Paul Franz

too busy chasing election conspiracies

My dude, you've got clout and people pay attention to you. Take the W.

I met her once in college, she was super nice!

For those who think it important for the Nation to impose more tariffs, I understand that today's decision will be dis-appointing. All I can offer them is that most major deci-sions affecting the rights and responsibilities of the Ameri-can people (including the duty to pay taxes and tariffs) are funneled through the legislative process for a reason. Yes, legislating can be hard and take time. And, yes, it can be tempting to bypass Congress when some pressing problem arises. But the deliberative nature of the legislative process was the whole point of its design. Through that process, the Nation can tap the combined wisdom of the people's elected representatives, not just that of one faction or man. There, deliberation tempers impulse, and compromise hammers disagreements into workable solutions. And because laws must earn such broad support to survive the legislative pro-cess, they tend to endure, allowing ordinary people to plan their lives in ways they cannot when the rules shift from day to day. In all, the legislative process helps ensure each of us has a stake in the laws that govern us and in the Na-tion's future. For some today, the weight of those virtues is apparent. For others, it may not seem so obvious. But if history is any guide, the tables will turn and the day will come when those disappointed by today's result will appre-ciate the legislative process for the bulwark of liberty it is.

Don't make me tap the sign, again. (I have a feeling I'm going to use this a lot)

One thing that really distorts the discourse is the belief that any politician could become wildly popular by embracing a Full Left Economic Agenda, which then positions people to believe that every politician is intentionally limiting their own power in order to keep progressives in check

I am so proud to have the support of @gabbygiffords.bsky.social and @giffords.org in our fight to flip NY-17.

The Peekskill Dems are a force to be reckoned with, and I am incredibly proud to have them in my corner as we take on Mike Lawler! I’ve seen the fierceness of Peekskill-born fight my whole life — my Mom was born there :) Honored to have that spirit in the arena with me.

all good broski I got it

I see his writing still influences. 😬

Going live with @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social in a few minutes to talk about the dangerous expansion of ICE detention facilities across the US.......join us - going to be a great discussion.

After Renee Good's murder, Mike Lawler blamed Good for her own murder and said it was 'inevitable'.

After Alex Pretti's murder, Mike Lawler saw the writing on the wall and tried to pivot his defense of ICE to a 'both sides' debate about 'immigration policy'.

Now he's getting called out for his BS.

This guy literally spent *years* in the NY state assembly obsessing over the name of the Mario Cuomo Bridge. He fundraises off of it, still. So clearly, he cares about what things are named.

Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him | CNN Politics President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally prepared to drop his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure projec...

For Trump to hold millions of dollars in critical infrastructure hostage just so he can slap his name on Penn Station and Dulles Airport is not the “leadership” or decision-making the American people voted for. It is ego over country, and New Yorkers are paying the price.

And so the project of mainstreaming white nationalist thought as a question worthy of serious discussion in policy continues.

Maddox, you're the reason I never went with iOS. I still remember this post fondly www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone

Was your driver RFK Jr?

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.

Another batch of Trump's judicial nominees refused in their confirmation hearings today to publicly acknowledge that Joe Biden won the 2020 election, which annoyed Sen. Richard Blumenthal enough for him to call them "monkeys" and "puppets"

President Trump’s Great American Recovery takes the same old central-planning approach to addiction rather than expanding new treatment options, Cato’s Dr. Singer explains. Real solutions should remove barriers, expand access, and treat people like capable adults.

https://ow.ly/sTrM50Y7KBl

I'm disappointed that the candidates tonight at the Orangetown Dems forum are arguing for banning only stock *trading* in Congress.

H.R. 5106 also bans ownership while serving, which is equally problematic. #NY17 share.google/2v3BmR6vprws...

this is exactly correct - policy-wise and serious.

"In exchange for his bravery, a bunch of pussies shot him dead and and unloaded 6 bullets into his dead body while he was laying on the ground. That's what happened." - @timmiller.bsky.social

The nationalists are sending their best. They just aren't very good.

Can you imagine your son was just killed by federal agents and this is what the President of the United States has to say?

in Hungary do they have masked agents of the state gunning down civilians in the street? I feel like we need to dial up our authoritarian regime comparisons quite a bit from where they were a year ago

pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:

"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."

From the leading Democrat running for #NY17 congressional seat 👇

Was it Jack Smith?

This Is the End Putinism abroad always morphs into Putinism at home. And we chose this path. Why? Because something-something the price of eggs.

"We have seen empires fall and civilizations crumble. But we’ve almost never seen a people renounce their leadership of the world—all at once, in full public view. That is what has happened in the 365 days since January 20, 2025."

The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks: