Peter Juul
@petermjuul.bsky.social
Dog dad. Swiftie and whatever the functional equivalent is for Prince. Air and space enthusiast. Ancient philosophy enjoyer. Coffee hoarder.
Director of national security at the Progressive Policy Institute. Posts are my own and therefore probably bad.
Director of national security at the Progressive Policy Institute. Posts are my own and therefore probably bad.
Five of my favorite books on presidents for Presidents’ Day:
Five Books on American Presidents
Just in time for Presidents' Day
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February 16, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Five of my favorite books on presidents for Presidents’ Day:
the bot has achieved sentience
Misogynistic weebs in science fiction have ruined us.
February 14, 2026 at 11:42 AM
the bot has achieved sentience
when wisconsin sends us its people, it's not sending us its best
RON JOHNSON: Did you ever encourage people to go out there and exercise their First Amendment rights?
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
February 12, 2026 at 3:27 PM
when wisconsin sends us its people, it's not sending us its best
sometimes I wonder how the median voter remembers to breathe
“Everything he was doing to make America great I was cool with up until he started messing with the immigrants,” said Andre Lewis, 32, who lives in White Bear Lake.
Gotta love the American voter
www.startribune.com/minnesotas-s...
Gotta love the American voter
www.startribune.com/minnesotas-s...
Minnesota’s suburbs are an election battleground. Trump’s immigration surge is unpopular there.
A new poll shows suburban residents and independents aligning more with Twin Cities residents in opposing Trump’s crackdown and immigration agents’ tactics.
www.startribune.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
sometimes I wonder how the median voter remembers to breathe
A quick review of “Wonder Man,” the latest entry in the MCU:
"Human and Spectacular"
A quick review of "Wonder Man"
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February 9, 2026 at 1:15 PM
A quick review of “Wonder Man,” the latest entry in the MCU:
no one hates their own country so much as a super-patriot
We're up to the fifth Olympics in a row where Americans who loudly proclaim themselves "patriots" denigrate rather than cheer on US Olympic athletes because Olympic athletes tend to be diverse and generally positive about diversity.
The president is now attacking a US Olympian as a “Loser” and misrepresenting his words for his mild unspecified criticisms about things going on in the US right now.
February 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
no one hates their own country so much as a super-patriot
we are certainly closer to the event horizon than ever before
I'm calling it now -- during the second song of Bad Bunny's halftime performance, It Will Finally Happen.
February 8, 2026 at 9:45 PM
we are certainly closer to the event horizon than ever before
TONY G.: Margaret I want to ADDRESS this issue.
[BRENNAN nods]
You KNOW I believe in the Fourth Amendment
BRENNAN: Absolutely
TONY G.: BUT!
[BRENNAN nods]
You KNOW I believe in the Fourth Amendment
BRENNAN: Absolutely
TONY G.: BUT!
Rep. Tony Gonzales: "Of course I believe in the Fourth Amendment, but ... "
February 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
TONY G.: Margaret I want to ADDRESS this issue.
[BRENNAN nods]
You KNOW I believe in the Fourth Amendment
BRENNAN: Absolutely
TONY G.: BUT!
[BRENNAN nods]
You KNOW I believe in the Fourth Amendment
BRENNAN: Absolutely
TONY G.: BUT!
Me when I pull the lever for AOC in 28:
February 6, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Me when I pull the lever for AOC in 28:
Look I can’t be upset about something that brings Buddy Guy to the masses
February 3, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Look I can’t be upset about something that brings Buddy Guy to the masses
We are nearing ever closer to Trump appointing a horse to the Senate
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 1, 2026 at 11:53 PM
We are nearing ever closer to Trump appointing a horse to the Senate
The latest edition of my monthly roundup of news, music, movies/tv, etc:
The Dive, 2/1/26
Your monthly compilation of what's what on global politics, American society, and an assortment of odds and ends
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February 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The latest edition of my monthly roundup of news, music, movies/tv, etc:
The irony here is that Moore co-wrote one of (if not the) greatest series finales of all time: “All Good Things…”
Ronald D. Moore: ‘Well, Well, Well, Not So Easy To Find A Series Finale That Doesn’t Suck Shit, Huh?’
January 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The irony here is that Moore co-wrote one of (if not the) greatest series finales of all time: “All Good Things…”
Reposted by Peter Juul
The extent to which residents of Minneapolis are more civic, courageous, and patriotic than business elites, conservative luminaries, and Republican members of Congress, is really, really striking. It’s a lesson not to be forgotten. It’s one that would not have surprised Hubert Humphrey.
January 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The extent to which residents of Minneapolis are more civic, courageous, and patriotic than business elites, conservative luminaries, and Republican members of Congress, is really, really striking. It’s a lesson not to be forgotten. It’s one that would not have surprised Hubert Humphrey.
Latest on the work front: Trump's "Board of Peace" is a Corrupt Joke
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ is a Corrupt Joke - Progressive Policy Institute
President Trump’s “Board of Peace,” formally launched at the annual confab of the world’s elite at Davos, amounts to little more than perhaps the most ambitious pay-to-play scheme in history. Origina...
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January 28, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Latest on the work front: Trump's "Board of Peace" is a Corrupt Joke
total stancil victory
Feels like Trump is pretty much unconditionally surrendering as support collapses
January 27, 2026 at 1:38 AM
total stancil victory
I mean when I put it this way my assumption is that Xi is *not* smart.
And if he really were smart, he'd get Trump to trade Taiwan for some soybeans.
And if he really were smart, he'd get Trump to trade Taiwan for some soybeans.
There’s a lot of talk about how if Xi is smart he’ll do a blockade or some kind of “gRaY zOnE” thing to get Taiwan instead of just seizing it by force.
That’s a load-bearing if. I think we need to think more about the possibility that he’s not smart.
That’s a load-bearing if. I think we need to think more about the possibility that he’s not smart.
January 26, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I mean when I put it this way my assumption is that Xi is *not* smart.
And if he really were smart, he'd get Trump to trade Taiwan for some soybeans.
And if he really were smart, he'd get Trump to trade Taiwan for some soybeans.
yes, but can yo keep a hummingbird as a pet?
January 26, 2026 at 2:19 PM
yes, but can yo keep a hummingbird as a pet?
We’ve finally got our very own mad king on our hands with President Trump - especially after the past few weeks:
The Madness of President Trump
America confronts its very first mad king
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January 26, 2026 at 1:05 PM
We’ve finally got our very own mad king on our hands with President Trump - especially after the past few weeks: