Obviously I don't know who's responsible for burning the cars and other actions. But I do know MAGA bros, and they're creaming themselves all over Facebook right now about how cool it is that the libz are getting beat up by cops. The more peaceful flowerchildy the better. They can't wait for the Marines to come in and start shooting. Most are too cowardly to do more than sit in front of their keyboards and type. But a few give in to their impulses and go to protests to fuck shit up.
There's a famous video from during the George Floyd protests of a someone chasing a dude in black who just smashed a window, asking their name. They laugh about it. It's the same losers today.
I suppose that "Where's your decency?" was a purely rhetorical question. Governor Newsom knows as well as anybody that Trump doesn't have any. Doesn't possess even a shred of the most basic, fundamental human decency.
He's a con man and barefaced liar from way back. He's a serial molester, to which over twenty women have testified. He's a rapist who was pally with the late unlamented Epstein, and a rapist of at least one under aged girl WITH Epstein, to which the victim testified and brought civil charges. He's a swine who bragged - bragged - that he could shoot someone dead on Fifth Avenue and his supporters would still be faithful. One thing at least about which he wasn't wrong, but hardly a recommendation, for him or for them. And he's a berserk authoritarian set on making it treason for anybody to speak against him.
What little he dimly understands of concepts like decency and integrity, he plainly despises.
"we’re likely in a recession the second half of the year" We are already in a recession the first half of the year. The 1st quarter had negative growth and the 2nd is bound to be worse (assuming we get honest numbers the first week of July). That's two quarters of contraction, the definition of a recession.
Comedic stylings of the most powerful politician in the world:
"After Calling For Newsom’s Arrest, Trump Can’t Say What Law He Broke
Having told reporters earlier in the day that it “would be a great thing” if California Gov. Gavin Newsom were arrested, Trump is now unable to say why.
Asked what crime Newsom allegedly committed that would warrant his arrest, Trump dodged. “His primary crime is running for governor because he’s done such a bad job,” he said, smiling at his own joke." [HuffPost]
NYT Mon. Morning: "The Trump administration’s border czar, Thomas D. Homan, continued to attack Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Monday in an interview with Fox News. But Homan also appeared to soften threats he made over the weekend to arrest officials like Newsom and Karen Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles, saying there had not been any discussion of arresting Newsom but that “no one’s above the law.”"
I don't think Newsom ever lost his groove. I live in California and think highly of him as Governor. That said, he is a politician and almost certainly preparing to run for President. That's why I dismiss
stuff about Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk as political, not personal. He has a long record as a progressive politician.
I think the recent kerfuffle about Newsom's romance with the radical right have two causes:
1) He is a politician and knows that he will need votes from the right. Making slight advances to the right this far before the election is probably a wise thing to do. And I doubt will hurt him long term with progressives almost four years in the future.
2) I think there will be a constant campaign of scary stuff and rumor brought up against him over the next few years since he is a Presidential contender. It is entirely possible that rumors Newsom has moved to the right are largely spread by right wingers in order to smear him long-term. They did this to Hillary Clinton: she has a very progressive record, but a lot of purity ponies didn't vote for her because they thought she wasn't pure enough.
Beware of political smears, especially from vague sources. I don't know who I will vote for next for President (assuming we still have elections at that point), but I'm certainly not ruling out Newsom because of vague stuff about Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk.
"That's why I dismiss stuff about Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk as political, not personal." It's very personal to me. He is courting the kind of voter who want people like me dead. "It is entirely possible that rumors Newsom has moved to the right are largely spread by right wingers in order to smear him long-term." No, we heard him with his own voice. If he runs in 2028 I will not give him the slightest consideration. That said, this isn't 2028, and I support what he is doing currently.
I don’t think trans people found his slight advances to the right to be vague he seemed very clear that he agreed with Kirk and Bannon’s transphobia. Which, past progressive record or no, now makes him suspect: how far is he willing to pander to get votes from the right? (Laughable proposition.) You are correct in your assessment of him as a politician which also means he needs to be called out forcefully when he fucks up. Making excuses or downplaying his unforced errors isn’t how progressives get themselves taken seriously it’s how they yield important issues to liars, bigots and the spineless.
Politics in general is bullshit, but we want our guy to be better at it than the Repubs are. When you say "[t]here's no coming back from that charlie Kirk interview," you are implying that you will not vote for Newsom if he is our next dem Presidential candidate. That would be a self-inflicted wound.
Gavs has been embarrassed into speaking up, finally. With one hand he is all fire and fury and with the other he is planning a budget that defunds state Medicaid to the undocumented people who are just "living their lives" and planning means tests for senior Medicaid recipients. Spare me this, too Newsom.
trumpy is definitely targeting Newsom on the immigration issue since that is trumpy's main weapon in elections. Newsom has to respond or let himself be labelled as an immigrant-lover. It won't be pretty, but it will be even uglier if our next President is another wacko Repubs. Don't expect perfection from politicans.
So - a White man who gives a d*mn talking to you White people who supposedly give a d*mn – so please pay attention to him if someone is having a hard time paying attention to anyone else
Unqualified & In Power – This Is What White Male Entitlement Looks Like
Obviously I don't know who's responsible for burning the cars and other actions. But I do know MAGA bros, and they're creaming themselves all over Facebook right now about how cool it is that the libz are getting beat up by cops. The more peaceful flowerchildy the better. They can't wait for the Marines to come in and start shooting. Most are too cowardly to do more than sit in front of their keyboards and type. But a few give in to their impulses and go to protests to fuck shit up.
There's a famous video from during the George Floyd protests of a someone chasing a dude in black who just smashed a window, asking their name. They laugh about it. It's the same losers today.
Needs to call out Steve miller and Russel voight. They are the evil brains behind this
I suppose that "Where's your decency?" was a purely rhetorical question. Governor Newsom knows as well as anybody that Trump doesn't have any. Doesn't possess even a shred of the most basic, fundamental human decency.
He's a con man and barefaced liar from way back. He's a serial molester, to which over twenty women have testified. He's a rapist who was pally with the late unlamented Epstein, and a rapist of at least one under aged girl WITH Epstein, to which the victim testified and brought civil charges. He's a swine who bragged - bragged - that he could shoot someone dead on Fifth Avenue and his supporters would still be faithful. One thing at least about which he wasn't wrong, but hardly a recommendation, for him or for them. And he's a berserk authoritarian set on making it treason for anybody to speak against him.
What little he dimly understands of concepts like decency and integrity, he plainly despises.
"we’re likely in a recession the second half of the year" We are already in a recession the first half of the year. The 1st quarter had negative growth and the 2nd is bound to be worse (assuming we get honest numbers the first week of July). That's two quarters of contraction, the definition of a recession.
Ta, Marcie.
Did I just hear that TACO just mobilized 700 marines?
This reminds me of Umbrella Man, walking along the street during the Black Lives Matter protests breaking windows with a hammer. Masked, of course.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53579099
From a group called the "Aryan Cowboys"
Comedic stylings of the most powerful politician in the world:
"After Calling For Newsom’s Arrest, Trump Can’t Say What Law He Broke
Having told reporters earlier in the day that it “would be a great thing” if California Gov. Gavin Newsom were arrested, Trump is now unable to say why.
Asked what crime Newsom allegedly committed that would warrant his arrest, Trump dodged. “His primary crime is running for governor because he’s done such a bad job,” he said, smiling at his own joke." [HuffPost]
Like a babby who just found out he made a poo-poo in his nappie and starts playing with his proud creation.
NYT Mon. Morning: "The Trump administration’s border czar, Thomas D. Homan, continued to attack Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Monday in an interview with Fox News. But Homan also appeared to soften threats he made over the weekend to arrest officials like Newsom and Karen Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles, saying there had not been any discussion of arresting Newsom but that “no one’s above the law.”"
I don't think Newsom ever lost his groove. I live in California and think highly of him as Governor. That said, he is a politician and almost certainly preparing to run for President. That's why I dismiss
stuff about Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk as political, not personal. He has a long record as a progressive politician.
I think the recent kerfuffle about Newsom's romance with the radical right have two causes:
1) He is a politician and knows that he will need votes from the right. Making slight advances to the right this far before the election is probably a wise thing to do. And I doubt will hurt him long term with progressives almost four years in the future.
2) I think there will be a constant campaign of scary stuff and rumor brought up against him over the next few years since he is a Presidential contender. It is entirely possible that rumors Newsom has moved to the right are largely spread by right wingers in order to smear him long-term. They did this to Hillary Clinton: she has a very progressive record, but a lot of purity ponies didn't vote for her because they thought she wasn't pure enough.
Beware of political smears, especially from vague sources. I don't know who I will vote for next for President (assuming we still have elections at that point), but I'm certainly not ruling out Newsom because of vague stuff about Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk.
"That's why I dismiss stuff about Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk as political, not personal." It's very personal to me. He is courting the kind of voter who want people like me dead. "It is entirely possible that rumors Newsom has moved to the right are largely spread by right wingers in order to smear him long-term." No, we heard him with his own voice. If he runs in 2028 I will not give him the slightest consideration. That said, this isn't 2028, and I support what he is doing currently.
I don’t think trans people found his slight advances to the right to be vague he seemed very clear that he agreed with Kirk and Bannon’s transphobia. Which, past progressive record or no, now makes him suspect: how far is he willing to pander to get votes from the right? (Laughable proposition.) You are correct in your assessment of him as a politician which also means he needs to be called out forcefully when he fucks up. Making excuses or downplaying his unforced errors isn’t how progressives get themselves taken seriously it’s how they yield important issues to liars, bigots and the spineless.
Thank you for this. I live in CA and agree. Well done.
Still don't trust him but good respomses.
Yeah, bullshit performative masculinity is bullshit. There's no coming back from that charlie Kirk interview or the transphobia.
Politics in general is bullshit, but we want our guy to be better at it than the Repubs are. When you say "[t]here's no coming back from that charlie Kirk interview," you are implying that you will not vote for Newsom if he is our next dem Presidential candidate. That would be a self-inflicted wound.
If he is the next Dem Presidential candidate, THAT will be a deadly self-inflicted wound.
Yeah, you may have read that but I didn't write that. We certainly shouldn't vote for him in the primary.
Gavs has been embarrassed into speaking up, finally. With one hand he is all fire and fury and with the other he is planning a budget that defunds state Medicaid to the undocumented people who are just "living their lives" and planning means tests for senior Medicaid recipients. Spare me this, too Newsom.
trumpy is definitely targeting Newsom on the immigration issue since that is trumpy's main weapon in elections. Newsom has to respond or let himself be labelled as an immigrant-lover. It won't be pretty, but it will be even uglier if our next President is another wacko Repubs. Don't expect perfection from politicans.
Oh I definitely do not.
HAWK PODCAST
So - a White man who gives a d*mn talking to you White people who supposedly give a d*mn – so please pay attention to him if someone is having a hard time paying attention to anyone else
Unqualified & In Power – This Is What White Male Entitlement Looks Like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU2Y0v5qAwQ
(and it was not me who came up with that title)
The actual German government arrested two suspected Russian spies
Those two suspected Russian spies had Pete Hic!seth's number in their phones
https://bsky.app/profile/penbird42.bsky.social/post/3lr6sw3xb2s2l
Of course, there are those who maintain that at this point EVERYONE has Pete Hic!seth's number in their phones
Not me.
Me neither
(Part of why I said there are "those who maintain" it as opposed to stating it as some sort of asserted fact)
Please arrest him. Also arrest Karen Bass, she needs a little image boost.