ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I’m glad someone besides me had a positive takeaway I weirdly feel like all this director’s previous movies had more critical love than I thought they deserved now this one’s getting shit on and I think it’s pretty good…? 000
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Thing I still like about this team though is their ability to keep it close 001
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I have no idea if this type of messaging works on “normies” or “moderates” or low-info voters or whoever, but I think this is a strong comeback to a bullshit talking point And I'd love to see more of it 160
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The caravan is coming again? Guess Republicans failed on their immigration agenda? And it's time to give the Democrats a shot...? 000
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026There was a drive-in in my hometown that is still run by the town during summer weekends so my list is long: Jaws Karate Kid Follow That Bird The Princess Bride Spaceballs Crimson Tide Con Air Luca Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Secret Life of Pets Bambi The Net Pulp Fiction so many more… 230
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026*courting their votes with carefully triangulated ”moderation” I should perhaps add 000
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026For what it’s worth where I’m coming from is I’m unconvinced this middle still exists in a way that resembles the past, when courting their votes did make sense Seems like “fighting the last war” stuff to me 100
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Dems need to learn that sometimes “because fuck you” is an entirely acceptable motivation 1785
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Also unable to conceptualize “responsible adult” as anything other than a doormat What would you do if Donald Trump was your child and he pulled this shit? Do that, “responsible adult” 090
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026But sure… if I’m a mod who will vote for whoever, let the baby self-actualizers have their bottle That‘s a vote maximizer Unless! The mods won’t vote with the babies. Due to purity (Israel isn’t committing genocide! Just war crimes!) Can’t just agree it’s bad, need to purity test the language 100
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The argument here is what? Manchin should have run despite his bad polling? Yeah maybe I think Dems were bound to lose that state sooner than later but could Manchin have pulled another rabbit out of his hat? Maybe But the old man didn’t want to lose, so he quit 🤷♂️ 000
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I do not see that. I wish it were so. I vote that way. But if that were the case why does AES need to lose his primary? Why does Jasmine Crockett need to lose? If mods happily voted for whoever and lefties didn’t, run the lefty no problem, right? But that’s not the world we live in 100
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026And sorry to keep adding on but... are there circumstances where Manchin could have held on longer? I don’t doubt it But he *clearly* isn’t built for THIS moment He chose doing nothing over doing something on party lines Doing nothing is rightly and reasonably a loser 010
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Just to say, I slightly disagree about the AES analysis here You can’t say ”lefties need to hold their nose and vote moderate” but allow moderates to sit out because there’s a lefty on the ballot AES should win, considering the fundamentals. If he doesn’t, Dems (arguably) let purity undo us again 100
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026And speaking ONLY for myself... I'm voting Dem and anti-Trump indie up and down my ballot. I don't give a fuck about the details I want the Trump party obliterated But I am not the least bit sure who does better among normie voters. So if you win a primary, I'm at your back, period 000
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026But *Manchin* - the guy in the pole position - gave up when he saw those numbers Let's assume he and his team know the WV electorate better than the rest of us(?) 100
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Several WV residents ignoring polls that put Manchin around 30% while the other guy was at 50%? And look... things can change for lots of reasons. Maine was presumably a closer race 3 days ago (and who still knows what will happen there) 200
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026On this point, I would ENTHUSIASTICALLY support any law that said “you can spend x dollars on your campaign, period” No loopholes no bullshit everyone spends the same period I support it And I don’t think that means “my people” win, not at all not even close 010
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Oh, about this I do think money matters, but the person with the most money doesn’t always win so it’s not the only thing that matters And honestly, I probably over-credit the importance of money, as I think a lot of Americans do But the person with the most money doesn’t always win so… 200
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If AES loses, “a more moderate candidate might have won” will be a valid (if untestable) response But also? “Purity testers who refused to join his coalition caused this” will be equally valid There was nothing Dems could have done to hold WV it is delusional not to see that 100
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026There are examples you can hold up that might arguably credibly support this other argument West Virginia ain't it If West Virginia credibly proves anything it proves that moderation is a death sentence (and it doesn't prove that either - but a sensible argument for such does actually exist there) 100
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026No, the point of the initial thread is you claimed Joe Manchin was "run out" of a state that becomes more red each election, and a GOP that becomes more extremist each election cycle, by Democrats - which is dirt stupid 100
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026They didn’t like him They don’t like any Democrats They don’t like their opponents and they don’t wish them well It’s pathetic that you want to blame Dems for rabid Reps 100
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A multi-year multi-term incumbent who’s held multiple high political offices in the state doesn’t have bad polls because he lacks the money to explain to voters who he is The guy was CONSTANTLY in the news for being one of two people that all legislation hinged on People knew him and his message 200
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Right. He was a moderate politician who kneecapped moderate Biden’s moderate agenda And West Virginia hated him anyway The idea that he was “run out” by internet randos calling him turncoat and CA Dems not donating to his campaign is insultingly laughable 020
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Beyond the stated criteria, I don't think people give nearly enough consideration to the circumstances of an election The wind was at the Democrats' back in 2008. I bet a bunch of people who voted for Obama wouldn't have if they weren't *so sick* of the GOP after 8 years of W 020
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Read through the thread and see that Manchin's polling for 2024 was dreadful He got elected in WV as a Dem when the GOP was less rabid. Good for him good for the country that he held on as long as he did, but he was on borrowed time And the only people who ran him out were Republican WV voters 110
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Campaign money for the campaign he didn't even run was knee-capped? He got old and he called it a day But you gotta yell at Democrats for *something* right? 100
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If he was primaried by a fire-breathing lefty and lost and then Dems lost the seat to a Republican there'd be some sense in what you're saying 020
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Manchin is an old man who announced announced in 2023 he wouldn't run again in 2024 How is that even withering on the vine? Yes, plenty of older/as old people who are much frailer continue to run and win But an old man calling it quits is an old man calling it quits 220
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Purity Testing Committee is at least a little unfair I want Dems across the board because I want to cut the legs off of a rabid GOP But if said Dem plays nice instead of promising leg-cutting, I’m going to bitch about it And I know not everyone is me 010
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I’ve said this before but it’s legitimately so racist I thought it must be a parody or satire of racism when I saw it Like it’s hard to think a real racist who thought his racist beliefs were true and respectable would make racism look so clownishly over the top But that’s just how dumb racism is 000
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If Talarico really had a favorite drag queen that groomed children Paxton wouldn’t be attacking him he would be selling him a pardon 000
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Could the answer be phones and Trump? Seriously In earlier eras there was not a dumb asshole saying “I can fix it fast and easy” alongside dumb asshole voters believing it 010
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026static.klipy.comBastian PleaseALT: Bastian Please 000
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is not the historical accuracy I was promised! 000
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Trump is a dumb jerk who claims fixing things is easy and will be fast and the dumb jerks who vote for him believe it I think this is connected to “it’s the phones!” too It doesn’t explain everything but I do think a real element of this is “hey why aren’t my magic beans working?!” 000
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Small piece of this you’re off on is while people don‘t pay attention to speeches or policy or word choice, many absolutely thought the magic business wizard would fix prices so everyone could afford everything That doesn’t explain every disconnect and I don’t know how it fits history but it’s true 100
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The most transparent administration in US history Why don’t we know if prior Presidents would rather death by electrocution or shark attack? 010
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I doubt most people are responding rationally to anything they're making careful objective observations of But the noise out there is *CRAZY* so of course we're all going crazy The question of how to pull out is a real and worrying one, but that we're in a feedback loop of bad vibes seems clear 000
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The vibecession is weird and scary. Hard not to allow the phone is a big part of it. Why is it worse now? Might it have to do with Trump in particular being the "phone" President? Literally telling people 1) they're wrong prices are low 2) high prices are good actually 3) he doesn't care? 100
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Not getting the mileage out of this I'd hoped forstatic.klipy.comThe Simpsons: Homer Voted For KodosALT: The Simpsons: Homer Voted For Kodos 030
ebberman.bsky.social @ebberman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I wanted to make this joke but you got there first 🫡 010
