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· May 27
we must end history
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Only speaking personally, but today’s execution isn’t scaring me from protecting our neighbors, as some suggest is ICE’s goal. Nor am I angry with incandescent rage, in that I know such rage is unhelpful. Rather, I feel like it has forced me to truly accept that the same fate might befall me.
January 24, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Only speaking personally, but today’s execution isn’t scaring me from protecting our neighbors, as some suggest is ICE’s goal. Nor am I angry with incandescent rage, in that I know such rage is unhelpful. Rather, I feel like it has forced me to truly accept that the same fate might befall me.
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all men who believe in freedom are my brothers :)
January 20, 2026 at 1:49 PM
all men who believe in freedom are my brothers :)
The persistence of the belief that Rs are good on economy, a proposition which has been observably false for the lifetime of most Americans, is the kind of thing that demands entire new fields, like we are pre-Newtonian in understanding how people construct their social reality.
I think these trust numbers, which are similar to what I've seen in other polling - private and public - are a good reminder that party brands are built over a long period of time and absolutely can change in the face of events, but it's a slow process. R+6 on trade is particularly bonkers.
"Who do you trust more on..."
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
January 20, 2026 at 5:29 AM
The persistence of the belief that Rs are good on economy, a proposition which has been observably false for the lifetime of most Americans, is the kind of thing that demands entire new fields, like we are pre-Newtonian in understanding how people construct their social reality.
god willing
I’m pretty sure that 2026 is going to be a bloodbath for the GOP, though, and to illustrate how bad of an idea predictions are, a bloodbath opens up the possibility that President Hakeem Jeffries is running as an incumbent in 2028.
January 19, 2026 at 6:58 PM
god willing
sorry it took me so long to get back to you i was distracted by the mad king
January 19, 2026 at 3:30 PM
sorry it took me so long to get back to you i was distracted by the mad king
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Yes? One problem at a time.
Or do both at once.
Or do both at once.
January 19, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Yes? One problem at a time.
Or do both at once.
Or do both at once.
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![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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The early books promise that any character backed into an impossible corner will simply die. This promise cannot be kept.
I sort of feel sorry for Martin, who talked a huge game about fantasy and other people’s world-building, but who has embarked on what is visibly a project too ambitious for anyone to actually ever finish.
January 19, 2026 at 2:26 AM
The early books promise that any character backed into an impossible corner will simply die. This promise cannot be kept.
I put the phone aside to spend time with a friend. A few hours pass. I pick the phone up. Will there be a murder, I wonder. Will there be a war.
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I put the phone aside to spend time with a friend. A few hours pass. I pick the phone up. Will there be a murder, I wonder. Will there be a war.
I used to think that the height of political sophistication was a nuanced grasp of policy. I no longer feel this way.
January 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I used to think that the height of political sophistication was a nuanced grasp of policy. I no longer feel this way.
in that one hozier song i always think he’s saying ‘we’ll steal elections’ and i’m like hozier no
December 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
in that one hozier song i always think he’s saying ‘we’ll steal elections’ and i’m like hozier no
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Other papers have modeled this more and concluded that without non-selfish high performers, you basically always converge towards mutual mediocrity -- low performers dominating while allowing one another to suck shit, while targeting high performers.
October 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Other papers have modeled this more and concluded that without non-selfish high performers, you basically always converge towards mutual mediocrity -- low performers dominating while allowing one another to suck shit, while targeting high performers.
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changed my mind dagoth ur for president
September 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
changed my mind dagoth ur for president
When we win, and we will, we will hail such names as “Dr. Fuckley” and “Reverend Arson” as past generations hailed Publius
I think it's now possible to make a poli-sci course that equips one for modern political analysis better than most classic theory and has a syllabus sourced entirely from random internet posts.
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
July 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
When we win, and we will, we will hail such names as “Dr. Fuckley” and “Reverend Arson” as past generations hailed Publius
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Beyond that, most people want efficient *user experience*, ie no lines at the DMV. Efficient in the minimal expenditure sense is precisely the opposite
March 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Beyond that, most people want efficient *user experience*, ie no lines at the DMV. Efficient in the minimal expenditure sense is precisely the opposite
Why would anyone attend an expensive college that would retroactively take away your degree, after you were long gone, to satisfy the whim of a powerful person
BREAKING: Columbia University says it has expelled, suspended or revoked degrees from some students who seized a building during a pro-Palestinian protest.
Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building last year
Columbia University says it has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring, and had temporarily revoked the diplomas of some students who have since graduated.
bit.ly
March 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Why would anyone attend an expensive college that would retroactively take away your degree, after you were long gone, to satisfy the whim of a powerful person
Hey you know that one-tap functionality you liked? We added more taps do you like that
May 3, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Hey you know that one-tap functionality you liked? We added more taps do you like that