Roberto Iannucci
@rossomalpelo.bsky.social
All straight lines circle sometimes.
I like music for weirdos, science, politics, economics and plenty of other stuff. The Weakerthans are God and John K. Samson is their prophet.
I like music for weirdos, science, politics, economics and plenty of other stuff. The Weakerthans are God and John K. Samson is their prophet.
"2026" is an engaging movie but can we skip to the part where we put on trial the lucky bastards we didn't shoot?
January 25, 2026 at 9:20 AM
"2026" is an engaging movie but can we skip to the part where we put on trial the lucky bastards we didn't shoot?
Haters will say "orwellian".
Karoline Leavitt is denying that Trump mixed up Greenland and Iceland multiple times during his speech today.
January 21, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Haters will say "orwellian".
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“nobody is insider trading off his death so it almost certainly didn’t happen” really sums up the state of the world in 2026 huh
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 AM
“nobody is insider trading off his death so it almost certainly didn’t happen” really sums up the state of the world in 2026 huh
"What's air defense doing?"
"You won't believe it, comrade..."
"You won't believe it, comrade..."
/1. Just now: Russian air defense missile struck residential buildings in Russia’s Krasnodar region.
January 20, 2026 at 9:39 PM
"What's air defense doing?"
"You won't believe it, comrade..."
"You won't believe it, comrade..."
My mug collection is shaping up nicely.
January 18, 2026 at 3:48 PM
My mug collection is shaping up nicely.
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Back from a few days in China, where I was at a fantastic event on US-China relations, at our Hopkins Nanjing Center. Scholars and policy experts from both countries and elsewhere, in a wide-ranging conversation, amazing stuff. Here’s a few observations I came away with: 1/n
January 17, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Back from a few days in China, where I was at a fantastic event on US-China relations, at our Hopkins Nanjing Center. Scholars and policy experts from both countries and elsewhere, in a wide-ranging conversation, amazing stuff. Here’s a few observations I came away with: 1/n
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Q: Is there a way to address the president's security concerns without handing over Greenland?
Sen. Gallego: No, because this has nothing to do with actual security concerns. This is Trump being an idiot.
Sen. Gallego: No, because this has nothing to do with actual security concerns. This is Trump being an idiot.
January 15, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Q: Is there a way to address the president's security concerns without handing over Greenland?
Sen. Gallego: No, because this has nothing to do with actual security concerns. This is Trump being an idiot.
Sen. Gallego: No, because this has nothing to do with actual security concerns. This is Trump being an idiot.
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Screenshots of some of the documents found in looted ICE vehicles from one of the livestreams before it got turned "private" on YouTube (after the other one already was). Share widely and make sure the genie can't go back in the bottle.
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Screenshots of some of the documents found in looted ICE vehicles from one of the livestreams before it got turned "private" on YouTube (after the other one already was). Share widely and make sure the genie can't go back in the bottle.
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5/ These prediction markets are becoming America's fastest growing companies. And they aren't hiding their goal.
Kalshi’s CEO: the promise of prediction markets “is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion.”
Kalshi’s CEO: the promise of prediction markets “is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion.”
January 14, 2026 at 10:59 PM
5/ These prediction markets are becoming America's fastest growing companies. And they aren't hiding their goal.
Kalshi’s CEO: the promise of prediction markets “is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion.”
Kalshi’s CEO: the promise of prediction markets “is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion.”
Of all the insane takes coming from these clowns, this might very well be some top-5 nonsense.
Burgum on the national security "risk" of offshore wind energy: "If you wanted to launch an attack on our population centers, the way you would do it is you'd come through one of these large offshore -- we could have an enemy swam drone attack into a place like the Northeast before we even knew it."
January 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Of all the insane takes coming from these clowns, this might very well be some top-5 nonsense.
Some people will tell you that you're a nazi because you voted for Trump.
It's very important that you listen to them, because you are a motherfucking Nazi.
It's very important that you listen to them, because you are a motherfucking Nazi.
January 12, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Some people will tell you that you're a nazi because you voted for Trump.
It's very important that you listen to them, because you are a motherfucking Nazi.
It's very important that you listen to them, because you are a motherfucking Nazi.
"Fucking bitch" is my standard reaction every time I see Kristi Noem.
TAPPER: Is that Agent Ross's voice calling Renee Good a "fucking bitch"?
KRISTI NOEM: I can't determine which one it is, but it could be, sir
KRISTI NOEM: I can't determine which one it is, but it could be, sir
January 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"Fucking bitch" is my standard reaction every time I see Kristi Noem.
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"I can't believe a Republican would say that" is unfortunately interpreted as a statement of disbelief rather than disgust by a large swath of the public
January 10, 2026 at 5:52 AM
"I can't believe a Republican would say that" is unfortunately interpreted as a statement of disbelief rather than disgust by a large swath of the public
This whole thread
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as a person literate in 1980s film scholarship, this whole situation is just unbelievably on the nose
the male gaze, as depicted by a guy literally filming himself kill a gay woman because he was emasculated
if this was a film it would be panned as absurdly unsubtle
the male gaze, as depicted by a guy literally filming himself kill a gay woman because he was emasculated
if this was a film it would be panned as absurdly unsubtle
January 10, 2026 at 4:54 AM
This whole thread
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Alpha News claims that it has obtained the cellphone video recorded by the ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Good.
(Warning: Disturbing.)
(Warning: Disturbing.)
January 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Alpha News claims that it has obtained the cellphone video recorded by the ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Good.
(Warning: Disturbing.)
(Warning: Disturbing.)
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It's 2026 and CRIME IS LEGAL is now a bold, new, radical, trendy idea.
January 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM
It's 2026 and CRIME IS LEGAL is now a bold, new, radical, trendy idea.
Was it even conceivable a year ago that the biggest threat to NATO would come from a NATO founding member?
January 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Was it even conceivable a year ago that the biggest threat to NATO would come from a NATO founding member?
So, he's gonna kill or kidnap one leader after another until he finds one willing to do his bidding.
January 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM
So, he's gonna kill or kidnap one leader after another until he finds one willing to do his bidding.
Because installing a friendly regime whose only purpose is to sell out Venezuela's natural resources is a tried-and-tested strategy and nothing could possibly go wrong.
January 4, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Because installing a friendly regime whose only purpose is to sell out Venezuela's natural resources is a tried-and-tested strategy and nothing could possibly go wrong.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
The recipient of the very prestigious and totally serious FIFA Peace Prize is now bombing Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 AM
The recipient of the very prestigious and totally serious FIFA Peace Prize is now bombing Venezuela.
Zohran Mamdani is making public speaking great again.
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Zohran Mamdani is making public speaking great again.
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Ukraine’s GUR staged the death of Russian Volunteer Corps commander Denis Kapustin, duping Russian intelligence into paying $500,000 for his “elimination.” The money will now fund Ukrainian special forces. The month-long operation identified both the Russian planners and hired executors.
January 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Ukraine’s GUR staged the death of Russian Volunteer Corps commander Denis Kapustin, duping Russian intelligence into paying $500,000 for his “elimination.” The money will now fund Ukrainian special forces. The month-long operation identified both the Russian planners and hired executors.