Adam H Johnson
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Bad luck walking into one of those super anti-military Alabama honky tonk bars. What are the odds he happened to show up on ‘Maoist third worldists drink free’ night?
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Bad luck walking into one of those super anti-military Alabama honky tonk bars. What are the odds he happened to show up on ‘Maoist third worldists drink free’ night?
People talk about how Star Trek whiffed trans themes in TNG, and it’s true to an extent but one thing they were absolutely not ready for was poly Phlox
October 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
People talk about how Star Trek whiffed trans themes in TNG, and it’s true to an extent but one thing they were absolutely not ready for was poly Phlox
I want position players pitching or it’s a disappointment
October 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I want position players pitching or it’s a disappointment
To clarify in case there’s any confusion, this is not a prediction of what will come to pass (I don’t make those, I’m bad at wagering), it’s an analysis of what I think billionaires broadly think of the moment and what they perceive as the purpose of media in the near future.
October 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
To clarify in case there’s any confusion, this is not a prediction of what will come to pass (I don’t make those, I’m bad at wagering), it’s an analysis of what I think billionaires broadly think of the moment and what they perceive as the purpose of media in the near future.
They are not but as an explanatory device for genocide “stay out of prison” is misleading and to the extent it’s true it’s only true because genocide is popular
October 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM
They are not but as an explanatory device for genocide “stay out of prison” is misleading and to the extent it’s true it’s only true because genocide is popular
His policies are very popular and, in key ways, are *to the left* of Israelis society. As I explained here. www.columnblog.com/p/its-not-ju...
It’s Not Just 'Netanyahu': The Rise of Liberals’ One Bad Man Theory to Explain Away Gaza Genocide
Attempts to pin the horrors on “Netanyahu" obscure the reality of just how popular genocide is with US elites and within Israel itself.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
His policies are very popular and, in key ways, are *to the left* of Israelis society. As I explained here. www.columnblog.com/p/its-not-ju...
Netanyahu didn’t do genocide in Gaza to stay out of prison, he did genocide because genocide is very popular in Israel. It’s political consensus.
October 8, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Netanyahu didn’t do genocide in Gaza to stay out of prison, he did genocide because genocide is very popular in Israel. It’s political consensus.
Things can be meaningfully escalatory. Things are very rarely bimodal.
October 8, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Things can be meaningfully escalatory. Things are very rarely bimodal.
This is their goal at least, whether these liberal systems can sufficiently push back remains to be seen.
October 8, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This is their goal at least, whether these liberal systems can sufficiently push back remains to be seen.
I think this is misreading the play, correct in spirit but not in letter. They will seek to gut liberal institutions, support system and basic GOTV thus making defeating Republicans that much more difficult but not impossible. So there’ll be voting but close races will artificially go GOP
October 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I think this is misreading the play, correct in spirit but not in letter. They will seek to gut liberal institutions, support system and basic GOTV thus making defeating Republicans that much more difficult but not impossible. So there’ll be voting but close races will artificially go GOP
I never said they were. Try reading it again
October 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I never said they were. Try reading it again