[Where is the GOP headed?] Vivek Ramaswamy?

By artappraiser on Sat, 03/04/2023 - 6:12pm |

Im listening... https://t.co/4okuvFZiKz
— Cassandra MacDonald (@CassandraRules) March 4, 2023

Previous thread HERE, covering 2/2 thru 3/4

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https://twitter.com/CassandraRules/status/1632139032636293122?s=20

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Compare federalization of school discipline:

Trump announces today that as president he will have DOJ and DOE take over school discipline of students: “When troubled youth are .. going wild, we will stop it. The consequences are swift, certain and strong, and they will know that.” pic.twitter.com/x1lxzPBwuN
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 21, 2023

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/05/2023 - 2:39am

"Convicted tax cheat announces he still plans to be around corrupting education and justice in 2 years."

Treating every one of his bullshit fantasy proclamations as news continues to fuck us up.

Besides having his university, steak and other scams shut down. He either incited a group of insurrectionists that he'd helped pay for, or showed gross neglect as Chief Executive in stirring them up and neglecting to control them while watching them on TV. Why the fuck is that not background notice of every single statement from him - "note: ex-Presudent Trump iwhose Trump org has been found guilty is undoubtedly deflecting from multiple state, NYC and national investigations, so take any word salad he provides with reservation".

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 03/05/2023 - 3:27am

Kimberly Guilfoyle introduces “stripper fascism” at CPAC. I’m not a big fan — how about you? pic.twitter.com/umbFaiNj85
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) March 4, 2023

Still classier than twerking, tho?

How different? (I presume they are Democrats - can't be sure tho)

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/05/2023 - 1:59pm

More going for that Evita vibe, but the grand dame could dance better (and actually GAF about "the little people").

"Let them eat steak!" she cries while foisting a Trump-brand tv dinner at the crowd.

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 03/06/2023 - 1:35pm

yeah evita vibe is a good way to describe her . shares whorish styles with rapper types but little else. makes me think about how Melania and Ivanka are comparatively ladylike and reserved.

by artappraiser on Mon, 03/06/2023 - 2:59pm

check out his video of the audience:

I’ve seen Trump many times over the years but tonight was different. My dispatch from CPAC: https://t.co/mAGM5UAqp2 pic.twitter.com/qj766Aqfaw
— John Hendrickson (@JohnGHendy) March 5, 2023

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/05/2023 - 5:53pm

VIDEO THREAD: Tonight, fans of Nick Fuentes (who was kicked out of #CPAC for anti-semitism such as praising Hitler and Holocaust denial) gathered at the Residence Inn by Marriott National Harbor to see him speak across from CPAC.

The men yelled "Groyper! Groyper!" inside the… https://t.co/Mn0BpQxLma pic.twitter.com/6KzOe3DnTx
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) March 5, 2023

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/05/2023 - 6:26pm

An inevitable step when political organizations become radicalized is to attack their own who are not sufficiently pure. What’s playing out in @GOP is repeat of Stalin killing Trotsky, Night of the Long Knives, Red Guard, Khmer Rouge. It only gets worse. https://t.co/1pDVnP2Szl
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) March 5, 2023

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/05/2023 - 6:49pm

^ note Greg Price's tweet continues in a thread. Trump not only bashed Paul Ryan, Karl Rove and Jeb Bush, and all neo-cons, as no longer worthy of being GOP, but also Mitch McConnell (as 'China-loving') and basically all 'globalists'.

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/05/2023 - 6:58pm

That is an abrupt shift. https://t.co/VM0uX0JNUt pic.twitter.com/8JliwB937y
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) March 6, 2023

by artappraiser on Mon, 03/06/2023 - 6:20pm

p.s. Ironic that many Dems called for diversity, well surprise surprise surprise, you got it, as fewer ethic groups can be seen as are loyal votes anymore

Democrats, 2012: "Asians? Hispanics? Now and forever in the bag!"

Democrats, 2022: #Democrats #DemocraticParty #GOP #Republicans #RepublicanParty #Asian #Asians #politics https://t.co/8fvF2LQy7G
— japecake (@japecake) March 6, 2023

by artappraiser on Mon, 03/06/2023 - 6:34pm

“Asian Americans are shifting to the right politically.”https://t.co/hZSP2eUpEa pic.twitter.com/uVfZBAdXQV
— Steve Hou (“CONSUME LESS!”) (@stevehouf) March 6, 2023

A critical look at Asian American voters' move to the right. South Asians vote most Democratic; Vietnamese, Koreans, Cambodians, Filipinos the least. Pandemic had big effects. Sadly, religion is reduced to class (religious voters = working-class). @nytimes https://t.co/sFrIIVFjfl
— Jane Hong (@janehongphd) March 6, 2023

How about don’t fuck with education, and don’t dismiss Asians’ right to public safety https://t.co/P45f83CdQQ
— Boba Cyclist 정 (@BobaCyclist) March 6, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 3:45am

as far as NY 'Asian' voters are concerned, personally, I think all you need to explain the shift is to read the banner in the picture below:

America's progressive neoliberals have convinced each other they are fighting "white supremacy" and "neo-Confederates". The have refused to let events like losing non-white voters to the GOP compromise this narrative. https://t.co/v3Y3KtpdeP
— Sam Haselby (@samhaselby) March 6, 2023

but I will copy the rest of Haselby's thread anyways:

Relatedly, the progressive neoliberal diagnosis of American imperial decline is off-base. The politics of diversity (as opposed to the homogeneity of nation-states) are foundational to empire, eg, the US just passed its largest ever military spending bill.
— Sam Haselby (@samhaselby) March 6, 2023

It's notable, for example, that many of my esteemed historian colleagues have convinced themselves two Obama presidencies were just like Reconstruction when one of Obama's legacies is re-starting the slave trade (h/t @DastageerMuska ) https://t.co/D56A9IIrMr
— Sam Haselby (@samhaselby) March 6, 2023

“Asian Americans are politically diverse. The most heavily Democratic groups include those of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Arab descent. The least Democratic group is Vietnamese Americans, followed by Korean, Cambodian and Filipino Americans.”

shocking observation here
— Alexander McKeever (@AKMcKeever) March 6, 2023

Yes. The whole revelation is premised on first putting them in a fake homogenous grouping.
— Sam Haselby (@samhaselby) March 6, 2023

discussion continues on that thread...

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 6:54pm

I'm sure stuff like a mob of Black masked teenagers ransacking a restaurant in Queens owned by Asians doesn't help, especially when a video ot that happening has gone viral on 'We Chat', which immigrants might use because English is not their first language -

http://dagblog.com/comment/325204#comment-325204

The racial tribalism damage done by that one little video is probably incalculably huge. If it were not filmed it would be limited to word of mouth, but now it's allover the world. It screams: don't trust Black teens!

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/08/2023 - 12:18am

more, WeChat is huge in China with 1/6 the world's population.

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 03/08/2023 - 2:57am

he makes a point that many in Florida probably get:

Let's remember it was BAD when DeSantis mixed politics and business with Disney, but it's GOOD when Newsom does it for *good* causes. https://t.co/FQ3RcFX71Z
— Chris Ferguson (@CJFerguson1111) March 6, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 3:51am

Romney to me on Trump’s CPAC speech: "I couldn’t listen to someone speak for an hour 45 minutes. So I simply can't imagine the chutzpah to think the audience wants to listen to someone go on that long. The Gettysburg Address as I understand it, was slightly shorter than that."
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 6, 2023

Romney added: “Well, the president spoke about wanting to take the party back from – what’d he say – fools and crazies and so forth, and sometimes self-own is an ugly reality."
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 6, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 4:17am

GOP senators rebuke Tucker Carlson's narrative that Jan. 6 was largely peaceful

TILLIS: "It's bullshit"

CRAMER: "just a lie"

GRAHAM: "I'm not interested in whitewashing Jan. 6"

ROMNEY: "Trying to normalize that behavior is dangerous and disgusting"https://t.co/PX7FYy9pfP
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) March 7, 2023

Members of Congress from both parties who were here in the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 don’t recall it being a mostly peaceful gathering.

w/ @scottwongDC @lizbrownkaiser @frankthorp:https://t.co/PX7FYy9pfP
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) March 7, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 5:23pm

In 10/15 I wrote that Trump’s strength in the GOP race could be explained in two sentences: “The blue-collar wing of the Republican primary electorate has consolidated around one candidate. The party’s white-collar wing remains fragmented.” Stayed true thru 16; could apply again https://t.co/v1hTrynSdG
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) March 7, 2023

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/08/2023 - 2:59am

The longtime Republican campaign operative who accused Matt Schlapp of sexually assaulting him has publicly come forward after a judge ordered that he had to put his name behind his $9.4 million lawsuit. He's Carlton Huffman. https://t.co/u2WAAyS0X2
— Roger Sollenberger (@SollenbergerRC) March 8, 2023

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/09/2023 - 4:43am

Inside the simmering feud between Donald Trump and Fox News https://t.co/YP6WsFoOyy
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) March 8, 2023

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/09/2023 - 4:44am

This guy works at a major museum in DC, so he would interact with such elites once in a while:

For people like Cuccinelli, the most important things are cushy gigs, so choosing between DeSantis and somebody who will stiff him or get him in legal trouble is a no-brainer. This is a problem for Trump! https://t.co/2NcWP5kTpo
— Peter Huestis (@RealSparklePony) March 9, 2023

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/09/2023 - 7:05pm

“Make no mistake about it, what happened that day was a disgrace, and it mocks decency to portray it in any other way,” Pence said. https://t.co/K0mzr12rYE
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) March 12, 2023

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/12/2023 - 9:30am

There’s something very ugly happening right now: VCs & startup execs who stand to lose their deposits at SVB are going *out of their way* to push a narrative that there’ll be a bank run on Monday if SVB depositors aren’t bailed out by the government. They’re yelling fire in the… https://t.co/6GYfGRczPk
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) March 12, 2023

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/12/2023 - 9:34am

"It's an open field," influential Iowa Republican Bob Vander Plaats said. "There's a lot of Republicans who really liked what President Trump did and the Trump administration did, but there's a real pause. Is he the right one to carry the baton in 2024?” https://t.co/8PLac235SW pic.twitter.com/NUDOq89AMt
— Robert Costa (@costareports) March 11, 2023

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/12/2023 - 9:37am

Lists recent examples

The Memo: Democrats struggle to beat back GOP attacks on education https://t.co/rKzIEkqtrx
— Alexander Russo (@alexanderrusso) March 12, 2023

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/12/2023 - 10:11am

The failure of Silicon Valley Bank has become the latest target for conservative politicians and news outlets in their mounting campaign against ESG https://t.co/QHOe5mdCOk
— Bloomberg Wealth (@wealth) March 14, 2023

edit to add: Bloomberg is reporting on it to their customers from a ttotally different 'reality bites' angle -

Silicon Valley Bank was known for funding climate-tech startups. What happens now? https://t.co/X3hpxsjSyo
— Bloomberg Wealth (@wealth) March 14, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/14/2023 - 5:15pm

Excellence over victimhood. Merit over grievance. Self-governance over aristocracy. That’s what it means to be American. If the GOP owns that, we win 2024 in a landslide. pic.twitter.com/F6DtkSrQCm
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) March 17, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 03/17/2023 - 3:25pm

Andrew Sullivan:

https://t.co/bba6BamTtO pic.twitter.com/wUcxQNvWqH
— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) March 17, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 03/17/2023 - 3:52pm

Incredible ⁦@daveweigel @ShelbyTalcott joint on the new right wing influencers https://t.co/PZeg4hnlr0
— Ben Smith (@semaforben) March 17, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 03/17/2023 - 4:37pm

Besides Bannon's waiting sentence for not complying with a subpoena, he may now face a massive financial lawsuit for stealing Hunter's data. The gauntlet went down March 2023 - should be quite hot by 2024 primary season

(It helps that his backer Guo's rather clearly guilty on a lot of stuff, and will highlight foreign influence, which is always a winner at the polls)

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 03/18/2023 - 3:06am

Ron DeSantis "may well be trying to sound like an ill-informed isolationist, because he is trying to capture the MAGA voters who now support Trump," @RadioFreeTom writes: https://t.co/UmL4Wh9U4A
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 17, 2023

by artappraiser on Sat, 03/18/2023 - 9:19pm

Remembering Jimmy & Oct surprises of old

FYI: And KT McFarland made that analogy herself.https://t.co/H8w3yVnvR1
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) March 18, 2023

Meet the new GOP, same as the old GOP

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 03/18/2023 - 11:47pm

"After Trump told his supporters to take to the streets in protest, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told them not to bother."

https://t.co/jnDW1r11CQ via @politicususa
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 18, 2023

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/19/2023 - 12:26am

Good question:

Do MSM really believe Florida is being run poorly? Are there any examples of Florida being a bad place right now?
— Meme Gene (@pseudnonymus) March 18, 2023

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/19/2023 - 2:21am

Ron DeSantis is asked about a possible Trump indictment. He immediately blasts the Manhattan DA as a "Soros-funded prosecutor." But then he also says, "look, I don't know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair." pic.twitter.com/g63X2U3xlk
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 20, 2023

Trump fires back at DeSantis with some homophobia pic.twitter.com/oSNLDssCVy
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 20, 2023

Trump deleted his previous swing at DeSantis and replaced with a post that goes even further — pic.twitter.com/lKJlp76jg4
— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) March 20, 2023

it's a hot war now pic.twitter.com/MCEl6fpSyA
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 20, 2023

by artappraiser on Mon, 03/20/2023 - 10:36pm

Pence calls potential Trump indictment "politically motivated" but says he would "discourage Americans from engaging in protests if in fact [Trump] is indicted." pic.twitter.com/5PF6sigck0
— Brennan Murphy (@brenonade) March 21, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/21/2023 - 7:18pm

Riding the so-called “parental rights” movement, more Republican-led states are changing the way they fund K-12 education, making it easier for families to use taxpayer dollars to send their children to private schools https://t.co/x79laBxhCp
— CNN (@CNN) March 22, 2023

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/22/2023 - 7:49pm

Trump is aware that Ron DeSantis’ legislative record is his biggest vulnerability pic.twitter.com/xFpp4COFYf
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) March 22, 2023

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/23/2023 - 5:03am

Rick Scott isn't happy about Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski's support of Joe Manchin: "Any support for Joe hurts our chances of getting back a Republican majority in the Senate."https://t.co/v8K73liopZ
— Congress Minutes (@politicongress) March 24, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 03/24/2023 - 1:53pm

Five Rs joined Ds in voting against House GOP’s education bill.

Biggs
Buck
Gaetz
Lawler
Rosendale https://t.co/P4cDmqyXxA
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 24, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 03/24/2023 - 1:58pm

House GOP fails to override Biden veto of ESG investing ban

The standoff was a first test of the strength of the new Republican majority in the House as it confronts the Democratic president in the White House. https://t.co/iniha7YGHE
— KSDK News (@ksdknews) March 24, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 03/24/2023 - 3:23pm

a reminder of the Rand Paul wing of the party:

Thirty years later, Waco is still on everyone’s mind, which is particularly true for the sources in ‘Waco: American Apocalypse.’

For them, says director Tiller Russell, “It is still a deeply present-tense story.” https://t.co/FF1xpDIAGp
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) March 24, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 03/24/2023 - 3:46pm

NBC article is bad juju for DeSantis

Ron DeSantis' campaign is over. Seriously. Fork. In. Done. https://t.co/e1326dLQOW
— Jeff Timmer (@jefftimmer) March 25, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 03/24/2023 - 11:41pm

Embattled New York Rep. George Santos officially has his first primary challenger.https://t.co/omyfIm8OHS
— CNN (@CNN) April 4, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/04/2023 - 11:18am

MTG's fascist lies getting creepy af pic.twitter.com/18NR0ogxtt
— PLZPLZ Follow - Faith Back Rub (@FaithRubPol) April 3, 2023

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/06/2023 - 12:23am

One of those "cancel culture" firings was an actress comparing current hating people for political beliefs with 30s Nazis targeting Jews - I guess some whack "slippery slope" argument, but still not as bad as MTG's Soros (moneyed Jew) & international Jewish conspiracy implications.

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 04/06/2023 - 5:45am

Pillow guy in 2016 - not so long ago

3/ Sept 2021 article https://t.co/rsoezP3zRW
— [email protected] (@jennycohn1) April 6, 2023

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 04/06/2023 - 2:47pm

Alternately, maybe he just went nuts.I'm real skeptical now when I read liberal journos try to imply a grand conspiritorial politcal plot by evangelical Christians, especially when they do it by trying to relate high dollar donations to conservative causes, and imply it's all a plot. Are most evangelical Christians interested in promoting 'traditonal' values and are socially conservative? Yes, they are; not a surprise!. But Jimmy Carter is also a bonafide evangelical, also 'born again" and participated in National Prayer Breakfast like for decades. Similarly, I see attendees at the 2021 National Prayer Breakfast also included Joe Biden and Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush, with TRUMP notably ABSENT. Maybe just maybe the National Prayer Breakfast people aren't evil plotters turning pillow business guys into nuts

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/06/2023 - 7:05pm

The point was Lindell wasn't caught up in this heavy fundamental Christian stuff until 2015/6 - he was just a normal businessman, usual nothing special christian beliefs, and sounds like his immersion into The Family or whatever (not just a palrayer breakfast) turned him i to a much more pronounced believer very quickly.

And you know Trump's not a good example of anything, but nice try.

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 04/06/2023 - 8:03pm

Does Clarence's luxury vaycay sponsor also sponsoring Ginni's work on Citizen's United way back in Nov 2009 still count as liberal conspiracy theories?

Unfortunately it's hard to find an exact date on so many of these older records, but NYT apparently knew in Oct, 2010:

"She began the group in late 200with two gifts of $500,000 and $50,000" pic.twitter.com/Xscb0t47Za
— ClearingTheFog (@clearing_fog) April 7, 2023

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 04/07/2023 - 4:23pm

Has nothing to do with ye olde "evangelicals are an evil cult plotting to take over the U.S.", so no.

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/07/2023 - 7:06pm

DeSantis making culture war attacks on The Federal Reserve:

No, Ron DeSantis, the Federal Reserve is not coming for your guns

Op-Ed by Catherine Rampell @ WashingtonPost.com, April 6

Don’t get me wrong. The Federal Reserve has made mistakes in recent years. It’s not immune from criticism, including criticism of its record on financial oversight or inflation.

And yet, somehow, it still seems pretty bonkers for a major, supposedly mainstream politician to attack the Federal Reserve for trying to steal your guns. Which is what Florida governor and likely 2024 presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis (R) suggested in recent remarks.

As the Miami Herald noted, DeSantis has lately turned his ire toward the central bank and its chair, Jerome H. Powell. This is partly, the Herald noted, a veiled attack on presumed GOP front-runner Donald Trump, who as president had elevated Powell to the Fed’s top job.

Hence, DeSantis’s rhetoric referring to Powell, by name, as “a total and complete disaster” who wrecked the economy, the banking system, etc. Some of DeSantis’s material is pretty standard, the sort of thing that might resonate with voters frustrated by inflation and economic uncertainty.

But like so many other politicians, DeSantis can’t help but pivot from tangible, kitchen-table economic issues to bizarre culture-war concerns. And that’s where we get into looney-tunes territory.

In a speech this past weekend in Pennsylvania, DeSantis suggested that the real reason to fear the Fed is that central bankers are “colluding” with other (unnamed, presumably evil) communist-style elites to block your ability to buy gasoline and guns.

“They want the Fed to control a digital dollar,” he said. “Guess what’ll happen? They’re going to try to impose an ESG agenda through that. You go and use too much gas, they’re going to stop it. They’re not going to honor the transaction because you’ve already bought more than what they think. You wanna go buy a rifle, they’re going to say no, you have too many, too many of those, you can’t do it. So it’s ceding the power of our financial freedom to a central bank which does not have our interest at heart.” [....]

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/06/2023 - 10:49pm

Republicans need to figure out the abortion issue ASAP. We are getting killed by indie voters who think we support full bans with no exceptions.

Time for everyone to suck it up and unify behind @LindseyGrahamSC’s 15-wk bill w/ exceptions. That’s the play.

The alternative is…
— Jon Schweppe (@JonSchweppe) April 5, 2023

first tweet continues with suiciding the pro-life movement. We are months away from that happening.

We just lost Wisconsin by like 15. If the pro-life movement doesn’t figure this out and get the GOP on board, the GOP is gonna just abandon the issue and eventually start telling voters they don’t care about saving babies.

Ego checks need to happen now. It’s do or die time.
— Jon Schweppe (@JonSchweppe) April 5, 2023

It’s not going to get better until we figure this out. We will lose 2024 over it too — and that would probably be the end. https://t.co/Q5R22zKuPH
— Jon Schweppe (@JonSchweppe) April 5, 2023

Please listen to me. The death of the pro-life movement is at hand — we have no time to waste on disagreements over strategery. We need to give GOP politicians a winning message on life NOW. If we don’t, they will abandon us and embrace “no federal role.”https://t.co/44RAsVK4x9
— Jon Schweppe (@JonSchweppe) April 5, 2023

found retweeted by Josh Marshall

and has some interesting first replies as well

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/07/2023 - 6:39pm

mistake, see below

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/08/2023 - 12:32am

There are 100% Republicans in DC *right now* talking about how they have to find a way to back away from Trump before he ruins the party.

They’re also probably already scheduled to go on the Sunday shows and defend Trump because they’re invertebrates.
— Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) April 8, 2023

There's no way that AOC's proposed Thomas impeachment goes anywhere with this congress, right?
— @11demo everywhere else (@11demo11) April 8, 2023

It’s a nonstarter with a GOP House. And even if it weren’t, there’s not enough bipartisan support in the Senate to do anything about it.

If we change the House calculus, we might see a scenario in which Roberts urges Thomas to resign, but we aren’t there yet. 1/2
— Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) April 8, 2023

Protasiewicz WON the race for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat flipping control of the court to liberals. This is touted as a harbinger for the 2024 election… do you believe it is such an indicator?
— Lisa Baran (@LisaRoseBaran) April 8, 2023

I think it’s probably too early to call this a bellwether, but it proves that the media was 100% wrong when they said abortion wouldn’t be that big of an issue.

FWIW, the GOP is behaving like they think they don’t have a chance in hell at winning in 24.
— Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) April 8, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/07/2023 - 10:55pm

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Russia plays weak hand in Palestine
Russia plays weak hand in Palestine

submitted by PeraclesPlease 9 months ago

The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent

Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019

Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024

Read the article at https://twitter.com/HannaNotte/status/1763116222256701787

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Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters
Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters

submitted by HSG 9 months ago

Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

Read the article at https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes...
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/28/brazil-law-indigenous-land-rights-claim-time-marker?CMP=share_btn_tw

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Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (...
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (December 25, 2023)

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds

Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.

Actions to take:

Avoid the area;

Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;

Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and

If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.

Read the article at https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-port-au-prince-haiti-december-25-2023/

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Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis
Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023

A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.

Read the article at https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-08/pakistan-s-expulsion-of-afghan-refugees-risks-another-crisis

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Internet shut down in Chad
Internet shut down in Chad

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All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO

Read the article at https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/1732891968709992511?s=20

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[Economy] where Joe's success falls short
[Economy] where Joe's success falls short

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[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across...
[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed

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BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W

Read the article at https://x.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1731713272942940365?s=20

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Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As...
Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba

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Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023

Read the article at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/manuel-rocha-ambassador-arrested-cuba_n_656d1e2ae4b028b0f3d07478

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[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny
[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny

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[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]

You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023

Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.

Read the article at https://x.com/GeorgeDeek/status/1731020551328579863?s=20

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Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From...
Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From a Neighbor

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

Imperialism for me but not for thee?

It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.

Could we have a war in South America?!?

"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/americas/maduro-vote-essequibo-guyana.html

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[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House...
[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House Republicans powerless

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The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.

McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”

Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf

Read the article at https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/divisions-leave-floridas-house-republicans-powerless-00129200

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‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-...
‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-Pelosi clashes

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By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/30/squad-book-aoc-nancy-pelosi?CMP=share_btn_tw

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US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source
US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source

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@ Reuters, Nov. 29

Read the article at https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-health-insurers-humana-cigna-talks-merge-wsj-2023-11-29/

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Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-...
Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-proofing

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023

Read the article at https://africanarguments.org/2023/11/central-africas-dinosaur-regimes-and-the-art-of-coup-proofing/

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