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Kindler@kindler.bsky.social |
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After decades working in public policy on sustainability, gaining advanced degrees in Poli Sci & Environmental Policy, blogging on Virginia politics at Blue Virginia and more, I’ve launched my own journal on Substack (kindler.substack.com)
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Kindler
@kindler.bsky.social
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Yeah, dudes think they’re all safe as long as they support their Dear Leader. Check out some pictures of what Germany looked like after WWII - not too pretty.
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Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan.bsky.social
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Official act. Immune.
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Kindler
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Will be the last of his kind if we don’t re-elect him.
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Radley Balko
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Easy to lose sight of the significance here, but the sitting president just gave a speech condemning the Supreme Court for a ruling that expands presidential power. It’s also a president who stands to benefit from this ruling, given that his opponent is vowing to imprison him and his family.
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Kindler
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Yes and SCOTUS has made it clearer than ever that this is not just about Trump - the entire GOP, even allegedly non-partisan jurists, are fiercely committed to the task of tearing down our democracy in order to take unchallenged power.
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Gwen Snyder is uncivil
@gwensnyder.bsky.social
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The post-Chevron era of US retail commerce is gonna be so wild
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Kindler
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I’d do the same but my iPad would clog it up badly.
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Truth Axe
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Idk if I'm stating the obvious, but justices never write/speak like this. She's telling the world this is a five-alarm fire and the coup is on.
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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis
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God Bless Paul Davies and the @PhillyInquirer: "The only person who should withdraw from the race is Trump...There was only one person at the debate who does not deserve to be running for president. The sooner Trump exits the stage, the better off the country will be."
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Kindler
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Yes, his rallygoers are such a weird phenomenon, like a fascist version of the Dead Heads.
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Kindler
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They're fine with checks and balances, as long as they get all the checks. (Yes, this comment works on multiple levels...)
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Nicholas Grossman
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SCOTUS Power grabs Major Questions Doctrine: If it's a Big Deal, the Court gets extra power, and what's a Big Deal is up to the Court Civil Rights Act: Renewal was Constitutional before, but Justices feel like the law isn't helpful now Chevron: Experts can't make expert decisions, only judges can
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Grudgie the Whale
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Disgraceful. They’ve never piled on the other guy like this WHO RAPED A WOMAN AND LED A COUP.
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Kindler
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Nah, the likes of Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, etc. would be exactly the same even if they were wearing Hello Kitty pajamas.
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Kindler
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There are few things I find more inspiring than listening to a “happy warrior” and Washington Govt. Jay Inslee may be the happiest and most effective warrior that you will find on #cleanenergy in US politics today. Highly recommended podcast here: www.volts.wtf/p/washington... from @volts.wtf
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Kindler
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This great piece shows why Dems need to stay focused on blasting out OUR messages, not just parroting the press or passing along the other side’s messages. The whole conversation about replacing Biden at this point is a stupid parlor game not worth wasting time on. open.substack.com/pub/sethabra...
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Kindler
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If you want to be a conveyer belt for lies and propaganda rather than the truth, sure.
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Brian PJ Cronin
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"A bank robbery is not the ideal venue for a crime-stopping exercise."
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Kindler
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Thank you, @washingtonpost - this is what really matters if we want to avoid another January 6th bloodbath.
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Peter
@notalawyer.bsky.social
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tweeted this four years ago and it pretty much sums up my feelings on this shit
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Kindler
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I wonder if others had my reaction of just tuning him out by the end. How much of this gibberish can average people stand to listen to?
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Kaitlin Has Had Enough
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Donald Trump cannot answer straightforward questions about anything. He can’t answer them from regular people; he can’t answer them on a debate stage, and he can’t answer them under oath — at least if he doesn’t want a perjury charge. And he’s not the answer for this country or this election.
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Kindler
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I hope enough other viewers are like me, who just started tuning Trump out after his bullsh*t reached the saturation point where I was tired of shouting “LIAR” at the screen. #presidentialdebate
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Will Oremus
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It's been a while since I've had that feeling of wondering wistfully if there's any chance the last few hours were just a weird nightmare I would soon wake up from.
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Fiddler
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So I feel like TRUMP REFUSES TO SAY HE'LL ACCEPT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS is a pretty important headline after this
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Charles Johnson
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“Mr. Trump will you just answer the fucking question for once?” — My fantasy CNN moderator, because the real ones ain’t shit
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Kindler
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Biden doesn’t look great but he actually has had some very good moments in the #presidentialdebate.
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Jamison Foser
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Trump, Who Incited Insurrection After Losing In 2020, Refuses To Say He Will Accept Outcome of 2024 Election there's your fucking headline.
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Kindler
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That’s what they get for asking a stupid question about the candidates’ ages.
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Kindler
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COGNITIVE TESTS - DRINK! #presidentialdebate
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Kindler
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If anybody gave a damn about actual policy, Biden would be considered to be the runaway winner of the #presidentialdebate.
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Kindler
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Interestingly, the angrier they get, Biden gets better and Trump gets worse.
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Kindler
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I’m about ready to lose my voice from shouting LIAR, LIAR, LIAR at the screen every time Donny opens his trap. Anybody else in the same boat? #presidentialdebate
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Kindler
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Say what you will, Biden can actually talk about policy issues, while all Trump does is sling bullsh*t #presidentialdebate
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Jeff Tiedrich
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what a great idea it was to give Donald Trump free reign to lie without being fact checked
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Jonathan M. Katz
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Video clips may be Biden’s ally here. He’s landed a few good blows that were hard to hear in the moment but could work in isolation. Also Trump’s overall swagger and relatively forceful voice are hiding his total incoherence and menace in ways that isolated moments may highlight.
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Kindler
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I’m old enough to remember when “winning a #presidentialdebate” didn’t mean “lying loudly and forcefully.”
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Kindler
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Thank you, @cnn.com, for at least asking a question about #climatechange. Even though Trump is refusing to answer the question.
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Kindler
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Best Biden line yet: “He decimated the economy!” #presidentialdebate
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Brendan Nyhan
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Not long ago, one of the men on the stage tried to overthrow American democracy. And we're having a normal debate like it's 2012 about the economy, budget deficit, etc.
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Kindler
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The good news is that tomorrow there will be 50 factchecks that nobody reads, buried behind all the stories about Trump “winning” because he lied so energetically. #presidentialdebate
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Kindler
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It’s the Bruce Banner effect. I just hope Trump keeps pissing him off…
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Bruno J. Navarro
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it's easy to debate if all you do is lie
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Joanne Freeman
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This isn't a debate. It's a firehose of lies from DJT, with the moderators saying nothing about any of them. The American public deserves better.
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Kindler
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Not around the Capitol, unfortunately.
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Kindler
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I’ll say this, Biden is at his best when he’s pissed off. Kind of like Bruce Banner. I hope Trump just keeps pissing him off more and more…
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Jeff Yang
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Trump has figured out he does not have to answer the moderators’ questions at all and will not be penalized
#PresidentialDebate
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Joanne Freeman
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Perhaps the next debate can have someone fact-checking? Live? Because Trump's lies...
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Miranda Yaver
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They’re letting Trump ramble while cutting off Biden. No one is fact-checking Trump’s obvious lies. And there have been no questions so far about January 6 or Trump’s conviction. It isn’t Biden’s night but JFC the moderators aren’t demonstrating the bare minimum level of competence.
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Kindler
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Yep, that’s the media definition of debate victory!
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