years ago) link
Based on those polls I’m not sure how the parties differ. Both of them prefer their recent leadership. We probably could have surmised this from who they’ve voted for.
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Thursday, 27 May 2021 18:07 (three years ago) link
Washington (CNN)In the last 24 hours, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has ramped up the pressure on his GOP Senate colleagues to oppose a bill creating a January 6 commission, according to two Republicans familiar with his effort.One of those Republicans told CNN that McConnell has even made the unusual move of asking wavering senators to support filibustering the bill as "a personal favor" to him."No one can understand why Mitch is going to this extreme of asking for a 'personal favor' to kill the commission," said the Republican.
Because he really, really doesn't want this commission, that's why
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 27 May 2021 18:12 (three years ago) link
Based on those polls I’m not sure how the parties differ. Both of them prefer their recent leadership. We probably could have surmised this from who they’ve voted for.― Joe Bombin (milo z), Thursday, May 27, 2021 1:07 PM (eleven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Thursday, May 27, 2021 1:07 PM (eleven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Republicans far and away prefer one guy, Democrats are split between a few.
― jaymc, Thursday, 27 May 2021 18:20 (three years ago) link
Trump will always be more popular than Reagan because his ostensible program—as opposed to his actual one—was about pursuing policies his voters would benefit from materially. In 2024 Biden will face some form of “populist” charlatan, not a conservative in the old mold, a type that was never popular. This is why he is pursuing a legitimately robust domestic spending agenda and good for him.
― treeship., Thursday, 27 May 2021 18:27 (three years ago) link
Believe it or not, Biden “gets it”
― treeship., Thursday, 27 May 2021 18:28 (three years ago) link
.@NBCNews confirms the following Biden picks for US ambassadors:- Rahm Emanuel to Japan- Eric Garcetti to India- Nicholas Burns to China- Tom Nides to IsraelReporting with @carolelee @albamonica @kwelkernbc— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) May 27, 2021
As I said before, this really feels like "How far away can we possibly send this fucking guy?" to me.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 27 May 2021 19:52 (three years ago) link
loooool Rahm to Japan
― Clara Lemlich stan account (silby), Thursday, 27 May 2021 19:56 (three years ago) link
Imagine being Obama’s chief of staff, getting elected mayor of Chicago, then tripping over your own dick hard enough that the fucking President gives you a booby prize embassy to prevent you from doing anything worse
― Clara Lemlich stan account (silby), Thursday, 27 May 2021 19:58 (three years ago) link
The most hated Democrat who hasn't taken a photo with his arms around Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Thursday, 27 May 2021 20:08 (three years ago) link
John Corzine and Blago are still out there somewhere in the wild.
― earlnash, Thursday, 27 May 2021 20:13 (three years ago) link