Jack

GW Alum | Politics, history, and Detroit Lions fan | Enjoyer of most things Philly, Paris, and DC (He/his)

[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

@fatpussyhex Can confirm, it's awful

[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

I got into a long debate fall '21 about who was more detrimental to Dems between Manchin and Sinema. Manchin pulling shit like this to *maybe* marginally increase his Herculean odds of winning—rather than Sinema burning up all her political capital for lobbyists—is why I said him

[Seung Min Kim @seungminkim]

.@timkaine (possibly the most mild-mannered member of the Senate) is beyond furious at the inclusion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in debt limit bill, a provision pushed by the White House (and could clearly help Manchin reelect).

Says he was blindsided by the administration:

[Zito @_Zeets]

Going from Paris to San Antonio, no one deserves such a fate. Wembanyama doesn’t deserve that. No one does.

[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

Instead, she's her usual arrogant smarmy self that asserts she's not only right but even talking about gun control is hypocritical. Megyn Kelly is like Ben Shapiro in that listening to them, you'd think they're smart until you actually look at what they're saying

[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

Megyn says gun control is unrealistic and then proposes increased funding for mental health and red flag laws. How anyone can say she's both serious and politically savvy is actually fucking hilarious. If she was half as smart as she thinks she is, she knows R's won't do either

[Megyn Kelly @megynkelly]

Mental health interventions (smthg real, not the BS we now do), greater willingness to lock ppl up (w/protocols in place for civil libs) who are deemed to be threats, fortification of soft targets, coordination of media response to not lionize shooters, etc.

[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

This is.. unsurprising? Why the GOP would pass up on forcing out the head of one of the most influential opposition caucuses and senior leaders unless they cut a deal to let Clyburn ride out the next 4-6 years. Short-term (and unspeakably selfish) win for Jim, long-term win GOP

[Jesse Eisinger @eisingerj]

NEW: A story about Jim Clyburn, one of the most powerful Dems in the country

-He secretly worked with the S.C. GOP on redistricting

-He protected himself

-The cost? Making a swing district safer for the GOP

From @marilynt2004:

https://t.co/eicQJnmRk0

[Mike Pierce @millennial_debt]

Happy Saturday to everyone except for the sad centrist wonks who spent two years pushing the line that student debt relief was a giveaway to “the rich.”

[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

And just like that the Haley 2024 campaign comes to a screeching halt 2 miles just outside the station

[The Hill @thehill]

Haley says DeSantis didn’t go "far enough" with "Don’t Say Gay" https://t.co/6plqp0Z9AJ

[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

Nikki Haley clearing the way just to run yet another doomed campaign is pretty fitting considering the Republicans she attracts also believe their value is a lot higher than it actually is and that they're not appreciated enough by everyone else

[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

Mid as hell

[Coachella @coachella]

Ugh was stuck in drafts 🫠

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[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

Ben Johnson may be the best thing to have happened to the Lions, that was incredible

[Erik Schlitt @erikschlitt]

PENEI SEWELL IS A MONSTER

[Detroit Lions @Lions]

WELCOME TO THE PRIDE JAMESON WILLIAMS‼️

[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

Is this what it's like to see a creative offense that works?

[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

Clete Blakeman is such a fucking embarrassment to the NFL it's incredible

[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

As if yesterday's vote— to not proceed despite inevitable passage— wasn't enough, Toomey decided to disgrace himself *again* once more before slithering out of DC to his next conference appearance. Absolutely shameless that this is one of the few promises he's willing to honor

[Jonathan Tamari @JonathanTamari]

PAs Pat Toomey delivering on his World Series bet with Ted Cruz. He has a cart full of Yards, Yuengling and pretzels from Wawa

[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

What'll get somewhat lost tonight if trends in WI and FL hold is the difference in the strength of the state party. FL Dems are a dumpster fire which is well established but WI Dems, who are incredible, have been doing equally impressive work, enough to possibly push Barnes over

[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

The NFL needs to do something about refs who cherry pick when to call delay of game because too many like to sit back and watch Rodgers than actually do their jobs

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Perspective: “If you’re surprised by the attack on Pelosi’s husband, or the right-wing smirking about it, you haven’t been paying attention,” Monica Hesse writes.

https://t.co/YTvv3zboAY

[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

The thing with this is the new anti-war left is almost, if not completely, isolationist and the "patriotic" right has moved comfortably into nationalism. Foreign policy, then, only is important when it either provides a win to their candidates or can be used to undermine another

[Jack @viewsfrmtheFitz]

I will continue to inject that Rhys moment into my veins every waking day