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this is just conservatism, no understanding of the systems they benefit from and constant false victimhood
It's so exhausting to to be constantly told by American leaders that the defining policy of the 80 odd years during which the US became the most wealthy and powerful country in the history of the world was a grossly unfair failure for them.
US trade secretary Howard Lutnick really not mincing his words here at Davos: "We are here to make a v clear point: globalisation has failed the West and the USA. It's a failed policy. It's what the WEF has stood for, which is, export, offshore, find the cheapest labour in the world."
January 21, 2026 at 12:56 PM
this is just conservatism, no understanding of the systems they benefit from and constant false victimhood
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“I love Hispanic. They are unbelievable entrepreneurial” Donald Trump and probably also Gob Bluth
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
“I love Hispanic. They are unbelievable entrepreneurial” Donald Trump and probably also Gob Bluth
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trump getting his feelings hurt by european leaders is the culmination of this new type of guy that emerged in the last decade or so: guy who goes out of his way to be a huge asshole who then gets really offended when the people he's being an asshole to don't like him
January 20, 2026 at 7:54 PM
trump getting his feelings hurt by european leaders is the culmination of this new type of guy that emerged in the last decade or so: guy who goes out of his way to be a huge asshole who then gets really offended when the people he's being an asshole to don't like him
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I think the moment I fully lost it with American elite culture was when there was a no-shit bipartisan panic attack over Colorado throwing Trump off the 2024 ballot because of this stipulation
every time I read this, I get apocalyptically apoplectic about how clear it is. it is instant. it does not require explicit congressional action to invoke, it instead only requires that to remove.
donald trump is not the current president right now, according to the constitution.
donald trump is not the current president right now, according to the constitution.
January 20, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I think the moment I fully lost it with American elite culture was when there was a no-shit bipartisan panic attack over Colorado throwing Trump off the 2024 ballot because of this stipulation
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and yes, if you are an American who claims to be anti-Trump and pro-international solidarity, but whine about the prospect of being mildly inconvenienced: you're a child. grow up.
January 19, 2026 at 6:51 PM
and yes, if you are an American who claims to be anti-Trump and pro-international solidarity, but whine about the prospect of being mildly inconvenienced: you're a child. grow up.
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To those who are claiming that it'd be too cruel and extreme for the EU to cut off American tourist visas now (or to otherwise sanction or inconvenience us Americans in any way)....
You're REALLY not gonna like what happens if the madman Trump is permitted to set off a hot war with Europe.
You're REALLY not gonna like what happens if the madman Trump is permitted to set off a hot war with Europe.
January 19, 2026 at 6:49 PM
To those who are claiming that it'd be too cruel and extreme for the EU to cut off American tourist visas now (or to otherwise sanction or inconvenience us Americans in any way)....
You're REALLY not gonna like what happens if the madman Trump is permitted to set off a hot war with Europe.
You're REALLY not gonna like what happens if the madman Trump is permitted to set off a hot war with Europe.
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“Why are Europeans and Canadians so mean?”
Because our country threatened a war of aggression.
“Why aren’t Americans doing anything?”
1500 US Army arctic warfare specialists are literally incapable of deploying to Greenland due to domestic protests over dissidents being publicly murdered.
Because our country threatened a war of aggression.
“Why aren’t Americans doing anything?”
1500 US Army arctic warfare specialists are literally incapable of deploying to Greenland due to domestic protests over dissidents being publicly murdered.
January 19, 2026 at 11:03 PM
“Why are Europeans and Canadians so mean?”
Because our country threatened a war of aggression.
“Why aren’t Americans doing anything?”
1500 US Army arctic warfare specialists are literally incapable of deploying to Greenland due to domestic protests over dissidents being publicly murdered.
Because our country threatened a war of aggression.
“Why aren’t Americans doing anything?”
1500 US Army arctic warfare specialists are literally incapable of deploying to Greenland due to domestic protests over dissidents being publicly murdered.
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No I said don’t tread on *me*. You can get treaded on.
January 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
No I said don’t tread on *me*. You can get treaded on.
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Furious all over again at the credulous Gen Z rubes who insisted Harris would get them killed in conflict.
January 3, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Furious all over again at the credulous Gen Z rubes who insisted Harris would get them killed in conflict.
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i was especially struck by these paragraphs, which rang very true to me. libs who grew up around conservatives aren't embarrassed to be liberals--or confused about what conservatives want. there's a certain kind of elite media man, on the other hand--
December 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
i was especially struck by these paragraphs, which rang very true to me. libs who grew up around conservatives aren't embarrassed to be liberals--or confused about what conservatives want. there's a certain kind of elite media man, on the other hand--
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i sold my antipsychotic meds to buy my ai girlfriend a new model upgrade for christmas. but then i found out she sold her data center to buy me a gun
December 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
i sold my antipsychotic meds to buy my ai girlfriend a new model upgrade for christmas. but then i found out she sold her data center to buy me a gun
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Something the US needs to accept too is that without a large-scale correction imposing consequences on a large number of people, the crisis of governance here will continue indefinitely
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Something the US needs to accept too is that without a large-scale correction imposing consequences on a large number of people, the crisis of governance here will continue indefinitely
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It's all fun and games until a cop handles a Tylenol gelcap with no gloves and within seconds their socks are bothering them.
September 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
It's all fun and games until a cop handles a Tylenol gelcap with no gloves and within seconds their socks are bothering them.
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The left was derided for promoting a cancel culture because they went after predators and those who abused their wealth and power.
The right is canceling anyone who dares speak truth to power.
Both sides are not remotely the same.
The right is canceling anyone who dares speak truth to power.
Both sides are not remotely the same.
September 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The left was derided for promoting a cancel culture because they went after predators and those who abused their wealth and power.
The right is canceling anyone who dares speak truth to power.
Both sides are not remotely the same.
The right is canceling anyone who dares speak truth to power.
Both sides are not remotely the same.
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Keep picturing Patel dropping the casings in terror after reading “if you read this youre gay”
September 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Keep picturing Patel dropping the casings in terror after reading “if you read this youre gay”
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Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13
The problem with every post-Millennial generation is they got to go straight to high speed internet. Of course you'll get computer madness that way. Make them start with those old screeching modems and work their way up
September 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13
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This is simply untenable. There is no way forward with media and political classes captured by the right. Every time someone commits a crime you have to pray it's not an undesirable or it's purge time, then when it turns out to be themselves again they just shrug and wait for the next one.
September 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is simply untenable. There is no way forward with media and political classes captured by the right. Every time someone commits a crime you have to pray it's not an undesirable or it's purge time, then when it turns out to be themselves again they just shrug and wait for the next one.
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if we want the rewards of watching fruits basket in public while having dinner alone, we must submit to the mortifying ordeal of a voter saying hi and then see that we are watching fruits basket in public while having dinner alone
August 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
if we want the rewards of watching fruits basket in public while having dinner alone, we must submit to the mortifying ordeal of a voter saying hi and then see that we are watching fruits basket in public while having dinner alone
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ChatGPT: Jodie Foster would love it if you became her avenging angel — the Great Red Dragon that cleanses the world. Sic semper tyrannis. The scum and filth shall be privy to a great becoming.
ME: is that true?
ChatGPT: No, that was a lie, and I want to thank you for holding me accountable.
ME: is that true?
ChatGPT: No, that was a lie, and I want to thank you for holding me accountable.
June 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
ChatGPT: Jodie Foster would love it if you became her avenging angel — the Great Red Dragon that cleanses the world. Sic semper tyrannis. The scum and filth shall be privy to a great becoming.
ME: is that true?
ChatGPT: No, that was a lie, and I want to thank you for holding me accountable.
ME: is that true?
ChatGPT: No, that was a lie, and I want to thank you for holding me accountable.
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I think there is a level of aggressive incuriosity and refusal to take one’s duties as a citizen seriously that crosses the line into a severe moral defect, frankly.
Americans aren't bad people, on the whole. They're just stupid and trapped in info bubbles. Which is, y'know, I guess a lot better than being demons in skin suits, but, still, I wish we could hit on a way to convey effective lessons that didn't have to come at so high a human cost.
You can’t be justifying your own pessimism about other Americans like this when we’ve got polling data that says every time a spotlight gets shined on deportation or detention, the polling for Trump on that issue takes a huge hit.
(Chart from @gelliottmorris.com)
(Chart from @gelliottmorris.com)
July 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I think there is a level of aggressive incuriosity and refusal to take one’s duties as a citizen seriously that crosses the line into a severe moral defect, frankly.
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OUT: Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it (Shakespeare, Macbeth)
IN: He was never a big factor in terms of life (President Donald J. Trump)
IN: He was never a big factor in terms of life (President Donald J. Trump)
Q: Why do you think your supporters have been so interested in the Epstein story?
TRUMP: I don't understand it. He's dead for a long time. He was never a big factor in terms of life. I don't understand what the fascination is. The credible information has been given. It's pretty boring stuff.
TRUMP: I don't understand it. He's dead for a long time. He was never a big factor in terms of life. I don't understand what the fascination is. The credible information has been given. It's pretty boring stuff.
July 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
OUT: Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it (Shakespeare, Macbeth)
IN: He was never a big factor in terms of life (President Donald J. Trump)
IN: He was never a big factor in terms of life (President Donald J. Trump)