politics: actually very funny
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 02:58 (one year ago) link
she will continue her father's grand and honorable legacy
It's a common mistake, but her father is not Colonel Sanders
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 25 May 2022 05:46 (one year ago) link
Pareene’s substack post today is so otmfm in a bigger picture way. It begins “believers in American institutions, and the people who control those institutions, should know that they are forging a generation of Americans with no faith in them.”I feel like most of us have been saying the same for such a loooooooong time. I do understand most “it’s ALWAYS been terrible, just not for YOU” response takes. Still,my current imagination for a fracture into many much worse socio-political results feels so fucking imminently real. And also a feeling that the remains of a wave have now crept up the shallow slope of the beach as far as they will go. The water is now going in a bunch of directions in different places, sometimes lolling in eddies, but the froth in the channels is going back to the sea at an increasing pace. It tugs at the calmer waters to drag it, and us, helplessly along.
― The Hon. Christian Sharia (R - MO) (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 13:55 (one year ago) link
i've got this theory about donald trump. i don't even think he WANTS to be president!!
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 17:35 (one year ago) link
I think it's authentically good news that Trump's hand-picked election stealers got stomped in Georgia GOP primaries for gov and sec of state
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 17:43 (one year ago) link
^ this ... I'm thrilled that my creepy ex-congressman Jody Hice left his safe seat to get thumped by Raffensperger in the secretary of state race
Herschel Walker was always a lock to win the GOP primary, but I don't think he's going to be an effective candidate against Warnock in the general ... Herschel rallied here in Athens on Monday, with the living mummy of Vince Dooley speaking, and apparently less than 100 people showed up
― Brad C., Wednesday, 25 May 2022 18:25 (one year ago) link
lmao: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/25/trump-expressed-support-hanging-pence-capitol-riot-jan-6-00035117
― rob, Wednesday, 25 May 2022 18:26 (one year ago) link
Beto doubling down on running for statewide office in Texas with gun control front and center is the exact opposite of any consultant-approved "popularist" approach to electoral politics so let's see how it goes for the dude
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 19:20 (one year ago) link
Idealist take: He really means it and Texas voters are more open than you think to hearing that message to someone who conveys it with authenticityCynical take: He knows he's gonna lose but it's a good career/financial move to become a highly popular option for out-of-state donors a la Randy Bryce or Amy McGrath (though he obviously has a better shot than McGrath ever did)
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 19:25 (one year ago) link
Beto caved on 'critical race theory' immediately so I tend to think it's genuine (buoyed by the knowledge that he's going to lose by 20 so fuck it let's be legends etc., no need for triangulation on such a core issue to Democratic voters)
― papal hotwife (milo z), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 19:53 (one year ago) link
it'll be good to have a dem in a high profile race in a red state who isn't afraid to speak out on this issue. he'll get fawning media coverage, which might influence other attention whores to follow his lead!
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 20:04 (one year ago) link
Maybe Beto won't win but if he fires up the Democratic base it could lead to Paxton losing the AG race
― Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 20:08 (one year ago) link
― Guayaquil (eephus!)
it's definitely good news. i wonder how much of it has to do with the attention put on trump's blatant tampering in the GA election results? (one of those millions of things he very obviously did that somehow never resulted in any sort of negative consequence for him) if that's the case, it's a good sign that when voters learn that their elected officials can tamper with results and are in fact being asked to do so by the president, they are still capable of identifying someone who is very obvious corrupt and not voting for them.
after years and years of lowering the bar for republican voters, it's good to see the GA voters did the right thing. i just worry about all of the other "stop the steal" elections taking place all over the country, almost all in places that didn't have such high-profile shenanigans as GA. stuff like this:
This is happening tomorrow: the election commission in Wisconsin is voting on its new chair, and it may end up being a Trump fake elector, who’d then oversee 2022 and the lead-up to 2024 https://t.co/XfE0oyD7gH— Taniel (@Taniel) May 24, 2022
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 20:23 (one year ago) link
trenchant, maybe, but not inaccurate
I don't think congressional Democrats understand that voters see them as the cops standing around outside the school.— Jonathan Larsen (@jtlarsen) May 26, 2022
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Thursday, 26 May 2022 14:35 (one year ago) link
If we can get 52 cops instead of 50, we might be able to really do something
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Thursday, 26 May 2022 14:39 (one year ago) link
nah, wait for 60 cops
― rare lipstick or mohawks that somehow make them more valuable (President Keyes), Thursday, 26 May 2022 14:47 (one year ago) link
NEW at @CookPolitical: 12 House rating changes, all but two in Republicans' direction. Full analysis: https://t.co/Fkh8IivsZD pic.twitter.com/i29BwrmCLA— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) May 26, 2022
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Thursday, 26 May 2022 15:21 (one year ago) link
NEW at @CookPolitical: we're revising our November House outlook to a GOP gain of 20-35 seats. Full ratings: https://t.co/mAdCOtLpRZ pic.twitter.com/BxLPfP8FYO— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) May 26, 2022
20-35 seat swing toward the GOP is expected. currently it's 225 Democrats, 210 Republicans. a 20 seat swing puts it at 205D-23R, a 35 seat swing bings it to 190D - 245R.
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Thursday, 26 May 2022 15:23 (one year ago) link
a lot can change between now and november. but it also requires any sort of confidence in the democratic party, which (from my perspective) has just completely disappeared
I'm going to canvass the first Saturday of June. I'll see if I get spit on.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 26 May 2022 15:29 (one year ago) link
Someday before we all die I hope we all get to vote for a party that is not the Democrats, is not the Republicans, and that this new party wins
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Thursday, 26 May 2022 15:33 (one year ago) link
curious though, what is the message the Dems are giving you alfred? for door knocking purposes?
I'm curious too!
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 26 May 2022 15:34 (one year ago) link
is it freestyle? I'm pretttttty sure you could come up with a better message and be more persuasive than whatever the Democratic party leadership is going to come up with
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Thursday, 26 May 2022 15:38 (one year ago) link
I assume we'll get our scripts next week. I may bring a thermos with pre-mixed Negronis.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 26 May 2022 15:39 (one year ago) link
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Thursday, May 26, 2022 11:33 AM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Glad to have you on board!
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― rare lipstick or mohawks that somehow make them more valuable (President Keyes), Thursday, 26 May 2022 15:40 (one year ago) link
There's a man caught with his pants down and Joe Lieberman on his knees.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 26 May 2022 15:42 (one year ago) link
my limited edition exclusive campaign t-shirt is free for the next 7 months
https://i.imgur.com/7XwvxJ3.jpg
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Thursday, 26 May 2022 15:51 (one year ago) link
lmao
― rob, Thursday, 26 May 2022 15:54 (one year ago) link
yes!
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 26 May 2022 15:56 (one year ago) link
another option is to get it on a coffee mug. you don't even have to say anything when you knock on the door. just stand there holding this cup, sipping secret negronis from a bendy straw
https://i.imgur.com/086jK2G.png
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Thursday, 26 May 2022 16:04 (one year ago) link
the donkey doesn't even have the decency to wear a firefighting hat smh
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Thursday, 26 May 2022 16:25 (one year ago) link
Ron Johnson, the honorable senator from Florida Wisconsin, doesn't actually dispute anything in this story, just calls it an "attack" and then posts a link to the whole damning report. Wotta genius dipshit.
This isn't journalism, it’s advocacy.It is a fully coordinated attack by the Dem Party and their allies in the media.When the truth isn't on their side, Dems and MSM media lie, distort, and engage in the politics of personal destruction.Wisconsin and America deserve better. pic.twitter.com/ZSB2rzRPmG— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) May 26, 2022
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 26 May 2022 20:54 (one year ago) link
pic.twitter.com/ETvKkj5d6S— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) May 26, 2022
I dunno man it sure seems like Sen. Ron Johnson uses tax dollars to travel between Florida family home and the U.S. Capitol— 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫-𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐬 (@importantmeagan) May 26, 2022
People have been saying that. Including Sen. Ron Johnson, who I’ve heard uses tax dollars to travel between Florida family home and the U.S. Capitol.— Chloe D (@chloedeeee) May 26, 2022
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 26 May 2022 20:57 (one year ago) link
cannot fucking believe my state elected that dumb asshole. dude's even dumber and more corrupt than Scott Walker.
― frogbs, Thursday, 26 May 2022 21:00 (one year ago) link
i can believe it
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Thursday, 26 May 2022 21:30 (one year ago) link
GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky criticized the domestic terrorism bill in a floor speech Thursday ahead of the vote.
"Today we will have a bill before us ostensibly titled and ostensibly about the subject of domestic terrorism. But this bill would be more accurately called the Democrat plan to brand and insult our police and soldiers as White supremacists and neo-Nazis -- how insulting," he said.
yeah but what if the cop IS a white supremacist?
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 26 May 2022 21:54 (one year ago) link
Some Of Those That Work Forces Act of 2022
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 26 May 2022 22:21 (one year ago) link
I hate Ron Johnson as much as the next guy, but not seeing the scandal here. If I’m reading that report right he’s only been reimbursed for travel FROM Florida, which is provided for by ethics rules as long as it doesn’t cost more than flying from home. I mean assuming he’d be in Wisconsin otherwise he’s probably actually saving taxpayer money by coming in from Florida? Sure he’s rich enough to be paying his own way, but do wealthy Democrats pay for their own travel to DC? (Would be very happy to be shown that my thinking is wrong here btw.)
― early rejecter, Friday, 27 May 2022 00:00 (one year ago) link
lol well I guess he realized he was getting ratioed for posting the link, he deleted it.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 27 May 2022 02:20 (one year ago) link
Wisconsin and America deserve better than Ron Johnson, he's actually right about that.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Friday, 27 May 2022 02:31 (one year ago) link
And yeah it may not be much of a scandal, but it's useful information. There are places where jetting into work from your Florida home might not be what people want in a senator.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 27 May 2022 02:43 (one year ago) link
biden blows a layup
does not support any investigation of why the police sucked so badly, again, in Uvalde. supports giving cops a hug and complimenting them instead.
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 27 May 2022 16:41 (one year ago) link
listen, the cops have been good to joe and that's number one. number two is that democratic leadership is ageist and purposefully excludes people under the age of 40
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 27 May 2022 16:42 (one year ago) link
really excludes people not at least 5-0
― rare lipstick or mohawks that somehow make them more valuable (President Keyes), Friday, 27 May 2022 18:19 (one year ago) link
You don’t really get an opportunity to be a junior/apprentice partner in today’s Democratic Party until you are at least 60
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 27 May 2022 18:29 (one year ago) link
But that’s ok because they definitely have the finger on the pulse of younger people. It’s like a mind meld, very impressive
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Friday, 27 May 2022 18:30 (one year ago) link
When the Roe draft leak surfaced, I donated $30 to the DNC
I now received about 10-12 emails a day... from Gabby Gifford, from Warnock, Biden & Harris, etc.. "Andy - I'm asking you to DIG DEEP" etc. I guess I asked for it but I do wish there was a way I could donate $30 in dark money anonymously
maybe crypto is the answer
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 27 May 2022 20:33 (one year ago) link
The begging emails are an endless river of manufactured crises and synthetic deadlines. I usually delete 'em as fast as they arrive.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Friday, 27 May 2022 20:43 (one year ago) link
I used to get a half dozen a day from the Trumpoids, but I haven’t heard from them in months. I guess if they start up again, I’ll believe he’s running in 2024.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 27 May 2022 20:48 (one year ago) link