you need to understand that a-list agents/managers are putting these ppl in rooms with reps from ai companies so they can ink deals. they aren't living in reality, they only know the sales pitch. take this as seriously as when they were all gung ho about NFTs. it's not inevitable

If John Fetterman feels so strongly that Americans should keep dying in another endless war while Pennsylvanians struggle to afford their lives, he should hold a town hall and explain it to us. Instead of running to Fox News every day to be a fake tough guy.

Some have looked to Bill Clinton as a path forward for the Democratic Party. They couldn't be more wrong. The supposed effectiveness of Clintonism is one of the great Big Lies of the 21st century--one that has been obvious for well over thirty years. ettingermentum.news/p/clintonism-f…

You have to be pretty thick to think econ 101/102 is going to solve capitalism's oligarchy messaging problem

1/The NYT is releasing internal SCOTUS documents re: 2016 creation of the modern “Shadow Docket” noting Justice Roberts & “other conservative justices have repeatedly empowered [Trump] through their shadow docket rulings. nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/…

NEW: The story behind the ex-Brazilian model, arrested in South Florida, who claims she has compromising material on the President and First Lady. miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

Joe Rogan at the White House right now standing behind Trump at the Oval Office….once a bootlicker always a bootlicker!

This man's understanding of how GenAI, driven by market forces, leads inevitably to more (self)delusion and consequent division is perfect, and his voice is such an unexpected gift in the otherwise diminishing consciousness and conscience of our world.

Thank you, Elizabeth Warren. Thank you, Maine.

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Harry Anslinger, Director of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics made it his personal mission to destroy Billie Holiday because of Strange Fruit.

One of the rare Republicans stating the obvious - the GOP started the redistricting fight. You don't get to whine about losing a fight you started. Especially when the other side has, on multiple occasions, tried to pass a national ban on gerrymandering that you voted against.

It's really not even arguable any more that corporate media have become the public relations arms of oligarchs and corporations and it outright rejects neutral reportage and objective analysis when owners and publishers think it's antithetical to their financial interests

The kind of action that should be a blaring ALL CAPS headline typically reserved for "-gate" level scandals and instead it's a ho-hum, business as usual headline for the ~ Paper of Record ~

That's because this is an op, not an attempt find common decency or values.

If we have a this on tape it could be the 1st 2 seconds of an ad that would be devastating and unforgettable, featuring RFK, Epstein, Kushner, Kash, Crypto, J6, and/or a practically unlimited supply of the GOP's firm commitment to no accountability for the GOP.

Sean T at RCP Charles C. W. Cooke He's a criminal president with no moral foundation. The antithesis of the constitutional role. You can try to rationalize enabling it, and you do, but you can't make it fit into the constitutional order no matter how hard you try, so 'opposed when appropriate' is just impotence