august 11, 2010

what's the over/under on a single member of the House GOP condemning Mace's clearly anti-Semitic 'joke'

Generational talent!

The monthly jobs report is missing. That’s no mistake. It’s a deliberate move to hide sagging economic performance. In Trump’s Orwellian Gangster State, all inconvenient facts are suppressed.

Brooke Pinto, one of two DC city council members who has launched a primary challenge against Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, says she's raised $300,000 since launching her campaign yesterday.

Never a good thing when you have a canned I’m mean to my staff statement

“Together the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely—and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders.” politico.com/news/2025/10/1…

diva up

??? Brother you may have missed some key themes?

I am really enjoying watching serious American political analysts admit they don’t recognize a Totenkopf in order to defend a dem slopulist senate candidate

To bring back some 2010s thought, there’s a longtime divide between Obama/Mamdani/Buttigieg types who have had to very carefully navigate some obvious demographic barriers and a certain kind of “authentic” white candidate (Beto/Platner) who expects they can just Bulworth it

"The strategist, who like over a dozen former Biden officials and allies interviewed for this story was granted anonymity to speak with candor..." We salute their bravery.

The strange-new-respect phase of MTG is embarrassing - and not for MTG

.NBC News talked to a Trump voter whose daughter gets SNAP benefits. She said said she's furious about how little he's fixing the economy and regrets her vote -- said the ballroom renovations are "selfish" nbcnews.com/politics/donal… by Matt Dixon Jonathan Allen Henry J. Gomez

Update: this has happened. Dems on track to win at least 64 (!) VA House of Delegates seats, w/ two races still outstanding. Massive Dem night.

Alex Ball of the Sherrill campaign: "The bedwetting that happens in our party has got to stop." #crookedcon2025

Rick Scott has an unmatched ability to write Democratic attack ads for us. A preternaturally untalented politician that should be studied

This is the worst of both worlds. Government shut down for 40 days, costing people their jobs, their benefits, and pain and disruption across the country. Only to make **no** progress to extend the ACA subsidies?

Today, Oklahoma is set to execute Tremane Wood even though a state panel recommended his life is spared