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I seem to recall George Burns poking fun at the Rolling Stones for their ages when he was in his late 90s, in the early 1990s.
February 10, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I seem to recall George Burns poking fun at the Rolling Stones for their ages when he was in his late 90s, in the early 1990s.
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When Trump Leaves Office, You'll Barely Notice a Difference in the GOP (new post) nomoremister.blogspot.com/2026/02/when...
February 10, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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The party that I grew up in was a lot of things; rigid in its thinking, unable, or rather unwilling to expand the tent, etc., but they were not like this. The old heads thought that if they just held out and stayed quiet, the fringe elements would always just fizzle out. They misjudged badly.
February 10, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The party that I grew up in was a lot of things; rigid in its thinking, unable, or rather unwilling to expand the tent, etc., but they were not like this. The old heads thought that if they just held out and stayed quiet, the fringe elements would always just fizzle out. They misjudged badly.
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Every briefing is just more lies.
Why even bother.
Why even bother.
Leavitt begins the briefing by saying she was just with the president "reviewing the newly released surveillance footage from the FBI in the Savannah Guthrie case." (Trump in fact just posted about his ballroom.)
February 10, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Every briefing is just more lies.
Why even bother.
Why even bother.
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This thread 😭
Living in Minnesota right now feels like being in the emergency room. Literally everyone is suffering in different ways, even if it's "just" a badly twisted ankle rather than a kidney stone or a full-on heart attack. The staff are working as hard as they can but energy and resources are dwindling.
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
This thread 😭
As a Gen-Xer, I'm retroactively offended at all those "Steel Wheelchair" tour jokes made about The Rolling Stones when they were younger than I am now.
I think my generation also used to sing "Get Off Of My Cloud" as "Hey, You Get Off Of My Lawn!"
I think my generation also used to sing "Get Off Of My Cloud" as "Hey, You Get Off Of My Lawn!"
February 10, 2026 at 6:29 PM
As a Gen-Xer, I'm retroactively offended at all those "Steel Wheelchair" tour jokes made about The Rolling Stones when they were younger than I am now.
I think my generation also used to sing "Get Off Of My Cloud" as "Hey, You Get Off Of My Lawn!"
I think my generation also used to sing "Get Off Of My Cloud" as "Hey, You Get Off Of My Lawn!"
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@playtyperguy.com writes another good, thought-provoking read.
I wrote about why you don't have to praise the GOP of the past to acknowledge that Trump's open racism isn't normal. open.substack.com/pub/ser1897/...
Why Trump's Racism Isn't Normal
He remains the worst of us.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
@playtyperguy.com writes another good, thought-provoking read.
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out of touch and delusional
February 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM
out of touch and delusional
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as trump says the economy has never been hotter
Disappointing holiday season: December retail sales were flat, falling well short of estimate www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/d...
Disappointing holiday season: December retail sales were flat, falling well short of estimate www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/d...
Disappointing holiday season: December retail sales were flat, falling well short of estimate
Consumer activity slowed sharply for the December holiday shopping season.
www.cnbc.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
as trump says the economy has never been hotter
Disappointing holiday season: December retail sales were flat, falling well short of estimate www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/d...
Disappointing holiday season: December retail sales were flat, falling well short of estimate www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/d...
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we cant personally yell at the ice head. but that is literally the job of our elected leaders.
February 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
we cant personally yell at the ice head. but that is literally the job of our elected leaders.
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this is the kind of talk im here for
McIVER: Do you consider yourself a religious man?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
February 10, 2026 at 5:38 PM
this is the kind of talk im here for
I wrote about why you don't have to praise the GOP of the past to acknowledge that Trump's open racism isn't normal. open.substack.com/pub/ser1897/...
Why Trump's Racism Isn't Normal
He remains the worst of us.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I wrote about why you don't have to praise the GOP of the past to acknowledge that Trump's open racism isn't normal. open.substack.com/pub/ser1897/...
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i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.
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The real news here is Peter Navarro saying lower jobs numbers *are good* because they (supposedly) indicate fewer immigrants are working in the US. Trump-MAGA ideology values sheer numbers of removals over pretty much all else because their top priority is ethnic reengineering.
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The real news here is Peter Navarro saying lower jobs numbers *are good* because they (supposedly) indicate fewer immigrants are working in the US. Trump-MAGA ideology values sheer numbers of removals over pretty much all else because their top priority is ethnic reengineering.
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Cringe and not in a charming way. (Not her worst sin by a landslide, but still.)
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, makes it official: She's running for re-election to a sixth six-year term. Her short announcement video features her unboxing a pair of shoes. www.youtube.com/shorts/O9N0S...
February 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Cringe and not in a charming way. (Not her worst sin by a landslide, but still.)
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SCOOP: The Department of Health and Human Services has been using the term “sex-rejecting procedures” to describe gender-affirming care for transgender and nonbinary individuals.
The term is not clinical or medical. It comes from a Christian Right group.
www.importantcontext.news/p/hhs-is-usi...
The term is not clinical or medical. It comes from a Christian Right group.
www.importantcontext.news/p/hhs-is-usi...
HHS Has Been Using Anti-Trans Language From a Christian Right Think Tank
The department refers to gender-affirming care as “sex-denying procedures,” a term coined by the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
www.importantcontext.news
February 9, 2026 at 5:51 PM
SCOOP: The Department of Health and Human Services has been using the term “sex-rejecting procedures” to describe gender-affirming care for transgender and nonbinary individuals.
The term is not clinical or medical. It comes from a Christian Right group.
www.importantcontext.news/p/hhs-is-usi...
The term is not clinical or medical. It comes from a Christian Right group.
www.importantcontext.news/p/hhs-is-usi...
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Megyn Kelly is just incredibly racist.
not that this is new info. but it's worth repeating.
not that this is new info. but it's worth repeating.
Megyn Kelly just shouting “FOOTBALL IS OURS” at Piers Morgan about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is the perfect example of this moment in time. Put it in a time capsule and send it out into space.
February 9, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Megyn Kelly is just incredibly racist.
not that this is new info. but it's worth repeating.
not that this is new info. but it's worth repeating.
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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@playtyperguy.com should know about this. I like his takes on media.
February 9, 2026 at 10:05 PM
@playtyperguy.com should know about this. I like his takes on media.
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If the nightmare scenario really is a very close midterm followed by brilliantly targeted, smoothly executed interference by Trump officials, you should be feeling pretty positive.
We already know the counter: Vote in large numbers, film any attempted interference, have lawyers ready to go to court.
We already know the counter: Vote in large numbers, film any attempted interference, have lawyers ready to go to court.
February 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
If the nightmare scenario really is a very close midterm followed by brilliantly targeted, smoothly executed interference by Trump officials, you should be feeling pretty positive.
We already know the counter: Vote in large numbers, film any attempted interference, have lawyers ready to go to court.
We already know the counter: Vote in large numbers, film any attempted interference, have lawyers ready to go to court.
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Even the (very unlikely) nightmare scenario isn’t Republicans have absolute power. It’s contested results, confusion, and Republicans trying to consolidate power with no idea how as mass protests gather and markets crash.
The old Congress has no power. Many races are on each ballot. Utter chaos.
The old Congress has no power. Many races are on each ballot. Utter chaos.
February 9, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Even the (very unlikely) nightmare scenario isn’t Republicans have absolute power. It’s contested results, confusion, and Republicans trying to consolidate power with no idea how as mass protests gather and markets crash.
The old Congress has no power. Many races are on each ballot. Utter chaos.
The old Congress has no power. Many races are on each ballot. Utter chaos.
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This. Theories of Trump stealing the midterms that start with assuming control of the House all comes down to a few very close races isn’t really a theory of Trump stealing the midterms.
It’s basically the 2020 plot, which was in one race, not many, and thwarted by Biden winning by multiple states.
It’s basically the 2020 plot, which was in one race, not many, and thwarted by Biden winning by multiple states.
This would be terrifying if control was actually going to come down to a small number of closer races. But it’s not, and nobody frothing into a panic over it will internalize that load bearing part of the speculation.
Over the past three weeks, the "nightmare scenario" for November's midterms has grown more plausible www.vox.com/politics/478...
February 9, 2026 at 7:22 PM
This. Theories of Trump stealing the midterms that start with assuming control of the House all comes down to a few very close races isn’t really a theory of Trump stealing the midterms.
It’s basically the 2020 plot, which was in one race, not many, and thwarted by Biden winning by multiple states.
It’s basically the 2020 plot, which was in one race, not many, and thwarted by Biden winning by multiple states.