Pennamite Patriot
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Inquisitive quips by a patriotic liberal from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
February 19, 2026 at 2:20 AM
In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
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No one has ever deserved the apology form more than Conor Lamb
We had the chance, in 2022, to choose Conor Lamb over Fetterman for the PA Dem ticket. I regretfully chose Fetterman because those were dark times and I wanted someone with "edge." Fetterman was a shitposter. I regret selecting him over Conor Lamb, who has proven to be level-headed, kind and smart.
He’s awful but he’s not full-blown MAGA. You know who’s full-blown MAGA? Dr. Oz, a literal Trump administration appointee
February 18, 2026 at 8:40 PM
No one has ever deserved the apology form more than Conor Lamb
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Neat.
Three ICE agents accidentally shot themselves in the leg during routine training exercises within two days last year.
ICE Agents Keep Accidentally Shooting Themselves
www.newsweek.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Neat.
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The pod save guys don’t get enough shit for the role they played helping this freakshow along.
I don’t want Platner for one simple reason: I don’t want there to be a Nazi problem on both sides.
It’s insane to let this slide. He’s still lying about it.
I don’t want Platner for one simple reason: I don’t want there to be a Nazi problem on both sides.
It’s insane to let this slide. He’s still lying about it.
Yeah, the Nazi tattoo is part of the appeal for Platner for a lot of people. His candidacy is supposed to signal the left no longer concerns itself with “woke” issues like public displays of bigotry.
Just gonna say there are plenty of insurgent, anti-establishment candidates WITHOUT Nazi tattoos that the New Republic could have featured instead of Platner.
You could ABSOLUTELY make the point that Ds are mad at the centrist leaders of the party WITHOUT helping rehabilitate this particular guy.
You could ABSOLUTELY make the point that Ds are mad at the centrist leaders of the party WITHOUT helping rehabilitate this particular guy.
February 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The pod save guys don’t get enough shit for the role they played helping this freakshow along.
I don’t want Platner for one simple reason: I don’t want there to be a Nazi problem on both sides.
It’s insane to let this slide. He’s still lying about it.
I don’t want Platner for one simple reason: I don’t want there to be a Nazi problem on both sides.
It’s insane to let this slide. He’s still lying about it.
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This sentiment has certainly never been expressed before by any of America's other former enemies or rivals.
February 18, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This sentiment has certainly never been expressed before by any of America's other former enemies or rivals.
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Of course it does. I
Holy shit.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
February 18, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Of course it does. I
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i want to live in an apartment :)
(really, any form of inexpensive housing)
(really, any form of inexpensive housing)
step 1: ban apartments
step 2: now everyone can afford to live in a spacious single family home with a yard and a garage close to school, work, and amenities
step 3: utopia :D
step 2: now everyone can afford to live in a spacious single family home with a yard and a garage close to school, work, and amenities
step 3: utopia :D
February 18, 2026 at 5:07 PM
i want to live in an apartment :)
(really, any form of inexpensive housing)
(really, any form of inexpensive housing)
*grabs my powdered wig and tricorn hat*
"Yeah I think classical liberalism had some cool ideas"
"Oh so you're a conservative?"
*laughs in Jeffersonian LVT and Thomas Paine UBI*
"Yeah I think classical liberalism had some cool ideas"
"Oh so you're a conservative?"
*laughs in Jeffersonian LVT and Thomas Paine UBI*
February 18, 2026 at 4:21 PM
*grabs my powdered wig and tricorn hat*
"Yeah I think classical liberalism had some cool ideas"
"Oh so you're a conservative?"
*laughs in Jeffersonian LVT and Thomas Paine UBI*
"Yeah I think classical liberalism had some cool ideas"
"Oh so you're a conservative?"
*laughs in Jeffersonian LVT and Thomas Paine UBI*
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Ok it is pretty funny to respond to “vote blue no matter who” with “oh yeah? What about this Republican who is a literal Nazi??”
Yeah man Republicans are bad that’s why I wouldn’t vote for one
Yeah man Republicans are bad that’s why I wouldn’t vote for one
February 18, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Ok it is pretty funny to respond to “vote blue no matter who” with “oh yeah? What about this Republican who is a literal Nazi??”
Yeah man Republicans are bad that’s why I wouldn’t vote for one
Yeah man Republicans are bad that’s why I wouldn’t vote for one
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Honestly the most predictable thing. It was kinda wild for a moment everyone assumed there wouldn't be massive buyer's remorse
February 18, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Honestly the most predictable thing. It was kinda wild for a moment everyone assumed there wouldn't be massive buyer's remorse
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Every Trump official is fundamentally a thug
Real insane part of this clip is Hassett saying in the beginning that NY Fed researchers “should be disciplined” for…writing an economics paper that comes to a conclusion the president dislikes? A conclusion that matches the vast majority of economic evidence on tariffs? Nuts
Hassett: "The basic theory of President Trump's tariffs is sure, we're importing stuff from China, but we've got producers in US who make stuff, maybe at alightly higher place. If we bring stuff home, create demand, then that will hurt China & drive up wages & American consumers will be better off."
February 18, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Every Trump official is fundamentally a thug
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it's gonna be so fucking embarrassing explaining this to my kids
"yeah so we tried him the first time and it went horribly, like a million Americans died in the biggest pandemic ever, and then we tried him again because everyone was vaguely upset about Taco Bell prices"
"yeah so we tried him the first time and it went horribly, like a million Americans died in the biggest pandemic ever, and then we tried him again because everyone was vaguely upset about Taco Bell prices"
February 18, 2026 at 1:55 AM
it's gonna be so fucking embarrassing explaining this to my kids
"yeah so we tried him the first time and it went horribly, like a million Americans died in the biggest pandemic ever, and then we tried him again because everyone was vaguely upset about Taco Bell prices"
"yeah so we tried him the first time and it went horribly, like a million Americans died in the biggest pandemic ever, and then we tried him again because everyone was vaguely upset about Taco Bell prices"
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I am ALL FOR criticizing Dems when they fail - which is often - but the flip side of that is you need to acknowledge when they succeed. Despite understandable fears, they have consistently stood in the way of Trump’s attacks on trans people, in substantive ways. They deserve credit for it.
Democrats went to enormous lengths to strip out all the anti-trans provisions from the budget bill. They do not see trans rights as expendable. They’re actively burning substantial political capital to preserve them.
February 18, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I am ALL FOR criticizing Dems when they fail - which is often - but the flip side of that is you need to acknowledge when they succeed. Despite understandable fears, they have consistently stood in the way of Trump’s attacks on trans people, in substantive ways. They deserve credit for it.
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I ain't mad at this thread and you should read it too. 🎯🔥
The thing about Jesse Jackson is that his most profound political legacy is convincing a buttload of mostly black people to register and vote in the 80s.
And the thing about that is every Dem presidential primary from ‘92 on has been won by the candidate that is most acceptable to those voters.
And the thing about that is every Dem presidential primary from ‘92 on has been won by the candidate that is most acceptable to those voters.
February 18, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I ain't mad at this thread and you should read it too. 🎯🔥
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Pardoning drug lords but deporting sick little kids straight from the hospital really sums the whole thing up doesn’t it
So after Trump pardoned Honduras's narco-president, the admin didn't just let him out--they canceled an immigration hold and sent a specialized team to **chauffeur him to the $1k/night Waldorf Astoria.**
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
February 18, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Pardoning drug lords but deporting sick little kids straight from the hospital really sums the whole thing up doesn’t it
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I've got a message for the White House on behalf of the union workers Donald Trump laid off when he illegally shutdown the Gateway tunnel:
LET THEM BUILD.
LET THEM BUILD.
February 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I've got a message for the White House on behalf of the union workers Donald Trump laid off when he illegally shutdown the Gateway tunnel:
LET THEM BUILD.
LET THEM BUILD.
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When you say "vote blue no matter who" these guys always say "oh ho ho, but what if it was Lina Khan, would you vote blue THEN?"
And the answer is "yes"? Very obviously? Was "vote blue no matter who" unclear?
And the answer is "yes"? Very obviously? Was "vote blue no matter who" unclear?
February 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
When you say "vote blue no matter who" these guys always say "oh ho ho, but what if it was Lina Khan, would you vote blue THEN?"
And the answer is "yes"? Very obviously? Was "vote blue no matter who" unclear?
And the answer is "yes"? Very obviously? Was "vote blue no matter who" unclear?
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If you are uncomfortable with this conclusion, that's fair. All you have to do is come up with a Republican that would be better than a Democrat. Let me know if you manage it.
Vote Blue No Matter Who is not "any Dem is someone we'd be happy to see in office"
It's "any Dem is someone we'd prefer to see in office if the other option is their Republican opponent"
It's "any Dem is someone we'd prefer to see in office if the other option is their Republican opponent"
February 18, 2026 at 1:52 PM
If you are uncomfortable with this conclusion, that's fair. All you have to do is come up with a Republican that would be better than a Democrat. Let me know if you manage it.
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Real insane part of this clip is Hassett saying in the beginning that NY Fed researchers “should be disciplined” for…writing an economics paper that comes to a conclusion the president dislikes? A conclusion that matches the vast majority of economic evidence on tariffs? Nuts
Hassett: "The basic theory of President Trump's tariffs is sure, we're importing stuff from China, but we've got producers in US who make stuff, maybe at alightly higher place. If we bring stuff home, create demand, then that will hurt China & drive up wages & American consumers will be better off."
February 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Real insane part of this clip is Hassett saying in the beginning that NY Fed researchers “should be disciplined” for…writing an economics paper that comes to a conclusion the president dislikes? A conclusion that matches the vast majority of economic evidence on tariffs? Nuts
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🚨 HOLY MOTHER OF BASED
February 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
🚨 HOLY MOTHER OF BASED
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This is a madness rune for people, but this basic fact, "voting for the imaginary Trump in their heads" during an inflationary period, is exactly why there is no magical policy position Harris could've taken that would've guaranteed a different outcome.
Literally millions of people voted for the imaginary Trump in their heads and are extremely upset that they got Actually Existing Trump, because they're dumb motherfuckers rather than truly depraved monsters.
it has never been more over.
February 18, 2026 at 2:50 AM
This is a madness rune for people, but this basic fact, "voting for the imaginary Trump in their heads" during an inflationary period, is exactly why there is no magical policy position Harris could've taken that would've guaranteed a different outcome.
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Nihilistic doomerism is an ideology with nothing but a body count to show for itself (including a not insignificant number of suicides).
I’m not particularly interested in participating in the paranoid assertion that “they are going to just stab us in the back as soon as they can”, to what end
I’m not particularly interested in participating in the paranoid assertion that “they are going to just stab us in the back as soon as they can”, to what end
February 18, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Nihilistic doomerism is an ideology with nothing but a body count to show for itself (including a not insignificant number of suicides).
I’m not particularly interested in participating in the paranoid assertion that “they are going to just stab us in the back as soon as they can”, to what end
I’m not particularly interested in participating in the paranoid assertion that “they are going to just stab us in the back as soon as they can”, to what end
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And, frankly, it is very much a “you” issue if you have no theory of mind to actually comprehend that other people do have principles, and they are willing to stand behind them to make the world better.
But at the very least, you could just do us the courtesy of getting out of the fucking way.
But at the very least, you could just do us the courtesy of getting out of the fucking way.
February 18, 2026 at 3:21 AM
And, frankly, it is very much a “you” issue if you have no theory of mind to actually comprehend that other people do have principles, and they are willing to stand behind them to make the world better.
But at the very least, you could just do us the courtesy of getting out of the fucking way.
But at the very least, you could just do us the courtesy of getting out of the fucking way.
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One artifact of this is in civil rights discourse when people are termed bigots when in reality what’s going on is that when someone tried to instantly win a dominance contest by playing an identity card they did not immediately surrender
This is most of what happens to WillStncil
This is most of what happens to WillStncil
February 18, 2026 at 3:24 AM
One artifact of this is in civil rights discourse when people are termed bigots when in reality what’s going on is that when someone tried to instantly win a dominance contest by playing an identity card they did not immediately surrender
This is most of what happens to WillStncil
This is most of what happens to WillStncil
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Chuck Schumer spectacularly failed the “vote blue no matter who” test and should be hounded from office
I believe Stancil here, but to honor the skepticism some on the left have about this, i think it's fair to note that Chuck Schumer failed this test
When you say "vote blue no matter who" these guys always say "oh ho ho, but what if it was Lina Khan, would you vote blue THEN?"
And the answer is "yes"? Very obviously? Was "vote blue no matter who" unclear?
And the answer is "yes"? Very obviously? Was "vote blue no matter who" unclear?
February 18, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Chuck Schumer spectacularly failed the “vote blue no matter who” test and should be hounded from office