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Something not talked about as much as the right wing's dismantling of democracy is what they've done to the supposedly sacrosanct market system. It's not good to let a dozen morons have all the money and make all the decisions!
December 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Something not talked about as much as the right wing's dismantling of democracy is what they've done to the supposedly sacrosanct market system. It's not good to let a dozen morons have all the money and make all the decisions!
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feels quaint to even mention it at this point but the supreme court's total lack of interest in defending the lower court judges who routinely receive maga death threats and swatting attempts for ruling against trump really illustrates who utterly lawless the high court has become
December 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
feels quaint to even mention it at this point but the supreme court's total lack of interest in defending the lower court judges who routinely receive maga death threats and swatting attempts for ruling against trump really illustrates who utterly lawless the high court has become
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the entire global institutional order was premised on europeans being such insular, ape-brained dipshits that they had to be babysat because otherwise they blow the whole fucking world up every generation or so
From an extranational perspective, America giving rise to Trump was seen as absolutely, disappointingly inevitable. An uneducated, insular society will allow all sorts of aberrant people to lead them. And so long as America remains an idiot nation, it will just keep happening with different idiots.
December 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
the entire global institutional order was premised on europeans being such insular, ape-brained dipshits that they had to be babysat because otherwise they blow the whole fucking world up every generation or so
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"We have a different and particularly bad electoral system" is the simple reason behind so many problems that people want to attribute to the character or culture of Americans.
the only three countries in Europe with a higher rate of tertiary education are Ireland, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom.
From an extranational perspective, America giving rise to Trump was seen as absolutely, disappointingly inevitable. An uneducated, insular society will allow all sorts of aberrant people to lead them. And so long as America remains an idiot nation, it will just keep happening with different idiots.
December 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"We have a different and particularly bad electoral system" is the simple reason behind so many problems that people want to attribute to the character or culture of Americans.
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“Like prime, but with human beings”
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“Like prime, but with human beings”
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This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
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In the face of a nakedly white supremacist push targeting people throughout the country these people deliberated and nervously fretted over the idea of any one migrant being a secret Willie Horton.
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In the face of a nakedly white supremacist push targeting people throughout the country these people deliberated and nervously fretted over the idea of any one migrant being a secret Willie Horton.
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I am telling you that a large part of their dysfunction is that several Trump officials imagine themselves, constantly, as being in a social media sizzle reel where they display status and dominance over others. Their online personas are driving their actual behavior.
Kash Patel made the FBI buy a custom fleet of armored BMW X5 for him to ride around in. trib.al/9pBbwTB
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
December 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I am telling you that a large part of their dysfunction is that several Trump officials imagine themselves, constantly, as being in a social media sizzle reel where they display status and dominance over others. Their online personas are driving their actual behavior.
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jesus the Palm Beach Police really sought arrest warrants against underage Epstein victims for coming forward and cooperating, and (purported) admitting to crimes, and it caused the victims to become uncooperative with the federal investigation
![. . . very cooperative, but the police at that point had to let [redacted] know that what she had done that she could be facing charges.
Q And that was after they had told her earlier that she didn't need an attorney present, correct?
A Exactly.
Q Okay. So this happens to her with the Palm Beach Police Department and did the Palm Beach Police actually present or propose charging [redacted]?
A They did get a probable cause affidavit against [redacted].
Q And is that why Ms. [redacted] and her attorney were concerned about her testimony here?
A Yes.
Q Now was a subpoena issued for Ms. [redacted] on behalf of this grand jury?
A Yes, it was.
Q And before Ms. [redacted] would comply with that, did she -- did her attorney request some sort of order?
A Yes.
Q And what did he ask for?
A He asked for immunity for [redacted].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eoss3vmzem55cm5kuddhdmwn/bafkreiariijffjjrgfh26o22jjr76pwprinvnbpkcho5lyi2sucfbqlooy@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
jesus the Palm Beach Police really sought arrest warrants against underage Epstein victims for coming forward and cooperating, and (purported) admitting to crimes, and it caused the victims to become uncooperative with the federal investigation
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In general, I think that the most cynical interpretation of this Court’s decisions tends to be the correct one. Seems like they are trying to get some of Trump’s stink off of them before the Democrats regain oversight/impeachment authority.
December 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
In general, I think that the most cynical interpretation of this Court’s decisions tends to be the correct one. Seems like they are trying to get some of Trump’s stink off of them before the Democrats regain oversight/impeachment authority.
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Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
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Anyway the problem with a permanent vibescession caused at least in part by social media posturing is that while it might screw Trump in the short term it really screws the politics of generosity and solidarity in the long term. Believing times are bad makes people more selfish.
December 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Anyway the problem with a permanent vibescession caused at least in part by social media posturing is that while it might screw Trump in the short term it really screws the politics of generosity and solidarity in the long term. Believing times are bad makes people more selfish.
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I think the thing that makes me nuts is that the horrifying expose of CECOT is the pitch for CECOT. they're the same picture.
December 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I think the thing that makes me nuts is that the horrifying expose of CECOT is the pitch for CECOT. they're the same picture.
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there is one and only one political strategy, and that is: “hang trump like an anchor around the neck of every single elected republican and the party itself.” no ‘friends across the aisle.’ no ‘the fever will break.’ anyone not on board with that has to go. no exceptions
![Gallup poll | 12/1-12/15
President Trump approval crosstabs (%)
🟥Overall (59/36 disapprove) [-23]
🟥Democratic (93/3 disapprove) [-90]
🟩Republican (89/8 approve) [+81]
🟥Independent (68/25 disapprove) [-43]
🟥18-34 (68/25 disapprove) [-43]
🟥35-54 (59/36 disapprove) [-23]
🟥55+ (53/43 disapprove) [-10]
🟥No college (55/37 disapprove) [-18]
🟥College graduate (59/37 disapprove) [-22]
🟥Male (53/42 disapprove) [-11]
🟥Female (64/30 disapprove) [-34]
🟥White (52/46 disapprove) [-6]
🟥Non-white (71/21 disapprove) [-50]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreifnv6vxufu6icjvsd5toirz3lmqkzertdpdnlqh7q44momevhfjqq@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
there is one and only one political strategy, and that is: “hang trump like an anchor around the neck of every single elected republican and the party itself.” no ‘friends across the aisle.’ no ‘the fever will break.’ anyone not on board with that has to go. no exceptions
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In which we learn that the US attorneys office concluded that Trump traveled on Air Epstein regularly without appearing in he passenger manifest.
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
In which we learn that the US attorneys office concluded that Trump traveled on Air Epstein regularly without appearing in he passenger manifest.
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It’s so fucking obvious that the incentives here and on Twitter are what’s causing the Asshole Pride political moment the U.S. is living through.
But these people are so addicted to their microblogging dopamine habit that they refuse to confront the uncomfortable truth.
But these people are so addicted to their microblogging dopamine habit that they refuse to confront the uncomfortable truth.
December 23, 2025 at 4:55 AM
It’s so fucking obvious that the incentives here and on Twitter are what’s causing the Asshole Pride political moment the U.S. is living through.
But these people are so addicted to their microblogging dopamine habit that they refuse to confront the uncomfortable truth.
But these people are so addicted to their microblogging dopamine habit that they refuse to confront the uncomfortable truth.
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Guards began beating him. Beat him until he bled. Knocked his face into the wall, broke all his teeth. No access to outdoors, no contact with relatives.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Guards began beating him. Beat him until he bled. Knocked his face into the wall, broke all his teeth. No access to outdoors, no contact with relatives.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
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i get cancelled for this take a LOT but one of the most important things I think we need to do is start handing out failing grades again. if you can't do algebra, you should not pass algebra. but, of course, for political reasons,,,,
regardless of specific early childhood reading strategies, there's a top to bottom belief in education right now that the most important thing is that no one who's actually good at things should be rewarded very much for it and that deep engagement with the material is for nerds and losers
i've been saying that mid-Millennials are the last generation that will actually be able to read and write fully, and I was thinking that was mostly a problem with phones & chatgpt, but now i think it's also, uh, something that's being engineered deliberately [and for extremely stupid reasons]
December 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
i get cancelled for this take a LOT but one of the most important things I think we need to do is start handing out failing grades again. if you can't do algebra, you should not pass algebra. but, of course, for political reasons,,,,
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regardless of specific early childhood reading strategies, there's a top to bottom belief in education right now that the most important thing is that no one who's actually good at things should be rewarded very much for it and that deep engagement with the material is for nerds and losers
i've been saying that mid-Millennials are the last generation that will actually be able to read and write fully, and I was thinking that was mostly a problem with phones & chatgpt, but now i think it's also, uh, something that's being engineered deliberately [and for extremely stupid reasons]
so, uh, I just saw this [h/t @mikeblack114.bsky.social) and... jesus christ we're literally teaching an illiterate generation. instead of teaching meaning we're literally telling kids to just invent what the text says
December 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
regardless of specific early childhood reading strategies, there's a top to bottom belief in education right now that the most important thing is that no one who's actually good at things should be rewarded very much for it and that deep engagement with the material is for nerds and losers
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This where we are:
On Thursday Trump made a multi billion dollar PERSONAL bet on a competing energy source and Monday he straight attempted to cancel potential competition.
It's incredible how inured the world has become to his naked corruption.
On Thursday Trump made a multi billion dollar PERSONAL bet on a competing energy source and Monday he straight attempted to cancel potential competition.
It's incredible how inured the world has become to his naked corruption.
December 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This where we are:
On Thursday Trump made a multi billion dollar PERSONAL bet on a competing energy source and Monday he straight attempted to cancel potential competition.
It's incredible how inured the world has become to his naked corruption.
On Thursday Trump made a multi billion dollar PERSONAL bet on a competing energy source and Monday he straight attempted to cancel potential competition.
It's incredible how inured the world has become to his naked corruption.
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The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
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CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.
“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal
For months, Carmen, Lina and Doris awaited news about their loved ones, who were sent to a maximum-security Salvadoran prison by the Trump administration. Now that the families have been reunited, the...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.
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Everyone in the federal government and the media only has one job and it's frantically running around and trying to hide evidence of the president's many crimes. They are so tired and all they want is for him to at least pause the crimes for a minute but he keeps on doing new ones
December 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Everyone in the federal government and the media only has one job and it's frantically running around and trying to hide evidence of the president's many crimes. They are so tired and all they want is for him to at least pause the crimes for a minute but he keeps on doing new ones
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so how many of these signatories are in the epstein files? Chomsky, Brooks? A lot are also just morally bankrupt in other ways (lmfao olivia nuzzi signed), also fucking bari weiss is on this list
December 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
so how many of these signatories are in the epstein files? Chomsky, Brooks? A lot are also just morally bankrupt in other ways (lmfao olivia nuzzi signed), also fucking bari weiss is on this list