Comments on: Friday Talking Points -- Autopsy Of The Autopsy

By: Kick

Kick — Wed, 27 May 2026 04:15:38 +0000

An autopsy of the autopsy. Interesting.

Thanks for reading that garbage so we don't have to. :)

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Mon, 25 May 2026 02:47:31 +0000

i mean, look at the DHS funding battle. it took citizens dying in the street before Senate Democrats finally stood their ground on something, and Republicans were so shocked by the fact that Dems didn't cave, that they practically had an intraparty meltdown themselves.

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Mon, 25 May 2026 02:40:23 +0000

@cw,

another donkey in the room: justified voter dissatisfaction with the Democratic brand. with few exceptions, Dems just don't seem to understand what it means to have priorities and fight for them.

By: italyrusty

italyrusty — Sat, 23 May 2026 06:14:52 +0000

And at least a dishonorable mention goes to 8 Democrats in the House:
'Democratic Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Donald Davis (N.C.), Cleo Fields (La.), Laura Gillen (N.Y.), Vicente Gonzalez (Texas), Marcy Kaptur (Ohio), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.) and Eugene Vindman (Va.) all voted for this bill.

What’s more, three of those Democrats — Gillen, Gluesenkamp Perez and Vindman — are members of the Congressional Equality Caucus, which advocates for LGBTQ+ rights.

The Republican bill they just supported, the Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, requires elementary and middle schools to get parental consent before changing a student’s pronouns or preferred names on any school forms, or for making gender-based accommodations for things like locker rooms or bathrooms.

It also bars teachers from talking about transgender people or issues in the classroom, which means books that include transgender characters or that address the existence of transgender people would be banned. It would also ban LGBTQ+ school groups.'
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/8-democrats-pass-bill-forcing-teachers-to-out-trans-students_n_6a0f2d3ee4b084c012e3b6d4?origin=home-latest-news-unit

By: italyrusty

italyrusty — Sat, 23 May 2026 06:13:21 +0000

And she deserves at least an honorable mention for bringing visual aids:
'While questioning Jessica Kramer, the EPA’s assistant administrator for water, Ocasio-Cortez pulled a move straight out of “Erin Brockovich,” presenting two jars full of brown water from a rural Georgia community.

“I have a jar right here, this is the current drinking water in Morgan County, Georgia,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “Right after a data center was constructed, the Meta data center was constructed; the only difference between the clean water and this was that data center.”

The congresswoman visited Morgan County two weeks ago, according to a press release from her office.'
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-epa-data-centers-water-pollution_n_6a0f8ecfe4b084c012e4d5d1?origin=home-latest-news-unit

By: italyrusty

italyrusty — Sat, 23 May 2026 06:11:41 +0000

'Bob Brooks, a Shapiro-endorsed firefighter union leader, will take on GOP Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in a key November battleground after clinching the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s 7th District over a crowded field.
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He boasts one of the broadest endorsement lists of any House challenger on the map, a roster that spans from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and from the Congressional Progressive Caucus to the Blue Dogs. He’s also brought together a cross-section of top Democratic operatives, including the progressive Fight Agency and The Bench, a new group that works to elect nontraditional Democrats.'
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/brooks-wins-pennsylvania-house-primary-00929052

By: italyrusty

italyrusty — Sat, 23 May 2026 06:10:13 +0000

There are several more MIDOW. To wit:

'Keisha Lance Bottoms is the Democratic nominee for Georgia governor, as the party seeks to flip the state’s top seat for the first time in nearly three decades.

Bottoms, who defeated a crowded field to win the race outright Tuesday, can pivot to the general election — even as Republicans are headed toward a costly runoff of their own.'
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/bottoms-wins-georgia-governor-primary-00929086

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Sat, 23 May 2026 01:43:11 +0000

for me the biggest donkey in the room is that racism and sexism today function differently for red state conservatives than they do for coastal liberals. i.e. it is based on culture and tribe just as much if not more than race or gender.