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I wonder how many Americans who consider themselves politically aware could pass a civics test about how our government is supposed to function. I wonder how many Americans who ostensibly talk about politics as part of how they make a living could. Our anti-education/anti-knowledge culture has come for our constitutional society. And people who consider themselves "patriotic" celebrate dismantling the very aspects of our Framer's work that those exquisite-minded guys were most proud of. Co-equal branches of govt and checks and balances. Not bugs...but this system's greatest features. We are a politically hypocritical society and this will cost us. Can you imagine if the Biden/Harris/Hillary Clinton crowd were doing and saying the sort of things Trump is saying now? How many of you Trump fans would be ready to take to the streets? "That's what the 2d Amendment is for Dan"...how many times have I been told that by the "defenders of our Constitution"? For 40 years you've been saying it to me! So...it's only a problem if THEY'RE doing it? One side gets a pass at assaulting the constitutional wall that protects us all, and the other doesn't? How many of you would say "they're only joking" or "don't worry, it's a negotiation position" if Kamala Harris said these things? Serious question. You'd be just fine with it? No big deal? And I'm sure the right-wing talker's ecosystem would be too? All of this is going to come back to bite us. All of it. We are shortsighted, propagandized, political hypocrites. And we simply refuse to apply the same standards to both sides.
And while I'm ranting: half of this problem is the fault of the Democratic Party. I've never seen such a toothless, feckless, directionless, passion-free group of poor political candidates in my life (and I was of voting age in the Mondale/Dukakis years). Only their most radical wing shows any passion or life at all...and that's the group that absolutely, positively can't win a general election.
When the great historian in the sky writes about this era the "other party" in a two-party system deserves a ton of the blame too. Everyone over 70 years old in that party should resign right now. What Trump is trying to do in our system now is exactly what the Founders designed safeguards to prevent. And that's why Trump is targeting the safeguards.
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"Hi, welcome to The Cheesecake Factory! How many are in your party?”
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A few simple questions expose the holes in Starlink/Starshield story.
1. If it was a ToS violation, why is the service working again, including drones?
2. Starshield was throttled. Since it’s a military system, which ToS did it violate?
Try asking rational questions
1. If it was a ToS violation, why is the service working again, including drones?
2. Starshield was throttled. Since it’s a military system, which ToS did it violate?
Try asking rational questions
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It's pretty clear Bill Maher is angling to become the next WH press secretary.
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Musk staje na głowie żeby przekręcić wybory w USA. Tnie zasięgi na X, pośrednio morduje ludność cywilną w Ukrainie, inwestuje nieograniczone środki w kampanię Republikanów.
Efekt jest dokładnie odwrotny niż oczekuje. Ludzie nie są tacy głupi jak by chciał ten zepsuty człowiek.
Efekt jest dokładnie odwrotny niż oczekuje. Ludzie nie są tacy głupi jak by chciał ten zepsuty człowiek.
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We have cancelled our X subscription for the following main reasons:
First and foremost, we cannot contribute to an organization that apparently places the interests of an adversary above those of the United States.
Second, despite assurances that a paid subscription would extend reach, it appears we've experienced systematic deboosting over the past few months in favor of the platform's political preferences, conduct that violates its own terms of service.
First and foremost, we cannot contribute to an organization that apparently places the interests of an adversary above those of the United States.
Second, despite assurances that a paid subscription would extend reach, it appears we've experienced systematic deboosting over the past few months in favor of the platform's political preferences, conduct that violates its own terms of service.
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So, 10 days after Starlink/Starshield was limited over Ukraine, Musk has finally crafted his story and decided to break cover with an emotional explanation. Many will argue it exonerates him, I think it poses more questions than answers. Let’s see what’s missing here. 🧵1/6
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Trump told us he needed Greenland to keep China and Russia out of the Arctic Circle.
Then he gave away Alaska's North Slope to Russia. Just ... invited his buddies in.
ft.com/content/e9cfbf…
Then he gave away Alaska's North Slope to Russia. Just ... invited his buddies in.
ft.com/content/e9cfbf…
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#VoteBlue before Jared Kushner sells your house to the Russians.
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"You can't tax billionaire wealth! It's not like they have all that money in cash!"
Bullshit. If he can come up with half a billion to buy elections then he can be taxed harder.
Bullshit. If he can come up with half a billion to buy elections then he can be taxed harder.
Elon Musk has cemented his record as the largest individual political donor in modern American history.
Musk poured $446 million of his own money into this year’s midterm elections, mostly aimed at preserving the Republican Party’s control of Congress. wapo.st/4igb5Kq
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If he offered anything in return for the money, even just conversations with his father-in-law, then he would have violated U.S. bribery laws and the foreign agent statute. trib.al/GmU1x7W
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Elon Musk has done to x what he did to starlink. That’s why pro Ukraine posts get almost no coverage
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WaPo reports that a woman featured in a $1 million Republican ad warning that an Iowa Democrat running for congress is “dangerous” for children previously pleaded guilty to child endangerment after driving drunk with her two young kids in the car. washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…
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