An Even Unhappier Ball Of Not Fun

RIP Val Kilmer, one of the greatest to ever do it, a thoroughly irreplaceable charismatic actor

Sad to see that Val Kilmer died at 65. I've loved him since Real Genius, and he was both a good comedic and dramatic actor. I know he had a lot of health issues, but still too soon. My thoughts are with his loved ones during this time. RIP.

2024 Ohio election: Trump 55 - Harris 44 🤷🏻‍♀️ www.wkyc.com/article/news...

Bernie didn’t get the nomination because the Democratic primary electorate rejected him. It wasn’t Obama, the DNC or some secret cabal who conspired against him. He was a shitty candidate who didn’t connect with the Black and Brown base of the Democratic Party. You know this.

"Give the power to the states" was also the pro-slavery argument in the 1850s -- and the pro-segregation argument in the 1950s.

I will just reiterate -- even though doing so has long since become pointless -- that keeping these current lunatics out of office was an entirely sufficient argument for voting Dem up and down the ballot. People who didn't do so should feel bad about themselves.

They said before the election that this would happen. What can they say now except "We told you so"? People who refused to vote Dem are responsible for all this.

Disagree about Bernie. He's ruined politics for Dems. He's ruined a generation with what it takes to get things done in politics. Unrealistic expectations. Meltdowns. Attacking Dems instead of working together. Accepting racism & misogyny. He's not helpful and he's extremely self-serving.

White people demand Democrats save white people from the consequences of white people's actions.

Heading to Selma to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday with thousands of Americans.

Uh yup. And got zero credit from Leftists, and nothing but crap from center-Right types. Both of whom then stayed home 2024

All the Do Somethings should be listening to this call. But I get it, you people don't want boring legal actions or to take time to pay attention what's happening at the state and local levels. You want action heroes, not legislators. Grow the eff up.

‘Prelude to privatization:’ Social Security confirms workforce reduction targets, continues to shutter offices www.govexec.com/workforce/20... via @GovExec

Hakeem Jeffries' job is not to fight. It's not to scream on TV. It's not to lead marches and get knocked upside the head. His job is to hold his caucus together and keep them on code. He's done that --he even had people recovering from childbirth and surgery flying in to stay on code.

Trump and Vance needed to create an incident to provide a justification for their pre-planned abandonment of Ukraine now, then separation from NATO in the near future. That’s what that was all about, and that was always the way a second Trump term was going to go.

Today's Oval Office spectacle wasn't about showing strength, it was about surrendering to Putin. Trump and JD Vance have completely sold out America. Watch @therickwilson.bsky.social n react: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6_m...

Anyone paying attention knows that Zelenskyy is grateful and has thanked the American people more than once. Trump wanted more than a thank you. He wanted Zelenskyy to grovel—at his feet.

For some reason, the media's interest in *actual* signs of economic weakness under Trump is far less than *pretend* signs of economic weakness under Biden. If I didn't know better, I'd believe the media has gamed their ~narratives~ to harm Ds and help Rs. 🤔

Here’s what Democrats did today (February 26):

Anybody who wanted Democrats to do things voted Democratic. People who voted GOP or didn't vote at all bEcAusE reAsoNS *did not* and *do not* want Democrats to do things. See how that works. Too many people on left and right are pushing irrationality and lies as a legitimate worldview.

Katie Phang, Ayman Mojhedin, and Jonathan Capehart are also out. 😒 www.thedailybeast.com/new-msnbc-bl...

Back to Jane’s speech cause she spoke on how after McCarthyism, Hollywood fought back and I’m so curious to see how this industry meets this moment especially seeing how so many have already been so quick to acquiesce to the anti DEI movement. #SAGAwards

This is why we have debt. It’s tax cuts for the wealthy not programs for tbe poor. There are more sources and you can find them easily online. www.americanprogress.org/article/tax-...

Hey democrats, you know ‘democratic messaging’ doesn’t just include politicians, right? If you are constantly bashing democrats then the message YOU are sending is that democrats are bad.

This one trick pony where the so-called progressives spend all their energy on hating their own representatives has to stop. It has never moved this country forward. We always lose when they do this. FFS, turn your fire on the opposition, FOR ONCE! Just try it!

He blocked me too for trying to explain it’s not productive to bash ML Jeffries instead of Republicans. I’m assuming he blocked lots of people for it. White people are *already* such a disappointment at protesting that it feels even worse when we *almost* pull it off then ruin it. 😒

There's a special place in hell for people who think they're too special to vote like mere mortals.

Well Mehdi you did when you decided to start your one man fight to make sure Joe Biden was forced out & then helped a bunch of dumb voters make Gaza their one issue they cared about so fuck you okay?

in the trump administration, “merit” is pronounced “white” like how strom thrumond said it.

Not only did voters put him back in office, they ALSO removed the Dems ability to act as a check on him in Congress. And then they complain that the House/Senate Dems aren't doing anything/enough. Again: Yes, they can & should do more, but at least ADMIT YOUR ROLE IN PUTTING US IN THIS SITUATION.

Millions of us spent 2 solid years warning that this would happen. Between the Biden & Harris campaigns they spent well over $300 MILLION in ads (plus giving many impassioned speeches) REPEATEDLY WARNING THAT THIS IS *EXACTLY* WHAT TRUMP WOULD DO if re-elected.

Another plane crash today, and while lives are shattered, the transportation secretary is busy in Daytona, groveling at Trump's feet. It’s a disgraceful spectacle, as they act more like the Kardashians of DC than public servants. How many more crashes before they put safety over selfies?

“if everyone would shut up about their own struggles and pretend that the blue collar white man is the universal subject, we could win” always reliably leads to an alliance with outright bigots and charlatans.

it’s because what they imagined to be a class first interest in material politics was just a masculinist, blue collar white identity politics. and their emotional attachment to that identity politics curdled into resentment of people who didn’t perform it

After four years of an actual Democratic government under Biden-Harris that gave us the strongest economy in the world, GOP voters and nonvoters decided to destroy the country. What makes you think performative dance moves are going to cut it. We need more voters who aren't idiots.

If you want to know why Trump is able to rule like an autocrat, compare the Washington Post' coverage of the Saturday Night Massacre with Trump doing exactly the same thing

I'm yelling at "do somethings" on Blue Sky who are under the ridiculous delusion that Democrats in the minority can magic wand their way out of the disaster that is unfolding, particularly since a lot of probably stayed home and did not vote in November.

I hope y'all know that Democratic U.S. Senators are filibustering RFK Jr's nomination tonight. They're fighting back, as you wanted. They're going to do everything they can to stop him, but it's not going to be enough because YOU GAVE REPUBLICANS 52 VOTES LAST NOVEMBER!!!