scrambled egg globalist
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more of the simple small-town lawyers & professors around these days should stick to the small towns.
January 22, 2026 at 2:37 AM
more of the simple small-town lawyers & professors around these days should stick to the small towns.
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Mike, Mike, you're misunderstanding something here, Mike, that's very important. This new SOFA? It's now the Donald Trump SOFA That Stopped a Literal War and Held Together NATO, signed by Donald Trump and with a QR code that goes to his cryptocurrency/wristwatch sales website.
January 22, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Mike, Mike, you're misunderstanding something here, Mike, that's very important. This new SOFA? It's now the Donald Trump SOFA That Stopped a Literal War and Held Together NATO, signed by Donald Trump and with a QR code that goes to his cryptocurrency/wristwatch sales website.
speaking more generally, one of the great sources of frustration for opponents of Donald Trump is that they very infrequently are in a position to exact a price that matters to him.
He simply does not often face an opponent that actually could exact a price in American lives. When he does, he shows cowardice.
January 22, 2026 at 1:05 AM
speaking more generally, one of the great sources of frustration for opponents of Donald Trump is that they very infrequently are in a position to exact a price that matters to him.
so…any further clarity about what he did or did not discuss about Greenland?
January 22, 2026 at 12:41 AM
so…any further clarity about what he did or did not discuss about Greenland?
evergreen.
Do NOT make a descriptive claim. A swarm of people will get Very Mad at you either way.
January 21, 2026 at 11:28 PM
evergreen.
Not close to an accurate description of the most famous case of fascism.
If you have read even a single history of fascism, you are already aware that one thing that its rise has in common in every case is an opposition party that refuses to intervene for fear of looking weak or putting the left into power
To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
January 21, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Not close to an accurate description of the most famous case of fascism.
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this always gets a lot of eyeballs whenever they put it together but just a reminder that this is all imputed rather than polled and is therefore extremely sensitive to decisions made around the imputation; YouGov did not field fifty states worth of polls for this.
Trump approval, per The Economist —
Georgia: -18.6%
Maine: -18.4%
Texas: -17.2%
Michigan: -15.8%
North Carolina: -13.6%
Ohio: -9.2%
Iowa: -8.7%
Florida: -7.5%
South Carolina: -7.3%
Mississippi: -6.9%
Alaska: -6.6%
Louisiana: -5.1%
Nebraska: -1.8%
These states all have Senate elections this year
Georgia: -18.6%
Maine: -18.4%
Texas: -17.2%
Michigan: -15.8%
North Carolina: -13.6%
Ohio: -9.2%
Iowa: -8.7%
Florida: -7.5%
South Carolina: -7.3%
Mississippi: -6.9%
Alaska: -6.6%
Louisiana: -5.1%
Nebraska: -1.8%
These states all have Senate elections this year
January 21, 2026 at 10:42 PM
this always gets a lot of eyeballs whenever they put it together but just a reminder that this is all imputed rather than polled and is therefore extremely sensitive to decisions made around the imputation; YouGov did not field fifty states worth of polls for this.
“The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit sided with the federal government in a terse decision Wednesday, Jan. 21, that did not explain its reasoning.”
www.startribune.com/appeals-cour...
www.startribune.com/appeals-cour...
Appeals court reverses temporary ban on immigration agents retaliating against protestors and observers
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit did not explain its reasoning.
www.startribune.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 PM
“The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit sided with the federal government in a terse decision Wednesday, Jan. 21, that did not explain its reasoning.”
www.startribune.com/appeals-cour...
www.startribune.com/appeals-cour...
Yes! This is really well put; I was mulling over how to express this the other day.
Politics discourse would be more tolerable, to me, if everyone knew the difference between valence and salience and further how hard it is to measure salience.
January 21, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Yes! This is really well put; I was mulling over how to express this the other day.
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it's doubly obnoxious because (1) America is threatening to attack his country, Damon, & (2) literally hundreds of Americans might hear about a Danish MEP telling the president to fuck off.
January 21, 2026 at 5:13 AM
it's doubly obnoxious because (1) America is threatening to attack his country, Damon, & (2) literally hundreds of Americans might hear about a Danish MEP telling the president to fuck off.
W H A L E L A W
no other nation has ever had any written whaling law, yet the American fishermen have been their own legislators and lawyers in this matter
January 21, 2026 at 7:54 AM
W H A L E L A W
It will be extremely disappointing if he dies *after* leaving office, but it would present two opportunities for rejoicing, so don’t despair.
January 21, 2026 at 7:52 AM
It will be extremely disappointing if he dies *after* leaving office, but it would present two opportunities for rejoicing, so don’t despair.
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our country would be a lot better if people realized Republican voters in Red states simply like their states being backwards, approve of Republicans keeping it that way, and would rather bomb churches than give healthcare to a single brown person
January 19, 2026 at 2:21 AM
our country would be a lot better if people realized Republican voters in Red states simply like their states being backwards, approve of Republicans keeping it that way, and would rather bomb churches than give healthcare to a single brown person
is Scott Bessent the most *disappointing* cabinet member?
January 21, 2026 at 7:20 AM
is Scott Bessent the most *disappointing* cabinet member?
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Cannot be stated that the hog people of America not only voted for this, but are too stupid to realize what they’ve done and are offended that someone would treat them this way after they treated them worse.
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Cannot be stated that the hog people of America not only voted for this, but are too stupid to realize what they’ve done and are offended that someone would treat them this way after they treated them worse.
maybe I shouldn’t find this shocking, but I kind of do.
As if Hasan Piker needed further reason to be despised.
January 21, 2026 at 6:45 AM
maybe I shouldn’t find this shocking, but I kind of do.
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Here's the key question tho: why was it her *first time* voting Republican? The GOP has been homophobic and pro-business since forever. What exactly changed that suddenly she was receptive to a message she wasn't before?
The answer is obvious and shes not even aware: it's social media!
The answer is obvious and shes not even aware: it's social media!
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 21, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Here's the key question tho: why was it her *first time* voting Republican? The GOP has been homophobic and pro-business since forever. What exactly changed that suddenly she was receptive to a message she wasn't before?
The answer is obvious and shes not even aware: it's social media!
The answer is obvious and shes not even aware: it's social media!
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they gotta be trolling me
January 21, 2026 at 12:11 AM
they gotta be trolling me
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Not betting that It or even Something has happened, but it would be very funny if it did and meanwhile the WH press corps is stuck on a flight to Switzerland.
Pool report timed 11:53pm:
“Pool didn’t see POTUS board replacement AF1, which is the smaller aircraft (757). Sending now as cell coverage poor inside this plane. We will be wheels up for Zurich at some point soon.”
“Pool didn’t see POTUS board replacement AF1, which is the smaller aircraft (757). Sending now as cell coverage poor inside this plane. We will be wheels up for Zurich at some point soon.”
January 21, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Not betting that It or even Something has happened, but it would be very funny if it did and meanwhile the WH press corps is stuck on a flight to Switzerland.
it's doubly obnoxious because (1) America is threatening to attack his country, Damon, & (2) literally hundreds of Americans might hear about a Danish MEP telling the president to fuck off.
January 21, 2026 at 5:13 AM
it's doubly obnoxious because (1) America is threatening to attack his country, Damon, & (2) literally hundreds of Americans might hear about a Danish MEP telling the president to fuck off.
"Obama's hip-hop barbecue didn't create jobs"-ass story.
January 21, 2026 at 5:05 AM
"Obama's hip-hop barbecue didn't create jobs"-ass story.
so we all know what the most desirable outcome would be, but I would propose that a less than ideal but still salutary outcome would be forcing the White House press pool to fly in a plane with a major electrical issue.
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 AM
so we all know what the most desirable outcome would be, but I would propose that a less than ideal but still salutary outcome would be forcing the White House press pool to fly in a plane with a major electrical issue.
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Live view of the Air Force One pilot.
January 21, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Live view of the Air Force One pilot.