Milo Baynes and the Goodness of Renées
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NC Piedmont.
Rural pluralist and known adverb abuser. Delicious to biting insects.
Purveyor of GenX’s weakest posts.
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NC Piedmont.
Rural pluralist and known adverb abuser. Delicious to biting insects.
Purveyor of GenX’s weakest posts.
Pinned
immigration is a great thing, we need to say that - & take the fight to the nativists
my latest for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-g...
my latest for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-g...
We Need to Get Off The Defensive About Immigration
Free movement is a fantastic thing, and we should say it.
www.liberalcurrents.com
Yes!
This should be near the top of any Democratic Party List of New Year’s Resolutions.
Immigration is good.
We should have lots of it.
It should be easy.
This should be near the top of any Democratic Party List of New Year’s Resolutions.
Immigration is good.
We should have lots of it.
It should be easy.
As usual, proper heat and well packaged, from @radleybalko.bsky.social
A welcome modulation on the “Trump<->King George” and Declaration of Independence themed pieces that have been buzzing about.
A welcome modulation on the “Trump<->King George” and Declaration of Independence themed pieces that have been buzzing about.
New at The Watch:
I dug into archival witness accounts of the British siege of Boston prior to the American Revolution.
They are remarkably similar to what we're seeing in Minneapolis.
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
I dug into archival witness accounts of the British siege of Boston prior to the American Revolution.
They are remarkably similar to what we're seeing in Minneapolis.
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
Two cities under siege
Remarkably similar scenes from Boston and Minneapolis, 260 years apart, show a federal government betraying its founding principles.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:43 PM
As usual, proper heat and well packaged, from @radleybalko.bsky.social
A welcome modulation on the “Trump<->King George” and Declaration of Independence themed pieces that have been buzzing about.
A welcome modulation on the “Trump<->King George” and Declaration of Independence themed pieces that have been buzzing about.
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Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."
January 26, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."
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It's great that some GOP officials are pulling back from what the secret police are doing in Minneapolis. It's great that it is unpopular in polls. But under conditions of fascism, those are not the only incentives from which decisions will get made. 1/x
January 26, 2026 at 8:59 PM
It's great that some GOP officials are pulling back from what the secret police are doing in Minneapolis. It's great that it is unpopular in polls. But under conditions of fascism, those are not the only incentives from which decisions will get made. 1/x
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Fox has spent months trying to convince their audience that progressive Americans are violent and want them dead. Now that the state is killing them, the network is explaining why they deserved to die.
January 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Fox has spent months trying to convince their audience that progressive Americans are violent and want them dead. Now that the state is killing them, the network is explaining why they deserved to die.
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Every single time I try to adjust my priors and give 'AI' the benefit of the doubt, something else happens which shows everyone who is pushing this is doing so with reckless disregard for the potential harms or fully cognizant of what they're breaking.
January 26, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Every single time I try to adjust my priors and give 'AI' the benefit of the doubt, something else happens which shows everyone who is pushing this is doing so with reckless disregard for the potential harms or fully cognizant of what they're breaking.
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[stares directly into the camera]
![Ben Terris
@bterris
X.com
"[My father] had one problem," Trump said. "
He started getting, what do they call it?" He pointed to his forehead and looked to his press secretary for the word that escaped him.
"Alzheimer's," Leavitt said.
"Like an Alzheimer's thing," Trump said. "Well, I don't have it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:drfb2pdjlnsqkfgsoellcahm/bafkreiddfjrkrizv6r5szmevc7gl3bgwmcoub2i7ondb7cpnnqslhsjtvi@jpeg)
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
[stares directly into the camera]
Well put.
It’s like good verse — both true and overflowing with meaning.
It’s like good verse — both true and overflowing with meaning.
jesus tap dancing christ
Rahm Emanuel's “combination of policy talk, moral reflection and candid critiques of recent Democratic fixations is distinctive, and there’s impressive political savvy in what he foregrounds and how he frames it,” argues Frank Bruni.
January 26, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Well put.
It’s like good verse — both true and overflowing with meaning.
It’s like good verse — both true and overflowing with meaning.
In the name of ALL THE DEITIES, this must stop.
Quit trying to make Rahm a thing.
Rahm Emanuel is a combination of nothing but “bad” and “shit”.
Even children understand there’s no special alchemy there, just bad shit.
Quit trying to make Rahm a thing.
Rahm Emanuel is a combination of nothing but “bad” and “shit”.
Even children understand there’s no special alchemy there, just bad shit.
Rahm Emanuel's “combination of policy talk, moral reflection and candid critiques of recent Democratic fixations is distinctive, and there’s impressive political savvy in what he foregrounds and how he frames it,” argues Frank Bruni.
Opinion | Will Rahm Emanuel Run for President in 2028?
A Democratic insider with an outside chance at the White House
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 6:05 PM
In the name of ALL THE DEITIES, this must stop.
Quit trying to make Rahm a thing.
Rahm Emanuel is a combination of nothing but “bad” and “shit”.
Even children understand there’s no special alchemy there, just bad shit.
Quit trying to make Rahm a thing.
Rahm Emanuel is a combination of nothing but “bad” and “shit”.
Even children understand there’s no special alchemy there, just bad shit.
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All the women will end up taking the fall.
January 26, 2026 at 5:58 PM
All the women will end up taking the fall.
We’re all learning and will make mistakes but there is a lot at stake in making this our collective mantra and statement of ideals.
January 26, 2026 at 4:53 PM
We’re all learning and will make mistakes but there is a lot at stake in making this our collective mantra and statement of ideals.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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UEFA should boycott over Greenland.
CONMEBOL should boycott over Venezuela.
CAF should boycott over USAID cuts.
Everyone should boycott because of ICE.
No one should come to the U.S. under Trump.
CONMEBOL should boycott over Venezuela.
CAF should boycott over USAID cuts.
Everyone should boycott because of ICE.
No one should come to the U.S. under Trump.
January 26, 2026 at 3:03 AM
UEFA should boycott over Greenland.
CONMEBOL should boycott over Venezuela.
CAF should boycott over USAID cuts.
Everyone should boycott because of ICE.
No one should come to the U.S. under Trump.
CONMEBOL should boycott over Venezuela.
CAF should boycott over USAID cuts.
Everyone should boycott because of ICE.
No one should come to the U.S. under Trump.
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You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.
January 24, 2026 at 9:22 PM
You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.
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I do think that a possibly underrated dynamic in The Horrors is that the Right as it has reconstituted itself under Trump legitimately can’t understand sincere moral or physical courage
January 26, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I do think that a possibly underrated dynamic in The Horrors is that the Right as it has reconstituted itself under Trump legitimately can’t understand sincere moral or physical courage
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If Nancy Mace was assaulted by a Biden supporter, it would be a week-long news cycle and every Democrat in Congress would be asked if they approve or disapprove
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost Is Assaulted at Sundance Film Festival
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:19 PM
If Nancy Mace was assaulted by a Biden supporter, it would be a week-long news cycle and every Democrat in Congress would be asked if they approve or disapprove
Editors/pubs:
Will gladly whip up 1k-10k words on how I was TOTALLY WRONG for much of 2025 re: the short-term effect of tariffs on the consumer, supply chains, & corporate profits.
I won’t even blame anyone else or take potshots at “the left”, unless that’s something you really need.
Lemme know.
Will gladly whip up 1k-10k words on how I was TOTALLY WRONG for much of 2025 re: the short-term effect of tariffs on the consumer, supply chains, & corporate profits.
I won’t even blame anyone else or take potshots at “the left”, unless that’s something you really need.
Lemme know.
seems like the kind of piece that should contain an acknowledgement that other people saw what this guy missed but no that isn't how establishment media types roll so it's just open contempt for people who saw clearly when he did not. welcome to the party, you don't have to be a dick about it.
January 25, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Editors/pubs:
Will gladly whip up 1k-10k words on how I was TOTALLY WRONG for much of 2025 re: the short-term effect of tariffs on the consumer, supply chains, & corporate profits.
I won’t even blame anyone else or take potshots at “the left”, unless that’s something you really need.
Lemme know.
Will gladly whip up 1k-10k words on how I was TOTALLY WRONG for much of 2025 re: the short-term effect of tariffs on the consumer, supply chains, & corporate profits.
I won’t even blame anyone else or take potshots at “the left”, unless that’s something you really need.
Lemme know.
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a core premise of essentially every one of these pieces is "I am the first person to correctly identify Donald Trump as a fascist; everyone who thought the term applied to him before I did was a sloppy thinker"
yes yes you are the smartest boy the room, good job, please go away
yes yes you are the smartest boy the room, good job, please go away
January 25, 2026 at 7:46 PM
a core premise of essentially every one of these pieces is "I am the first person to correctly identify Donald Trump as a fascist; everyone who thought the term applied to him before I did was a sloppy thinker"
yes yes you are the smartest boy the room, good job, please go away
yes yes you are the smartest boy the room, good job, please go away
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seems like the kind of piece that should contain an acknowledgement that other people saw what this guy missed but no that isn't how establishment media types roll so it's just open contempt for people who saw clearly when he did not. welcome to the party, you don't have to be a dick about it.
January 25, 2026 at 7:41 PM
seems like the kind of piece that should contain an acknowledgement that other people saw what this guy missed but no that isn't how establishment media types roll so it's just open contempt for people who saw clearly when he did not. welcome to the party, you don't have to be a dick about it.
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The pet influencers are pissed.
January 25, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The pet influencers are pissed.
This statement has been lawyerized to within an inch of total nonsense.
INBOX: 60+ CEOs of Minnesota-based company call for "an immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions."
No mention of ICE in the letter.
No mention of ICE in the letter.
January 25, 2026 at 8:40 PM
This statement has been lawyerized to within an inch of total nonsense.
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"Those who were violent and those who were not have equal responsibility to be nonviolent" should lead to some pretty obvious conclusions. Unless you're NYT editorial in which case, "both the perpetrators and the victims had a responsibility not to do it but never mind who did it."
This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
!["The temperature in Minneapolis is dangerously high. There is an urgent need for the federal agents deployed to the city to step back and take a breath before more Americans are hurt or killed. [Highlighted]: Those protesting the Trump administration have an equal obligation to avoid violence.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zknk3rjsatent75sdbbopown/bafkreid6g5bmlf3gyxj2egzcy33hkwiaqgrzuoh3yhbpenmvdmvyyobfq4@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 8:18 PM
"Those who were violent and those who were not have equal responsibility to be nonviolent" should lead to some pretty obvious conclusions. Unless you're NYT editorial in which case, "both the perpetrators and the victims had a responsibility not to do it but never mind who did it."
One day…
One day, everyone who repeats the inane Trumpist idiom “there’s this thing called X” will have gone to their judgement…
..,and maybe, just maybe — if I start vampirically transfusing myself with longevity serum and shingles vaccine and teenager blood — I may one day know a moment’s peace.
One day, everyone who repeats the inane Trumpist idiom “there’s this thing called X” will have gone to their judgement…
..,and maybe, just maybe — if I start vampirically transfusing myself with longevity serum and shingles vaccine and teenager blood — I may one day know a moment’s peace.
Bovino: "All agents that were involved in that scene are working, not in Minneapolis but in other locations. That's for this safety. There's this thing called doxxing. We're going to keep those employees safe."
January 25, 2026 at 8:25 PM
One day…
One day, everyone who repeats the inane Trumpist idiom “there’s this thing called X” will have gone to their judgement…
..,and maybe, just maybe — if I start vampirically transfusing myself with longevity serum and shingles vaccine and teenager blood — I may one day know a moment’s peace.
One day, everyone who repeats the inane Trumpist idiom “there’s this thing called X” will have gone to their judgement…
..,and maybe, just maybe — if I start vampirically transfusing myself with longevity serum and shingles vaccine and teenager blood — I may one day know a moment’s peace.