Reposted by Newton CooperMisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 20hThink about how little your representatives have said or done to defend their colleague Ilhan Omar. Now try to imagine how little they will do when it's our turn. 31594467
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Well that makes sense. I live in LA now and have switched to the Dodgers myself. 020
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Yeah. And they clearly carved out exceptions for Dr. Jim Dobson (psychologist, not MD) and Baptist ministers. 010
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 11/10/2026What? You’re from Arkansas and not a Cards fan? I learned to be a Cards fan from my granddad. We had the Travelers in Little Rock plus the Cardinals were the only team we could get on the radio. Old times ! 100
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I was pointing out conservative hypocrisy here. How they mocked Jill Biden and libs with doctorates but made exceptions for James Dobson and Baptist ministers. 130
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I remember the outrage over Jill Biden’s doctorate. Lots of conservatives said only MDs should be called doctor. 250
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 10/10/2026What???? You mean I won’t be able to use my Trump Bucks to buy meds from Trump’s website? But he promised!!! 000
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Exactly. Maybe the government sends us checks now and then. 100
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 10/10/2026In other words, you’re trying to “save face” for your opponents. 000
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 10/10/2026General principle in sports is that it is considered poor sportsmanship to keep playing aggressively when you have an insurmountable lead. 110
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I was thinking about the 2008 election. And his popularity after 9/11 was far higher than anything Trump ever experienced. But … you may be right. I’ve thought of that myself. 100
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 10/10/2026He’s promising to send everyone $1000 for health care costs. 000
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It’s weird and disgusting on so many levels but … isn’t he supposed to be the staunch Christian man? He doesn’t sound convincing in the secular MAGA lane but not very convincing as a Christian either. 000
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Wow, you really summed it up, including the paradox of MAGA: the Boomers fall for the “make America Great Again” nostalgia for the imaginary past, while the Gen X’rs and younger MAGA mostly vibe to the cynicism. 000
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Guessing they think this will play well with the base but maybe they just enjoy it. 010
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Yep. My point exactly. They disagree but still vote for the politicians who enact these laws. 000
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 09/10/2026They support it but things won’t change until people vote based on it. 100
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Greg, they meant “We want people to come in the ‘white’ way.” 010
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 08/10/2026100 percent. Only conservative Christian parents count. 020
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I think he means everyone will be reduced to part-time work. 100
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In the South there may be a higher percentage of less committed evangelicals, so perhaps some can be dissuaded from voting. But overall, I believe that evangelicals are a tough, tough nut to crack. Instead, let's focus on people who attend the mainline churches, as the author notes as well. 030
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 08/10/2026... the refugees are Sharia-loving rapists and recite Fox News talking points. Now, in all fairness, I'm from Southern Cal where evangelicals are definitely a minority. There's not a cultural consensus in favor of Christianity so those who go to church regularly are the true believers. 130
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 08/10/2026They openly talk about politics in their Bible studies. Many are very much involved in GOP GOTV efforts. Some of them run for office themselves. So you can talk about the unfairness of our refugee process all day long, but that sweet evangelical lady will just shake her head and tell you ... 130
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I know a lot of older evangelicals and they all are loyal Fox viewers, except for the ones who consume even more rightwing content. In fact, politics is often a big point of agreement between very evangelical wives and their less religious husbands. 130
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I respect the author's evangelical background, and, while I agree we should try anything that dampens GOP turnout, I feel they miss a key point: older evangelicals don't base their political opinions on the Bible; they base them on the rightwing propaganda they've been consuming for decades. 151
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 07/10/2026In short, Mitchell seems to realize that the Confederacy was BS and white Southern gender roles were stultifying, yet ended up producing the greatest apology for slavery in American cinema that includes the most romantic rape scene. 010
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 07/10/2026But … at the end of the day, Mitchell yields. Scarlett’s drive for success costs her the love of Rhett Butler, the one man she never has to take care of and who only yearns to take care of her. If Scarlett had only yielded earlier, the “natural order” of misogyny and racism would have been restored. 110
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Of course, she’s helped along the way by some strategic marriages, and, of course, the loyal formerly enslaved Black people who just love to work for the O’Hara family. Along the way she takes care of all the men in her life. So far, Mitchell acknowledges the misogyny while hiding the racism. 110
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 07/10/2026When we first meet Scarlett, she’s a selfish, spoiled teenager. By the end of the story, she’s grown into a strong, capable woman. In a bid to restore the family fortune, she becomes a successful businesswoman running a sawmill operated by convict labor. 110
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I think your Gone with the Wind reference is particularly apt, as it exemplifies how both misogyny and racism are “whitewashed” in the myth of America. IIRC, Margaret Mitchell was a suffragette in her younger years, and you can see some of that in her portrayal of Scarlett. 120
Reposted by Newton CooperMcBoo-lie @mcjulie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I want Republicans to be trapped in a hell of their own making: they can’t trash Trump without pissing off his core fans, but they have to trash Trump to try to pick up independents who are starting to hate him. 061
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Having an NFL game canceled would be a catastrophe for them. 010
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Isaiah 53:2-3 (NIV) He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. 110
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Nor is it Scriptural. Isaiah 42:1-3 “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight … He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.” 110
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Agree he’s smarter than he acts but thinking he has a shot at the presidency is seriously delusional. 031
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’m in Southern California and I so wish we could split the difference with guys. It’s topped 100 the past 2 days. 010
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Well, Supreme Court justices are not elected here and look at how that has panned out. At the end of the day, judges are either elected or appointed by politicians who themselves are elected. 110
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Cue the expletives in my head. I don’t think I’m particularly naive but this news really hits hard. This “rebranding” is particularly dangerous because it ties into the whole ethos behind a lot of contemporary white country music. 032
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Thanks for mentioning her. Loved reading her insights on Twitter. Wish she was over here. 120
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 04/10/2026True but Delsey Rodriguez is ostensibly in charge of what is now a vassal state. He’s OK with compliant women. 000
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Well, they interpret the Bible that way too so at least they are consistent in their inconsistency. 000
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I’ve seen enough AI pictures of Trump with a Rambo body or rescuing children that I think large numbers of MAGA literally believe he’s some kind of Stallone or John Wayne. 100
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Yeah, come to think of it, they were “that way” back in the day. Trader Joe’s still has that culture. Greatest chain grocery store IMO. 120
Newton Cooper @newtoncooper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026You’re so right about concretizing Christ’s commandments. 000
