The discourse is broken
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Ex-journalist/film critic. Biden/Harris Democrat. Pragmatic progressive. Taylor Swift/NIN.
Big fan of serious people.
Big fan of serious people.
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I don’t think we’re ready for just how dumb things will get.
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Get ready for Ken to tell you that nothing good can ever happen and you’re an idiot to think anything can ever get better, it’s cool to be miserable.
Get ready for a Democratic Party influencer blitz to convince you that replacing Greg Bovino with Tom Homan is a huge win you should be grateful for.
Meanwhile here’s Tom Homan:
Meanwhile here’s Tom Homan:
January 28, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Get ready for Ken to tell you that nothing good can ever happen and you’re an idiot to think anything can ever get better, it’s cool to be miserable.
Evergreen post here.
Like someday your child will ask what you did during Trump, and you’ll say “I replied with ‘do something’ every time Hakeem Jeffries posted something!”
January 27, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Evergreen post here.
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The real issue is that the Democratic Base is not actually the people who are online screaming about how Dems need to listen to the Democratic Base.
The real issue is that they subscribe to a theory of electoral politics in which pissing off your base is a cost-free way to earn votes from the "middle" and, nonetheless, keep losing to outright fascists. 2/
January 27, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The real issue is that the Democratic Base is not actually the people who are online screaming about how Dems need to listen to the Democratic Base.
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Donald Trump must fire Kristi Noem immediately.
Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House.
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House.
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
January 27, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Donald Trump must fire Kristi Noem immediately.
Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House.
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House.
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
One thing that’s abundantly clear watching U.S. TikTok users’ reactions right now is that it was already a tremendously valuable and addictive propaganda tool.
January 27, 2026 at 5:19 PM
One thing that’s abundantly clear watching U.S. TikTok users’ reactions right now is that it was already a tremendously valuable and addictive propaganda tool.
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Once you understand that this notion has infected every corner of our political discourse, not only can you never unsee it, but you also start to piece together its implications on history like Chazz Palminteri at the end of The Usual Suspects.
All criticisms of Dems are valid and must be accepted. Democrats need to own up to the ways they have failed and admit them. Once Democrats have thus admitted that they can only ever fail, the people will then decide to lift them up, fully shriven, and finally support them in their new perfection.
January 27, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Once you understand that this notion has infected every corner of our political discourse, not only can you never unsee it, but you also start to piece together its implications on history like Chazz Palminteri at the end of The Usual Suspects.
I’m a very small follower account and don’t often get to deal with a brand new fresh bot, but this is a bot. There’s been a whole lot of agitation as rage bait lately, and a lot of it is not organic.
January 27, 2026 at 4:10 AM
I’m a very small follower account and don’t often get to deal with a brand new fresh bot, but this is a bot. There’s been a whole lot of agitation as rage bait lately, and a lot of it is not organic.
There is an emergency meeting going on at the Christmas Adventurers Club right now.
January 27, 2026 at 1:16 AM
There is an emergency meeting going on at the Christmas Adventurers Club right now.
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I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
January 27, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
Everyone who has been posting about 7 Democrats for the last week knows this, right?
Most of the government could shut down this weekend. ICE operations would carry on.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Most of the government could shut down this weekend. ICE operations would carry on.
After a federal agent killed Alex Pretti in Minnesota, Democrats say they won't vote for what was a bipartisan bill to fund most of the government, including DHS and ICE.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Everyone who has been posting about 7 Democrats for the last week knows this, right?
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the next Senator from the Great State of Maine, I'm so pleased to introduce you.
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Ladies and Gentlemen, the next Senator from the Great State of Maine, I'm so pleased to introduce you.
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BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:40 PM
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Interesting to see TikTok users going from a Chinese-controlled app to a right-wing-controlled app and suddenly crying censorship.
I see people who are like, where will I get my news?
We are so cooked in the information space war, chat.
I see people who are like, where will I get my news?
We are so cooked in the information space war, chat.
January 26, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Interesting to see TikTok users going from a Chinese-controlled app to a right-wing-controlled app and suddenly crying censorship.
I see people who are like, where will I get my news?
We are so cooked in the information space war, chat.
I see people who are like, where will I get my news?
We are so cooked in the information space war, chat.
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Imagine where things would be if an individual anywhere in this nation, but especially in LA, Chicago, or Minneapolis during the surges, had broken discipline & shot a federal agent. I can guarantee you we wouldn't be watching an administration in full retreat from an angry public.
January 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Imagine where things would be if an individual anywhere in this nation, but especially in LA, Chicago, or Minneapolis during the surges, had broken discipline & shot a federal agent. I can guarantee you we wouldn't be watching an administration in full retreat from an angry public.
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I hate to say this but, given what’s going on now. Maybe the rest of you will understand why Black and Jewish people move the way we do at the polls. And follow our lead.
January 26, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I hate to say this but, given what’s going on now. Maybe the rest of you will understand why Black and Jewish people move the way we do at the polls. And follow our lead.
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The most normie lib argument for voting for Clinton was "SCOTUS you dumb motherfuckers" and yeah I feel like that's been pretty vindicated, you dumb motherfuckers
January 26, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The most normie lib argument for voting for Clinton was "SCOTUS you dumb motherfuckers" and yeah I feel like that's been pretty vindicated, you dumb motherfuckers
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Actually will go one step further and the idea that "leftists" were anywhere near universally correct only works if you exclude everyone who bullshitted everyone who denied that Trump would be worse than Clinton or Biden and that seems like excluding a lot of self-proclaimed leftists. Like what
January 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Actually will go one step further and the idea that "leftists" were anywhere near universally correct only works if you exclude everyone who bullshitted everyone who denied that Trump would be worse than Clinton or Biden and that seems like excluding a lot of self-proclaimed leftists. Like what
“Democrats have a messaging problem” — people who spend their every waking hour making every social media platform completely hostile to Dem messaging
January 26, 2026 at 4:26 PM
“Democrats have a messaging problem” — people who spend their every waking hour making every social media platform completely hostile to Dem messaging
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People on here are all about “make them vote against it!” until democrats are putting forth something that’s like “hey ICE agents shouldn’t be allowed to murder people and wear masks and get bonuses for doing the most racial profiling” for republicans to vote against.
January 26, 2026 at 2:22 PM
People on here are all about “make them vote against it!” until democrats are putting forth something that’s like “hey ICE agents shouldn’t be allowed to murder people and wear masks and get bonuses for doing the most racial profiling” for republicans to vote against.
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Propaganda has always been a powerful tool in politics, especially when the majority of the electorate sees everything in black & white & doesn’t understand basic civics or the roles the different factions within the parties play.
Out of the 435 CDs, some may be similar but 0 are identical.
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1️⃣/5️⃣
Out of the 435 CDs, some may be similar but 0 are identical.
🧵
1️⃣/5️⃣
January 26, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Propaganda has always been a powerful tool in politics, especially when the majority of the electorate sees everything in black & white & doesn’t understand basic civics or the roles the different factions within the parties play.
Out of the 435 CDs, some may be similar but 0 are identical.
🧵
1️⃣/5️⃣
Out of the 435 CDs, some may be similar but 0 are identical.
🧵
1️⃣/5️⃣
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On this website at least “Democrats” most often means “the >5% of the legislative caucus that did the thing I didn’t like, all of whom I could name individually in this post but choose not to”
Super cool and awesome that “Democrats” means
* D elected officials
* D elected officials, but Manchin-ly
* professional D staffers and officials
* billionaire donors
* small dollar donors and activists
* people who vote for Democrats
It would save anguish if people just indicated which they mean
* D elected officials
* D elected officials, but Manchin-ly
* professional D staffers and officials
* billionaire donors
* small dollar donors and activists
* people who vote for Democrats
It would save anguish if people just indicated which they mean
January 26, 2026 at 3:29 PM
On this website at least “Democrats” most often means “the >5% of the legislative caucus that did the thing I didn’t like, all of whom I could name individually in this post but choose not to”
You might not like this message because it’s not aimed at you, but it’s a necessary one. We need MAGA to lose support, even if it only means they stay home in November.
You may have voted for him. You may have supported what he said Operation Metro Surge was going to be.
But it’s okay to say you changed your mind. It’s okay to say he’s gone too far.
But it’s okay to say you changed your mind. It’s okay to say he’s gone too far.
January 26, 2026 at 12:52 AM
You might not like this message because it’s not aimed at you, but it’s a necessary one. We need MAGA to lose support, even if it only means they stay home in November.