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It’s true. We shouldn’t pretend that. Trumpist culture is not the same as American culture and not equal. Trumpist culture is proudly ignorant, defiantly against America’s founding values and subsequently developed values, venomously bigoted, and generally despicable.
Fox News' Will Cain: "I’m sure there are very honorable law-abiding upstanding citizens and contributors from the Somali community here in the United States, BUT..."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
December 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It’s true. We shouldn’t pretend that. Trumpist culture is not the same as American culture and not equal. Trumpist culture is proudly ignorant, defiantly against America’s founding values and subsequently developed values, venomously bigoted, and generally despicable.
Brute Squad Barbie.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Brute Squad Barbie.
'brute squads' is exactly right
A Trumpified GOP imagined that it could build a multi-racial coalition at the same it was demonizing minorities — and targeting the Latino community with brute squads.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
What Did They Think Would Happen?
Alienating Latinos turned out to be a lousy political strategy
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
'brute squads' is exactly right
The lasting gift of Ronald Reagan
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.
Why Nikki Haley’s son went radical: His generation inherited insecurity.
I profile Nalin Haley, a fascinating young man, who I believe will likely play an important role in conservative politics in years to come.
unherd.com/2025/11/why-...
I profile Nalin Haley, a fascinating young man, who I believe will likely play an important role in conservative politics in years to come.
unherd.com/2025/11/why-...
November 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The lasting gift of Ronald Reagan
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look upon my works, and see if we are aligned.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works, per my last e-mail.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and please advise.
November 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look upon my works, and see if we are aligned.
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Sweet Jesus, I am reposting RM Nixon. But my dude is right.
I refuse to engage in that. I have seen worse. I have come back from worse. I am too old to engage in that. You fight, by God. You fight until you can no longer get up.
Mr. P, in all seriousness, Sir, do you think we’re even going to have another president? I’m beginning to doubt it very much.
September 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Sweet Jesus, I am reposting RM Nixon. But my dude is right.
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Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
September 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
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Trump sent Jeff Epstein this birthday card. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
September 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Trump sent Jeff Epstein this birthday card. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
She should have done this interview from the back seat of Chuck Berry's red Cadillac.
White House official Lindsey Halligan: "While slavery is obviously a horrible aspect of our nation's history, you can't really talk about slavery honestly unless you also talk about hope and progress ... we need to stop focusing so much on the lack of progress."
August 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
She should have done this interview from the back seat of Chuck Berry's red Cadillac.
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A teenage 4channer was beat up by two 15 year olds in DC, which was spotted and quickly stopped by nearby police. He told his friends, the richest man in the world and the Vice President of the United States, that he was pummeled by a dozen adult Romanians. A week later, Trump federalized DC police.
August 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A teenage 4channer was beat up by two 15 year olds in DC, which was spotted and quickly stopped by nearby police. He told his friends, the richest man in the world and the Vice President of the United States, that he was pummeled by a dozen adult Romanians. A week later, Trump federalized DC police.
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I just wanted to look at a baseball story before I sat down to work. I did not look at the story because it is not a story. It is a "podcast." A hundred times in a hundred I would rather read a thing than watch or listen to it. I miss a lot that way, but it is what it is.
August 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I just wanted to look at a baseball story before I sat down to work. I did not look at the story because it is not a story. It is a "podcast." A hundred times in a hundred I would rather read a thing than watch or listen to it. I miss a lot that way, but it is what it is.
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If my taxes don’t pave my roads or fix my bridges or keep my schools open 5 days a week or pay local teachers a living wage or help keep my hospital open or help my neighbor’s kid eat lunch or fund public television or my healthcare…
Why the f’ck should I pay taxes?
Why the f’ck should I pay taxes?
July 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
If my taxes don’t pave my roads or fix my bridges or keep my schools open 5 days a week or pay local teachers a living wage or help keep my hospital open or help my neighbor’s kid eat lunch or fund public television or my healthcare…
Why the f’ck should I pay taxes?
Why the f’ck should I pay taxes?
HE THINKS AFRICA *IS* A COUNTRY
NO YOU’RE NOT YOU HIT EVERY SINGLE AFRICAN COUNTRY WITH TARIFFS
TRUMP: WE'RE SHIFTING FROM AID TO TRADE IN AFRICA
July 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
HE THINKS AFRICA *IS* A COUNTRY
I wonder if he informed Miller
Last week’s sudden pause on a weapons shipment to Ukraine was the handiwork of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth—who didn’t bother to inform Trump before enacting it.
The president is not in control of his own government.
https://trib.al/I0WOFDL
The president is not in control of his own government.
https://trib.al/I0WOFDL
Turns Out, Pete Hegseth Forgot a Crucial Step in Pausing Ukraine Aid
Guess who forgot to tell his boss what he was doing?
trib.al
July 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I wonder if he informed Miller
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I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
July 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
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I really wish journalists world stop pretending Trump is guided by anything but impulse and id. He's a toddler with no object permanence.
We're governed by the lizard-brained impulses of a mad king, and the unwillingness of legacy media to acknowledge that reality is a big part of why we're here.
We're governed by the lizard-brained impulses of a mad king, and the unwillingness of legacy media to acknowledge that reality is a big part of why we're here.
"President Donald Trump is no JFK," David Ignatius writes.
"But he just did something in the Iran crisis that reminds me a bit of Kennedy’s decision to step away from the cacophony of ExComm and explore options."
"But he just did something in the Iran crisis that reminds me a bit of Kennedy’s decision to step away from the cacophony of ExComm and explore options."
Opinion | Could Trump apply JFK’s Cuban missile crisis playbook to Iran?
The president’s pause in the Iran crisis reminds me of Kennedy’s decision to pull back from hawkish advisers.
wapo.st
June 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I really wish journalists world stop pretending Trump is guided by anything but impulse and id. He's a toddler with no object permanence.
We're governed by the lizard-brained impulses of a mad king, and the unwillingness of legacy media to acknowledge that reality is a big part of why we're here.
We're governed by the lizard-brained impulses of a mad king, and the unwillingness of legacy media to acknowledge that reality is a big part of why we're here.
And why does his DNI still have a job?
A question every reporter should be asking Trump and Republicans:
If Trump doesn't trust his own Director of National Intelligence, and by extension, US intelligence, then which country's intelligence is he relying upon?
If Trump doesn't trust his own Director of National Intelligence, and by extension, US intelligence, then which country's intelligence is he relying upon?
June 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
And why does his DNI still have a job?
And while Trump controlled govt, not a single arrest or prosecution for election stealing. To this day.
The thing that always amuses me about the 2020 conspiracies—and very little does!—is how they require believing that the 2020 election, when Trump controlled govt, was rigged by the Deep State, which then somehow forgot to rig the 2024 election when Biden was in the White House.
Context note: DOJ doesn’t turn over evidence to Congress if they have a viable investigation in the works.
June 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
And while Trump controlled govt, not a single arrest or prosecution for election stealing. To this day.
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Banana Republicans
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
June 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Banana Republicans
Pass the popcorn
So a public company that in 2024 had $3.62 million in total revenue (somewhat better than the average McDonald’s restaurant) and suffered a $401 million net loss is raising $2.5 billion in capital to buy … {checks notes} … bitcoin.
Guess whose company it is.
www.reuters.com/business/tru...
Guess whose company it is.
www.reuters.com/business/tru...
Trump Media to raise $2.5 billion to invest in bitcoin
Trump Media and Technology Group will raise about $2.5 billion to invest in bitcoin, U.S. President Donald Trump's social media firm said on Tuesday, as it looks to diversify its revenue streams with a push into the financial sector.
www.reuters.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Pass the popcorn
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There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to Medicaid.
May 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to Medicaid.