Dan Burzek

@KarenBassLA Maybe focus more on house (re)building.

I'm a community organizer and coalition builder at heart – have been my whole life! So it means the world to me that so many local Democratic Clubs are backing my people-powered campaign. Sign up to volunteer during this final week of the primary campaign: mobilize.us/karenbass/

@CarolineWren Massie supposedly lost because of outside money spent against him... how does Cornyn explain his loss if he is the one that spent more 🤔

In a shock to nobody outside the DC beltway, Ken Paxton had a resounding victory against a 24 year incumbent Senator that outspent him by $100 million…

@LadyDemosthenes People who got that also fed their cats Fancy Feast.

So true

Booker says Democratic Party ‘desperately needs new leadership’ | Max Rego, The Hill Democratic Sen. Cory Booker (N.J.) said Sunday that his party “desperately needs new leadership,” with the midterms less than six months away. “We need to focus on the people, and the Democratic Party desperately needs new leadership, and that’s what’s exciting me about this cycle. It’s not only new leaders emerging, but a new vision for our party,” Booker told host Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union.” The New Jersey Democrat specifically highlighted incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), along with Roy Cooper and James Talarico — the Democratic nominees for Senate in North Carolina and Texas, respectively — as “leaders” who are “stepping up and saying, ‘I don’t give a damn about parties. I care about people.’” Booker added, “You cannot lead the people if they don’t trust you, and that’s what’s lacking right now with the party apparatus. But the people running out there that I’m running around this country trying to support, they’re building real trust with the American people, and that’s my hope.” Democratic lawmakers criticized the party’s national committee after it released an incomplete autopsy report analyzing former Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss to President Trump in the 2024 election. The 192-page report did not mention former President Biden deciding to run for reelection despite his advanced age and Harris ascending to the nomination without going through a primary. While Booker said that the Democratic National Committee “has got to do a lot better if they’re going to meet this moment in history,” the Americans that he speaks to are “less concerned about the party and far more concerned” about their own lives. “The American people have lost trust because of all politics as usual. People are suffering, people are hurting, and they’re going to support the leaders,” Booker added. As for whether Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is one of those “leaders” that he has faith in, the New Jersey lawmaker did not say. He did stress, though, that Schumer, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) and other elected Democrats must provide Americans with a different vision of the country than Trump. “You are not going to win this election just by what you’re against,” he noted. “You need to start articulating who you’re for and what you’re for. Have a vision that’s compelling that not only engenders trust, but makes sense for the American people.” thehill.com/homenews/senat…

@GovernorVA Sounds like good government should mean lower taxes then... the opposite of what you are doing. GFY.

Good government should make life more affordable, more predictable, and more secure for the people it serves. Whether it’s housing costs, healthcare costs, childcare expenses, or utility bills, I am focused on helping Virginia families keep more money in their pockets and build a stronger future.

@MarioNawfal California spent twice that on a train that goes 0 mph.

🇯🇵 Japan is spending $67B to build a high-speed train that floats. The Chuo Shinkansen Maglev line will get you from Tokyo to Osaka faster than a flight will (door-to-door) at up to 375 mph. They have wheels like other trains do, but magnetic levitation lifts them off the track entirely, eliminating friction and noise simultaneously. The ultimate challenge lies in the terrain. Because the route cuts straight through the Japanese Alps, nearly 90% of the line will run deep underground. To make a train float, engineers first have to move mountains. Source: The B1M YT

@HunterBiden I wouldn't believe that even if it were dog years.

Almost seven years clean and sober. Not a victory lap. Just a fact. To anyone in the fight right now: it gets quieter. Not easier. Quieter. In the quiet, you find out who you actually are. That’s the part they can’t take from you.

@Tendar It all started with Obama letting them get to this point. Quite the pile of shit he left to be cleaned up.

The unfolding disaster of the Trump administration in regards to Iran, is a self-inflicted wound on so many levels. It showed that military might alone is not a silver bullet. What went wrong? 1.) Atrocious planning and slow reaction It was known for 47 years that if Iran gets attacked that the Strait of Hormuz will be a target. When Iranian civilians were rising up in January 2026 and then were left alone, it was claimed that the military built up had to be concluded before an military engagement can happen. This cost valuable time. A military intervention so early and in conjunction with uprisings on the ground would have caught much more momentum. Worse, even after that delayed attack, the US strategy still didn't account for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. So it was a double-loss. 2.) No coherent strategy and missed military developments Once the operation started, again, Iran was reacting in a predictive way, launching thousands of drones and missiles which they had refined in the war in Ukraine. It was clear that the low-cost but numerous weapon systems will eventually cause a lot of damage. Ukraine has been experiencing this for 4 years and developed effective countermeasures. The Trump administration, however, repeatedly refused to heed the help and advice from Kyiv, and even belittled it. The US military, on the other hand, and even more the Arab countries in the Gulf quickly learned the hard way that this rebuff was stupid. Eventually, they invited Ukrainian drone experts. The USA lacked any kind of strategy when the Iranian regime refused to collapse and were absolutely ill-prepared for this kind of war. 3.) Lacking support by allies You might argue that Bush's Iraq war was ill-planned and when it comes to long term planning this was certainly the case, but it was far more successful in bringing in allies. More than 30 countries participated as the "coalition of the willing" back in 2003. Trump's Iran war, on the other hand, was widely an "one-man-show". Aside from Israel, the USA were practically alone. This resulted directly from Trump's repeated attacks against allies, including those who supported the USA in Afghanistan and even Iraq. It was clear that after that nobody wanted to risk his or her neck for somebody who repeatedly insulted them and their countries. The fact that Trump didn't bother to consult them beforehand only reaffirmed their stance. 4.) Decline of US soft power thanks to "DOGE" The destruction DOGE left in its wake is immeasurable. Gutting crucial elements of American soft power such as USAID, Voice of America and dozens of other programs destroyed a lot of goodwill the US had in the region and across the globe. The perception of the USA moved from a powerful benefactor to an aggressive and transactional bully. In its relentless obsession to fight "wokeness" - or what was perceived as such - the foundation of soft power, which was built in almost a century, was trampled on in a matter of months. From the carrot-and-stick approach only the stick remained, and that one turned to be flaccid. 5.) Overall downfall of the USA Let's not mince words here. Trump is a wrecking ball for US' democracy. Insider trading, corruption, mass lying, cozying up to dictators and an absolute disdain for the rule of law had a direct impact on America's standing in more than just political or morale questions. No matter how loud you scream in certain parts of the USA, it is fact that the USA under Trump have lost huge respect in the world. The enemies of the USA hate you just as must they hated you before, maybe even more, but your friends are absolutely shocked and aghast about what is happening. Far more devastating, however, is US' unreliability. What was agreed upon before, can change on a whim. "Good relations" are defined by one man and one man alone. This is not how you conduct policy, neither domestic nor foreign. The USA are in full decline and the big bang will certainly come if the trajectory is not immediately corrected. The strategic defeat in Iran is even worse than Vietnam, because Vietnam gave Washington the lesson from which they learned and eventually won the Cold War. What Trump is doing, however, is just doubling down on stupid and denying reality, which didn't work before and won't work even less now.

@LadyDemosthenes Years ago, even the NYT said the minimum wage should be $0.

Nope, “minimum” in “minimum wage” NEVER meant you should be able to “pay your bills” and back in the day most minimum wage jobs were seen as “beginner” positions. It was a place to START never a place to STAY.

@DannyVilleneuve @SteveLovesAmmo In fork we trust.

Let’s see if a random fork can break 6.74M views.

@RyanHud03484345 @DrewCouver56 The waterslides were fun.

@DrewCouver56 Do they still have the dusty, fake palm trees around the pool at Esther’s Inn? It’s been a minute

🚨 You can’t make this up. I caught a hotel worker at the Super 8 / Easters Inn in Prince George allegedly pouring yellow paint into BC sewer drains. Management denied it. The owner admitted it was wrong after seeing my camera… then allegedly tried offering me free hotel stays to keep quiet. This is EXACTLY why independent journalists matter. drewcouver.com

@Thedukeisking He should be more worried about monkeypox.

In case it wasn’t already obvious that Brian has lost his mind. 🙄🙄

@amanonhisown @GavinNewsom @RobBonta @TomSteyer @CA_Dem Why is Larence Fishburn's character from John Wick there? "Abandon all hope you who enter here... for you stand in the presence of the KING!"

California. 😎 @GavinNewsom @RobBonta @TomSteyer @CA_Dem

@CarolineWren Clearly something due to the Jews, right?... lol. Can't wait to see how they try to explain this one.

We are looking at a 20%+ blowout defeat on Tuesday of a four term incumbent Senator that spent $125 million to his opponents $15 million….

@MarioNawfal Did it with his phone?... methinks i know what led to the tv issue. Keep that person away from my electronics.

percussive maintenance (n.) The technical term for hitting something until it works.

@PecanC8 It's like a permanent dutch oven in there.

What is your first thought when you see a woman dressed like this in America?

@EndymionYT Well then, where's that lottery money you promised to send me?

The Odyssey just keeps getting worse bro if this lady is Greek then I’m the president of Nigeria

@sentdefender @SecWar Why waste tax dollars on an animator or artist when you can do it in seconds for free 🙄

@SecWar $500 billion dollar budget and can’t even afford to pay a proper artist or animator, instead using AI which makes everything look terrible.

Thanks to President Trump’s historic $1.5 trillion investment in our military, AMERICA IS REBUILDING THE ARSENAL OF FREEDOM — and doing so responsibly.

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@LangmanVince @adamcarolla dodged a bullet.

What happened to Natalie Maines from The Dixie Chicks?