Yes, @georgetakei, in a #stateoftheunion speech, Pres. Biden warned about Republicans who want to cut Medicare. It would have been a good point for him to repeat during his debate with Trump. Instead Biden embarrassed himself in that important debate by saying: "We finally beat Medicare!" #PoliticalSuicide #politics

Florida's governor has elevated the art of burning bridges to a whole new level. Witness how a relentless pursuit of power has spiraled into a stunning display of self-sabotage.

#PoliticalSuicide, #DeSantisEffect, #FloridaPolitics, #BridgeBurning, #PoliticalSatire, #RepublicanDrama

https://open.substack.com/pub/funnybuttrue/p/ron-desantis-just-proved-why-political?r=2kjx3z&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Trump's Insane War on Science - We can understand why Kennedy wants to destroy science: it has an annoying tendency to undercut his pet conspiracy theories: but the American President? https://dianeravitch.net/2025/04/29/trumps-insane-war-on-science/ via @dianeravitch #PoliticalSuicide
Trump’s Insane War on Science

Since Trump invited Elon Musk and his DOGE team to cut the federal budget, the federal government has been subject to a bloodbath of firings, layoffs, and closed agencies. Some of the most shocking…

Diane Ravitch's blog
Donald Trump’s Racist NYC Rally Was Vile. It Was Also Political Suicide

The Madison Square Garden rally, operatic in its repulsive bigotry, will almost certainly alienate more voters who might have voted for Trump.

The Daily Beast
Cleverly knocked out of Tory leadership race as Jenrick and Badenoch to face final vote

Conservative MPs have voted to eliminate the shadow home secretary from the race.

BBC News

🤦 "So Jagmeet Singh has ended the agreement with the Liberals.
Does he actually believe that he will get something out of Poilievre once his Conservative govt is elected?"
After Singh has managed to get so many policies pushed through government working with the Liberals - he is now hopping onto another boat to see what he can get?"
"I can't imagine any progressive voter is going to want a Conservative #Poilievre government, triggered by Singh"

#politicalSuicide #cdnpoli via//@qualifyFor

#BREAKING #NEWS: #NYC #Democrat & member of the Congressional #Black Caucus Rep. #RitchieTorres withdraws from support for #Biden: “If we are going on a #politicalsuicide mission, then we should at least be honest about it.” President Biden had a call w/ the #CBC on Monday to secure their support, prepare for more defections (soon🤞).

#election2024 #BlackMastodon #Democracy

#President #KamalaHarris

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/10/politics/house-democrats-biden-future?cid=ios_app

‘Political suicide mission’: Congressional Black Caucus member Rep. Ritchie Torres switches tack on Biden

New York Democrat Rep. Ritchie Torres, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, said in a statement Wednesday that “there must be a serious reckoning with the down-ballot effect of whomever we nominate,” a marked reversal from his approach just days ago.

CNN
MAGA World Is About to Meet Taylor Swift’s Fandom. It Won’t Go Well.

Swift expert Brian Donovan on why the political right is targeting a rich, heteronormative pop star.

POLITICO