3 Dog Dad
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My Corgi thinks I could be a little more productive.
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Once the conservative movement didn’t have to feign support of democracy/ personal freedom after the Cold War ended they became what they always wanted to be.
January 4, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Once the conservative movement didn’t have to feign support of democracy/ personal freedom after the Cold War ended they became what they always wanted to be.
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There are really four levels to what happened last night: US, regional, global and Venezuela.
I'll go through them in that order, as it moves from easiest to hardest in terms of making sense of them.
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I'll go through them in that order, as it moves from easiest to hardest in terms of making sense of them.
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January 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
There are really four levels to what happened last night: US, regional, global and Venezuela.
I'll go through them in that order, as it moves from easiest to hardest in terms of making sense of them.
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I'll go through them in that order, as it moves from easiest to hardest in terms of making sense of them.
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
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"Warren Buffett and C. Montgomery Burns both identify as capitalists, though they have no relationship.
"Pol Pot and Ring Lardner Jr. both identify as Communists, though they have no relationship."
"Mother Teresa and John Gacy both identify as Roman Catholics, though they have no relationship."
"Pol Pot and Ring Lardner Jr. both identify as Communists, though they have no relationship."
"Mother Teresa and John Gacy both identify as Roman Catholics, though they have no relationship."
NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
"Warren Buffett and C. Montgomery Burns both identify as capitalists, though they have no relationship.
"Pol Pot and Ring Lardner Jr. both identify as Communists, though they have no relationship."
"Mother Teresa and John Gacy both identify as Roman Catholics, though they have no relationship."
"Pol Pot and Ring Lardner Jr. both identify as Communists, though they have no relationship."
"Mother Teresa and John Gacy both identify as Roman Catholics, though they have no relationship."
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...and certainly not with a ground campaign that risks a nuclear exchange with the Soviets. The uprising is crushed and the cost of all that prideful rhetoric about supporting a Hungarian rebellion is borne not by American Cold Warriors, but by Hungarians only. Unless Trump is...
January 2, 2026 at 3:37 PM
...and certainly not with a ground campaign that risks a nuclear exchange with the Soviets. The uprising is crushed and the cost of all that prideful rhetoric about supporting a Hungarian rebellion is borne not by American Cold Warriors, but by Hungarians only. Unless Trump is...
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“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
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Happy New Year.
On January 1, 1943, the American folk music legend Woody Guthrie jotted in his journal a list of 33 “New Years Rulin’s.” Enjoy!
On January 1, 1943, the American folk music legend Woody Guthrie jotted in his journal a list of 33 “New Years Rulin’s.” Enjoy!
January 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Happy New Year.
On January 1, 1943, the American folk music legend Woody Guthrie jotted in his journal a list of 33 “New Years Rulin’s.” Enjoy!
On January 1, 1943, the American folk music legend Woody Guthrie jotted in his journal a list of 33 “New Years Rulin’s.” Enjoy!
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Yes and it’s why I welcome @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @maxboot.bsky.social. They did hard things, admitted hard truths.
It is why I have so much scorn for David Brooks and Ross Douthat and Caitlin Flanagan and those who are still today making excuses
It is why I have so much scorn for David Brooks and Ross Douthat and Caitlin Flanagan and those who are still today making excuses
I am A TINY BIT sympathetic.
These kind of centrist white conservatives have spent decades being fetted as the wizened and brilliant center of american politics. The beating heart of sanity and patriotism.
Grappling with your politics being exposed as unpopular and powerless sucks
These kind of centrist white conservatives have spent decades being fetted as the wizened and brilliant center of american politics. The beating heart of sanity and patriotism.
Grappling with your politics being exposed as unpopular and powerless sucks
December 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Yes and it’s why I welcome @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @maxboot.bsky.social. They did hard things, admitted hard truths.
It is why I have so much scorn for David Brooks and Ross Douthat and Caitlin Flanagan and those who are still today making excuses
It is why I have so much scorn for David Brooks and Ross Douthat and Caitlin Flanagan and those who are still today making excuses
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This is what humanity gets for using computers and honestly, we had it coming
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This is what humanity gets for using computers and honestly, we had it coming
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I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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Simply add a few of these to your cart as you're buying stuff for people today. I've seen it as low as $8. Can I tell you about someone else who once became low
Hey #booksky
No list of Understanding Christian Nationalism books is complete without this novel. Zero punches pulled on what it's like to be born inside the beast, and it's funny anyway. Kirkus accolades, 4.5-star ratings, raised $50K for the Trevor Project. All formats: www.jasonkirk.fyi/p/novel
No list of Understanding Christian Nationalism books is complete without this novel. Zero punches pulled on what it's like to be born inside the beast, and it's funny anyway. Kirkus accolades, 4.5-star ratings, raised $50K for the Trevor Project. All formats: www.jasonkirk.fyi/p/novel
Buy Jason Kirk's novel, HELL IS A WORLD WITHOUT YOU
The exvangelical novel has great reviews AND raised $50K for the Trevor Project.
www.jasonkirk.fyi
December 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Simply add a few of these to your cart as you're buying stuff for people today. I've seen it as low as $8. Can I tell you about someone else who once became low
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It's fine to call that an interest of a party. But when a LEGISLATURE, AS POLICY, SEEKS TO AID A PARTICULAR PARTY, that's a blow to the democratic project
The interest of the legislature AS A BODY should be to ensure democratic representation. Not to give some of its citizens more power than others
The interest of the legislature AS A BODY should be to ensure democratic representation. Not to give some of its citizens more power than others
December 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It's fine to call that an interest of a party. But when a LEGISLATURE, AS POLICY, SEEKS TO AID A PARTICULAR PARTY, that's a blow to the democratic project
The interest of the legislature AS A BODY should be to ensure democratic representation. Not to give some of its citizens more power than others
The interest of the legislature AS A BODY should be to ensure democratic representation. Not to give some of its citizens more power than others
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Watch this from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Watch this from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
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WATCH: DuBois & Dickerson sign off from Bari Weiss’ CBS News(max) for the last time
December 19, 2025 at 5:27 AM
WATCH: DuBois & Dickerson sign off from Bari Weiss’ CBS News(max) for the last time
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That's our Commerce Secretary!
December 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
That's our Commerce Secretary!
Lots of bad news every day, but it's just 3 weeks till King Cake season!
December 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Lots of bad news every day, but it's just 3 weeks till King Cake season!
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Jared Kushner, private equity firm manager and son-in-law to Trump, has ended his efforts to redevelop a Serbian historical monument into a luxury hotel complex after weeks of protest and controversy.
newrepublic.com/post/204460/...
newrepublic.com/post/204460/...
Jared Kushner Drops His Trump Hotel Plans After Massive Backlash
Donald Trump’s son-in-law was forced to give up his grandiose construction plans in Serbia.
newrepublic.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Jared Kushner, private equity firm manager and son-in-law to Trump, has ended his efforts to redevelop a Serbian historical monument into a luxury hotel complex after weeks of protest and controversy.
newrepublic.com/post/204460/...
newrepublic.com/post/204460/...
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Watch it with the commentary track where they’re commenting in character. It’s as funny as the movie itself
December 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Watch it with the commentary track where they’re commenting in character. It’s as funny as the movie itself
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Seriously, though, reposts are the lifeblood of this site and you should be generous with them.
December 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Seriously, though, reposts are the lifeblood of this site and you should be generous with them.
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Weekend reading:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
My new piece:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
My new piece:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist
steady.page
December 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Weekend reading:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
My new piece:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
My new piece:
Probably every country has issues with its health care system, but none of them are moving towards what the US had pre-Obamacare. We can have a vigorous debate about the specifics, but let's all agree the floor is "giv[ing] everyone access to healthcare without fear of bankruptcy."
Every other country does it, Mark. It's not some vague thought experiment.
Lots of ways it can be imperfect, of course, but it fundamentally gives everyone access to healthcare without fear of bankruptcy.
Lots of ways it can be imperfect, of course, but it fundamentally gives everyone access to healthcare without fear of bankruptcy.
December 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Probably every country has issues with its health care system, but none of them are moving towards what the US had pre-Obamacare. We can have a vigorous debate about the specifics, but let's all agree the floor is "giv[ing] everyone access to healthcare without fear of bankruptcy."