Jon Staebell

Jon Staebell

@jstaebell.bsky.social

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Living in Madison, WI, anti-fascist, pro-Badgers and Cubs.

World's foremost authority on the Dunning Kruger Effect.

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If you think your dad is bad, imagine being Elon Musk's transgender daughter

Is everyone ready for Vice President Aileen Cannon?

Disgusting! The Democratic National Committee calls the Trump assassination attempt "legitimate public discourse." Cancel them! Oh wait, that didn't happen, that was what the Republican National Committee called the January 6th insurrection that killed several police officers. No consequences.

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There’s something really perfect about a multimillionaire country music singer who got divorced after fucking around on his wife singing to a multimillionaire from New York who fucked around on his wife about how both of them are humble small town folks who have the morality lacking in big cities

True to form, the bard of small town, "real American" vigilantism Jason Aldean will be headlining the closing concert at the RNC next week. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/jason-a...

Jason Aldean Song Triggered Renewed Attention On Racist Vigilante Justice And Small-Town Nationalismtalkingpointsmemo.com This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and...

archive.is/2024.07.12-1... Russia is working hard to get Trump elected, says far left wing radical newsrag The Wall Street Journal.

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New York Times Notices: Donald Trump Is Unfit for a Second Term #blogpost

New York Times Notices: Donald Trump Is Unfit for a Second Termlittlegreenfootballs.com After two solid weeks with hundreds of articles demanding that Joe Biden drop out of the election, the New York Times finally gets around to noticing that Donald Trump is "DANGEROUS IN WORD, DEED AND ACTION." Hard not to notice, however, that they still don't call for Trump to drop out. Opinion | Donald Trump Is Unfit for a Second Term (gift link)

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CRUCIAL from @jessicavalenti.bsky.social: The leaked GOP platform says fetuses have a 14th amendment right to "personhood," a radical stance that inevitably leads to birth control bans And despite bad headlines to the contrary, the GOP still supports a national ban.

Don't Fall for the GOP's Platform Liejessica.substack.com The abortion plank is extreme, no matter what the headlines say

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"National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act" signed on July 2, 2024 (this is not mentioned in the NYT reporting)

Breaking News: A Parkinson’s expert visited the White House eight times in eight months from last summer through this spring, according to official visitor logs. The administration has said that President Biden has no signs of the disease.

Parkinson’s Expert Visited the White House Eight Times in Eight Monthswww.nytimes.com The White House has said that President Biden has no signs of the disease and that there has been no reason to update the most recent testing, conducted in February.

Stop calling Republicans "conservatives." Conservatives do not believe in the violent overthrow of the government.

French liberals, leftists, and moderates set aside their differences and united to defeat the fascists instead of continuing their infighting. Know any other countries that could learn that lesson?

Is one of the anonymous House Democrats named "John Bannon?"

Breaking News: At least four senior House Democrats told colleagues privately on Sunday that it was time for President Biden to end his campaign, three people briefed on the talks said.

Live Election Updates: Senior Democrats Privately Look for Biden to Withdraw as He Campaigns in Pennsylvaniawww.nytimes.com

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It's always fun seeing one of my stray thoughts escape containment.

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The authoritarian right has power in America only because the majority of Americans didn't care enough to pay attention, let alone vote. The French saw the danger and stood against it.

Fight against daunting odds, because it’s the right thing to do, and because sometimes you win.

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I vividly remember where I was when the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe leaked. And I’m going to remember that feeling in November when we defeat Donald Trump. You? #RoeYourVote

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PLEASE READ THIS Please. And pass it along.

I will bang this drum forever: in THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE FREE: THE GERMANS, 1933-45 Milton Mayer interviewed 10 ordinary Germans after WW2 to learn how fascism took hold. There was never a moment when everyone woke up:

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At some point, everyone will wake up in night sweats and say, "Trump prevailing because of concerns about his opponent's mental fitness is like Trump prevailing because of concerns about his opponent's email security! Unfortunately, that will probably be in December.

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In the week following the debate the New York Times ran 192 stories about Biden's performance and six about Project 2025. x.com/Will_Bunch/s...

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1. Trans ppl can now serve in the military. 2. Plan B is now OTC. 3. 12 MILLION more ppl have healthcare 4. Vastly improved access to paid leave esp. when needing a safe place to avoid domestic abuse 5. C'mon. 6. Restored April 25. 7. Major expansion of wind & solar. 8. Boyfriend loophole closed

news.cornell.edu/media-relati... I'm looking for one of the 500 New York Times articles that must cover this issue, but can't find any.

Cornell expert says Trump’s frequent phonemic paraphasia ‘are signs of early dementia’ | Cornell Chroniclenews.cornell.edu As the 2024 U.S. presidential campaigns heat up, both camps are watching closely for gaffes from the two presidential frontrunners, in an effort to discredit the other over age and psychological capac...

acasignups.net/24/07/05/let... "Project 2025 would slash federal Medicaid funding by more than 50% over the next decade." From @charlesgaba.bsky.social

Let's take a look at Donald Trump's #Project2025 Medicaid Agenda,acasignups.net Before I get started, I want to be clear about two things. First, what exactly is "Project 2025?" Via Wikipedia: Project 2025, also known as the Presidential Transition Project, is a collection of

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TRUMP: I am going to drop daisy-cutter bombs on Seattle just cuz BIDEN: I'll have the Bob Salad — ha, COBB Salad, whoops. NYT: Biden's Gaffe Sends Shockwaves Through Democratic Party; Trump Pledges Infrastructure Changes to Northwest

what are we doing here? he accidentally said million instead of billion and then immediately knew it and corrected himself. he didn’t “flub a line” and then “make an effort to correct himself,” he did the speaking equivalent of a typo that you know you’ve made and instantly correct

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Every time the New York Times quotes anonymous sources criticizing Biden and urging him to step down, I believe their source is John Barron.

I look forward to all the upcoming NYT editorials that demand Trump step down from his candidacy for the good of the country.

I saw this was trending and had to google it "The post alleges that Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for this year's presidential election, "forced" young girls to "perform lesbian sex acts."

Donald Trump, Katie Johnson allegations: Everything we knowwww.newsweek.com Allegations from a lawsuit that was dismissed in 2016 are circulating on social media.

Every time the New York Times quotes anonymous sources criticizing Biden and urging him to step down, I believe their source is John Barron.

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Tomorrow in the New York Times: "Water is Wet." Elon Musk’s Politics May Be Pushing Some Buyers Away From Tesla www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/b...

Elon Musk’s Politics May Be Pushing Some Buyers Away From Teslawww.nytimes.com The Tesla chief executive’s polarizing statements have alienated some potential customers and may be partly responsible for a recent slump in sales.

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We're in year nine of "Trump is a rapist and a racist and a tyrant and a criminal and his opponent dissed us once and we will absolutely wreck them for it" and it's hard not to notice a pattern

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Hillary headlines in 2015. Don't let the media fool you again. Image Courtesy of angry_staffer.

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really erick son of erick, this is the most compelling reason you can think of

When you're worried there might be a pride flag at semiquincentennial parade

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Things are pretty fucked up and the future is uncertain — probably the worst in my lifetime (perhaps excepting 1969 before I can remember). When it’s like that, I like to think about my grandparents and what they faced and got through with the Great Depression and WWII. /1