I follow a lot of fitness content. So even anecdotally I can confirm that there is a disturbing overlap with fitness content and the far right. A lot of it is aimed at young men and their troubles with women and that's where the pipeline begins.
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Yeah, seems odd, but even the thinnest veneer of deniability seems to be important to them. Maybe they like to occasionally tell themselves they aren't the bad guys?
Most of them know they are assholes. They just want to pretend to look good to make themselves feel better, or any other dumbass they fooled into thinking they're "decent people". They chose evil, and have no one to blame but themselves
It's not enough that they get to say anything they want, they also have to be liked for it. Fucking snowflakes
"This really is the most intolerant generation in history. "
That really is the most idiotic statement in history.
My favorite bit about that is the tacit admission that white supremacists are rarely great examples of their race.
Joe Rogan doubts white supremacist march: "Where's the fat people?"
"Look at these guys, where's the fat people?" Rogan asked as he casted doubt as to whether Sunday's march was organized by a white supremacist group.www.newsweek.com
Look, hey, come on now...they have all the traits everyone should automatically like, and they ain't shy about it either.
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You know you been wanting it. It's only natural. Calling from the electro-chemical recesses of your hedonistic minds. The Mike Flynn anti-vaxx bodily-fluid sharing & meetup site!
TA DA!All genitalia's awoken just hearing his monotone unrehearsed line reading already!
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Funny, I remember someone here telling me that the carnivore diet has nothing to do with conservativism. They should tell her that.
That's some serious "you're denying me what I'm owed" energy there.
Conservative meme brainrot in full force. Critically misunderstanding the world around them to the point where they get in control and are dumbfounded things don't work like they thought. In this case, the whole twitter verification system.
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Your hypocrisy keeps being pointed out. You work by allusion and implication and when your nose is being plunged in your own shit, you elude.
Actual wrecking kinda lame tho. Expected A-team style rollover.
I'll take it. Anything that makes his day worse, that he brought by his own doing is fine by me. For his sake he better have insurance. Not going to matter much, because he was caught on camera.
Why do you think that is?
Or more specifically, why do you think there's such a lack of material aimed at young men and their troubles with women coming from the other side that you can typify the topic as "where the pipeline begins"?
Is.....is he bitching about not being invited to a friend's party because he was an asshole? Is this fuckwit five years old or something?
There's plenty of material aimed at them. It's just A) Not what they want to hear and B) Not boosted by "the algorithm".
Not sure where best to place this, it's not woke or maybe unwoke, but does involve potential elder abuse as a political tactic by the pelosi family to protect a seat favoured for her protege, Adam Schiff, over his competitor, Barbara Lee. That ain't woke. And it is a problem worth addressing.
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Feinstein's primary caregiver: Pelosi's daughter
A quiet caretaking arrangement has raised questions about whether Nancy Pelosi has the ailing senator's personal interests at heart.
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When Sen. Dianne Feinstein walked into the Capitol last week, ending a monthslong medical absence, she was accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a small entourage of aides — and a close personal confidant with a storied political pedigree.
Nancy Carinne Prowda blended into the swarm around the legendary California Democrat. The San Francisco Chronicle made note of her presence but left unreported amid the spectacle was the larger role that Prowda, the eldest child of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has come to play in Feinstein’s life as the 89-year-old has dealt with the absence of her deceased husband, the departure of trusted staffers, a nasty case of shingles and spiraling concerns about her fitness for office.
Not only did Prowda escort Feinstein around Capitol Hill last week, she was again at her side yesterday, helping aides surround the senator in a Capitol hallway as a reporter tried to speak to her. Multiple people familiar with the arrangement say it’s only the most visible part of a quiet but critical role the Pelosi family has played in helping to take care of the ailing senator, both in Washington and San Francisco.
By all accounts, the arrangement is rooted in a long and friendly relationship between Feinstein and the Pelosis — twin pillars of San Francisco politics. But among some of those who are aware, it has also raised uncomfortable questions about whether Nancy Pelosi’s political interests are in conflict with Feinstein’s personal interests.
Nancy Corinne Prowda walks with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and staff at the Capitol on Thursday, May 11. | Francis Chung/POLITICO
The intrigue surrounds the future of Feinstein’s seat. Pelosi has endorsed Rep. Adam Schiff, her longtime protégé and former hand-picked House Intelligence Committee chair, to succeed Feinstein after her sixth and final term ends next year. Schiff (D-Calif.) is a household name in California and already has a $15 million campaign cash advantage over his nearest competitor.
But if Feinstein were to bow to pressure and retire early, Schiff’s advantage could disappear. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) has pledged to appoint a Black woman to serve out her term, and one of Schiff’s declared opponents, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), would fit the bill.
“If DiFi resigns right now, there is an enormous probability that Barbara Lee gets appointed — thus, it makes it harder for Schiff,” one Pelosi family confidant told Playbook, adding that the relationship between Pelosi, her daughter and the senator is “being kept under wraps and very, very closely held.”
“It’s very tricky, and political, because they want her to stay” in the Senate, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to speak candidly about a sensitive situation. “The political thinking is that if DiFi stays as long as possible, it helps Schiff as well.”
Pelosi’s office confirmed in a statement to Playbook that her daughter “has been supporting her in her shingles recovery.” Spokesman Aaron Bennett said Prowda has been friends with Feinstein for “decades,” as has Pelosi herself.
But Bennett rejected suggestions that Pelosi was seeking to influence Feinstein’s decisions about her future. “Anyone who knows Senator Feinstein knows that her service in the Senate is entirely her own decision, and Speaker Emerita Pelosi would never suggest otherwise,” he said.
Yet Pelosi has been among Feinstein’s most vocal defenders as more and more Democrats have raised questions about her ability to serve. Last month, when Feinstein’s extended absence due to shingles prompted some Democrats to call for her immediate retirement, Pelosi moved quickly to shut down those calls.
“I’ve never seen them go after a man who was sick in the Senate,” Pelosi told reporters after Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) spoke out. The resignation push quickly petered out.
Now Feinstein is back in the Senate, but the questions about whether she can serve out her term continue to swirl. Aside from her bout with shingles, concerns about Feinstein’s deteriorating mental state — first aired in an April 2022 San Francisco Chronicle report — have only risen.
Just two days ago, Feinstein appeared to have no memory of the fact that she’d been out of the Senate for several months. “No, I haven’t been gone,” Feinstein told reporters from Slate and the L.A. Times who asked about the reception she’s gotten since her return. “I haven’t been gone. I’ve been working. … I’ve been here. I’ve been voting.”
Feinstein’s office confirmed that Prowda has “been spending time with the senator as she continues to recover from shingles,” but did not address further details. Neither Feinstein’s nor Pelosi’s office responded to questions about whether Prowda is living with the senator, why she was chosen for the job, whether she is getting paid for her duties or whether she’s been encouraging Feinstein to remain in office.
Regardless, the appearance of conflict associated with the caregiving setup could further perturb Democrats who want a more active participant in the Senate.
Meanwhile, the questions about Feinstein’s future are not going away.
Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) told CNN yesterday he’s “monitoring her medical condition almost on a daily basis” due to her pivotal vote on judicial confirmations. Added Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), “As a friend, you can see she’s hurting.”
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Can't edit stealthily in last post any more, but yikes it is worse than originally seemed. Should've avoided attempting poor humour earlier.
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Feinstein Suffered More Complications From Illness Than Were Publicly Disclosed (Published 2023)
Senator Dianne Feinstein, 89, whose recent bout with shingles included contracting encephalitis, is frailer than ever. But she remains unwilling to entertain discussions about leaving the Senate.
When she arrived at the Capitol last week after a more than two-month absence recovering from shingles, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, 89, appeared shockingly diminished.
Using a wheelchair, with the left side of her face frozen and one eye nearly shut, she seemed disoriented as an aide steered her through the marble corridors of the Senate, complaining audibly that something was stuck in her eye.
Ms. Feinstein’s frail appearance was a result of several complications after she was hospitalized for shingles in February, some of which she has not publicly disclosed. The shingles spread to her face and neck, causing vision and balance impairments and facial paralysis known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome. The virus also brought on a previously unreported case of encephalitis, a rare but potentially debilitating complication of shingles, according to two people familiar with the senator’s diagnosis who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe it.
Characterized by swelling of the brain, post-shingles encephalitis can leave patients with lasting memory or language problems, sleep disorders, bouts of confusion, mood disorders, headaches and difficulties walking. Older patients tend to have the most trouble recovering. And even before this latest illness, Ms. Feinstein had already suffered substantial memory issues that had raised questions about her mental capacity.
The grim tableau of her re-emergence on Capitol Hill laid bare a bleak reality known to virtually everyone who has come into contact with her in recent days: She was far from ready to return to work when she did, and she is now struggling to function in a job that demands long days, near-constant engagement on an array of crucial policy issues and high-stakes decision-making.
Ms. Feinstein’s office declined to comment for this article beyond providing a statement from the senator: “I’m back in Washington, voting and attending committee meetings while I recover from complications related to a shingles diagnosis. I continue to work and get results for California.”
Many people close to Ms. Feinstein, a six-term senator, described seeing her operating in the Senate in her current state as “frightening,” a tragic end to a formidable career in politics that they worry is casting a shadow over her legacy and her achievements. More immediately, it has resurfaced questions about whether Ms. Feinstein, who has announced she will retire when her term ends next year, is fit to continue serving even for that long.
Ms. Feinstein at a campaign event in California in 2018. She still sees her job as her calling and is no more receptive to a conversation about stepping aside than she was then.Credit...Jim Wilson/The New York Times
Ms. Feinstein, a pioneering woman in Democratic politics who was once a major party power broker and a legislative force in the Senate, has stubbornly refused to consider leaving. The same force of will that led her nearly a decade ago to resist pressure from the Obama administration to keep secret a damning torture report still rears its head when she is confronted with calls to step down. The senator still sees the job as her calling and is no more receptive to a conversation about stepping aside than she was in 2018, when she decided to seek another term despite questions about her mental acuity.
People close to her joke privately that perhaps when Ms. Feinstein is dead, she will start to consider resigning. Over the years, she and many Democrats have bristled at the calls for her to relinquish her post, noting that such questions were rarely raised about aging male senators who remained in office through physical and cognitive struggles, even after they were plainly unable to function on their own.
But after her latest illness, even some of Ms. Feinstein’s longtime allies have grown deeply uneasy about her situation.
“I admire the senator deeply, and I am sorry she is so not well,” said Susie Tompkins Buell, a major Democratic donor and a longtime Feinstein supporter. But she added: “The Senate has critical, challenging work to do, and as the stakes are so high and she is not able to be present, to be informed and active, let alone have the rest she needs in order to recover, I feel she needs to step down. And yet she isn’t willing in this state of mind.”
Ms. Buell said Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, or Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, who would appoint a successor should Ms. Feinstein resign before the end of her term, have “the responsibility to do something.”
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, left, encouraged Ms. Feinstein to listen to the advice of her doctors.Credit...Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
Neither has directly implored her to leave, as the senator has deflected almost every effort to have a serious discussion about her future.
At home in San Francisco during her recovery, Ms. Feinstein refused to have contact with California lawmakers who tried checking in with her. A call from Mr. Newsom on her personal phone was answered by an aide and went unreturned. An offer of an in-person visit from Senator Alex Padilla, Democrat of California, was flatly rejected. Even some family members who wanted to see her were turned away.
Throughout her latest health ordeal, Ms. Feinstein remained adamant about her need to return to work. She agitated to return to Washington as pressure mounted for her to step aside or physically show up to vote so that Democrats could advance President Biden’s judicial nominees and move ahead with their agenda in the closely divided Senate.
One person whose call she would take was Mr. Schumer, who in multiple conversations with Ms. Feinstein encouraged her to listen to the advice of her doctors. But when it became clear that she had no desire to discuss leaving office, Mr. Schumer began planning for her to return to Washington, according to several people familiar with the conversations.
“After talking with her multiple times over the past few weeks, it’s clear she’s back where she wants to be and ready to deliver for California,” Mr. Schumer said in a statement on the day of Ms. Feinstein’s return. He greeted her in front of the Capitol as an aide helped her from a car into her wheelchair.
For years, Ms. Feinstein has sometimes struggled to recall the names of colleagues.Credit...Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
With Ms. Feinstein’s return, Senate Democrats were able to advance three of Mr. Biden’s judicial nominees whose approval by the Judiciary Committee had been delayed because of her absence, which deprived her party of the majority it needed to move forward in the face of Republican opposition. Democrats greeted her in the committee with a standing ovation.
But Ms. Feinstein appeared confused about the warm greeting when a small group of reporters asked about it days later.
“I haven’t been gone,” she said. When pressed on whether she meant that she had been working from home, she pushed back in a manner that suggested she might not have been aware of her long and politically charged absence. “I’ve been here,” she said, appearing to grow agitated. “I’ve been voting. Please, either know or don’t know.”
Aides who themselves have come under criticism for allowing her to continue in her current state described Ms. Feinstein as still engaged and ultimately in charge of decisions that come out of her office. She reviews and approves work that her staff brings her, they say, and they do not shield her from the toughest news clips about her condition and the calls for her to step aside. But they have also acknowledged that she is not fully up to her senatorial duties; Ms. Feinstein has missed several votes since her return, and aides issued a statement saying she would be working on a “lighter schedule” given her continuing health challenges.
Ms. Feinstein flew on a chartered private plane last week to return to Washington, accompanied by her dog, her longtime housekeeper and Nancy Corinne Prowda, the eldest daughter of Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the former House speaker who has been a longtime friend of Ms. Feinstein’s and has been practically living at her house during her recovery.
Ms. Feinstein at the Capitol in 1995. She made history in 1992 as one of the first female senators elected from California.Credit...Stephen Crowley/The New York Times
The senator’s relationship with Ms. Pelosi’s daughter goes back decades. The Pelosi family grew up across the street from Ms. Feinstein, people close to her said, and Ms. Prowda has been close with Ms. Feinstein since she was a child, looking up to her as a maternal figure.
But the senator’s condition and the political drama surrounding her fate has drawn so much scrutiny that even the presence of one of her closest friends during her convalescence has drawn speculation. Some have read Ms. Prowda’s involvement as a tacit endorsement by Ms. Pelosi of Ms. Feinstein’s decision to stay on, reasoning that it could give Representative Adam B. Schiff, Democrat of California and Ms. Pelosi’s chosen candidate in the crowded race to replace Ms. Feinstein in 2024, a leg up. Mr. Newsom has committed to appointing a Black woman to the seat should it become vacant.
But Ms. Prowda is not involved in politics at all and is as close to Ms. Feinstein as family.
Since Ms. Feinstein’s return to Washington, several of her colleagues have privately acknowledged that she is obviously diminished. She should probably not be in the Senate, they said, though Democrats are happy to have her vote when she can.
Ms. Feinstein was ailing before her latest setback. For years, she has sometimes struggled to recall the names of colleagues, frequently had little recollection of meetings or telephone conversations that just took place, and at times walked around in a state of befuddlement. Some lawmakers who have interacted with her have come away with serious concerns that she is mentally incompetent to serve. Others have hung up the phone after conversations in which she repeated the same comments several times in a row with no apparent awareness that she was doing so.
Shingles can potentially contribute to cognitive decline in a number of ways, including by damaging blood vessels of the brain, said Dr. Sharon E. Curhan, a physician and epidemiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School who is studying the link between shingles and changes in cognition.
Ms. Feinstein was once a major party power broker and a legislative force in the Senate.Credit...Pete Marovich for The New York Times
But there are few people in Ms. Feinstein’s circle who can persuade her that it is time to step down. A longtime friend, former Representative Ellen Tauscher of California, who was known as a “Feinstein whisperer” died in 2019. Her husband, Richard C. Blum, passed away last year, a major setback for Ms. Feinstein.
Some current and former colleagues said the situation was alarming to watch and blamed Senate Republicans — who blocked Ms. Feinstein’s request for a temporary replacement on the Judiciary Committee — for upsetting images and sound bites of an infirm and confused senator trying to navigate the Capitol.
“Republicans are responsible for this nightmare scenario that’s unfolding,” said former Senator Barbara Boxer, who made history with Ms. Feinstein in 1992 as the first female senators elected from California. “I am sick at heart at that. I blame them for being mean to her and spinning it to blame the Democrats.”
Shingles is no joke. I got a very minor case of it a few years ago, and I'm well aware how lucky I am that I didn't suffer any consequences other than blisters and needing to stay out of work for a couple of weeks.