100% the constant spectacle- otherwise they’d have to focus on the bad (but sometimes boring) policy.
Biden years had none of this cooked up circus; too normal and boring.
Don’t kid yourself they know they are absolutely getting cooked politically w their terrible bill and rising prices, and they want to create a violent spectacle to feed their content machine. It’s time for the mainstream media to describe this authoritarian madness accurately.
I admire the courage of people protesting the ICE raids in California. I'm against violent protests and think they're counterproductive. I also think that non-violent protests send a more powerful and enduring message. Have long believed in Dr. King's message about using non-violent resistance.
That said, I also hope everyone protesting stays safe. This is a long struggle, and there are many ways to support immigrants beyond what's happening right now in the streets. You can volunteer with pro-immigrant organizations, offer material aid, or even pursue a career in immigration law. I share your anger and believe we can channel this energy into something that makes meaningful change for immigrants. But to do that, you have to stay safe.
@HumbleModesty@azealiaslacewig This thread made me cry bc it’s so great to hear a non-Jewish person acknowledge this beautiful country. It has some super shitty government leaders right now but we know something about that.
The main thing to remember about this Musk-Trump fight is that the Republican bill will bounce 16 million people off of Medicaid and collapse rural hospitals in order to give the biggest tax cut in history to people making more than four million bucks.
BREAKING: A Florida meteorologist just went on air and said he can’t accurately report the weather anymore, because Trump’s DOGE cuts gutted the satellite data he relies on.
We’re not just defunding science, we’re sabotaging public safety.
And for what? So a billionaire surveillance firm can get another contract while Americans can’t even get a hurricane warning on time?
Germany’s Chancellor Merz presented Trump the birth certificate of his German grandfather, Friedrich Trump.
It was a clever jab to remind Trump he’s a German immigrant.
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
@jonlovett I hope everyone realizes if these guys do this to Elon, their biggest benefactor, until he showed some independent thought, they’ll do it to anyone.
That’s the downside of fascism folks!