Supwithbates

@realDonaldTrump @JennaEllisEsq “Strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations... unsupported by evidence.” “Dismiss the plaintiffs action with prejudice” Whatever you’re paying these guys is too much

@Lilith_Atheist We’re all guilty of genocide

@realmaddox 20+

Holy shit, did anyone who stormed the capitol not molest a child at this point? What's this, the 7th or 8th person now? I know they like to follow their leader, but this is a little too on-the-nose

@SaveTheLibs @JamesSurowiecki Tyranny of the minority that we experience now is actually way worse than tyranny of the majority.

No, it’s literally the logic behind what our founders did, and it’s literally the tyranny we’d live under if we lost the electoral college. Perhaps electors should be awarded more proportionally than most states’ winner-take-all systems, but we must remain vigilant against the oppressive nature of unfettered democracy.

There's no good civic argument for the electoral college. It was arguably necessary to ensure the ratification of the Constitution, but it's an anti-democratic device that gives some American citizens far more voting power than others, based purely on where they live.

@Overlooked9999 @tiffany_two @randolf828 @Sigma_Freud_ @NathanielWhata @MJ040510 @nbrink77 @FollowingForFu2 @KobBazamakis @RoryWantsToKnow @timeless_peon @r_a_jackson @Marmartk01 @jaylessblame @mr_JasonW @ObserverX01 @beethovengal @MucusMucous1 @dcffk @Krispi_Largo @tepid_dog_water @ThatOneFFox @mackeygreyhame @lee092687 @XTheWayTheTruth @Lgoody61 @AllTheThings79 @GojiraStompz @MindfulDamage @JamesRoss117 @ZELLKLUMPEN @Anora_gilmoree @rebachick94 @JackieFrancesca @DrUranidiot @Blue52795 @Arabell4401 @johnnyonio @McLeanBen @AnAngelADay @StitchingSin @LeeV93624 @Winning24365 @FFFlash3 @AstrelGelin @GigiInMI @JenneCameron @RamBalamm @ZyghostByChance @Saysayanaaaaa Literally zero humans would be alive today if we followed your premise that “others’ labor can’t be a right” as infants and small children can’t fend for themselves, just saying

@tiffany_two @randolf828 @Sigma_Freud_ @NathanielWhata @MJ040510 @nbrink77 @FollowingForFu2 @KobBazamakis @RoryWantsToKnow @timeless_peon @r_a_jackson @Marmartk01 @jaylessblame @mr_JasonW @ObserverX01 @beethovengal @MucusMucous1 @dcffk @Krispi_Largo @tepid_dog_water @ThatOneFFox @mackeygreyhame @lee092687 @XTheWayTheTruth @Lgoody61 @AllTheThings79 @GojiraStompz @MindfulDamage @JamesRoss117 @ZELLKLUMPEN @Anora_gilmoree @rebachick94 @JackieFrancesca @DrUranidiot @Blue52795 @Arabell4401 @johnnyonio @McLeanBen @AnAngelADay @StitchingSin @LeeV93624 @Winning24365 @FFFlash3 @AstrelGelin @GigiInMI @JenneCameron @RamBalamm @ZyghostByChance @Saysayanaaaaa @JaxJax127 so those doctors, nurses and medical professionals just show up to work every day through the kindness of their hearts?

@MJ040510 @Sigma_Freud_ @FollowingForFu2 @Marmartk01 @NathanielWhata @randolf828 @jaylessblame @tiffany_two @mr_JasonW @ObserverX01 @RoryWantsToKnow @beethovengal @MucusMucous1 @nbrink77 @dcffk @Krispi_Largo @tepid_dog_water @ThatOneFFox @mackeygreyhame @lee092687 @XTheWayTheTruth @Lgoody61 @AllTheThings79 @GojiraStompz @MindfulDamage @JamesRoss117 @ZELLKLUMPEN @Anora_gilmoree @rebachick94 @JackieFrancesca @DrUranidiot @Blue52795 @Arabell4401 @johnnyonio @McLeanBen @AnAngelADay @StitchingSin @LeeV93624 @Winning24365 @FFFlash3 @AstrelGelin @GigiInMI @JenneCameron @RamBalamm @ZyghostByChance @Saysayanaaaaa @JaxJax127 What if that person put you there by their own actions? You really think a mother can use lethal force on her baby just because she doesn't want it? What if the sole reason she doesn't the baby is because she finds out it is girl and she wanted a boy, still no moral issue?

@thrawnftw @AaronxxGolem @Steverev4 @wentsickomode And yet, some of the most secular countries in the world have the lowest murder rates. So clearly there can be agreed upon ideas of morality that function as well as or better than your religion to deter murder

@thrawnftw @AaronxxGolem @Steverev4 @wentsickomode You are presupposing a God with authority over morality, but a majority of people in the world do not believe this iteration of God even exists. So to use the alleged dictates of this God as the basis for objective morality doesn’t work

Family-values advocate Andrew Wilson has an on-stream meltdown after a female debater reveals that his wife has three children by three different men and was married twice before him “Don't talk shit about my wife, shut your fucking mouth.”

@jeffcokerTN @Acyn 90% of Republicans would support Trumps cannibalism policy if he ditched McDonald’s in favor of eating actual people.

@Acyn This may truly be the weakest answer I've ever heard. 90% of Republicans agree with Trump on Iran. If young people disproportionally make up those 10% who don't, Vance should educate them. Make the case why it is in the US national security interest. Don't legitimize ignorance.

Vance: I recognize that a lot of young voters don’t love the policy that we have on the Middle East… Don’t get disengage because you disagree with the admin on one topic. Get more involved. That’s how we take the country back.

@NLLHT8 @h2av8tor @JonathanTurley Release the Epstein files

@h2av8tor @JonathanTurley How many others are being shielded?

In one week, Eric Swalwell was forced to drop out of the California race, put under criminal investigation in New York, and is the subject of a bipartisan expulsion effort. He was even kicked out of the home of a billionaire who was letting him crash. However, that is not all...

@Aeb81074022 @SkyVirginSon You’ve never read the Bible

@SkyVirginSon BC the Cardinals are human involved in everyday life and political views.I stand firm Pope Leo was not chosen by the Holy Spirit through the Cardinals. You need to pray the Rosary and ask to open your eyes. You also seem to not have the Holy Spirit in your Heart I will pray for U

With all due respect to the Office of the President, this post contains several claims that are factually inaccurate and theologically misguided, and as a Catholic I feel compelled to respond. 1. The Pope was not elected to please any president. Pope Leo XIV was elected by 133 cardinals from across the world in a sacred conclave, on the fourth ballot, on May 8, 2025.  The Holy Spirit guides the conclave, not American politics. To suggest that “if I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican”  is not only historically ignorant but theologically offensive to every Catholic on earth. 2. He was not an unknown outsider. Pope Leo XIV served as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, one of the most powerful roles in the Vatican, responsible for selecting bishops for dioceses worldwide.  He was one of the most qualified candidates in the College of Cardinals. 3. He is deeply rooted in service, not politics. An Augustinian missionary who worked for decades in Peru, Pope Leo XIV dedicated his life to the poor and the Gospel long before any political figure noticed him.  His name honors Leo XIII, the Pope who championed workers’ rights and the poor during the Industrial Revolution, a tradition of Catholic Social Teaching that predates any modern political party. 4. The Pope’s role is prophetic, not partisan. When the Pope speaks on peace, nuclear weapons, immigration, or the dignity of nations, he is fulfilling the mission of Christ, not opposing any government. His first words as Pope were “Peace be with you all,”  echoing the Risen Christ (John 20:19). A Pope who is silent on injustice would be failing his divine mandate. 5. Demanding a Pope “get in line” with a president contradicts 2,000 years of Church history. From St. Peter before Nero, to St. Thomas More before Henry VIII, to John Paul II before Soviet communism, the Church has never existed to validate earthly power. “We must obey God rather than men.” (Acts 5:29) As Catholics, we pray for all leaders, including President Trump. But we stand firmly with our Holy Father. Habemus Papam. And he answers to God alone.

Very well written essay on the MAGA voter. This is what we are up against. Sam is 61 years old and lives in a town where the Applebee’s closed in 2014 and people still mention it like it was a natural disaster. The old factory shut down years ago, but Sam keeps his faded employee badge in a kitchen drawer because he considers it proof that America peaked sometime around 1987, right between the release of Top Gun and the invention of low-flow toilets. He firmly believes the country began collapsing the moment they stopped letting people smoke in restaurants and started putting kale in things. He wakes up every morning at 5:12 a.m., not because he has anywhere to be, but because decades of shift work, untreated sleep apnea, and permanent low-grade outrage have hardwired his body into a permanent state of agitation. He shuffles into the kitchen wearing camouflage pajama pants and a T-shirt that says “I Stand for the Flag” even though he has not stood up quickly without groaning since 2009. He pours himself coffee strong enough to power farm equipment and settles into his recliner to begin his daily ritual of becoming personally offended by things happening hundreds or thousands of miles away. Within half an hour, he is enraged about crime in Chicago, drag queens in Seattle, wind turbines in California, and a college professor in Vermont he has never heard of and never will again. Sam spends most of his time marinating in an ecosystem of Facebook memes, talk radio, Fox News, chain emails, YouTube clips, and badly designed websites with names like Patriot Eagle Freedom Truth News. By noon, he has shared seven posts warning that America is under attack by socialists, immigrants, vegans, pronouns, electric stoves, and people who use the phrase “lived experience.” He believes every story because every story confirms what he already feels: that the country has been stolen from people like him and handed over to people he does not understand. Sam is absolutely convinced he is one of the last remaining “real Americans,” despite living in a county entirely populated by people who also think they are the last remaining real Americans. He misses the America of his youth, which in his memory was a magical place where every man had a factory job, every woman made tuna casserole, every child respected authority, and nobody had tattoos, gluten allergies, or opinions about gender. He is nostalgic for a version of the country that mostly exists as a combination of old pickup truck commercials, Toby Keith songs, and stories his grandfather exaggerated after three beers. His truck is the size of a military vehicle and has never once carried anything heavier than mulch and emotional baggage. His pickup truck is so large that small birds alter their migration patterns to avoid it. The truck has never hauled lumber, gravel, or equipment, but it does haul an enormous amount of political anxiety. The back is covered in bumper stickers warning that he is armed, angry, and deeply suspicious of the federal government, except for when it comes to Medicare, Social Security, highways, farm subsidies, police funding, veterans’ benefits, and keeping its hands off his lawn. He likes to tell people he is “not political,” which is impressive considering his entire personality has become an endless loop of cable news grievances. He cannot attend a barbecue, church picnic, football game, or grandchild’s birthday party without eventually bringing up inflation, Hunter Biden, gas stoves, “the border,” or how nobody can say Merry Christmas anymore even though literally everyone still says Merry Christmas. Then Trump arrived, descending from his golden escalator like a casino-themed prophet sent by God to sell steaks and grievance. Sam had finally found his perfect candidate: a billionaire from Manhattan with multiple mansions, gold-plated bathrooms, and a private jet, who somehow convinced Sam that he understood the pain of a man screaming at the self-checkout machine in Walmart. Trump was loud, angry, theatrical, and constantly under investigation, which only made Sam admire him more. Every lawsuit, scandal, or indictment was not evidence of wrongdoing. It was proof that Trump was fighting the deep state, the media, the elites, the globalists, the FBI, the Democrats, the RINOs, and possibly the ghost of George Soros. Every scandal, every lawsuit, every indictment, every accusation became proof that Trump was fighting the corrupt establishment on behalf of “real Americans” like Sam. At this point, Sam does not support Trump because of policy details. He supports Trump because Trump has become the human embodiment of his anger, nostalgia, confusion, and Facebook feed. Trump says the world Sam remembers can come back, that the people Sam dislikes can be punished, and that all of Sam's frustrations are someone else’s fault. To Sam, Trump is no longer just a politician. He is a lifestyle brand. He is a martyr, a warrior, a stand-up comedian, a victim, a patriot, and the lead singer of a traveling grievance festival. Sam owns at least three Trump hats, two Trump flags, a Trump coffee mug, a “Never Surrender” T-shirt, and a giant “Let’s Go Brandon” sign in the garage that he insists is “not political, just funny.” For Sam, that is not politics. That is therapy. Trump is not just a candidate anymore; he is an emotional support billionaire. He is a spray-tanned security blanket with a private jet. He is the gold-plated, fast-food-fueled mascot Sam clings to whenever the modern world feels confusing, threatening, or insufficiently patriotic. Trump gives him a ready-made explanation for every disappointment in his life: it is not aging, bad luck, economic change, or his own choices; it is the immigrants, the liberals, the media, the globalists, the vegans, the people with pronouns, and whoever is ruining Christmas this week. Supporting Trump lets Sam believe there is still someone out there fighting for him.

@magataotao @Jesus_is_God808 @calvinrobinson x.com/jvnior/status/…

@Jesus_is_God808 @calvinrobinson There is no genocide. It’s made up by leftists media. You’re dumb.

I am Catholic. This👇is not my Pope.

@idvssuperego @BasketCasePA This is a meme and it does not reflect reality

@BasketCasePA The last presidential candidate at actually care for labor enough to fight for workers was McGovern.

Can someone who agrees with this explain to me what it means to "earn your vote." I see so many people say this but never say what the criteria is and how it's different from just voting for the candidate that most closely aligns to you.

@LizZilaesa @hnhypnotoad @Pontifex He’s literally all over the Epstein files. Victim after victim after victim accusing him.

@LizZilaesa @hnhypnotoad @Pontifex *yawn* he’s in the Epstein files literally thousands of times, an Epstein victim credibly accused him. Just admit you don’t care that he raped kids, might as well skip to that point since we will be there soon either way

I urge everyone to accompany this moment of delicate diplomacy with prayer, in hopes that a willingness to dialogue may become the means to resolve other conflict situations in the world as well. #PrayTogether #Peace

@LizZilaesa @hnhypnotoad @Pontifex

@hnhypnotoad @Pontifex Not in the way you need him to be…….😬

There is a certain 'we don't give a fuck' element to this that is just astounding. They spent weeks insisting this was going to be used for deportations and now they're gonna just hand it to Melania? the-independent.com/news/world/ame…

@Thebestfigen For the light particles the trip was instantaneous and the 90 year old would still be a baby

Paradox: If you see a baby located 90 light-years from Earth, right now it would be a 90-year-old, but you see it in your present, as a baby. While the light takes time to reach you, the baby grows and ages. When you look at the universe, you are always looking at the past.

@edelnougat Libertarianism is the single most delusional ideology thought up, many times worse than Marxism. It attracts only the most lazy and selfish of people, so any attempt to implement is guaranteed to fail and fail immediately. newrepublic.com/article/159662…

@Barbarish11 @EWErickson @BrendaFrost18 It’s what the evidence clearly points to

@supwithbates @EWErickson @BrendaFrost18 You believe this? I don’t.

I’ve got a pretty diverse readership and listenership that was pretty divided on going into Iran that is now pretty united it seems like it was a waste of lives, time, and resources.

@Barbarish11 @EWErickson @BrendaFrost18 They went from not having and not wanting a nuke to still not having a nuke but being given permission to pursue one, plus a removal of sanctions and new reasons to pursue them

@EWErickson @BrendaFrost18 If ensuring Iran cannot have a nuclear weapons is an L, I’ll take it.