YIMBYs Against Ezra Klein
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In general, there's a huge overlap between "sponsor of local baseball team" and "small business run by one of the loudest and dumbest chuds in your metro area"
January 25, 2026 at 5:21 PM
In general, there's a huge overlap between "sponsor of local baseball team" and "small business run by one of the loudest and dumbest chuds in your metro area"
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This? This is cope. This is cope for the White House, which is watching its self lose control of its big propaganda project, and its cope for the 30-something percent of the country who still support Trump and are watching their numbers dwindle. You think they can’t see their friends change?
January 25, 2026 at 3:32 PM
This? This is cope. This is cope for the White House, which is watching its self lose control of its big propaganda project, and its cope for the 30-something percent of the country who still support Trump and are watching their numbers dwindle. You think they can’t see their friends change?
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"So even though I am still betting on the American future, I wouldn’t ask Mark Carney or any other leaders to simply keep the faith. I would just ask them to consider every step away from us in light of the potential destination and the powers waiting there."
YOU ARE TRYING TO ANNEX US
YOU ARE TRYING TO ANNEX US
January 25, 2026 at 1:27 PM
"So even though I am still betting on the American future, I wouldn’t ask Mark Carney or any other leaders to simply keep the faith. I would just ask them to consider every step away from us in light of the potential destination and the powers waiting there."
YOU ARE TRYING TO ANNEX US
YOU ARE TRYING TO ANNEX US
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imagining a bizarro world where in 20 years Jamelle Bouie is a Republican, is much more competent than the median elected, and perpetually offering free advice better than their paid advice and begging them to have a spine
anyway that's how strange this is
anyway that's how strange this is
AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
January 25, 2026 at 4:59 PM
imagining a bizarro world where in 20 years Jamelle Bouie is a Republican, is much more competent than the median elected, and perpetually offering free advice better than their paid advice and begging them to have a spine
anyway that's how strange this is
anyway that's how strange this is
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me, a gun control enthusiast: yeah i suppose i would support a phased buyback, enforced with fines for non-compliance.
the current gop government: possessing a firearm is grounds for execution then and there. immediate death for gun owners.
the current gop government: possessing a firearm is grounds for execution then and there. immediate death for gun owners.
“bringing a licensed concealed firearm to a protest means you should be shot instantly” is the line they seem to be going with and uh..
January 25, 2026 at 4:49 PM
me, a gun control enthusiast: yeah i suppose i would support a phased buyback, enforced with fines for non-compliance.
the current gop government: possessing a firearm is grounds for execution then and there. immediate death for gun owners.
the current gop government: possessing a firearm is grounds for execution then and there. immediate death for gun owners.
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i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
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not my work, but it's truly impressive that he's hit every single bullet point
January 25, 2026 at 4:32 AM
not my work, but it's truly impressive that he's hit every single bullet point
Kinda crazy to live through mid-2000s War on Terror discourse and 20 years later it's all just happening right before our eyes
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Kinda crazy to live through mid-2000s War on Terror discourse and 20 years later it's all just happening right before our eyes
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By Saturday afternoon, some Trump admin. personnel had already begun scouring the internet and other resources trying to find information on Alex Pretti, including social media posts, that could tie him to what Team Trump call “extremists,” two sources familiar with the matter tell @zeteo.com …
New: Alex Pretti, the man killed by the Trump-Vance mob of agents was an outdoorsmen, a mountain biker, an ICU nurse who "would go out of his way to help," say Veterans Affairs colleagues.
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
DHS Shooting Victim in Minneapolis Was a ‘Sweet’ and ‘Principled Person’
Zeteo spoke with two doctors who worked with Alex Pretti, a nurse who is the latest victim of Trump’s violent invasion of Minnesota.
zeteo.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM
By Saturday afternoon, some Trump admin. personnel had already begun scouring the internet and other resources trying to find information on Alex Pretti, including social media posts, that could tie him to what Team Trump call “extremists,” two sources familiar with the matter tell @zeteo.com …
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No one has been righter on the political impact of Trump’s immigration terror campaign than Elliott. When know-it-all pundits were demanding Dems shut up about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, he pushed back with hard data and has been utterly vindicated every day since. Dems need to listen to Elliott.
YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
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January 25, 2026 at 5:28 AM
No one has been righter on the political impact of Trump’s immigration terror campaign than Elliott. When know-it-all pundits were demanding Dems shut up about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, he pushed back with hard data and has been utterly vindicated every day since. Dems need to listen to Elliott.
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Isn't it crazy how everything that conservatives believe, their entire worldview, all that they want and care about is all fake, made-up bullshit and in their rage about not being able to fit their worldview to reality, they're willing to destroy the world?
January 24, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Isn't it crazy how everything that conservatives believe, their entire worldview, all that they want and care about is all fake, made-up bullshit and in their rage about not being able to fit their worldview to reality, they're willing to destroy the world?
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WOW on Pretti's denial of medical treatment
"I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to
assess the victim.
At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. ... But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, ... None of the agents were helping him."
"I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to
assess the victim.
At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. ... But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, ... None of the agents were helping him."
January 25, 2026 at 1:58 AM
WOW on Pretti's denial of medical treatment
"I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to
assess the victim.
At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. ... But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, ... None of the agents were helping him."
"I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to
assess the victim.
At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. ... But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, ... None of the agents were helping him."
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Act Blue needs to crack down on this.
January 25, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Act Blue needs to crack down on this.
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YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
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The American Revolution started over less
January 25, 2026 at 12:54 AM
The American Revolution started over less
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you don't become a martyr because you were a saint, you become a saint because you were martyred
I agree that we can’t make Alex Pretti a Benedictine monk because that’s a trap, but we can talk about the good things we did because people will see and hear them and think “I do those things too”
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
you don't become a martyr because you were a saint, you become a saint because you were martyred
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they rounded up witnesses!?!?
The StarTribune live blog is paywall free:
- The man shot by federal agents this morning has died
- Several witnesses have already been transported to the Whipple building.
- ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but O’Hara refused, sources said.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
- The man shot by federal agents this morning has died
- Several witnesses have already been transported to the Whipple building.
- ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but O’Hara refused, sources said.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
they rounded up witnesses!?!?
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The murder of Renee Nicole Good was completely unjustified, but they had this “she was in a car” thing they could hang their bullshit on. The person who was killed this morning was unarmed and on the ground surrounded by like 8 ICE agents. No reason for anybody to have a gun out at all.
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The murder of Renee Nicole Good was completely unjustified, but they had this “she was in a car” thing they could hang their bullshit on. The person who was killed this morning was unarmed and on the ground surrounded by like 8 ICE agents. No reason for anybody to have a gun out at all.
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These men have been told they can do whatever they want and they’re selected for depravity. You do the fucking math. They’re going to keep killing people.
January 24, 2026 at 4:21 PM
These men have been told they can do whatever they want and they’re selected for depravity. You do the fucking math. They’re going to keep killing people.
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One thing that the past year has done to me is I’ve been forced to drop my principled opposition to capital punishment in all cases
January 24, 2026 at 4:24 PM
One thing that the past year has done to me is I’ve been forced to drop my principled opposition to capital punishment in all cases
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Once again, immigration is not even a problem. Immigrants are not more criminal, they don't cost jobs, they don't harm the economy. There is no reason for any of this. It is hurting ourselves to hurt them.
January 24, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Once again, immigration is not even a problem. Immigrants are not more criminal, they don't cost jobs, they don't harm the economy. There is no reason for any of this. It is hurting ourselves to hurt them.
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There has been another shooting involving federal agents in Minneapolis and I am working to get more information. I will update as soon as possible. To the Trump administration and the Republicans in Congress who have stood silent: Get ICE out of our state NOW.
January 24, 2026 at 4:15 PM
There has been another shooting involving federal agents in Minneapolis and I am working to get more information. I will update as soon as possible. To the Trump administration and the Republicans in Congress who have stood silent: Get ICE out of our state NOW.
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Been in Minneapolis the past week ish. Here are some photos I took while I was here.
January 24, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Been in Minneapolis the past week ish. Here are some photos I took while I was here.
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There's really nothing to say except that this is just the most basic form of car brain stupidity. These are the people who think "Share the Road" signs are an instruction to bicyclists that they must share with drivers.
These fucking chucklefuck Republicans in the New Hampshire state house are trying to pass a bill that will make everyone in the state with a bicycle have to pay $50 a year for each bicycle they own to register them.
Get fucked, Tom Walsh, Greg Hill, and Ted Gorski.
Get fucked, Tom Walsh, Greg Hill, and Ted Gorski.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
There's really nothing to say except that this is just the most basic form of car brain stupidity. These are the people who think "Share the Road" signs are an instruction to bicyclists that they must share with drivers.
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For a decade, SFMTA's #1 legislative priority was legalizing speed safety cameras, because they're best tool for cutting traffic violence. How are they working?
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Oakland just flipped the switch on 18 speed cameras — while San Francisco is already seeing results and Los Angeles is still stuck in neutral. 🚦📸
Oakland is moving. SF shows it works. LA… not so much.
#Oakland #SpeedCameras #StreetSafety #VisionZero #Transportation #Streetsblog #SafeStreets
Oakland is moving. SF shows it works. LA… not so much.
#Oakland #SpeedCameras #StreetSafety #VisionZero #Transportation #Streetsblog #SafeStreets
January 23, 2026 at 9:53 PM
For a decade, SFMTA's #1 legislative priority was legalizing speed safety cameras, because they're best tool for cutting traffic violence. How are they working?
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