Dave Pell
@davepell.bsky.social
Managing Editor, Internet
NextDraft.com
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Damn the torpedoes means having a disregard for danger or consequences.
Dem the torpedoes means something else.
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Dem the torpedoes means something else.
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Dem the Torpedoes
Quitting While You’re Ahead?
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November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Damn the torpedoes means having a disregard for danger or consequences.
Dem the torpedoes means something else.
managingeditor.substack.com/p/dem-the-to...
Dem the torpedoes means something else.
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The GOP fights to win no matter who gets hurt.
Dems fight to lose no matter who could be helped.
Dems fight to lose no matter who could be helped.
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The GOP fights to win no matter who gets hurt.
Dems fight to lose no matter who could be helped.
Dems fight to lose no matter who could be helped.
Voters pushed fuel toward the Democratic Party last week. Senators seem read to greet that support by lighting a match.
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Voters pushed fuel toward the Democratic Party last week. Senators seem read to greet that support by lighting a match.
Mystery solved: 67 is a sex position in which two people align themselves so that each person's mouth is on the other person’s thigh.
November 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Mystery solved: 67 is a sex position in which two people align themselves so that each person's mouth is on the other person’s thigh.
Marie Antoinette never actually said, “Let them eat cake.”
Trump’s real behavior is now worse than fictional exaggerations from the past.
Trump’s real behavior is now worse than fictional exaggerations from the past.
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Marie Antoinette never actually said, “Let them eat cake.”
Trump’s real behavior is now worse than fictional exaggerations from the past.
Trump’s real behavior is now worse than fictional exaggerations from the past.
Now Trump wants SCOTUS to help him starve Americans.
When will the GOP realize that when Trump destroys America, he destroys them too?
When will the GOP realize that when Trump destroys America, he destroys them too?
November 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Now Trump wants SCOTUS to help him starve Americans.
When will the GOP realize that when Trump destroys America, he destroys them too?
When will the GOP realize that when Trump destroys America, he destroys them too?
Is there a Nobel Prize for sociopathy?
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Is there a Nobel Prize for sociopathy?
Who are the bad hombres again?
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Who are the bad hombres again?
Reposted by Dave Pell
Neal Katyal's opening volley against Trump's tariffs:
"May it please the court: Tariffs are taxes."
"May it please the court: Tariffs are taxes."
November 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Neal Katyal's opening volley against Trump's tariffs:
"May it please the court: Tariffs are taxes."
"May it please the court: Tariffs are taxes."
Sandwiching all those factors was the ubiquitous, puffed up, stale sesame seed bun: the Hamburglar himself. Trump, by his own design, is everywhere and everything in American politics, so everything that happened everywhere on Tuesday was about him.
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The Donald McDonald Election
A Bolt from the Blue
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November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Sandwiching all those factors was the ubiquitous, puffed up, stale sesame seed bun: the Hamburglar himself. Trump, by his own design, is everywhere and everything in American politics, so everything that happened everywhere on Tuesday was about him.
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Democrats just found a strategy that works:
Kicking some serious ass.
Kicking some serious ass.
November 5, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Democrats just found a strategy that works:
Kicking some serious ass.
Kicking some serious ass.
Gavin Newsom just had a big night. Really big.
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Gavin Newsom just had a big night. Really big.
There are still insanely long lines for a single issue election in California. Remarkable outpouring in defense of democracy.
We want to fight.
We want to fight.
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
There are still insanely long lines for a single issue election in California. Remarkable outpouring in defense of democracy.
We want to fight.
We want to fight.
Big business bent the knee.
Scotus bent the knee.
Universities bent the knee.
Big media bent the knee.
Voters kicked some ass.
Scotus bent the knee.
Universities bent the knee.
Big media bent the knee.
Voters kicked some ass.
November 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Big business bent the knee.
Scotus bent the knee.
Universities bent the knee.
Big media bent the knee.
Voters kicked some ass.
Scotus bent the knee.
Universities bent the knee.
Big media bent the knee.
Voters kicked some ass.
What if the only lesson of the NYC mayoral race is who will be the mayor of NYC?
November 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
What if the only lesson of the NYC mayoral race is who will be the mayor of NYC?
Even if you hate the time change, you have to admit this lighting better fits our national mood.
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Even if you hate the time change, you have to admit this lighting better fits our national mood.
The time change will add an hour to our lives. This World Series will subtract years.
November 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The time change will add an hour to our lives. This World Series will subtract years.
It turns out you’re not the only who’s noticed an American Werewolf trying to turn our democracy into the Don of the Dead.
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The Democracy Chainsaw Massacre
America’s Horrorcard, Weekend Whats
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October 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
It turns out you’re not the only who’s noticed an American Werewolf trying to turn our democracy into the Don of the Dead.
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If real kings punish people for their Epstein involvement, shouldn’t fake kings do the same?
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King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of titles and evicts him from royal residence
Buckingham Palace says that King Charles III is stripping his brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicting him from his royal residence.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:53 AM
If real kings punish people for their Epstein involvement, shouldn’t fake kings do the same?
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Well, I guess we know why he’s not that interested in a third term.
October 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Well, I guess we know why he’s not that interested in a third term.
When the news cycle gets out of control like this, there's nothing better than kicking up your feet and watching a 6 1/2 hour World Series game.
October 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
When the news cycle gets out of control like this, there's nothing better than kicking up your feet and watching a 6 1/2 hour World Series game.
Stop2End doesn't work on politicians or Dodgers fans.
October 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Stop2End doesn't work on politicians or Dodgers fans.
How are things going in the economy these days? Well, that depends if you’re playing the market or if you can’t afford to shop in one.
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Snap Crackles, Markets Pop
Playing the Markets v Shopping Them
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October 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
How are things going in the economy these days? Well, that depends if you’re playing the market or if you can’t afford to shop in one.
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We didn't get the guy who leveraged the presidency to make billions, defrauded the government, sexually abused women, led an insurrection, ruined democracy, demolished the East Wing, and turned the Justice Department into a personal revenge machine.
But we nailed the guys running a poker game.
But we nailed the guys running a poker game.
October 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
We didn't get the guy who leveraged the presidency to make billions, defrauded the government, sexually abused women, led an insurrection, ruined democracy, demolished the East Wing, and turned the Justice Department into a personal revenge machine.
But we nailed the guys running a poker game.
But we nailed the guys running a poker game.
Update: the beeping stopped.
October 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Update: the beeping stopped.