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@MsMelChen @shannonrwatts the fear of many Jews. I don’t expect defense of Israel from left wing of Dems. But after October 7, they didn’t criticize Hamas. At pro-Palestine rallies, little mention of Hezbollah. criticize Israel, fine, but normalizing support for terrorists? Scary and it’s prevalent

Why do podcast bros and worse, the Dem Party itself, keep legitimizing Piker? Hasan Piker is not just some streamer who spouts hot takes from his million-dollar LA setup. He's someone who has done campaign events with Abdul El-Sayed, Summer Lee, and Bernie Sanders. El-Sayed made excuses for a Hezbollah-inspired terrorist attack on a synagogue and refused to say anything negative about Ayatollah Khamenei. Meanwhile, his preferred candidate for the Michigan Board of Regents, Amir Makled, has been frantically deleting pro-Hezbollah and pro-Nasrallah social media posts. Piker himself has said his favorite flag is Hezbollah's. Recently, he visited Tiananmen Square for the flag-raising ceremony (in front of Mao's portrait), held up Chinese flags, and said on stream "I have no patriotism in my heart for America." Needless to say, you can guess what his position is on the ongoing repression of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang. He also loves the Cuban dictatorship and Putin. So when he says he supports Hamas, he is literally saying that FFS. All these pod bros and abundance democrats need to stop pretending he's just some anti-war dem. He's not. Piker is just serving up a TikTok-ified version of Maoist Third Worldism, an ideology which upholds the "global south" as the pure revolutionary vanguard against the evil imperialist West. Forget actual class analysis or workers' rights. Forget that Hamas and Hezbollah are Islamist fascists who hang gays, stone women, and execute dissidents. In this worldview, any brown or Muslim group pointing a gun at Israel (or America) gets a free pass as "anti-imperialist." It's the same brain rot that had Western leftists simping for the Khmer Rouge for no other reason than their status as Third World resistance fighters. There are a million ways to support Palestinians without supporting Hamas and Hezbollah - indeed, actually supporting Palestinians *requires* rejecting Hamas and Hezbollah. In reality Piker is holding up a death cult's flag feeling morally righteous about it since it serves "decolonization." Every person espousing this in the free world should be forced to live in the totalitarian states they simp so hard for. Conservatives are also now minting their own Third Worldists; in this case they're all masquerading as "multipolarists." Say whatever you want about the right but at least they don't legitimize them the way the Dems do with their Third Worldists.

@mcuban @HPbasketball Pleaeeeeeeese! Maybe I’m lucky the Bucks season took a turn, because finding games shouldn’t be that difficult. And I have Peacock too!

NBA league pass should offer a bundle that includes all the streaming services. I think they will get to this when they can.

@Haudricourt I take him at his word. Time for 25th Amendment. If Trump can’t differentiate between a doctor and Jesus, he doesn’t have the mental capacity to be president.

He knows this is all BS but lying has become a way of life with him so that's what he does. Let me know the next time your doctor comes in wearing religious robes with light emanating from him.

@ScottWalker Admitting your ineffectiveness. If someone can’t get it done, neither can Scott Walker.

Further proof I was right to kill the “high speed” rail line between Milwaukee and Madison.

@kitjones9 @politico 21 points. Rural county wins. Ozaukee County win. “Remarkable success.” 😂

@politico Don't know what Republicans you talking about. This was remarkable success and with Democrats polling in the 20's rest assured Republicans will gain seats.

Republicans fear Iran will cost them the midterms, ceasefire or not dlvr.it/TRxNGh

@sam_amick @eric_nehm @TheAthletic Does any of it matter? GM/Coach will be gone at season’s end and Giannis before next season starts. And the pundits will claim they called it. Does 10 years early count?

My latest read on the Giannis-Bucks beef, the Jon Horst interview, and why all these words don’t matter nearly as much as the actions. What’s next for Doc, the Giannis trade market et al, at @TheAthletic (free link) nytimes.com/athletic/71804…

@RealWesley1 @eric_nehm @TheAthletic Same. Out of market now and stopped watching League Pass. Bucks not trying (they shouldn’t). Giannis saga has opened my eyes. So many media outlets w so much reach, coverage is either reading the tea leaves or as PR for agent/player/team. I’ll watch Wemby in the playoffs though.

@MaxMKE @eric_nehm @TheAthletic If it's over then I'm completely fine with it. With everything that has gone on this year from stories internally about this team and from the national media coverage, it has turned me off of the NBA

Before Friday's game, Giannis Antetokounmpo spoke to local reporters, insisting that he's healthy and the Bucks aren't letting him play. "I want to f—-ing play." - Antetokounmpo At @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/71619…

@RealWesley1 @eric_nehm @TheAthletic He’s the best we’ve ever had. But it’s over. Horst and Doc are gone when the season ends and new GM will trade Giannis. Giannis understands but his ego (not criticizing) won’t let him look bad so he lashes out. Just wish they could get to the finish line more smoothly

@eric_nehm @TheAthletic Will be so nice when this is all over......

@ScottWalker Wouldn’t it have been easier if God prevented the shootings in the first place?

Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump were saved from death by an act of God. One would-be-assassin’s bullet just missed President Reagan’s heart on March 30, 1981. The other just missed President Trump’s head on July 13, 2024

@chrisdorsey @AdamMcCalvy They want to stretch him out, but not have him throw too many pitches in a given inning.

@AdamMcCalvy So what do you think reason was to pull him and then put him back in

Brandon Woodruff gave up homers to Duran and Canha on consecutive fastballs at 88.6 and 88.8 mph in the 4th, and his outing is complete. He pitched parts of four innings but came out early in the third and the fourth, and is walking up to the clubhouse now. 3ip, 4h, 3er, 1bb, 4k

@JuddLegum @Haudricourt It’s not just you. With Epstein, Iran, ICE, tariffs, et al, the financial grift of this administration doesn’t get the attention that it warrants.

Maybe it's just me, but I think more people should be talking about the fact that Jared Kushner helped convince Trump to start a war with Iran. Meanwhile, Kushner's top client, Saudi Arabia, which pays Kushner $25 million+ annually, was also lobbying Trump to start a war.

@kyledcheney It’s on brand. Trump only cares because they’re famous.

This is remarkable for many reasons, not least of which is that the administration has been sending deportation flights to Iran in recent months and attempting to repatriate people there as recently as late February.

@cmclymer @CharlesPPierce My guess is it’s about a missed opportunity. It would have been best if the star player whose mother coaches on the women’s team and who had previously spoken eloquently in support of LGBTQ+ used his platform to call out something he likely disagrees with rather than acquiesce.

@MaxMKE @CharlesPPierce Max, explain why people are upset. Tell me why I'm upset right now. I just wanna see if you understand what's going on here.

I like Jack Hughes. He seems like he has a good heart. He's also 24 and hasn't yet realized that for women and queer people, our entire existence is political. Everything we do. All the time. We don't get to opt out of that. Yes, Mr. Hughes, everything is political.

@CharlesPPierce @cmclymer It’s honestly exhausting. He was a champion for pride night AFTER others were against it. His mom coaches the women’s team. The litmus test we place from the left needs to stop.

@cmclymer Careful, Charlotte. When some NHL players refused to honor Pride Night, Hughes stepped up and defended it, to the point of wearing rainbow tape on the blade of his stick.

@shannonrwatts Awkward… teamusa.usahockey.com/2026olympics-e…

The women’s US team finished this year’s Olympics with more gold medals and total medals than the men’s team for a SIXTH straight Olympics in a row.

Trump tells the US men’s hockey team he’s going to begrudgingly invite the women’s gold-winning team to the White House, too, or else he’ll be impeached. The male players then laugh at the idea that the women would be included.

@bstokley14 @WerderEdNFL You’re making this up. I’m liberal. Who is complaining about Jack Hughes?

Love this guy!!!! Sorry to all the weak minded people living in this country. This is what it’s all about. 🇺🇸

@TomKlingenstein You must have sided w Bull Conner

Elite students want a revolution without consequences. They fantasize about violent resistance to ICE and then act shocked when federal agents defend themselves. This is what happens when privilege meets delusion.

@AndyHermanNFL @WWERollins Do I think MLF could have been less conservative and, “let Jordan cook?” Yes! Is avoiding key injuries the pathway to playoff success? Also, yes.

The debate is over. @WWERollins says the Packers are well coached.

@MPair2019 @travisakers @MassieforKY Not sure what my spine has to do w it. He’s just not my guy overall. Agree w him on Epstein files, though

@MaxMKE @travisakers @MassieforKY Yes we do know and we need more of his courage. You, however, are part of the problem. Grow a spine.

I know @MassieforKY serves in Congress to represent the people of his Kentucky district, but Rep. Massie has my support from the Free State of Florida. We could use 434 more Thomas Maddie’s in the House. 🇺🇸