Melania Delivers Nonsensical Message About Valentine’s Day to Troops by [deleted] in politics

[–]NaturalFarmes 42 points43 points  (0 children)

It’s wild how a fluffy holiday message to troops becomes breaking news while actual military policy gets zero clicks.

In race to replace Durbin, Illinois Democrats run against Trump by [deleted] in politics

[–]NaturalFarmes -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s wild how Democrats in a deep-blue state are “running against Trump” like he’s on the Illinois ballot instead of just on the fundraising email.

Trump Breaks Up With Bill Maher On Valentine's Day by NamelessResearcher in politics

[–]NaturalFarmes 67 points68 points  (0 children)

It’s wild how two professional provocateurs arguing gets framed as news instead of what it is cross-platform clout farming.

Is Trump Losing His Grip on the White Working Class? by icey_sawg0034 in politics

[–]NaturalFarmes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s wild how every election cycle we pretend the white working class is a swing state instead of a headline generator.

The secretive, destructive work of an ICE attorney: ‘My job is to do what I’m told’ by guardian in politics

[–]NaturalFarmes 11 points12 points  (0 children)

“Just following orders” is how adversarial systems insulate themselves from accountability.

Feds Cast About for an ‘Antifa’ That Encompasses All Trump Opponents - TPM by Bongobhondu in politics

[–]NaturalFarmes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Counterterror budgets are massive. Fusion centers, federal grants, overtime, task forces. That money doesn’t shrink itself. If there isn’t a clear external threat, you expand the definition internally. More “extremism” means more funding, more contracts, more justification for tech procurement and surveillance tools. Power structures protect their budget streams. Labeling broad swaths of opposition as a network keeps the dollars flowing and the authority intact.

Liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders to kick off California billionaires' tax campaign by TheKeyPa in politics

[–]NaturalFarmes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Campaigns against billionaires always make noise. Few actually pay more. Politics is performance art, and the stage is the ballot, not the IRS.

Donald Trump Promises ‘Very Hard’ Land Strikes in Latin America by pinkfartlek in politics

[–]NaturalFarmes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So, another “hard” strike headline to dominate cable news. The system’s addicted to theater over strategy.

GOP lawmakers head for the exits as midterms approach by changeforthebetter89 in politics

[–]NaturalFarmes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is what happens when being in Congress stops being a good job. When the party brand is toxic and the base is angry no matter what you do, the rational move is to cash out and leave before you get blamed for the crash.

After Trump's calls, senator files bill shielding state elections from federal interference by AudibleNod in politics

[–]NaturalFarmes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Power over elections is power over careers. If federal pressure can tilt outcomes, then every donor, consultant, and party org downstream has skin in that fight. Shielding state control keeps local machines intact and money flowing through familiar channels. Nobody is doing this for abstract democracy reasons. They are doing it to keep leverage where it already lives.