Month: November 2024

Trump does not have a mandate

https://wapo.st/3ZkG5kp

Mandate? Trump is now under 50% in the popular vote with his margin ranking 44th out of 51 elections since 1824.4 Democrats won Senate seats in states Trump carried—compared to zero in 16 and 20.GOP poised for its smallest House majority since the U.S. had 50 states.- CNN’s Harry Enten reports

— Andrew Kaczynski (@kfile.bsky.social) 2024-11-18T15:33:38.880Z
https://bsky.app/profile/metaresistance.bsky.social/post/3lbakcvmvx22f

Trump Won Less Than 50 Percent. Why Is Everyone Calling It a Landslide?

https://bsky.app/profile/stevebenen.bsky.social/post/3lbl6nv6h5c2a
https://wapo.st/4eHTHuk

Trump won but he still has to lie about it and say he won in a landslide when he actually won less than 50% of the vote and by one of the smallest margins in history

— Judd Legum (@juddlegum.bsky.social) 2024-11-28T21:23:23.305Z

A reminder #itwasntalandslide

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) 2024-11-29T01:48:53.780Z

He did not win by a massive margin, does not have a historic mandate, and therefore is not automatically owed a cabinet of reactionary extremists and tinfoil-gilded cranks to inflict on the American people.

— Berny Belvedere (@bernybelvedere.bsky.social) 2024-12-08T16:43:51.419Z

You can tune out the news on TV

I stopped watching TV news about two years. I have no regrets. I did watch a few things like election night coverage and January 6th hearings. I can’t stand Trump and the media is addicted to him. I get news by reading newspaper sites like the New York Times and Washington Post,.

Tuning out legacy media. Many independent media outlets continue to thrive and have seen a spike in growth.

— Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) 2024-11-24T20:17:25.358Z

"I had to take a peek at our competition today. I turned on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox. It was 24/7 bashing of President Biden for pardoning his son Hunter. It was pathetic," writes @meiselasb.bsky.social.

— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2024-12-03T00:19:40.971Z

I haven’t watched tv news in about 2 years. They’re addicted to Trump.

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2024-12-03T00:43:28.842Z

The two Gunning’s crab houses

The Instagram post below reminded me of the two Gunning’s restaurants, both long gone. There was the one in Brooklyn (the southern part of Baltimore). It wasn’t fancy but the crabs were great, Then there was the suburban one that, as a friend said, had the personality of an airport lounge. The food was good, though.

https://www.tumblr.com/retrobaltimore/88504232204/which-gunnings-was-the-real-gunnings

Wealthy people gain influence in politics – most gave to Trump

Trump benefited the most and will give them a lot in return. They are sucking up to Trump now.

https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1853072877509054668
https://twitter.com/RonBrownstein/status/1852846339685769542
https://twitter.com/4TaxFairness/status/1851304485307736553