Really appreciate all the subscriptions to
@FDRLST
Radio Hour. Just looked back on the last month or so, and the guest mix is unique, to say the least. Some recent favorites:
-Josh Hawley
-Michael Lind
-Marianne Williamson
-Kevin Roberts
-Mary Harrington
That debate was garbage but this is the actual transcript of the white supremacy exchange. Trump didn't "refuse" to denounce white supremacy, as much of the media is now saying. Look at his first reply.
Sure, take issue with how he handled the q, but don't misinform people.
"You don't know how bad it is."
This was in 1995.
Exceedingly difficult to find sympathy for people who dismissed and ignored these concerns for 25 years. It was all right there.
A senior congressional aide described the rules package to me as “the most significant win for conservatives in a decade, possibly the biggest in a generation.”
Neoliberalism is shamelessly beaming into a late-night comedy show from your mansion, dressed like Scott Disick circa 2011, to joke about ice cream while unemployment claims climb to 20 million.
Even though it was a dud, "Small crowd at Capitol protest" is still the lead story on Sunday's WaPo front page. Why? Because, as the story's lead says, it was "the most anticipated visit by right-wing activists to the nation's capital since a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on 1/6."
Mind-boggling that only an eccentric candidate like Vivek Ramaswamy made the most obvious point of the night: Why did the RNC put candidates in this position?
NBC News is hosting this debate for two reasons: money and credibility. Why would the *RNC* help?
If ever there were a…
Re:
@ggreenwald
Reasonable criticism directed at someone who writes for a major news publication is not "harassment," whether they're a woman, an intern, or both. Stop infantilizing adults and coddling professional women.
Nine months ago today - on Jan. 6, 2021 - an angry mob attacked the U.S. Capitol. I walked around the complex today and it was very calm. As you know, the perimeter security fence is gone - at least for now.
.
@brianstelter
on CNN going after Fox News’ cable carriers: “Reducing a liar’s reach is not the same as censoring freedom of speech; freedom of speech is different than freedom of reach”
If Republicans win the House and he's Speaker, McCarthy told me he's playing Pelosi's game and booting Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff off Intel, and Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs
The market for CNN+ exists but is tiny. That’s fine if your spending is in proportion to your audience size. But CNN continues to believe its brand widely trusted and neutral when it’s very much not.
Went back and looked at early reporting on the Kavanaugh allegations. Baquet’s explanation doesn’t hold up. The differing treatment of Kavanaugh’s accusers and Reade is a case study in media bias.
Sen. Al Franken should step down. Everyone must share the responsibility of building a culture of trust and respect for women in every industry and workplace, and that includes our party.
This is great. Vitali thought her jab at DeSantis was so clever, she published it on NBC News’s live blog too. Her colleague then chimed in to say the “pale pastels” line is from DeSantis’s stump speech, agreeing it “comes across differently” against Haley too.
Neither of these…
Bre leaves us with the precious gift of her example, living a life of faith in Jesus Christ with strength and love and kindness and humor. Let us use it to better ourselves, and to keep her close.
"Today's Democratic Party is the party of Silicon Valley billionaires... today's Republican Party are Ohio steelworkers, today's Republican Party are single moms waiting tables..."
@tedcruz
told me on Monday. "It's entirely inverted."
This is a false dichotomy that benefits the ideological priorities of the elite left.
@bariweiss
isn't just talking about "conservative viewpoints," she's talking about viewpoints that challenge the left's dogma. (Like the lab leak theory.)
Two major wars, two leading candidates each rejected by more than 60 percent of voters, four indictments against one, the other’s health is concerning to almost 70 percent of voters, no Speaker. 40 percent adult obesity rate, 30 percent diagnosed with depression, declining life…
Lol the wild part about this is that it wasn't just a typo or passing error. In the context of the full paragraph, she's using Wallace as an example of broader GOP trends... meaning she really believed he was a Republican and GQ really didn't catch the mistake.
On a press call, Rand Paul says the headline from the gain-of-function hearing today is: Three prominent scientists all agree dangerous gain-of-function research was being funded in Wuhan
Why it matters: "A million Americans died, 6.4 million people died around the world"
“The far left claims its cultural goals are inextricably intertwined with anti-capitalism, and then begs capitalists to promote its values, which only gives the capitalists more money and more power”
Remember they’re not just criticizing policy, they’re calling DeSantis sexist—all because these people at the top of their industry who think you’re too dumb to handle “disinformation” don’t know basic political history.
Men now comprise only 40.5% of college students and are failing in high school at much higher rates. There’s a crisis among American boys and men that is too often ignored and is definitely going unaddressed.
This is among the stupidest
@benshapiro
pile-ons, given that his reaction is appropriately critical of Trump and also likely correct. Nobody who wants to get reelected would intentionally retweet that video, which is why it was deleted.
We went to northern Mexico in June and shot this documentary to expose the human cost of our disastrous immigration system, which enriches cartels that profit off of every desperate migrant. Some of it’s just iPhone footage but we wanted you to see it.
Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attacks Israel, calls them the occupiers of Palestine.
When pressed on what she meant she struggled to give an answer and then admitted she does not know what she is talking about.
There's some really powerful stuff in the new
@MattWalshBlog
@realDailyWire
doc "What Is A Woman?" The media will undoubtedly run some slick fact checks but it would be hard to undermine the film's message for most viewers. It's emotional.
"Abstract poststructuralist notions like 'silence is violence' became mainstream because the left accrued enough cultural power to enforce the radical binary: progressivism or bigotry. It’s intimidating, from the classroom to the newsroom to the boardroom"
Love the team at Rising but I’ve decided to stop subbing in. I agreed to host temporarily after choosing in May not to do the show full time. We had fun. Now I have to get back to writing. I love the show
@krystalball
and
@esaagar
built and am stoked
@ryangrim
is back this week.
Some news:
@ryangrim
and I are extending Counter Points to Wednesdays and Fridays. On Fridays, we’ll do longform debates and interviews. The first guest is really something, so stay tuned for this week’s premiere. Subscribe for early access at
Big thanks…
"CNN has created the perfect Trump campaign ad. When I say 'perfect,' I mean flawless as the world’s most immaculate diamond; glistening, sparkling, blindingly impeccable."
Most important part of the WSJ story: Gates spox confirms the affair, and confirms their interpretation of Epstein’s conduct was blackmail.
It obviously looks like blackmail, but that Gates is publicly confirming as much is pretty meaningful.
It wasn't just Buckley going after communists. It was people on the left like Paglia and
@CHSommers
who tried in good faith to warn their peers, but were smeared endlessly.
NEW: Facebook Removes
@andrewschulz
's Viral Takedown Of Jeffrey Epstein For ‘Bullying And Harassment’
Facebook did not respond to my questions. Schulz emailed, "How the f-ck can I bully billionaires?”
Oh, look who sponsored Playbook this morning.
To be clear, this is not a grand conspiracy wherein Sherman is taking bribes to dutifully obey Tech. They are nakedly a collaborative ideological monolith, and that makes it worse.
This was not the only such campaign. The F*deral*st did oppo research on me. Mainstream media largely resisted coverage. But the efforts to take down prominent Black writers, intellectuals and politicos is only going to intensify. We are in for some dark times.
One of these is a problem. One of these is a solution. If you don’t know which is which, you have no business being involved in decisions regarding society in any way.
Here's the 15 second version of the ad.
APP PAC is delivering these ads to swing voters in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania as part of a $4 million campaign.
Marco Rubio and Sherrod Brown just sent a joint letter to Labor Secretary Marty Walsh calling for an immediate investigation of Amazon's labor practices.
We told Bre we liked her new haircut. She couldn't wait for it to grow out. I've thought about those conversations a lot this week. Here are my reflections, with a heavy assist from 1 Corinthians.
My two favorite Hilaria Baldwin moments.
First she claimed her parents, born and raised in Massachusetts, could not pronounce “Baldwin”
Second, she said she loved Zara “before I was in this country”