@mattyglesias Overall pretty bad but an Iran in civil war wouldn’t be making drones for Russia any more for what that’s worth. Trump wants to install a compliant dictator and that might be doable but wouldn’t last long.
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@jonfavs No sympathy for Noem but if this ends up with her staying and Miller going that's a win.
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@mattyglesias Not necessarily a bad idea to challenge passive careerists with fighters. But if that is the goal this seems like an odd choice.
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@greggnunziata Loyalty to the leader is a fundamental value of Trumpism, as in any authoritarian movement.
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What a twisted thing to believe, that state legislators owe fealty to the President and that failure to render it is disloyal and dishonorable. A complete failure of basic moral and civic education.
TheMicahBeckwith@MicahBeckwith
One of the traits I have the least tolerance for is disloyalty. For years, Donald J. Trump fought harder for Hoosier values… and American values… than any president in my lifetime. He delivered the most pro-life judiciary in modern history, culminating in the overturning of Roe v. Wade. He brokered historic peace in the Middle East through the Abraham Accords. He rebuilt our military, stood unapologetically with our warfighters, and let them do their job. He secured the southern border, unleashed American energy, cut taxes, slashed regulations, stood up to China, and put America First… not global elites or bureaucrats. And for that, he was vilified. Smeared. Dragged through endless lawfare. His family and his business were targeted. His life was threatened—and he was nearly assassinated. All for what? So that Indiana politicians could grow timid. So that Indiana political careerists could retreat. So that, last night, the Indiana Senate could effectively tell a president who fought for us: “Go to hell.” That’s not just what they said to Donald Trump. That’s what they said to the MAGA movement. That’s what they said to the grassroots. That’s what they said to future generations of Hoosiers who expect courage from their leaders. Yesterday, the Indiana Senate faced a simple choice: Stand and fight a Marxist movement… or choose dishonor. They chose dishonor. And as history has shown time and again— Those who choose dishonor will still get the fight. The war didn’t start today. But today made it unmistakably clear who’s willing to stand… and who isn’t.
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@mattyglesias Actually somewhat encouraging that 40% of Rs reject the stolen election claim, which is Trump's core principle and which he demands his followers accept.
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@RadioFreeTom So what did he do upon learning of the second strike?
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If I were the Secretary of Defense, I too would leave the room during the very first use of force in a new campaign before the action was completed, because I'm sure it would all be fine and I could be busy hanging new signs on my office door
Hugo Lowell@hugolowell
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says at a Cabinet meeting that he did not see the two survivors of the Sep. 2 boat strike because he left the room after the first missile landed. Hegseth said he learned of the follow-up strike a couple of hours later
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@mattyglesias What explains the huge cost though? Sports can't cost that much. Has enrollment dropped while fixed costs are the same?
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The Secret Service has seized an illicit communications network in NYC of more than 100,000 SIM cards and 300 servers, which was capable of sending 30 million text messages per minute.
Maybe we can do more stuff like this to stop all those crap loan department calls.
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@mattyglesias @daveweigel A lot of arguments are basically well you do that too, which I find frustrating because it’s not clear whether you’re saying it’s bad in both cases or good in both. Usually they mean it’s bad when you do it but not me.
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@mattyglesias An unintended consequence may be that a lot of guardsmen go back to their red states and tell people that DC is actually a pretty cool city to visit.
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@BillKristol That phrase has occurred to me too, and it's far more apt now than when it was originally used.
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The Trump administration is doing its best to turn this country into a pitiful, helpless giant, scared of its own shadow, sheltering in place in a big, bad world.
washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
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@czapary Not to mention that the aims of the federal takeover have nothing to do with any of those things.
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The nuance many are missing: you can simultaneously believe the city must do far better on enforcement, regulation (or over regulation), and service delivery and believe a federal takeover won’t produce the long-term outcomes we need.
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@mattyglesias Earlier immigrants not welcoming newer ones is common -- happened with Jews in the late 1800s and in the great migration of the 20th century. Agree though that it's strange something this harsh isn't more disturbing.
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@GregTSargent Part of the problem is "the opposition party". Responses by a party are inherently seen as self serving or propaganda. Individual D's, especially if not in a current race, can have more credibility. They should certainly get over being defensive on this issue.
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@mattyglesias Very strong odds that if elected Mamdani will be denounced by the DSA within 6 months, certainly 12.
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@mattyglesias There was a lot of sympathy at the time for people being laid off, but that missed the real harm, the impact on government capacity.
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@JoyceWhiteVance Is it only going to be for criminals? I doubt it. Shouldn't even get to the 8th amendment.
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8th Amendment: "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."
Wu Tang is for the Children@WUTangKids
Real tweet from the White House account….embarrassing
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@gtconway3d Did anyone at the White House think this was going to work?
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A permanent injunction for Wilmer, Cutler.
The score is now:
Law Firms That Didn’t Cave 3
Trump 0
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
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@Fritschner To be clear, they wouldn't get more money, they would just not lose the tax cuts they currently enjoy. But yes.
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Best possible time to light 4-7 trillion dollars on fire with tax cuts to people who absolutely don’t need more money
Jake Sherman@JakeSherman
"Moody’s downgrades US credit rating to Aa1 from Aaa"
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@mattyglesias It seems though that the business world does not fight the corruption, because no one wants to be on the wrong side of that game. A healthy system is a public good and advocating for it is a net cost to most even if they would benefit.
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