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He's actually doing the Frank Grimes funeral thing

what does blue MAGA mean to you? I've seen a dozen different usages - insistence on VBNMW electoralism or 2024 trutherism or idpol reactionary or dirtbag centrism

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It's uncomfortable but I'll never be able to stop thinking about how his major stroke immediately presaged a turn toward right-wing thought

we're supposed to get things from the political system *other* than schadenfreude but entirely too many people see it only as a vehicle for validation

I'm open to the idea that Francesca Hong might lose in November but fundamentally if people wanted to stop that they would have support one of her competitors. At the end of the day, the primary is the primary and anybody you want to be elected has to pass that preliminary vibe check

It's in the thread's third post bsky.app/profile/dant...

you might have come to this thread for a reason, but it wasn't learning or listening, that's for sure

it's one banana photo, how much could it cost? $10?

I see he got a donation of Chevron-affiliated money but I'm not seeing an endorsement from Chevron nor any pride on his part. I don't think Democratic voters like this

Vance's only gift is knowing which way is up *in the waters he's swimming in*. I look at this as less about where the GOP is going and more about what his current group chats choose to value

Renewable energy permitting reform and designing to minimize internal combustion engine vehicle miles traveled are the biggest threats here. The challenge is that with those we aren't campaigning against Mr. Exxon, we have to campaign against/win over our own neighbors

it's the same guys! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchan...

who is doing that? Haven't heard anything about Chevron endorsements

Here's the unspoken thing: the livability of the planet in my middle age depends on a rapid shift in American politics that simply may not happen, and it will be especially unreachable if we do the same concessions to dark money funded doubtmongering on the climate side as we're debating with MAHA

so I just want to emphasize something here that non-media people might not pick up on: Marisa is an independent journalist and is taking on the risk of being sued by Moraff here without any institutional backing. That's admirable bravery - and also means being very, very certain of the facts.

Refusing to just say, “in races that Democrats had won” is a such a good example of The View From Nowhere.

yeah, he's got a particular flair for striking visuals but honestly he's nearly as sentimental as Spielberg

Greg it's important for you to know that nobody will miss you