Kirk Rudell
@rudell.bsky.social
Professional writer. Also amateur.
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0748706/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
https://www.soccertownmedia.com/
https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/kirk-j-rudell
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0748706/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
https://www.soccertownmedia.com/
https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/kirk-j-rudell
An opposition party opposes. When the leadership just wants to cut a deal to litigate the last atrocity, that's not opposition; it's accommodation.
January 5, 2026 at 7:51 PM
An opposition party opposes. When the leadership just wants to cut a deal to litigate the last atrocity, that's not opposition; it's accommodation.
I’m not saying it happened, but it’s plausible that Trump was told on Friday that the Maduro kidnapping was a go and some investments would be hitting, so he went marble shopping.
Then he went to bed at 5pm so he could be awake for the mission and a phone call from a NYT reporter.
Then he went to bed at 5pm so he could be awake for the mission and a phone call from a NYT reporter.
January 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I’m not saying it happened, but it’s plausible that Trump was told on Friday that the Maduro kidnapping was a go and some investments would be hitting, so he went marble shopping.
Then he went to bed at 5pm so he could be awake for the mission and a phone call from a NYT reporter.
Then he went to bed at 5pm so he could be awake for the mission and a phone call from a NYT reporter.
“The liars lied to me. I am stunned. Hey, when are we doing that ACA vote?”
January 4, 2026 at 2:39 AM
“The liars lied to me. I am stunned. Hey, when are we doing that ACA vote?”
X is the Everything App: posting, banking, seeing how your illegal war is trending…
Several of the photos have Twitter up on a screen in the background but I can’t make out what search term appears
January 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
X is the Everything App: posting, banking, seeing how your illegal war is trending…
There’s a sweaty, desperate effort to make “Maduro is Bin Laden” happen. Full press by the GOP across billionaire-owned media.
But claiming an alleged narco kingpin was an imminent terror threat to the US is tough to stick when you’ve been handing out pardons to convicted narco kingpins.
But claiming an alleged narco kingpin was an imminent terror threat to the US is tough to stick when you’ve been handing out pardons to convicted narco kingpins.
January 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM
There’s a sweaty, desperate effort to make “Maduro is Bin Laden” happen. Full press by the GOP across billionaire-owned media.
But claiming an alleged narco kingpin was an imminent terror threat to the US is tough to stick when you’ve been handing out pardons to convicted narco kingpins.
But claiming an alleged narco kingpin was an imminent terror threat to the US is tough to stick when you’ve been handing out pardons to convicted narco kingpins.
Fresh off a $150 million buyout from David Ellison, Columbia grad Bari Weiss is purging CBS News of out-of-touch elitists and plugging it into Real America with a private jet tour and her starting five bodyguard team.
January 3, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Fresh off a $150 million buyout from David Ellison, Columbia grad Bari Weiss is purging CBS News of out-of-touch elitists and plugging it into Real America with a private jet tour and her starting five bodyguard team.
We love America.
And we make no apologies for saying so. Our foundational values of liberty, equality and the rule of law make us the last best hope on Earth.
One way to think about our show is as a daily conversation about exactly where we are as a country and where we are going.
And we make no apologies for saying so. Our foundational values of liberty, equality and the rule of law make us the last best hope on Earth.
One way to think about our show is as a daily conversation about exactly where we are as a country and where we are going.
January 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
We love America.
And we make no apologies for saying so. Our foundational values of liberty, equality and the rule of law make us the last best hope on Earth.
One way to think about our show is as a daily conversation about exactly where we are as a country and where we are going.
And we make no apologies for saying so. Our foundational values of liberty, equality and the rule of law make us the last best hope on Earth.
One way to think about our show is as a daily conversation about exactly where we are as a country and where we are going.
A few months ago Musk very publicly announced he was going to reprogram Grok to make it more racist…and it worked.
It shouldn’t be difficult to understand that humans are also turning the CSAM dial.
It shouldn’t be difficult to understand that humans are also turning the CSAM dial.
![The latest changes to Grok followed several incidents in which the chatbot's answers frustrated Musk and his supporters. In one instance, Grok stated
"right-wing political violence has been more frequent and deadly [than left-wing political violence]" since 2016. (This has been true dating back to at least 2001.)
Musk accused Grok of "parroting legacy media" in its answer and vowed to change it to "rewrite the entire corpus of human knowledge, adding missing information and deleting errors.' Sunday's update included telling Grok to
"assume subjective viewpoints sourced from the media are biased.'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:f423oluqwkacexrk4q3tuu4r/bafkreif42oprkhaevdmelz5fb2bcrhsvqd4pqkz74eubtdm6icijubcutq@jpeg)
January 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
A few months ago Musk very publicly announced he was going to reprogram Grok to make it more racist…and it worked.
It shouldn’t be difficult to understand that humans are also turning the CSAM dial.
It shouldn’t be difficult to understand that humans are also turning the CSAM dial.
It’s still shocking how much the world now ignores most of what the US President says.
Institutions can’t deal with POTUS yelling, every day, that he’s a mentally-challenged, racist, criminal sociopath.
So there’s a collective effort to tune out his words, work with the office, wait for him to die
Institutions can’t deal with POTUS yelling, every day, that he’s a mentally-challenged, racist, criminal sociopath.
So there’s a collective effort to tune out his words, work with the office, wait for him to die
January 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
It’s still shocking how much the world now ignores most of what the US President says.
Institutions can’t deal with POTUS yelling, every day, that he’s a mentally-challenged, racist, criminal sociopath.
So there’s a collective effort to tune out his words, work with the office, wait for him to die
Institutions can’t deal with POTUS yelling, every day, that he’s a mentally-challenged, racist, criminal sociopath.
So there’s a collective effort to tune out his words, work with the office, wait for him to die
“Hudson News and Oakley sunglasses are investors in OpenAI…”
The parents of the first baby born in 2026 in this county outside Baltimore got their name ideas from ChatGPT. Hudson Oakley Winkler.
www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/01/c...
www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/01/c...
ChatGPT named Carroll County’s first-born baby in 2026
The first baby born in Carroll County in 2026 was named with help from ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot.
www.baltimoresun.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
“Hudson News and Oakley sunglasses are investors in OpenAI…”
I’m very excited for Mamdani, and the subway station was a very cool idea that also gave me Wonka vibes.
January 1, 2026 at 9:22 AM
I’m very excited for Mamdani, and the subway station was a very cool idea that also gave me Wonka vibes.
If you hand your wallet to the Wallet Inspector because they asked you nicely instead of screaming at you, you’re missing the big picture.
And if you refuse to give someone credit for standing for liberal democracy just because they don’t agree with your policy preferences, you’re missing the big picture. www.thebulwark.com/p/why-marjor...
Why Marjorie Taylor Greene Gives Me Hope
People don’t change—but they can remember who they are.
www.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
If you hand your wallet to the Wallet Inspector because they asked you nicely instead of screaming at you, you’re missing the big picture.
In the party of the blind, the one-eyed man is also an asshole.
Rep. Crenshaw on the Republican ACA replacement plan: "You give the poor vouchers. We want to put that money into health savings accounts."
December 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In the party of the blind, the one-eyed man is also an asshole.
“Were things ever different, really?”
December 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
“Were things ever different, really?”
Before committing to higher taxes for corporations and billionaires in order to fund universal healthcare we must anticipate and address *every possible* negative consequence to the corporations’ and billionaires’ satisfaction.
To cut their taxes, someone just needs to say “trickle down.”
To cut their taxes, someone just needs to say “trickle down.”
December 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Before committing to higher taxes for corporations and billionaires in order to fund universal healthcare we must anticipate and address *every possible* negative consequence to the corporations’ and billionaires’ satisfaction.
To cut their taxes, someone just needs to say “trickle down.”
To cut their taxes, someone just needs to say “trickle down.”
MARK CUBAN: Ah, Threads. My go-to for thoughtful dialogue.
December 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
MARK CUBAN: Ah, Threads. My go-to for thoughtful dialogue.
I just want to thank everyone for watching. This was a dream project 🙏
December 26, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I just want to thank everyone for watching. This was a dream project 🙏
HEGSETH: At approximately 19:00 hours, our warfighters kinetically eliminated a confirmed aerial threat to the homeland…
santa claus is being pulled by reindeer in a sleigh in the sky
Alt: santa claus is being pulled by reindeer in a sleigh in the sky
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
HEGSETH: At approximately 19:00 hours, our warfighters kinetically eliminated a confirmed aerial threat to the homeland…
Who could’ve predicted a blackout in a city?
I don’t know, a third grader?
I don’t know, a third grader?
December 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Who could’ve predicted a blackout in a city?
I don’t know, a third grader?
I don’t know, a third grader?
I’ve seen Waymos stuck in puddles off the curbs of West Hollywood.
a close up of a man 's face with blood running down his face .
Alt: Roy Batty’s death speech from Blade Runner
media.tenor.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I’ve seen Waymos stuck in puddles off the curbs of West Hollywood.
*multiple sources go on the record with TV’s most respected news show about a government kidnapping/torture program*
BARI: Can’t run it ‘til Stephen Miller calls me back.
*one parent tells Bari about something that may have happened at Chapin*
BARI: We do not need to hear Chapin’s side.
BARI: Can’t run it ‘til Stephen Miller calls me back.
*one parent tells Bari about something that may have happened at Chapin*
BARI: We do not need to hear Chapin’s side.
When Bari Weiss wrote about the national crisis of “woke private schools,” all of her sources were anonymous students, parents, and teachers who agreed with her premise—and she ran the story without getting a school on the record, for “context.”
December 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
*multiple sources go on the record with TV’s most respected news show about a government kidnapping/torture program*
BARI: Can’t run it ‘til Stephen Miller calls me back.
*one parent tells Bari about something that may have happened at Chapin*
BARI: We do not need to hear Chapin’s side.
BARI: Can’t run it ‘til Stephen Miller calls me back.
*one parent tells Bari about something that may have happened at Chapin*
BARI: We do not need to hear Chapin’s side.