Chapo Trap House and the rise of the dirtbag left

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A few thoughts on the @USofCare group, launched today. To be fair, they haven't endorsed any particular policy platform yet, but I'm rather ... skeptical about what we'll see.

— Adam W Gaffney (@awgaffney) February 7, 2018

greenwald thankfully sticking mostly to his stronger subject areas

Was greenwald not already on Chapo once? Did I imagine that? Maybe it was one of the other leftpods I listen to.

Well he took over Scahill’s podcast and interviewed Tucker Carlson that one time

o yeah, I might be thinking of that. That was an interesting interview but I thought he was a little too credulous toward Carlson

I had a hate-obsession with McArdle for years so it's sort of gratifying to see I'm not the only one

honestly I'm worn out on the McArdle segments, I feel like there are lots of more interesting chud targets

that jimmy jazz tweet lmao

Reading series on McArdle is like a movie on MST3K that's so bad that even making fun of it doesn't quite displace the depressing fact of watching it in the first place.

I liked their commentary on the super bowl commercials, that hyundai ad really is dystopian in a world where it's getting tired to call things dystopian. Mark Leyner was the right reference point.

SMDH they didn't press record on the first Glen Greenwald interview.

indeed, tho ime mistakes like that usually result in a superior second take

I always enjoy mcardle dunking but yea i agree this last one was essentially interchangeable with any of the others in the past. i'm digging the new episode w/ GG so far.

lol wait did they really fuck up a first interview with GG? I was sure that was a bit. I want to believe that was a bit.

Dude, Felix records solo casts with his xbox headset. Matt never learned how to use his mic. Shows have gotten eaten before. They never figured out what to do about their website.

I fully believe every fuckup is real, as anything they try to do which isn’t in their sole competencies of talking, writing, or books goes sideways real quick, and they ain’t all that competent at those sometimes.

enh, the fuckups are overstated imo. they generally produce two entertaining episodes a week, where a lot of more technically proficient shows are only on the ball maybe half the time

the ever-reliable Tim Crulge on ASC

Even if it doesn’t want to champion single-payer, USC can, doubtless, advocate for undeniably good things. It can harness its resources to advocate for Medicaid expansion, without exception or means-testing, in states that have rejected federal funds—this leads to a reduction in the mortality rate, especially among communities of color. It can demand comprehensive reproductive justice (including both abortion, a basic and essential medical procedure; and medical and social support for people who struggle during pregnancy) or the funding of home health support for disabled people, where we have chosen to deny it. It could throw itself behind Virginia’s HB 1466, which prohibits insurance discrimination on the basis of gender and trans identity. It could even lobby for municipal issues that advance the cause of health justice, like the upcoming city council vote on paid sick leave in Austin, Texas. These things provide immediate material benefit to people who need them and it is our collective responsibility to put our shoulders to the wheel for them whenever and however we can.

United States of Care could back any of these reforms—but if we take them at their word, they probably won’t. Because all of these reforms are political.

https://splinternews.com/the-very-bad-politics-of-putting-healthcare-over-politi-1822806820

*Tim Faust rather, lol. getting handles and names mixed up.

love that guy

saw Faust in a union hall on the outskirts of Nashville a couple of weeks ago. he's great on Chapo & other pods but he really turned it up for a live crowd. it's pretty contagious.

the andrew wk of healthcare wonkery

I have to wonder what he'll get up to when his tour of duty is done.

wait is he a troop

everyone's a troop

I don’t think he’s ever going to stop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MrMkzG44FI

the andrew wk of healthcare wonkery

― he facked his death (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, February 8, 2018 8:07 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ha seems v true

i enjoy all the eric garland bits even when they repeat themselves

see garland is 1000% more fun to dunk on imo, though he is becoming more of a fringe figure. they might have to move on the idk Seth Abramson soon

oh my

Thanks for being really mean for no good reason, Emma. I want most of the same things you do and am just trying to help however I can.

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 7, 2018

lol what a chump

he can cry into his HBO contract

this is one of my favorite sub-genres of concern troll:

You're not wrong, either. One of the more vexing things on my end is watching people argue in favor of single payer without an open and honest acknowledgement of the political and logistical challenges inherent in implementing it.

— Daniel Summers (@WFKARS) February 7, 2018

Tim should absolutely go on PSA and wreck their lives.

Oh no every single person who supports a policy doesn't understand all of the nuts and bolts of how to implement it.

Maybe we shouldn't go to war because some of the people who support it aren't familiar with the details of the military's counterinsurgency manual.

Hmm actually come to think of it . . .

Oh god this guy is so insufferable

Whether or not I detest Bill Frist (for whom I have endless contempt) is orthogonal to the question of how to best move toward the goal of Medicare for all (which I fully support)

— Daniel Summers (@WFKARS) February 7, 2018

Uh... how the group's actions will advance that particular goal is on the group to promote. If it, say, offers policy proposals that assure people like me that revenues will be sufficiently stable to keep our practices open, I'd call that rather an important factor.

— Daniel Summers (@WFKARS) February 7, 2018

these people need to stop taking adderall and take a crash course in economy of words

ok that tweet from that guy earnestly bitching about how people aren't considering how hard it'll be to implement medicare 4 all or argue for it is making me really angry how the fuck does that guy have a job in... whatever field hes in

"It's so vexing watching everyone else not be as smart as me"

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hey "jobs" are just a launching pad for your thought leader career

*protests police killings of innocent black people*
"It's very vexing from my end to see how people who are advocating this have not honestly thought through the political and logistical challenges of implementing it."

"By the way I'm totally for not killing innocent black people. But how are you going to ensure police safety for example? I'd consider that *rather important*"

literally kill these people

Katie Halper has Adam Johnson on her regular show today, and Tim Faust on the patron-supported one

They both dump on the astroturf group

That’s queued up for me for doing the dishes tonight. Adam Johnson is very good. Has he goed on Chapo? I don’t think so. His citations needed podcast is good too.

he has not.

Halper is good politically but I find her show a bit dull tbh

Depends on the guest, I figure

every time someone says something to the effect of "I don't feel comfortable picking on Garland, he seems unstable" I'm gonna remind them he makes a decent chunk of change churning out shit like this

I don't wanna get all Game Theory, but I'm beginning to wonder if some people here in 2014 kinda liked what happened in Ferguson. As a PsyOp.

— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) February 9, 2018

oof that is a Bad Take