That, and will probably end up becoming a Republican in the near future.
Far right folks on Twitter turning on themselves isn’t just a reminder that they are only defined by who they hate. It’s also a reminder that those who think they can ally with the far right and survive don’t realize that they’re just next in line.
No group is safe, especially “allied” minorities.
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/bolsonaro-trump-comeback-brazil-fd5c8e26?mod=latest_headlines
ETA
But He seems to be worried…
(excerpt) Unlike Obama and Bush, moreover, Trump did not win a majority of the national popular vote. Though it looked like he was over 50 percent on Election Night, the steady drip of late ballots has eroded his percentage to (currently) 49.83 percent, with further slippage very likely before all the votes are in.
Why cross out “ass”? They are kissing his ass-ring aka sphincter.
The saddest thing you will read all day.
The thought of Trmp’s second term makes Dick Van Dyke wish for death.
“Hatred is not the norm. Prejudice is not the norm. Suspicion, dislike, jealousy, scapegoating, none of those are the transcendent facet of the human personality. They’re diseases,” Van Dyke read. “They are the cancers of the soul. They are the infectious and contagious viruses that have been breeding humanity for years. And because they have been and because they are, is it necessary that they shall be? I think not.”
The man is a delight and I hope he lasts long enough to tap dance on a certain grave. Preferably on a stage Jimmy Carter builds for him on top of said grave.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt7194
Unfortunately, there remains a degree of hesitancy and possibly fear among much of the scientific community regarding this (or any) sort of political engagement. This is partially attributable to the lack of consistent institutional and financial support for scientists who actively speak out about scientific knowledge and insight in the face of contemporary anti-science challenges. If one’s job, salary, research support, etc. are at risk, it is not surprising that one may not want to “stick their neck out.” And such threats will grow in the US under the incoming administration. There also remains some prominent fear of the term “political” in the scientific community, as if being political represents a bad thing or something that diminishes the value of science or the scientist. And the promotion of the idea that scientists must maintain an air of neutrality and “stay in their lane” (or lab) remains robust across the academy and the public. These hindrances are substantial and somewhat understandable, but in the current moment they pale in the presence of the anti-science onslaught, which is only getting worse. Scientists need to recognize that bold presentation, dissemination, and support of scientific knowledge has become both a basic commitment and a political act. Being purely reactive to political attacks (only playing defense) or assuming an artificial air of neutrality and seeking to “stay on the sidelines” are both ethically problematic and practically detrimental.
Ryan argued:
“You start with a complete reset. We need a rebrand. I think you and I have been talking about this since 2016, like, Our brand is toxic in so many places and it is like, you are a Democrat? That’s the stuff we get like in Ohio. So it needs — we need a complete reboot. We need a complete reboot with the DNC. We need a complete rebranding. We got to get back established into our values. What does it mean to be a Democrat? People want to trust us. They don’t want to go to Donald Trump. I’m telling you, the middle-of-the-road people, they’re holding their nose to vote for him but we did not give them enough, like, we are reindustrializing, we are talking about American competitiveness. We are moderate on things like natural gas in western PA which ended up being a big issue which we can’t be for natural gas replacing coal. We are in a big fight with the crypto industry. What are we doing? Why are we in a fight with crypto right now? We’ve got to get back to the bread and butter policies.”
ETA:
Folks on the Dem side wondering why they lost and deciding it’s because they are too accepting of trans people and too mean to the crypto crowd is why they will keep losing forever until they wake up and grow a spine.
Sure. They should listen to the guy who lost to JD Vance.
That’ll work! 
Trump Says He Will Nominate Kash Patel to Run F.B.I.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/us/politics/trump-replace-christopher-wray.html
I thought for a second that the Times got it right for once and used “Ruin” instead of “Run.”
It’s going to be very interesting to see what happens once Trump dies and literally every aspect of government has been set up for the sole purpose of protecting and enriching him personally.
This is a Most Excellent take.
Who’s mess?
It’s like blaming someone’s politics for parachuting into a cow pasture.
Notice how every single person in the democratic party saying we should throw trans people under the bus are white men? From Seth Moulton to the Pod bros, they simply don’t care if winning means joining in on the scapegoating of a vulnerable minority because it doesn’t affect them.
Here’s @us.theguardian.com on @benwikler.bsky.social joining DNC race. In addition to huge campaign wins like holding Tammy Baldwin’s seat and flipping the state supreme court, he would be the first former headline writer for @theonion.com to lead a national party
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/12/01/anti-trumpists-guide-next-four-years-00191724
American democracy is about to undergo a serious stress test. I know how it feels, in part because I lived through the slow and steady march of state capture as a journalist working in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Turkey.
Over a decade as a high-profile journalist, I covered Turkey’s descent into illiberalism, having to engage in the daily push and pull with the government. I know how self-censorship starts in small ways but then creeps into operations on a daily basis. I am familiar with the rhythms of the battle to reshape the media, state institutions and the judiciary.
Having lived through it, and having gathered some lessons in hindsight, I believe that there are strategies that can help Democrats and Trump critics not only survive the coming four years, but come out stronger. Here are six of them.