Brian gets at something we discussed in our pod chat:

'Mainstream journalists who drape themselves in high-minded abstractions about the press’s role in creating an informed citizenry will simultaneously disclaim all responsibility for the up-is-down state of public opinion.'

Patrick Reilly Typical Republican: 'law and order for thee, leniency and forgiveness for me.'

'How Far Trump Would Go.' Eric Cortellessa scores two interviews with Donald Trump for TIME, asking him to explain what he'd do in a second term. Read here: time.com/6972021/donald…

A synopsis:

Jennifer Lewke News10NBC I'll say it because nobody else will: she was probably drunk and is getting away with DUI, and all of the talk about speeding is a smokescreen.

You know what happened, @Politico. MAGA Republicans decided their political power was more important than the lives of Americans.

Republicans cutting research to cure cancer because they want to “deny Biden a win months before the election” is everything you really need to know about Trump the MAGA Republican Party. politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

Jennifer Lewke News10NBC 'Republicans demand special treatment for Republicans' is as on-brand as it gets

Monroe County Republicans support special treatment for Republicans. Shocking.

Polling USA Everyone, from elite media through the lowliest voter, is more than happy to evaluate Trump by kindergarten standards.

Typical Republican: 'tough on crime for thee, leniency and special treatment for me.'

Doorley, Trump, all of them.

If you’re worrying about Biden’s proposed capital gains tax, remember that it doesn’t affect you. Do you make over $1 million a year? No? Then your taxes won’t go up. For ONCE, a president is taxing the rich instead of us, & rich people want to convince YOU to be upset about it.

Barr lies about energy regulations that, even if true, would not remotely be a bigger threat to democracy than actually trying to overturn an election.

The Republican Party is a rotting cesspool all the way down.

Barr lies about energy regulations that, even if true, would not remotely be a bigger threat to democracy than actually trying to overturn an election.

The Republican Party is a rotting cesspool all the way down.

Lakshya Jain Exactly this. The issue is the incessant taunting, trolling takes among the supposedly nonpartisan media to the effect of 'heads Rs win, tails Ds lose.'

An off-script moment in Florida: a UPS employee tells Joe Biden 'the only reason I have a pension is because of you.' He adds: 'You stood strong with us and we'll stand strong with you, sir.'

When Republicans break things, people can see the damage.

BUT:

When Democrats fix things, people think that's just normal.

When Democrats prevent further damage, no one sees the horrors they prevented.

This is the tragedy of competence.

It’s time to tell America the story of what happened to their money 👇

50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says.

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Nate Hochman Gabe Guidarini MSNBC-watching anti-Trump resist lib suburban wine moms are good, actually, and win elections to boot.

Erik Loomis It's no accident that unions are thriving under the most pro-labor, pro-worker president in generations.

Trump dozed off 3 of 4 court days and it's been met with roughly zero point zero stories in the media. When Robert Hur smeared Biden in his little report as a doddering old man, there was a week-long orgy of media coverage. Almost like there's media bias and a double standard!