the thing i come back to, over and over--which stuff like LOWER DECKS got, and so much other latter-day trek has forgotten--is that the whole idea of trek is that they exist in a genuinely horrifying universe, but *choose* to pursue peace and diplomacy anyways... and it works.

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I've got to think passing one popular bill after another and making a big deal out of Trump vetoing each one would not reflect badly on the *Democrats* going into 2028. And if Trump is unpopular enough they might even pull in some Republicans on some of it to override him.

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Not only do the Dems need to win on Tuesday, they need to run up the score. Who cares if it’s 30 seconds to go in the fourth quarter and you’re up by 28? Throw a fucking pass to the end zone and teach these assholes a lesson. We ain’t taking knees here, this ain’t peewee, there ain’t no mercy rule.

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Market metaphor alert

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