trump has been urging the repubs in the Senate to nuke the filibuster in order to pass that awful bill and end the shutdown. Thune is not showing that he wants to do that, even just to pass this bill (as both parties have done in the past), or to nuke it all together. Right now, trump is only urging him to do so, but that has been enough to get repubs to fall in line before. If trump puts real pressure on Thune, it will be interesting to see Thune's reaction. This could be the start of repubs backing away from trump. After Tuesday, it should be easier for them to do so, if they have any sense (doubtful).
Meanwhile, the Dems should be encouraged by Tuesday's results, and for the love of God, Congressional Dem leaders, stop fighting the liberal wing of the party (AOC, Mamdani), unite with them to fight trump and the repubs!
Well, Biden did defeat him so you are right. I do believe Democrats can beat him too. But people also need to come to grips with the fact that the pricktator is openly using the thermonuclear weapon of political movements—sadopopulusm. There *is no policy argument or position that can appeal to people who believe their lives will be better if minorities are eliminated.* In essence we have to turn out and fo so in the face of FUD and manufactured bullshit. I still get upset about the shit Kamala Harris got got buying Le Creuset pans with her own money.
agree that the Biden story must squarely admit to legit questions about whether he should have run and his capacity to serve, but still sickened by how the narrative was relentlessly promoted, including by the late night hosts, who long before all this had become urgent to resolve did endless Biden shtick about how old he was. they went far beyond their usual remit to make fun of all presidents. this is how these narratives get cemented in people's minds as indisputably true—they become "everybody knows [fill in the blank]." "Nothing to see here" is as wrong as Tapper's and others' insistence we all get fully enraged and focus on what happened with Biden as we struggle to deal with the horrors of this administration and all its attendant rot and peril.
Part of the problem is that Trump's so awful in so many ways that his opponents have a hard time trying to focus on one. He’s demented and stupid, so he’s out of touch with reality, but in his lucid moments he’s cruel and malevolent. He’s surrounded by evil reptiles like Miller, but also has Republicans reacting in fear as though he’s Stalin. He’s all over the place in conversation and policy, but he’s consistent in grifting and white supremacy. Yet he’d let the white supremacy take a backseat if the price is right.
When confronted with a human firehose of shit like this, it helps to go with broad themes to which all criticisms apply—he’s a demented criminal destroying our country and ruining our lives, but he’s also got a glass jaw so slug him hard. Talk openly about him as though his mind is gone and you need to know who to negotiate with, like a latter day Edith Wilson. And always directly attack the media, to their face in every interview and press conference, for covering up for their Very Special Boy. Get it so the public can’t miss the obvious—Trump is mentally gone, taking the country down with him as he and his taint-sniffers loot your tax dollars, and the shit media is covering for him.
That's 2 terrific paragraphs! And you've perfectly stated how the Democratic Party should proceed going forward. Let's hope that they don't succumb to Schumerism after this significant victory and start cutting weak deals. It's time for a full court press, and all hands on deck, and everyone in the pool, and whatever other metaphor works for burning down the GOP/MAGA movement completely.
trump has been urging the repubs in the Senate to nuke the filibuster in order to pass that awful bill and end the shutdown. Thune is not showing that he wants to do that, even just to pass this bill (as both parties have done in the past), or to nuke it all together. Right now, trump is only urging him to do so, but that has been enough to get repubs to fall in line before. If trump puts real pressure on Thune, it will be interesting to see Thune's reaction. This could be the start of repubs backing away from trump. After Tuesday, it should be easier for them to do so, if they have any sense (doubtful).
Meanwhile, the Dems should be encouraged by Tuesday's results, and for the love of God, Congressional Dem leaders, stop fighting the liberal wing of the party (AOC, Mamdani), unite with them to fight trump and the repubs!
Well, Biden did defeat him so you are right. I do believe Democrats can beat him too. But people also need to come to grips with the fact that the pricktator is openly using the thermonuclear weapon of political movements—sadopopulusm. There *is no policy argument or position that can appeal to people who believe their lives will be better if minorities are eliminated.* In essence we have to turn out and fo so in the face of FUD and manufactured bullshit. I still get upset about the shit Kamala Harris got got buying Le Creuset pans with her own money.
agree that the Biden story must squarely admit to legit questions about whether he should have run and his capacity to serve, but still sickened by how the narrative was relentlessly promoted, including by the late night hosts, who long before all this had become urgent to resolve did endless Biden shtick about how old he was. they went far beyond their usual remit to make fun of all presidents. this is how these narratives get cemented in people's minds as indisputably true—they become "everybody knows [fill in the blank]." "Nothing to see here" is as wrong as Tapper's and others' insistence we all get fully enraged and focus on what happened with Biden as we struggle to deal with the horrors of this administration and all its attendant rot and peril.
"𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸."
~ Pete Buttigieg; September 20, 2025
As America *clearly* demonstrated in Tuesday's elections.
Part of the problem is that Trump's so awful in so many ways that his opponents have a hard time trying to focus on one. He’s demented and stupid, so he’s out of touch with reality, but in his lucid moments he’s cruel and malevolent. He’s surrounded by evil reptiles like Miller, but also has Republicans reacting in fear as though he’s Stalin. He’s all over the place in conversation and policy, but he’s consistent in grifting and white supremacy. Yet he’d let the white supremacy take a backseat if the price is right.
When confronted with a human firehose of shit like this, it helps to go with broad themes to which all criticisms apply—he’s a demented criminal destroying our country and ruining our lives, but he’s also got a glass jaw so slug him hard. Talk openly about him as though his mind is gone and you need to know who to negotiate with, like a latter day Edith Wilson. And always directly attack the media, to their face in every interview and press conference, for covering up for their Very Special Boy. Get it so the public can’t miss the obvious—Trump is mentally gone, taking the country down with him as he and his taint-sniffers loot your tax dollars, and the shit media is covering for him.
That's 2 terrific paragraphs! And you've perfectly stated how the Democratic Party should proceed going forward. Let's hope that they don't succumb to Schumerism after this significant victory and start cutting weak deals. It's time for a full court press, and all hands on deck, and everyone in the pool, and whatever other metaphor works for burning down the GOP/MAGA movement completely.