Kevin O'Brien (he/him) November 26, 2024 1:52pm https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-testosterone-poisoned-picks #uspol Trump’s testosterone-poisoned picks Toxic masculinity is all about male dominance and female subservience. It is closely allied to fascism.
Kevin O'Brien (he/him) November 26, 2024 1:44pm https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-25-2024 #uspol November 25, 2024 Today, President Joe Biden laid out very clearly the argument behind the economic policies his administration has put into place.
Radio Free Trumpistan November 25, 2024 11:28pm #USpol I popped over to the Diaspora area and found that birthday boy Mark Wollschlager posted a damn good political comic called "Tales of Mere Existence", which I lifted. Thank you and Hippo Birdie, Mark!
Kevin O'Brien (he/him) November 25, 2024 9:44pm https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/corporate-america-isnt-so-sure #uspol Corporate America Isn’t So Sure Trump’s signature policies of mass deportation and high tariffs are now facing some corporate headwinds.
Kevin O'Brien (he/him) November 25, 2024 1:37pm A very interesting analysis. https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-24-2024 #uspol November 24, 2024 Since the night of the November 5, election, Trump and his allies have insisted that he won what Trump called “an unprecedented and powerful mandate.” But as the numbers have continued to come in, it’s clear that such a declaration is both an...
Kevin O'Brien (he/him) November 25, 2024 1:31pm https://joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-ahead-e8e #uspol The Week Ahead November 24, 2024
Radio Free Trumpistan November 24, 2024 5:01am #USpol Somewhere on this planet there's GOTTA be a muskrat named Elon. #USpol
Kevin O'Brien (he/him) November 23, 2024 10:47pm https://joycevance.substack.com/p/project-2025-its-on-predictably #uspol Project 2025: It's On (Predictably) Before Bill Barr became Donald Trump’s third attorney general, he circulated a memo that was more or less an audition tape for the job he ultimately got.
Kevin O'Brien (he/him) November 23, 2024 10:02pm https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/11/23/2287261/-Get-Out-From-Under-Your-Bed-Put-On-Your-Big-Girl-Panties-We-Are-Stronger-Than-You-Think-GNR #uspol Get Out From Under Your Bed. Put On Your Big Girl Panties. We Are Stronger Than You Think. GNR One of the great pieces of advice for handing authoritarian regimes is to keep track of how things currently are and what you currently think is ok and not ok. Authoritarian regimes move things slowly, so we start to get used to bad things a...
Kevin O'Brien (he/him) November 23, 2024 9:33pm https://www.meidasplus.com/p/melanias-new-cos-is-trump-aide-1 #uspol Melania's New COS Is 'Trump Aide 1' in Docs Indictment Heading back to the scene of the crime.
Kevin O'Brien (he/him) November 23, 2024 9:23pm https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-party-of-institutions-in-an-era-of-distrust #uspol A Party of Institutions In An Era of Distrust We’ve been discussing a lot of plans and ingenious new strategies for a Democratic comeback which are variously half-baked, hyperbolic, histrionic or merely silly. Here’s one that I believe is not. It’…
Kevin O'Brien (he/him) November 23, 2024 9:16pm https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/gaetzs-job-application-rejected-by #uspol Gaetz's Job Application Rejected by Hooters "We take the responsibility of vetting applicants very seriously,” Hooters said.
Kevin O'Brien (he/him) November 23, 2024 9:15pm https://www.meidasplus.com/p/why-is-trump-refusing-to-sign-transition #uspol Why Is Trump Refusing to Sign Transition of Power Agreements? It's not for a good reason.
Kevin O'Brien (he/him) November 23, 2024 9:06pm https://www.meidasplus.com/p/worst-casein-four-years-time-well #uspol "Worst case...in four years time we'll replace him" It is without anger or condescension but with absolute perplexity that I throw my arms up and ask of those 21 percent of Jews who supported Trump, “What were you thinking?"