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So much political commentary/analysis comes down to whether you see 2024 as:
1) A sweeping and lasting change, signaling deeply and widely held issue beliefs, practically a binding referendum on American culture
Or
2) The fourth close presidential election in a row, and impacted by global trends
1) A sweeping and lasting change, signaling deeply and widely held issue beliefs, practically a binding referendum on American culture
Or
2) The fourth close presidential election in a row, and impacted by global trends
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
So much political commentary/analysis comes down to whether you see 2024 as:
1) A sweeping and lasting change, signaling deeply and widely held issue beliefs, practically a binding referendum on American culture
Or
2) The fourth close presidential election in a row, and impacted by global trends
1) A sweeping and lasting change, signaling deeply and widely held issue beliefs, practically a binding referendum on American culture
Or
2) The fourth close presidential election in a row, and impacted by global trends
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“People only care about INFLATION & we’re about to have a RECESSION” was the drumbeat mantra of 2021-24, during the most rapid economic recovery & unbroken period of job growth in modern 🇺🇸 history 🧐🤷♂️
December 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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No, really, people said this all the time when the Old Democrat was president & delivered record job growth & employment & real wages & real income & real consumption & even brought inflation closer to target than 85% of the time since we’ve had a target
"Everyone cares about inflation. Only the unemployed care about unemployment" 🤔
🧵👇🎯 The other way you know that people actually care about unemployment & these arguments are not serious is that the Dems were absolutely shellacked in the 2010 midterms & all of the polls said voters cared about unemployment & all of the pundits blamed Dems for not paying enough attention to it.
December 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
No, really, people said this all the time when the Old Democrat was president & delivered record job growth & employment & real wages & real income & real consumption & even brought inflation closer to target than 85% of the time since we’ve had a target
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"This is, excuse me, a damn fine cup of coffee!"
December 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
"This is, excuse me, a damn fine cup of coffee!"
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We have serious problems to solve and we need serious people to solve them. Whatever your particular problem is, I promise you, Donald Trump is not the least bit interested in solving it. He is interested in two things & two things only: making you afraid of it and telling you who’s to blame for it.
December 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
We have serious problems to solve and we need serious people to solve them. Whatever your particular problem is, I promise you, Donald Trump is not the least bit interested in solving it. He is interested in two things & two things only: making you afraid of it and telling you who’s to blame for it.
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So systemic discrimination DOES exist! But white guys are the victims of it!
The most intellectually, politically, and culturally lazy cohort in modern history - white guys of mediocre intellect, creativity, & personality who can only ape the theories, language, laws, & struggle of Black people.
The most intellectually, politically, and culturally lazy cohort in modern history - white guys of mediocre intellect, creativity, & personality who can only ape the theories, language, laws, & struggle of Black people.
December 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
So systemic discrimination DOES exist! But white guys are the victims of it!
The most intellectually, politically, and culturally lazy cohort in modern history - white guys of mediocre intellect, creativity, & personality who can only ape the theories, language, laws, & struggle of Black people.
The most intellectually, politically, and culturally lazy cohort in modern history - white guys of mediocre intellect, creativity, & personality who can only ape the theories, language, laws, & struggle of Black people.
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good job to the trans people who voted to "burn your own babies" by abstaining from supporting Harris, I'm sure all the trans kids in America who lose medical care will be extremely understanding about how you had to do this to make a stand on a foreign policy issue
December 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
good job to the trans people who voted to "burn your own babies" by abstaining from supporting Harris, I'm sure all the trans kids in America who lose medical care will be extremely understanding about how you had to do this to make a stand on a foreign policy issue
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December 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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I wish all off the bitter old men clinging to the last vestiges of power by making everyone else's lives hell a very merry eternity having their flesh peeled by demons
December 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I wish all off the bitter old men clinging to the last vestiges of power by making everyone else's lives hell a very merry eternity having their flesh peeled by demons
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i, kind of crucially, think that there are very very few things that should lead someone to be ejected entirely from America, that's a pretty load-bearing belief for me
i think this kind of sentiment is *genuinely one of them* though
i think this kind of sentiment is *genuinely one of them* though
Rep. Andy Ogles calls for a stop to all visas: "We've got to acknowledge there are certain religions and cultures that don't work here. They're incompatible with the West, with the United States of America ... they bring nothing to our nation except a drain on our resources."
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
i, kind of crucially, think that there are very very few things that should lead someone to be ejected entirely from America, that's a pretty load-bearing belief for me
i think this kind of sentiment is *genuinely one of them* though
i think this kind of sentiment is *genuinely one of them* though
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Trump promised to fix everything on day one, remember? Blaming today’s issues on his predecessors proves he was FOS then and is FOS now. F*ck Trump, f*ck everyone who voted for him, and everyone who contributed to his victory.
December 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Trump promised to fix everything on day one, remember? Blaming today’s issues on his predecessors proves he was FOS then and is FOS now. F*ck Trump, f*ck everyone who voted for him, and everyone who contributed to his victory.
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Sgt Rock! If you ever want to really enjoy some good comics, I highly recommend digging into any of Joe Kubert's Sgt Rock stories. They are amazing. Mostly because of what Kubert brought to it. I took a crack at Sarge, but Kubert is the only one who can really do the character justice.
December 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Sgt Rock! If you ever want to really enjoy some good comics, I highly recommend digging into any of Joe Kubert's Sgt Rock stories. They are amazing. Mostly because of what Kubert brought to it. I took a crack at Sarge, but Kubert is the only one who can really do the character justice.
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In a way this is historical, you can get a feel for what it was like to be in court during the last years of a king slowly going mad from mercury poisoning or syphilis - I imagine those people frequently got invited to an airing of the grievances
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
In a way this is historical, you can get a feel for what it was like to be in court during the last years of a king slowly going mad from mercury poisoning or syphilis - I imagine those people frequently got invited to an airing of the grievances
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You care about the price of eggs?
A real President would have directed his administration to work to prevent the spread of this disease.
A real President would have directed his administration to work to prevent the spread of this disease.
The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza continues to spread throughout our Valley, putting our poultry farmers and agricultural economy at risk.
December 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
You care about the price of eggs?
A real President would have directed his administration to work to prevent the spread of this disease.
A real President would have directed his administration to work to prevent the spread of this disease.
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From the quality of the gaudy gold-sprayed lettering stabled onto the wall outside, I'd guess he's looking for the make-your-own-omelette station
December 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
From the quality of the gaudy gold-sprayed lettering stabled onto the wall outside, I'd guess he's looking for the make-your-own-omelette station
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you absolute fucking imbeciles
Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism
His insane overreaches are giving Americans a new appreciation for free trade, immigration, and international alliances.
www.thebulwark.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
you absolute fucking imbeciles
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Look back at US history over the past 35 years. 3 Democratic presidents: Clinton, Obama, Biden. 3 GOP presidents: Bush 41, Bush 43,Trump. The Dem presidents have had to clean up the economic messes left by their GOP predecessors. In 2029, it will happen again. You want a good economy? Elect a Dem.
December 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Look back at US history over the past 35 years. 3 Democratic presidents: Clinton, Obama, Biden. 3 GOP presidents: Bush 41, Bush 43,Trump. The Dem presidents have had to clean up the economic messes left by their GOP predecessors. In 2029, it will happen again. You want a good economy? Elect a Dem.
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I am thinking about resolving to be less helpful in 2026. Just be a real pain in the ass. Across the board
December 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I am thinking about resolving to be less helpful in 2026. Just be a real pain in the ass. Across the board
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Small drones are playing such a big role in the Russia-Ukraine war not because they've proven superior, but because no one has air superiority, air defense is weak, and attempts at complex combined arms have broken down.
US-China wouldn't look like that.
Very good, timely piece by Justin Bronk.
US-China wouldn't look like that.
Very good, timely piece by Justin Bronk.
America’s Drone Delusion
Why the lessons of Ukraine don’t apply to a conflict with China.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Small drones are playing such a big role in the Russia-Ukraine war not because they've proven superior, but because no one has air superiority, air defense is weak, and attempts at complex combined arms have broken down.
US-China wouldn't look like that.
Very good, timely piece by Justin Bronk.
US-China wouldn't look like that.
Very good, timely piece by Justin Bronk.
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There will always be "insiders." In the United States, they determine the fates of millions. It matters who they are. 9/9
@princetonupress.bsky.social
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The Insiders’ Game
How elites shape the use of force in American foreign policy
press.princeton.edu
December 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
There will always be "insiders." In the United States, they determine the fates of millions. It matters who they are. 9/9
@princetonupress.bsky.social
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I don't want to believe it. Let's hope Rob Reiner killed some other elderly couple.
December 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I don't want to believe it. Let's hope Rob Reiner killed some other elderly couple.
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President Biden: "For Jewish people lighting a menorah tonight: I know that it is hard to find hope while carrying sorrow. But your resilience and capacity to find faith and joy despite centuries of persecution and pain has always been your light. We must never lose hope."
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
President Biden: "For Jewish people lighting a menorah tonight: I know that it is hard to find hope while carrying sorrow. But your resilience and capacity to find faith and joy despite centuries of persecution and pain has always been your light. We must never lose hope."