Don’t listen to the critics who say you really suck shit now. You’ve always sucked shit.

Cowards are gonna cower.

This is deeply stupid.

Democrats Once Loathed Gerrymandering. Now They’re Pushing for It.

The @nytimes.com is not a serious news source.

Having just read @kevinmkruse.bsky.social’s One Nation Under God, this seems just a bit on the nose.

That THIS is the way they are exercising their first amendment rights is so goddamn pathetic. Just speak up, you boot licking cowards!

Every post I see from a law professor is like "I don't always agree with my colleagues, but this effort to 'cancel' my dear friend Professor Hitler is outrageous. He will be a valuable member of the Commission on the Jewish Question, though I'm sure I'll have plenty to quibbles with his results!"

#TBT: How a Philly Cheesesteak Destroyed America The humiliation of John Kerry over a bad sandwich order tells you a lot about how the media covers politics.

He got absolutely crucified for ordering a cheesesteak with Swiss cheese.

Weird how they keep discovering truths that are incredibly comforting to their own social/economic standing.

Quote post with something good that lasted longer than the Confederacy (1861-1865)

Uncle Tupelo (1987-1994)

We need to rip our news media down to the studs and start over.

This is because our brains were melted by leaded gasoline.

You know there was a whole court case where it was ruled that the Trump administration can’t control your content, right?

This is insane. Does anyone give a shit who she is? Like, I would be surprised if 10% of the US population had any clue who this was.

Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate

I would like to ask the @nytimes.com to go fuck itself. That Trump was experiencing mental decline was evident in his first term but these fucking ghouls decided it was more fun to ignore it and present him as a savvy operator.

I am begging for anyone to make a clear case for why THIS guy is THE person for this seat because he seems like he’ll be another Fetterman.

Just looked at the websites for my local TV news stations and not one of them has an identifiable story about the “Trump as Jesus” post.

Our media system needs to be taken down to the studs and totally rebuilt. There is no easy fix for this.

FFS.

When we reach the end of this, more must be done to radically remake the press in the US. That he is this far off the deep end and no mainstream outlets wants to admit it is an absolute fucking disgrace.

Four minutes in to this absolute gem:

Engaging with bad faith actors is definitely not a good thing and does not produce satisfactory outcomes.

Feels controversial to say this but aggressively fighting for a liberal democracy is a good thing.

It just hit me that this is the defining feature of this platform.

Why are they “scorning Israel” Washington Post Opinions?

Contrary to public perception a huge % of pregnant teenagers in the 1990s were impregnated by adult men. The younger they were, the larger the average age gap between mother and father was. Fixing teen pregnancy was in part a clampdown on statutory rape. That's what conservatives want to reverse.

I remember listening to Dan Pfieffer on PSA and he was walking through his approach to designing messages based on polling and I ended up getting very sick to my stomach as I realized we were fucking doomed.

I live in this world (as an academic) and my sense is that they are focused on linearly assessed message effects with a focus on very, very short term reactions. IOW, when testing messages, they are looking at what “moves the needle”.

Well, this Mr. Thiessen should just shut the fuck up then.

I would refer you to the Mannequin 2 episode of HDTGM where this is discussed in considerable depth.