“Heather Cox Richardson now has more subscribers than The Washington Post.” I love this— I’ll bet the Venn diagram of the intersection of those populations is quite empty at this point.
Apparently the Post named a 5 person "White House team" on Tuesday. Two of those five left the paper within 24 hours,, one to become managing editor of The Atlantic, one to the New York Times. I'm trying to compartmentalize so I can still laugh when the mechanics of fascism are really funny.
It’s a great start. I honestly feel terrible for people like your father. My father read The Times on the subway every morning—I remember him showing me how to fold it so it didn’t encroach on other riders. It was the gold standard for him. Honestly I’m glad he’s no longer with us. I wouldn’t want him to see any of this.
Great piece. I vehemently disagree with your suggestions of Claudine Gay and Nikole Hannah Jones as trusted voices on any subject matter outside of their academic work. That said, I’m definitely interested in listening to whatever either woman has to say, especially Jones, but only when their words are backed by their own academic or other research.
The twisted history of the Middle East, including Israel, various empires, and various mass slaughters, is best left to historians or other experts who’ve chosen the ME as their course of study.
Listening to brilliant academics pop off with 50-60 year old Soviet propaganda laundered through academic jargon to sound like something other than lies is not worth my time. Worse, those lies are, at best, harmful, at worst, lethal.
Gimme Sherilyn Ifill all day long… She’s brilliant, kind, and I trust her because she has far too much integrity to cosplay moral or other authority outside of her actual expertise: law and public policy.
After these last two days of painful debate about whether a Sieg heil could be just a manifestation of good hearted or neutral neurodivergence, I’d rather see Dems fight for all of our livelihoods (health, labor policy, etc.) than bog down with any of the diverse groups that make up our party.
Oh yeah, and Soledad. Love her, but she’s not relatable to average Americans.
So many splits within the Party. What unifies most of us is our near universal struggles for fair pay, shelter, healthcare, and sustenance.
Just saying. I might have gone off the rails here. I really did like this piece, but got a little thrown by the suggestion of those particular four women as trustworthy experts on everything. They are brilliant women. I also want the Party to return to its relatable roots. For better or worse, over-reliance on academics wont get us there & might actually help elect Pres. Vance (oy).
A. Thank you for reading! B. Since I was suggesting a project that would take endless effort I doubt any of the women I suggested will jump on it….but we need Black women’s voices commenting regularly for a million reasons…partly to ‘return the party to it’s relatable roots’ as you say. It’s HCR’s natural storytelling that allows her to frame the daily developments so well, and I want more.
Agree on Israel and Palestine—how is it that so many are suddenly experts, and that these ‘experts’ advise voting against their stated interests?
Disagree about Elon’s gesture. The right wing keeps declaring fascism and then belittling Democrats who point it out. Elon is somewhere between Nazi-curious and full-on brownshirt and he has influence in the oval office. It’s obscene and the media that shrugs at it is …..ugh.
Hey, I’m glad I didn’t offend you. I’m my dad’s daughter (which is far preferable to being my mom’s daughter) & have been known to be a little more intense than I mean to! For context, he was a trial lawyer.
I’m unclear on your position on Leon & his Sieg heil. Also, not sure if I was clear on same!
I’ll add that I’d ignore him entirely if his wealth & our weakened government hadn’t supercharged him into a comic book villain untouchable by rule of law. If he wasn’t untouchable (and who isn’t these days, except for everyday humpers), his Sieg heil wouldn’t matter to me.
The right wing trumpeteers never stop lying and framing. Their clownishness is so obvious that some people, including myself, underestimated the threat. One thing they don’t do, though, is pay attention or respond to what WE do or say. That last sentence is what I think we should do. You know what I mean? Less reacting, more framing, only OUR framing won’t be GD lies.
Alex Jones, Dave Rubin, and the like broadcast out of the sewer. I don’t want us to mirror that. But, maybe a BTC with less polish? I don’t know, that sounds so patronizing. I only brought up BTC because he is so entertaining & because he came up through social media. Authenticity (or a simulacrum of authenticity) seems to win the day & authenticity, by definition, can’t be produced.
I’d like Dems/Dem leaners to stop labeling our opponents as stupid or ignorant. I wouldn’t listen to or vote for anyone who said that about me. Would you? And I want us to stop counting on Jess Piper to woo all of rural America.
We cannot win if our only voters are Americans with two post-grad degrees.
We can't win as long as there's a right-wing megalith dedicated to racism and greed, funded by billions. Supreme Court had made it almost impossible for Dems, billionaire owned media did the rest. I won't be groveling to racists for votes--and I don't blame Trump on Democrats. Republicans don't 'woo' --they rely on ignorance, greed, and hate. And if someone votes for Trump because I said that....then I don't believe he would ever have voted for a Dem.
Anyway, lots more about what I think in past stacks here. If I could change one thing about Democrats I'd make us all much less defensive and more aggressive. We don't have to be perfect to be vastly better than Republicans.
“Heather Cox Richardson now has more subscribers than The Washington Post.” I love this— I’ll bet the Venn diagram of the intersection of those populations is quite empty at this point.
Apparently the Post named a 5 person "White House team" on Tuesday. Two of those five left the paper within 24 hours,, one to become managing editor of The Atlantic, one to the New York Times. I'm trying to compartmentalize so I can still laugh when the mechanics of fascism are really funny.
It’s a great start. I honestly feel terrible for people like your father. My father read The Times on the subway every morning—I remember him showing me how to fold it so it didn’t encroach on other riders. It was the gold standard for him. Honestly I’m glad he’s no longer with us. I wouldn’t want him to see any of this.
Brilliant. And your pirate is mine too🏴☠️🇺🇸💙⭐️
Thank you!🏴☠️
Great piece. I vehemently disagree with your suggestions of Claudine Gay and Nikole Hannah Jones as trusted voices on any subject matter outside of their academic work. That said, I’m definitely interested in listening to whatever either woman has to say, especially Jones, but only when their words are backed by their own academic or other research.
The twisted history of the Middle East, including Israel, various empires, and various mass slaughters, is best left to historians or other experts who’ve chosen the ME as their course of study.
Listening to brilliant academics pop off with 50-60 year old Soviet propaganda laundered through academic jargon to sound like something other than lies is not worth my time. Worse, those lies are, at best, harmful, at worst, lethal.
Gimme Sherilyn Ifill all day long… She’s brilliant, kind, and I trust her because she has far too much integrity to cosplay moral or other authority outside of her actual expertise: law and public policy.
After these last two days of painful debate about whether a Sieg heil could be just a manifestation of good hearted or neutral neurodivergence, I’d rather see Dems fight for all of our livelihoods (health, labor policy, etc.) than bog down with any of the diverse groups that make up our party.
Oh yeah, and Soledad. Love her, but she’s not relatable to average Americans.
So many splits within the Party. What unifies most of us is our near universal struggles for fair pay, shelter, healthcare, and sustenance.
Just saying. I might have gone off the rails here. I really did like this piece, but got a little thrown by the suggestion of those particular four women as trustworthy experts on everything. They are brilliant women. I also want the Party to return to its relatable roots. For better or worse, over-reliance on academics wont get us there & might actually help elect Pres. Vance (oy).
A. Thank you for reading! B. Since I was suggesting a project that would take endless effort I doubt any of the women I suggested will jump on it….but we need Black women’s voices commenting regularly for a million reasons…partly to ‘return the party to it’s relatable roots’ as you say. It’s HCR’s natural storytelling that allows her to frame the daily developments so well, and I want more.
Agree on Israel and Palestine—how is it that so many are suddenly experts, and that these ‘experts’ advise voting against their stated interests?
Disagree about Elon’s gesture. The right wing keeps declaring fascism and then belittling Democrats who point it out. Elon is somewhere between Nazi-curious and full-on brownshirt and he has influence in the oval office. It’s obscene and the media that shrugs at it is …..ugh.
But there will be more soon…
Hey, I’m glad I didn’t offend you. I’m my dad’s daughter (which is far preferable to being my mom’s daughter) & have been known to be a little more intense than I mean to! For context, he was a trial lawyer.
I’m unclear on your position on Leon & his Sieg heil. Also, not sure if I was clear on same!
I’ll add that I’d ignore him entirely if his wealth & our weakened government hadn’t supercharged him into a comic book villain untouchable by rule of law. If he wasn’t untouchable (and who isn’t these days, except for everyday humpers), his Sieg heil wouldn’t matter to me.
The right wing trumpeteers never stop lying and framing. Their clownishness is so obvious that some people, including myself, underestimated the threat. One thing they don’t do, though, is pay attention or respond to what WE do or say. That last sentence is what I think we should do. You know what I mean? Less reacting, more framing, only OUR framing won’t be GD lies.
Alex Jones, Dave Rubin, and the like broadcast out of the sewer. I don’t want us to mirror that. But, maybe a BTC with less polish? I don’t know, that sounds so patronizing. I only brought up BTC because he is so entertaining & because he came up through social media. Authenticity (or a simulacrum of authenticity) seems to win the day & authenticity, by definition, can’t be produced.
I’d like Dems/Dem leaners to stop labeling our opponents as stupid or ignorant. I wouldn’t listen to or vote for anyone who said that about me. Would you? And I want us to stop counting on Jess Piper to woo all of rural America.
We cannot win if our only voters are Americans with two post-grad degrees.
Sorry, my mind is wandering.
We can't win as long as there's a right-wing megalith dedicated to racism and greed, funded by billions. Supreme Court had made it almost impossible for Dems, billionaire owned media did the rest. I won't be groveling to racists for votes--and I don't blame Trump on Democrats. Republicans don't 'woo' --they rely on ignorance, greed, and hate. And if someone votes for Trump because I said that....then I don't believe he would ever have voted for a Dem.
Anyway, lots more about what I think in past stacks here. If I could change one thing about Democrats I'd make us all much less defensive and more aggressive. We don't have to be perfect to be vastly better than Republicans.