Aidan Smith
Aidan Smith
@smithasaurous.bsky.social
“Don’t sweat the petty stuff, pet the sweaty stuff” - my dad misquoting George Carlin Portlander. U of Oregon grad. Trying to make it in Env consulting. Amateur runner, baker, politico, and now potter? Sco Ducks. Blazers, Mariners, Pack, Avs fan. (he/him)
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@craighorlbeck.bsky.social I want to go on the record and say that I think one think that will help Jalen Brunson tonight on SNL is that he’s not freakishly huge, so he won’t stand out completely and sketches won’t need to be built around just his stature. #SNL
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it is in fact just the media, which has devoted more attention to this than it has to the fact that multiple republican lawmakers are dealing with “we hired nazis” scandals and that the “we hired nazis” problem extends to the white house
Tur: It’s not just the media, and I reject that framing. 6 in 10 Americans don’t know who he is. I’m not saying he’s the most important person in the world, but...is it worth losing votes you need to win? AES: 10 in 10 Americans agree that they can’t afford the things that they need in their lives.
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This is the same uninspired and uncreative thinking that has lead us to where we are today. If we keep doing the same thing we can expect the same results. We have to be more bold, demand more, and dream bigger.
The vibes may be exciting, but if Democrats are going to win this year and in 2028, they must reject the DSA. If you’re tempted by a democratic socialist this year, think of what use Republicans will make of these victories, and ask whether you want to do favors for fascists.
This is the same uninspired and uncreative thinking that has lead us to where we are today. If we keep doing the same thing we can expect the same results. We have to be more bold, demand more, and dream bigger.
The vibes may be exciting, but if Democrats are going to win this year and in 2028, they must reject the DSA. If you’re tempted by a democratic socialist this year, think of what use Republicans will make of these victories, and ask whether you want to do favors for fascists.
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Stop threatening me with representation in Congress
Trump: "The Democrats are gonna terminate the filibuster as soon as they have a chance and then they're gonna approve DC and Puerto Rico as states. They get 4 more senators, 12 more congressmen, like 40 electoral votes ... you don't want to see me cry."
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The President's war with Iran is such a fiasco that he's now back to threatening to commit war crimes. This is wrong and must stop. Congress needs to end this war, not rubber stamp a $1.5 trillion military budget.
Trump: "From this point forward, any time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the US will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran."
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What 'moderation' really means is adopting the views of a very small group of loud, centrist writers and their big business backers, and is increasingly out of step with (a) the big problems in the US and (b) the polling on what Americans say are the biggest problems they want government to fix.
like 1/3 of the country can't breathe and we've had a parasite outbreak, we're in a perma-war with Iran, but resenting what other people get and policing kids sports teams seems like a top strategy to deal with that
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They’re in so deep with the lies that when pressed they offer no evidence, because they know there is none. This was inevitable, and for them to think otherwise was ignorance and negligence. It was always going to catch up to them.
RAJU: But what evidence is there to prove the California election is rigged? MIKE JOHNSON: Look, some of these efforts are so diabolical and so far upstream it's impossible to prove. But I think everybody knows instinctively that something is wrong here.
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Simply doesn't make sense as a reconsideration of justice. This is a person who actively attempted to undermine democracy, to subvert the will of Colorado voters.
Gov. Jared Polis' controversial commutation follows a pressure campaign by the Trump administration to free Tina Peters, an ex-county official who was convicted of tampering with election equipment. n.pr/4uMbo4k
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They never want to talk about the guns. Ever. Under any circumstances.
BRENNAN: The shooter had multiple weapons. You said he traveled from CA across the country by train. How did he do that? BLANCHE: This isn't about making laws more restrictive BRENNAN: I'm asking about crossing state lines w/firearms BLANCHE: I don't think that's something we should be focused on
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There it is: A full year of days spent playing golf in just over five years as president. www.pbump.net/outofoffice
No one should be surprised at this point. Whenever they’ve been reported as close to any negotiation with Hamas or another foe they kill the negotiator. They aren’t good diplomatic actors to say the least.
APNewsAlert: JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military official says the country is still attacking #Iran, after White House said Israel agreed to ceasefire.