laura olin
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Andrew Wyeth, Otherworld Hi hi, For an indeterminate number of years I’ve wrapped up each year not with a “best of” list but a slightly different way of...
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Each year I take stock of what stuck with me most from the last 12 months. Not a "best of" list, but a "most resonant." Here's 2025's. buttondown.com/lauraolin/ar...
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No, it was a successful coup. None of the people who led it were punished, and are in fact back in power, rewarded for their efforts to break the system by running it. Donald Trump is currently the dictator he attempted to become 5 years ago, and it’s because nobody treated trying as a crime.
We must speak plainly: January 6th was an attempted coup. It was an effort to nullify millions of lawful votes and subvert the will of the American people.
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
No, it was a successful coup. None of the people who led it were punished, and are in fact back in power, rewarded for their efforts to break the system by running it. Donald Trump is currently the dictator he attempted to become 5 years ago, and it’s because nobody treated trying as a crime.
They are stealing our money.
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
They are stealing our money.
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Five years ago, if you were to say that the people sacking the Capitol would be pardoned and celebrated, it would have been hard to believe. So too, if you were to predict that the person in who encouraged it would return to office. But we have a culture of impunity. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
January 6, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Five years ago, if you were to say that the people sacking the Capitol would be pardoned and celebrated, it would have been hard to believe. So too, if you were to predict that the person in who encouraged it would return to office. But we have a culture of impunity. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
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The reason the Trump regime is trying to demolish the entire international order built after World War II is that they think the wrong side won that war.
Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The reason the Trump regime is trying to demolish the entire international order built after World War II is that they think the wrong side won that war.
Slightly hilarious timing for this movie to be coming out tbh
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Slightly hilarious timing for this movie to be coming out tbh
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"why isn't the csam machine making more headlines?" brother it is extremely simple; the people that make the headlines are addicted to the website that built the csam machine
January 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
"why isn't the csam machine making more headlines?" brother it is extremely simple; the people that make the headlines are addicted to the website that built the csam machine
why is New York stuck with the detention and show trials for heads of state the Republican president has kidnapped? leave that shit in Florida where it belongs
January 5, 2026 at 6:55 PM
why is New York stuck with the detention and show trials for heads of state the Republican president has kidnapped? leave that shit in Florida where it belongs
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JESUS FUCKING CHRIST
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 3:06 PM
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST
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good news everyone
January 4, 2026 at 11:34 PM
good news everyone
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Imagine having your parents brutally murdered and then having to do this because the fucking President of the United States is so disgusting.
Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, are asking Trump to remove the false posts about their parents' killing:
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Imagine having your parents brutally murdered and then having to do this because the fucking President of the United States is so disgusting.
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elon musk doesn’t think female presenting people deserve to be on the internet, so he built a harrassment power tool. simple as that. continuing to use his harrassment machine is an endorsement if his views on women
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
elon musk doesn’t think female presenting people deserve to be on the internet, so he built a harrassment power tool. simple as that. continuing to use his harrassment machine is an endorsement if his views on women
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal:
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 AM
The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal:
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This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
Untrue - he looked happy when he was clearly doing a press conference while on coke last week
One thing I’m struck by is how just plain unhappy Marco Rubio looks in every picture or interview. At least Hegseth looks like he’s having fun cos-playing “Secretary of War”; Rubio seemingly hates every moment of his life, even moments like this that are huge policy triumphs for him.
Marco Rubio on comparisons between Venezuela and Iraq: "People need to stop describing the apples of the Middle East to the oranges of the Western Hemisphere
January 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Untrue - he looked happy when he was clearly doing a press conference while on coke last week
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it’s honestly incredible to hear a mayor talk like this about transportation and the harm that comes from cars
"I'm so sorry that we could not have done this earlier...to have saved the loved ones in your life. But I thank you fopr the work that you have done...to ensure that this pain not be felt by others who call this same city home." — Mayor Mamdani at McGuinness Blvd. presser youtube.com/shorts/uwAYI...
Mayor Mamdani commits to ending traffic violence across NYC on third day in office #safestreets
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
it’s honestly incredible to hear a mayor talk like this about transportation and the harm that comes from cars
“Optionality” (along with “kinetic”) clearly a fun new Official Word
BRENNAN: To be clear, there is no plan for US occupation of this country of nearly 30 million people?
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
January 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
“Optionality” (along with “kinetic”) clearly a fun new Official Word
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The closest thing to 9/11 under Trump that would parallel bringing Bin Laden to justice one way or another would require Donald Trump to take out Donald Trump.
One thing trump has always craved has been his bin Laden raid moment, a thing he is never going to get because a) there was only one bin Laden and b) he is too hated by regular people
January 4, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The closest thing to 9/11 under Trump that would parallel bringing Bin Laden to justice one way or another would require Donald Trump to take out Donald Trump.
Four Seasons vs Four Seasons Total Landscaping
January 4, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Four Seasons vs Four Seasons Total Landscaping
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babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
honestly, good for him
President Zelenskyy on Maduro:
What can I say here? If this can be done to dictators, like that, then the United States of America know what they should do next.
What can I say here? If this can be done to dictators, like that, then the United States of America know what they should do next.
January 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
honestly, good for him
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at least part of everything this government does is to impress a handful of psychos on twitter
Several of the photos have Twitter up on a screen in the background but I can’t make out what search term appears
January 3, 2026 at 7:38 PM
at least part of everything this government does is to impress a handful of psychos on twitter
Has Schumer issued a strongly worded letter yet or is that still forthcoming
January 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Has Schumer issued a strongly worded letter yet or is that still forthcoming
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January 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM