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That doesn't challenge my point at all. "An invasion could happen" is not "an invasion will happen," and it's irresponsible to report as if it is. (To say nothing of the fact that I do not trust "American intelligence sources" as far as I can throw them)

From PBS: "National security adviser Jake Sullivan said the U.S. still did not know if Russian President Vladimir Putin had made a decision to invade, but that all the elements are now in place for a rapid incursion." Absolutely irresponsible reporting to act like this is a sure thing.

Yeah the Dems will probably hold onto the Senate for a little while longer, but we like to joke around here. And I literally would take a mid-2000s creationism scandal over the CRT moral panic any day.

So three years from now, gotcha. To think growing up the worst education policy the Republicans were gunning for was No Child Left behind...

American conservatives have wholly forfeited the right to complain about other countries "brainwashing" their citizens.

https://theintercept.com/2022/02/09/stock-trading-ban-congress-pelosi-aoc/ Banning Congressfolks from trading stock is gaining momentum. It'll probably end up with an exemption for incumbents at the time of adoption, but this bill is a good step forward.

I've seen speculation that he's seen bad internal polling for the GOP in the midterms as a result of obstinance on 1/6, but McCarthy surely would have seen the same internals and he's full steam ahead.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/us/politics/republicans-censure-mcconnell.html McConnell is getting praise for this in some quarters, but this strikes me as the actions of a man who will be 86 when his term is up and unlikely to seek another, and therefore can basically say whatever he wants...

"Pursue alliances" is not the same thing as "have their applications to join those alliances be accepted." Anyway, have fun arguing with the made-up evil tankie version of me that exists in your head, it's clear you do not intend to engage in good faith.

I care a damn sight more than the United States government. And I never advocated for surrender, I advocated for diplomacy. Stop putting words in my mouth or there's no reason to continue speaking.

People die in war, and it's awful, which is why we should oppose the United States' efforts to whip its citizens up into wanting war with Russia (over the wishes of the Ukrainian government, I might add). (And if we're really going to compare dicks like this, more Russian and Russian-aligned...

I'll thank you not to put words in my mouth. I have not "cheered on" anyone, nor am I a "knee-jerk contrarian." I do not want war. I do not want innocent people to suffer and die for another country's pride and self-interest. I have specifically and repeatedly emphasized the need for diplomacy...

No, I'm simply saying that NATO making decisions without considering Russia's interests is going to lead to trouble. When you run roughshod, you will break things. How about, instead of gobbling up countries on Russia's border and saber rattling, NATO commits to a moratorium on further expansion...

And Russia has every right to take it as provocation when NATO expands to press up against it borders, which frankly it is - this was nearly-unanimous opinion among political scientists in the early 90s. Are you suggesting that some nations have more of a right than other nations to act in their...

Putin isn't "evil." He is the leader of a nation-state and is beholden to act in that state's interests. States are rational actors in international affairs; they will behave in predictable ways which serve their interests when placed in a specific situation with specific stimuli. NATO is a...

The Left (tm) is anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, environmentalist, and internationalist. It strongly favors labor rights without trying to balance it with concessions to management, and favors a radical restructuring of society on economic, political, and social grounds. As for the other...

1. Absolutely not, America has shifted egregiously to the right in the past half-century and simply accepting that is unacceptable. The point is to change it. 2. The United States being right-wing in its political culture doesn't mean fascists always win. Liberalism is center to right of...

The Cold War is a factor, but the dismantling of the New Deal and Great Society under Reagan and Clinton, and the hegemony enjoyed by neoliberal ideology in the United States more generally, is a greater factor as to why the United States is so right-wing. When Jen Psaki scoffs at sending free...

A lack of a robust social safety net and emphasis on individualist free-market capitalism, support for right-wing governments such as Saudi Arabia, a strong societal aversion to communism and socialism, and a general political culture to the right of comparable peers (in this case Germany, the...

A nonsense chart. Yes, Biden is rhetorically "liberal" by American standards, but America is a very right-wing country and Joe Biden's political instincts have always trended conservative or at minimum moderate. He is to the left of Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton, but that is hardly saying anything.