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"The first time I ever really listened to Kyle Kulinski’s show was in the back of a cab last summer. The driver had his phone hooked up through the stereo and was pumping out an episode through the car speakers - loudly, as if looking to convert a captive audience.
“Do you like Kyle Kulinski?”
The driver, Ahmed, was a recent immigrant and apparently a die-hard fan of Secular Talk, the political talk show that Kulinski broadcasts on KZbin. I told him, yes, in fact. I do like Kulinski, had come across his show several years ago, and, all things considered, he seemed pretty good.
“He understands what we’re up against,” Ahmed said. “Like Bernie.”
But I was surprised to hear Kulinski’s name mentioned in the same breath as Bernie Sanders, particularly with such adoration. Because what I did remember about Kulinski’s show struck me as mostly capital-P “progressive” takes on the news - the left wing of the Netroots crowd more than the democratic socialism Sanders has popularized.
It’s an impression that wasn’t entirely incorrect.
“I have no time for philosophical, airy bullshit,” Kulinski tells me from his home in Westchester, New York. “I don’t want to hear about Lenin. I don’t want to hear about Marx. I just want a super plainspoken, straightforward agenda with a straightforward way of selling it.”
With over 800,000 subscribers and nearly 670 million total views on KZbin, selling a progressive agenda is clearly something Kulinski knows how to do - even Democracy Now, the long-standing flagship of progressive media, cannot match his reach on the platform. Chapo Trap House can certainly boast a wildly devoted fan base (and a not insignificant degree of media influence), but their audience is roughly half the size of Kulinski’s.
While Secular Talk might be more likely to be looped in with the progressive networks around Air America and Pacifica alums like Sam Seder than the more resolutely socialist world, Kulinski’s fiery rhetoric, razor-sharp class instincts, and knack for withering takedowns sets him apart from his peers. Judging by his rhetoric alone, he’s closer to a Eugene Debs than a Chris Hayes.
But unlike Hayes, Amy Goodman, or his friend Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks - who began airing Secular Talk on his web network seven years ago - the thirty-two-year-old Kulinski is virtually invisible in the mainstream media. Despite his enormous fan base, his show has never once been mentioned in the obligatory trend pieces on “the Millennial Left” pumped out by the prestige media. Nor has Kulinski’s name ever popped up at all in the New York Times, Vox, the New Yorker, New York Magazine, or the Washington Post, despite his leading role in cofounding Justice Democrats, the organization widely credited with sweeping Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the rest of “the Squad” to power.
Just last week, his Wikipedia page was deleted. The reason? “There is very simply no [reliable source] coverage of this person,” according to one moderator. In new media, he’s king - the Sean Hannity of the Berniecrat left. In old media, he’s nobody.
I suspect there are a few reasons for that. There is nothing “cool” about Kulinski’s show. (As a friend put it, “‘Welcome to Secular Talk’ sounds like something you’d hear on Egyptian radio.”) His no-nonsense social-democratic politics won’t get him much cred with the Full Communism crowd. He records his show not in Brooklyn or Los Angeles, but in a studio he built himself in his modest Westchester home. His hair is too groomed and his taste in clothes too preppy to qualify as “Dirtbag Left.” Nor has he ever attended an n+1 release party. “Not only have I not attended one,” he says, “I have no idea what that means.”
And yet he’s astonishingly plugged-in for a young man in the suburbs. Wondering how Sanders ended up on the Joe Rogan Experience? Kulinski, a frequent guest on Rogan’s wildly popular show, introduced them. “You make the most sense to me,” Rogan told Kulinski on a recent episode. “You’re a normal person.”
Much like Sanders himself, Kulinski’s show has a massive audience that just doesn’t compute with our media’s understanding of “what the kids want” or even “what the left-wing kids want.”
It’s probably for the best - the very woke and very WASP-ish decorum haunting much of the media world is nowhere to be found in Secular Talk. “Corporate Democrats over-focus on identity as a trick to divert you from the issues that unite us all - class issues,” he said on a recent episode. “That Raytheon decided they don’t hate gays or trans people - frankly, I don’t really give a shit what their take on that is..."
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[@mauricio9564]

This is why we need more direct ballots and direct democracy.Enough with the parties that don’t represent the people,more referendums please .

[@antonioscendrategattico2302]

At the very least, destroy the winner take all system that mathematically codifies a duopoly into the way elections are run.

[@avibhagan]

um, so, you support the overturn of Rowe vs Wade then ? Think before you replay !

[@BlizzardofOze]

@@avibhagan I gave it a moment's thought and from what I can tell your comment is a non sequitur. OP wants direct ballot democracy and Roe v Wade was overturned by a rogue Supreme Court high on its own power. I don't see whatever connection it is you're making here.

[@yourmother2739]

Yay! Direct democracy!

[@yee2631]

@@avibhagan How did you reach the conclusion that he supports RvW being overturned based on wanting more referendums? Personally, I think we should have a national referendum on abortion rights, but the GOP would never allow it because they would get absolutely BTFO.

[@mandi7988]

I'm so fucking happy! This was my daughter's first time voting and I'm excited she got to vote to protect our rights

[@1Animeculture]

So happy to hear :D from denmark.

[@MH-ro1lg]

The right to what? To kill your granddaughter because she's in your daughter's womb?!? Stunning and brave.

[@become-pneuma]

@@MH-ro1lg ratio

[@Rob_Cary]

M H.... Yet another example of the failure of so many Americans to distinguish grey areas of life.

[@MH-ro1lg]

@@Rob_Cary It's the woman's child in there. A human being. Her own daughter. There's no grey zone to whether or not a human being's life matters and has value.

[@JeanLucPicard85]

A lot of conservatives probably are pro-choice but they're afraid to say it out loud because of the collective stigma they've created around it.

[@lyomon9981]

because of religion

[@ludovicusbathory1715]

Pro life people are very likely to commit acts of violence sending death threats and blowing up abortion clinics. I can see why some people in red states who are pro choice are often silent about it.

[@christianmorrow807]

@Lawrence Rogers literally this. They don’t actually care they just say their pro life cause it sounds nice

[@tommyanomaly6193]

Both parties beholden to small interest groups

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

In a Conservative state like Kansas being pro Abortion tells you a lot

[@electrified0]

There is no American value, conservative, liberal, or otherwise, that alligns with banning abortion. It's theocratic authoritarianism wiping it's ass with the constitution and everything about this country worth defending.

[@nathanielchieffallo4273]

Tells you what the polling shows, most Americans even Republicans support access to abortion. Even the majority of Christians in this country. Any state that had trigger laws is inherently going against the will of their people

[@kellen5545]

It just shows how much the conservatives live and breath in their personal media bubble. They clearly don't care about polling as much as they claim.

[@thenightingale7405]

If I were a Republican I would be planning to go on vacation for 4 or 5 years. Republicans really overplayed their hand on abortion. They should've went for technically accessible but more restricted rather than just full outlawed.

[@rogersmith7396]

Too many Repub baby daddys.

[@holden6104]

This is the way it should be done. People have spoken. Democracy in action, rather than relying on the whims of unelected officials. Congrats, democrats.

[@robertjenkins6132]

The problem is that voters are schizophrenic. On the issues/policies, they will vote in favor of abortion rights and raising the minimum wage (and possibly even for Medicare for All)-but when it comes time to vote for representatives, they will vote based not on the issues/policies but on some kind of culture war gibberish. Literally in the same election they will vote in favor of a leftist direct ballot initiative and simultaneously vote for a right-wing representative that opposes that ballot initiative.

[@slevinchannel7589]

We need most of all 'Ranked Choice Voting'.

[@dukes1993724]

Not “Congrats Democrats”. Congratulate the Kansas voters. Dems are useless

[@KTPurdy]

often, the masses are unwilling to protect the vulnerable. That is where the courts come in, which makes it sad that when they fail.

[@timothyw7663]

Correction: "Congrats, populists!"

[@frostbite3318]

I’m proud to live in Kansas for once. My hopes were pretty low going in

[@X0gossipgirl]

“For once” 😭😂

[@jacebemis6549]

Finally we make the news in a positive way! We did it!!!

[@just_kos99]

Proof that even Republicans are against Roe v Wade being overturned. I hope other red states follow this, if the powers-that-be even put it up for a vote, after they see what KS did.

[@polarbearliver]

Kansas represent!

[@colejackson2216]

Fellow Kansan. Proud to say.

[@hoopsonwheels]

Kansas GOP: let the people choose Kansas voters: yeah we’re pro choice here Kansas GOP: WHAT!

[@middleagebrotips3454]

gives me a feeling the theocrats will try to push laws through anyway.

[@hoopsonwheels]

@@middleagebrotips3454 oh they will certainly try but at least there’s some glimmer of hope that they can at least be delayed while a better solution is in the works

[@thecoolannishatk.]

They should do this vote in all the other 49 states and territories. "Let the states decide!" They say.

[@nickbunch1]

from kansas here I'm so happy with what happend. i see "vote yes" everywhere i look so i was worried things would turn out bad.

[@tabbysmithfield3794]

Next......legal weed? I'm in ness city btw, done time twice for possession.

[@phanders6236]

Lol ness city... we stay there sometimes, taj mahal of the planes!

[@jacebemis6549]

Nice to see other folks from kansas being secular talk fans! It was that way all over SW Kansas. I saw maybe 5 vote no signs.

[@thesuburbanscoundrel1196]

What you described there is astroturfing. The Catholic church poured 2.5 MILLION dollars into the Yes campaign, but they failed anyway

[@mandi7988]

I'm in Lawrence and and there were hardly any vote yes signs here. Driving around other areas and seeing all the signs definitely made me nervous though

[@mattdavis7876]

As someone who lived in KS for 15 years, I was pleasantly surprised to see the results last night. It reminds me of the 2020 election in Florida-the state went for Trump, but many of those same people also voted for a higher minimum wage and legal marijuana.

[@jKLa]

Kansas actually has more then it's share of (culturally very conservative) but politically moderate, though right leaning Republicans who do not support a near total ban on abortion.

[@jKLa]

Kansas actually has a long tradition of this sort of thing even though it is a quite Republican leaning state.

[@mattdavis7876]

@@jKLa Yeah, I agree. KS has produced a number of prominent pro-choice Republicans at both the state and federal level. For example-former U.S. senators Nancy Kassebaum and Sheila Frahm, former governor Bill Graves, etc.

[@jameselliott9055]

I do. I vote for legal marijuana. I really really do. Where do I register? where do I cast the vote? post haste!

[@zachthamm9595]

@@mattdavis7876 Thing is when Trumpism became more popular in my state mi. I was told trump and the fringe are a more progressive type of conservatives but that only appears to be when it could benefit their own agenda. At the end of the day they don't care about policy or democracy which is scariest thing about them to be not the typical left wing fears of Russian connection lol

[@nathanandsugar5252]

Did ERIC lose? Trump’s reputation might be seriously damaged after ERIC’s loss.

[@than217]

Trump is playing the 5D chess now: Doesn't even claim a last name until one of the candidates with the first name ERIC wins.

[@TheMrBlackSanta]

I kinda think it already has

[@thenightingale7405]

Abortion won in Kansas. It doesn't impact Trump much because he's never done more than go through the motions on abortion. It's not one of his key issues.

[@ConsciusVeritasVids]

@@thenightingale7405 To be fair Republicans only care about abortion when it's their mistress, maid or daughter that gets pregnant and needs one.

[@rini6]

Trump was hedging his bets to win in any case. But he also guaranteed that he would lose.

[@scottdickson1473]

Kansas is historically red but it has been slowly changing. Johnson County, which is pretty much blue now, has the ability to direct where the state goes.

[@qjtvaddict]

Had no idea I guess there’s hope

[@mr.gamewatch7547]

Blue state leaches flee to these states and then ruin them

[@abrahamlincoln937]

The last time Kansas voted Democrat in a presidential election was in 1964.

[@middleagebrotips3454]

Kansas theocrats: This only ALLOWS ban on abortion, not the abortion ban Kansans: NO

[@edwardcote2440]

Gubmint over-reach!

[@Jay-vc6pf]

Votes No; Leaves. Chadface emote.

[@Ar1AnX1x]

Theocrats are the most useless people on this planet with bellow average intelligence, these people are why there was barely any innovation and improvement on our lives before the Enlightenment Era and creation of scientific method, they make everything worse by trying to force their delusions on others.

[@madisonlytle1258]

Proud Kansan! We like our choice and our voice. Side note, the language of the ballot question was super slimy, loads of twisted language.

[@icebergrose8955]

I'm impressed with the savey Kansas voters. They saw through the spin. Thank you for giving women hope.

[@milansovilj1247]

@@icebergrose8955 Do you think it confused "pro life" voters?

[@icebergrose8955]

@@milansovilj1247 no. I think Republican women don't like the government in their business anymore than the dems do. This isn't about party. It's about a woman's self-determination and we are not going back. People are saying "the dems should run with this issue". Well women don't need the dems. They're modern young people who won't have crusty old white men deciding their future. It amazes me Republicans thought women would go for this. They just shot themselves in the head.

[@christopherjustice6411]

I’m from Kansas. I figured the chances were 60-40 in favor of the amendment. I thought that if we won, the amendment would just barely lose. That didn’t happen. We won decisively, we did to the republicans what the French did to the Germans at Verdun.

[@electrified0]

Don't think something like democracy and the will of the people will stop Republicans. It's encouraging to see that the people oppose this psychopathic theocratic agenda, but it's important to remember that the people pushing it rule by minority in every facet of American politics and routinely rig and steal elections through voter suppression and overriding ballot measures.

[@lawsonj39]

Keep the momentum going!

[@hellboy017]

This reminds me of a French battle cry used during Verdun, "On ne passe pas" or "Ils ne passeront pas". Loosely translates to "They shall not pass". I hope you guys stand your ground and keep this momentum going.

[@TheZumph]

Trump's gonna do to Dems in 24 like the Germans did to the French in the Compiègne Wagon

[@hellboy017]

@@TheZumph Oh you mean the armistice of 1918, yeah we would all like to see Trump's unconditional surrender.

[@heynowls3058]

Thank you Kansas. Bravo. Health care is a right.

[@carlosgarcia-escobar4139]

I’m from Topeka, Kansas. The crazy thing is after The roe v. Wade decision, I saw so many gatherings and protest from the vote no side. You know you messed up big when you get the young people of Kansas to actually vote, they usually don’t care or vote.

[@jKLa]

Actually no, this proposal was just too extreme for most Kansas voters. Most don't support near unrestricted abortion but nor do most support a near total ban. Kansas has more culturally conservative but politically moderate right leaning voters then most states anyway:this outcome was predictable.

[@claymenefee6999]

Just more evidence that talking about policy actually matters in political campaigns.

[@KeinenGott]

Tell that to the Missouri Democratic party

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@KeinenGott Best Abortion-Coverage i ever saw: The second GOP-Video by 'Some More News'!

[@claymenefee6999]

@@KeinenGott oh i do. Thats my state.

[@pawanyr360]

Kyle, you misunderstood Kornacki's post - those referendums succeeded, they didn't fail. He's saying that prior to Roe being overturned, those states all voted against abortion rights.

[@ds8249]

Dear Kyle, Please come home to me. I’m lonely without you. Sincerely, Your Legs

[@DannyYankou]

How ironic that Kari Lake ended up taking the lead after a late night dump was submitted from Maricopa county. Gotta find out who those mules are.

[@KatatonicMusic]

The fact that Kansas, a ruby red state voted to keep abortion rights is absolutely huge. There is so much to learn from this. Don't just leave a state in the dust just because it's red. Sometimes you'll get some really good stuff like this

[@firefly9838]

As a Kansas resident, I'm so proud of us and our vote. I was worried🥲

[@polarbearliver]

At this time, there were 908,745 votes casted on the amendment in Kansas. The state-wide senate race had 718,545 ballots casted, and state-wide gubernatorial race had 727,360 ballots casted. From the larger of the two, the ballot had 181,385 more votes casted for it than a politician which translate to roughly 25% more.

[@camwyn256]

And that 900k is only 75% of registered voters. 25% of registered voters didn't even vote

[@grumpyoldman6503]

@@camwyn256 that's a historically crazy turn out though, especially in not a presidential election year.

[@camwyn256]

@@grumpyoldman6503 indeed it is, but increased voter turn out is one of the things Republicans claim is fraud, even though the number of votes is well under the total of registered voters

[@grumpyoldman6503]

@@camwyn256 for sure, 'election fraud' is their new catch-all excuse for any outcome they don't like, but regardless, this result in Kansas is consistent with all the polling on abortion done to date. In other words, just like Kyle repeatedly points out, if we had national referendums on many of these culture war issues, they would pass quite easily. Your neighbors aren't the problem here. But, we don't have direct democracy, and congress works for the corporations, not the people. Fixing it is a "simple" matter of removing the source of corruption- money in politics and the revolving door that creates conflict of interest/regulatory capture in the first place.

[@camwyn256]

@@grumpyoldman6503 and Democrats introduced multiple bills to work towards taking money/corporations out of politics, but Republicans and corporate Dems voted against it

[@emb5048]

If you lived here, and seen the polls...you'd have been skeptical. I've never been so glad to be wrong about anything in my life

[@TheOnlyAardvark]

I remember John Iadarola commenting on seeing a picture of Eric Greitens a few years ago that he looked like the kind of guy who had a woman trussed up in his basement. Some time later, it turned out that he did. 😂

[@nicholasroberge4399]

People can be progressive but I see it more as libertarian, live and let live. We don't need the government to tell us what is right or wrong

[@5353Jumper]

People finally realizing that the Republicans are not the "small government" party. A huge portion of their platform is around adding more citizen oppression and helping businesses infringe on our freedoms.

[@5353Jumper]

Agreeing here with Lauren. If the government actually did there job there would be a lot less women forced to consider abortion. Abortion is not really a choice, no women ever says "I think I want to have an abortion in a few weeks, I am going to go have some unprotected sex so I can get me one of those abortions". Women are forced to close between two bad options due to their circumstances. But if the government stopped helping international corporations rape the working poor of the nation and actually did their job we would have a lot fewer abortions to stop. And my definition of the government's job is to provide safety and infrastructure for the prosperity of the citizens. Not actually provide the prosperity, just the basic infrastructure and safety so it can happen. If they did this they would prevent a lot more abortions than banning abortions will. Historically when we had banned abortions they still happened a lot, because women were forced into desperation. And the number one reason for hospitalization of 15 to 35 year old women was botched abortions. Banning abortions has so many negative social consequences. But there are many solutions that would prevent abortions that also have positive social consequences: Raising minimum wage Improving work conditions and worker rights Consolidate part time jobs into stable full time jobs with benefits Paid maternity leave Subsidized child care Worker rights for parents Free public healthcare Mental health care Addictions treatment Improve social welfare Crack down on domestic violence Crack down on sex trade and forced prostitution Sex education Access to birth control Campaign for abstinence Campaign for community supporting mother's Campaign for birth control and disease prevention Even sure campaign for keeping the baby or adoption if you can do it without shame Improve adoption and foster services to allot faster placement and more enforcement of child abuse policies All of these things have other societal benefits along with preventing abortions. They are all basic safety and infrastructure for the success of the citizens and the government actual job to provide. If you want small government it would say it is government that does its basic job, not oppressing citizens and benefitting huge enterprise companies at the expense of the working poor of the nation. Taking taxes from citizens and giving it to the elite wealthy is big government. Taking taxes from the citizens and then spending it on the citizens is small government, and it will also prevent more abortions than banning them will.

[@802Garage]

Was looking for your coverage like half an hour ago. Wow it's like this is a majority issue that was pretty well solved already. Nice!

[@peterkrug4124]

Getting just a little taste of what living in an actual democracy would be like. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that Kansas voted the way it did, but it sucks that we don't get to vote this way on every issue.😓

[@rambofan334]

As a Kansan, I'm happy for the good news.

[@infinitedonuts]

I was just disappointed that Bernie endorsed Lucas Kunce lost his primary yesterday.

[@Kelssinho]

Direct democracy is the best democracy!

[@Sublime-]

No it's trash.

[@theeccentrictripper3863]

Laughs in Alcibiades

[@ifelttheburn4808]

Yes

[@ifelttheburn4808]

@none of your concern Neocon shut up

[@Birthnote]

Title alone deserves an automatic like lol

[@xayrosantacruz6923]

Kyle be hotboxing that room like he's in a bong 😂😆

[@Rebecca-zw4pm]

🤣🤣

[@kristinayoung8070]

Proud for once I got to contribute to keep abortion legal in Kansas!

[@pro-choicemom]

Life of the woman not mother. Saying life of "mother" is forced birth anti choice wording. You're not a mother or parent until you actually have a baby to raise.

[@edgarantivarnanature.5256]

I was gonna talk about this as well, but it wouldnt directly copy the article title. guess im hitting this late. Thank you Kyle for talking about this, as you might have already, but still.

[@Domzdream]

Gives me more hope that there aren’t as many dummies in this world as I thought there’d be. I hope I’m right 🤞

[@jimbob498]

It’s being a dummy to want to preserve human life?

[@john.premose]

I wouldn’t get too excited just yet. Those same people will probably vote for the people who keep attacking abortion rights, in the general election

[@john.premose]

@@jimbob498 no, it’s being a dummy to force women to carry children to term against their will or in danger to their health

[@jimbob498]

@@john.premose how is it forcing? We all know how babies are made… don’t want a kid. Don’t have sex.. grow up and have some self control

[@jimbob498]

@@john.premose lmao “danger to their health”. Bro… it’s 2022. I think we are capable of keeping the mother safe….

[@jaidev777]

5:27 - "Some states, where they say, 'we don't even to have exceptions for rape or the life of the mother.' That's insane." That's christian.

[@zachthamm9595]

No it is not near religous. It is radical fringe idiotology that I hope fades for democracy sake

[@kyoakland]

Exactly

[@zachthamm9595]

@@kyoakland I keep saying this and folks don't get it most of these good ole boy bibles and guns ted nugent types are not even the real deal their fakers just like the poser gangster phase of the 90s.

[@charleswomack2166]

It sounds like the R voters are not in step with the R politicians, or perhaps the other way around.

[@carolynngockel3670]

I lived in San Francisco, and they had a lot of ballot initiatives. It didn't work well. The initiative I remember most clearly is a ballot measure to raise the cost of bus fare by about 50¢, I believe (it's over 20 years ago now.) It was voted down because it was "harmful to poor people." Bonds were supposed to be sold to pay for this, but what wound up happening is that the buses stopped running. The schedules didn't change. Supposedly your bus would come every 20 minutes, but it would take over 3 hours for a bus to arrive. Not sure what the solution is, but people often have difficulty grasping economic consequences.

[@viberdelight9553]

Digging the new format switch up Kyle keep doing great work man.

[@betternow6281]

Keep this energy up for the midterms people!

[@iyoutubeperson4336]

The Louisiana was actually the opposite. They voted more to ban abortion than they voted for trump

[@Stax62]

Kyle you really should start doing livestreams more. Livestream all the topics like you’d normally do for your show then clip them up to make the regular video. It would create much more interactions with your viewers and probably also be more lucrative for you so you can keep the show going in the future. The more interaction with your audience the better

[@robertjenkins6132]

Yeah, he could get money from donations / superchats. But he said that he was sensitive to toxicity/(unfair) criticism, which is why he avoids reading too many comments. If he did live streams, he would potentially open himself up to some degree of toxicity from the live chat.

[@scottvelez3154]

@@robertjenkins6132 he should take notes from Hasan who goes ballistic on chatters

[@Stax62]

@@scottvelez3154 unironically yes

[@Stax62]

@@robertjenkins6132 it’ll also be a chance for him to get thicker skin lol

[@AlexKawa20]

One correction, Kyle: the other four states Kornacki mentioned regarding a constitutional amendment banning the right to abortion voted to ban abortion, not against it. I agree his wording was a little confusing.

[@ArcaneWolf9]

Well done Kansas! But look at the framing of that article, "Thunderclap ballot box victory on abortion rights gives Democrats a potent midterm issue." What, it WASN'T an issue BEFORE last night? The writer of the article JUST realized, 'Oh shit, people really want this.' And further, 'Oh shit, and they'll come out to VOTE for this'. But more than that. Did the writer make the jump to say, "Wait, there are a LOT of issues that people actually want, like better wages, better health care, lower pharma prices, fighting climate change, improving education, legalizing weed, etc."? No, they very specifically DIDN'T. Because they would have to DO something about those policies. What are the Dems going to DO about abortion rights? What do they have to PROMISE to do specifically? Not a lot. That's why it's so appealing to the politicos. It's popular, but at THIS POINT IN TIME, the Dems can point to the Republicans and say, "Vote for us or they will make everything WORSE, y'all." The writer of that headline ALREADY HAD THAT ASSUMPTION FOLDED INTO THEIR THINKING.

[@griffmustard]

The Lawyer in Missouri, who aimed an assault rifle at BLM Protesters, came in 5th Place for the race for Senator. His name is Mark McCloskey.

[@onomatopoeia162003]

it's not ruby red... as Chuck todd said... lol

[@just_kos99]

I hate to say this, but I've only known 4 guys from MO who were not assholes: two former brothers-in-law, the b/f of a friend of mine and my nephew. I'm so surprised this guy got voted out.

[@sukulmati]

I don't disagree with your point about more direct democracy but I live in CA where, most recently, companies dumped obscene amounts of money to keep app-based drivers from being able to make at least minimum wage and have some kind of protections.

[@emb5048]

I think "wife beater" is now as much a requirement as "poses with a big gun."

[@scottiejohnson2639]

Thanks 🙏🏼 Kyle

[@grantmclean1919]

Thanks!

[@grumpydave7329]

lol "I'm endorsing Erics..."

[@alexross5714]

Pushing back on your view that ballot initiatives usually end well, I think there are plenty of cases in California where massive corporate spending on political ads has resulted in terrible outcomes.

[@evalramman7502]

For all the polarization, there are quite a lot of folks on the fence/ambivalent/true centrists.

[@organicgroove23]

Kyle. A good take on this. Bro !

[@WilasTyrell]

The previous amendments passed Kyle which means they did restrict the right to abortion

[@blackmurica7955]

So what you're saying is that the supposedly Bible-thumping South actually does like to cosplay as procreators but don't want the end result ruining their good thing (babies and responsibility and stuff). If I had pearls to clutch, I would be do that right now as it is logical.

[@ArronRatliff]

When the reddest of red states is like na man we like abortions you know the politicians are out of touch.

[@shartman2]

That Jones trial went even more off the rails today.😂

[@missshroom5512]

Biden signs executive order today for traveling abortions🥰…that sounded weird😂

[@lyannatargaryen3223]

Michigan gathered enough signatures to add a vote on the ballot in November, to make abortion legal. We have been gerrymandered for decades but had an independent committee rewrite the districts this time (which was petitioned and added to the ballot after the last election).

[@zachthamm9595]

Michigan is full of fringe following grifters there is not much hope

[@Strings-jg2to]

As a Kansan I am proud of my state on this issue.

[@Ianpact]

Thank you, Kyle

[@CYeoung]

Why does the camera look like it’s in a steam room

[@RoccosVideos]

Our politicians and the Supreme Court should protect civil rights. It’s shouldn’t be voted on. That being said I’m glad they made the right decision. The government shouldn’t be making medical decisions for people.

[@5PctJuice]

Helpful pronunciation guide for German names (Greitens being among those). When there's an i and an e next to each other, pronounce the second one long. So if it was Grietens, you'd say Greet-ins. Since it's Greitens, you'd say Grite-ins.

[@bwy553]

Interesting

[@FirstEmperor]

So what about Weinstein?

[@5PctJuice]

@@FirstEmperor Phonetic exception, though Wine-stine is also an acceptable pronunciation.

[@christineherrmann205]

Sorta feel like I was one of the few people I know who expected that Kansas result.

[@salad3256]

Wen kyle brings up mike lindell 😂😂

[@SWe3TdRe4Mz702]

I don’t see why anyone is surprised when the states are given back the power for the people to make their own decision by voting on abortion and the people rather than the Supreme Court decide what’s right for them.

[@davidradtke160]

Because many of these states have limited the power of their voters. In this case they went with a direct vote…5 bucks they would have passed it in legislature easily despite losing on a direct vote.

[@IndepIndepWALT]

Gr-eye-tens I'm from Missouri kyle

[@sithmasterssb1223]

this is some good news

[@lyomon9981]

how can 25 per cent decide for the rest lmao

[@taiwanjohn]

I'm bummed that Lucas Kunce didn't win in MO, but the Kansas victory does a lot to ease my pain... ;-)

[@samthederahn1671]

Time for my state to fade back into obscurity after this vote lmao

[@nickadt]

When the dog 'catches' the car.

[@RenegadeLK]

Eh it won't matter politicians will find a way to get their way.

[@LoveFactorySweatShop]

I feel like I'm watching a dreamy Korean soap opera.

[@everywheremusic1]

How come it is so difficult to get the results for AZ ? !it's Thursday so something isn't working right with how ballots are tabulated. Same day election results are possible.

[@randyping6036]

Right on, Kansas.

[@waterfeature73]

Go Kansas Go! Driving thru that state, you see so many anti-abortion signs on the side of the road so this result is great

[@elisawhitman8526]

All states should have a vote on abortion. You believe in “states’ rights?” Fine. Let the people in each state decide. None of this “trigger law” crap. (Of course, ideally, we wouldn’t have a constitutionally illiterate Supreme Court, and basic rights would be protected in every state.)

[@jimbob498]

Where is roe supported by the constitution?

[@elisawhitman8526]

@@jimbob498 Antichoice laws are blatantly unconstitutional. They not only violate the 8th, 13th, and 14th amendments, but also violate a multitude of rights recognized by international human rights treaties ratified by the United States. In other words, you’re asking the wrong question. After all, “the right to receive chemotherapy” isn’t in the constitution either. Yet, imagine if states outlawed it & cancer patients couldn’t access it. Read the 9th amendment.

[@jimbob498]

@@elisawhitman8526 how does it violate anything in the constitution? No where in the constitution does it give anyone the right to actively terminate a pregnancy

[@jimbob498]

@@elisawhitman8526 lmao “anti choice”… Please

[@antonioscendrategattico2302]

@@jimbob498 She just explained it. Seems to me like you can't read.

[@bgoodfella7413]

With the technology of the internet, direct ballot voting could make intermediary "representatives" obsolete. No need for a corrupt Congress or President. Just a national A.I. computer to run everything like a perfect machine. Resource Based Economy. No money either.

[@sbsb69]

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[@brucegruetzmacher5891]

Any law that concerns life and limb is supposed to be up to the states. So this is how it is suppose to be. If every state voted to allow abortion then what difference does the overturning of Roe v Wade make?

[@RipCityBassWorks]

Endorsing "Eric" is peak Trump lmao.

[@christostefan]

It is not very often I am proud to be from Kansas, today I am I am

[@caryleonard10dougaroo74]

I voted no in Kansas

[@Derek_The_Magnificent_Bastard]

Kansas be like uh duh, Trump good but abortion good too. Me so confused.

[@johnblackman9720]

"Invasion of privacy" seems like a weird law in a society which has become a total surveillance state by corporations and government.

[@SWe3TdRe4Mz702]

You got to admit.... why we running out of ballots 1 hour into voting? If we want fair and honest elections and the trust of the people these “mistakes” need to stop and need to be severely punished when they happen

[@davidradtke160]

They are not mistakes…they are attempts at voter suppression.

[@zachvaughan2323]

I’ve lived between AZ and MO my whole life. Arizona is out of its fucking mind

[@meddlin]

Gotta admit, Trump endorsing "Eric" is hilarious.

[@slackerdc]

The only thing surprising about the Kansas vote is that it surprised anyone.

[@ryleeroseborough7885]

The margins in those four states, TN AL WV and LA, were for YES votes. Meaning those states have voted in the last decade to say that abortion IS NOT a guaranteed right in their states. Pretty basic info to look up before reporting...

[@esftracksydeomg]

I am humbled by Trump's endorsement of my GOP Missouri campaign as a Canadian Resident

[@john.premose]

Yes! Apparently all Erics have Trump’s endorsement (as long as they win, of course lol)

[@ifelttheburn4808]

Congratulations mate

[@esftracksydeomg]

@@john.premose The name Eric is now officially endorsed by Trump, will cancel culture come after it doe?😳 99% of listeners think CNN will do this instead of cover Bernie Sanders' good policies

[@TheKrinkled1]

and still Kobach wins. we're not completely sane here for sure, lol

[@CassieAngelica]

BOOOM!

[@jKLa]

Kyle you are wrong in that most US voters do NOT want unrestricted access to abortion! According to most polls, most voters want restrictions on abortion but most also appose near total bans like we now have in some red states.

[@emanate0]

good for them