August J. Pollak
@augustjpollak.bsky.social
Your face is good. I am a Soos.
Yeah, shouting “I will ensure America has the most lethal fighting force in the world” in a televised speech watched by billions of people will tend to do that
January 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Yeah, shouting “I will ensure America has the most lethal fighting force in the world” in a televised speech watched by billions of people will tend to do that
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I'm glad that Congress isn't alive to see this
January 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I'm glad that Congress isn't alive to see this
I know I’m harping on this but it’s important to remember that when pundits/politicians are talking about “the norms” on stuff like this they are talking about the period when the president of the United States was bombing seven different countries but it’s okay because he told Congress first sorta
Trump is president to begin with because a critical share of Americans don't really care about norms and legalities. As a matter of politics, probably best to say that this was the act of a stupid and dishonest man, who doesn't really care about drugs, that could pull us into a deeper conflict.
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I know I’m harping on this but it’s important to remember that when pundits/politicians are talking about “the norms” on stuff like this they are talking about the period when the president of the United States was bombing seven different countries but it’s okay because he told Congress first sorta
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Any country that is still sending its soccer team to the U.S. for the World Cup is 100% complicit in this
January 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Any country that is still sending its soccer team to the U.S. for the World Cup is 100% complicit in this
God I hope that dinner Chris Coons had to get to was delicious. I hope he tipped well. At least give us that
January 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
God I hope that dinner Chris Coons had to get to was delicious. I hope he tipped well. At least give us that
I for one can’t believe loyal stalwarts of the party whose prior leader unilaterally murdered innocent people with robots in seven different countries isn’t more vocally outraged by all this
When American libs call Maduro a “brutal dictator” what they mean is he won’t hand his country’s resources over to US corporations.
January 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I for one can’t believe loyal stalwarts of the party whose prior leader unilaterally murdered innocent people with robots in seven different countries isn’t more vocally outraged by all this
In retrospect, the decades of jokes and mockery all merit a complete and total apology: it turns out it was actually true the only way to prevent this would be for every single country to have nuclear weapons.
January 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
In retrospect, the decades of jokes and mockery all merit a complete and total apology: it turns out it was actually true the only way to prevent this would be for every single country to have nuclear weapons.
This is an incredibly embarrassing moment for the FIFA Peace Prize committee.
January 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
This is an incredibly embarrassing moment for the FIFA Peace Prize committee.
I’m not trying to be dismissive or cynical but how are there still people going “how is Twitter letting this happen?” anymore, my brother in Christ the man has spent two solid years doing nothing but turning the app into the Divinity trailer, what hope were you still holding onto
January 2, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I’m not trying to be dismissive or cynical but how are there still people going “how is Twitter letting this happen?” anymore, my brother in Christ the man has spent two solid years doing nothing but turning the app into the Divinity trailer, what hope were you still holding onto
Admittedly 100% anecdotal, but I road tripped to Texas both this and last year for the holidays in EV, and I can honestly say the drastic decline in CyberTruck appearances at all the charging stations I stopped at this year was noticeable. $100,000 Juiceros.
one nice 2025 memory i'll always have is helping my daughter's girl scout troop sell cookies as a cybertruck drove by and they all started mocking it
January 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Admittedly 100% anecdotal, but I road tripped to Texas both this and last year for the holidays in EV, and I can honestly say the drastic decline in CyberTruck appearances at all the charging stations I stopped at this year was noticeable. $100,000 Juiceros.
For the benefit of the hopefully very few people who don’t already know this, you will immediately feel much better if you go watch Gravity Falls, a show Netflix spent eight years and literally half a billion dollars to make a fundamentally worse version of in every way imaginable
January 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM
For the benefit of the hopefully very few people who don’t already know this, you will immediately feel much better if you go watch Gravity Falls, a show Netflix spent eight years and literally half a billion dollars to make a fundamentally worse version of in every way imaginable
Seems bad there’s apparently a single person on this planet who would be handwaved by both our media and our government for owning a website that now lets anyone just create child pornography on demand since that exact person is, you know, fucking doing that.
January 2, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Seems bad there’s apparently a single person on this planet who would be handwaved by both our media and our government for owning a website that now lets anyone just create child pornography on demand since that exact person is, you know, fucking doing that.
A cashier at a barbecue place in Atlanta asked me “do you work at Videodrome (the local independent video store here)? You have the Videodrome employee phenotype.”
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?
December 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A cashier at a barbecue place in Atlanta asked me “do you work at Videodrome (the local independent video store here)? You have the Videodrome employee phenotype.”
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
“What if Medicare, but harder?”
To each, the healthcare they need, from each , an amount they can afford to pay
Have taxpayers guarantee, at Medicare rates, any amount a patient can’t afford. Allow the patient to repay on a means tested basis. No insurance premiums. No copay’s or coinsurance.
Have taxpayers guarantee, at Medicare rates, any amount a patient can’t afford. Allow the patient to repay on a means tested basis. No insurance premiums. No copay’s or coinsurance.
Let’s cut to the chase. Say you’re not a billionaire. What’s the best way to afford healthcare in the US right now? What would you do?
December 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“What if Medicare, but harder?”
I won’t exactly call this “optimism” because I dread it happening and certainly have no illusions it would be dangerous and deadly for many, but the White House seems to be rapidly escalating its denial that the ACTUAL military and law enforcement in this country won’t rapidly get fed up with this.
If you're a Democrat, you're a sucker if you imagine this agency has anything to do with immigration. It is--and aspires to be!--a fascist paramilitary goon squad. You should start saying so and lay the groundwork for starving it of funding when you take power
December 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I won’t exactly call this “optimism” because I dread it happening and certainly have no illusions it would be dangerous and deadly for many, but the White House seems to be rapidly escalating its denial that the ACTUAL military and law enforcement in this country won’t rapidly get fed up with this.
This will not happen. Source: I had sentience from 2008-2016.
After Donald has left the stage, I hope Republicans experience a metaphorical 'forty years wandering the desert' in search of their next titular leader. Maybe we can undo the damage caused by Donald and his minions and restore (and reinforce) the guardrails to keep another like him from rising.
December 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This will not happen. Source: I had sentience from 2008-2016.
The reason “oh, it’s cute you think there will even BE elections in 2028!” shitlibs are so annoying is they’re unwittingly dreaming of an excuse to not face their consequences. The reality of 2028 is much, much worse, which is libs will probably just renominate Kamala Harris and lose again.
Keir Starmer was the model for centrists and popularists who insisted that moving right on issues, especially immigration, is how you win at politics.
Wonder if there will ever be any self-reflection here! Ah well nevertheless
Wonder if there will ever be any self-reflection here! Ah well nevertheless
December 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The reason “oh, it’s cute you think there will even BE elections in 2028!” shitlibs are so annoying is they’re unwittingly dreaming of an excuse to not face their consequences. The reality of 2028 is much, much worse, which is libs will probably just renominate Kamala Harris and lose again.
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when labour started down this path, over 200 uk politics academics singed an open letter warning them it wouldn't work
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer
December 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
when labour started down this path, over 200 uk politics academics singed an open letter warning them it wouldn't work
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/starmer
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it's genuinely fascinating to me that "you cannot facilitate a genocide against a people and still expect their vote" is too advanced for some analysts to understand.
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Trump: "I'm not concerned about anything that Israel is doing"
December 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
it's genuinely fascinating to me that "you cannot facilitate a genocide against a people and still expect their vote" is too advanced for some analysts to understand.
In begrudging fairness, Biden thought his reelection would be saved by getting Poland into NATO. This is probably just further confirmation we shouldn’t let octogenarians be president.
Trump's obsession with the trade deficit is really remarkable. It's a non-issue that isn't remotely on the list of things voters ever gave a damn about, but he's so obsessed with "winning" that he thinks it matters to them.
Blah blah blah…
How come I have to take out a home equity loan to buy a pound of beef?
How come I have to take out a home equity loan to buy a pound of beef?
December 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
In begrudging fairness, Biden thought his reelection would be saved by getting Poland into NATO. This is probably just further confirmation we shouldn’t let octogenarians be president.
Sorry I’m late everyone it’s just that I learned there’s an entire graveyard for circus performers in Hugo, Oklahoma and so yeah I’ve been in Hugo, Oklahoma all day
December 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Sorry I’m late everyone it’s just that I learned there’s an entire graveyard for circus performers in Hugo, Oklahoma and so yeah I’ve been in Hugo, Oklahoma all day
I am just sleep-deprived enough to believe this might be the smartest $39.95 I could ever spend at a Paris, Texas Exxon Travel Stop
December 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I am just sleep-deprived enough to believe this might be the smartest $39.95 I could ever spend at a Paris, Texas Exxon Travel Stop