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Pledge of the woke patriot:
“I believe all people are created equal, and that we are stronger together than we are apart. Out of many parts we form one country, and I promise to protect the diversity of America or so help me God”
“I believe all people are created equal, and that we are stronger together than we are apart. Out of many parts we form one country, and I promise to protect the diversity of America or so help me God”
It’s fascinating to me the centuries long tradition of Europeans defining themselves in relation to their concept of China/“the orient”
Lots of notable bits in this piece from William Hague but mainly how the stuff we used to be told helped make nations strong - rule of law, strong democratic norms, low levels of corruption - now counts for nothing in the face of superior technology. I'm unconvinced
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Europe risks going the way of imperial China
Once a proud power, Qing dynasty fell behind in technology to be exploited by the West — now the roles are reversing
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It’s fascinating to me the centuries long tradition of Europeans defining themselves in relation to their concept of China/“the orient”
I think the widespread prosperity of the American middle class has protected us from reckoning with destitution for the most part
Even in San Diego, a family making 136k a year isn’t exactly working class, much less living in poverty! There are many, many people making much less than that
I usually at least mildly understand where Stancil is coming from, but this is a wild take
$136k for a family of four would only just make ends meet in San Diego. Perhaps not “poverty” status but def not “saving money for emergencies and taking fun vacations” status, either
$136k for a family of four would only just make ends meet in San Diego. Perhaps not “poverty” status but def not “saving money for emergencies and taking fun vacations” status, either
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I think the widespread prosperity of the American middle class has protected us from reckoning with destitution for the most part
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that rfk atlantic cover is actually satanic in several ways
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
that rfk atlantic cover is actually satanic in several ways
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Incredible how many people just assume Brandon Johnson is a DSA member. If I were UWF and UWF was a serious organization I’d be a little offended
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Incredible how many people just assume Brandon Johnson is a DSA member. If I were UWF and UWF was a serious organization I’d be a little offended
I’m so glad our bird brained media ask these dumb ass gotcha questions instead of more informative things
WELKER: “Do you think Trump’s a fascist?
MAYOR MAMDANI: “I’ve said it in the past. I say it today.”
WELKER: “How do you square working with someone who you still think is a threat to the democracy?”
MAYOR MAMDANI: “Working for the people of NYC demands you work with everyone.”
MAYOR MAMDANI: “I’ve said it in the past. I say it today.”
WELKER: “How do you square working with someone who you still think is a threat to the democracy?”
MAYOR MAMDANI: “Working for the people of NYC demands you work with everyone.”
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I’m so glad our bird brained media ask these dumb ass gotcha questions instead of more informative things
Chinese market socialism is demonstrating how USA can direct capital investment toward productive/innovative ends, if only we would stop caring about shareholder rights
It's funny when you think about how "productivity gains" physically just means "arranging the world to make things cheaper and easier to do" and we already got all the low-hanging fruit like "plant all your crops in monoculture rows" and "maintain your roads" so now capitalism has to kill itself
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Chinese market socialism is demonstrating how USA can direct capital investment toward productive/innovative ends, if only we would stop caring about shareholder rights
Some people are uncomfortable with the idea of representation as such and it would make more sense if they said so
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Some people are uncomfortable with the idea of representation as such and it would make more sense if they said so
I think we are discounting the possibility that MTG is leaving congress to start organizing her warband. There’s a “we have to save ourselves” tone which has got my spidey senses tingling
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I think we are discounting the possibility that MTG is leaving congress to start organizing her warband. There’s a “we have to save ourselves” tone which has got my spidey senses tingling
It’s remarkable how tolerant we are of fraud
November 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
It’s remarkable how tolerant we are of fraud
My one criticism of one battle after another: what’s Pat’s job?
November 22, 2025 at 6:51 AM
My one criticism of one battle after another: what’s Pat’s job?
The US Government should own every acre of land and the states should administer its holdings for our benefit.
The issue isn't who gets representation, it's that once you start unwinding federalism, why stop at presidential elections? Why bother having "states" at all other than as national administrative boundaries?
And why keep the Senate at all? Why not just a giant House, proportionally elected?
And why keep the Senate at all? Why not just a giant House, proportionally elected?
Sorry, but this is nonsensical. Federalism isn't a binary. Elect the President by national popular vote and both the little and the big empty states STILL get overrepresented in the Senate, which, need I remind you, confirms judicial and other nominations.
November 22, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The US Government should own every acre of land and the states should administer its holdings for our benefit.
Orestes Brownson wrote an incredible tract on this very question called “the American Republic” and not only does it exemplify the contradiction OP mentions but it also lays out a convincing case for a certain style of constitution!
They compromised, doing some of both. Which is incoherent!
And then we had a civil war that resolved the question of the nature of the Union, emphatically in favor of "nation"
But we didn't change the national election systems
IMO this is the "original sin" of the Second Republic
And then we had a civil war that resolved the question of the nature of the Union, emphatically in favor of "nation"
But we didn't change the national election systems
IMO this is the "original sin" of the Second Republic
November 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Orestes Brownson wrote an incredible tract on this very question called “the American Republic” and not only does it exemplify the contradiction OP mentions but it also lays out a convincing case for a certain style of constitution!
I have been saying we are in our warring kingdoms era of American politics
I would like to take you all back to the Warring States period of China.
I don't know what to make of the Mamdani-Trump summit so I'm just gonna sit with this for a moment
November 22, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I have been saying we are in our warring kingdoms era of American politics
Watch private credit try to step in and bridge the gap.
We’re guna recreate the guild system from first principles so families can fund their kids professional education
We’re guna recreate the guild system from first principles so families can fund their kids professional education
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Watch private credit try to step in and bridge the gap.
We’re guna recreate the guild system from first principles so families can fund their kids professional education
We’re guna recreate the guild system from first principles so families can fund their kids professional education
As investors pour billions and trillions into AI data infrastructure, American banks still operate on legacy systems which incorporate data files from all kinds of different systems
Yet another example where building a bridge to nowhere is more profitable than improving shitty roads
Yet another example where building a bridge to nowhere is more profitable than improving shitty roads
Like they took all the low hanging fruit on middleman apps with infinite scale. There's not really a whole lot of vital/daily/useful things you can do at this point with infinite scale. That nuts been cracked.
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
As investors pour billions and trillions into AI data infrastructure, American banks still operate on legacy systems which incorporate data files from all kinds of different systems
Yet another example where building a bridge to nowhere is more profitable than improving shitty roads
Yet another example where building a bridge to nowhere is more profitable than improving shitty roads
Hahahahahahaha
Interesting. Usha Vance minus a wedding ring yesterday at Camp Lejeune.
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Hahahahahahaha
I love that we all agree Communism would fucking rip but not all of us think it is possible (idiots)
“Someone should go into neighborhoods and ask people what they need fixed” ….i mean yes but
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I love that we all agree Communism would fucking rip but not all of us think it is possible (idiots)
We should only allow immigration from Pakistan and Bangladesh
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We should only allow immigration from Pakistan and Bangladesh
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PSA: For Cook County residents: Your property taxes aren’t going up solely because your property value goes up.
Your property taxes are going up because the board of review is lowering commercial property values and those of your wealthy neighbors and putting their share of the taxes back on us.
Your property taxes are going up because the board of review is lowering commercial property values and those of your wealthy neighbors and putting their share of the taxes back on us.
Hard to do that when he overassessed my house by $160,000 what I bought it for that year and refused to budge.
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
PSA: For Cook County residents: Your property taxes aren’t going up solely because your property value goes up.
Your property taxes are going up because the board of review is lowering commercial property values and those of your wealthy neighbors and putting their share of the taxes back on us.
Your property taxes are going up because the board of review is lowering commercial property values and those of your wealthy neighbors and putting their share of the taxes back on us.
In the German Ideology Karl Marx explains why Americans were right to fret about Germania
It’s very funny how all the references to a hegemonic male loutishness translate 1:1 across time and cultures.
It’s very funny how all the references to a hegemonic male loutishness translate 1:1 across time and cultures.
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
In the German Ideology Karl Marx explains why Americans were right to fret about Germania
It’s very funny how all the references to a hegemonic male loutishness translate 1:1 across time and cultures.
It’s very funny how all the references to a hegemonic male loutishness translate 1:1 across time and cultures.
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Lakeview 2035
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Lakeview 2035
Ooooh now I get why he’s opposed to Chi running he wants his help in Albany I think that’s valid
Zohran Mamdani on Chi Ossé’s primary challenge to House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries:
“I think that right now is not the time to be engaging in that kind of a primary. I think the focus should be on delivering on this affordability agenda.”
“I think that right now is not the time to be engaging in that kind of a primary. I think the focus should be on delivering on this affordability agenda.”
November 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Ooooh now I get why he’s opposed to Chi running he wants his help in Albany I think that’s valid
Not just that but rail networks themselves are insidious feudal carve outs for a few rich barons and not even for public benefit. Rail lines suck and freight traffic makes commuter service worse.
Everything about our transportation system is bullshit that doesn’t work
Everything about our transportation system is bullshit that doesn’t work
but that last part did happen. imo it is particularly important to emphasize that the oil majors + big three did, in fact, directly reshape much of public transit in major cities and this included the literal dismemberment of public transit systems.
was it the only thing? no
did it happen? yes
was it the only thing? no
did it happen? yes
Because a lot of leftists/progressives have pseudo conspiratorial models of reality where they think the only reason Americans live in suburbs is bc GM tore up the streetcar lines in LA etc.
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Not just that but rail networks themselves are insidious feudal carve outs for a few rich barons and not even for public benefit. Rail lines suck and freight traffic makes commuter service worse.
Everything about our transportation system is bullshit that doesn’t work
Everything about our transportation system is bullshit that doesn’t work
Good for him I think Mussab has some juice I’d love to see him win
November 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Good for him I think Mussab has some juice I’d love to see him win