PJA
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this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
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NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
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I think it’s important to frame what’s happening as fully outside the realm of normal governance because framing it as a policy or even legal dispute grants it undue legitimacy. These are crimes that merit - require, really - a stronger response than a transition of power
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I think it’s important to frame what’s happening as fully outside the realm of normal governance because framing it as a policy or even legal dispute grants it undue legitimacy. These are crimes that merit - require, really - a stronger response than a transition of power
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I think the most straightforward framing that captures the severity of the situation is that the government of the United States has been seized by a mad authoritarian regime not meaningfully distinct from Putin or Kim or, well, Maduro, and its members must be brought to harsh justice
January 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I think the most straightforward framing that captures the severity of the situation is that the government of the United States has been seized by a mad authoritarian regime not meaningfully distinct from Putin or Kim or, well, Maduro, and its members must be brought to harsh justice
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halfway convinced they’re going to release maduro in like a week
Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
January 3, 2026 at 9:24 PM
halfway convinced they’re going to release maduro in like a week
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Pelosi says “Trump has made no secret of his intentions to effectively abolish the Congress,” but then calls for him to fully and immediately brief Congress.
The regime has already repeatedly lied to Congress about Venezuela! How the fuck is another briefing the appropriate response?
The regime has already repeatedly lied to Congress about Venezuela! How the fuck is another briefing the appropriate response?
January 3, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Pelosi says “Trump has made no secret of his intentions to effectively abolish the Congress,” but then calls for him to fully and immediately brief Congress.
The regime has already repeatedly lied to Congress about Venezuela! How the fuck is another briefing the appropriate response?
The regime has already repeatedly lied to Congress about Venezuela! How the fuck is another briefing the appropriate response?
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What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
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Impeachment is the obvious elephant in the room. But there are other things you could say! WPR resolution. New legislation. Standing firm on the upcoming shutdown for once. Literally anything. Just say what you would actually do if you had the votes and then vote that way. It's not that complicated!
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Impeachment is the obvious elephant in the room. But there are other things you could say! WPR resolution. New legislation. Standing firm on the upcoming shutdown for once. Literally anything. Just say what you would actually do if you had the votes and then vote that way. It's not that complicated!
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If you can't flip enough defectors (hardly out of the question on this topic) to pass something, you can still say what *should* be done and thereby what you *will* do when you have the majority. That's the minority's job even in normal circumstances, much less during a constitutional omni-crisis.
January 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
If you can't flip enough defectors (hardly out of the question on this topic) to pass something, you can still say what *should* be done and thereby what you *will* do when you have the majority. That's the minority's job even in normal circumstances, much less during a constitutional omni-crisis.
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"but Rs will vote against it so we can't even say it" seems to be the line.
What this misses is you can't denounce and campaign against them for refusing to do something you won't even advocate. And it sounds pathetic to vaguely insist something must be done with zero about *what* should be done.
What this misses is you can't denounce and campaign against them for refusing to do something you won't even advocate. And it sounds pathetic to vaguely insist something must be done with zero about *what* should be done.
To @housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
Publicly and repeatedly demand impeachment or resign.
If you do neither, go ahead and pack your office because you’re losing your next election.
IMPEACH NOW.
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
Publicly and repeatedly demand impeachment or resign.
If you do neither, go ahead and pack your office because you’re losing your next election.
IMPEACH NOW.
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
"but Rs will vote against it so we can't even say it" seems to be the line.
What this misses is you can't denounce and campaign against them for refusing to do something you won't even advocate. And it sounds pathetic to vaguely insist something must be done with zero about *what* should be done.
What this misses is you can't denounce and campaign against them for refusing to do something you won't even advocate. And it sounds pathetic to vaguely insist something must be done with zero about *what* should be done.
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I am once again insisting that the US must submit to the jurisdiction of the ICJ.
January 3, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I am once again insisting that the US must submit to the jurisdiction of the ICJ.
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They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
January 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
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No discussion of democracy. No discussion of elections. Plenty of talk by Trump about running the country and taking the oil. Let’s not forget to thank John Roberts for his role in immunizing this international criminal.
January 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
No discussion of democracy. No discussion of elections. Plenty of talk by Trump about running the country and taking the oil. Let’s not forget to thank John Roberts for his role in immunizing this international criminal.
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in this statement, Schumer says Trump lied to him THREE TIMES about this invasion. but Schumer's only concrete ask is for Trump to BRIEF CONGRESS.
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
in this statement, Schumer says Trump lied to him THREE TIMES about this invasion. but Schumer's only concrete ask is for Trump to BRIEF CONGRESS.
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
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Wrote about the Labour Party's failed popularist experiment as feckless quant-brain U.S. liberals toy with the idea of a popularist agenda in 2026 and beyond: badfaithtimes.com/a-blaring-wa...
A Blaring Warning For The Democratic Party
Democrats don't have to wonder if popularism will fail. It already has.
badfaithtimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Wrote about the Labour Party's failed popularist experiment as feckless quant-brain U.S. liberals toy with the idea of a popularist agenda in 2026 and beyond: badfaithtimes.com/a-blaring-wa...
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They’re doing parody Obama photos now.
Incredible insight in to their psychological emasculation by Obama that they’re still not over
Incredible insight in to their psychological emasculation by Obama that they’re still not over
Trump is posting a bunch of photos without captions, presumably of him watching the Maduro kidnapping.
Is this the inside of a SCIF at Mar-a-Lago or did they just toss up some pipe and drape?
Is this the inside of a SCIF at Mar-a-Lago or did they just toss up some pipe and drape?
January 3, 2026 at 6:43 PM
They’re doing parody Obama photos now.
Incredible insight in to their psychological emasculation by Obama that they’re still not over
Incredible insight in to their psychological emasculation by Obama that they’re still not over
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yes. has been the pattern since his first term but especially starting in the 2024 campaign. as the real trump falters, they hurriedly cut away and replace him in their reporting and discussions with a fictional trump who says and does more reasonable things than the actual man does
This is the wild part about the whole Trump experience, even when he says politically disastrous things, reporters rush in to fill in the blanks and steelman his arguments. As soon as they cut away from him saying “we’ll run it,” they cut to someone saying “obviously he didn't mean that.”
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
yes. has been the pattern since his first term but especially starting in the 2024 campaign. as the real trump falters, they hurriedly cut away and replace him in their reporting and discussions with a fictional trump who says and does more reasonable things than the actual man does
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You do not gotta hand it to the people violating international law
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
You do not gotta hand it to the people violating international law
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Whoever you are in the coming days, don’t be this man, who has not learned a single fucking thing over the past year.
I love you all and am holding your hand as I say this:
Dems wield zero hard power levers
Dems wield zero hard power levers
it's kind of crazy that there's even any question that democrats are going to do anything about this
January 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Whoever you are in the coming days, don’t be this man, who has not learned a single fucking thing over the past year.
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"Far too many questions remain unanswered," what a powerful statement from the leader of the opposition, no wonder voters see Democrats in Congress as strong and principled
January 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
"Far too many questions remain unanswered," what a powerful statement from the leader of the opposition, no wonder voters see Democrats in Congress as strong and principled
Did Hakeem Jeffries call it a distraction from health care yet?
January 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Did Hakeem Jeffries call it a distraction from health care yet?
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The Times Editorial Board's piece is quite strident and un-blobby, fwiw
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The Times Editorial Board's piece is quite strident and un-blobby, fwiw
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
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A crucial point. Elon Musk and several other tech executives are right now producing and distributing child pornography, and that is how the media should be covering this.
This is a thread of major media outlets falsely anthropomorphising the "Grok" chatbot program and in doing so, actively and directly removing responsibility and accountability from individual people working at X who created a child pornography generator (Elon Musk, Nikita Bier etc)
#1: Reuters
#1: Reuters
January 2, 2026 at 11:07 PM
A crucial point. Elon Musk and several other tech executives are right now producing and distributing child pornography, and that is how the media should be covering this.
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The leaders of every major institution have straight-up fricasseed their brains with 16 hours of daily Twitter time and are now incapable of any thought that can’t be formulated as “CHEW ON THIS HOT TAKE: [biggest pander imaginable].”
January 2, 2026 at 9:34 PM
The leaders of every major institution have straight-up fricasseed their brains with 16 hours of daily Twitter time and are now incapable of any thought that can’t be formulated as “CHEW ON THIS HOT TAKE: [biggest pander imaginable].”
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The split-screen here is unbelievable - first from yesterday, the others from 2017. Musk’s Twitter has truly driven us mad. People absorb far more of their beliefs from their social environment than they realize, and we’ve created an environment where being a gutter bigot is the baseline expectation
January 2, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The split-screen here is unbelievable - first from yesterday, the others from 2017. Musk’s Twitter has truly driven us mad. People absorb far more of their beliefs from their social environment than they realize, and we’ve created an environment where being a gutter bigot is the baseline expectation