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“Be curious, not judgmental.”
Star Trek, politics (with a strong affinity for low-level policy discussion), horror (films, shows, books, games), 40k, Elite: Dangerous, GNU/Linux, Soulsborne, golf, and anything that I may find funny.
Star Trek, politics (with a strong affinity for low-level policy discussion), horror (films, shows, books, games), 40k, Elite: Dangerous, GNU/Linux, Soulsborne, golf, and anything that I may find funny.
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BREAKING: Moving quickly, Chief Judge Boasberg orders the Trump administration and challengers in the Alien Enemies Act case before him to be ready “to discuss next steps in this Court's contempt inquiry” in two days, at a hearing in the broader case already set for Wednesday.
November 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
BREAKING: Moving quickly, Chief Judge Boasberg orders the Trump administration and challengers in the Alien Enemies Act case before him to be ready “to discuss next steps in this Court's contempt inquiry” in two days, at a hearing in the broader case already set for Wednesday.
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Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
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The $2,000 is the friends we made along the way?
BESSENT: “THE $2,000 DIVIDEND COULD COME IN LOTS OF FORMS… IT COULD BE JUST THE TAX DECREASES. IT COULD BE NO TAX ON TIPS.”
November 17, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The $2,000 is the friends we made along the way?
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have been working on a model of state-level approval with partisan and demographic breakdowns that i think will be very useful to people. (there is some uncertainty in this chart and model isn’t final so don’t overthink small deviations from expectations, eg NM)
bsky.app/profile/gell...
bsky.app/profile/gell...
November 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
have been working on a model of state-level approval with partisan and demographic breakdowns that i think will be very useful to people. (there is some uncertainty in this chart and model isn’t final so don’t overthink small deviations from expectations, eg NM)
bsky.app/profile/gell...
bsky.app/profile/gell...
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(spending 9 billion dollars to make a robot say "i have always loved you") hard times create strong men
November 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
(spending 9 billion dollars to make a robot say "i have always loved you") hard times create strong men
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Chris Murphy: "The fact of the matter is if you don't put constraints on Donald Trump's illegality, this democracy isn't going to be here next November. It isn't going to be here in 2028. So Democrats, yes, have to draw firm moral lines in the sand right now."
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Chris Murphy: "The fact of the matter is if you don't put constraints on Donald Trump's illegality, this democracy isn't going to be here next November. It isn't going to be here in 2028. So Democrats, yes, have to draw firm moral lines in the sand right now."
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Trump is so proud of his performance, I bet he could be goaded into taking the test on live TV. That would absolutely silence all his critics.
He’s doing “I aced it” on the “very advanced mental acuity” test again.
November 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Trump is so proud of his performance, I bet he could be goaded into taking the test on live TV. That would absolutely silence all his critics.
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made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
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1/2 One of the big problems for the always-punching-left Democratic consultants is that they are waging ideological battles in public that actually _reinforce_ the left-wing image of the party that they are trying to fight. That is a risk they have decided
substack.com/@lakshyajain...
substack.com/@lakshyajain...
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
1/2 One of the big problems for the always-punching-left Democratic consultants is that they are waging ideological battles in public that actually _reinforce_ the left-wing image of the party that they are trying to fight. That is a risk they have decided
substack.com/@lakshyajain...
substack.com/@lakshyajain...
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The elections last week proved that Trump's success in 2024 was best explained as a *dealignment* in politics, hastened by but not only due to inflation — but not a Trump *realignment*.
This week, polls showed POTUS slipping further w/ Gen Z and Latinos
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
This week, polls showed POTUS slipping further w/ Gen Z and Latinos
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
The 2024 Trump "realignment" is over already
Claims of a conservative realignment of non-whites, the working class, and young voters have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The elections last week proved that Trump's success in 2024 was best explained as a *dealignment* in politics, hastened by but not only due to inflation — but not a Trump *realignment*.
This week, polls showed POTUS slipping further w/ Gen Z and Latinos
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
This week, polls showed POTUS slipping further w/ Gen Z and Latinos
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
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When I chose to study politics for a living I had no idea that politics would get this dumb.
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
When I chose to study politics for a living I had no idea that politics would get this dumb.
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MT Greene firing back at Trump. Includes a text she sent him.
I don’t understand all the ins and outs of this nasty little fight, but I enjoy that it’s happening.
I don’t understand all the ins and outs of this nasty little fight, but I enjoy that it’s happening.
November 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
MT Greene firing back at Trump. Includes a text she sent him.
I don’t understand all the ins and outs of this nasty little fight, but I enjoy that it’s happening.
I don’t understand all the ins and outs of this nasty little fight, but I enjoy that it’s happening.
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Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with a Thomas Massie
What about side by side with Jewish Space Laser lady?
......what the fuck
What about side by side with Jewish Space Laser lady?
......what the fuck
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with a Thomas Massie
What about side by side with Jewish Space Laser lady?
......what the fuck
What about side by side with Jewish Space Laser lady?
......what the fuck
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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at this point i expect at least three Bluesky employees to show up in the Epstein files
Patton Oswalt was banned because people pointed out that this was equal to, if not worse, than what Sarah Kendzior said, but also because Bluesky's mods are the most useless people alive.
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
at this point i expect at least three Bluesky employees to show up in the Epstein files
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They’re all just looting the treasury now
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They’re all just looting the treasury now
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I love that it is a starter kit, like you just decided to pick up shitting as a hobby
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I love that it is a starter kit, like you just decided to pick up shitting as a hobby
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We knew the Epstein case would end with Trump going down. Didn’t realize it also started with him going down.
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
We knew the Epstein case would end with Trump going down. Didn’t realize it also started with him going down.
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To be very clear, Virginia Giuffre was made to say she mistakenly identified Alan Dershowitz as one of the people who sexually abused her. Here is the proof from this week's Epstein files dropped by the House Oversight Committee.
November 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
To be very clear, Virginia Giuffre was made to say she mistakenly identified Alan Dershowitz as one of the people who sexually abused her. Here is the proof from this week's Epstein files dropped by the House Oversight Committee.
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'Matt Gaetz Raped A Homeless Teenager' is what you mean.
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
'Matt Gaetz Raped A Homeless Teenager' is what you mean.
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
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I thought the earlier news from A&M was bad, but this is incredibly bleak. It’s close to the point of not having a functional university.
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I thought the earlier news from A&M was bad, but this is incredibly bleak. It’s close to the point of not having a functional university.
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Fourth Circuit publishes an opinion to make a point that otherwise would go unseen.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Fourth Circuit publishes an opinion to make a point that otherwise would go unseen.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
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At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
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Michigan Republicans asking Trump to take over the 2026 election Michigan. (I know that this, in theory, references in 'monitoring'. But we're not obligated to accept bullshit cover stories.)
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Michigan Republicans asking Trump to take over the 2026 election Michigan. (I know that this, in theory, references in 'monitoring'. But we're not obligated to accept bullshit cover stories.)