In an interview with Jon Stewart, AOC challenged "Democrats who need to walk the walk and talk the talk," highlighting the "insane amount of
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who represents New York's 14th Congressional District, recently appeared on The Weekly Show podcast with host Jon Stewart. In the interview, AOC challenged "Democrats who need to walk the walk and talk the talk," highlighting the "insane amount of hypocrisy" regarding Congress and insider trading. Stewart seemingly agreed when he threw his arms up enthusiastically and said, "Dude, YES!"
She continues: "Like people think everyday people are stupid. Do they really think that people don't see this ----?" Steward doubles down on her admission, stating, "They sit on a committee, they get information about a drug or a contract—they immediately make a call, the stock broker changes things, and their portfolio swells."
AOC goes on to emphasize that the trading undermines public trust and misuses taxpayer funds. "You're regulating the market you're trading on." She then tells Stewart, and we're expected to pretend that only Republicans are corrupted by money? Give me a ------- break, she exclaims.
This is not the first time Ocasio-Cortez has gone live to discuss such issues. In October 2024, she and Tim Walz filmed a live episode on Twitch. They responded to comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, known for his podcast Killy Tony, who spoke at a Donald Trump rally in New York, where he made many racist jokes.
"There’s a lot going on. I don’t know if you know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico," the comic said.
"Who is that?" Walz immediately asked.
"I actually think that's Tony Hinchcliffe, which is super disappointing," replied AOC, who holds Puerto Rico close to her heart.
"It's super upsetting to me; my family is from Puerto Rico, I'm Puerto Rican... the thing that is so messed up that I wish more people understood is that the things that they do in Puerto Rico are a testing ground for the policies and the horrors that they do unveil in working-class communities across the United States."
"That's just what they think about you; that's what they think about anyone who makes less money than them; it's what they think about the people who serve them food in a restaurant," she added.
Honestly though get you a hypeman/best friend like Xavier Woods
I think Anon is talking about this:
But like if I can be real though? They really got to detail explicitly in Omega Man how Japanese kayfabe is ridiculously strict, even outside of the ring and social media. Something I like about WWE is they are just lax enough about kayfabe, where people who are currently feuding are also feuding on social media, but otherwise wrestlers are generally allowed to be supportive of each other regardless of heel/face stuff, or even which promotion they’re in. They can post insta photos with their irl friends and compliment each other even if they don’t interact in kayfabe.
I like it, because we all know that kayfabe exists, and of course these folks are friends behind the scenes. So stuff like this allows us to feel more connected to/invested in them and deepen our appreciation for them as performers, which is fine, because we KNOW they are performers. And it really doesn’t cheapen/detract from kayfabe, because they never stray into things that are just explicitly breaking it.
Romney chose to criticize President Obama for seeking to cut a bloated Defense Department and for not being bellicose enough in the Middle East, two assertions with which I cannot agree.
