Jake Weigler
@jakeweigler
Partner, Praxis Political. Board chair, Portland Urban Debate League. Pragmatic pessimist. #goblazers #goducks
Not enough is said about how GOP voters will immediately change their views to show loyalty to Trump. Their support for Iran war jumps 22% as soon as he does it, despite them saying they don’t want to see troops dying.
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars,” “Star Trek,” “Doctor Who?” or “Transformers.”
Headline: We’re taking this seriously! Story: We’ll comply with the law when forced to
Shot because you talked back to an ICE agent? All good, you had it coming. Try to stop Elon’s child porn machine? Nothing is off the table to stop you.
"Junket" seems to be exclusively used today to describe a trip by those in the public sector. It's reflective of this weird juxtaposition where opulence and lavish wealth are glamorized and lionized everywhere except government, where any hint of spending beyond the bare minimum is a scandal.
I don’t know what is more disturbing, the lack of a sponsored content disclosure or that this isn’t sponsored content
No @opb.org and @apnews.com, this is sanewashing and trying to put a patina of legality on blatantly illegal conduct.