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What does it mean to swear an oath to the constitution when your party intends to rewrite the constitution ?
January 3, 2026 at 11:29 PM
What does it mean to swear an oath to the constitution when your party intends to rewrite the constitution ?
The problem with change in religion is exactly the same problem with change in the American constitution. Even when reform is pushed, it is argued that it better represents the original vision. And that’s not really progress at all. Originalism is the greatest sin of the 21st century so far.
January 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The problem with change in religion is exactly the same problem with change in the American constitution. Even when reform is pushed, it is argued that it better represents the original vision. And that’s not really progress at all. Originalism is the greatest sin of the 21st century so far.
Is the mainstream media going to do anything other than tell us what the Trump Administration says?
January 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Is the mainstream media going to do anything other than tell us what the Trump Administration says?
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“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are... contrary to, the president’s official duties. In this country, no one... is above the law.”
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
Can the President Be Indicted? A Long-Hidden Legal Memo Says Yes (Published 2017)
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are... contrary to, the president’s official duties. In this country, no one... is above the law.”
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
The tech stack used to train and run LLMs can be used for some other purposes. The problem with AI is not the tech; it’s the lack of imagination in the AI community, for one thing.
January 2, 2026 at 3:07 AM
The tech stack used to train and run LLMs can be used for some other purposes. The problem with AI is not the tech; it’s the lack of imagination in the AI community, for one thing.
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"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
House Republicans Buried the Jack Smith Transcript on New Year’s Eve. I Read It So You Don’t Have To.
12 takeaways from Smith's closed-door testimony
www.readtpa.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:46 PM
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
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The Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race and sexual orientation initiatives and vaccine research. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/31/r...
Trump administration agrees to drop anti-DEI criteria for stalled health research grants • Ohio Capital Journal
The Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race and sexual orientation initiatives and vaccine research.…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race and sexual orientation initiatives and vaccine research. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/31/r...
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Politics is not fan culture—none of these people are your friends. There are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.
We can be grateful that MTG is against Trump without liking her or thinking of her as a long-term ally. The anti-Trump coalition must be huge.
We can be grateful that MTG is against Trump without liking her or thinking of her as a long-term ally. The anti-Trump coalition must be huge.
December 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Politics is not fan culture—none of these people are your friends. There are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.
We can be grateful that MTG is against Trump without liking her or thinking of her as a long-term ally. The anti-Trump coalition must be huge.
We can be grateful that MTG is against Trump without liking her or thinking of her as a long-term ally. The anti-Trump coalition must be huge.
People trust their gut. People trust their instincts. People trust their emotional reactions.
In 2026 we must not do that anymore. Our intuition is now tampered with every minute of the day.
In 2026 we must not do that anymore. Our intuition is now tampered with every minute of the day.
December 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
People trust their gut. People trust their instincts. People trust their emotional reactions.
In 2026 we must not do that anymore. Our intuition is now tampered with every minute of the day.
In 2026 we must not do that anymore. Our intuition is now tampered with every minute of the day.
We still believe computers are logical and rational and humans are emotional and intuitive.
LLMs break that mold. We can now synthesize intuitive-sounding content that drives real human emotions and produces irrational human behavior. Not only that but people trust this content.
LLMs break that mold. We can now synthesize intuitive-sounding content that drives real human emotions and produces irrational human behavior. Not only that but people trust this content.
December 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We still believe computers are logical and rational and humans are emotional and intuitive.
LLMs break that mold. We can now synthesize intuitive-sounding content that drives real human emotions and produces irrational human behavior. Not only that but people trust this content.
LLMs break that mold. We can now synthesize intuitive-sounding content that drives real human emotions and produces irrational human behavior. Not only that but people trust this content.
The men behind Trump are not white supremacists, religious fundamentalists, or capitalistic imperialists. They are post-humanists. They look forward to a dead planet, and all the people who helped them achieve their goal will be killed as well.
December 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The men behind Trump are not white supremacists, religious fundamentalists, or capitalistic imperialists. They are post-humanists. They look forward to a dead planet, and all the people who helped them achieve their goal will be killed as well.
If you asked an AI to examine how to take over the USA the response would be what Trump paraphrased as “Get me the votes.” If all you need is enough votes, it’s easy enough to achieve if you don’t believe “free will” or “human agency” are difficult things to influence.
December 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If you asked an AI to examine how to take over the USA the response would be what Trump paraphrased as “Get me the votes.” If all you need is enough votes, it’s easy enough to achieve if you don’t believe “free will” or “human agency” are difficult things to influence.
Americans have been taught about democracy through lore, advertising, and political speech. Very little about civics is taught in schools. Americans believe it’s a wish-fulfillment system: If enough people vote for something, ANYTHING, it will be done, and we must respect the wishes of the winners.
December 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Americans have been taught about democracy through lore, advertising, and political speech. Very little about civics is taught in schools. Americans believe it’s a wish-fulfillment system: If enough people vote for something, ANYTHING, it will be done, and we must respect the wishes of the winners.
If a Democrat wins the presidency, he (it won’t be a woman) will tell us democracy works, the Constitution works, and the conscience of the voters has triumphed. It is all wrong; American democracy is sick. If everything an Obama does can be negated by a Trump, American democracy is dying.
December 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If a Democrat wins the presidency, he (it won’t be a woman) will tell us democracy works, the Constitution works, and the conscience of the voters has triumphed. It is all wrong; American democracy is sick. If everything an Obama does can be negated by a Trump, American democracy is dying.
When your opponent sees the practice of nonviolence as sheep eagerly lining up to be slaughtered, rethink your strategy.
December 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
When your opponent sees the practice of nonviolence as sheep eagerly lining up to be slaughtered, rethink your strategy.
How long until the Trump Administration tells us the harms of nuclear radiation are fake news?
December 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
How long until the Trump Administration tells us the harms of nuclear radiation are fake news?
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Tesla finally found a customer for cybertrucks! It's, uh, SpaceX.
Elon Musk's SpaceX bought tens of millions worth of Cybertrucks Tesla can't sell
As demand for the Cybertruck can’t reach more than about 10% of Tesla’s planned production capacity, Elon Musk used his...
electrek.co
December 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Tesla finally found a customer for cybertrucks! It's, uh, SpaceX.
To The Man Who Was Taught How To Fish:
Here’s a one-time payment for selling your fishing pole for firewood.
Here’s a one-time payment for letting us have exclusive access to your rivers and ponds; your family can live off canned fish for months.
You’re welcome.
Here’s a one-time payment for selling your fishing pole for firewood.
Here’s a one-time payment for letting us have exclusive access to your rivers and ponds; your family can live off canned fish for months.
You’re welcome.
December 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
To The Man Who Was Taught How To Fish:
Here’s a one-time payment for selling your fishing pole for firewood.
Here’s a one-time payment for letting us have exclusive access to your rivers and ponds; your family can live off canned fish for months.
You’re welcome.
Here’s a one-time payment for selling your fishing pole for firewood.
Here’s a one-time payment for letting us have exclusive access to your rivers and ponds; your family can live off canned fish for months.
You’re welcome.
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Already seeing tons of fellow Progressives planning to boycott voting again because their mythical “perfect” Candidate doesn’t exist. No. You will vote, and you will vote for the most viable Candidate who isn’t the Fascist Republican Nominee. It may be our last chance ever to restore Democracy.
December 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Already seeing tons of fellow Progressives planning to boycott voting again because their mythical “perfect” Candidate doesn’t exist. No. You will vote, and you will vote for the most viable Candidate who isn’t the Fascist Republican Nominee. It may be our last chance ever to restore Democracy.
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My weekly email to my Congressman.
December 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
My weekly email to my Congressman.
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When you do stuff like this and it isn't covered as the massive scandal it should be, the permission structure to do equally awful stuff is quite high.
December 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
When you do stuff like this and it isn't covered as the massive scandal it should be, the permission structure to do equally awful stuff is quite high.
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Can we get something straight?
Putin did influence the Brexit referendum.
That's a fact.
The question remains, to what degree were those efforts effective?
Given the tiny margin...Putin's interference could easily have made the difference.
Putin did influence the Brexit referendum.
That's a fact.
The question remains, to what degree were those efforts effective?
Given the tiny margin...Putin's interference could easily have made the difference.
December 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Can we get something straight?
Putin did influence the Brexit referendum.
That's a fact.
The question remains, to what degree were those efforts effective?
Given the tiny margin...Putin's interference could easily have made the difference.
Putin did influence the Brexit referendum.
That's a fact.
The question remains, to what degree were those efforts effective?
Given the tiny margin...Putin's interference could easily have made the difference.
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Moderate (on strip-searching 12yos) to win!
7 Dems joined House Republicans in voting for a bill that would enable ICE agents to strip search 12-year-olds.
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
December 17, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Moderate (on strip-searching 12yos) to win!
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Just imagining the media reaction if Joe Biden had launched a war on a random small country because he fucking felt like it.
December 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Just imagining the media reaction if Joe Biden had launched a war on a random small country because he fucking felt like it.
A healthy political system lets the best ideas rise to the top, and the final decisions should be difficult, based on an educated understanding of what's most needed.
We don't have that at all. We have races that are all about brand identity, and affinity to cultural identity.
We don't have that at all. We have races that are all about brand identity, and affinity to cultural identity.
December 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A healthy political system lets the best ideas rise to the top, and the final decisions should be difficult, based on an educated understanding of what's most needed.
We don't have that at all. We have races that are all about brand identity, and affinity to cultural identity.
We don't have that at all. We have races that are all about brand identity, and affinity to cultural identity.