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Amanda Marcotte
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Wow, you are grasping at tiny, spindly straws. She could pull a name out of a hat and it would be fine.
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Amanda Marcotte
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Wow, you are grasping at tiny, spindly straws. She could pull a name out of a hat and it would be fine.
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Amanda Marcotte
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I hate to say it because I think Biden has been a good president. But I hope he faceplants in the ABC interview and does not buy himself time. Because it's either he does now and the runway really starts running out. Or he does it later, and then we're really fucked.
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Amanda Marcotte
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No, because this is a real story. Stop gaslighting people. We saw what we saw.
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Amanda Marcotte
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Second, it's just a matter of time before Biden faceplants or fritzes out again in some dramatic way. Then the cycle starts back up, more voters drift away, and the infighting continues. But they've lost all that time to get the Harris campaign up and running.
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Amanda Marcotte
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Looks like Biden's campaign is taking the "weather the storm" approach, hoping the media coverage dies down and he can stay without it ever being conclusively litigated.
Terrible plan! First, that won't improve his polls.....
x.com/ec_schneider...
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Amanda Marcotte
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Those weapons were always meant to be aimed at us.
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Amanda Marcotte
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I know. I’d like to quit posting there but stubborn people won’t leave.
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Amanda Marcotte
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Watching the GOP reaction to the Supreme Court's "immunity" decision has been instructive.
These folks don't "fear" Trump, as we've been told.
They want a dictator. They may personally despise him and his smell. But he's their best shot at fascism.
www.salon.com/2024/07/03/g...
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Amanda Marcotte
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Another reason to read past headlines: I detail — briefly, in an easy-to-read fashion — how Republicans spent decades gunning for dictator-levels of power for a GOP president.
Receipts! I got 'em.
www.salon.com/2024/07/03/g...
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Amanda Marcotte
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"Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation responded by echoing Trump's threats of violence.
"He declared, 'We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.'"
www.salon.com/2024/07/03/g...
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Amanda Marcotte
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Why to read past headlines: Receipts! I show both how Republicans make excuses for their party by exaggerating their "fear" and downplaying their yearning for a fascist dictator.
I also show how giddy they are at the prospect of a Trump unleashed to kill.
www.salon.com/2024/07/03/g...
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Amanda Marcotte
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Watching the GOP reaction to the Supreme Court's "immunity" decision has been instructive.
These folks don't "fear" Trump, as we've been told.
They want a dictator. They may personally despise him and his smell. But he's their best shot at fascism.
www.salon.com/2024/07/03/g...
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Amanda Marcotte
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Read the article, which answers these questions. You should always read before asking what I think, on the very strong chance that's addressed in my paid work.
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Amanda Marcotte
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And yes, I was pleased with myself over this: "Of course they take a sex question, and Amanda achieves a rare win: she changes Dan’s mind."
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Amanda Marcotte
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Thanks to Dan Savage for having me on to talk about abortion, the election, "House of the Dragon" and whether or not you should tell your ex's wife that he's texting revenge porn videos.
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Amanda Marcotte
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Did you see the debate? Either you didn't or you're gaslighting.
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Amanda Marcotte
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Stop gaslighting.
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Amanda Marcotte
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Stop gaslighting.
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Amanda Marcotte
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I see people are determined to lie and gaslight in the mentions. Remember: Every time you tell people they didn't see what they saw, you sound like Trump. Do you want to be Trump? Stop gaslighting people.
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Amanda Marcotte
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Please stop gaslighting. It just makes it worse, as I explain in this thread.
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Amanda Marcotte
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..... Please stop gaslighting people. I explain why in this thread.
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Amanda Marcotte
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The worst part about the "clap harder" crowd is they think gaslighting people by denying we saw what we saw is helping. It's making it worse. Read this excerpt and think about how people lose trust in you when you lie to their faces.
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Amanda Marcotte
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Please stop gaslighting people. It just makes it worse.
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Amanda Marcotte
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Today's song is worth listening to. Despite its title, I picked it in hopes of offering emotional uplift in this terrible moment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vDV...
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Amanda Marcotte
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New Standing Room Only! At the risk of angering the "clap harder" crowd, some thoughts on how Biden made it much harder for journalists to give him good coverage going forward.
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Music by De La Soul and Snoop Dogg.
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Amanda Marcotte
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Loving the RTs and likes! But please read, as well. I lay out why the justices made the definition of "official acts" so vague: So that they can rule it's official if it's a Republican, unofficial if it's a Democrat.
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Amanda Marcotte
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In the wake of the "immunity" decision, the shocked press focused on how this hurts Jack Smith's case.
But it's much worse. The Supreme Court just blessed Trump's desire to be a dictator.
And they found a way to give that power only to Republicans.
www.salon.com/2024/07/02/t...
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Amanda Marcotte
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"Indeed, if Trump makes good on his hints he'll stay past his second term, this could make that president-for-life dream a reality."
www.salon.com/2024/07/02/t...
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"His policy arm, Project 2025, has laid out a blueprint for such a dictatorship, including plans to order the military to shut down peaceful protests, the creation of concentration camps, and the mass firing of any bureaucrats who refuse Trump's illegal orders."
www.salon.com/2024/07/02/t...
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Amanda Marcotte
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We know from other decisions that "what makes something a 'fact' in the eyes of the Republican justices was not evidence, but whether or not it fits their pre-existing policy preferences."
They will apply the same to the definition of "immunity."
www.salon.com/2024/07/02/t...
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Amanda Marcotte
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"The guiding principle of whether a criminal act is 'immune' will likely depend on whether the president is a Republican or a Democrat."
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Amanda Marcotte
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Why read past headlines: I, too, enjoy the semi-jokes about what Biden should do now that he's a king.
But I lay out how the Supreme Court created a vague "test" of what counts as "official," so they can restrain Democrats while unleashing Republicans.
www.salon.com/2024/07/02/t...
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Amanda Marcotte
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In the wake of the "immunity" decision, the shocked press focused on how this hurts Jack Smith's case.
But it's much worse. The Supreme Court just blessed Trump's desire to be a dictator.
And they found a way to give that power only to Republicans.
www.salon.com/2024/07/02/t...
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He can barely wipe the eager drool of his lips, thinking about how Trump can order people killed now.
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Amanda Marcotte
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I'm not fine with Trump winning, which is why I want a candidate who can beat him.
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Amanda Marcotte
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I understand media pretty well! So yes, I suppose there's a slender chance Biden does a backspring on the White House lawn and gives a one hour speech at midnight where he sounds like he's 60 again. But I sure wouldn't bet democracy on it!
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Amanda Marcotte
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Yelling at people to silence themselves about Biden's health is not going to work. The only way the story goes away now is if he resigns. I wish that weren't so, but wishes aren't facts.
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Amanda Marcotte
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Read it!
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Amanda Marcotte
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The Biden panic distracted from it, but the SCOTUS decision on the January 6 defendants matters.
The legal impact will be slight. But the political impact could be huge.
MAGA will read it as a license to commit domestic terrorism.
www.salon.com/2024/07/01/d...
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Amanda Marcotte
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"It's not exactly a group of people gifted with the patience and comprehension to understand these nuanced legal analyses.
"Instead, MAGA world moved to declare victory and total exoneration."
www.salon.com/2024/07/01/d...
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"The ruling led to headlines that made it sound like a big win for the January 6 rioters.
"Many are likely ready to round this up to a total victory — and a reassurance they won't be prosecuted for future violence."
www.salon.com/2024/07/01/d...
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Amanda Marcotte
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(Not an invite to discuss the Biden story. I may have more later, but this is about the court.)
Why to read past headlines: I defer to experts on legal analysis. My value-add is how MAGA is already reading this as a "go" signal for violence.
www.salon.com/2024/07/01/d...
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Amanda Marcotte
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The Biden panic distracted from it, but the SCOTUS decision on the January 6 defendants matters.
The legal impact will be slight. But the political impact could be huge.
MAGA will read it as a license to commit domestic terrorism.
www.salon.com/2024/07/01/d...
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Amanda Marcotte
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Either you didn’t see it or are gaslighting. Either way, talking more makes it worse.
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Amanda Marcotte
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House of the Dragon really captures the patriarchal lie about motherhood. There’s so much sentimentality about mothers, but in reality, both mothers and children are readily sacrificed for male convenience.
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Amanda Marcotte
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Even Biden seems to grasp that telling people they didn't see what they saw is a bad move.
The problem is he's still not fully admitting what we saw. I don't know that he can and continue. It's a paradox.
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/u...
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Amanda Marcotte
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I'm sorry this is hard. I'm also frustrated. But denial always makes problems worse.
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Amanda Marcotte
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That you think there are only "magats" and Democrats shows you don't get the landscape. This election will be determined by people who are swing voters are undecided if they will vote. Calling them names will not help.
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Amanda Marcotte
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Remember how outraged we all were when Trump claimed his inauguration crowd was huge, when it was obviously not? His argument was "don't believe your lying eyes." Yeah, Democrats have to be better than that or people will have a reason to say "eh, they're all the same."
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Amanda Marcotte
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I do believe the argument was Trump is bad because he lies to our faces about shit that is obviously untrue. Keep it up. You'll convince folks Democrats are the same. "Biden is fine" is just a variation of Trump's "my inauguration was huge."
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