Huh?

As bad as it is, and yes, before the apologists come in, yes it’s worse under Trump, Quality of life has declined year over year for decades, under Democratic and Republican administrations.

Biden wasn’t an improvement. Neither was Trump’s first term. Things didn’t improve under Obama. Life got objectively harder for all Americans under Bush. Clinton sold out unions and the middle class with NAFTA. Bush Sr. continued all the processes that started this downwards spiral under Reagan.

Americans are entering into almost their sixth decade of a continuous downward spiral of quality of life that has been a cooperative project under Democratic and Republican administrations to carve off and sell America for parts.

The neoliberalism and the white supremecy required to support it are the core of the issue, and that is a collaborative project both Republicans and Democrats participate in.

Seems like the governors race in California is going like shit

Israel needs to be stopped and dismantled as a country.

Watch… last minute tattoo parlor live stream with Susan Collins getting “das kapital” tattooed on the back of her thighs in a last minute effort to further divide the left on Platner.

Long time between now and November. I wonder if it will come out that Collins has a secret hammer and sickle tramp stamp…

They’ve been able to effectively convince the k-hive that it wasn’t their failure; that it was the failure of voters. Those convinced of this narrative are the biggest threat to being able to stop fascism using electoral or other tools.

Its a bit of an aside but watching Jasmine Crockett go on to endorse Corey Bell, AIPAC super-fan, in the Bush/ Bell primary (MO-01), and also watching her revel in the Hassan supoena; it tells me DNC voters in Texas made the right choice regarding Talarico.

Democratic turn out in primaries has been way up with more informed electorates over all, generally but not always, picking better candidates. RNC turn out is down, with only the core cult showing up, so maybe this is an expected result. Rather than looking to reform the RNC, former Trump voters are abandoning electoral politics for the time being?

It makes me wonder how viable these low-energy Trump picks will be in a general. Trumps ability to drive turn out has never translated to other candidates, and they’ve never been weaker than they are now. I don’t think Dem’s in Texas could as for a better shot.

Have at it.

Unless you can actually engage with the points I’ve made there really isn’t a point in engaging with the cheer squad.

I know more than plenty about AOC, her public addresses, her interviews, what legislation she’s been on and what she hasn’t.

From 2018-2022, she was S tier. Now, she mid. At best. Ro Khanna far better than her at getting things done. Ilhan Omar doesn’t have to trace back her steps and retriangulate. I’m not judging AOC against anyone but her peer group and where she used to lead, she now follows. She’ll need to do better if she wants to be president and that’s just a fact.

The cheer squad down voting my critique in their emotional manner, it doesn’t change the issues I’ve identified.

I want to see her take more media. I don’t think she’s as prepared many other potential candidates (Khanna is a good correllary). She’s been able to stick to very safe media spaces and that won’t fly in a campaign. Right now she’s the best option, but I’d rather see more competitive options to sharpen her. I’m also not super impressed with her last 2 years as a representative. She’s developing some… bad habits when it comes to triangulation.

I also think Platner could run. They take much harder media interviews. I think Khanna could run. I also think there are some potential candidates out of Minnesota, what with their ability to show leadership during the ICE campaign there, like Jacob Frey.

AOC has been a bit of a disappointment as she’s become more comfortable in her seat. I don’t really get the uncritical cheerleading,.although I have come to expect it. AOCs political instincts went from great in 2018 to very not good in the previous year, and instinct really matters. Her retreat from even safe media spaces also, pretty disappointing and it leaves her vulnerable in a general. Still great policies but seems to prefer communication via a panel or a from behind a microphone where she won’t have hard questions come at her. That won’t fly in a general.

Big Bobbas Two? Look whose booba now?

I think that’s the other one

I was listening to an interview with a Zeteo correspondent who was also on the flotilla, and was tortured. He mentioned being hit with munitions specifically branded for Texas police units. The degree to which Israel has influenced global law enforcement is extremely high.

It served its purpose. Now the DNC can point to a document and say “See? It had nothing to do with Israel!”

I mean I get why Martin wanted it to die. Its job was to say “See, centrists did everything right, voters just needed to vote harder”, but it was such AI slop it didn’t even get basic facts about the election, or even the spelling of candidates names correct. It was Martin’s buddy who wrote it.

@[email protected] can we be done with Martin now?

Counting or not counting gang violence?

You should go do that.

AOC should be in this fight and is absent.

I’ve been sick to my stomach over this. These people should have been brought before tribunals, not been rewarded.