A.J. Bassett
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
The Atlantic appears to be in great decline so how about you do them a favor and resign from whatever job you hold there?
Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss
The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.
www.theatlantic.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The Atlantic appears to be in great decline so how about you do them a favor and resign from whatever job you hold there?
The Packers were literally up 10 with two minutes left.
December 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The Packers were literally up 10 with two minutes left.
If only there was some kind of bureau of investigation, perhaps something with federal jurisdiction, to help track down the shooter.
Gotta say it's mindblowing to me that the Brown shooter is still at large and they don't even seem to have identified who they're looking for.
December 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
If only there was some kind of bureau of investigation, perhaps something with federal jurisdiction, to help track down the shooter.
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Why is this tiny gesture so funny
December 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Why is this tiny gesture so funny
I mean, who even knows given the source? But assuming that happened, it clearly indicates whatever MRI scan he took a few weeks ago did not produce good news about Trump’s prognosis.
I guess the president just announced he recently took his latest in a series of cognitive tests, this one in front of a room full of medical personnel observing him?
December 10, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I mean, who even knows given the source? But assuming that happened, it clearly indicates whatever MRI scan he took a few weeks ago did not produce good news about Trump’s prognosis.
Not sure if I was more shocked or awed by the absolute audacity.
I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end
December 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Not sure if I was more shocked or awed by the absolute audacity.
“raise questions.”
How about ya’ll try “gives answers,” in this case, as to whether the crime of murder was committed. This *isn’t* difficult.
How about ya’ll try “gives answers,” in this case, as to whether the crime of murder was committed. This *isn’t* difficult.
December 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
“raise questions.”
How about ya’ll try “gives answers,” in this case, as to whether the crime of murder was committed. This *isn’t* difficult.
How about ya’ll try “gives answers,” in this case, as to whether the crime of murder was committed. This *isn’t* difficult.
One of greatest and most accomplished Canadians in history - he leaves us all with an indelible legacy that will be seen and enjoyed around the world well beyond our own lives.
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96 (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96
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December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
One of greatest and most accomplished Canadians in history - he leaves us all with an indelible legacy that will be seen and enjoyed around the world well beyond our own lives.
Høeg has basically zero academic or practicing expertise in the area of immunology or preventative health, so this tracks.
Wow. Tracy Beth Høeg, the FDA's new acting director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) just put this slide up during her presentation to ACIP.
We have left reality.
We have left reality.
December 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Høeg has basically zero academic or practicing expertise in the area of immunology or preventative health, so this tracks.
A two hour shower will be required to wash the ick away from watching this FIFA World Cup draw event.
December 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A two hour shower will be required to wash the ick away from watching this FIFA World Cup draw event.
Cotton has a well established reputation for being a repulsive human being but even I didn’t think him complacent with murder. Absolutely sociopathic.
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Cotton has a well established reputation for being a repulsive human being but even I didn’t think him complacent with murder. Absolutely sociopathic.
lol. Will someone please inform the Democratic Party they have a 5-alarm disaster as one of their congressional leaders?
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
lol. Will someone please inform the Democratic Party they have a 5-alarm disaster as one of their congressional leaders?
Whoops, I missed one. Apparently he dozed while Linda McMahon spoke. That's *five* unconscious slumbers in one meeting. That's really a lot!
I mean, if he does it for one guy, an agonizingly boring person like Rubio, I could maybe understand and even relate. But so far in this one meeting he's nodded off to Rubio, RFK, Hegseth and now Duffy. That's a lot!
Trump appears to be sleeping as Sean Duffy talks during his Cabinet meeting
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Whoops, I missed one. Apparently he dozed while Linda McMahon spoke. That's *five* unconscious slumbers in one meeting. That's really a lot!
I mean, 9 years on and there's so much to choose from, but this has gotta be in the top 10 for most racist things Donald Trump has spoken in public. Hollyyyyyyy fukkin shieeet.
Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I mean, 9 years on and there's so much to choose from, but this has gotta be in the top 10 for most racist things Donald Trump has spoken in public. Hollyyyyyyy fukkin shieeet.
I mean, if he does it for one guy, an agonizingly boring person like Rubio, I could maybe understand and even relate. But so far in this one meeting he's nodded off to Rubio, RFK, Hegseth and now Duffy. That's a lot!
Trump appears to be sleeping as Sean Duffy talks during his Cabinet meeting
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I mean, if he does it for one guy, an agonizingly boring person like Rubio, I could maybe understand and even relate. But so far in this one meeting he's nodded off to Rubio, RFK, Hegseth and now Duffy. That's a lot!
Does Rubio understand this makes him look as bad if not worse than President Weekend at Bernie's?
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Does Rubio understand this makes him look as bad if not worse than President Weekend at Bernie's?
Jack White still plays a pretty pretty pretty good live show.
November 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Jack White still plays a pretty pretty pretty good live show.
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Donald Trump after his meeting with Mamdani
a man in a red jacket talks to another man
Alt: John Candy in Volunteers where he is captured and turned into a communist
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November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Donald Trump after his meeting with Mamdani
Kind of remarkable there’s no American presence at this prestige event - more evidence of the uncertainty that envelopes the Pentagon under the chaotic leadership of Pete Hegseth.
This weekend I'm at the Halifax International Security Forum, which — for the first time — has no official delegated from the U.S. government. I'll post some occasional thoughts from the Forum over the weekend, below 👇
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Kind of remarkable there’s no American presence at this prestige event - more evidence of the uncertainty that envelopes the Pentagon under the chaotic leadership of Pete Hegseth.
Imagine breathing that in everyday, countless hours spent ingesting led-infused toxins, and then think about the long-term cognitive and inevitably, societal problems created among a generation of now elderly people. And then think about who they helped vote into office.
Literally just lectured about this!
In the late 1960s, air quality was so bad in several cities they had to turn on the street lights during the day so drivers could see. And yeah, the Cuyahoga River was so polluted it literally caught on fire.
In the late 1960s, air quality was so bad in several cities they had to turn on the street lights during the day so drivers could see. And yeah, the Cuyahoga River was so polluted it literally caught on fire.
Oh, I don’t know. Our rivers no longer catch on fire and our air is far less poisonous than it used to be, even in smog bowls like Los Angeles. And I think those are good things.
November 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Imagine breathing that in everyday, countless hours spent ingesting led-infused toxins, and then think about the long-term cognitive and inevitably, societal problems created among a generation of now elderly people. And then think about who they helped vote into office.
Incredible thread. Who was her editor and are they actually still editing, because they shouldn’t be. Ever. Again.
November 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Incredible thread. Who was her editor and are they actually still editing, because they shouldn’t be. Ever. Again.
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The attorney general and the FBI director, a manosphere podcaster bro, pulled into the situation room a member of Congress best known for getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical for drunkenly giving her date a handy, in order to pressure her about the president's child sex trafficking scandal.
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The attorney general and the FBI director, a manosphere podcaster bro, pulled into the situation room a member of Congress best known for getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical for drunkenly giving her date a handy, in order to pressure her about the president's child sex trafficking scandal.