Kev McG

Kev McG

@ramburger.bsky.social

Dad, husband. Ram, Met, Bruin fan. Music enthusiast. Democracy lover.

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Walk along the river, sweet lullaby It just keeps on flowin', it don't worry 'bout where it's goin', no, no Don't fly, mister blue bird, I'm just walkin' down the road Early morning sunshine, tells me all I need to know You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day Lord you know it makes me high

Oh boy. Be prepared for Garland-level disappointment if Hakeem gets the gavel. Current Dem leaders will offer only cosplay resistance.

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social

What @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social told me the House agenda will be next year if Democrats win —Reverse Trump’s Medicaid cuts —Extend expired ACA tax credits —Restore Congress’s authority on tariffs —“Decisively” end the Iran war Beyond that: “We’ve established five working groups on affordability”

RIP Catherine O’Hara. Best female comedic actress of her generation. All beginning with SCTV. What an amazingly talented group they had. Better than any other sketch comedy show, by a mile.

Weird week. I went to bed on Tuesday and woke up in 2025. I went to bed on Wednesday and woke up in 2026. I went to bed on Friday and woke up in 1939.

WELKER: Senator, your house is on fire. Shouldn’t you call the fire department. KAINE: I think that’s premature. The forecast calls for rain later in the week.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

WELKER: Massie and Khanna say they are looking at options including impeachment and contempt for DOJ officials. Would you support those steps? KAINE: I think that's premature

Summary of today’s Senate vote in hockey terms: Dems, on a power play in OT of game 7, pull their goalie, win the face-off, turn around and intentionally shoot the puck in their own net.

I’ve figured out why he’s unintelligible - he has $50k in bills stuffed in his cheeks.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Homan: "If the hateful rhetoric continues, there will be bloodshed. People are going to die ... there is going to be more bloodshed unless this hateful rhetoric stops."

Google AI Cloud commercials highlight how useless most AI is. Who cares about the stats of MLB players who step on the baseline? Or how players who tap the plate compare to those that don’t?

Multiple articles in the Economist about why Dems are unpopular and what leadership is doing wrong. No mention of leadership’s unflinching support of Israeli genocide in Gaza turning off millions of young voters. Sure, let’s ask Ezra Klein again what went wrong and how to fix it.

The Economist@economist.com

The fact that Democrats can neither constrain the president nor even communicate clearly leaves their base angry. And on many important issues, including crime and immigration, voters prefer Republicans

Tonight’s #southpark was amazing. We need honest comedy like this to mock the insanity going on all around us. It will help expose how ludicrous things have become.

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37 years ago today Guy Picciotto falling out of a basketball hoop during a concert with his band Fugazi at Frankford YWCA, Philadelphia, August 7, 1988. #punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #guypicciotto #fugazi #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Why print what “He says”? He also said “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective”. Try to report FACTS.

NPR@npr.org

JUST IN: Health Secretary RFK Jr. has removed all 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. He says replacing them with new members will help restore 'public trust' in vaccines.

The stock market is the scorecard for the damage this administration is doing to the economy. The sad thing is, there is no scorecard the average person can see for the damage being done to the country behind the scenes. If there was an index for the government it would be down way more.

If this is the best the Dems can do, and there is no change in leadership, we really need a third option. It’s like they went to a Sotheby’s auction and put up their paddles to start the bidding at $1 when minimum bid was $1,000,000. Either completely ignored or laughed at.

I.G.Y. Azalea@steelydad.bsky.social

Wile E. Coyote ass opposition party

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Replying to @emptywheel.bsky.social

I scratched at this same piece in my article today. The PIA appears to have been an attempt to retroactively justify *not* initially conducting a PIA for the outside email server. slate.com/news-and-pol...

slate.comThe True Purpose of Elon Musk’s Weekend Email Ultimatum to Federal WorkersIn playing these mind games, Musk is ignoring the rules of the game that the rest of the country has at least tried to follow.

How the hell are Dems not doing commercials with this stuff front and center? Musk Nazi salutes, Musk obviously high on drugs at an Oval Office presser admitting he’s been lying, Musk employing teenage white supremacists to steal Americans personal info. Make him public enemy #1. It’s easy to do.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Elon Musk on spreading misinformation about condoms for Hamas: "Some of the things that I say will be incorrect."

Nazis are taking over the federal government. Luckily, they are more Hogan’s Heroes level at the moment. If Dems provide a resistance maybe we can avoid disaster. Pity they are acting like Sgt Schultz, they see (and do) nothing.

Have you tried writing a letter stating your concerns?

Chuck Schumer@schumer.senate.gov

One of Donald Trump’s Executive Orders killed policies that provided a year of postpartum care for moms with Medicaid. How is that anyone’s idea of a Golden Age?

How can anyone have faith in the Democratic Party when this is their leader? What a joke. Please don’t donate another cent to these people.

Chuck Schumer@schumer.senate.gov

It is time to look to the future. The challenges that face America are many and great. The Senate must respond with resolve, bipartisanship, and fidelity to the working and middle class of this country.

Agreed. Pair this episode with # 155 (Waterloo Sunset). The backstory on the early Kinks is insane. A near, intra-band, onstage murder is just another detour on the road to success.

Elana Levin@levin.bsky.social

The Kinks episodes of A History of Rock and Roll in 500 Songs are really wonderful. The research and care and storytelling but also compassion for a range of parties.. (Especially Rasa)

I feel like most people agree with this. I’m seeing all these screenshots of someone I blocked on the other site. Please make it stop.

Kev McG@ramburger.bsky.social

How about we don’t repost every fart from the guy who owns the other site.

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Replying to @quirkypastor.bsky.social

Actually, the idea isn't a bad one. While the Ds are in control, they can subpoena material (such as the unreleased House Ethics report on Gaetz) and make clear the depths of Trump's Kakistocratic appointments. Note: Reminder, Kakistocracy: government by the least competent, least ethical.

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