There’s probably no connection between Trump’s post suggesting slavery wasn’t that bad, his restoration of monuments honoring Confederates, and renaming of military bases to honor traitors who believed that it was simply a property right being taken from them without just cause.
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Imagine the outrage on the right if, during the 2024 presidential campaign, Jack Smith had sent Trump a letter urging him to drop out “as an act of good faith.”
Ed Martin’s latest stunt: pressuring someone he is criminally investigating to resign from public office “as an act of good faith.”
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The fact that the thing we're calling artificial intelligence can't do math and yet we're jamming it into programs that successfully have done math for decades, then warning people against using the AI to do math, seems like an excellent summary of where we are.
Good thing no one uses Microsoft Excel for anything related to legal, regulatory or compliance business functions
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I know we could say this a dozen times a day about a dozen alarming things but… this person was elected to the most powerful office in the world; the level of insecurity, intellectual sterility is just astounding
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Americans are paying over 20% more for coffee under Trump than under Biden. When Trump brags about tariff collections, he's bragging about his tax on your cup.
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Even when Trump "has a point," saying so makes you look like a fool because you're ignoring the context: the man is a malevolent lunatic whose intent is always self-serving and evil." In this case, even if Trump were correct about crime rates, look at what he's doing,
New in PN: Don't listen to centrist Democrats about crime
"The right response to Trump’s authoritarianism isn’t to say 'maybe he has a point.' It’s to attack him and his allies for their dishonesty, their thuggishness, and their failures. That’s how Democrats avoid looking weak."
Don't listen to centrist Democrats about crime
They're wrong on the policy and wrong on the politics.
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Mesmerized?? 🤢
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Americans will visit Japan and post on social media, “Japan is living in 2075,” and meanwhile they’re just talking about a functioning public transportation system and healthcare not bankrupting people.
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"It's not MSNBC anymore, Lemon. It's MS NOW. We bought the name off of a defunct multiple sclerosis awareness organization. It wasn't cheap, but we were able to save some money by selling Brian Williams to a Saudi prince who wanted to expand his harem."
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Indeed, can you imagine someone elected to a big political job persistently posting self-aggrandizing tweets while taunting and insulting rivals in all caps? 🤔
