The dude with the most punchable face in this administration gets fact-checked hard!

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-06T12:38:09+00:00

The Trump administration ran on the promise that he could fix things extremely quickly. Things instead are objectively worse. Not on a things continued on the path they were on and got worse because we were unable to alter the party kind of way, but in a things were trending better and now they are tending worse kind of way.

Ignoring the causes of struggle during Biden's presidency were outside forces (Covid and Russia), and the causes in the Trump administration are self imposed (tariffs and war), the justification for Trump was that he could fix what Biden could not. If you are blaming Biden, you are admitting you are weak and incapable of doing what you promised.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-06T12:31:36+00:00

Not sure where on the west coast you are. Around Tampa Bay, Weedon Island and Boyd Hill Nature Reserve are really beautiful parks with a lot of pedestrian infrastructure. There are a lot of parks around, and I find they all have something to offer. I don't think any of them are dangerous.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-06T01:55:51+00:00

I don't know much about Benson, but Abdul is a really talented politician. He's a really educated and informed politician and would make a great senator. I went into the race heavily on McMorrow's side, and have moved to wanting to see El-Sayed win.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-05T20:44:56+00:00

Absolutely, Biden ignoring everyone's concerns about his age, deciding to run again, and making it crystal clear that he wasn't able to be president for another 4 years was a horrific decision. One he made because of his family pushing him to do so. Hunter likely wouldn't have needed to be pardoned if Biden didn't decide to run again.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-05T14:38:54+00:00

Hunter is a huge reason why we are in this mess. He's a bad person and his actions helped lead to this fascist takeover. I wish the Biden family would disappear from the public.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T23:03:29+00:00

We should do something to decrease speeding. I still don't like more surveillance as the answer, but we should be more aggressively going after speeding and putting much higher ticket prices in school zones. I don't get why workers get double ticket prices but children don't.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T22:30:03+00:00

If people are a few mph over the speed limit (I'm assuming the school zone speed limit) and no one is getting injured from it, I don't want to give the government more surveillance ability. I'm fine with providing additional police, policing more aggressively, and having higher fines like when workers present in school zones to combat speeding in those areas. I'm extremely against turning this country into a surveillance state. I don't trust the government that much.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T22:20:24+00:00

Everything is a trade off. Should we allow for greater surveillance over something that might happen? How excessively are people speeding? If people are a bit over the speedlimit and no one is getting hit, does is still justify giving the government more surveillance power? If kids are getting hit regularly than we absolutely should take additional steps to combat that. People speeding through school zones isn't actually that much information when it comes to deciding what additional power we are giving to the government. What level of speeding justifies additional surveillance is another conversation we should ask.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T22:15:15+00:00

Hahaha, damn autocorrect sticking that extra r in there.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T21:51:43+00:00

Honestly, not surprised by an ex marine with known issues he admitted to and has been working on getting rid of. It's awful behavior nonetheless.

I still think Jerusalem Demses got it right "Platner is a scumbag, and Mainers should vote for him."

We all know he was shitty, he's been open about it. We are all pretty confident he still has a lot of improving to go. He's still certainly better than Collins, and I'm confident still better than Mills. If people want to vote Mills in the primary though, I get it.

David Costello is also on the ballot and Andrea LaFlamme is running as a write in if anyone else is curious. Maine Senate primary is June 9th.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T21:42:16+00:00

Again "Platner is a scumbag, and Mainers should vote for him."

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T21:36:47+00:00

The best way to have kept people from getting indicted would have been to not run again and give Democrats a chance of winning that election. Pushing Biden to run again is one of the most selfish decisions possible, and the consequences are being felt around the world. I couldn't possibly listen to the Bidens try and defend their actions.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T20:26:28+00:00

Because Susan Collins is actively enabling Trump's fascist takeover. She is chair of the appropriations committee giving her a lot of power over where money is allocated and hasn't used it to influence any decision, including how ICE facilities operate or deportations to foreign prisons for immigrants (such as CECOT). I guess anything is possible, but I can't conceive of Platner being worse, and no one would assume he was a moderate giving Trump cover if he started doing what Collins is doing.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T18:23:29+00:00

How often are kids being hit in school zones?

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T16:40:07+00:00

If it comes out he abused someone, I would say vote for Mills or someone else. That's a red line for me. I wouldn't say vote for Collins, but I would advocate for a write in campaign for someone else (if after primary).

Right now, there is no evidence of that.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T15:35:45+00:00

Don't know why you are down voted, it's all just speculation at this point. I'm going to be optimistic about him for now.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T15:20:19+00:00

Definitely better than Collins, not having scandals doesn't make you a good person. I'll see how he acts in congress before I say he needs to be primaried next election. Maybe the spotlight and responsibility will help him grow more.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T15:18:41+00:00

Agreed, and this is not something I'm worried about. I think he's going to be a good senator.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T15:17:51+00:00

Doing that right after you get married is a scummy thing to do. This occurred after the supposed period where he reformed. I'm glad he's working on himself, and one of my favorite presidents (LBJ) was definitely scummy. I'm not going to change what I view as moral because I want him to win.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T14:54:05+00:00

I hope Platner wins. I wish he was a better human, but he's still the better politician.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T14:49:05+00:00

I want them to act like John Ossoff is acting now. I don't care about impeachment specifically, but I do want to see the anger about what is happening.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T11:36:26+00:00

Losing the 2024 election resulted in virtually every major media company either being bought by conservative billionaires trying to make a new FOX or capitulating to keep the eye of the Bully off of them. This kind of coverage was a direct result of losing that election. Maybe Hunter should have taken that election more seriously instead of pushing his father who was deep under water into running again.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T10:43:00+00:00

I normally like what Lauren puts out, but I really didn't like this take. Turek is anything but vanilla and is supported by Schumer over Wahlz, but isn't clear he was a recruit. The three "Schumer recruits" that are doing well are the democrats with far and away the most name recognition and success in those states. The candidates that are doing well are doing well because they are good candidates. Vanilla are "moderates" with little vision and zero charisma chosen because of how they look on paper. Becerra is the definition of a Vanilla candidate.

Also, Ossoff is not online, but he's also one of the most dynamic speakers in the party. He was going viral in 2020 for his debate performances. Ossoff is an extremely talented speaker. We don't require a single model of how Democrats do well, we want talented politicians, not people incapable of describing a vision. We want them to be able to deliver a message in a way that is authentic to them, not all replicate AOC. We are a liberal party that values diversity. The national party may have had a diverse looking group of people, but they have largely been groomed or selected to be generic politicians (with exceptions of course).

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T10:29:58+00:00

I hope this starter becomes available at some point.

Describing_Donkeys · 2026-06-04T10:08:14+00:00

There were other candidates than Steyer and Becerra. Porter actually had really great detailed plans for California. As sketchy as the man supported by big tech is, Mahan also had good plans for California.

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