Ben

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30s, DC area, he/him. Video and tabletop games, soccer, US law and politics, movies. Say hey!
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I genuinely don't know why people listen to Nate Silver about anything. He is good at reading polls. That's it. He has no other special insights or knowledge but he gets quoted as an expert on EVERYTHING.

Nate is trying to influence reality to fit his calculations.

Jesus Christ, the fucking press in this country is such a disaster

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Long election campaigns also put the emphasis, over and over again, ON THE ELECTION rather than on governing: like voting is all we as citizens have to do; like winning is the most important quality in a candidate. GOVERNING. The thing is GOVERNING. Elections should be a means of accountability+

Long elections waste immense amounts of money. they harass potential voters into apathy. They play into the horse-race, scandal-fed view of politics that feeds deeply unserious media coverage. They NOT INCIDENTALLY make it difficult/impossible for campaigns to deal with last-minute surprises.

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note how long it took the French from calling the election to holding not 1 but 2 votes? and organizing the shit out of the second one? LESS THAN ONE MONTH A national election does not have to be a painful 1.5-2 year process! the US election campaign should quite honestly not even have started yet!!

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There’s nothing better than a sad fascist.

Here's some fashy tears for your Sunday.

I can think of something.

There’s nothing better than a sad fascist.

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congrats to everyone who believed his dramatic exit story from the intercept and paid for his dumbass substack

Ken Klip going full Glenn “the far right are my friends” Greenwald

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why did they make a Pokémon rap when a Pokémon polka was right there

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forget about doritos chips & victorian urchins, 1 double shift at a waffle house would destroy any billionaire

what does he mean by “work?”

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This was a speech during which he did not have to answer any questions, he supposedly knew where he was going to be several days ahead of time, and this is what he came up with

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if stealing classified docs and lying about it while no longer in office is an "official act", we are well and truly cooked

NEW: Judge Cannon pauses some deadlines in the classified-docs case to allow for further briefing on effects of SCOTUS immunity ruling

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MARGE: Assassin | Stealth Mode ステルス暗殺者

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reskeet with a tweet you still think about

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If they’re going to replace Biden can they just fucking do it already and spare us weeks of this

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"The members of the mainstream media are human beings (despite frequent appearances to the contrary) and human beings respond to incentives. There is an enormous personal financial incentive to another four years of Trump in the White House" www.oliverexplains.com/p/the-media-...

The Media Rigs The 2024 Electionwww.oliverexplains.com History Continues To Repeat Itself

sir prime minister starmer should be less of a fucking transphobe

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There's a legitimate amount of Biden Replacement news in every outlet but if news orgs choose not to run stories getting Republicans on record on whether they agree with a mainstream Republican calling for executions it will be the natural endpoint of the media's longstanding pro-GOP selection bias

NEWS --> Mark Robinson, the MAGA extremist GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, appeared to endorse political violence against unnamed foes in a recent speech. "Some folks need killing!" he shouted. "It's a matter of necessity!" Video and story here: newrepublic.com/article/1834...

MAGA Gov Candidate’s Ugly, Hateful Rant: “Some Folks Need Killing!”newrepublic.com Mark Robinson, the GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, has a long history of incendiary comments. But he may have topped himself this time.

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we’re in danger

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This should speed up your realization that the ny times comprises people you went to high school with who you didnt think were that interesting or bright if you haven't gotten there yet

NY Times officially abetting the end of American democracy by publishing this shit. What the ever loving fuck

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Say what you will about the UK, but the quick transition of power and the lack of election denial are refreshing to see.

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imagine living a country where the law applies to the rich

Wow amazing how the Saudis keep showing up in these stories where they offer illegal support to far right politicians.

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Attaboy

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The Tories could still win if King Charles has courage.

Reskeet with a tweet you still think about

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It should not be controversial to say that prison sexual violence and/or coercion is never a good thing or an appropriate thing to joke or threaten about, even when the target is someone terrible. It is a deeply fucked up, traumatic part of our carceral system.

This is, in fact, really fucked up

Steve Bannon prison video sparks fury: "Disgusting beyond words"www.newsweek.com The Lincoln Project's video mocks Bannon over the prospect of him being assaulted while serving his prison time.

Luckily for the president, global crises only occur during business hours eastern time

ok he’s toast

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I will never be content again until I make this spam and egg onigiri

FUCK OFF TORY SCUM