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are you people fucking crazy. do you understand how insane and stupid you sound claiming the invasion of a sovereign fucking country is a 4D chess distracterino
Chris Murphy: "At some level he's winning tonight because clearly part of his intent here was to distract the American people -- you and I -- from what's happening here at home. You have 20 million families who are getting massive increases in their healthcare premiums. People will die."
January 6, 2026 at 2:45 AM
are you people fucking crazy. do you understand how insane and stupid you sound claiming the invasion of a sovereign fucking country is a 4D chess distracterino
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In a few years we're all going to see one of the worst graphs we've ever seen
January 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
In a few years we're all going to see one of the worst graphs we've ever seen
These guys get a cliff’s notes version of the Melian Dialogue as undergraduates, and it puts them into such a state of sexual excitement that they miss the part about how that war ended for the Athenians.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
These guys get a cliff’s notes version of the Melian Dialogue as undergraduates, and it puts them into such a state of sexual excitement that they miss the part about how that war ended for the Athenians.
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I disagree with this. There's got to be a minimum, "commercially reasonable" standard when it comes to the way your commercial software behaves. Same as with cybersecurity -- yes it's hard, yes hackers can always find a way in, but if the maker is negligent then they should be liable.
January 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I disagree with this. There's got to be a minimum, "commercially reasonable" standard when it comes to the way your commercial software behaves. Same as with cybersecurity -- yes it's hard, yes hackers can always find a way in, but if the maker is negligent then they should be liable.
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of course it's not a perfect analogy because a permanent victory is not really possible in a democracy. But Democrats who actually wanted to stop Trump could start by fixing the metaphorical leaks in the house on which roaches survive; car dealerships, police forces, Israel lobby, scammers generally
January 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
of course it's not a perfect analogy because a permanent victory is not really possible in a democracy. But Democrats who actually wanted to stop Trump could start by fixing the metaphorical leaks in the house on which roaches survive; car dealerships, police forces, Israel lobby, scammers generally
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Ahahahahahahahahaha
I'm audibly cackling
I'm audibly cackling
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Ahahahahahahahahaha
I'm audibly cackling
I'm audibly cackling
“Trump the Dove” is as fictional as the bridge between Gaza and the West Bank.
January 5, 2026 at 5:11 PM
“Trump the Dove” is as fictional as the bridge between Gaza and the West Bank.
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If this whole thing were to be looked at as a "law enforcement" operation, the issue of 80 dead to make an arrest should be a huge scandal
Remember Waco? Remember 82 people dead in the Branch Davidian compound? If this *wasn't* an act of war, shouldn't the casualties be looked at in civilian terms?
Remember Waco? Remember 82 people dead in the Branch Davidian compound? If this *wasn't* an act of war, shouldn't the casualties be looked at in civilian terms?
No mention of the 80 dead Venezuelans in his address; shameless mention of Venezuela’s natural resources
January 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM
If this whole thing were to be looked at as a "law enforcement" operation, the issue of 80 dead to make an arrest should be a huge scandal
Remember Waco? Remember 82 people dead in the Branch Davidian compound? If this *wasn't* an act of war, shouldn't the casualties be looked at in civilian terms?
Remember Waco? Remember 82 people dead in the Branch Davidian compound? If this *wasn't* an act of war, shouldn't the casualties be looked at in civilian terms?
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if the us seizes greenland the eu will say they're gravely concerned about violations of national sovereignty and will closely monitor the situation. they would say that if trump nuked paris too
the obvious answer is also that if the US seizes greenland, europe will be booting US troops off the continent and talking about they can sever economic ties, which would make us poorer and less safe - all for a landmass which has at best tertiary material and strategic value
Dort possesses a toddler’s understanding of national security. @mikeblack114.bsky.social @sharonk.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
if the us seizes greenland the eu will say they're gravely concerned about violations of national sovereignty and will closely monitor the situation. they would say that if trump nuked paris too
Generations to come will be as sceptical of our histories as we are of Procopius
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Generations to come will be as sceptical of our histories as we are of Procopius
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getting my citizenship paperwork together, trying to learn the french quebecois pronunciation of "i wish to provide intelligence of yankee troop positions and movements."
January 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
getting my citizenship paperwork together, trying to learn the french quebecois pronunciation of "i wish to provide intelligence of yankee troop positions and movements."
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MYTH
Data centers are destroying the planet with their aggressive water demands.
FACT
Nudifying one 12-year-old requires less than 0.1 mL of water, and the water is merely heated and remains clean and safe for other uses.
Data centers are destroying the planet with their aggressive water demands.
FACT
Nudifying one 12-year-old requires less than 0.1 mL of water, and the water is merely heated and remains clean and safe for other uses.
January 4, 2026 at 11:15 PM
MYTH
Data centers are destroying the planet with their aggressive water demands.
FACT
Nudifying one 12-year-old requires less than 0.1 mL of water, and the water is merely heated and remains clean and safe for other uses.
Data centers are destroying the planet with their aggressive water demands.
FACT
Nudifying one 12-year-old requires less than 0.1 mL of water, and the water is merely heated and remains clean and safe for other uses.
it’s the Irish left vs the “Israeli left”
some identify publicly with the left because they hate oppression, others because they hate being oppressed. things will make more sense when you keep in mind that these are not the same - or even similar
Also always true
January 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
it’s the Irish left vs the “Israeli left”
went to the little anti-war protest downtown — it was the seamless mix of Indivisible and DSA types that’s becoming the norm at these things.
January 4, 2026 at 6:46 PM
went to the little anti-war protest downtown — it was the seamless mix of Indivisible and DSA types that’s becoming the norm at these things.
they probably think they can follow the Israelis’ method in Lebanon and Syria — periodic airstrikes on the capital until the local government does what it’s told to.
but I think they overrate both the success of this approach in the Levant and its applicability to Latin America.
but I think they overrate both the success of this approach in the Levant and its applicability to Latin America.
Unless the "interim governing structure" is 'the Maduro regime run by Delcy Rodriguez,' they're gonna have a hard time governing much.
Either that or they have some invading to do. It is robustly unclear to me what they think they are doing or if they know.
Either that or they have some invading to do. It is robustly unclear to me what they think they are doing or if they know.
With Nicolás Maduro out of power, the Trump administration is racing to assemble an interim governing structure for Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 3:48 AM
they probably think they can follow the Israelis’ method in Lebanon and Syria — periodic airstrikes on the capital until the local government does what it’s told to.
but I think they overrate both the success of this approach in the Levant and its applicability to Latin America.
but I think they overrate both the success of this approach in the Levant and its applicability to Latin America.
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Trump just posted this photo of the sharpest minds in our intelligence community hard at work during the Venezuelan operation.
January 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Trump just posted this photo of the sharpest minds in our intelligence community hard at work during the Venezuelan operation.
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I swear to god, a kid I went to high school with who was posting the “Harris will send me to war” memes reposted this with “we’re so back”
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I swear to god, a kid I went to high school with who was posting the “Harris will send me to war” memes reposted this with “we’re so back”
pissing everyone off with a “No War For Decarbonization” banner
yeah, but even with Biden’s sanctions relief it’s a single-digit percentage of their output, and with oil prices where they are the U.S. industry would rather take oil fields off the table than invest in expanding production
January 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM
pissing everyone off with a “No War For Decarbonization” banner
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aka a silicon valley poster group chat
"We're going to run it with a group...." "We're designating various people."
January 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
aka a silicon valley poster group chat
“what’s left of Maduro’s regime in Venezuela” appears to be essentially “all of it”
And just like that, Trump hands what's left of Maduro's regime in Venezuela and the military a strong message to galvanize national support-- resist the imperialist Americans that want to occupy us and seize our resources for themselves.
He truly is the perfect idiot.
He truly is the perfect idiot.
Trump just announces the US will be running Venezuela now, until the can do a "safe, proper, and judicious" transfer of power. Announcing an occupation before you've occupied a country is a new one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
“what’s left of Maduro’s regime in Venezuela” appears to be essentially “all of it”
“Ngo Dinh Diem, but make her evangelical”
January 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
“Ngo Dinh Diem, but make her evangelical”