Tag: Ruben Gallego

WelcomeFest’s Moderate Politics Are Stuck in the Past

Still asked to define what centrism is, most of the speakers could only really define themselves by what they were not. It’s not their fault. Centrism, in reality, is almost always defined by where it lies on the spectrum between two extremes: Its politics are almost monomaniacally focused on arguing that those who stand apart […]

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How Silicon Valley Humiliated the Democrats

For decades, democratic leadership has tried to market its willingness to craft pro-corporate policy as political sophistication. Last summer, 2028 presidential hopeful Ruben Gallego championed the GENIUS Act, a bill that deregulates parts of the cryptocurrency industry, which directly benefits one of Trump’s crypto firms. At a 2025 forum, Gallego repeated a vague, starry-eyed, crypto […]

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“Hell No”: Dems Brush Off Trump Request for Billions More on Iran War

Here’s what happened with Rep. Summer Lee and Chairman James Comer behind closed doors during the briefing with Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche, I’m told: Lee: “Mr. Chairman, there are no cameras here. You don’t have to perform. We were told this was a briefing.” Comer: “It’s a briefing!” Lee: “But she hasn’t offered any […]

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Democrats Flat-Out Reject Trump Request for Billions More on Iran War

Here’s what happened with Rep. Summer Lee and Chairman James Comer behind closed doors during the briefing with Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche, I’m told: Lee: “Mr. Chairman, there are no cameras here. You don’t have to perform. We were told this was a briefing.” Comer: “It’s a briefing!” Lee: “But she hasn’t offered any […]

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