alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 5hAlaska does love politicians who use babies as props. 000
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 10hI wish media could muster up the will to fact check this - because Alito and his cronies have basically killed the Establishment clause. 000
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialWalter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 10hContra Alito, religious liberty and accommodation have in fact expanded in the years since Obergefell. Examples abound: e.g. the Covid church cases and the way "most favored nation" handling of religion has been displacing Employment Division v. Smith regarding laws of general application.abcnews.comAlito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new bookA new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom. 93310
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 10hVoters including military families knew this in 2024, that he was like this. Doesn't make it any less vile. But I remain appalled that this guy - who don't forget insulted Captain Khan in 2016, got more votes than ever before. Something is deeply wrong with us. 040
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 11hHe said this at the time, as did many, and it remains a bald-faced lie. Not a matter of opinion. It's just completely untrue as an objective factual matter. Civil marriage laws don't work like that and never have. Just like the legality of divorce and remarriage doesn't affect the Catholic Church.abcnews.comAlito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new bookA new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom. 38925196
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 12hIt is very much Not Fine. But those who insisted in 2024 that queers needed to campaign against Democrats, which would cause queer lives to be endangered in the US, was wrong, especially since Trump winning would also hurt people in Gaza. Even Gazans told us this. 050
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialHenry @henrythedog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026stumbled across this, and its amazing to see people say what I've said about "Queers for Palestine" demanding that LGBT people give up on their rights where they live to spend all their time fighting for people who don't support them in other countries and they're like "yeah that right!" 1015223
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It's funny, too, because the punk ethos always runs up against reality that if you rage at incremental changes, nothing will ever get better. It's ultimately a teenage mentality, like libertarianism and anarchism. 440
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Both sidsing it ensures that Republicans get the chance to eliminate USAID and kill milllions; Hegseth gets to murder fishermen; ICE gets to murder citizens and immigrants and whoever they feel like. A protest concert saves zero lives, that's the uncool truth. 200
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026He has a megaphone to push "both sides bad", while remaining unaffected by the hellscape this belief helps create. Which is true of many of the men at Power to the People concert. To remain cool as all hell, all they have to do is a hold a concert and say "Harris was grody!" and people cheer. 030
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialcoalminephoenix.bsky.social @coalminephoenix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026He was a “both sides are bad” guy and you can look at how many did not vote and draw your own conclusions about whether he is as cool as he thinks he is. I like a lot of the music he has done, and the musicians inspired by it, but…he sits in a whole lot of privilege. 141
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We can't get season 2 of Ride or Die which was a blast, but somehow more of this one? Makes no sense. 050
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Longwell, like Rick Wilson, was happy to play footsie with the white nationalist nut jobs. They believed they could use them and then constrain them when necessary. I know if either of them has ever admitted that they made space for fascists that are now running the country. 020
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Great review, fair. There are some lessons there we have to take to heart even if they suck. But your broader point is that focus groups have limits, and voters have demonstrably dark beliefs. It's hard for Longwell to go there, because that's an indictment of the GOP she worked with for so long. 170
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026He's just a doofus and his politics haven't helped anyone that I can see. 051
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026And it's framed from the perspective of the idiots, so we have to apologize for making them hit us. No matter what, the narrative treats these idiots as the protagonists of the story. 061
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialSchnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 05/10/2026One thing that I think is starting to sink in here and you can see it in the thousand yard stares is that there is not actually one weird leftist trick to solve the fact that voters are idiots. 1938364
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialAndrew Egger @eggerdc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This weekend, I went to Springfield, Ohio, for Pierre Damas Bel's funeral--and to next-door Vandalia for Trump's same-day rally, where the president took a victory lap on the policies that killed him. I hope you'll give it a read. www.thebulwark.com/p/a-death-a-...thebulwark.comA Death. A Funeral. And the Trump Rally Down the Block.On the day Springfield held a funeral for Pierre Damas Bel, the president held a rally 25 miles away. We went to both. 26920
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026They love a shameless liar. See also JD Vance. 010
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Truly incredible that this is how the media is choosing to eulogize the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House in US history, who was a serial sexual abuser of children. For all the talk about "deep state" plots to abuse children, no one even remembers this case. 931775487
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I remember the radio being filled with ads by Bush attacking gay marriage, non-stop. This was at the height of the Iraq War, but his closing message was "I will stop gays". And that is one of many reasons I refuse to participate in his image rehabilitation. 2353
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Yes everyone should. I worked factory jobs in high school and first summer after college. The permanent workers were unbelievably tough men and women. The conditions were horrendous. They broke their bodies on those jobs. 060
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialBill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Jfc, fuck both of them. I take pride in a decade ago having written in Detroit about Bob Ritchie's Confederate bullshit, and Chevy quickly dropped him from ad campaigns. 0106
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026They're making a good point about Americans specifically voting for Trump to disrupt things - stop with policy and experts and rules and just do stuff. And now they're seeing the consequences of voting for disruption. 000
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Can't. But that's also because the team's owner (brother of ex-gov of TN) funded JD Vance and is now funding Vivek. And he's taking the team to a dome in the suburbs, which will destroy downtown businesses. So there are multiple reasons they dont' deserve support. 020
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026See also Alexander Zverev. Just one commentator bold enough to talk about it --Mary Carillo (no surprise there). Two accusations, but he's #1 now so, bygones! 100
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026False. Biden's student loan reforms got struck down by SCOTUS, for example. What we have are two sets of rules -- one for Republicans, one for Democrats. And that requires structural reform. 170
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Please show me the statutory or constitutional authority that this man holds to do anything that he is actually doing 28452101
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026He never admitted wrongdoing nor apologized for it. We don't even know if he changed his behavior. His entire attitude with the Browns has been arrogant and entitled. Those are the facts. 0891
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Good work" lightly touching on "controversy" while not making anyone uncomfortable with the fact that Watson treated sexual harassment like a full-time job. 120
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialSarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 02/10/2026They intro’d him with vagaries: “a past that was unresolved” (20+ active lawsuits) and “a 10-game suspension for violating the league’s conduct policy” (for what? should we mention what?!) He repeatedly said HE needed to learn to forgive (no follow-ups allowed, like “FORGIVE WHO AND FOR WHAT?”) 413812
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Was thinking about this last night. The country is like "oh how did this happen?" while they watch Watson on Thursday Night Football. 040
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialSarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 02/10/2026So I’ve got this right: While the whole country is talking about the Cornell 7 the folks behind TNF decided to run an interview w/ a QB accused of sexual assault & harassment by two dozen women. An interview that never mentioned the crimes and had (clearly) pre-approved questions & no follow-ups. 1030268
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026the worst thing you can do is to base your values on what you think the public wants, the second-worst thing you can do is convince yourself that the public really shares your values and is being betrayed. People are simply not consistent enough or knowledgeable enough en masse to say this. 1254879
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Voters - despite 20 years of experience - consistently say Rs are better on the economy. The media's narrative has to be a big part of that, right? As soon as a Dem president is sworn in, the media goes straight into Bad Economy Watch. 093
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...nytimes.comHochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell CaseGov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her. 1532144
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The ADA and Rehab Act still exists. Is there a physical fitness component to checking IDs? Someone should challenge this it is complete bullshit. 1112
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I'm very tired of people pretending to be shocked. How could Graham Platner turn out so bad? Well, he had a Nazi tattoo. How could Trump turn out so bad? Well, he led an insurrection. You can't make people see what they won't see. 814534
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The most ordinary man imaginable came to my home state to tell me to ‘get out of America’ while he & Absent Ashley enjoyed the comfort of buildings my ancestors helped build. Imagine standing on the shoulders of the ppl who built this country & then telling their descendants they don’t belong here/2 4768371111
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I want everyone who blames Democrats to watch this clip and pay attention the people applauding behind Vance. This is the thing we don't want to reckon with - virulent racism of American voters. Millions of whites would put Angie Nixon on a Plantation if they could. 000
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Vance also has undeniable, proven ties to white nationalists and not one media outlet will declare him unfit to serve as VP or in 2 years to run as president. 0111
alexmarks.bsky.social @alexmarks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I'm wondering about this too. There doesn't seem to be anything Trump or Vance could say - they could both start using the N word and the media would shrug. "Some say / but others say." 190
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialLaurasaurus @laurasaurus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I used to think (like 10 years ago) that there was some line they’d cross where the political press would start talking about their racism as a matter of fact, not opinion. But there was no line. I still can’t believe it. 713531
Reposted by @alexmarks.bsky.socialPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“These are serious allegations. Serious allegations require evidence.” Dude, everyone is just going on a story YOU TOLD, voluntarily. 69527
