Harland A.L.
@avengingliberal.bsky.social
IS HE MAD, OR IS HE LYING? MAYBE BOTH
Donald Trump has lost the state of Minnesota three straight times, yet he claims to have won the state three times. It almost certainly began as a lie, but gradually evolved into a delusion. There is no reality in Trump's brain. Only lies and delusions. 1/
Donald Trump has lost the state of Minnesota three straight times, yet he claims to have won the state three times. It almost certainly began as a lie, but gradually evolved into a delusion. There is no reality in Trump's brain. Only lies and delusions. 1/
January 10, 2026 at 7:03 PM
IS HE MAD, OR IS HE LYING? MAYBE BOTH
Donald Trump has lost the state of Minnesota three straight times, yet he claims to have won the state three times. It almost certainly began as a lie, but gradually evolved into a delusion. There is no reality in Trump's brain. Only lies and delusions. 1/
Donald Trump has lost the state of Minnesota three straight times, yet he claims to have won the state three times. It almost certainly began as a lie, but gradually evolved into a delusion. There is no reality in Trump's brain. Only lies and delusions. 1/
Dick Cheney: "Krugman, I did not order the invasion of Iraq to help GW get reelected. The invasion's main purpose was to achieve strategic dominance in a country and a region with substantial oil wealth. End of story."
January 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Dick Cheney: "Krugman, I did not order the invasion of Iraq to help GW get reelected. The invasion's main purpose was to achieve strategic dominance in a country and a region with substantial oil wealth. End of story."
Doctor: "Mr President, I read that your father died from pneumonia. Can you tell me what the underlying cause was?"
P.S. Our president is a madman who also suffers from dementia. The NYT and the MSM don't want to talk about it.🤷
P.S. Our president is a madman who also suffers from dementia. The NYT and the MSM don't want to talk about it.🤷
January 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Doctor: "Mr President, I read that your father died from pneumonia. Can you tell me what the underlying cause was?"
P.S. Our president is a madman who also suffers from dementia. The NYT and the MSM don't want to talk about it.🤷
P.S. Our president is a madman who also suffers from dementia. The NYT and the MSM don't want to talk about it.🤷
Jack: "I guess Paul wants me to give him a New Year's kiss."😽
January 2, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Jack: "I guess Paul wants me to give him a New Year's kiss."😽
Sorry Krugman, I need to write one more tweet before the end of the year, so I've chosen you to be my victim. Yesterday in Iowa, there was a special election for a vacant state senate seat. The Democratic candidate, Renee Hardman, won by 43% in a district that Trump lost by 17%, making it a...1/
December 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Sorry Krugman, I need to write one more tweet before the end of the year, so I've chosen you to be my victim. Yesterday in Iowa, there was a special election for a vacant state senate seat. The Democratic candidate, Renee Hardman, won by 43% in a district that Trump lost by 17%, making it a...1/
Krugman, you know the real reason why the MAGA mob wants "immigrants" and their children deported. Check this out: Nick Fuentes would prefer Amy Acton, a Democratic Jewish woman, to win the Ohio governorship over Vivek Ramaswamy, a conservative Republican, but more importantly, a very brown...1/
December 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Krugman, you know the real reason why the MAGA mob wants "immigrants" and their children deported. Check this out: Nick Fuentes would prefer Amy Acton, a Democratic Jewish woman, to win the Ohio governorship over Vivek Ramaswamy, a conservative Republican, but more importantly, a very brown...1/
P.S. Krugman, David French would insist that you love everyone unconditionally, especially during the holiday season, even the unlovable Bret Stephens. Happy Holidays to you and Robin.⛄
December 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
P.S. Krugman, David French would insist that you love everyone unconditionally, especially during the holiday season, even the unlovable Bret Stephens. Happy Holidays to you and Robin.⛄
🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MOST OF YOU🎁 1/
December 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MOST OF YOU🎁 1/
P.S. According to this chart, the increase in healthcare expenditures were a big part in the increase in personal consumption. I'm sure you'll have a lot to say about this.
December 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
P.S. According to this chart, the increase in healthcare expenditures were a big part in the increase in personal consumption. I'm sure you'll have a lot to say about this.
Go for it Krugman and make your recession prediction for 2026.
December 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Go for it Krugman and make your recession prediction for 2026.
Are you getting nervous? 5/
December 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Are you getting nervous? 5/
Maybe some people feel wealthier: 4/
December 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Maybe some people feel wealthier: 4/
Maybe we're going into debt more: 3/
December 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Maybe we're going into debt more: 3/
...my psychiatrist (ChatGPT) to explain this to me. Maybe we're saving less: 2/
December 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
...my psychiatrist (ChatGPT) to explain this to me. Maybe we're saving less: 2/
Okay Krugman, Greg Ip of the WSJ says not to get too excited. The 4.3% GDP growth for the 3rd qtr might be an illusion. He points out that the 3.5% increase in personal consumption rests upon a very weak 0.0% increase in real disposable income. What? So I asked...1/
December 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Okay Krugman, Greg Ip of the WSJ says not to get too excited. The 4.3% GDP growth for the 3rd qtr might be an illusion. He points out that the 3.5% increase in personal consumption rests upon a very weak 0.0% increase in real disposable income. What? So I asked...1/
...childish and impulsive. A manboy who has a lot of growing up to do.
"Forgive me Krugman, my Russian friends got a little carried away with your TwitterX account. I apologize."
"Forgive me Krugman, my Russian friends got a little carried away with your TwitterX account. I apologize."
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
...childish and impulsive. A manboy who has a lot of growing up to do.
"Forgive me Krugman, my Russian friends got a little carried away with your TwitterX account. I apologize."
"Forgive me Krugman, my Russian friends got a little carried away with your TwitterX account. I apologize."
...and our parents and peers can ignite these dark instincts, or subdue them. In 1930s Germany, Adolf Hitler ignited a genocidal powder keg that unleashed the absolute worst in the German people. Had Hitler not been born....
P.P.S. Make no mistake, Musk is a hatemonger, but he is also very...3/
P.P.S. Make no mistake, Musk is a hatemonger, but he is also very...3/
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
...and our parents and peers can ignite these dark instincts, or subdue them. In 1930s Germany, Adolf Hitler ignited a genocidal powder keg that unleashed the absolute worst in the German people. Had Hitler not been born....
P.P.S. Make no mistake, Musk is a hatemonger, but he is also very...3/
P.P.S. Make no mistake, Musk is a hatemonger, but he is also very...3/
THE MADMAN ADDRESSES
THE NATION:
"To become great once again, we must destroy our enemies, beginning with the Canada, then Greenland, then Venezuela, then...!"
P.S. Krugman, I believe we humans have an immutable capacity for hatred and violence – that is our human nature – but our culture...1/
THE NATION:
"To become great once again, we must destroy our enemies, beginning with the Canada, then Greenland, then Venezuela, then...!"
P.S. Krugman, I believe we humans have an immutable capacity for hatred and violence – that is our human nature – but our culture...1/
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
THE MADMAN ADDRESSES
THE NATION:
"To become great once again, we must destroy our enemies, beginning with the Canada, then Greenland, then Venezuela, then...!"
P.S. Krugman, I believe we humans have an immutable capacity for hatred and violence – that is our human nature – but our culture...1/
THE NATION:
"To become great once again, we must destroy our enemies, beginning with the Canada, then Greenland, then Venezuela, then...!"
P.S. Krugman, I believe we humans have an immutable capacity for hatred and violence – that is our human nature – but our culture...1/
PK: "So Tooze, using the Rawls test, if you had to make a choice between living in Nazi Germany or Stalinist Soviet Union, which would you select?"
AT: "Haha! The Soviet Union, just like you...and my grandfather!"
AT: "Haha! The Soviet Union, just like you...and my grandfather!"
December 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
PK: "So Tooze, using the Rawls test, if you had to make a choice between living in Nazi Germany or Stalinist Soviet Union, which would you select?"
AT: "Haha! The Soviet Union, just like you...and my grandfather!"
AT: "Haha! The Soviet Union, just like you...and my grandfather!"
"We lost Miami by 18 points tonight."
Donald Trump and the MAGA Republican party have no idea what is in store for them in 2026 and 2028. Miami is 70% Hispanic/Latino, and a very popular incumbent Republican Mayor was reelected by 67% in the 2021 mayoral race. I wonder if your NYT will...1/
Donald Trump and the MAGA Republican party have no idea what is in store for them in 2026 and 2028. Miami is 70% Hispanic/Latino, and a very popular incumbent Republican Mayor was reelected by 67% in the 2021 mayoral race. I wonder if your NYT will...1/
December 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
"We lost Miami by 18 points tonight."
Donald Trump and the MAGA Republican party have no idea what is in store for them in 2026 and 2028. Miami is 70% Hispanic/Latino, and a very popular incumbent Republican Mayor was reelected by 67% in the 2021 mayoral race. I wonder if your NYT will...1/
Donald Trump and the MAGA Republican party have no idea what is in store for them in 2026 and 2028. Miami is 70% Hispanic/Latino, and a very popular incumbent Republican Mayor was reelected by 67% in the 2021 mayoral race. I wonder if your NYT will...1/
Kevin, Paul Krugman just wrote that you should try to be a serious, professional chairman of the Federal Reserve should you be chosen. Would you care to respond?
P.S. Krugman, this AI video generator is maliciously fun!
P.S. Krugman, this AI video generator is maliciously fun!
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Kevin, Paul Krugman just wrote that you should try to be a serious, professional chairman of the Federal Reserve should you be chosen. Would you care to respond?
P.S. Krugman, this AI video generator is maliciously fun!
P.S. Krugman, this AI video generator is maliciously fun!
Robin: "Paul, I really think we should call the substack The Paul and Robin Report. We did co-author several books together, so I'm not being unreasonable."
Paul: "Well...let me sleep on it."😾
Paul: "Well...let me sleep on it."😾
December 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Robin: "Paul, I really think we should call the substack The Paul and Robin Report. We did co-author several books together, so I'm not being unreasonable."
Paul: "Well...let me sleep on it."😾
Paul: "Well...let me sleep on it."😾
THE SCREAM (1893)
P.S. Krugman, this Munch painting in 1893 preceded the beginning of WWl and WWll by a few decades. Let us hope your scream is not as prescient.
P.S. Krugman, this Munch painting in 1893 preceded the beginning of WWl and WWll by a few decades. Let us hope your scream is not as prescient.
November 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
THE SCREAM (1893)
P.S. Krugman, this Munch painting in 1893 preceded the beginning of WWl and WWll by a few decades. Let us hope your scream is not as prescient.
P.S. Krugman, this Munch painting in 1893 preceded the beginning of WWl and WWll by a few decades. Let us hope your scream is not as prescient.
THE SCREAM (2025)
Wolf: "Well, yeah, you have to remember, even economists are human beings sometimes."
Wolf: "Well, yeah, you have to remember, even economists are human beings sometimes."
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
THE SCREAM (2025)
Wolf: "Well, yeah, you have to remember, even economists are human beings sometimes."
Wolf: "Well, yeah, you have to remember, even economists are human beings sometimes."
Happy Thanksgiving to you and Robin (and Bret and his wife if they show up).
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to you and Robin (and Bret and his wife if they show up).