Letters to the Editor
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“Against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
“Against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
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It's Stupid's Economy.
Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs
President Trump has transformed U.S. trade policy. Here's how much of his tariff agenda is under threat at the Supreme Court.
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It's Stupid's Economy.
Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Only 87 votes‽ that’s a heart breaker. But he’ll be back!
I need more people to understand the movement that could be brewing here in Georgia if this young man only lost by 87 votes in COBB COUNTY.
87 votes was the margin of victory in Marietta, GA.
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Only 87 votes‽ that’s a heart breaker. But he’ll be back!
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Any Commerce Clause experts want to weigh in on this
November 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Any Commerce Clause experts want to weigh in on this
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It’s cool that Chuck Schumer, Kiersten Gillibrand, and Hakeem Jeffries just proved to every future dem that establishment approval is irrelevant tbh
Q: It's election day in NYC. Did you vote for Mamdani or Cuomo?
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
It’s cool that Chuck Schumer, Kiersten Gillibrand, and Hakeem Jeffries just proved to every future dem that establishment approval is irrelevant tbh
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The Illinois legislature had passed the “Illinois Bivens Act,” allowing people to sue ICE agents in state court. Just waiting for Pritzker’s signature.
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
November 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The Illinois legislature had passed the “Illinois Bivens Act,” allowing people to sue ICE agents in state court. Just waiting for Pritzker’s signature.
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
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If you are a Democratic senator watching these results and the lesson you take is "I should cave and help Republicans reopen the government for nothing more than a promise written on toilet paper" then you shouldn't be in the Senate anymore
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
If you are a Democratic senator watching these results and the lesson you take is "I should cave and help Republicans reopen the government for nothing more than a promise written on toilet paper" then you shouldn't be in the Senate anymore
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I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
HELL YEAH AMERICA’S MAYOR
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
HELL YEAH AMERICA’S MAYOR
Tied for the longest shutdown of the federal government in US history. The last time this happened—oh. Wait.
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*checks notes*
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Ahhh, Donald Trump was President.
I pray that we can work together fill in the gaps as best we can for those who are struggling to put food on the table in the interim
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*checks notes*
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Ahhh, Donald Trump was President.
I pray that we can work together fill in the gaps as best we can for those who are struggling to put food on the table in the interim
November 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Tied for the longest shutdown of the federal government in US history. The last time this happened—oh. Wait.
…
*checks notes*
…
Ahhh, Donald Trump was President.
I pray that we can work together fill in the gaps as best we can for those who are struggling to put food on the table in the interim
…
*checks notes*
…
Ahhh, Donald Trump was President.
I pray that we can work together fill in the gaps as best we can for those who are struggling to put food on the table in the interim
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Elaine Welteroth, former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue and youngest editor of Condé Nast ever, and the 2nd African American to hold this position, changed Teen Vogue to be more politically conscious.
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
Ex-Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth: ‘The headlines implied I was a token black hire’
Welteroth was just 29 when Anna Wintour made her editor-in-chief. Months later, the magazine shut down. What did she do next?
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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The cruelty is the point.
November 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The cruelty is the point.
Fun fact—kids (and pets, for that matter) couldn’t care less about your “extra hour of sleep”. Sigh.
November 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Fun fact—kids (and pets, for that matter) couldn’t care less about your “extra hour of sleep”. Sigh.
You just can’t make stuff up
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
You just can’t make stuff up
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FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
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‘He lost us’: Generals, senior officers say trust in Hegseth has evaporated
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oc...
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oc...
‘He lost us’: Generals, senior officers say trust in Hegseth has evaporated
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has lost the trust and respect of some top military commanders, with his public “grandstanding” widely seen as unprofessional and the personnel moves made by the former ...
www.washingtontimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
‘He lost us’: Generals, senior officers say trust in Hegseth has evaporated
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oc...
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oc...
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Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties (Published 2009)
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
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“All my friends murdered and raped, sometimes they hung out at my house. Get over yourself.”
October 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
“All my friends murdered and raped, sometimes they hung out at my house. Get over yourself.”
How do we get Indiana, GA Tech, and Vandy into the CFP? It’s what America deserves
October 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
How do we get Indiana, GA Tech, and Vandy into the CFP? It’s what America deserves
ANCHOR THE FUCK DOWN
October 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
ANCHOR THE FUCK DOWN
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DIEGO PAVIA DIEGO PAVIA
October 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
DIEGO PAVIA DIEGO PAVIA
Diego Pavia fucks
October 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Diego Pavia fucks
These Commodores, man. You have to love them.
October 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
These Commodores, man. You have to love them.
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Police just detained two protesters.
One dressed as the Statue of the Liberty.
One dressed as the Statue of the Liberty.
October 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Police just detained two protesters.
One dressed as the Statue of the Liberty.
One dressed as the Statue of the Liberty.