I think Newsom's team's consciously absurd satirizing social media strategy has at least successfully revealed the hypocrisy in large swathes of the media, who are happy to sane-wash the excesses of the Trump administration's (and the GOP in general) insane messaging (both in content and style) but have reacted super-annoyed at Newsom's MAGA act on his socials.
TrumpCo always trying to normalize the previously outrageous https://bsky.app/profile/melissjpeltier.bsky.social/post/3m2dsidq3722c
The thing about it is they took risks, tried stuff and then started to get success For their troubles loads of liberals trashed him - especially over having far right podcasters on - but this kind of going on each others podcasts is how you broaden your audience via cross pollination (i.e he platformed himself to their audience) Unfortunately the left is to willing to trash anyone who tries anything. We saw this kind of fear with Kamala's campaign. Whereas I think you actually pay bugger all price for missteps
Unfortunately I have reached the stage where the existence of such individuals is no longer shocking nor surprising.
Methinks this might cause one or two generals to resign in protest -- or get fired for refusing to do it. It also sounds the sort of idea that would germinate in Miller's orbit.
Next thing you know the Navy SEALS will crawl out of the Hudson and infiltrate the West Village just to see people walking their dogs and sipping lattes at cafes.
This is where I cannot stand the ones who say "oh but non citizens have less rights than citizens" I guess they will apply to this themselves next time they get snatched out of their hotel room while on holiday in Italy?
Also, does the guy imagine the distinctions between 'detained' and 'arrested' will be understood by a 5 year old?
Little old ladies as well as bigger old men and yuts are being targeted by Trump for carrying anti trump signs. Expressing their first amendment rights. What Is NSPM-7? Over 3,000 Nonprofits Sound Alarm on New Trump Directive More than 3,000 nonprofit organizations from across the country have signed onto an open letter first shared with Newsweek rebuking President Donald Trump's directive targeting groups accused of supporting “organized political violence." Why It Matters The White House last week issued NSPM-7, a missive titled “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence,” which orders his administration to investigate groups it suspects promote political violence. Critics have raised concerns about whether the directive could be meant to chill the First Amendment’s guaranteed right to free speech as Trump has accused the left of provoking violence. What NSPM-7 Says Under the order, the National Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) shall “coordinate and supervise a comprehensive national strategy to investigate, prosecute, and disrupt entities and individuals engaged in acts of political violence and intimidation designed to suppress lawful political activity or obstruct the rule of law.” Lots more on whst it means in here. https://www.newsweek.com/what-is-ns...s-sound-alarm-on-new-trump-directive-10807321
Basically: NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/ NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY SUBJECT: Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct the following: The short answer below: Basically your first Amendment Rights.
Got another email from Veterans Affairs Sec Collins... President Trump opposes a lapse in appropriations, and on September 19, the House of Representatives passed, with the Trump Administration’s support, a clean continuing resolution to fund the government through November 21. Unfortunately, Democrats are blocking this Continuing Resolution in the U.S. Senate due to unrelated policy demands.
But that's the thing. This is an old proverb about gaining and keeping power and position. The right's politics has long been rooted in the gaining and keeping of power and position. Indeed, the foundation of their politics is that only they have the right to power and position. The left's politics has long been rooted in policy and protest. The latter is what politics becomes when you lack power and position. With the former, the left has never understood that policy is irrelevant unless you have power and position. I've said it again and and again and again: the left doesn't understand power politics. It's not in their DNA. Their folklore isn't rooted in holding power (just the opposite, in fact -- it's rooted in protest). And they therefore don't conduct themselves in a way that demonstrates that their goal is to attain and hold power. All of this explains what we are seeing today with the shutdown. The Republicans use every lever and advantage to gain power and position. The Democrats are weakly arguing for the continuation of an expiring tax credit. The parties are operating on totally different planes of existence.
I know we've sort of moved on from the Klein-Coates discussion, but I finally got a chance to listen to it. For all those who are dismissing Klein, go back and listen. He generally seems to have some points of reflection he is going through regarding things he has said over the past 5 to 10 years, or more. And they both acknowledge their friendship with each other, which says something to me considering that I tend to like what Coates has to say. Beyond that, one of the things that Coates, in particular, makes a point is that as a writer, he is different than somebody as a politician and can say things differently, and look at things differently. And it is, in part, his job to criticize politicians. Further, he made a point that he has personally experienced things, and is part of the legacy of slaves, that just have a widely different experience than somebody like Klein, who is White. And while he never did the "I told you so," he did mentioned that his response to events are more jaded because of that experience and legacy. IOW, he saw the backlash coming. It was interesting, though, that they both kind of talked about 2 steps forward and 1 step back going back to the civil war, and that right now we are in a 1-step-back time. Of course, Coates pointed out that the "love" MLK Jr. promoted ultimately got him killed, so there we always need to understand that there are those people out there no matter how much progress we achieve as a society. And unfortunately, one of those people got elected as President. Not really a fan of Klein, but I thought it was a good discussion. And only about the first quarter of the episode was about Kirk.
The racists in my neck of the woods usually go on vacation in northern Michigan. Lot of them own property up there. Mexico ain't on the cards. They're going to places like Florida for instance.