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  • Behind the Curtain: Rising Democratic MAGA movement

    08/20/2025 7:45:08 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 43 replies
    AXIOS ^ | Aug 19, 2025 | Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen
    Democrats are tortured by what they should stand for now and heading into the 2028 elections. But a number of current trends suggest a likely answer: their own version of a populist, anti-establishment, MAGA-like makeover.Why it matters: The debate is usually framed as liberal vs. centrist, Rahm versus AOC. But big, fast changes in AI, media habits and general public angst point to a more sweeping shift in ideas and attitude.Four megatrends that are already shaping Democrats' efforts to remake their image and rewrite their agenda:Media: MSM is fading in its mesmerizing hold over liberals. At the same time, the...
  • Bernie Sanders Spent $221K on Private Jets Amid 'Fighting Oligarchy' Tour

    04/18/2025 3:44:47 PM PDT · by george76 · 31 replies
    Washington Free Beacon. ^ | April 17, 2025 | Thomas Catenacci
    Vermont socialist has spent millions on private jet travel over the years.. Sen. Bernie Sanders has crisscrossed the country on his nationwide Fighting Oligarchy Tour to rail against billionaires and supposed "oligarchs" like Elon Musk—while traveling like an oligarch himself. Campaign expenditures released Tuesday and reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show Sanders's main campaign committee, Friends of Bernie Sanders, spent $221,723 chartering private jets during the first quarter of 2025, with the first payment coming just days before the launch of his tour in February. "We will not accept a rigged economy where working people struggle while billionaires become...