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→ Bernie Sanders: the new Joe Rogan?
Bernie Bros couldn’t believe their luck this week as the Vermont Senator announced he was launching his very own podcast. The first few episodes, according to the man himself, will focus on Sanders’s most recent book, It’s OK To Be Angry About Capitalism — another nice little earner for the 82-year-old politician, who has made over $2.5 million in book advances and royalties since 2011.
I am excited to announce that, this week, I am launching a new podcast. In the first few episodes, we discuss my recent book, It's Ok to Be Angry About Capitalism.
If you'd like a copy of the book, you can make a contribution today — of $12 or any amount you can afford — at… pic.twitter.com/etRGNQeaju
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 18, 2024
On this side of the pond, politicians joining the podsphere has become increasingly common, with Rory Stewart, Ruth Davidson, George Osborne and Ed Balls doing their best to offer the listening public 50 shades of centrism. In America, the podcast space has been largely occupied by the Right, featuring rumoured Zodiac Killer Ted Cruz and headbanger-in-chief Matt Gaetz. Bernie has a more devoted personal following than either of the two Republicans, so he might find himself climbing into the upper reaches of the podcast charts before too long. Joe Rogan should watch out…
→ Tory Twitter’s cringeworthy output
The Conservatives seem to have a new social media manager, and they might be getting a bit overexcited about defending the Government’s record. Harry Maguire was the latest victim of Tory Twitter-brain, as the party’s official account posted a meme which managed to be short on both sense and laughs. An earlier effort from today also riffed on football, with similarly cringeworthy results.
Rishi 1-0 European Super League. pic.twitter.com/sgPpcIRhPs
— Conservatives (@Conservatives) March 19, 2024
Both tweets were attempting to highlight the introduction of a bill to the Commons which would set up a new football regulator to, among other things, help combat the plan for a European Super League. Yet recent weeks have brought a steady stream of awkward posts onto Conservative supporters’ timelines. The now-infamous “Starmer Sutra” jibe might be the most excruciating of the bunch though, in fairness, Labour aren’t exactly doing any better in the banter stakes. Another development in the very serious world of UK politics.
→ NYT comes out for Deep State
“It turns out the ‘Deep State’ is actually kind of awesome”, a New York Times opinion piece remarked this morning. It’s a classic in the genre of “it’s not happening and it’s good that it is”: in 2017 the outlet insisted that the Deep State didn’t exist. Americans, the new article argues, ought to embrace and celebrate the “everyday heroes” of the Deep State for making such good use of our tax dollars.
Government employees are just like us, the author notes —- they even like Taylor Swift! But if mean old Donald Trump is elected come November, “he would have the power to eviscerate the so-called Deep State and replace our public servants with people who work for him, not us.” Voters beware: there are livelihoods at stake…
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SubscribeI enjoy these daily news round ups and the rather dry sense of humor. If only so much wasn’t at stake in our dysfunctional, often laughable, modern politics.
The deep state has been contaminated by WOKE ideas put out by elite colleges. They despise the working class. The Constitution is considered to be an impediment to government regulations put out by the bureaucracy. Trump is needed to prune back the deep state. He will not destroy it even if he tries. President, Congress and bureaucrats should cancel each other’s tyrannical desires. The bureaucracy needs to be more responsive to the people not to themselves.