Davedette
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Also, paralysis. I am going to repeat myself: this is a website full of neurotics. Individually we have a far above average risk of anxiety, depression and other mental disorder. Collectively we have maladaptive response patterns. Doomerism *feels* like motivation, but it in practice is not.
Bouie keeps getting slammed for these sensible and sober minded Takes because there are people who've come to see anything short of maximal Doomerism as somehow complacency - you're saying I *shouldn't* feel maximally bad!??? Yet it is obvious on reflection that maximal doomerism breeds complacency.
There are places where Trump, as president, has broad freedom of action. And there are places where Trump, as president, has been able to act unilaterally because the main point of opposition, Congress (and SCOTUS), support his program. (1/?)
January 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Also, paralysis. I am going to repeat myself: this is a website full of neurotics. Individually we have a far above average risk of anxiety, depression and other mental disorder. Collectively we have maladaptive response patterns. Doomerism *feels* like motivation, but it in practice is not.
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This post is very real. And what's even creepier is he's a big Gavin Newsom stan, for those of you ready to anoint Newsom the savior of the Democratic Party.
His feed is filled with pro Newsom videos. He loves the fucking guy.
His feed is filled with pro Newsom videos. He loves the fucking guy.
July 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This post is very real. And what's even creepier is he's a big Gavin Newsom stan, for those of you ready to anoint Newsom the savior of the Democratic Party.
His feed is filled with pro Newsom videos. He loves the fucking guy.
His feed is filled with pro Newsom videos. He loves the fucking guy.
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You know, regardless of if it's ICE or trans rights.. the details don't _entirely_ matter for you to see that he's a leader who can somehow get bullied out of the correct position by Ben Shapiro in 2 minutes.
That's the opposite of what we need.
That's the opposite of what we need.
January 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
You know, regardless of if it's ICE or trans rights.. the details don't _entirely_ matter for you to see that he's a leader who can somehow get bullied out of the correct position by Ben Shapiro in 2 minutes.
That's the opposite of what we need.
That's the opposite of what we need.
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We love a Presidential candidate who collapsed like a lawn chair at the slightest pushback
very cool!
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
We love a Presidential candidate who collapsed like a lawn chair at the slightest pushback
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remember when Bari Weiss spiked the CECOT story to "wait on more reporting" but then uncritically published random unnamed administration officials claiming Jonathan Ross had "internal bleeding" with zero corroboration
January 16, 2026 at 2:56 PM
remember when Bari Weiss spiked the CECOT story to "wait on more reporting" but then uncritically published random unnamed administration officials claiming Jonathan Ross had "internal bleeding" with zero corroboration
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The one totally meaningless thing that would completely rule would be if the pope excommunicated jd Vance. Low stakes, would change nothing, but would provoke a lot of really funny reactions from people I universally hate. It would be really great. He should do it.
January 16, 2026 at 4:38 AM
The one totally meaningless thing that would completely rule would be if the pope excommunicated jd Vance. Low stakes, would change nothing, but would provoke a lot of really funny reactions from people I universally hate. It would be really great. He should do it.
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An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
Older generations spent a lot less time parenting. Millennial dads spend nearly as much time parenting as Boomer moms did. Millennial and Gen X moms way more.
via The Economist
via The Economist
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 AM
An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
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elected democrats who want their constituents to remain non-violent in their protests of these abuses must actually offer a path for ending the abuses non-violently. they currently are not as a party and it’s a major problem.
🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM
elected democrats who want their constituents to remain non-violent in their protests of these abuses must actually offer a path for ending the abuses non-violently. they currently are not as a party and it’s a major problem.
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A homicide in a camp where members of politically disfavored ethnic groups are concentrated.
"a colossal makeshift tent encampment on the Mexican border"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
January 16, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A homicide in a camp where members of politically disfavored ethnic groups are concentrated.
Someone posted that the memes were the next best thing to damnatio memoriae, and it looks like we might be getting both
The fact they added his name to the profanity filter is incredible
January 16, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Someone posted that the memes were the next best thing to damnatio memoriae, and it looks like we might be getting both
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come to minneapolis you miserable toad of a man
Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"
January 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
come to minneapolis you miserable toad of a man
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He had multiple opportunities to prevent this and deliberately pissed them away.
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Welcome back, SNL's Mitt Romney
January 16, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Welcome back, SNL's Mitt Romney
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This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
Wikipedia unveils new AI licensing deals as it marks 25th birthday
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
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I'm not in the position where my call means anything, so discount appropriately, but I think my fairest analysis is: "Miller and Trump are using all the ICE/DHS they can afford to try and 'get a win', and beyond DHS budget and invoking the Insurrection Act, they don't have a lot of resources left"
January 15, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I'm not in the position where my call means anything, so discount appropriately, but I think my fairest analysis is: "Miller and Trump are using all the ICE/DHS they can afford to try and 'get a win', and beyond DHS budget and invoking the Insurrection Act, they don't have a lot of resources left"
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Just got this forwarded. Here are the talking points Schumer's team just emailed out to their allies TODAY - this afternoon.
The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
January 15, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Just got this forwarded. Here are the talking points Schumer's team just emailed out to their allies TODAY - this afternoon.
The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
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a non-zero number of pasty-faced ICE goons who are fully ancestry dot com-pilled about being like .0002% Irish will have their day sincerely, authentically ruined by this knowledge, and that makes it so beautiful to me
Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
Dropkick Murphys' Unveil Anti-ICE Song: "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop"
Dropkick Murphys are releasing an anti-I.C.E. song, "Citizen I.C.E.," as part of their tour-only split LP with Haywire. Learn more.
consequence.net
January 15, 2026 at 9:25 PM
a non-zero number of pasty-faced ICE goons who are fully ancestry dot com-pilled about being like .0002% Irish will have their day sincerely, authentically ruined by this knowledge, and that makes it so beautiful to me
They *definitely* don't have the people for this
NEW: Brace for impact. @makenakelly.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social report: www.wired.com/story/califo...
Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’
The Trump administration appears to be planning to leverage the same playbook used in Minnesota to go after other blue states.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:42 PM
They *definitely* don't have the people for this
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ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
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I have deep rural roots and I am also so fucking tired of it. My urban American life and family and friends are real. And of course the worst offenders of this fraud about where real America reside are the press.
I feel pretty misunderstood by people living in rural areas, and yet mysteriously, this isn’t considered a problem.
I’m sick of putting up with this idiotic display of obeisance to chucklefucks simply because they live in rural areas.
I’m sick of putting up with this idiotic display of obeisance to chucklefucks simply because they live in rural areas.
Republicans control all 3 branches of government. Even when they don't, both parties pump out constant rhetoric about "real Americans" living in rural areas.
The entire premise of this article is a conservative-fluffing myth. Cities have more political power because that's where most people live!
The entire premise of this article is a conservative-fluffing myth. Cities have more political power because that's where most people live!
January 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I have deep rural roots and I am also so fucking tired of it. My urban American life and family and friends are real. And of course the worst offenders of this fraud about where real America reside are the press.
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Another critical piece of missing context in this story: tax dollars flow from the MSP metro to rural Minnesota. People in the city subsidize the lifestyles of people living in the country minnesotareformer.com/2023/12/04/t...
January 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Another critical piece of missing context in this story: tax dollars flow from the MSP metro to rural Minnesota. People in the city subsidize the lifestyles of people living in the country minnesotareformer.com/2023/12/04/t...
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The deck is stacked in about 10 different ways to give extra power and money to rural areas, but it's never enough. Right wing propaganda continues to tell them they are out upon victims powerless against the mighty cities.
Stage 5 pundit-brain is watching an innocent woman being killed by agents of the state and going, "hmm this says a lot about the urban-rural divide in America."
January 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
The deck is stacked in about 10 different ways to give extra power and money to rural areas, but it's never enough. Right wing propaganda continues to tell them they are out upon victims powerless against the mighty cities.
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the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
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It’s interesting to see people’s priorities.
While one person is hosting an event tonight to encourage people to run for local office, another is hosting Ben Shapiro on their podcast.
While one person is hosting an event tonight to encourage people to run for local office, another is hosting Ben Shapiro on their podcast.
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
It’s interesting to see people’s priorities.
While one person is hosting an event tonight to encourage people to run for local office, another is hosting Ben Shapiro on their podcast.
While one person is hosting an event tonight to encourage people to run for local office, another is hosting Ben Shapiro on their podcast.