Political commentator. Contributor, "Clued in to Politics" anthology. WGA Screenwriter. Novelist. Tech writer. And something else I keep forgetting.
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On this “The Weekly Show” podcast with Jon Stewart, he and his guest Ed Zitron of discuss the precarious financing structures, mounting debts propping up the AI boom -- and whether the technology is delivering results that justify such massive investment.
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Just to be clear, Dr. El-Sayed did not say "She's no longer welcome" in the Democratic Party (which is what she's suggesting). He had said she wasn't welcome at the unity event, concerned about what she might say. It seems his concern was well-justified.
Left: Haley Stevens, "Mike Rogers wants to rubber stamp Trump's agenda, this is not going to work for Michigan. My focus is no Rogers, no Republicans"
Right: Haley Stevens, "Abdul said I'm no longer welcome, that's why I'm endorsing Mike Rogers for US Senate"
My view:
The danger Haley Stevens warned about hasn’t changed.
Mike Rogers is still the Republican candidate, and the stakes for Michigan are still the same.
What changed is that Stevens lost the Democratic nomination and fell out with Abdul El-Sayed.
Now she’s backing the very candidate she once warned voters against.
It makes her look less like a principled critic and more like a sore loser putting a personal grudge ahead of the state’s interests.
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Congresswoman Stevens is not a current member of the Michigan Democratic Party, nor will she be in the future.
It seems that many of the people who booed had a valid reason.
And getting booed off the stage (over one issue) seems a fine reason to be upset & perhaps even not campaign, but NO reason to endorse the other party candidate who opposes most of what you've said you believe in.
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Michigan Dem Party chair Curtis Harte says Haley Stevens “has abandoned everything she claims to care about.”
“We reject the attempts by Stevens and bad-faith actors to divide our party and undermine our momentum, and will not allow these eleventh-hour distractions deter us.”
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Schumer says Senate Dems are "united in our support for Abdul El-Sayed," does not mention Haley Stevens endorsing Mike Rogers
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Haley Stevens chief of staff Justin German says:
"We are shocked and heartbroken" by Stevens decision to endorse Rogers
"As of this morning, many members of our team have resigned, including myself."
This is Mike Lee's closing argument -- if you like the Post Office, vote for Democrats.
OK.
What he left out is if you also like Social Security, Medicare, public transportation, public education, the police & fire departments, government subsidies to farms, the FDIC & more...
For the record, Trump is who said "I alone can fix it." And who calls anyone who disagrees with him "the enemy of the people." And who had the government buy ownership in 17 corporations.
And who increased the national debt by $4 TRILLION to $40 TRILLION!!
Thanks, Heritage!
Trump dressed up in costume for Halloween pretending to be a popular president without a 30% approval and not suffering from dementia.
I completely understand -- especially since Twitter has a character limit. That's why I always try to follow-up with additional information.
For the longest time, many saw this as Trump just screwing up. But at this point, I think far more recognize it was a symptom of dementia.
@relisberg - you're absolutely right! I'm just using "glitch" as shorthand for the synapses in his brain not firing correctly due to his FTD.
Happy Ollieween! For fans of the Golden Age of TV, here is my annual posting of the Halloween episode of KUKLA, FRAN & OLLIE -- as Beulah Witch prepares for her big day. This originally aired 77 years ago today.
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What @marklevinshow is trying to deny to himself or flim-flam the public is actually the foundation of today's MAGOP. Starting with their party leader who welcomed in neo-Nazi to the best and official circles. All enabled by elected MAGOP officials in Congress.
Here again is my annual tale of my best Halloween -- the day that I ran into Ray Bradbury, the bard of Halloween.
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What I think is that this is meaningless, since it's just a logo -- and for all anyone vote knows, it's probably promoting the incumbent senator. Not someone they never heard of.
The ballot (ranked choice, by the way), how everyone actually votes, is perfectly clear.
