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One's gonna shoot you in the face, and the other's gonna shoot you in the ass. Leftists: Um, I'm not voting for *anyone* who shoots me. Centrists: Well now you're just being unreasonable.

Republicans are the party of rape.

I was nominally aware of Hasan Piker for a while, but this weird obsession with him from the right, mainstream news, and corporate Dem has me watching more often. I caught some of his event with Omar, and it's all like "Hey, let's take care of people so they don't die". Normal, nice things.

The list of people the president has raped is bigger than the Cheesecake Factory menu.

The elections are on next Tuesday, and so much is at stake, including the soul of the Democratic Party when it comes to transgender people. I am asking you to leave a very small number of races blank in which a Democrat has embraced extreme anti-trans hate. I make my case here.

I really don't like being skeptical, but I can see Trump/DOJ stopping all investigations into Omar, and the Dems just going back to business as usual. Patting themselves on the back saying "we won". I hope I'm wrong.

NEWS --> Dems are planning novel ways to wield power of the purse against Trump's corrupt prosecutions of critics like Ilhan Omar if they win House. Reps Pramila Jayapal and Jamie Raskin tell me a range of aggressive tactics will be deployed. Details in my new piece: newrepublic.com/article/2171...

Possible reasons Dems keep doing this: 1. Advisors are ops, and they've been duped 2. They've been Twitter-pilled and have broken brains 3. They just aren't very smart 4. Their hatred for trans people is just that bad (see #2) If 1, fire them & apologize. The others mean you don't deserve the job

Anti-trans Democrats are spreading poison when we can least afford it, during elections in this ongoing fascist takeover. As a strategy, it’s a recipe for failure. As a moral stand, it’s reprehensible. PS I’m the father of young trans woman and I’ll never forgive anyone who makes her life harder.

Hasan P is doing double stream numbers going after Ethan Klein and his breakdown. We reward the most pointless things.

Sometimes I wish I got a degree in journalism, then worked my way up to being in the press pool, just so I could ask "Do you denounce child rape?" of the VP.

Every Republican who has not called for Trump's resignation is complicit, and should never hold office or be taken seriously ever again. Banished from all media and anything related to governance.

This might be the first murder she DOESN'T justify.

Unfortunately there are people who care about trans people having rights who are not trans people themselves and I’m sure that the number will suddenly grow exponentially post election when candidates have lost and you’re looking for someone to blame that isn’t the candidates themselves

Saw the Musk documentary, and it's very well done. At some point, some one will need to reckon with the fact that Kara Swisher happily propped (props?) up the worst people and has benefitted from it. But we can do that later.

Yes, I will vote for Talarico. But when I'm doing it, I'll be giving him the biggest double-middle-fingers. Then immediately start looking for someone who can primary him in 6 years.

I'll just say, if someone was wanting to criminalize "white dude independent journalists" but was great on literally everything else, I would not chastise you for not voting for them. Your "purity politics" might be someone else's life.

I would venture to say that merely posting over there is a political statement. Intentional or not. You can say "I'm just buying a COUCH from Pol Pot. That doesn't mean I support his actions" all you want, but you're still giving money to Pol Pot.

All good news, but I wonder how trustworthy these polls are. Anecdotally, I have a brother-in-law who has just stopped talking about politics, and went from Ted Cruz/Trump/etc yard signs every two years to nothing. I guarantee he will still vote for Paxton. Is there an "ashamed right" to consider?

Pretty sure this is all Twitter-pilled people. You have centrist Dems demanding a more forceful condemnation of Hasan Piker (weird thing to focus on) and progs claiming they all want him to lose because he's anti-Zionist. In the real world, people are just doing their things.

I know there's a ton of shit happening everywhere, but the easy access to online gambling is what I'm predicting will cause the most immediate harm to the greatest number of people in the US. Without regulation, I predict personal bankruptcy will exceed medical by a LOT.

tucker carlson is a foppish frozen TV dinner empire heir, a virulent bigot, and a grotesque opportunist/propagandist. it's embarrassing that NPR editors think he needs more attention for his phony-ass pivot away from a nightmare he helped build

They can't help themselves. They lie by saying he "entered illegally." He entered with DHS permission under the CBP One program. Literally waited for an appointment to become available and entered with his appointment exactly as the U.S. government told him he should.

And Talarico not having a statement yet is a bit maddening. Like, you're just going to say "independent investigation" or some pointless shit, so why not release the statement last night?

ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.

Abolish ICE

Protests have erupted in Austin, Texas after ICE shot 29 year old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez.

The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning. As the facts emerge, I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law.

As a pragmatic centrist, I read the Niemöller poem differently. After each group mentioned I pencil in what percentage of the population they are, and if it’s a small number I cross off their names as disposable. Poetry is fine but math wins elections!!

I've always despised Johnson, but I thought his beliefs were at least come by honestly. Seeing him cow-tow to Trump at every turn, and so brazenly, has been so surprising. This man has no soul.

This is exactly the fear people have when hearing AOC is talking with MAHA people. It's fine to talk about whatever common cause you have, but NEVER give them a platform or include them in your spaces. Luckily AOC hasn't done that yet... But Bernie's doing it with one of the worst Americans ever.

I'm at the point where, if you openly claim to be a Republican, I'm 100% sure you're a bad person.

I want to be hopeful, but we've been here many times. Young folk always skew Dem/progressive by a lot, but then don't actually vote. Will it be different this time, during a midterm? I truly hope so.

My latest newsletter is a friendly bit of political advice for Democrats.

Trump: "We spent more than $2 billion in FEMA funding. You're waiting for some additional funding. I'm gonna get that to you. Now if Michael loses, I'm not sending it." Crowd: *groans*

Weirdly, Ryan Lewis is still on the Ed Sheeran tour.

Exactly. Factory owners in the early 1900s knew they were causing people harm, but being one of the "good ones" would've meant going out of business. It took laws like FLSA or even Sherman to get everyone on the same playing field. Need the same thing for AI