Paul Slimin'
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Aside from everything else, I find it very refreshing to be talking about how Congress exercises its power for once, rather than the endless kremlinology we do most of the time wrt the ten monarchs in the Executive and Judicial branches.
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Aside from everything else, I find it very refreshing to be talking about how Congress exercises its power for once, rather than the endless kremlinology we do most of the time wrt the ten monarchs in the Executive and Judicial branches.
Senate Republicans: You don’t understand, we have to do everything Trump says. We’re literally getting death threats.
Trump: End the filibuster.
Senate Republicans: You’ll have to kill me.
Trump: End the filibuster.
Senate Republicans: You’ll have to kill me.
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Senate Republicans: You don’t understand, we have to do everything Trump says. We’re literally getting death threats.
Trump: End the filibuster.
Senate Republicans: You’ll have to kill me.
Trump: End the filibuster.
Senate Republicans: You’ll have to kill me.
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looking at my posts from tuesday
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
looking at my posts from tuesday
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Whatever else is in the deal, agreeing to merely have a vote on ACA is a fig leaf. Even if it passes the Senate, it won't in the House, which also makes it an easy yes vote for the Senate Rs who might want to, defusing it as an attack on them.
It is a stupid ask even on Team Schumer's own terms.
It is a stupid ask even on Team Schumer's own terms.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Whatever else is in the deal, agreeing to merely have a vote on ACA is a fig leaf. Even if it passes the Senate, it won't in the House, which also makes it an easy yes vote for the Senate Rs who might want to, defusing it as an attack on them.
It is a stupid ask even on Team Schumer's own terms.
It is a stupid ask even on Team Schumer's own terms.
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I think you (and I) must be missing something because every other Democrat with power is radiating confidence about extending the shutdown longer. Only thing I can think of is that they really believe Republicans will fold somehow (either nuke or fund ACA).
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I think you (and I) must be missing something because every other Democrat with power is radiating confidence about extending the shutdown longer. Only thing I can think of is that they really believe Republicans will fold somehow (either nuke or fund ACA).
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Basically: I think the political point scoring arguments right now are missing the point pretty seriously. We absolutely have to assert the constitutional order, and you cannot open the government if the other party refuses.
November 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Basically: I think the political point scoring arguments right now are missing the point pretty seriously. We absolutely have to assert the constitutional order, and you cannot open the government if the other party refuses.
I wish more journalists would ask Republicans why they are unable to get more than ~2% of the black vote in national elections. I have no confidence they could answer this question without saying something wildly offensive.
November 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I wish more journalists would ask Republicans why they are unable to get more than ~2% of the black vote in national elections. I have no confidence they could answer this question without saying something wildly offensive.
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oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
Nothing new here, but it continues to be wildly irresponsible (probably purposeful, if we’re being honest) of the NYT to continue to present the claims of fascists without acknowledging the near-certainty that they are lies.
November 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Nothing new here, but it continues to be wildly irresponsible (probably purposeful, if we’re being honest) of the NYT to continue to present the claims of fascists without acknowledging the near-certainty that they are lies.
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‘You should come back to Twitter instead of staying in a liberal echo chamber’
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
‘You should come back to Twitter instead of staying in a liberal echo chamber’
Douthat helpfully suggests the British monarchy attempt a coup
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Douthat helpfully suggests the British monarchy attempt a coup
Rejoining the Bluesky discourse after any significant time away from it makes me feel like an Amish man driving his buggy into the Big City.
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Rejoining the Bluesky discourse after any significant time away from it makes me feel like an Amish man driving his buggy into the Big City.
Wow things are getting crazy in El Salvador
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Wow things are getting crazy in El Salvador
I’m starting to get the sense this has become less about the specific issues that animate the ruling class in NYC and America and more of a general rage that they fired every weapon they have at Zohran and he just walked right through the explosions. He’s rendered them impotent and they hate it.
November 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I’m starting to get the sense this has become less about the specific issues that animate the ruling class in NYC and America and more of a general rage that they fired every weapon they have at Zohran and he just walked right through the explosions. He’s rendered them impotent and they hate it.
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Trump is starving the troops.
Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown trib.al/5WGvUOq
Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown
The only dining facility for junior troops at the Army’s Fort Leavenworth in Kansas has been closed due to funding issues.
trib.al
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Trump is starving the troops.
Guy who’s totally not panicking
Trump on the government shutdown: "Actually I don't think anything is gonna hurt. We are so strong now that I'm sure that anything is gonna hurt. But it would be good to open it up."
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Guy who’s totally not panicking
"You know, you guys only won because you were bored and had nothing else to do," I say from the burning wreckage of my sinking ship. My enemies on their own vessel do not hear me; they're faced the other way, laughing and high-fiving.
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
"You know, you guys only won because you were bored and had nothing else to do," I say from the burning wreckage of my sinking ship. My enemies on their own vessel do not hear me; they're faced the other way, laughing and high-fiving.
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Dick Cheney would be loving this
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Dick Cheney would be loving this
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There are two types of Americans: people who live here, and people who haven’t gotten here yet
imo the correct dem immigration position is engraved in stone on ellis island
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
There are two types of Americans: people who live here, and people who haven’t gotten here yet
Lol, isn’t Dreher friends with the meteorically-rising JD Vance? Who did he think donated the nu-right cachet?
wow. no way. you just noticed, rod? roddreher.substack.com/p/americas-c...
November 4, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Lol, isn’t Dreher friends with the meteorically-rising JD Vance? Who did he think donated the nu-right cachet?
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If Mamdani wins I will leave New York. I will go live in one of the other 5 houses I have, perhaps the one in South Florida, or the one in Paris, or Napa, or Cabo, but I will definitely leave New York. I will keep my apartment, though, because it's awesome and New York is great. But I will leave.
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
If Mamdani wins I will leave New York. I will go live in one of the other 5 houses I have, perhaps the one in South Florida, or the one in Paris, or Napa, or Cabo, but I will definitely leave New York. I will keep my apartment, though, because it's awesome and New York is great. But I will leave.
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It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Alvvays is so damn good, can they please release some new music
November 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Alvvays is so damn good, can they please release some new music