@blames_ We’re pretending Bridges is that kind of defender?
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Aethelred the Unready
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Aethelred the Unready
@ethelredunread
Politics, sports and music. National Parks fan.
Katılım Şubat 2019
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@NoahPollak @JamieMetzl @mikejgr This country is great at welcoming immigrants whose descendants go on to be nativists
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@JamieMetzl @mikejgr How can you possibly believe that "diversity is our strength"? Do you have any actual evidence or are you repeating this slogan because it makes you feel good about yourself?
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I am a Democrat and a lifelong human rights activist. I strongly believe in multiculturalism and that diversity is our strength.
But let me be clear:
Zohran Mamdani poses a fundamental threat to the Jewish community of New York City. His active misinformation and incitement, if left unchecked, will almost certainly lead to violence and otherwise avoidable deaths.
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Your periodic reminder that the US spends far more on entitlements than defense:
chiky handler@chiky_handlr
Zohran Mamdani quoted Tupac Shakur when asked if he opposes the war in Iran: "This war killed thousands of civilians, so yes, I strongly oppose it— Tupac said it decades ago, we always seem to have money for war but never to feed the poor."
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@JonahDispatch Jonah, why do pretend to be dense? There’s nothing weird about him saying this, it’s entirely predictable and in line with everything Graham stands for these days
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Lindsey Graham on MTP when asked what America would do if China invaded Taiwan:
"President Trump says, 'It'll be up to me and me alone.' And he's right about that."
What a weird, irresponsible, thing for a senator to say. Congress can declare war, among other things.
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@NatPurser It’s crazy that the lady whose husband died of covid is the pick, at least in part because the guy who is a currently Senator was seen as not sufficiently vaccine skeptical
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@BobHoldenNYC lol, that’s not how you talk about her in private
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Blaming the President for a strike carried out by state workers? That’s the epitome of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
You’re the Governor Kathy, this is on you.
Maybe you should have sent the worst Speaker in the history of the City Council, Adrienne Adams, to figure this out.
Absolute clown show.
Governor Kathy Hochul@GovKathyHochul
This LIRR strike was only possible because the Trump administration authorized it last fall. Before that, a strike could not happen. Facts still matter, @POTUS.
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The complete opposite is true.
The Democratic establishment courts the left and wants their votes.
The left hates the Dem establishment more than they hate Republicans and they openly root for Democrats to lose.
We just went through this in 2024, public for all to see.
Matt Stoller@matthewstoller
The Democratic establishment loathes left populists. Just hates them far more than they hate Trump. They sometimes pretend to play nice, but they know it's us or them.
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@RameshPonnuru @baseballcrank “January 6th thing”…
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"In 2024, Republicans won fewer House seats than their share of the national two-party popular vote, due in good part to changes in the map in Democrats’ favor since 2022 in New York, Alabama, and Louisiana," writes @baseballcrank nationalreview.com/corner/kamala-…
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Would be interesting if it were a universal public plan that just covered primary care (with potential to be expanded later). But it's actually just adding more primary care codes to Essential Health Benefits.
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur
Scoop: Democratic think tank @SearchlightInst is pushing the party to embrace a new idea: Free primary care for all Americans. The group wants Dems to rethink their approach to health care and break out of the M4A vs ACA rut. They’re unimpressed with CAP’s proposal and warn that Dems need to have a vision beyond opposing Trump and restoring expired subsidies. “This is still our best issue, but we have not been on offense in a way that’s capturing people’s imaginations and getting them excited,” says @AJentleson. “We don’t need to be on defense or just advocating for incremental reforms.” Story w/ @BerkeleyJr: nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
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I understand that fans of other franchises are grateful for a single championship but Lakers fans need at least two or three to get excited. Robert Horry did more for us than LeBron.
Legion Hoops@LegionHoops
If LeBron James left the Lakers, he "would likely sign at the $15M non-tax midlevel or veterans minimum" with any other team. (via @BobbyMarks42)
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@RealJoshPerry @foxnewspolitics Hmm, could be because they are held their primaries and thus would have to invalidate the results to redraw at this point
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@foxnewspolitics This is absolute weakness from Tate Reeves.
Why is Mississippi stalling while Louisiana and Virginia are aggressively dismantling "tainted" Democrat strongholds? Playing defense in a year where we should be playing for a shutout is how you lose momentum.
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Mississippi already has 'dozens' of redrawn maps ready to eliminate Democrat Bennie Thompson's seat — and every single one gives all four congressional districts a Trump margin of 15 points or higher.
But Gov. Tate Reeves just pulled the plug on a special session that would have put those maps into play before the 2026 midterms. State Auditor Shad White, the first statewide official to publicly call for drawing Thompson out, says the maps exist and the legal path cleared after the Supreme Court's Callais ruling.
But Reeves is defending his decision.
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@brianwut @JHWeissmann That is a different claim than saying it’s delaying pension payments. It is absolutely not doing that.
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@ethelredunread @JHWeissmann it unequivocally moves existing costs into the future. it is a “someone else’s problem” move.
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$4 billion from the state government which includes several billion ‘saved’ by delaying pension payments
Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle
Plenty of D.C. progressives are pointing to @NYCMayor's first budget as an example that D.C. could follow, but as plenty of critics have pointed out, his budget includes $4 billion from the state government. D.C., of course, has no similar state government to get help from.
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@ethelredunread @JHWeissmann it literally does delay payments to the pension fund
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@ethelredunread @JHWeissmann What else would you describe “extended amortization at 8.25% interest” as?
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@John_Karalis You can also give Harden credit for getting the rebound.
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There was nothing more predictable than Harden missing that second free throw and the Pistons botched it.
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He's been doing it for years... has probably scored hundreds of points off of it. Big huge swing foward where he's off balance and naturally falls. It's impossible for him to land on his feet on that play. It's not a natural swing foward and it should never be rewarded
Dylan T Bruce@thx113827
@John_Karalis Just did it again under review I hate it
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@MrOctober4th @John_Karalis Yes, but also Harris came too far in with his challenge
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@ethelredunread @John_Karalis Definitely changed his landing spot purposely
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Look at James Harden take a deep three without swinging his legs forward. Amazing how when there's no threat of contact, he goes straight up and down
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