Invictus
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Invictus
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· Dec 10
"What I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for the people at Hoover (and other fonts of misinformation)." Now 4/4.
New Dem caucus graphic.
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New Dem caucus graphic.
Five days has to be a record to squander the massive momentum Dems had on Tuesday. Anyone? Has such good will ever been blown so quickly?
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Five days has to be a record to squander the massive momentum Dems had on Tuesday. Anyone? Has such good will ever been blown so quickly?
Not one of three key components of energy -- gasoline, electricity, natural gas -- is lower since February, despite Trump's repeated lies to the contrary:
November 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Not one of three key components of energy -- gasoline, electricity, natural gas -- is lower since February, despite Trump's repeated lies to the contrary:
Raise the $25 menu item to $26 — and every other item by 4% — and get that obnoxious “non-cash surcharge” out of my face and off my tab.
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Raise the $25 menu item to $26 — and every other item by 4% — and get that obnoxious “non-cash surcharge” out of my face and off my tab.
When he loses the NY Post.
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
When he loses the NY Post.
Which media outlet owns this tool and who is he?
November 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Which media outlet owns this tool and who is he?
"My question to you is: Am I the most fawning journalist at this presser?"
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"My question to you is: Am I the most fawning journalist at this presser?"
The math of Americans' collective weight loss as a result of GLP-1 price cuts, per Dr. Oz, as calculated by Stephen Colbert:
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The math of Americans' collective weight loss as a result of GLP-1 price cuts, per Dr. Oz, as calculated by Stephen Colbert:
With an academic study recently pointing out that Musk cost $TSLA ~1 million vehicle sales, he gets rewarded with a pay package that is preposterous by any standard.
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
With an academic study recently pointing out that Musk cost $TSLA ~1 million vehicle sales, he gets rewarded with a pay package that is preposterous by any standard.
The man just oozes compassion.
November 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The man just oozes compassion.
The ROI of time and effort expended peeling a hard boiled egg is questionable.
November 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The ROI of time and effort expended peeling a hard boiled egg is questionable.
Greatest economy ever:
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Greatest economy ever:
The only other months that Challenger layoffs have printed >153k in the last ~20 years.
Eight of twelve on Trump's watch. 🤔
Eight of twelve on Trump's watch. 🤔
November 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The only other months that Challenger layoffs have printed >153k in the last ~20 years.
Eight of twelve on Trump's watch. 🤔
Eight of twelve on Trump's watch. 🤔
When does Trump claim he’s gotten 42 million people off SNAP?
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM
When does Trump claim he’s gotten 42 million people off SNAP?
Barely perceptible slowdown in $TSLA's ongoing slide of EV registrations in the state of NY. (Also, see recent paper (at NBER) on how Musk cost himself ~1 million vehicle sales.)
November 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Barely perceptible slowdown in $TSLA's ongoing slide of EV registrations in the state of NY. (Also, see recent paper (at NBER) on how Musk cost himself ~1 million vehicle sales.)
Gonna go out on a limb and say that the US would likely detect any nuclear test performed by any other country. Also, Trump's a moron.
November 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Gonna go out on a limb and say that the US would likely detect any nuclear test performed by any other country. Also, Trump's a moron.
November 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The seriousness with which New Yorkers take dancing to Thriller at the annual Halloween parade lifts my spirits (pun intended). Love to see it.
November 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The seriousness with which New Yorkers take dancing to Thriller at the annual Halloween parade lifts my spirits (pun intended). Love to see it.
How it's done on a chilly Friday evening.
November 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
How it's done on a chilly Friday evening.
Considering he will have to bring in UFC and WWE to keep the place afloat, not how I would have renovated.
October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Considering he will have to bring in UFC and WWE to keep the place afloat, not how I would have renovated.
Kennedy Center to be a great looking corpse. At taxpayers' expense, of course.
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Kennedy Center to be a great looking corpse. At taxpayers' expense, of course.
So, TACO Man has made significant concessions to Xi in exchange for China...wait for it...going back a level of soybean purchases that is more or less in line with its average (25 million metric tons). What a moron. Seriously. (You'll recall 2018 was all Trump's doing, too.)
October 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
So, TACO Man has made significant concessions to Xi in exchange for China...wait for it...going back a level of soybean purchases that is more or less in line with its average (25 million metric tons). What a moron. Seriously. (You'll recall 2018 was all Trump's doing, too.)
Apparently many of the MAGA set think it’s hilarious to post this on Facebook, confirming that a) MAGA are generally assholes and b) Facebook is a cesspool.
October 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Apparently many of the MAGA set think it’s hilarious to post this on Facebook, confirming that a) MAGA are generally assholes and b) Facebook is a cesspool.
Adios, @washingtonpost.com. Your absurd defense of Trump's East Wing demolition and endorsement of his vanity project is a bridge too far. To say nothing of the excellent journos who already departed in protest. You've lost your way and become part of the problem.
October 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Adios, @washingtonpost.com. Your absurd defense of Trump's East Wing demolition and endorsement of his vanity project is a bridge too far. To say nothing of the excellent journos who already departed in protest. You've lost your way and become part of the problem.