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Today is another great reminder that we need to launch the senate straight into the sun. Or abolish it. Or make it a ceremonial House of Lords
Bill to release the Epstein files has passed the House 427 to 1 (Higgins).
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Today is another great reminder that we need to launch the senate straight into the sun. Or abolish it. Or make it a ceremonial House of Lords
The United States of Blood for Oil
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“I’ve been outspoken in calling on the administration to act against Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorship” in Venezuela, Bret Stephens writes. “With war looming, possibly within days, it’s worth making the case again — and thinking through the ways it could go wrong.”
“I’ve been outspoken in calling on the administration to act against Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorship” in Venezuela, Bret Stephens writes. “With war looming, possibly within days, it’s worth making the case again — and thinking through the ways it could go wrong.”
Opinion | The Case for Overthrowing Maduro
Thinking through the case for intervention in Venezuela.
nyti.ms
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The United States of Blood for Oil
mandatory weekly reading for IndyCar news! If you only have time for one newsletter and one podcast per week: this and Trackside
Captain America is back in IndyCar, and this time he’s in papaya orange. Read all about it in my latest:
Last Week in IndyCar (11/10-16/25)
A past Indy 500 winner returns, while a current driver gets down and dirty out west
theindycarafterburn.beehiiv.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
mandatory weekly reading for IndyCar news! If you only have time for one newsletter and one podcast per week: this and Trackside
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So the total amount of drones they launched in 2023 is equivalent to one night in 2025
November 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
So the total amount of drones they launched in 2023 is equivalent to one night in 2025
do not like the ny giants wearing white at home
November 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
do not like the ny giants wearing white at home
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⚡️Widow of Chornobyl's first victim killed by Russian attack on Kyiv 39 years later.
Natalia Khodymchuk, widow of Valerii Khodymchuk, the first victim of the 1986 Chornobyl disaster, died in Kyiv after suffering severe injuries in a mass overnight Russian attack on Nov. 14–15.
Natalia Khodymchuk, widow of Valerii Khodymchuk, the first victim of the 1986 Chornobyl disaster, died in Kyiv after suffering severe injuries in a mass overnight Russian attack on Nov. 14–15.
Widow of Chornobyl's first victim killed by Russian attack on Kyiv 39 years later
Natalia Khodymchuk, the widow of Valerii Khodymchuk, the first victim of the 1986 Chornobyl disaster, died in Kyiv overnight on Nov. 14–15 after suffering severe injuries in a mass Russian attack on t...
kyivindependent.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
⚡️Widow of Chornobyl's first victim killed by Russian attack on Kyiv 39 years later.
Natalia Khodymchuk, widow of Valerii Khodymchuk, the first victim of the 1986 Chornobyl disaster, died in Kyiv after suffering severe injuries in a mass overnight Russian attack on Nov. 14–15.
Natalia Khodymchuk, widow of Valerii Khodymchuk, the first victim of the 1986 Chornobyl disaster, died in Kyiv after suffering severe injuries in a mass overnight Russian attack on Nov. 14–15.
saw a teaser for Actions Detrimental on DH’s IG story. I’m not sure I’m ready for that episode.
November 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
saw a teaser for Actions Detrimental on DH’s IG story. I’m not sure I’m ready for that episode.
Kevin Lee was on the “Ryan Hunter-Reay to McLaren 4th Indy 500 entry” beat like a month or two ago. Trackside remains at the top of the IndyCar podcast power rankings.
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Kevin Lee was on the “Ryan Hunter-Reay to McLaren 4th Indy 500 entry” beat like a month or two ago. Trackside remains at the top of the IndyCar podcast power rankings.
The Venn diagram of people saying the Giants should hire John Gruden and the people who said the Yankees should sign Trevor Bauer is a circle.
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The Venn diagram of people saying the Giants should hire John Gruden and the people who said the Yankees should sign Trevor Bauer is a circle.
“In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.”
- John McCrae
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.”
- John McCrae
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
“In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.”
- John McCrae
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.”
- John McCrae
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The decision to sacrifice Ukrainians as disposable, second-class people for the sake of "avoiding escalation" has been an act of strategic idiocy. The consequences are now clear: Russia is more battle-hardened,its drone production is in overdrive, and its desperation makes it more dangerous,not less
On the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, President Zelensky called NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg from a bunker in Kyiv, pleading for a no-fly zone to stop Russian airstrikes.
He cited NATO’s past interventions in Bosnia and Iraq, but
He cited NATO’s past interventions in Bosnia and Iraq, but
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The decision to sacrifice Ukrainians as disposable, second-class people for the sake of "avoiding escalation" has been an act of strategic idiocy. The consequences are now clear: Russia is more battle-hardened,its drone production is in overdrive, and its desperation makes it more dangerous,not less
Genuinely don’t think the institution of the Democratic Party is ready for or expecting the biblical backlash of insurgency that this is going to cause in 2026 primary season
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Genuinely don’t think the institution of the Democratic Party is ready for or expecting the biblical backlash of insurgency that this is going to cause in 2026 primary season
trying to bury this during an NFL Sunday is diabolical
looks like senate dems are folding on the shutdown in exchange for a doomed vote 40 days from now and nothing else
November 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
trying to bury this during an NFL Sunday is diabolical
The New York Football Giants are my own little personal hell.
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The New York Football Giants are my own little personal hell.
I don’t always enjoy a cocktail, but when I do, I prefer the ice to be crushed.
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I don’t always enjoy a cocktail, but when I do, I prefer the ice to be crushed.
marking myself not safe from Joe Davis because I swear this guy is following me around, he’s on the Giants call today
November 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
marking myself not safe from Joe Davis because I swear this guy is following me around, he’s on the Giants call today
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I'm happy from a political standpoint watching Donald Trump and his party forced into debating health care. It's like watching a walrus do quantum physics
November 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I'm happy from a political standpoint watching Donald Trump and his party forced into debating health care. It's like watching a walrus do quantum physics
The true majoritarian position is one I have held for many years: launch the Senate into the sun. Or, defang it and make it a House of Lords performative non-entity.
one thing i find crazy-making is the idea that getting rid of the filibuster would make congress a purely majoritarian institution. bicameralism itself is counter-majoritarian! equal state representation is counter-majoritarian! the fact that senate elections are staggered is counter-majoritarian!
November 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The true majoritarian position is one I have held for many years: launch the Senate into the sun. Or, defang it and make it a House of Lords performative non-entity.
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Yeah so several major Ukrainian cities are in a complete blackout right now. 0 generation from thermal plants and 0 idea when the power will be back. Just please don’t forget us
November 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Yeah so several major Ukrainian cities are in a complete blackout right now. 0 generation from thermal plants and 0 idea when the power will be back. Just please don’t forget us
Two billion dollar companies are having a genital measuring contest and therefore I am unable to watch F1 this weekend. Unreal.
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Two billion dollar companies are having a genital measuring contest and therefore I am unable to watch F1 this weekend. Unreal.
Who decided it was a good idea for Rutgers to wear red shirts with white helmets and for Maryland to wear white shirts with red helmets? This is hard for me to follow; it must be a nightmare for color blind fans.
November 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Who decided it was a good idea for Rutgers to wear red shirts with white helmets and for Maryland to wear white shirts with red helmets? This is hard for me to follow; it must be a nightmare for color blind fans.
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Important to note that the 750 kV plants are crucial to Ukraine's civilian power grid. Attacking civilian infrastructure with no clear military objective is a war crime.
November 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Important to note that the 750 kV plants are crucial to Ukraine's civilian power grid. Attacking civilian infrastructure with no clear military objective is a war crime.
Caio Collett getting his shot in the big time is very exciting!
November 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Caio Collett getting his shot in the big time is very exciting!
Underrated part of Mamdani’s campaign is his unabashed and unapologetic inclusivity of queer people, specifically the trans community. It turns out that woke isn’t over just because an orange circus clown won a plurality of votes in 2024.
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Underrated part of Mamdani’s campaign is his unabashed and unapologetic inclusivity of queer people, specifically the trans community. It turns out that woke isn’t over just because an orange circus clown won a plurality of votes in 2024.
"Smoking on the 'Bill Crackman' tonight" 😂
Jamaal Bowman, Hasan Piker, Tish James, Cynthia Nixon, Mahmoud Khalil, Brad Lander, Jennifer Welch, Zohran's mom Mira Nair, and so many other fun folks stopped by the Zeteo livestream last night in Brooklyn.
Here are the bits, in less than 3 mins. Enjoy!
Jamaal Bowman, Hasan Piker, Tish James, Cynthia Nixon, Mahmoud Khalil, Brad Lander, Jennifer Welch, Zohran's mom Mira Nair, and so many other fun folks stopped by the Zeteo livestream last night in Brooklyn.
Here are the bits, in less than 3 mins. Enjoy!
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM