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People are making fun of him for this, but I feel pretty confident that the new Trump Kennedy Center will be as much of a success as the Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Vodka, Trump Shuttle, Trump Mortgage, Trump Steaks, and Trump University.
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 2, 2026 at 12:41 AM
People are making fun of him for this, but I feel pretty confident that the new Trump Kennedy Center will be as much of a success as the Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Vodka, Trump Shuttle, Trump Mortgage, Trump Steaks, and Trump University.
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The Ceausescu regime was awful, but Romania’s industry and economy were real powerhouses in some sectors. Everything was practically given to, then sold for scrap in the 90s to enrich well connected criminal plutocrats, just like in Russia
Shock therapy in the former USSR, "the end of welfare as we know it" in the US, and Thatcherism-Blairism in the UK were the looting of flawed but important welfare systems in favor of public-private criminal partnerships.
February 1, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The Ceausescu regime was awful, but Romania’s industry and economy were real powerhouses in some sectors. Everything was practically given to, then sold for scrap in the 90s to enrich well connected criminal plutocrats, just like in Russia
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Shock therapy in the former USSR, "the end of welfare as we know it" in the US, and Thatcherism-Blairism in the UK were the looting of flawed but important welfare systems in favor of public-private criminal partnerships.
February 1, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Shock therapy in the former USSR, "the end of welfare as we know it" in the US, and Thatcherism-Blairism in the UK were the looting of flawed but important welfare systems in favor of public-private criminal partnerships.
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Post liberalism is fancy racism, pass it on
February 1, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Post liberalism is fancy racism, pass it on
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If you can afford it I highly recommend a subscription to Commonweal. They do yeoman’s work and they deserve the support, and the print magazine is very nice, always makes my day when I get it in the mail. Critically necessary counterweight to Conservative Catholicism, Inc. and its agitprop grift
"Crises heighten practical attention and hone common sense at the same time as they prompt a more diffuse kind of stupidity."
@jonathanrheaps.bsky.social on how Bernard Lonergan can help us make sense of our chaotic historical moment:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/heaps-jonath...
@jonathanrheaps.bsky.social on how Bernard Lonergan can help us make sense of our chaotic historical moment:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/heaps-jonath...
Things Will Get Better Before They Get Worse
For Bernard Lonergan, the drama of human history is—even right now, even in the United States—in the process of being redeemed by God through grace.
www.commonwealmagazine.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:32 PM
If you can afford it I highly recommend a subscription to Commonweal. They do yeoman’s work and they deserve the support, and the print magazine is very nice, always makes my day when I get it in the mail. Critically necessary counterweight to Conservative Catholicism, Inc. and its agitprop grift
Zhdanovshchina 2: Electric Boogaloo
He ruins everything
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Zhdanovshchina 2: Electric Boogaloo
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He ruins everything
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 1, 2026 at 11:37 PM
He ruins everything
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🤡 Trump pretends not to know there was an election Texas after the Republican HE ENDORSED loses
Dude lies about literally everything 🤥
(H/T @atrupar.com )
Dude lies about literally everything 🤥
(H/T @atrupar.com )
February 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
🤡 Trump pretends not to know there was an election Texas after the Republican HE ENDORSED loses
Dude lies about literally everything 🤥
(H/T @atrupar.com )
Dude lies about literally everything 🤥
(H/T @atrupar.com )
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There are four more students from Liam's MN school district in federal detention in Dilley, TX, two of them from the same school as Liam. A second grader, a fourth grader, a fifth grader, and a high-schooler.
i am so grateful that liam ramos as home. this is also a story about the importance of observation and getting these stories out there. how many children are detained that don’t get the same treatment because they don’t have powerful photos
February 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
There are four more students from Liam's MN school district in federal detention in Dilley, TX, two of them from the same school as Liam. A second grader, a fourth grader, a fifth grader, and a high-schooler.
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This rules so hard. In law school I remember people who wanted to be federal prosecutors spending three years doing everything they could to be maybe, possibly be competitive for an AUSA job someday. Now you just need to hop on X the everything app and DM a guy named Chad.
January 31, 2026 at 11:02 PM
This rules so hard. In law school I remember people who wanted to be federal prosecutors spending three years doing everything they could to be maybe, possibly be competitive for an AUSA job someday. Now you just need to hop on X the everything app and DM a guy named Chad.
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Huge victory.
They told Taylor Rehmet this seat was unwinnable.
They told us not to waste resources.
Now the GOP lost a Texas State Senate race that hadn’t gone blue since the 90s.
This is what early support + candidates with lived experience looks like.
Run. Everywhere.
They told Taylor Rehmet this seat was unwinnable.
They told us not to waste resources.
Now the GOP lost a Texas State Senate race that hadn’t gone blue since the 90s.
This is what early support + candidates with lived experience looks like.
Run. Everywhere.
February 1, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Huge victory.
They told Taylor Rehmet this seat was unwinnable.
They told us not to waste resources.
Now the GOP lost a Texas State Senate race that hadn’t gone blue since the 90s.
This is what early support + candidates with lived experience looks like.
Run. Everywhere.
They told Taylor Rehmet this seat was unwinnable.
They told us not to waste resources.
Now the GOP lost a Texas State Senate race that hadn’t gone blue since the 90s.
This is what early support + candidates with lived experience looks like.
Run. Everywhere.
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March 14, 2025: Bondi says she has a "truckload of documents" on Epstein she will release "as fast as we can"
March 21, 2025: Paul Weiss settles with Trump
March 21, 2025: Paul Weiss settles with Trump
January 31, 2026 at 3:39 PM
March 14, 2025: Bondi says she has a "truckload of documents" on Epstein she will release "as fast as we can"
March 21, 2025: Paul Weiss settles with Trump
March 21, 2025: Paul Weiss settles with Trump
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The unitary executive as license to loot the U.S. Treasury.
Trump on his multiple suits against the federal government: "I'm supposed to work out a settlement with myself ... We could make it a substantial amount, nobody would care, because it's gonna go to numerous, very good charities."
February 1, 2026 at 2:27 AM
The unitary executive as license to loot the U.S. Treasury.
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Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
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Rehmet literally won the none-too-subtly named town of White Settlement that went +22 for Trump in '24
February 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Rehmet literally won the none-too-subtly named town of White Settlement that went +22 for Trump in '24
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Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
Psalm 2
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
Psalm 2
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
Psalm 2
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
Psalm 2
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The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
All the plutocratic wealth will not stop the blue wave that's coming in Texas
As you see the reports out of Texas SD-9, keep in mind: This was the cash discrepancy.
Money speaks -- but it's not as loud as it used to be.
Money speaks -- but it's not as loud as it used to be.
February 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
All the plutocratic wealth will not stop the blue wave that's coming in Texas
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The medieval peasants were right all the lords are demented fucks
January 31, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The medieval peasants were right all the lords are demented fucks
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As you see the reports out of Texas SD-9, keep in mind: This was the cash discrepancy.
Money speaks -- but it's not as loud as it used to be.
Money speaks -- but it's not as loud as it used to be.
February 1, 2026 at 2:03 AM
As you see the reports out of Texas SD-9, keep in mind: This was the cash discrepancy.
Money speaks -- but it's not as loud as it used to be.
Money speaks -- but it's not as loud as it used to be.
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Hard to overstate how big a deal a Rehmet win would be. Tarrant County is the epicenter of Christian nationalism in Texas, an incubator for far-right policies, and nexus of billionaire Tim Dunn's network, which is riding hard for Wambsganss. Rehmet almost entirely funded by donations of $100 or less
‼️‼️ Still a lot TBD, but Rehmet is leading early vote count by **13 POINTS** in a district that Trump won by 17 points. I'll be updating in this thread throughout the night.
ICYMI: This Saturday, progressive Taylor Rehmet squares off against a billionaire-funded Christian nationalist for a +17 Trump state senate seat in Tarrant County, a hub of the far right. Rehmet already over-performed, and is confident he’s on the verge of a stunning upset in a bellwether county.
February 1, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Hard to overstate how big a deal a Rehmet win would be. Tarrant County is the epicenter of Christian nationalism in Texas, an incubator for far-right policies, and nexus of billionaire Tim Dunn's network, which is riding hard for Wambsganss. Rehmet almost entirely funded by donations of $100 or less
Texas reactionaries and fascists can no longer stop the blue wave
February 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Texas reactionaries and fascists can no longer stop the blue wave
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A few broader thoughts:
1) This election happened, period.
2) It happened in Texas, no less.
3) It happened even though Trump himself took an intense interest in winning it.
If Trump could cancel elections or ordain their outcomes, then why didn't he do that tonight?
1) This election happened, period.
2) It happened in Texas, no less.
3) It happened even though Trump himself took an intense interest in winning it.
If Trump could cancel elections or ordain their outcomes, then why didn't he do that tonight?
BREAKING: Texas Democrat Taylor Rehmet just won a *massive* landslide to flip a deep-red Senate district. He's up by 14 points in a Trump+17 seat—an overperformance of more than 30 points.
How did he do it? Here's our full writeup:
How did he do it? Here's our full writeup:
Breaking: Texas Democrats score landslide upset in race Trump badly wanted to win
Taylor Rehmet just flipped a deep-red seat—and gave his party a shot in the arm
www.the-downballot.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:45 AM
A few broader thoughts:
1) This election happened, period.
2) It happened in Texas, no less.
3) It happened even though Trump himself took an intense interest in winning it.
If Trump could cancel elections or ordain their outcomes, then why didn't he do that tonight?
1) This election happened, period.
2) It happened in Texas, no less.
3) It happened even though Trump himself took an intense interest in winning it.
If Trump could cancel elections or ordain their outcomes, then why didn't he do that tonight?
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you will NEVER convince me that an illegal immigrant is my enemy and that a person who would do this to a child is my friend
A little girl in Portland, OR after being tear gassed by ICE. what the actual fuck.
I saw it too:
February 1, 2026 at 2:21 AM
you will NEVER convince me that an illegal immigrant is my enemy and that a person who would do this to a child is my friend