I said this in a thread last night and in a thousand threads before it, but you really are doing the work of those who would destroy democracy and the rule of law when you are a doomer. You can be aware of — and vigorously oppose — the lawlessness of this administration without insisting on doom.

He wrote Gremlins and The Goonies. He directed Home Alone. In this house, Chris Columbus is a hero. End of story.

It’s the year of our lord 2026. Democrats are winning a senate race in Texas but Susan Collins is still hard to beat in Maine and people are still out here arguing that swing voters don’t exist.

Democrats have secured a trust edge on most issues

Yes, Democrats should try to reorient their national message around this goal — current statewide candidates show it’s possible if you’re willing to be pragmatic on energy etc

Red state Dem candidates doing well on most issues

If you want to electrify everything, you need a lot more electricity

Duverger’s Law taking some big Ls here

I’m not owned by any of these interests, I just think it’s a good (not perfect but what is?) bill that should be passed.

To make the satire work you need to construct a version of the BAAJA coalition that doesn’t include clean energy companies, labor unions, or Sheldon Whitehouse. But in the real world they’re important.

What role is Sheldon Whitehouse playing on this call?

Notable that the de-urbanization trend hit as the birth rate keeps collapsing.

He says this like Austro-Hungarian politics is a bad thing. Vienna Circle was great. You need to always be Habsburg-maxxing.

Problematic depictions of plant sex