Eron Wright

Trump: "why don't you just say 'yes'?" youtube.com/shorts/7oa9n...

“I told you once that I was searching for the nature of evil. I think I’ve come close to defining it: a lack of empathy.... Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.” — Dr. Gustave Gilbert, U.S. Military Chief Psychologist in the Nuremberg Trials, Nuremberg Diary

It's when life feels out of control that we're most susceptible to an authoritarian, whether in our government or our church.

Recognizing a bad faith plant in a town hall and politely but firmly gutting their gotcha like a fish is an underrated campaign skill.

All the sobbing and bellyaching does not seem very, well, high-T masculine, a major theme for a party marinating in toxic misogyny. Bullies who accuse their opponents of feminizing the country (especially the milit) and target trans kids seem ever so frail and helpless when things don't go their way

This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.

Authoritarianism is about putting yourself in the hands of a higher power. Letting go of your own judgment and having faith. Imagine doing that with Donald Fucking Trump.

The fact that this is imaginary is perfect. The whole premise is based on a fantasy that the optimal form of public education is the midpoint of a polarized society. Just split the difference between the science of climate change and the lobby of denialism.

"Hi there! I'm the Secretary of Agriculture in a nation where just about every single kind of food has been recalled because it will give you explosive shits and then kill you dead. Well, I'm here to tell you about how government regulation and oversight is baaaaaaaad."

Bill Cassidy did not want to personally risk anything for the truth. So he needed a rationalization in his own mind to vote yes for RFK. Cassidy is the only one being untruthful…to himself. Until these guys have the awareness to understand their own motivations, this Mickey Mouse show will never end

Authoritarian abuses depend on willing underlings. This should be met with professional sanctions and disbarment, civil lawsuits, hauling Pirro/Burgum in to testify under oath. Dems should send a clear signal to enablers: Accountability is waiting on the other side. newrepublic.com/article/2141...

The indefensible credulousness of Republican senators like Cassidy is almost baffling. Someone explain it.

Adul El-Sayed was born and raised in Michigan and holds a PhD from Oxford (that's in England, not in Mississippi), where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He's a leading US public health expert. You, Tuberville, are motivated by just one thing: racism. It permeates your innermost self and defines you.

A central part of why it seems like powerful, rich people live in a consequence-free world is that the social incentives to hold them to account have withered. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 𝟏𝟐-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞-𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬

Miller is shocking but not surprising, but Rubio's transformation over the last decade is quite a thing to behold.

Last call. Au revoir et merci Kavinsky 🖤

I lay out Trump's three-part strategy to attack the midterm elections and what we need t do to fight back. Read, share and act! www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

Exactly.

Checking in on Andrew Tate!!

May I suggest that Trump be photoshopped into every ICE encounter, since he likes to be everywhere.

Lindsey Graham was 1984's O'Brien: all too savvy to Big Brother but loves him anyway.

That new Obsession movie is the best thriller I've seen in YEARS. Story reminded me of a Stephan King classic, like Needful Things.

Now we're cookin'!

The world’s most powerful fascist spent his Fourth of July weekend attacking Somali children. This is beyond deplorable.

BREAKING: Judge Sullivan just granted my Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ordering Todd Blanche to produce TO THE PUBLIC, on or before July 2nd, specific UNREDACTED Epstein Files documents or show cause as to why they should not be produced. Details to come! www.courtlistener.com/docket/73246...

And is still completely ignorant about USA's dominance over Haiti, how it contrasts with its neighbor Cuba, etc. No sense of responsibility, ever.

The semi-colon: Claude's tell.

Trump has turned the White House into a 24/7 corruption operation. This is a national crisis. Trump thinks the public will stop paying attention. So I went to the Senate floor to call his bluff. I told the ENTIRE STORY of his 500 days of corruption. 1/ Here it is - in one🧵

Great recap here of the hellacious InfoWars legal drama we've been living in for almost two years now, and the ridiculous machinations we've been going through in order to pay the Sandy Hook families literally anything at all. Good stuff by @lizdye.bsky.social .

Trump's sad on his 80th birthday because Epstein's not around to throw him a proper party. He misses the guy!

Buttigieg: We didn't know it, but we've all been trusting our lives to the restraint of whoever the president might be. And now we have a president who is completely unrestrained. And so the only answer to that is a functioning Congress. It turns out we do not have a functioning Congress.

In my opinion, it is good when a jury of my peers is “in the tank” for my peers. That’s the point of having a jury of my peers at all.

Congrats Republicans, I hope all the damage and hurt was worth it, because your day will come.

Sure you don't want AI to hallucinate, but do you really want it telling you the truth? For all those who harbor (or impose) illusions, the situation is tenuous.

"common sense" is mob logic. Why do we need more "common sense"?

Los Angeles County literally has a fully transparent vote counting process - the entire count is livestreamed online. This commitment to transparency makes zero difference, mainstream press still credulously repeats GOP info bubble claims of fraud anyway.

Give yourself the gift of watching this.

Hard agree on valuing the concept of public service.

faking an assassination attempt so you don't have to go to a wedding sounds like a curb your enthusiasm episode

Some notes now that I’ve seen the transcript of the hearing, thanks to @lizdye.bsky.social . First: the government dismissed the felony count in an effort to convince the judge not to make them produce full transcripts, knowing they showed serious misconduct.

Holy crap this thread

If you're struck at how stupid people seem, remember: we're apes, give us a break.

I'm thrilled to report that Soros plays like Returnal. As always, I love the tradeoff decisions you make in the item pickups. And the psychedelic visuals are bigger and smoother than ever. Thank you #housemarque!

A game on GamePass called The Alters has me hooked. It's weird space horror, like if Mickey 17 were a video game.

Every publication should publish the names and outlets of the people who attend tonight because most of us will want to be sure we never make the mistake of listening to them again.

Whoever called the faction of the press who still want to attend the White House Correspondents Dinner the ‘Access of Evil’ I salute you

The Republican men who pretend to care about women’s sports standing in front of the actual athletes really sums their whole charade up perfectly