J.M. Berger

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gotta love a guardian live blog

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Yeah, the legacy media doesn't talk about the legal issues with the campaign monies nor do they talk about how the Heritage Foundation wants to hamstring the Dems in court if Biden were to drop out.l www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... So damn glad I didn't get that Bachelor of Journalism in 1982.

Right-Wingers Plan to Make it Difficult for Democrats to Replace Bidenwww.rollingstone.com If Democrats want to choose a new nominee, experts don’t believe the Heritage Foundation can stop them — but that may not be the point.

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Compact was a joint project of some “anti-woke” socialists and some “anti-woke” nationalists and so it comes as quite a surprise to learn that one of their senior editors has been exposed as a National Socialist.

no part of this is not absolutely hilarious

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I mean, FFS: Biden has lost a few steps? No fucking kidding! But Trump has been ranting incoherently, about his dream of becoming Caligula, for 9 years now. Biden gets tired and loses his train of thought sometimes. Trump gets tired and promises to execute immigrants to feel better.

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In good, Declaration of Independence form, the Heritage Foundation has not only declared their support for a 2nd American Revolution in the form of Trump 2.0, they are also assembling a long list of grievances, er, enemies to explain why that revolution is justified. newrepublic.com/post/183015/...

Team Trump Is Creating Blacklist of Enemies in Federal Governmentnewrepublic.com Worried about Republicans’ Project 2025? Meet Project Sovereignty 2025.

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Constitution: People involved in insurrections should not be President. Roberts court:...hmm, no, I don't see it. Constitution:.... Roberts court: but the president should have immunity for crimes

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I think an enterprising journalist should name the donors who are willing to throw the country into fascism because they didn’t get their ego massaged on their birthday.

Step down for the birthday boys

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Still weird this very plain spoken call to mass violence isn’t dominating coverage!

Who's actually pushing violence? It's Trump, writes @maggieastor.bsky.social in this great NYT takedown of Kevin Roberts' "second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”" www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/u...

Heritage Foundation Head Refers to ‘Second American Revolution’www.nytimes.com Kevin Roberts, president of the group that has coordinated the Project 2025 policy plan, said it could be “bloodless if the left allows it to be.”

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Just to be really explicit about what’s happening here, the cover conflates age, physical disability, and cognitive disability, and goes on to conflate disability with unfitness for office. It’s utter bullshit.

IMO this is a straight-up ageist and ableist image, no?

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don’t these idiots know fbi agents fucking love Trump lol

DEFUND THE POL . . . Wait, what? www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/u...

House G.O.P. Pushes Deep Cuts to Federal Law Enforcementwww.nytimes.com Republicans put forward a spending bill that would slash funding for federal law enforcement, though they failed to find a way to defund the special counsel prosecuting former President Donald J. Trum...

Hell of a time to be sitting on a needs-editing fantasy novel that is largely about democratic backsliding and living under fascism

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It’s a very obscure question but I did some research and it turns out that the president who led us out of the Depression and kicked Hitler’s ass was actually in a wheelchair? Who knew?

Kevin, I am not a historian, so IDK, but has there ever been a President in American History who used a mobility aid? And, if so, would you say this president who was so weak as to need, say, braces or a wheelchair, is considered to be one of the top President’s ever?

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Lmao they just changed the title of the piece from “Why I don’t vote” to “Why I won’t vote” rather than tell readers that the guy actually does vote

That last bit is the most Olivia Nuzzi thing ever.

Amazing the Olivia Nuzzi story can’t get a single person to go on the record, and the strongest evidence against Biden’s mental health is he didn’t remember her name.

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It’s legitimately amazing no donor would give their name to call Biden old or forgetful.

Amazing the Olivia Nuzzi story can’t get a single person to go on the record, and the strongest evidence against Biden’s mental health is he didn’t remember her name.

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The New York Times Crisis of Confidence: badly shaken in the wake of bad editorial decisions, many are calling for the paper to resign.

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The CW like 10 minutes ago - which I think was correct - was that the best Dem scenario is a "referendum" election about Trump. Focus on his criminal behavior and record. Hard to do that when BIDEN OLD drowns you out. Putting the Dem contenders onstage now to hash out their weaknesses? Insane idea!

Wild to watch horserace journalists suggest the most politically suicidal shit and pretend it's savvy. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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When I first saw this I thought "no, that can't possibly be true." But alas, the Times did indeed choose today of all days to publish a right winger's recycled piece about how they don't vote, failing to mention that the author basically thinks absolutist theocracies are cool.

On INDEPENDENCE DAY they published this. ON THE FOURTH OF JULY 2024 THE NEW YORK TIMES TOLD PEOPLE NOT TO VOTE. I'm furious.

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Not only is this guy an asshole, he’s also wrong: many, many pre-modern regimes were very unstable and changed frequently. The difference is this change would come from civil wars between rival elite factions, wars that reliably immiserated the population

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Why I Don't Vote (OK, I Do Vote, but I Would Like to Discourage You, NY Times Reader, For Doing So For Some Reason) Via @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us

Man, if it turns out that the right winger telling NY Times readers that they should follow his example and not vote did in fact vote in the last two elections, the Times should add this to the piece. Better than a retraction, since it illustrates a willful hypocrisy.

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also he literally does vote that shit is public record

1. The guy who wrote the "don't vote" essay says we're obligated as Americans to root for the Michigan Wolverines www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/o... 2. he lives in 3 Rivers, MI & says your vote doesn't matter "even in municipal races." I found EIGHT elections in the past 10y decided by 1 vote there

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He voted in both 2020 and 2022.

And it's not just that they don't create *social* benefits; they don't create *business* benefits! They don't create profits! They just consume resources! It's mystifying!

The environmental toll of AI is obscene, especially when things like Google's AI search don't create real social benefits. prospect.org/environment/...

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The environmental toll of AI is obscene, especially when things like Google's AI search don't create real social benefits. prospect.org/environment/...

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Banning medical debt from credit reports. Cracking down on junk fees. Banning non-competes. Capping credit card fees. Negotiating drug prices. Expanding OT pay. These Biden policies don't make headlines, but this is what it looks like when government works for the people.

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The view from Moscow

This fuckin guy

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Either the Democrats will run Biden, or he'll say he can't continue the campaign and Democrats will run Harris. Either is newsworthy, but neither is nearly as radical as running a pro-insurrection convicted felon with legal immunity he's eager to use.

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This almost certainly won’t work but: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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I'd suggest that if they really believe different opinions should be represented then they should publish different opinions. Fascists get a fair shake as contributors. Do socialists? Trans folks? The problem isn't airing different views, but rather the opposite.

Times Opinion would argue different viewpoints should be represented. I’m fine with that (though the choice of opinions to publish defines what the paper is.) But NYT *MUST* disclose agenda and context if it wants its readers to fully evaluate a writer’s points. 2/3 bsky.app/profile/greg...

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“The Rolling Stone Interview” here, which is in our current summer print double issue (go get one, it’s a great issue), seems coincidentally well timed www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Kamala Harris: ‘What Kind of Country Do We Want to Live In?’www.rollingstone.com In two exclusive, in-depth interviews, the Vice President talks about the upcoming election, the Biden administration's record, LGBTQ issues, and more