THE CLAIM: Donald Trump referred to his political opponents as "vermin" who are "poisoning the blood of the country."
FACTCHECK: Trump did make these statements using these exact words, but it being true is potentially very damaging politically to Donald Trump.
OUR RATING: Mostly false
On the one hand I’m glad things are going well, on the other hand I’m increasingly furious at how easy it appears to be to beat the GOP at their own game and how we could have been doing this from the start but the Dems have been too chickenshit to play until now.
Here's the strongest argument against picking Walz:
It'll set expectations *too* high.
Picking Walz would be smart and strategic and delightful.
Does the Democratic Party really want its supporters to start expecting smart/strategic/delightful on a regular basis?!?
people who worked on harris 2020, o'rourke 2018, clinton 2016 and 2008, and mondale 1980 love to be like "you dumbass leftists have no idea how to WIN"
In 9th grade, a girl made a fake Facebook account of a hot guy, and, irrationally incensed, I set my every atom toward finding proof he was fake. I closed my eyes to put myself in her mindset like a master detective. and found the pictures she used by typing “hot skater guys” into Google images.
Imagine the struggles JD Vance's wife has. If she tells him she's angry with him and he'll have to sleep on the couch tonight, we all know how he'd respond.
A joke I posted said "don't speak to me if your sacs are full of anything but eggs". I hadn't known it was Bursitis Awareness Month and it was pointed out to me that many people's sacs are filled with painful fluid. I've deleted the post, spoken with the sac community, and will strive to do better.
The Trump campaign aims to use today's shooting as a sort of Reichstag fire to incite his supporters to step up street violence while calling for more state repression targeting his enemies of choice.
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regardless of what happens with the nomination, i will say this generation of dems--biden, pelosi, shumer, durbin, clyburn--have kindled a deep-seated hatred in me for them and their leadership, which is quite a feat given that i'm a lifelong dem who's voted, volunteered, and donated for 24 years
i think it’s just a reminder of how insufficient he is. if you’re on the fence and asking yourself “is this a guy I’m going to go to bat for right now?” and see this shit, it might just break your resolve
Werner Herzog directing a Maybelline ad: Perhaps she is born with it. What a frightful notion, to be imbued with the fetters of capitalist commodification from birth. It suggests God Himself is a part of our dreadful pattern instead of a refuge from it.
Today the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, being led by the nose by President Eli Capilouto, finalized the dissolution of the University Senate, putting the final nail in the coffin of shared governance.
Mark your calendars, book your flights: Your very own Stan Kelly will be making his fine art debut this fall in Los Angeles.
Location: Subliminal Projects
1331 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Exhibition Dates: September 28, 2024 - Nov 2, 2024
Opening Reception: September 28, 2024 6-10 pm
