I still have not forgotten the horror show when covid really hit. I watched replugs play along with dumps lies ,creating unbelievable chaos.
Hospital workers were threatened by the families of the covid victims even as they attempted to save them. The full gop went along for the ride, creating whole "social distancing & masks fiasco. I will never forgive replug for this.
We've seen this before. These people might be eccentrics but their "mistrust" of empirical reality is a lie, a calculating tactic designed to manipulate followers.
Orwell saw this coming when in 1984 he wrote, "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
Hannah Arendt said in her last public interview, "What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed; how can you have an opinion if you are not informed? If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer. This is because lies, by their very nature, have to be changed, and a lying government has constantly to rewrite its own history. On the receiving end you get not only one lie—a lie which you could go on for the rest of your days—but you get a great number of lies, depending on how the political wind blows. And a people that no longer can believe anything cannot make up its mind. It is deprived not only of its capacity to act but also of its capacity to think and to judge. And with such a people you can then do what you please."
It's more than cynical, and it very dangerous to the people trying to pull it off. First, no lie is true just because it's echoed endlessly. Second, these liars depend absolutely on all the other liars in their phalanx keeping up the lie. That's impossible when they're all just opportunists and mutual competitors. Third, no matter how much they try to suppress and groom evidence, in this time in history, the sheer volume, availability, ubiquity, and utility of evidence is greater than ever, so the incentives and oppportunities for people to open their eyes for their own good are irresistible, sooner or later, for anyone with an ounce of sense; meaning that the intense competition inside the Right to secure the stupidest, most obtuse voters is the key to their next election. Keeping those voters in a constant state of mindlessness combined with visceral rage is impossible forever.
The rank-and-file GOP voters aren't an asset to their party. They're a threat to it, like a pile of dry tinder. One hurricane, one disaster, one more asshole deserting his freezing voters for Cancun could ignite them, and the Republicans suffer from all the hubris they need to make their voters see at last what Republicans in their districts have cost them. Resistance to empirical reality has never made it go away. Meanwhile, surrendering empiricism as a competitive weapon in politics, war, science, etc., has never been a winning tactic. Obtuse as the Democrats are, they might understand this soon.
A late note: As a citizen of Florida I would love to see Lara Trump appointed to the Senate that already has good number of Republican mediocrities seated.
The more that Trump forces bizarre and incompetent people into his cabinet and Congressional Republicans promote mediocre and incompetent people in the Congress the sooner the Krazy Klown Kar comes careening off the train tracks.
Another great 'Shots'. thanks guys. while I've got you.... can you tell us what the big 'secret' was that Trump shared with Mike Johnson that got all the commentators talking, wondering, worrying? Didn't Trump say he was gonna do the big reveal after the election? Maybe Marc Caputo can find out...... I'll stay tuned.
Medicare recipients already broke for Trump in substantial numbers.
Dr. Oz would be a perfect point man (snake oil salesman) to rebuild Medicare as a Medicare "Advantage" plan. The Republicans will try to shift as many people into the "Advantage" plans as possible and eventually Parts A,B and D will be phased out leaving only what is now Part C and younger enrollees will have no other option. The only thing Medicare will do is funnel tax funds directly to the pockets of the insurance companies.
By nominating Gaetz, Trump tells would-be oligarch cronies that—if they defer to his rule and don’t resist him—they can break civil and criminal law without consequence. Wannabe-oligarchs know that being free to flout the law and having inside advantages with regulators are decisive competitive advantages.
Democrats worry that Trump will undermine the rule of law by directing the DOJ to exact revenge against political opponents. But Trump’s DOJ under Gaetz can destroy the rule of law more effectively by NOT prosecuting guilty cronies than by maliciously prosecuting innocent opponents.
By giving wannabe-oligarchs regulatory dispensations and de facto legal immunity—if they back him—Trump can make himself the arbiter of their success, and thereby secure their assistance, influence, and money for his project to degrade our polity into a Putin-style nationalistic, crony-capitalistic thugocracy.
When it comes to vaccines and how quick diseases like polio can take hold of society again (especially if it mutates and current vaccines dont then guard against it) there's literally no time to placate these wack jobs in the tent. AND it has global impacts. Elections, podcast analyses, inflation etc just wont matter again
Musk & Ramaswamy are about to learn a giant issue with the federal government. Most of what the government does has powerful supporters.
The government does not have large projects (outside of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, & the Military). Instead it has departments that have projects that have initiatives. The money is down in all those myriad initiatives.
I wonder what percentage of the federal budget our entire federal workforce accounts for?? What, can they slash a percent or something by cutting the workforce in half??? like gimmeabreak with this performative garbage.... I'm already exhausted... I think that's the point tho if literally everyone except the magas quit paying attention I'll bet that would drive the narcissistic psyco crazy.... can we try please?? Oh wait, the Bulwark would caese to exist as all day everyday it's the orangegodking from top to bottom... thinking about quittin here...
re Kristol's remark: "under the planned supervision of Tulsi Gabbard"
I had to do a double-take. My mind read it as "under the planned subversion of Tulsi Gabbard"
I still have not forgotten the horror show when covid really hit. I watched replugs play along with dumps lies ,creating unbelievable chaos.
Hospital workers were threatened by the families of the covid victims even as they attempted to save them. The full gop went along for the ride, creating whole "social distancing & masks fiasco. I will never forgive replug for this.
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We've seen this before. These people might be eccentrics but their "mistrust" of empirical reality is a lie, a calculating tactic designed to manipulate followers.
Orwell saw this coming when in 1984 he wrote, "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
Hannah Arendt said in her last public interview, "What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed; how can you have an opinion if you are not informed? If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer. This is because lies, by their very nature, have to be changed, and a lying government has constantly to rewrite its own history. On the receiving end you get not only one lie—a lie which you could go on for the rest of your days—but you get a great number of lies, depending on how the political wind blows. And a people that no longer can believe anything cannot make up its mind. It is deprived not only of its capacity to act but also of its capacity to think and to judge. And with such a people you can then do what you please."
It's more than cynical, and it very dangerous to the people trying to pull it off. First, no lie is true just because it's echoed endlessly. Second, these liars depend absolutely on all the other liars in their phalanx keeping up the lie. That's impossible when they're all just opportunists and mutual competitors. Third, no matter how much they try to suppress and groom evidence, in this time in history, the sheer volume, availability, ubiquity, and utility of evidence is greater than ever, so the incentives and oppportunities for people to open their eyes for their own good are irresistible, sooner or later, for anyone with an ounce of sense; meaning that the intense competition inside the Right to secure the stupidest, most obtuse voters is the key to their next election. Keeping those voters in a constant state of mindlessness combined with visceral rage is impossible forever.
The rank-and-file GOP voters aren't an asset to their party. They're a threat to it, like a pile of dry tinder. One hurricane, one disaster, one more asshole deserting his freezing voters for Cancun could ignite them, and the Republicans suffer from all the hubris they need to make their voters see at last what Republicans in their districts have cost them. Resistance to empirical reality has never made it go away. Meanwhile, surrendering empiricism as a competitive weapon in politics, war, science, etc., has never been a winning tactic. Obtuse as the Democrats are, they might understand this soon.
A late note: As a citizen of Florida I would love to see Lara Trump appointed to the Senate that already has good number of Republican mediocrities seated.
The more that Trump forces bizarre and incompetent people into his cabinet and Congressional Republicans promote mediocre and incompetent people in the Congress the sooner the Krazy Klown Kar comes careening off the train tracks.
Another great 'Shots'. thanks guys. while I've got you.... can you tell us what the big 'secret' was that Trump shared with Mike Johnson that got all the commentators talking, wondering, worrying? Didn't Trump say he was gonna do the big reveal after the election? Maybe Marc Caputo can find out...... I'll stay tuned.
Oz is who we should focus on.
Trump voters use Medicare and will want a serious leader.
The rest are making Dems head explode which brings them glee, but Medicare? That hits home.
They do not think Gaetz will go after them.
They are fine with no trans in the army.
But Medicare? They use that.
Medicare recipients already broke for Trump in substantial numbers.
Dr. Oz would be a perfect point man (snake oil salesman) to rebuild Medicare as a Medicare "Advantage" plan. The Republicans will try to shift as many people into the "Advantage" plans as possible and eventually Parts A,B and D will be phased out leaving only what is now Part C and younger enrollees will have no other option. The only thing Medicare will do is funnel tax funds directly to the pockets of the insurance companies.
By nominating Gaetz, Trump tells would-be oligarch cronies that—if they defer to his rule and don’t resist him—they can break civil and criminal law without consequence. Wannabe-oligarchs know that being free to flout the law and having inside advantages with regulators are decisive competitive advantages.
Democrats worry that Trump will undermine the rule of law by directing the DOJ to exact revenge against political opponents. But Trump’s DOJ under Gaetz can destroy the rule of law more effectively by NOT prosecuting guilty cronies than by maliciously prosecuting innocent opponents.
By giving wannabe-oligarchs regulatory dispensations and de facto legal immunity—if they back him—Trump can make himself the arbiter of their success, and thereby secure their assistance, influence, and money for his project to degrade our polity into a Putin-style nationalistic, crony-capitalistic thugocracy.
Didn't Trump end up in intensive care with covid. Is he denying it?
When it comes to vaccines and how quick diseases like polio can take hold of society again (especially if it mutates and current vaccines dont then guard against it) there's literally no time to placate these wack jobs in the tent. AND it has global impacts. Elections, podcast analyses, inflation etc just wont matter again
Musk & Ramaswamy are about to learn a giant issue with the federal government. Most of what the government does has powerful supporters.
The government does not have large projects (outside of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, & the Military). Instead it has departments that have projects that have initiatives. The money is down in all those myriad initiatives.
The example I use is too long for a comment but I wrote it up in full at https://liberalandlovingit.substack.com/p/why-musk-will-struggle-to-downsize
thanks for constantly terrifying us - as if we're not already on edge.
1. Dead people don't vote, or complain.
2. I wish everyone elected to Congress had to prove an understanding of the difference between correlation and causation.
Just remember RFK Jr is brain damaged. quite clearly, and admits it.
A worm ate part of his brain,
And thats what happens to your brain when you get so close to the gutter.
The worms get it.
Trumps just picking someone out of the Intellectual gutter and giving him a good job.
Hes got a big gutter to chose from .
But only a gutter.
lauriemillerjade.com
Congresswoman McBride has more class in her little finger than all of MAGA put together.
McBride had said Monday that Americans manage to work respectfully with people who are different from them every day.
“I hope members of Congress can muster that same kindness,”
I wonder what percentage of the federal budget our entire federal workforce accounts for?? What, can they slash a percent or something by cutting the workforce in half??? like gimmeabreak with this performative garbage.... I'm already exhausted... I think that's the point tho if literally everyone except the magas quit paying attention I'll bet that would drive the narcissistic psyco crazy.... can we try please?? Oh wait, the Bulwark would caese to exist as all day everyday it's the orangegodking from top to bottom... thinking about quittin here...