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[Dob @VPDob1803]

@OddlyIntoUsPol @davidslosttt Way better chance in SC than MS (although both super unlikely to flip) because Annie Andrews is a far better candidate than Graham

[Digital Ground Game @DigitalGroundG]

Stop saying “F*ck ICE.” Tell us your plan to reform it.

Stop saying “Free Palestine.” Tell us your pathway to achieving a lasting peace.

Stop saying “Medicare for All.” Explain how you’re actually going to build the coalition and persuade enough lawmakers to pass it.

If candidates who campaign on slogans instead of governing continue to win primaries, then it’s no wonder Donald Trump is president again.

Something has gone wrong in our politics. While many Democrats focused on governing, media spaces were increasingly dominated by outrage pundits and political entertainers. We normalized some of the most deplorable voices and shifted the Overton window toward post-liberal politics.

Challenging institutions and questioning the status quo can be healthy and progressive. But, we should always ask who benefits when public trust in every institution is eroded. Remember, not everyone trying to tear something down is interested in building something better.

Our adversaries are laughing because, in today’s America, experienced legislators are expected to answer to online personalities and oyster farmers whose entire political program amounts to repeating slogans.

The Biden administration didn’t have to chant “Free Palestine” to pursue a two-state solution, increase humanitarian aid, support Palestinian self-determination, oppose Hamas, and apply pressure on the far-right Israeli government.

The Obama administration didn’t have to abolish immigration enforcement to pursue immigration reform, expand protections for immigrants, and explore practical ways to improve our system.

The Clinton administration didn’t spend every day campaigning on universal health care. Instead, it focused on economic growth, deficit reduction, and policies that contributed to greater financial stability for many Americans, while pursuing health care reforms that ultimately fell short.

Could Democratic administrations have done better? Absolutely. Every administration leaves unfinished work.

But people who dismiss decades of incremental progress as meaningless while offering nothing beyond slogans are not interested in offering solutions.

America is not perfect, but it is a great country. Its strength comes from electing representatives who understand that governing requires responsibility, coalition-building, compromise, and results, not political entertainers selling snake oil, repeating catchphrases, or turning politics into a reality show.

Be gone, @grahamformaine. You’re every bit as disgraceful as the people who stood by your side and still, to this day, refuse to take accountability for the lies they’ve fed to Americans who still believe in our democracy!

[Mr. Beat @beatmastermatt]

The Trump administration is murdering innocent people.

[ESPN Insights @ESPNInsights]

Four years ago today, Novak Djokovic won his fourth consecutive and seventh overall Wimbledon title 🎾

A title this year would equal him with Roger Federer for the most men's singles titles in tournament history.

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

again, big picture, donald trump won an election about affordability and then he

- passed tariffs (which raise consumer prices)
- expanded the deficit w a ginormous corporate tax cut (raises interest rates)
- waged a stupid war (raises gas prices)
- and now refuses to sign a bipartisan bill to reduce housing costs bc he's protesting senate republicans for failing to pass voting restrictions

... while making $2 billion from crypto rug pulls that transferred income from his supporters to his bank account

americans hate the president for very good reasons

[VoteHub @VoteHub]

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[Dob @VPDob1803]

@KJVPopulist @davidslosttt Yeah no way Tuberville lets it get to single digits

[Dob @VPDob1803]

@MetsFanInTexas @comin4castro Collin depends entirely on Asian turnout ngl

[SadVikingsFan @SadVikingsFan84]

@mattyglesias Not a chance, being an evil piece of shit who commits crimes is a feature to Republican voters, not a bug.

[Hunter📈🌈📊 @StatisticUrban]

We mostly know what creates human happiness, or at least we know what tends to. Log GDP per capita, social support and community, health-years life expectancy, economic security and opportunity, freedom in important personal choices, low perceived corruption, high social trust, physical safety, employment and housing security, and work-life balance.

What's far less clear, in many cases, is *how to create these things.* And that's where I think critiques of liberalism have, basically without exception, fallen flat. Yes, it's all well and good to critique liberalism's failings. And there are failings. But no one, basically without exception, has ever figured out a superior system.

There have been many attempts! But none of the alternatives have demonstrated superiority. At best, you get a different set of tradeoffs, and mostly you get just an objectively worse outcome. The best countries in the most objective measures of happiness we have *are still the liberal democracies.*

[Cameron 🇺🇸 🗽🦅 @CameronCorduroy]

his personal commitment to rape supersedes all political considerations, truly dedicated to the game

[Cameron 🇺🇸 🗽🦅 @CameronCorduroy]

the problem with this is that the "far-right who wants to burn down the system and crush their enemies by any means necessary" is a majority of elected Republicans

almost unanimous if you count Republicans that won't lift a finger to stop it

[Micah Erfan @micah_erfan]

The President of the United States hates half of the country.

Never have we had a President that is so despises his constituents.

[Uzih @lemefijiu]

« Messi est raciste »🤡
Alors qu’il tire ses penalty comme un noir

[NYTPitchbot @DougJBalloon]

The Graham Platner fiasco proves that the Democrat Party is far too tolerant of sexual predators.

by Matt Gaetz, Roy Moore, Pete Hegseth, Jim Jordan, Dennis Hastert, Blake Farenthold, Trent Franks, Herman Cain, Cory Mills, Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, and Donald J. Trump

[Greg 🚭🚯 @gregalmonte_]

@NewsWire_US The people that voted Trump in those states :

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

The most shocking part of Vance’s new book: he denies any agency in becoming a Senator or Vice President.

He says he didn’t expect to win the Senate seat, he just ran to make a point about Christian economics. Then, when told he was under consideration for VP, he thought it was a prank call.

Trump picked him by accident, not mentioning the lobbying on his behalf by the top figures in Trump's orbit, including Don Jr, who he called to thank right after he was selected.

Just a remarkable level of dishonesty or delusion.

I believe Vance is very good at convincing himself of the things he wants to believe. This is an extreme case demonstrating that, since it's so self-evidently false, even on an issue that has nothing to do with political views or ideology.

He lies to himself at a deep level about his own motivations.

This quality is what makes him one of our generation's most effective demagogues.

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

Novak Djokovic 🤝 Lionel Messi

39 years old. Winning 3-2 on the grandest of stages. Greatness.

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

Elites self-correct, populism never does. I explain why in my book. https://t.co/gZhtl1OaCV

[Polymarket Hoops @PolymarketHoops]

LeBron James says never winning DPOY in his career bothers him:

“That's the only award that I don't have in my house… That kind of stings. It doesn’t make sense. The year I finished second in Defensive Player of the Year, the guy who won didn't even make First Team All-Defense.”

“I also had an opportunity to be the first unanimous MVP, where I got all 120 votes, but I got 119. It was the one vote, and he voted for Carmelo. It was a writer from Boston, of course. I know his name too, but I ain't going to give him that light just yet.”

“Why are they voting? That doesn't make sense. I don't know the answer, but why are they voting if you're not watching the game, you're not studying the game, and you're not listening to the peers in the game who are telling you, ‘He’s the best player.’”

(via @uninterrupted)