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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-...
Why Nikki Haley’s son went radical
unherd.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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.
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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"Trump did not invent expanding presidential power. It was Cheney."
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Cheney Worried About Trump Abusing Power. He Had Himself to Blame
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November 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"Trump did not invent expanding presidential power. It was Cheney."
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I am fascinated by the growing number of conservatives who claim I should be ‘denaturalized & deported’ because I am apparently anti-American (based on what?); these same folks who hate many of the core freedoms & rights in the American Constitution, including the 1st & 14th Amendments. The irony.
November 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I am fascinated by the growing number of conservatives who claim I should be ‘denaturalized & deported’ because I am apparently anti-American (based on what?); these same folks who hate many of the core freedoms & rights in the American Constitution, including the 1st & 14th Amendments. The irony.
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“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
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Her husband apparently endorsed Cuomo. I am saying 'apparently' because this ad is weird as fuck and feels like AI
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Her husband apparently endorsed Cuomo. I am saying 'apparently' because this ad is weird as fuck and feels like AI
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Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim's trial is this Sunday. He is a 16-year-old Palestinian-American citizen who is unjustly imprisoned.
He has lost 1/4 of his body weight in prison.
The Israeli government must release him immediately.
He has lost 1/4 of his body weight in prison.
The Israeli government must release him immediately.
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim's trial is this Sunday. He is a 16-year-old Palestinian-American citizen who is unjustly imprisoned.
He has lost 1/4 of his body weight in prison.
The Israeli government must release him immediately.
He has lost 1/4 of his body weight in prison.
The Israeli government must release him immediately.
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not even the pretense of caring about democracy as a practice
Rep. Mike Simpson R-ID ignores Democrats on the floor and adjourns the House until next Monday. Adelita Grijalva was elected on Sept. 23 and still has not been sworn into office.
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
not even the pretense of caring about democracy as a practice
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It can be disingenuously weaponized, BUT ALSO.
Having watched the left go through a period where folks say "oh well everyone has a Nazi phase, you can't exclude people from the movement over that"
We do need to be real about who will leave spaces if we do not think about perceived safety.
Having watched the left go through a period where folks say "oh well everyone has a Nazi phase, you can't exclude people from the movement over that"
We do need to be real about who will leave spaces if we do not think about perceived safety.
One thing the NYC mayoral race underscored for me is how easily the phrase "I don't feel safe" can be weaponized. It's an argument I would hesitate ever to use again, even for a good cause. I hope we can all agree that we have the right to BE safe. Maybe we should leave it at that.
November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It can be disingenuously weaponized, BUT ALSO.
Having watched the left go through a period where folks say "oh well everyone has a Nazi phase, you can't exclude people from the movement over that"
We do need to be real about who will leave spaces if we do not think about perceived safety.
Having watched the left go through a period where folks say "oh well everyone has a Nazi phase, you can't exclude people from the movement over that"
We do need to be real about who will leave spaces if we do not think about perceived safety.
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ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
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The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
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i think this is a pretty good take on pelosi, who is unquestionably one of the most consequential house speakers in the history of the institution
Opinion | Nancy Pelosi Is an American Political Giant
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
i think this is a pretty good take on pelosi, who is unquestionably one of the most consequential house speakers in the history of the institution
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Zohran Mamdani triggered your Islamophobia, but you have no problem with white nationalism; got it………. I see who the white nationalists are now. 🔆☕
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Zohran Mamdani triggered your Islamophobia, but you have no problem with white nationalism; got it………. I see who the white nationalists are now. 🔆☕
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Without people of color, Spanberger, Shirrill, Mamdani and others wouldn't win with their huge margins.
Just look at the cross tabs.
It was "the woke" who got it done.
Majority of white voters didnt go for them.
Just look at the cross tabs.
It was "the woke" who got it done.
Majority of white voters didnt go for them.
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Without people of color, Spanberger, Shirrill, Mamdani and others wouldn't win with their huge margins.
Just look at the cross tabs.
It was "the woke" who got it done.
Majority of white voters didnt go for them.
Just look at the cross tabs.
It was "the woke" who got it done.
Majority of white voters didnt go for them.
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I'm getting almost as many nonstop death threats from Zionists today as I did from the Kirk stans a few weeks ago.
It's...a lot. There's a bunch telling me they'll make sure I don't get a Jewish funeral either because to them I'm not a real Jew.
It's...a lot. There's a bunch telling me they'll make sure I don't get a Jewish funeral either because to them I'm not a real Jew.
November 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I'm getting almost as many nonstop death threats from Zionists today as I did from the Kirk stans a few weeks ago.
It's...a lot. There's a bunch telling me they'll make sure I don't get a Jewish funeral either because to them I'm not a real Jew.
It's...a lot. There's a bunch telling me they'll make sure I don't get a Jewish funeral either because to them I'm not a real Jew.
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I hate to say it but reducing the cost of semaglutides is actually a smart political calculation.
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I hate to say it but reducing the cost of semaglutides is actually a smart political calculation.
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When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When people talk about the excesses of MeToo, they have to lie, because the reality is that there was no massive social reckoning forcing people to believe survivors or hold perpetrators accountable. In fact, there has been a significant backsliding and new punishments in rejection of MeToo
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White voters basically did a repeat of the way they voted to elect the felon.
They learned nothing.
The fact that my tax dollars have been feeding them and their families with their ingratitude and racism, I do not owe them more.
When do white people acknowledge the great debt they OWE TO US?
They learned nothing.
The fact that my tax dollars have been feeding them and their families with their ingratitude and racism, I do not owe them more.
When do white people acknowledge the great debt they OWE TO US?
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
White voters basically did a repeat of the way they voted to elect the felon.
They learned nothing.
The fact that my tax dollars have been feeding them and their families with their ingratitude and racism, I do not owe them more.
When do white people acknowledge the great debt they OWE TO US?
They learned nothing.
The fact that my tax dollars have been feeding them and their families with their ingratitude and racism, I do not owe them more.
When do white people acknowledge the great debt they OWE TO US?
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I don’t know about you but I sincerely believe that Zohran Mamdani’s BA Major in Africana Studies enabled him to understand our current conjuncture & its demands of justice. Humanities shape minds & in his case for the better.
I know white tech bros disagree as they continue to collapse our worlds.
I know white tech bros disagree as they continue to collapse our worlds.
November 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I don’t know about you but I sincerely believe that Zohran Mamdani’s BA Major in Africana Studies enabled him to understand our current conjuncture & its demands of justice. Humanities shape minds & in his case for the better.
I know white tech bros disagree as they continue to collapse our worlds.
I know white tech bros disagree as they continue to collapse our worlds.
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I do like that Zohran’s speech wasn’t just “the glory of the purpose that brings us together” stuff but was also some “no fuck that guy for real, he sucks”
November 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I do like that Zohran’s speech wasn’t just “the glory of the purpose that brings us together” stuff but was also some “no fuck that guy for real, he sucks”
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People who hate Zohran and everything he stands for: Now that Zohran has won, the most effective thing he can do is betray all of his principles
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
People who hate Zohran and everything he stands for: Now that Zohran has won, the most effective thing he can do is betray all of his principles
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Hey New Yorkers, how's your mandatory forced conversion to Islam going?
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Hey New Yorkers, how's your mandatory forced conversion to Islam going?
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i will not let the doomerism win
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
i will not let the doomerism win
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The victory of progressive candidates is a byproduct of our work caring for one another and building a better world, not the goal of our work.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The victory of progressive candidates is a byproduct of our work caring for one another and building a better world, not the goal of our work.