Lee Atwater had a pungent and famous quote about how once conservatives could no longer use the n-word they used things like “states’ rights” to invoke the same spirit. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration any more — if it ever was — to say they use DEI as the n-word. RE:
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i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial...
Anyway as they pull bodies out of the Potomac bear in mind that the guiding ethos of Trumpism is that the TSA, NTSB, and FAA should be radically downsized and run by dudes whose main qualifications are loyalty are a willingness to say “cunt” a lot
Straight-up Orwellian. https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:s6j27rxb3ic2rxw73ixgqv2p&cid=bafkreia2sezuzcg7rrvxjvrzh3ilnn6sx2l5pocu74kh3nx6dms6y56x2i
The GOP’s and right-wing media’s complete capitulation to the nomination of RFKJr. is a pretty good indicator of what a sad cult they have become. Dude is a career lunatic and they are all in because it reflects Trump’s power.
Calling Seth Abramson “Elon Musk’s biographer” is unhelpful and misleading on the scale of referring to Jeffrey Dahmer as “well-known foodie” RE:
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Just a reminder that if you say tow the line instead of toe the line you are just like Eric Trump. RE:
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There seems to be a surge of people who don’t understand irony, sarcasm, satire, or parody, which is unfortunate because all I have other than those things is pity and disdain
NYT tomorrow: How Colombia’s Harsh Diplomatic Stance Just Made Your Coffee More Expensive
Neighbor posted that she wanted to go back to the old days where there wasn’t political content on her social media so I blocked her so she wouldn’t have have her vibe harsher by posts of people discussing getting passport cards their kids could carry for proof of citizenship
Seems frankly rude and bitter to hold the Hegseth vote without an open bar