Most Racket readers likely view U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar as a bloodless big-biz Democrat, one whose dated devotion to across-the-aisle centrism yields legislative wins so pointless they appeal to nobody rather than everybody. But hey, her campaign has a commanding financial lead.
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Looking forward to the editorial staff playing it down and the headlines framing it as a shrewd political move by the executive branch.
Dying in office because you insisted on clinging to power until the very end instead of letting a new generation of leaders rise should be seen for the shameful, egomaniacal act that it is.
Can you ride a unicycle all night?
Stock investors: Uhhh, Graham said it could grow, better keep buying.
tbf he does have the nastiest backhand in the room
For the record: The Washington Post is run by partisan hacks who think we won't remember that they took the *exact* opposite stance when it was Republicans pushing their own gerrymandering grab in Texas last year -- *without* putting it up for a vote.
Randomly looked at MN 5th CD campaign money and apparently these two “issue pages” will help you raise $1.3+ million from insane GOP Ilhan haters.
The first one is especially unhinged and that candidate has raised almost $400k.
Unsurprisingly, almost all it goes back to raising more $$$$.
Are we counting items such as a severed raccoon penis as a controlled substance?
_Sam’s explanation for why MAGA influencer accounts work is blunt: “The MAGA crowd is made up of dumb people—like, super dumb people. And they fall for it.”_
Who ate the top of that man’s cotton candy wig?
After recovering from another successful convention this weekend, my campaign for CD5 DFL Chair continues. And my website is now live. In the coming weeks, I'll continue to reach out to delegates and alternates to the CD5 convention.🧵
www.martinforcd5chair.com
He was the Aquaman to the Beatles’ Justice League.
“Fuck it, we’ll do it dead.”
“Next, we figure out how to make Trump the world’s first trillionaire, then maybe he will be a good guy.
After that, we all laugh at Elon’s jokes.”
Works for me and I have USI.
FinTwitter @fintwitter TRUMP SAYS WILL DISCUSS NUCLEAR WEAPONS WITH IRAN AT TALKS: PBS FinTwitter @fintwitter TRUMP SAYS 'FINE' IF IRAN NOT AT PAKISTAN TALKS: PBS FinTwitter @fintwitter TRUMP SAYS WILL DISCUSS NUCLEAR WEAPONS WITH IRAN AT TALKS: PBS FinTwitter @fintwitter TRUMP SAYS 'FINE' IF IRAN NOT AT PAKISTAN TALKS: PBS
Trump is going to discuss nuclear weapons with the country that is fine to not show up at the discussion.
So, a month and a half ago, stock traders decided a closed Straight of Hormuz was horrible and sold, sold, sold.
After 6 weeks of Trump lying about things, the Straight of Hormuz being closed means nothing the same traders?
Tax the rich, I’d rather have things built on a safety net over vibes.
I love Bachan’s.
If it wasn’t for my wife’s judging of me, the Costco bottle would basically be my fun size.
Over the Top is the only thing that comes to my mind.
Head of federal law enforcement stages authoritarian crackdown on political enemies in attempt to appease Trump because he's afraid the journalistic exposé of his uncontrolled alcoholism is putting his job in jeopardy
Has there been any reporting from major US newspapers on how the admin is very obviously manipulating the stock and commodities markets?
FBI Directors get so drunk their STAFF has to trash the place trying to wake them up.
Kidnappers of celebrities’ moms caught by the FBI? — Zero.
Horrendous stories about the director of the FBI? — More daily.
Checkmate, libs.
From the references I’ve seen tonight it means everyone from kids who were briefly in juvenile detention to people serving life in prison.
It is used when talking about how interactions with the justice system, even briefly, can lead to measurably different health and economic conditions long term.
I think it is less of a overly political correct term and more of an academic term used to identify a specific demographic for policy outcomes.
It’d be like saying no one should ever say dihydrogen monoxide.
That big ol’ MAGA with the spray tan and hand make up, ya baby, that’s his real hair.
Is this JD Vance?
Beccas, Beckas, and even Bekkas everywhere need to give Becca Dryden a shout out for doing name rehab in the 12th ward.
Apparently the title is supposed to be parody of the techbros trying to do that. (I listened to a tenth of her appearance on Lovett or Leave It.)