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my emerging theory is that the political press literally does not believe in objective reality in any meaningful sense. there is only what A says and what B says and how that affects the horse race
January 26, 2026 at 7:43 AM
my emerging theory is that the political press literally does not believe in objective reality in any meaningful sense. there is only what A says and what B says and how that affects the horse race
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People responding "but they don't need to do much because they'll make people afraid to vote" have literally not paid attention to what's happening in Minneapolis. The response of people is not to run and hide, it's "If you're going to kill me, I'm going to die standing up."
January 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM
People responding "but they don't need to do much because they'll make people afraid to vote" have literally not paid attention to what's happening in Minneapolis. The response of people is not to run and hide, it's "If you're going to kill me, I'm going to die standing up."
My downstairs neighbors are cooking bacon, and now I understand how my cat feels when I open a can of tuna.
January 24, 2026 at 3:10 PM
My downstairs neighbors are cooking bacon, and now I understand how my cat feels when I open a can of tuna.
It's a Bach kind of morning.
January 23, 2026 at 1:09 PM
It's a Bach kind of morning.
At the next press conference someone should ask him to lead everyone in prayer.
Trump Proclaims ‘God Is Very Proud’ of His First Year Back in the White House
Trump Proclaims ‘God Is Very Proud’ of His First Year Back in the White House
Trump on Tuesday proclaimed "God is very proud" of him and the job he has done since returning to office in a sprawling 105 minute White House press briefing
The post Trump Proclaims ‘God Is Very Proud’ of His First Year Back in the White House first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
January 22, 2026 at 9:27 PM
At the next press conference someone should ask him to lead everyone in prayer.
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going to use "at my most enigmatic and expansive" to describe the next time I have a few too many wines
January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
going to use "at my most enigmatic and expansive" to describe the next time I have a few too many wines
Kavanaugh stops
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Kavanaugh stops
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Delays are mounting at Chicago-O’Hare this morning after a pipe burst in the main air traffic control tower. ATC are working from other towers on the airfield for the time being. www.flightradar24.com/airport/ord
January 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Delays are mounting at Chicago-O’Hare this morning after a pipe burst in the main air traffic control tower. ATC are working from other towers on the airfield for the time being. www.flightradar24.com/airport/ord
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Tracking Bsky user activity during Bears-Rams: you can really see the exact moment that Caleb made the throw to take it to OT, and then there's another peak but idk what that is let's ignore that one
January 19, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Tracking Bsky user activity during Bears-Rams: you can really see the exact moment that Caleb made the throw to take it to OT, and then there's another peak but idk what that is let's ignore that one
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Don’t care what nobody says, we’re proud of our Chicago Bears 🐻⬇️
Good season, fellas.
Good season, fellas.
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Don’t care what nobody says, we’re proud of our Chicago Bears 🐻⬇️
Good season, fellas.
Good season, fellas.
People who organize books by color are unserious.
January 18, 2026 at 1:22 PM
People who organize books by color are unserious.
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Yes, the DHS goons did damage, they grabbed people, they inflicted pain.
But the narrative that we want - and it is a true narrative - is that DHS tried to raid LA and were driven off, they tried to raid Chicago and were defeated, they tried to raid Minneapolis and will be forced to flee again.
But the narrative that we want - and it is a true narrative - is that DHS tried to raid LA and were driven off, they tried to raid Chicago and were defeated, they tried to raid Minneapolis and will be forced to flee again.
January 16, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Yes, the DHS goons did damage, they grabbed people, they inflicted pain.
But the narrative that we want - and it is a true narrative - is that DHS tried to raid LA and were driven off, they tried to raid Chicago and were defeated, they tried to raid Minneapolis and will be forced to flee again.
But the narrative that we want - and it is a true narrative - is that DHS tried to raid LA and were driven off, they tried to raid Chicago and were defeated, they tried to raid Minneapolis and will be forced to flee again.
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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 6:00 PM
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Another Kavanaugh Stop.
This exact thing happened to my friend this morning. He was just taking a pre-dawn walk when ICE jumped him from multiple vehicles. Only because he had his ID on them did they let him go.
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
January 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Another Kavanaugh Stop.
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hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
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www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
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Every one of these announcements reads to me as "we don't have enough people and supplies to occupy more than one city at a time"
Also: " Border Patrol officials also plan to send all nonlethal weapons housed in Chicago to Minnesota, according to the documents."
"The Department of Homeland Security plans to pause operations in Chicago — where Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official, has led controversial arrest efforts — to support the immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota."
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every one of these announcements reads to me as "we don't have enough people and supplies to occupy more than one city at a time"
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5. I have no respect for Donald Trump. He diminishes everything he touches. But focusing on him right now is like being bitten by your neighbor’s unleashed, unfenced rabid dog and focusing on the dog. If we don’t hold his enablers to account we’re going to keep getting bit.
January 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
5. I have no respect for Donald Trump. He diminishes everything he touches. But focusing on him right now is like being bitten by your neighbor’s unleashed, unfenced rabid dog and focusing on the dog. If we don’t hold his enablers to account we’re going to keep getting bit.
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NEW: A steep drop in homicides in the 12 South and West side neighborhoods that had ShotSpotter sensors lasted a full year after Mayor Brandon Johnson scrapped the city’s controversial gunshot detection system, an updated analysis of Chicago crime data shows. @wttw.bsky.social
Steep Drop in Homicides Continued for Full Year After ShotSpotter Was Removed: Analysis
Supporters of the gunshot detection system said it helped officers save lives when shootings were not reported to emergency services. ShotSpotter was never used to dispatch paramedics.
news.wttw.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
NEW: A steep drop in homicides in the 12 South and West side neighborhoods that had ShotSpotter sensors lasted a full year after Mayor Brandon Johnson scrapped the city’s controversial gunshot detection system, an updated analysis of Chicago crime data shows. @wttw.bsky.social
I know they're talking about the other football, but this is every Bears fan this season.
My experience as a football fan is that it's fun when your team wins no matter how it happens.
In my opinion, winning is amazing and the additional "my team that won was also the best team according to objective metrics" that online fans seem to need reflects a failure to cherish the experience of winning
December 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I know they're talking about the other football, but this is every Bears fan this season.
DJ Moore on Ben Johnson, as reported in the Sun-Times: “He can get mad, then start smiling at the same time, and it’s kind of creepy because you don’t know if he’s serious or joking."
December 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
DJ Moore on Ben Johnson, as reported in the Sun-Times: “He can get mad, then start smiling at the same time, and it’s kind of creepy because you don’t know if he’s serious or joking."
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Also, Justice Kavanaugh sounds like he really, really wants a second try at his decision authorizing Kavanaugh Stops.
He's now insisting that immigration enforcement should not be like EXACTLY WHAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS LIKE UNDER TRUMP'S THUGGERY.
He's now insisting that immigration enforcement should not be like EXACTLY WHAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS LIKE UNDER TRUMP'S THUGGERY.
![arrests in Illinois. The State and the Government disagree about whether the immigration officers have violated the Constitution in making certain immigration stops and arrests. The basic constitutional rules governing that dispute are longstanding and clear: The Fourth Amendment requires that immigration stops must be based on reasonable suspicion of illegal presence, stops must be brief, arrests must be based on probable cause, and officers must not employ excessive force. Moreover, the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity. Cf. Whren v. United States, 517 U. S. 806, 813 (1996) (“[T]he Constitution prohibits selective enforcement of the law based on considerations such as race”). This application does not require us to delve into the parties’ underlying dispute and to determine whether any particular immigration encounter or series of encounters in Illinois has violated those basic constitutional principles.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:24vva42nxim6zbcmnozegoef/bafkreiftd2dsbnwupyavikifhpranzsrgae4czsegm4dlyrwdixfumxmwi@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Also, Justice Kavanaugh sounds like he really, really wants a second try at his decision authorizing Kavanaugh Stops.
He's now insisting that immigration enforcement should not be like EXACTLY WHAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS LIKE UNDER TRUMP'S THUGGERY.
He's now insisting that immigration enforcement should not be like EXACTLY WHAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS LIKE UNDER TRUMP'S THUGGERY.
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Good to see Drunk History is back
December 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Good to see Drunk History is back
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What a loss. Mass market paperbacks are the ideal novel format.
Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
After years of steady sales declines, the format will largely disappear next year.
www.publishersweekly.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What a loss. Mass market paperbacks are the ideal novel format.
Reaction shot to a story about a man who attempted to pet a bear walking down a street in Gatlinburg:
December 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Reaction shot to a story about a man who attempted to pet a bear walking down a street in Gatlinburg:
Guess which of these two cops that scumbag Catanzara has aligned himself with?
The mother of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday in which she says her daughter’s partner Officer Carlos Baker was struggling to accept her decision to end their romantic relationship when he fatally shot her during a foot chase on June 5.
Family of Chicago cop killed in botched chase sues Chicago Police Department and partner who shot her
chicago.suntimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Guess which of these two cops that scumbag Catanzara has aligned himself with?