Practically Rational

U.S. Veteran excoriating MAGA horse dookie with unapologetic invective. Follow me. Writer. Progressive. Link to my substack below.

[Practically Rational @dcestey]

Culture war politics is not separate from Republican economic policy. It is the delivery system. Keep people enraged at symbolic enemies, and they stop watching the donor class pick their pockets.

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[Practically Rational @dcestey]

Pure corruption. Good on you Rep. Raskin!

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

Kudos to @RepRaskin for filing a discharge petition today to block Trump's corrupt IRS lawsuit settlement—both the $1.8 billion slush fund AND the provision granting immunity for IRS audits.

The settlement is an outrage. It cannot stand.
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[Practically Rational @dcestey]

Your uncle’s story is not a dataset.
One example can prove something happened. It cannot prove what usually happens.
That distinction matters in almost every political argument.
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[Practically Rational @dcestey]

@MAGAWEAVER You’re a delusional narcissist. If you think this was done by vandals and not a single person caught it on camera you are fuggin’ crazy and, since we’re throwing epithets, it makes YOU a fascist. How about that?

[Practically Rational @dcestey]

This is a classic polling trick. They’re not asking people, “Do you support the SAVE Act?” They’re asking, “Should only U.S. citizens vote?” or “Should voters show ID?” Of course those questions poll at 80% or higher.
Then they turn around and claim that means 80% support the bill itself. It doesn’t.

[Practically Rational @dcestey]

@gregonfire You are a gullible dumb shit.

[Practically Rational @dcestey]

@JDunlap1974 Yeah that’s not what he said. Like, not even close. LOL! But most people won’t even listen to the speech and just mindlessly comment. So it’s fine.

[Practically Rational @dcestey]

@LarryJones “Purebloods.” Pwahahahahaha! What a fuckin’ joke. Get bent you dumb facker.

[Practically Rational @dcestey]

@HQNewsNow Integrity my fuckin’ ass! Selective prosecution! Fraud!

[Practically Rational @dcestey]

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[Practically Rational @dcestey]

Conservatives love to say liberal ideas fail in the real world. Fine. Let’s compare the real world. Let’s look at health outcomes, poverty, education, life expectancy, crime, economic stability, and quality of life—and see what we can learn.

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[Practically Rational @dcestey]

@H97539593Joshua @Rightanglenews 20 is the max sentence. This post is misleading. She could, and very likely will, get probation and a fine. This is not a serious crime. But she’s a Democrat so all you republicans are like: “Throw the book at her!” Funny.

[Practically Rational @dcestey]

@chrisoswith1n @Rightanglenews Your comment is barely coherent. Your picture quote is asinine. And you’re a buffoon.

[Practically Rational @dcestey]

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[Practically Rational @dcestey]

Culture war politics is not separate from Republican economic policy. It is the delivery system. Keep people enraged at symbolic enemies, and they stop watching the donor class pick their pockets.

Link to the full article in the comments.
#PracticallyRational #MediaLiteracy

[Practically Rational @dcestey]

@Devlinside123 @TEK10 @WindsorMann

[Practically Rational @dcestey]

@therealZNO @NicoleShanahan Americanism? You mean YOUR version of America. This video is so full of shit it’s hard to decide where to start. Value truth. Pwahaha! MAGA is authoritarianism in embryo led by a malignantly narcissistic demagogue that hijacked the concepts of patriotism and truth.

[Practically Rational @dcestey]

@mapletone @MattGertz @mmfa Prominent right wing commentators degrade themselves with screed that should be nowhere near a conversation about American politics; literally slinging horse dookie. And the person pointing it out is the desperate one? By the way, look up the definition of communism, stupid.

[Practically Rational @dcestey]

@Devlinside123 @WindsorMann Wrong. Putin did those things under Putin. And I wouldn’t be one bit surprised if the most recent was to deliberately hurt Biden’s chances so he could have his favorite puppet back.

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

(📢) PROOF EXCLUSIVE: The Tenet Six Member Who Was Most Active on January 6 Is the Only One No One Is Talking About

🔗: https://t.co/rvFlFl0NRy

This is a saga.

It is long, it builds, and I promise it takes you to places no writing on January 6 has ever gone before. Please RT.

[Practically Rational @dcestey]

@elonmusk This might be the lamest, most embarrassingly juvenile thing I’ve seen in a month. And that’s something because I’m on X. You will huh? Well I have about 240+ million Americans who disagree. And who see you as a man-child, manipulated by racists and cowards to do their bidding.