See THIS is how you contrast a politician’s bullshit with what they’ve done or said. https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:s6j27rxb3ic2rxw73ixgqv2p&cid=bafkreidxsejmhf443237scjavqunbsvavrxhibswb3cfol6e3ioitwqdf4
This brings us one step closer to my dream of covering a federal indictment of Kanye West
I am not a Rich Lowry fan. To the contrary, by lots. I am even less of a fan of his characteristically smug, douchey Band-of-Brooks-Brothers defense of Trump and Vance and his sneering dismissal of apt accusations of racism. But it sounded to me like he was trying to say “Haitian migrants.” /1
The 5 Stages Of Elon: 1. Why hasn’t anybody killed POTUS or VPOTUS? 2. I don’t understand humor or human interaction 3. Stop saying mean things about Trump 4. I am a huge supporter of the First Amendment 5. If they can use meds to turn kids trans why can’t they use meds to make my kids talk to me
“We should be able to disagree on politics but still be civil and respectful” is an aspirational norm but it’s not absolute. I think almost everyone accepts that there are limits — if my former friend becomes a literal neo-Nazi most people won’t judge me for shunning them. Most people. /1 https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:s6j27rxb3ic2rxw73ixgqv2p&cid=bafkreihg4lvdleumjrgegquxxtrftyxwdjcyvi7mltufvpzpet3v6gywgu
Watch all of the headlines on this and check how many say something like “Cops Shoot Suspect Armed With Knife, Another Cop, Two Civilians,” which is what happened. Most headlines and even most ledes are exonerative /1 RE:
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The NYPD’s firearms training motto is “hold my beer and watch this” https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-shooting-sutter-ave-subway-sta...
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The NYPD’s firearms training motto is “hold my beer and watch this” [www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...](
NYPD officer, 2 bystanders shot on Brooklyn subway platform when police fire on armed suspect, authorities say
An NYPD officer was shot when police opened fire on a suspect at an L train subway station in Brooklyn, authorities said.
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NYPD officer, 2 bystanders shot on Brooklyn subway platform when police fire on armed suspect, authorities say
An NYPD officer was shot when police opened fire on a suspect at an L train subway station in Brooklyn, authorities said.
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Most of the media right now: “When Klansmen burn crosses on the lawns of black families, some people claim they can hear the echoes of past racism.”
Blue Cross/Blue Shield trains people to find really very polite ways to say "hey we noticed from your health insurance charges that you are seriously fucked up, would you like to hear about some of the other services available for free to seriously fucked up people." It's kind of charming somehow.
The “Haitians eat cats” thing is not just an appeal to racists. It’s an end-zone dance, a celebration of how far the American Right has successfully shoved the Overton Window back to where they can revel in being openly, overtly racist. It’s glee over the abandonment of pretense.