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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 9h

The problem is there are some states where the governor and AG would happily let them do this (e.g., Texas).

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 9h

Yep, this past season was her Enes Kanter move.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 9h

Remember back in 2023 the DSA was celebrating the 10/7 attacks and organizing a rally to support them *while the attacks were still going on*.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 10h

Along the way I'm sure they'll find plenty of malfeasance by other senior (but not Cabinet-level) officials. There will be *plenty* of ground to cover before they get to impeaching Trump. /end

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 10h

Nah, they won't impeach Trump on Day One. They'll work their way up. Hegseth first, then probably RFKjr, Patel, possibly Lutnick. Maybe Mullin. Those are the lowest-hanging fruit. Blanche and Vought deserve it but will be tougher nuts to crack because they're diabolical and not morons. /1

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 10h

...that I'm typing the words "the GOP really should consider triaging Texas" -- *Texas!* -- but that really is where we seem to be. /end

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 10h

At what point does Thune have the guts to say it's time to triage Texas and put that money to use in Maine, Michigan, Ohio, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Alaska, which all appear to be closer races in states where they'll get much more bang for their buck. Like, I can't even believe... /1

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 13h

A merger involving Warner Bros. going south because a tech bubble bursts, you say? Wow, that would be totally precedented.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 14h

If the Court wants to de-incentivize shadow docket filings, then for starters they could actually enforce the standard for extraordinary relief (which is supposed to be quite high) instead of giving Trump the Very Special Boy treatment almost every time he runs crying to them.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 14h

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 14h

Remember the DSA was celebrating the 10/7/2023 attack and organizing a rally to support it *while the attack was still going on*.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 14h

"The plain meaning has to be interpreted away, however absurd the contortions required to do it." Hmm, sounds like much of the current incarnation of right-wing "originalist" jurisprudence. See, e.g., the four dissenters (Thomas, Alito, Kavanaugh, and Gorsuch) in the birthright citizenship case.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 16h

Huh. Another entry for my "I though that guy was already dead" file.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I remember when NBC ate her entire contract and paid her like $30 million to go away and, man, it was worth every penny. I mean, they shouldn't have hired her in the first place, but kudos to them for realizing their mistake and biting the bullet instead of trying to gut it out with her.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Which is hilarious, because that's all Republicans do when they give interviews on CNN, Meet the Press, etc. Ignore the question, repeat your talking points, talk over the interviewer, run out the clock.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is, incidentally, what Magyar seems to be doing in Hungary. We should take notes.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Why on earth would she back Trump’s guy? Oh. 😳

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Dems also overperformed vs. polls in the 2018 and 2022 midterms.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

But whatever you do, don't call them weird.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

But whatever you do, don't call them weird.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Jeez, @mrdanzak.com and @theatlantic.com, did you so *any* due diligence on this alleged "lifelong Democrat who voted for Trump for the first time in 2024" before publishing this sanewashing puff piece? Lordy, this is embarrassing. bsky.app/profile/mari...

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Mental note: Add Dick Morris to the "Wait, that guy's still alive?" file.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Many of those classic Disney films had some pretty scary shit in them. youtu.be/DTDb4G-v9zw?... /end

youtu.be

Sleeping Beauty - Maleficent turns into a dragon/Maleficent's death

YouTube video by Zashiina

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The scene in Pinocchio where the kid turned into a donkey. This was a kid's movie! And it was completely traumatizing. youtu.be/qEYtrbIysfo /1

youtu.be

Pinocchio (1940) | Donkey Transformation (4K)

YouTube video by Of the Other

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The problem is many of the white northerners who are moving there are Republican retirees. These are some of the people who helped Trump win Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania 10 years ago. South Carolina is becoming the new Florida.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I see others have mentioned Vought, but also don't forget Lutnick!

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Wells sliding face-first into Caminero's tag was <chef's kiss>.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's a bit obscure, especially for those outside the world of Texas college football rivalries. Also happened almost 15 years ago. I'd pretty much forgotten about it.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Gingers are the golden retrievers of the cat world. Big, lovable doofuses with the attention span of a goldfish.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Orange tabbies are the golden retrievers of the cat world. Big, lovable doofuses with the attention span of a goldfish.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yes, but after just 12 years (six years on analog clocks) you'll be back on schedule. Easy peasy.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Fake news. Danny Trejo is only 82.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

But I don't understand, J.D. Vance said once we got rid of all the pet-eating Haitians, there would be plenty of jobs available for everyone in Springfield. And J.D. wouldn't *lie*, would he? Um...would he?? 😳

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

...the Derrick Rose eligibility scandal (his high school grades had been changed and someone took the SAT for him so he could be eligible to play). /end

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Like the time a reporter straight-up asked John Calipari at the 2011 Final Four what it was like to be in his first Final Four. He'd been in two previous Final Fours -- 1996 with UMass and 2008 with Memphis -- but both had been vacated by the NCAA for various violations, including... /1

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tillis getting an early start on his "No, really, I was one of the good Germans!" narrative before his retirement kicks in.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I don't think Vance is a true believer either, simply because I don't think Vance is a true believer in anything beyond elevating himself and the brand of J.D. Vance. He's just a much more effective and seamless shape-shifter than Rubio.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

...an even better candidate and the GOP somehow managed to find an even *worse* candidate. And Cruz had the benefit of a decent economy in 2018. Now, the economy is a much larger concern and even in Texas, Trump's approval rating is underwater (-11 among LVs in that Fox poll, -17 among RVs). /end

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I know past results are no guarantee of future performance, but it's worth noting that in 2018, many of the polling averages and aggregators were pretty accurate (within a half point or so either way) on Cruz's support and actually *underestimated* Beto's. This year, Dems have... /1

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

...to terrorize communities and murder people in the streets, you go right ahead. Whatever helps you sleep at night. /end

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

But hey, if you want to persist in believing the fiction that there was no difference between Harris and Trump, that she would've done the same things he's done, that she would've *quintupled* ICE's enforcement budget and sent roving battalions of masked goons into American cities... /2

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

None of those examples provide any support for the lie that she endorsed or backed Trump's mass deportation plan. Nor will you find support for that lie anywhere else, because she opposed Trump's mass deportation plan repeatedly and unequivocally. And leftists helped Trump win anyway. /1

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Tillis getting an early start on his "No, really, I was one of the good Germans!" narrative before his retirement kicks in.

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Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yep, IIRC, he drove the state into such a bad budget crisis they didn't have sufficient funds to keep the state's public schools open for the full school year.

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