Silver Rose 🕷

I genuinely feel bad for DNC Chair Ken Martin. The autopsy almost certainly says something to the effect of: Democrats lost in 2024 due to a combination of economic dissatisfaction, incumbent fatigue, Kamala’s unpopularity, concerns over crime and immigration, and overreach on cultural issues like trans, DEI, and other woke crap—reflecting what is now conventional wisdom. So Martin puts the kibosh on its release, because he knows many of the bigwigs in his own coalition—like the Pod Save America Bros—aren’t willing to contend with those realities. They insist upon telling themselves stories about how if Kamala had just been a little bit more pro-Hamas and hostile to Israel, she would’ve beaten Trump. This is, of course, absurd. Very few Americans cast their ballot based on Israel or Gaza or Iran or any of that stuff. And to the extent foreign policy played any role in the last presidential election’s outcome, it’s likely that voters doubted Harris‘s abilities to keep Americans safe following the Biden administration’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. There were no foreign policy incidents even remotely as calamitous as that during Trump‘s first term. Beyond all that, it’s worth noting that Jill Stein—the Green Party’s protest vote option for Palestine-obsessed, self-loathing Americans—also racked up markedly fewer votes in 2024 than she managed to collect in 2016.

SCOOP: I got new details about the DNC’s autopsy, per people familiar with the report. The autopsy doesn’t dive deep into the electoral impact of Biden administration's handling of Gaza, despite speculation that it might. One person described the report as "gobbledygook." 🧵

I am challenging any death penalty opponent — there are millions of them, allegedly — to step up to the plate right now and explain why this guy should not be executed. His guilt is established beyond any doubt whatsoever. His crime is utterly savage and heinous. Tell us why he doesn’t deserve to die. Go ahead.

Sincere question: do Trump supporters who genuinely want to reduce political violence actually think that lobbing transparently hypocritical accusations about the left's rhetoric is in any way effective? Are we really gonna go through another cycle where MAGA folks point out incendiary rhetoric on the left without ever acknowledging that some of the most violent and incendiary rhetoric in America comes from the President and his supporters? Do you not think the rest of the country has eyes and ears? It's truly awful that President Trump has been the target of political violence. It's also truly awful how he's frequently talked about his political opponents: accusing them of treason, amplifying calls for their execution, publicly celebrating their death, calling them scum, garbage, vermin, animals. It was like 3 weeks ago that he threatened the annihilation of an entire civilization! It was just a few months ago that he and his White House knowingly smeared two Americans who'd been killed by federal agents as domestic terrorists! I hate political violence. I hate what happened last night. Probably 99% of Americans agree. But let's not insult everyone's intelligence by pretending that the most powerful person in the world isn't a huge part of the problem here.

A 46-year national high in antisemitic assaults should alarm EVERY American. We must confront hate and antisemitism directly and reject hate wherever it appears. Every person deserves to feel safe in our country.