Vote Blue and Vote Gavin
SBGold said:
At Trader Joe's and Safeway I have not been asked once for my ID, why run with such a fallacy?
Vote Blue and Vote Gavin
BearlySane88 said:SBGold said:
At Trader Joe's and Safeway I have not been asked once for my ID, why run with such a fallacy?
Vote Blue and Vote Gavin
Tell me you didn't read or pay attention to what you're responding to without telling me. This was about government owned and run grocery stores in NYC. Does NYC own any Trader Joe's or Safeway stores?
SBGold said:BearlySane88 said:SBGold said:
At Trader Joe's and Safeway I have not been asked once for my ID, why run with such a fallacy?
Vote Blue and Vote Gavin
Tell me you didn't read or pay attention to what you're responding to without telling me. This was about government owned and run grocery stores in NYC. Does NYC own any Trader Joe's or Safeway stores?
Does a library card count as ID? LOL, I should've bought alcohol when I was a lot younger since I had a library card.
LOL, too easy man. You're just too easy.
VOTE BLUE AND bwahahaha, too easy man
Huge kudos to Jay Bhattacharya for how calmly he dealt with this absolutely loathsome fake news operative. She really is one of the worst.
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) August 9, 2026
First, when Islamist or other mass shooters leave behind extensive records explaining their motives, those records are immediately buried… https://t.co/0g0ecuV6RH
Whoa. Joe is screaming at Hasan Piker this morning.
— Reggie B. (@reggiebblue) August 10, 2026
He's demanding that Democrats disavow Hasan Piker and distance themselves from him. pic.twitter.com/xeuqwT8Cw0
BearlySane88 said:
Margaret Brennan really is despicable.Huge kudos to Jay Bhattacharya for how calmly he dealt with this absolutely loathsome fake news operative. She really is one of the worst.
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) August 9, 2026
First, when Islamist or other mass shooters leave behind extensive records explaining their motives, those records are immediately buried… https://t.co/0g0ecuV6RH
dajo9 said:
I admit to not being very familiar with Hassan Piker so I'll just ask in regards to your comment - why?
DiabloWags said:BearlySane88 said:
Margaret Brennan really is despicable.Huge kudos to Jay Bhattacharya for how calmly he dealt with this absolutely loathsome fake news operative. She really is one of the worst.
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) August 9, 2026
First, when Islamist or other mass shooters leave behind extensive records explaining their motives, those records are immediately buried… https://t.co/0g0ecuV6RH
IMO, It would be most constructive for this forum if people stopped posting "gotcha" tweets and videos that supported their clear political bias.
And it would be constructive (for the purpose of GOOD FAITH discussion) to provide the ENTIRE video of the interview between Margaret Brennan and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.
Personally, I enjoyed the exchange between Brennan and Dr. Bhattacharya.
Brennan asks tough questions, she always has. I also felt Dr. Bhattacharya was genuine in his responses.
To that end, I have posted the FULL interview:
BearlySane88 said:dajo9 said:
I admit to not being very familiar with Hassan Piker so I'll just ask in regards to your comment - why?
He openly roots for the downfall of America and western civilization while openly benefiting from capitalism. He's also said some ridiculous things, probably in jest and to get views but they are still ridiculous things to say
BearlySane88 said:DiabloWags said:BearlySane88 said:
Margaret Brennan really is despicable.Huge kudos to Jay Bhattacharya for how calmly he dealt with this absolutely loathsome fake news operative. She really is one of the worst.
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) August 9, 2026
First, when Islamist or other mass shooters leave behind extensive records explaining their motives, those records are immediately buried… https://t.co/0g0ecuV6RH
IMO, It would be most constructive for this forum if people stopped posting "gotcha" tweets and videos that supported their clear political bias.
And it would be constructive (for the purpose of GOOD FAITH discussion) to provide the ENTIRE video of the interview between Margaret Brennan and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.
Personally, I enjoyed the exchange between Brennan and Dr. Bhattacharya.
Brennan asks tough questions, she always has. I also felt Dr. Bhattacharya was genuine in his responses.
To that end, I have posted the FULL interview:
Whether you have the whole video or a clip, it doesn't change that Brennan is despicable. Brennan wasn't asking tough questions, she was asking gotcha questions that Dr B saw through.
DiabloWags said:BearlySane88 said:DiabloWags said:BearlySane88 said:
Margaret Brennan really is despicable.Huge kudos to Jay Bhattacharya for how calmly he dealt with this absolutely loathsome fake news operative. She really is one of the worst.
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) August 9, 2026
First, when Islamist or other mass shooters leave behind extensive records explaining their motives, those records are immediately buried… https://t.co/0g0ecuV6RH
IMO, It would be most constructive for this forum if people stopped posting "gotcha" tweets and videos that supported their clear political bias.
And it would be constructive (for the purpose of GOOD FAITH discussion) to provide the ENTIRE video of the interview between Margaret Brennan and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.
Personally, I enjoyed the exchange between Brennan and Dr. Bhattacharya.
Brennan asks tough questions, she always has. I also felt Dr. Bhattacharya was genuine in his responses.
To that end, I have posted the FULL interview:
Whether you have the whole video or a clip, it doesn't change that Brennan is despicable. Brennan wasn't asking tough questions, she was asking gotcha questions that Dr B saw through.
And what would you have to say about Maria Bartiromo of Faux?
You don't find her to be a disgusting Trump cheerleader?
She's not a MAGA sycophant?



🔥🚨 AWKWARD — NBC ended its live coverage of the Wisconsin Democratic primary as Milwaukee County officials announced a “tabulation error" in the election data.
— The Patriot Oasis™ (@ThePatriotOasis) August 12, 2026
Five of nine USB sticks with the absentee ballot results contained only audit logs rather than the actual vote… pic.twitter.com/cWjh3uTYSG
🚨BREAKING: #FBI Boston & @IRS_CI special agents have arrested Mayor Brian DePena, of Lawrence, MA, for allegedly fraudulently obtaining over $1.5 million in #COVID19 @SBAgov loans, & using the proceeds to fund his campaign account, pay his personal taxes, & pay off $883,000 in… pic.twitter.com/lYUSIMPhSZ
— FBI Boston (@FBIBoston) August 14, 2026
Quote:
Democrats seeking the party's presidential nomination in 2028 will need to prove themselves early on in states where Black and Latino voters and union members are key supporters, under an election-year calendar approved Saturday.
The primary lineup pushes Iowa from the traditional top spot and makes South Carolina the leadoff state, voting on Jan. 22, 2028, followed by Nevada on Feb. 1. New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia round out the early states, throughout February, according to the plan endorsed by the Democratic National Committee at its meeting in Texas.
DNC Chairman Ken Martin said that to win the general election, "You have to be battle-tested in a way that you already have campaigned in front of and for the support of various communities throughout the country." That is why the calendar designed by the party matters, he said in an interview.
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Some potential candidates in what is expected to be a large field have visited early-voting states such as South Carolina. Party leaders have said the order give candidates the best shot at winning back the White House after Republican President Donald Trump's second term.
"They have to show that they can go to the South and talk to Black voters and rural voters, as well as out west, talking ranching and mining issues, to a border state, to union members," said party strategist Karen Finney, who has worked on multiple presidential campaigns. "Whoever survives will be battle-tested."
Former presidential candidate Howard Dean, a onetime Vermont governor, recalled his tenure as national party chairman, when Democrats solidified Nevada and South Carolina as early states behind Iowa and New Hampshire. The latest change is even better, he said.
"These states look more like the country," as a whole, he said, "whereas Iowa and New Hampshire don't."
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Rita Hart, chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, said bypassing her state in the early going would sideline important voter voices and give a political edge to Republicans, who are expected to keep Iowa atop their calendar.
Nonwhite voters claim top billing
As the first-in-the-South primary, South Carolina was more decisive than Iowa and New Hampshire for nominees Barack Obama in 2008, Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020. All three dominated among South Carolina's large Black population, which can yield more than half the state's Democratic primary electorate.
With Nevada and New Mexico following, that will require candidates to court more Latino voters early in the process.
Shifting from Iowa and New Hampshire does not mean little-known candidates cannot catch fire, as Pete Buttigieg did in Iowa and New Hampshire in 2020, when he was a 37-year-old former mayor. They just will not be able to do it with an almost entirely white audience.
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"If you can't go to every part of this country and make your case, you should not be running for president," Finney said.
The progressive vs. establishment dynamics may shift
There is disagreement over how Democrats' split between progressives and mainstream liberals may or may not surface in the nominating calendar.
"I think our primary voters up north are probably a little different than primary voters in South Carolina," said Boyd Brown, a former DNC member from South Carolina. "It's not the woke ideologies that we just can't get away from" in other places.
Nina Smith, a former Buttigieg adviser who now works closely with progressive causes, disagreed. Smith said Black South Carolinians, especially, have gravitated to more moderate candidates twice rejecting Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in favor of Clinton and Biden.
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But, she said, "Southern Black voters are more progressive than they're given credit for" on policy but also "realists" about what is possible.
"Living through Jim Crow and other oppressive structures will force you to be take that approach," she said.
Smith said that with South Carolina leading off and many Southern states following on Super Tuesday soon after the early lineup concludes, progressives will have to take the time to listen and then tailor their messages.
"A lot of Black voters don't necessarily see themselves in the ideas and arguments that progressives put forward," she said.
Unions will get a spotlight in the early-voting states
Nevada has the service industry unions because of Las Vegas; Michigan has the auto industry and associated manufacturing support industries; Virginia is home to more federal workers than any other state.
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"Labor is still so important," Dean said.
Beyond seeking the backing of organized labor, the campaigns and the party will look to unions for help in spreading Democrats' message to voters and getting people to the polls.
More scheduling efficiency for candidates
Campaigns struggle to balance many demands such as meeting voters in person, raising money and the logistics of travel. As a result, places such as Nevada have gotten short shrift in the past because candidates, most from the eastern part of the country, have concluded the investment of time is not worth it.
An expanded calendar offers more clustering opportunities.
A swing to the West could hit two early states - Nevada and New Mexico - and include a fundraising stop in California, full of Democratic donors. A South Carolina trip could mean fundraisers and public appearances in Atlanta, Charlotte and Raleigh, both in North Carolina. Virginia offers proximity to donors and national TV studios in Washington; the same options are available by adding a New York City stop on the way to New Hampshire.
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Bre Maxwell is a DNC member from South Carolina who said the state's smaller size and lower media costs are a financial equalizer, allowing not only the best-funded candidates to have an impact.
"They can campaign from the top to the bottom in a day," Maxwell said.
It's about primaries, with a clear look to November
Of the six early states, all but South Carolina have been competitive in general elections.
That means that even before Super Tuesday, the Democratic candidates will have spent significant time and resources in states worth a combined 43 Electoral College votes. That is not insignificant on the way to the 270 needed to win.
Television ads and news coverage can spill over, as well. Markets targeting parts of South Carolina also reach portions of North Carolina and Georgia.
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After all, Brown said, the point is to put a Democrat in the White House.
"This is not a social or a debate club. It is a political party," he said.
DiabloWags said:BearlySane88 said:DiabloWags said:BearlySane88 said:
Margaret Brennan really is despicable.Huge kudos to Jay Bhattacharya for how calmly he dealt with this absolutely loathsome fake news operative. She really is one of the worst.
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) August 9, 2026
First, when Islamist or other mass shooters leave behind extensive records explaining their motives, those records are immediately buried… https://t.co/0g0ecuV6RH
IMO, It would be most constructive for this forum if people stopped posting "gotcha" tweets and videos that supported their clear political bias.
And it would be constructive (for the purpose of GOOD FAITH discussion) to provide the ENTIRE video of the interview between Margaret Brennan and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.
Personally, I enjoyed the exchange between Brennan and Dr. Bhattacharya.
Brennan asks tough questions, she always has. I also felt Dr. Bhattacharya was genuine in his responses.
To that end, I have posted the FULL interview:
Whether you have the whole video or a clip, it doesn't change that Brennan is despicable. Brennan wasn't asking tough questions, she was asking gotcha questions that Dr B saw through.
And what would you have to say about Maria Bartiromo of Faux?
You don't find her to be a disgusting Trump cheerleader?
She's not a MAGA sycophant?
concordtom said:DiabloWags said:BearlySane88 said:DiabloWags said:BearlySane88 said:
Margaret Brennan really is despicable.Huge kudos to Jay Bhattacharya for how calmly he dealt with this absolutely loathsome fake news operative. She really is one of the worst.
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) August 9, 2026
First, when Islamist or other mass shooters leave behind extensive records explaining their motives, those records are immediately buried… https://t.co/0g0ecuV6RH
IMO, It would be most constructive for this forum if people stopped posting "gotcha" tweets and videos that supported their clear political bias.
And it would be constructive (for the purpose of GOOD FAITH discussion) to provide the ENTIRE video of the interview between Margaret Brennan and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.
Personally, I enjoyed the exchange between Brennan and Dr. Bhattacharya.
Brennan asks tough questions, she always has. I also felt Dr. Bhattacharya was genuine in his responses.
To that end, I have posted the FULL interview:
Whether you have the whole video or a clip, it doesn't change that Brennan is despicable. Brennan wasn't asking tough questions, she was asking gotcha questions that Dr B saw through.
And what would you have to say about Maria Bartiromo of Faux?
You don't find her to be a disgusting Trump cheerleader?
She's not a MAGA sycophant?
I saw Maria at the NYSE back in the day when she was the money honey.
I find her absolutely disgusting today - because of her ethics and politics.
She's part of the group of horrible people. And it's a large group, sadly!!!!
EXCLUSIVE: DSA Steering Committee member Cliff Connolly says the quiet part out loud:
— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) August 17, 2026
“Our hatred of the United States Constitution.”
He calls the Constitution “the obstacle” socialists must “get over to have a revolution.” pic.twitter.com/TMDGmsJmBd
No one from the Trump Cartel is getting a pass. pic.twitter.com/QA0yxs0mTO
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) August 25, 2026
Anarchistbear said:No one from the Trump Cartel is getting a pass. pic.twitter.com/QA0yxs0mTO
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) August 25, 2026
Da Speakah talking tough from the hood in his sissy hat and designer polo shirt. Laugh out loud.
BearlySane88 said:
Does anyone here support this? Several of you have identified as DSA, is this really what you support?EXCLUSIVE: DSA Steering Committee member Cliff Connolly says the quiet part out loud:
— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) August 17, 2026
“Our hatred of the United States Constitution.”
He calls the Constitution “the obstacle” socialists must “get over to have a revolution.” pic.twitter.com/TMDGmsJmBd
Big C said:BearlySane88 said:
Does anyone here support this? Several of you have identified as DSA, is this really what you support?EXCLUSIVE: DSA Steering Committee member Cliff Connolly says the quiet part out loud:
— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) August 17, 2026
“Our hatred of the United States Constitution.”
He calls the Constitution “the obstacle” socialists must “get over to have a revolution.” pic.twitter.com/TMDGmsJmBd
I'm not into the vast majority of these DSA people, although I'm not against every single one of their ideas, such as Medicare for All). Biden was able to pretty much placate this group, which I don't feel like he got enough credit for
JUST IN - FBI arrests Massachusetts State Rep. Francisco Paulino on 8 counts of wire fraud and 3 of money laundering, after he allegedly stole $700,000 in pandemic relief, re-loaned the taxpayer funds at higher interest, bought real estate, paid personal loans and funded his… pic.twitter.com/J6uQWj9Qbu
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) August 26, 2026
As predicted, Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J. has lost her appeal to toss out charges at the detention facility on legislative immunity grounds. The Third Circuit held "Like the acts charged in Count One, the acts of pushing past and forcibly striking someone are unambiguously…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 26, 2026
Big C said:
^ Great story! Could be material for a TV show. They could call it McIver!
The Democrats' platform:
— My Aunt Fanny 🇵🇸🇻🇪🇮🇷 (@Dienne_7) August 30, 2026
1. Housing prices are kinda high, huh?
2. Wages are sorta low, aren't they?
3. It sucks that you don't have healthcare.
4. Oh those poor Palestinians.
5. Bad Trump's bad war in Iran.
6. We're not going to actually fix any of those things.
Aunburdened said:
This platform might win in blue states, but it's gonna be nip/tuck in purple statesThe Democrats' platform:
— My Aunt Fanny 🇵🇸🇻🇪🇮🇷 (@Dienne_7) August 30, 2026
1. Housing prices are kinda high, huh?
2. Wages are sorta low, aren't they?
3. It sucks that you don't have healthcare.
4. Oh those poor Palestinians.
5. Bad Trump's bad war in Iran.
6. We're not going to actually fix any of those things.