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The NYT viewed it as being in their best interests (and, I'm guessing, the best interests of their publisher) to *never*, *ever* look into that further. So I guess we'll never know (at least, until more documents come out).
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Name one person at the NYT other than Landon Thomas who did that. Just one! I'll take one!
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The NYT viewed it as being in their best interests (and, I'm guessing, the best interests of their publisher) to *never*, *ever* look into that further. So I guess we'll never know (at least, until more documents come out).
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A helpful summary here of how and why the government have fucked it in an unprecedented, astonishing manner here but straight up, almost all of these problems arise directly from the same issue: these people hadn’t previously been put under significant scrutiny opinium.substack.com/p/step-by-st...
Step-by-step: How the Starmer government sank itself over a year ago
The numbers look eye catching now, but if Keir Starmer leaves office soon, it can be traced back to his first months in office, says James Crouch
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November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A helpful summary here of how and why the government have fucked it in an unprecedented, astonishing manner here but straight up, almost all of these problems arise directly from the same issue: these people hadn’t previously been put under significant scrutiny opinium.substack.com/p/step-by-st...
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in retrospect the metoo movement did not go too far and in fact should have been given spanish inquisition levels of power and authority
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
in retrospect the metoo movement did not go too far and in fact should have been given spanish inquisition levels of power and authority
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Republicans constantly attack their Congressional leadership, and they remove leaders who fail to achieve the objectives desired by the base.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
Oh yeah - never a convenient time to have some real talk about the dynamic that the Democrats in the Senate are led by bunch of chumps. Certainly not after they created the conditions for yet another base demoralizing surrender.
This kind of activity is just what you should want to see, if your are a Republican, eager to see the opposition distracted by self-destructive infighting.
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Republicans constantly attack their Congressional leadership, and they remove leaders who fail to achieve the objectives desired by the base.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
"People criticize the Republican party and want to vote for some other party, but, really, wouldn't it be way easier to just take them over by voting in the primaries that they control?"
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“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"People criticize the Republican party and want to vote for some other party, but, really, wouldn't it be way easier to just take them over by voting in the primaries that they control?"
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Calling the Democrats “cowards” suggests that they're scared to do what's right when they show no fervent interest in being an opposition. They're largely colluders, not cowards. Many want their base to think they're cowards to maintain investment in the idea that they can be pushed to do better.
February 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Calling the Democrats “cowards” suggests that they're scared to do what's right when they show no fervent interest in being an opposition. They're largely colluders, not cowards. Many want their base to think they're cowards to maintain investment in the idea that they can be pushed to do better.
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if you genuinely think Schumer and Democratic leadership opposed this & Republicans coincidentally got exactly the number of votes they needed to avoid a filibuster and none of those votes are from Democratic Senators who are up for reelection in the midterms next year, I have a bridge to sell you.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
if you genuinely think Schumer and Democratic leadership opposed this & Republicans coincidentally got exactly the number of votes they needed to avoid a filibuster and none of those votes are from Democratic Senators who are up for reelection in the midterms next year, I have a bridge to sell you.
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Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
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Moderate Democrats saw that voters were energized and might expect something from them, so they needed to put a stop to that ASAP
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Moderate Democrats saw that voters were energized and might expect something from them, so they needed to put a stop to that ASAP
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yeah this is with leadership’s blessing and you’ll never convince me otherwise. the whip is a yes, the rest of the yes’s are retiring or 4-6 years out from a primary, this is trash.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
yeah this is with leadership’s blessing and you’ll never convince me otherwise. the whip is a yes, the rest of the yes’s are retiring or 4-6 years out from a primary, this is trash.
I feel so stupid for ever believing that there could be such a thing as a "capitalist, but still somehow anti-fascist" party. Like, of fucking course that's a complete contradiction!
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I feel so stupid for ever believing that there could be such a thing as a "capitalist, but still somehow anti-fascist" party. Like, of fucking course that's a complete contradiction!
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It’s not about being on a high horse it’s about using these moments of frustration and crisis and rupture to help people understand how the system works so they get out of their delusional frame of mind
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It’s not about being on a high horse it’s about using these moments of frustration and crisis and rupture to help people understand how the system works so they get out of their delusional frame of mind
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Right wing democrats are functionally republicans who take on the grim task of putting a D next to their names and fighting hard to keep the left away from the other major political party. Nobody was more disappointed by the election night sweep than them. That was a sign they didn’t do their jobs
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Right wing democrats are functionally republicans who take on the grim task of putting a D next to their names and fighting hard to keep the left away from the other major political party. Nobody was more disappointed by the election night sweep than them. That was a sign they didn’t do their jobs
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What is the argument for voting for Democrats for harm reduction if the harm is not fucking reduced
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
What is the argument for voting for Democrats for harm reduction if the harm is not fucking reduced
Funny how the Dem leadership **always** finds **just enough** Dem legislators to deliver whatever Republicans want, or (to them, equally important), stopping whatever their base wants.
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Funny how the Dem leadership **always** finds **just enough** Dem legislators to deliver whatever Republicans want, or (to them, equally important), stopping whatever their base wants.
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The answer is that the type of people who become media — wealthy, white, nominally liberal — are nasty fucking bigots who get into “gender critical” horseshit as a hobby. It’s the same with how they openly slander Muslims. They desperately want to find niches where bigotry is acceptable
the harris campaign said the “they/them” ad didn’t sway the election.
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
November 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The answer is that the type of people who become media — wealthy, white, nominally liberal — are nasty fucking bigots who get into “gender critical” horseshit as a hobby. It’s the same with how they openly slander Muslims. They desperately want to find niches where bigotry is acceptable
I'm completely done with these assholes. If there's a Socialist, I'll show up and vote. If not, there's no point.
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I'm completely done with these assholes. If there's a Socialist, I'll show up and vote. If not, there's no point.
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I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
Agreed, and I'm not sure where the recent attempt to gaslight people about this is coming from.
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no, but there was a period in history where my dad could land in Canada with no money or formal education, get a job at Nortel as an electrical engineer, go over to a rail signalling company, stay there for 36 years, riding up to a reasonably high-paying position, with defined benefit pension
People wildly overestimate the economic security experienced by past generations. There's no period in American history where significant numbers of young people were just handed high paying jobs. Nostalgia for a time that never existed is a huge problem.
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Agreed, and I'm not sure where the recent attempt to gaslight people about this is coming from.
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as a thought exercise for everyone reading ross douthat's latest missive in the NYT, i want you to think about sending an email to your entire company with the subject line "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?", then think about the over/under on the number of minutes/hours you would still be employed
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
as a thought exercise for everyone reading ross douthat's latest missive in the NYT, i want you to think about sending an email to your entire company with the subject line "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?", then think about the over/under on the number of minutes/hours you would still be employed
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ICE is a team sport for guys who would otherwise be school shooters
“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
Families "horrified" after daycare teacher pulled out of school by federal agents.
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee, who cares for infants, is legally allowed to work in the United State...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
ICE is a team sport for guys who would otherwise be school shooters
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Boy Mamdani's race is really a vivid reminder that anti-Islamic bigotry is 100% accepted in US public discourse. People don't even bother dog whistling, it's just right out in the open.
November 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Boy Mamdani's race is really a vivid reminder that anti-Islamic bigotry is 100% accepted in US public discourse. People don't even bother dog whistling, it's just right out in the open.
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this shit right here is wrecker shit, as much as wrecker shit as any online leftist has done, if not more so. no wonder so many people are repulsed by anyone (rightly) saying 'vote blue no matter who', the most powerful elected Dem in the nation won't do it! it undermines the whole coalition! jfc
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
this shit right here is wrecker shit, as much as wrecker shit as any online leftist has done, if not more so. no wonder so many people are repulsed by anyone (rightly) saying 'vote blue no matter who', the most powerful elected Dem in the nation won't do it! it undermines the whole coalition! jfc
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the divide between Martin and Jeffries/Schumer, Mamdani's fellow NY Dems, has been extremely noticeable. it's also a problem indicative of their fitness for leadership!
It's annoying to keep having to point this out, but the actual DNC has been behind Mamdani ever since he won the primary, which you wouldn't know by reading some posts on here.
HAVE YOU VOTED YET? 🇺🇸
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
the divide between Martin and Jeffries/Schumer, Mamdani's fellow NY Dems, has been extremely noticeable. it's also a problem indicative of their fitness for leadership!
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The idea that people are primarily upset about the genocide that both the Democratic and Republican parties are supporting - financially, militarily and politically - because the Chinese have warped their fragile minds with Commie beams, is apeshit stuff. Obviously insane crackpot shit.
November 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The idea that people are primarily upset about the genocide that both the Democratic and Republican parties are supporting - financially, militarily and politically - because the Chinese have warped their fragile minds with Commie beams, is apeshit stuff. Obviously insane crackpot shit.