Dave Kamper

Omigodomigodomigod it’s a real book and everything. On sale October 14th!

Your regular reminder that Cenk is a unionbuster.

somebody just needs to tell them a Black Harvard professor was involved

The vile attacks on Amy Acton need to be seen in the context of a party that *needs* people to believe women fabricating sexual assaults is common as rainwater. Because it’s pretty much the only way to evade the conclusion that the president is a rapist.

If folks in the Democratic party cannot find it within themselves to be absolute staunch supporters of trans people's rights because trans people are people who have inherent worth, then they should at least do it because if we give up on trans people, then we're literally giving up on democracy.

Reupping this thread because I'm not sure who convinced a bunch of Democrats that the way out of authoritarianism is to concede on EQUAL RIGHTS, but I can *promise* that it won't work. It never has.

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This St. Crispin’s Day, let me remind you I have the speech from Henry V memorized, in case you had a hankering.

So, yes, they’re reeking of desperation and throwing everything they have against the wall, but remember: that’s how they always behave. They are constantly doing all they can to work the refs and game the system, every minute of every day. So don’t let it get you too confident.

The varieties and quality of cheese in grocery stores.

Conflicts of interest abound. This extraction is draining the Democratic base rather than investing in the party’s long term health, biasing candidate positions in favor of factions with big money, and weakening the party’s stance against corruption. Tough to beat authoritarianism in this situation

Historian here 500 free black Haitians fought in the French contingent with the Continental Army during the siege of Savannah in 1779 against the British.

if democrats practiced politics as well as republicans do we would have spent the last 40 years warning the american public about the dangers of reaganing the economy, aka creating the recession that ended up electing clinton in 1992. instead democrats are still addicted to deficit talk bs.

We don’t talk enough about how the secret behind the success of ‘80s music was cheesy key changes.

Pointing out once again that Manchin has done more to thwart the Democratic Party’s overarching aims than AOC or Mamdani has.

There is something of a fetish on the labor left in this country around small grassroots unions that supposedly lead to greater democracy, but these small organizations simply don’t have the resources to fight multinational corporations.

Inspector Waffles update: made of limbs

Simon Sparklepants loaf update

This Day in Labor History: October 14, 1840. Proceedings began in Commonwealth v. Hunt, a critical early legal case that, two years later by Lemuel Shaw (pictured below), established the right of workers to strike in the United States!!!

Trump's opponents cannot simply wave away that existence; this does not mean he is more popular than he appears to be, but it does mean that he has support that is genuine, committed, and non-artificial, and there is no easy answer to that problem other than denying them power through politics

Inspector Waffles update

Inspector Waffles update

Sleepy Simon Sparklepants update

The tell, to be clear, is that the warrant was served by Homeland Security, aka Trump’s Gestapo, rather than the FBI. If it was the FBI it’d be easier to understand some of the hedging by Dems. It’d still be cowardly, but you could understand it.

we are in an ideological war. these people are literally creating firing squads and shooting parents in the street. and the dems are like "we wont say his name." come the fuck on.

imagine if in world war ii fdr didnt say "germany," "italy," "japan," "hitler," "nazis." thats how democrats tend to sound. who are we fighting? bad stuff! who are we trying to oppose? some bad people with names we wont say! very inspiring stuff (not)

So this is people who reported themselves as Trump voters right after the 2024 election, which is good practice. I wonder what share of Trump voters, if asked now, would still say they voted for him.

Inspector Waffles update: stair ghost spotted

Sleepy Laverne update

a livestreamed execution is just a lynching

NEW UNION ALERT: The workers behind Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering are organizing with CWA! They’re fighting for better pay, job security, healthcare, remote-work protections and strong safeguards against AI. The gamemakers are done playing around!

Wondering how many hours of FBI time was spent grooming this kid and putting a gun in his hand.

The slides that leaked from briefings by US forces in Iraq in the aughts all looked like this. The alarming question was whether they were just designed to snow job higher-ups visiting the war zone, or if the people who made the slides believed they were brilliant.

I saw The Shining at a sleepover at Frankie Marino’s house when we were like eight. Carruthers getting that ax in the gut has haunted me ever since.

Laverne update

Laverne update

Saw Robert Z’Dar (and entourage!) sing karaoke in a seedy hotel bar near O’Hare in 2003.

Not sure about this case, but usually when there were “riots” like this in 18th century England, the so-called rioters would *pay* for the foodstuffs, but at a traditional price, not the inflated prices sought by merchants.

My first paycheck from my first job I got a Super Soaker.

Just finished @nikobowie.bsky.social and @daphnarenan.bsky.social’s new book, Supremacy, and I cannot recommend it enough. Clear, compelling, and accessible, it makes a powerful case for democratic constitutionalism. Outstanding stuff.