Arguing that the Democrats must do or not do something because the MAGATs will react badly is high level Centrist Dipshitery that is related to this:

None of what (Centrist Dipshit) says is surprising because it is the exact same page from the exact same playbook the GOP used against Clinton.

Drive the Democratic base engagement & enthusiasm down with same outrageous lies you use to drive the Republican base engagement up. Take 1 or 2 points from their GOTV and and 1 or 2 points to your GOTV.

That’s the whole ballgame. Everything else is jibber-jabber.

Centrist dipshitery all basically comes down to echoing whatever the GOP noise machine tells them to echo, in calmer, more sober (but very worried) tones.

Are We All Unpaid Dem Operatives Or Not

Biden’s pretty old. In an ideal world Biden would not running for president again. In an ideal world Biden would not be president, even though he’s been a lot better than the last two Dems.

That’s not the same thing as saying “Biden should drop out,” just that a reordering of of the universe would be preferred (much as many reorderings of the universe was be preferred).

But Biden isn’t going to drop out. Even if I thought he should drop out, nothing I write in my little blog would make that happen. If I had a column in one of our premier prestige periodicals, nothing I would write there would make him drop out, either.

I could write numerous articles about how he SHOULD drop out because he’s old and faltering or whatever, but what would that achieve? It would communicate to large numbers of people that I, an important person with an important outlet, think a priority right now, in year of our Gritty 2023, was to warn the country about the old man who needs to drop out. Probably something to that?

A certain set of centrist dipshits have moved on from the Lab Leak and hating trans people (briefly) to write about Biden needs to drop out. Hey, go crazy, guys, but centrist dipshits *also* love to lecture The Left about how everything twitter user CastroChavez69 tweets is going to hurt the electoral chances of Democrats.

Generally, centrist dipshists love to prove how reasonable and savvy they are by echoing right wing talking points (also because they agree with them)  and, I suspect, to the extent The Discourse matters, that’s often a lot more damaging than what some lefty shitposters write in obscure journals of opinion.

It’s a bit like how “defund the police” was the most damaging thing in the history of electoral politics, which is why James Carville had to go on TV and angrily express that point 417 days in a row. Who, actually, is doing the damage here?

Every Republican in the House Voted for Higher Drug Prices, Higher Insurance Premiums, and to Deny Health Care to Millions

The Benefits of Lying – with a Compliant Press

by Josh Marshall

We have a new Quinnipiac poll out today. No big surprises. About where the rest of recent polls have been: Biden 47%, Trump 46%. But it’s this paragraph down in the poll release that has my attention.

Half of voters think Joe Biden was involved in Hunter Biden’s business dealings with China and Ukraine, while 40 percent think Joe Biden was not involved. Thirty-five percent of voters believe Joe Biden was involved and did something illegal, while 13 percent believe he was involved and did something unethical but nothing illegal, 1 percent believe he was involved but he did not do anything wrong, 11 percent did not offer an opinion, and 40 percent of voters believe Joe Biden was not involved.

At the risk of stating the obvious, Republicans have produced no evidence whatsoever to show that President Biden was involved in any of his son’s business dealings and there’s quite a bit of contrary evidence. But by simply repeating the accusations often enough it shapes public opinion in clear and damaging ways.

We know this but it never stops being worth noting it.

For Republicans there is no cost for for lying – only upside.

Social Media Reports Escapee in Delaware 

Headed down 52 towards Trolly Square.  According to my friend’s sister’s hairdresser. 

Floods in eastern Libya: 2,000 people feared dead after weekend storm

Floods caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel wrecked neighbourhoods and homes in Lybia’s multiple coastal towns in the east of the North African nation. As nearly 2,000 people were feared dead in the floods, Libya remains divided between two rival administrations, each backed by militias and foreign governments.

Read more at: https://www.etvbharat.com/english/international/top-news/lybia-floods-caused-by-mediterranean-storm-daniel-thousands-feared-dead/na20230912093534762762487

The Democratic Primary Campaign season is officially underway, so I’m going to keep a running list of candidates how have been in touch with me & how. (Which is a good measure of…I don’t know…Money? Proximity? Small state happenstance shit?) Anyway, here is the list as of Day 1:

Lt Gov Candidate Debbie Harrington – Via face to face
Gov Candidate Bethany Hall Long – Via Email (see below)

Hi Jason, I’m Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long. I’m a nurse, a mother, and a public servant with over 30 years of service to our state – and today, I’m launching my campaign to be the next Governor of Delaware.  Delaware is a special place. I’m lucky to have grown up in Sussex County and to have represented Kent and New Castle County as a legislator. We are a small state – people know each other and look out for one another. In Delaware, we treat each other as neighbors, with compassion, humility, and purpose. That’s the spirit of public service that has always driven me.  Support my campaign → My belief in the importance of community and people’s health developed at a young age. When I was 11 years old, my dad was in an accident and was using a wheelchair when we received the life-changing news that both my mom and my brother had cancer. The doctors told my mom she had a 5% chance of survival. But somehow my mom pulled through. Then my brother. And my dad did too. We ALL pulled through because our community wrapped their arms around us. I never forgot that kindness, and it put me on the path I’ve been following ever since. Chip in to my campaign → My calling is to care for others: I worked as a nurse, a professor, and a State Senator before I was elected as the Lieutenant Governor six years ago. In all of these roles, I have wholeheartedly dedicated myself to community well-being. I’m very proud of working alongside Governor Carney to lay a foundation of economic vitality for our state, help people and businesses recover from COVID, invest in education, and improve access to affordable health care. I’ve also personally led the effort to create a Behavioral Health Consortium to address the opioid epidemic, substance use disorders, and mental health challenges facing the First State. In running to be the next Governor of Delaware, I am focused on continuing that service to my community and the state that has raised me and my family for generations.  We must stand up for women’s rights to make their own health care decisions. We must address the scourge of gun violence so our kids are safe at school. And we must empower Delawareans to thrive in the face of rising costs and rising temperatures. And as your next Governor, I will do just that. Jason, welcome to my campaign – together, we will make Delaware the best place to live, work, and raise a family. Please consider sending in a donation today to help this campaign start off strong – together, we will create a brighter future for the First State. $10   $50 $100   $300 $600   Other Thank you, Bethany Hall-Long

Coons doesn’t think Putin and Jong Un should make a deal because one or both of them are devils, or something.  He’s a theologian so don’t worry, it makes sense.

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) warned of a “devil’s deal” between Moscow and Pyongyang as North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un traveled to Russia on Monday, a potential exchange that U.S. officials have warned would escalate tensions with the West.

“He’s desperate for more equipment, he’s desperate for more support,” Coons said on MSNBC Monday morning, referring to Putin’s war efforts. “North Korea has a very large arsenal of artillery, of materiel. So, they may well make a devil’s deal.”

That could include the Kremlin agreeing to provide more advanced technology to help Pyongyang build a nuclear-armed submarine or successfully launch intercontinental ballistic missiles, both which Kim “is eager to do,” the senator said.

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He must be in some kind of institution by now.

He said: “40 Wall Street actually was the second tallest building in downtown Manhattan, and it was actually, before the World Trade Center, was the tallest. And then, when they built the World Trade Center, it became known as the second tallest. And now it’s the tallest.(lie)”

However, multiple fact-checkers later pointed out that his claims at having the tallest building in lower Manhattan were simply not true. The Wall Street building had not been the tallest building in lower Manhattan in the 1970s, when the Twin Towers were constructed, nor was it the tallest in the area following the 9/11 attacks in 2001.

The weakest infrastructure week 

A couple of places Trump and his defenders are saying Trump didn’t get any infrastructure done because Democrats were mean to him.

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Escapee, Danelo Cavalcante, now owes Longwood Gardens $315 for a “Gardens Preferred” Level Membership

If he stays another six days he’ll be on the hook for a $575 “Garden Premium” membership. 

As the search for a Pennsylvania convicted killer enters its ninth day, Delaware State Police stand at the ready should Danelo Cavalcante cross state lines.

“We are currently maintaining communication with (Pennsylvania State Police) in order to remain informed and up-to-date on relevant developments,” Delaware Police spokesperson India Sturgis said. “We are staying vigilant and have established a comprehensive strategy in the event Cavalcante enters Delaware.”

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For Some Reason Penn State Played Delaware in Football 

Related

Army Played Delaware State for some reason. 

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If the outcomes on guns, on the environment, on social justice are always the same no matter who is in power..if the same people always win and the same people always lose, whats the point of caring?

Fighting hard and losing is one thing,  it hurts but people can understand the justice in that.  But fighting hard and “winning” to only lose in the end in far worse.  Because then you are not only a loser but a loser who is also a sucker.

Happy Monday, Suckers.

With the country and state facing serious problems, when Democratic “leaders”  like Bryan Townsend, BHL, Carney, Coons simply shrug and say “our hands are tied” young people are quite right to say “Fuck it. They all suck.”

Here is a rare instance of a Democratic Governor saying – My Hands are not fucking tied.

Open And Concealed Carry Suspended In Albuquerque and Bernalillo County

An 11-year old kid was killed this week after an Albuquerque Isotopes baseball game, in a road rage incident. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham decided enough was enough, and imposed a suspension on open and concealed carry for 30 days in Albuquerque and the surrounding county.

Lujan Grisham said she anticipated legal challenges to this action, and some other officials in the state quickly criticized the move and suggested it was unconstitutional. But she defended the step as vitally necessary for public safety.

The governor said the suspension was a civil order and would be enforced by the state police, rather than any local law enforcement agency. The people who violate the measure would face fines.

Albuquerque, which is the state’s most populous city with more than half a million residents, has in recent years endured a painful increase in gun violence. In each of the last two years, the city set records in terms of homicides. Other communities across the country have also experienced bleak increases in gun violence in recent years.

What’s the point of white privilege if it doesn’t get you a police escort to the veterinarian?

Each day around 375 people are shot in the YOO ESS of Aye!  46% of you got it right.  The good news is that those 375 people had it coming.  (…if you take Republicans word for it)

The rest of you lurkers and commenters live in a different country or thought the question meant “shot and killed”.   No.  Wrong is wrong.  As my GMAT prep materials said, “Read the question.”  Onward.

This week’s poll question refers to this: 

Republicans are finally trying to do something about the unpopularity of their abortion policies: They’re talking about using a new word to describe their position. Internal Republican polling reportedly finds that voters are turning against “pro-life” positions, so Republicans are in search of a substitute. Their realization of how much trouble they’re in even has them trying to pretend they don’t want to ban abortion, at the same time as Republican-controlled states are taking their bans to more and more extreme places.

So what term should MAGAT’s use to replace the played out “Pro-Life”?

At 83-years-old, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced in a tweet that she is running for reelection.

“Now more than ever, our City needs us to advance San Francisco values and further our recovery,” the California Democrat posted on X this morning. “Our country needs America to show the world that our flag is still there, with liberty and justice for ALL. That is why I am running for reelection — and respectfully ask for your vote.”

If Pelosi wins another round in the House, she will have plenty of company. While the average age of the current Congress is 58 years old, and 64 years old for the Senate (according to FiscalNote.com), 15 members in total are octogenarians, along with nonagenarian Dianne Feinstein, who tops the charts at age 90.  – Via BoingBoing