Cacti Wrangler
@cactiwrangler.bsky.social
Senior Editor for THE Atlantic. You have to overemphasize "THE" like in THE Ohio State, otherwise you're not allowed to pay for our shitty articles.
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@cactiwrangler.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Nobel Peace Prize winner hailed Trump as ‘visionary’ just days before her victory
Maria Corina Machado was given the award for promoting democracy in Venezuela and says that the US president is the country’s best chance for regime change
www.independent.co.uk
lmao I work at THE Atlantic, a failing magazine full of idiots, and even I could find better "journalism" than you and your colleagues this morning. Unreal.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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I'm struck by this clip of former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz saying Holocaust education has backfired in part because people Palestinians as victims: "They think the lesson of the Holocaust is…you fight the big powerful people hurting the weak people."
www.reddit.com/r/JewsOfCons...
www.reddit.com/r/JewsOfCons...
From the JewsOfConscience community on Reddit: Former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz speaking to the Jewish Federation and lamenting that young people are learning the wrong lessons from Holocaust e...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I'm struck by this clip of former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz saying Holocaust education has backfired in part because people Palestinians as victims: "They think the lesson of the Holocaust is…you fight the big powerful people hurting the weak people."
www.reddit.com/r/JewsOfCons...
www.reddit.com/r/JewsOfCons...
This is actually 2 tiers of tax evasion and fraud. He donates "his" money to his foundation and then disperses those funds to companies he controls.
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is actually 2 tiers of tax evasion and fraud. He donates "his" money to his foundation and then disperses those funds to companies he controls.
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I laughed at loud. These people are so pathetic; our enemies are numbskulls. They will kill us all and still not know hs physics.
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I laughed at loud. These people are so pathetic; our enemies are numbskulls. They will kill us all and still not know hs physics.
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
That club George Carlin talked about us not being in? Well turns out it's a club full of pedophiles!
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
That club George Carlin talked about us not being in? Well turns out it's a club full of pedophiles!
Seems pretty obvious at this point that Donald Trump had Jeffrey Epstein killed
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Seems pretty obvious at this point that Donald Trump had Jeffrey Epstein killed
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I just want to mention that this was a New York Times reporter Epstein was talking to, and the NYT has never disclosed these emails or any photos conveyed.
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I just want to mention that this was a New York Times reporter Epstein was talking to, and the NYT has never disclosed these emails or any photos conveyed.
His own party refused to support him but sure, this is the takeaway
Everyone focused on Zohran Mamdani's win. But Sherrill and Spanberger did better than Mamdani with nonwhites, whites without degrees, independents, white college grads and low-income people. centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/...
The 2025 Elections and Future of the Democratic Party: Why Spanberger and Sherrill Provide a More Plausible Model for Success than Mamdani - Sabato's Crystal Ball
Sherrill and Spanberger performed better with traditional swing demographic groups than Mamdani did, suggesting they provide a better model for Democrats in future competitive races.
centerforpolitics.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
His own party refused to support him but sure, this is the takeaway
Epstein Files when
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Epstein Files when
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Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
These assholes are going to blame socialism when they under perform in the midterms.
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
These assholes are going to blame socialism when they under perform in the midterms.
It's not necessarily a death knell but watching the Democrats continue on appeasing their donors while ignoring their base and larger constituency convinces me this country probably isn't salvageable within my lifetime. Oh well.
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's not necessarily a death knell but watching the Democrats continue on appeasing their donors while ignoring their base and larger constituency convinces me this country probably isn't salvageable within my lifetime. Oh well.
Getting the urge to move to NH and run for office
Agree.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Getting the urge to move to NH and run for office
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Truly amazing that any time the democrats have to bite the bullet and do something that ruins countless lives, there's always *just* enough votes to get it done, but if there is a vote on something that would actually improve people's lives, they are always one vote short. Crazy how that happens.
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Truly amazing that any time the democrats have to bite the bullet and do something that ruins countless lives, there's always *just* enough votes to get it done, but if there is a vote on something that would actually improve people's lives, they are always one vote short. Crazy how that happens.
lmao WSJ thinking "but people don't understand averages right?"
WSJ REPORT: MILLENNIALS NOW HAVE HIGHER NET WORTHS THAN PREVIOUS GENERATIONS AT THE SAME AGE, EVEN AFTER ADJUSTING FOR INFLATION.
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
lmao WSJ thinking "but people don't understand averages right?"
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Much like 2024, Democrats seem to think there’s a binary choice in the 2026 election between voting for Republicans (evil) and voting for Democrats (feckless).
They rarely acknowledge the third option which inevitably harms them the most: staying home.
They rarely acknowledge the third option which inevitably harms them the most: staying home.
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Much like 2024, Democrats seem to think there’s a binary choice in the 2026 election between voting for Republicans (evil) and voting for Democrats (feckless).
They rarely acknowledge the third option which inevitably harms them the most: staying home.
They rarely acknowledge the third option which inevitably harms them the most: staying home.
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
I think he glitches out because he realizes he's talking about himself when ridiculing Mamdani. "Oh shit this sounds like me on every single earnings call!"
November 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I think he glitches out because he realizes he's talking about himself when ridiculing Mamdani. "Oh shit this sounds like me on every single earnings call!"
I haven't watched Pluribus yet but the reviews and comments are giving me Alien: Earth vibes (which I did watch). Oh wow action! Oh wow suspense! Oh wow mystery! Hang on this story sucks and doesn't make a lick of sense if you actually think about it. The first season ends HOW?!?!?
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I haven't watched Pluribus yet but the reviews and comments are giving me Alien: Earth vibes (which I did watch). Oh wow action! Oh wow suspense! Oh wow mystery! Hang on this story sucks and doesn't make a lick of sense if you actually think about it. The first season ends HOW?!?!?
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"According to documents obtained by FOIAball, the Ole Miss-Georgia matchup was one of at least two games last year where the school used a Department of Homeland Security information-sharing platform to keep a watchful eye on attendees."
Crazy reporting from @foiaball.com:
Crazy reporting from @foiaball.com:
Scoop: Inside DHS's vast college football surveillance effort
If you go to a college football game, the feds have cameras on you.
foiaball.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"According to documents obtained by FOIAball, the Ole Miss-Georgia matchup was one of at least two games last year where the school used a Department of Homeland Security information-sharing platform to keep a watchful eye on attendees."
Crazy reporting from @foiaball.com:
Crazy reporting from @foiaball.com:
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Palo Alto neighbors complained about the noise, the presence of security and the hordes of traffic. Then, neighbors noticed that an unlicensed school appeared to be operating out of the Zuckerberg compound. They began a crusade to shut it down that did not end until summer 2025.
Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbors Revolted
Neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge.
www.wired.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Mark Zuckerberg’s Palo Alto neighbors complained about the noise, the presence of security and the hordes of traffic. Then, neighbors noticed that an unlicensed school appeared to be operating out of the Zuckerberg compound. They began a crusade to shut it down that did not end until summer 2025.
Truly amazing to watch pundits and people who claim to be instructors at higher education institutions completely misunderstand politics and economic systems. Political "science" is just as much vibes as business "school" and the dumbest people alive rise to the top.
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Truly amazing to watch pundits and people who claim to be instructors at higher education institutions completely misunderstand politics and economic systems. Political "science" is just as much vibes as business "school" and the dumbest people alive rise to the top.
The discourse surrounding a funny but problematic and ultimately mid TV show from 10+ years ago is very amusing, especially this person who seems to live online but wants to force people into...jobs?!?!? THE HORROR
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The discourse surrounding a funny but problematic and ultimately mid TV show from 10+ years ago is very amusing, especially this person who seems to live online but wants to force people into...jobs?!?!? THE HORROR
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here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
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Update #2: Ackman is still convinced Cuomo is going to win, and has proposed Cuomo adopt the slogan "MNYGA"
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Update #2: Ackman is still convinced Cuomo is going to win, and has proposed Cuomo adopt the slogan "MNYGA"