Meg
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Just trying to make sense of a nonsensical world
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If you think Trump's march to authoritarian power is unstoppable - or already a fait accompli - just note how panicked and weak he was tonight and he wheedled and whined about nothing is his fault.
That's not a man who thinks he's winning.
That's not a man who thinks he's winning.
December 18, 2025 at 4:09 AM
If you think Trump's march to authoritarian power is unstoppable - or already a fait accompli - just note how panicked and weak he was tonight and he wheedled and whined about nothing is his fault.
That's not a man who thinks he's winning.
That's not a man who thinks he's winning.
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My article is the front page of @theatlantic.com right now, so if you want straight talk, come on over.
It would help if news outlets mentioned that his behavior is deeply bizarre and abnormal. Against the style guide i guess.
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
My article is the front page of @theatlantic.com right now, so if you want straight talk, come on over.
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All kidding aside, I am grateful to write for a magazine that I've been reading since college. And I often tell my colleagues that I can't look at the site when I'm on deadline, because I fall down the rabbit hole of reading *their* articles.
Now that’s a good company man!
December 18, 2025 at 4:25 AM
All kidding aside, I am grateful to write for a magazine that I've been reading since college. And I often tell my colleagues that I can't look at the site when I'm on deadline, because I fall down the rabbit hole of reading *their* articles.
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He is literally ranting and raving, and I am really really glad this is being carried by the networks
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
He is literally ranting and raving, and I am really really glad this is being carried by the networks
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Put Trump on TV 24/7
Critics seem divided between “I can’t believe they gave Trump free publicity” and “I’m so glad they exposed who Trump is”.
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He is literally ranting and raving, and I am really really glad this is being carried by the networks
December 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Put Trump on TV 24/7
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I'm not sure I agree. The Rob Reiner thing really broke through with a lot of people. And if thought things were fine, he wouldn't have gone on national TV and melted down like this.
How many people will this really break through to? I maintain that if you ask 10 random people tomorrow what they thought, eight will shrug and continue on in blissful ignorance.
December 18, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I'm not sure I agree. The Rob Reiner thing really broke through with a lot of people. And if thought things were fine, he wouldn't have gone on national TV and melted down like this.
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No. Some reports are emerging that Wiles and others think he screwed the pooch the last time out trying to explain his successes, and so he decided to try again.
I hope he tries another few dozen times between now and the midterms.
I hope he tries another few dozen times between now and the midterms.
Besides from damage control of his image by promoting his ‘achievements’ and attempting to gaslight people into believing everything is fine, do you think the timing of the address was such to detract from talk about Jack Smith’s appearance (even though it was closed door)?
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
No. Some reports are emerging that Wiles and others think he screwed the pooch the last time out trying to explain his successes, and so he decided to try again.
I hope he tries another few dozen times between now and the midterms.
I hope he tries another few dozen times between now and the midterms.
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1. None
2. Yuge
2. Yuge
So...
1. How much pressure was placed on the broadcast networks by FCC Chair Carr to air what turned out to be an idiotic tantrum?
2. How much of a mistake was it for the Trump regime to expose Trump's dementia/insanity to a much larger TV audience while preempting very popular programming?
1. How much pressure was placed on the broadcast networks by FCC Chair Carr to air what turned out to be an idiotic tantrum?
2. How much of a mistake was it for the Trump regime to expose Trump's dementia/insanity to a much larger TV audience while preempting very popular programming?
December 18, 2025 at 5:57 AM
1. None
2. Yuge
2. Yuge
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They’re calling it the Festivus Speech™️ because it was just 15 minutes worth of airing of grievances
December 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
They’re calling it the Festivus Speech™️ because it was just 15 minutes worth of airing of grievances
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Makes my stomach turn.
US opens door for Russia to rejoin G20, ending diplomatic isolation: "The Russian delegation has arrived in Washington for the first G20 Sherpa meeting under US leadership following a long period of diplomatic isolation, according to Russian media." RBC News 15 Dec
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US opens door for Russia to rejoin G20, ending diplomatic isolation
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December 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Makes my stomach turn.
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Today's newsletter: The same machine that destroyed 600 lives over Charlie Kirk has nothing to say about Trump mocking Rob Reiner. www.readtpa.com/p/the-rules-...
The Rules of Grief
The post-Kirk purge was never about decency. Trump's response to Rob Reiner's murder proves it.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Today's newsletter: The same machine that destroyed 600 lives over Charlie Kirk has nothing to say about Trump mocking Rob Reiner. www.readtpa.com/p/the-rules-...
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I didn't think it was possible for his Rob Reiner post to be the second most repulsive thing he said today. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
Trump on Brown University: You would really have to ask the school about that because this was a school problem. They had their own guards, their own police, their own everything but you would have to ask that question to the school and not to the FBI.
December 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I didn't think it was possible for his Rob Reiner post to be the second most repulsive thing he said today. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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Just sent this to a reporter. It’s a real shame.
December 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Just sent this to a reporter. It’s a real shame.
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RIP Rob Reiner. You were a prince and I’m grateful we intersected.
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Rob Reiner, ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘The Princess Bride’ and ‘Stand by Me’ Director and ‘All in the Family’ Actor, Dies at 78 in Apparent Homicide (Report)
The two-time Emmy winner and Oscar nominee and his wife, Michele, were found dead in their Brentwood home.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
RIP Rob Reiner. You were a prince and I’m grateful we intersected.
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On this week's E&P Reports: Half of U.S. teens think journalists make up quotes and do favors for sources, new report finds.
E&P Publisher Mike Blinder explores the disconnect with Peter Adams, senior vp of research and design, News Literacy Project.
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E&P Publisher Mike Blinder explores the disconnect with Peter Adams, senior vp of research and design, News Literacy Project.
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Half of U.S. teens think journalists make up quotes and do favors for sources, new report finds - Editor and Publisher
If you think young people aren’t paying attention to the news, think again — they are, and they have thoughts. A new study reveals just how skeptical today’s teens are about the press, and the results...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
On this week's E&P Reports: Half of U.S. teens think journalists make up quotes and do favors for sources, new report finds.
E&P Publisher Mike Blinder explores the disconnect with Peter Adams, senior vp of research and design, News Literacy Project.
www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/half...
E&P Publisher Mike Blinder explores the disconnect with Peter Adams, senior vp of research and design, News Literacy Project.
www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/half...
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This should not be happening to anyone.
What on earth could justify manhandling a tiny little woman who quite clearly didn't do anything wrong at all and posed no threat to anyone?
These guys are drunk on power. ICE needs to be disbanded and frankly most of them should be in jail.
What on earth could justify manhandling a tiny little woman who quite clearly didn't do anything wrong at all and posed no threat to anyone?
These guys are drunk on power. ICE needs to be disbanded and frankly most of them should be in jail.
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
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The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
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Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
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December 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This should not be happening to anyone.
What on earth could justify manhandling a tiny little woman who quite clearly didn't do anything wrong at all and posed no threat to anyone?
These guys are drunk on power. ICE needs to be disbanded and frankly most of them should be in jail.
What on earth could justify manhandling a tiny little woman who quite clearly didn't do anything wrong at all and posed no threat to anyone?
These guys are drunk on power. ICE needs to be disbanded and frankly most of them should be in jail.
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Even if she had "hesitated to show her ID" (and apparently she didn't), you don't have to show your fucking papers in the United States. That's what you had to do in fucking Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia.
Fuck these fuckers forever. May each and every one of them rot in hell.
Fuck these fuckers forever. May each and every one of them rot in hell.
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Even if she had "hesitated to show her ID" (and apparently she didn't), you don't have to show your fucking papers in the United States. That's what you had to do in fucking Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia.
Fuck these fuckers forever. May each and every one of them rot in hell.
Fuck these fuckers forever. May each and every one of them rot in hell.
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So basically, they’re trying to shape this so that the strikes now look like the Obama terrorist kill list that took place under an AUMF during the war on terror.
Ah, no.
Ah, no.
December 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
So basically, they’re trying to shape this so that the strikes now look like the Obama terrorist kill list that took place under an AUMF during the war on terror.
Ah, no.
Ah, no.
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Every time I see Bessent on TV I'm thinking of Barry Bostwick in a role as some rich out-of-touch twit
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You have to be fucking kidding me with this shit!
“Americans don’t realize how good they have it.” ~ Scott Bessent on affordability
“Americans don’t realize how good they have it.” ~ Scott Bessent on affordability
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Every time I see Bessent on TV I'm thinking of Barry Bostwick in a role as some rich out-of-touch twit
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“Brad Majors! Hi!”
Every time I see Bessent on TV I'm thinking of Barry Bostwick in a role as some rich out-of-touch twit
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You have to be fucking kidding me with this shit!
“Americans don’t realize how good they have it.” ~ Scott Bessent on affordability
“Americans don’t realize how good they have it.” ~ Scott Bessent on affordability
December 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Brad Majors! Hi!”
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Trump's own mortgages match his description of mortgage fraud, records reveal:
The Trump admin has argued Fed governor Lisa Cook may have committed fraud by declaring more than one primary residence. ProPublica found Trump once did that very thing he called "deceitful and potentially criminal."
The Trump admin has argued Fed governor Lisa Cook may have committed fraud by declaring more than one primary residence. ProPublica found Trump once did that very thing he called "deceitful and potentially criminal."
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Trump's own mortgages match his description of mortgage fraud, records reveal:
The Trump admin has argued Fed governor Lisa Cook may have committed fraud by declaring more than one primary residence. ProPublica found Trump once did that very thing he called "deceitful and potentially criminal."
The Trump admin has argued Fed governor Lisa Cook may have committed fraud by declaring more than one primary residence. ProPublica found Trump once did that very thing he called "deceitful and potentially criminal."
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We were just following orders.
Some orders. The ones we felt like following.
Some orders. The ones we felt like following.
They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
We were just following orders.
Some orders. The ones we felt like following.
Some orders. The ones we felt like following.
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I wish Secretary Duffy would concentrate on keeping the skies safe and leave the moral hectoring to me. I'm better at it.
Sean Duffy: "Dressing with respect -- whether it's a pair of jeans and a decent shirt, I would encourage people to maybe dress a little better which encourages us to maybe behave a little better. Let's try not to wear slippers and pajamas as we come to the airport."
November 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I wish Secretary Duffy would concentrate on keeping the skies safe and leave the moral hectoring to me. I'm better at it.
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Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout