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👀 Apparently, Ross Douthat invited Seth Harp to debate him on Douthat's "Interesting Times" NYT podcast. Harp says that the episode was recorded, Douthat got crushed, and RD/NYT decided not to publish it.
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
February 6, 2026 at 1:57 AM
👀 Apparently, Ross Douthat invited Seth Harp to debate him on Douthat's "Interesting Times" NYT podcast. Harp says that the episode was recorded, Douthat got crushed, and RD/NYT decided not to publish it.
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
Fair enough, but methinks the far likelier outcome with Starship is "rapid unscheduled disassembly", not a journey to the sun.
Not to be a nerd, but yeeting something into the sun takes an insane amount of delta-v, and hence either a crazy amount of fuel or years of planetary flybys.
Not to be a nerd, but yeeting something into the sun takes an insane amount of delta-v, and hence either a crazy amount of fuel or years of planetary flybys.
Money can buy happiness. If Elon Musk built a rocket and shot himself into the fucking sun that would generate massive happiness.
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Fair enough, but methinks the far likelier outcome with Starship is "rapid unscheduled disassembly", not a journey to the sun.
Not to be a nerd, but yeeting something into the sun takes an insane amount of delta-v, and hence either a crazy amount of fuel or years of planetary flybys.
Not to be a nerd, but yeeting something into the sun takes an insane amount of delta-v, and hence either a crazy amount of fuel or years of planetary flybys.
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Kudos to Mayor Mamdani.
This is what economic justice looks like.
And it's a reminder of how we can fight corporate greed at the state and local level. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/mamdani-ice-delivery-workers-settlement-backpay-uber-gig-workers-million/
This is what economic justice looks like.
And it's a reminder of how we can fight corporate greed at the state and local level. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/mamdani-ice-delivery-workers-settlement-backpay-uber-gig-workers-million/
February 2, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Kudos to Mayor Mamdani.
This is what economic justice looks like.
And it's a reminder of how we can fight corporate greed at the state and local level. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/mamdani-ice-delivery-workers-settlement-backpay-uber-gig-workers-million/
This is what economic justice looks like.
And it's a reminder of how we can fight corporate greed at the state and local level. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/mamdani-ice-delivery-workers-settlement-backpay-uber-gig-workers-million/
I think the right lens to view this is as trying to create the legal pretext for nationalizing the midterms.
He shopped around the idea of cancelling elections altogether a few weeks ago. When that didn't go well, he settled on the next best thing.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
He shopped around the idea of cancelling elections altogether a few weeks ago. When that didn't go well, he settled on the next best thing.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I think the right lens to view this is as trying to create the legal pretext for nationalizing the midterms.
He shopped around the idea of cancelling elections altogether a few weeks ago. When that didn't go well, he settled on the next best thing.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
He shopped around the idea of cancelling elections altogether a few weeks ago. When that didn't go well, he settled on the next best thing.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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i think if you post like this without offering concrete steps people can take to prepare for and respond to interference or without any acknowledgement of the success (or lack thereof) of this strategy then you are basically engaged in voter suppression.
February 2, 2026 at 1:24 PM
i think if you post like this without offering concrete steps people can take to prepare for and respond to interference or without any acknowledgement of the success (or lack thereof) of this strategy then you are basically engaged in voter suppression.
No one is illegal, period.
Acts committed by people can be legal or illegal, people are not.
An undocumented person is no more an illegal alien than a person with a speeding ticket is an "illegal driver".
Even murderers are not called "illegal humans".
Acts committed by people can be legal or illegal, people are not.
An undocumented person is no more an illegal alien than a person with a speeding ticket is an "illegal driver".
Even murderers are not called "illegal humans".
February 2, 2026 at 4:57 AM
No one is illegal, period.
Acts committed by people can be legal or illegal, people are not.
An undocumented person is no more an illegal alien than a person with a speeding ticket is an "illegal driver".
Even murderers are not called "illegal humans".
Acts committed by people can be legal or illegal, people are not.
An undocumented person is no more an illegal alien than a person with a speeding ticket is an "illegal driver".
Even murderers are not called "illegal humans".
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
"We respect your Second Amendment rights only if we like the way you exercise your First Amendment rights."
Sen. Hoeven: "We can't just go by what we saw on videos on social media. We've got to get the facts. But in a situation where an individual appears to have approached law enforcement, intervened while they're trying to do their job, and he has a loaded handgun, think about that."
January 25, 2026 at 1:28 AM
"We respect your Second Amendment rights only if we like the way you exercise your First Amendment rights."
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Dude was an ICU nurse.
ICE vs. Good wasn’t enough on the nose, now it’s ICE vs. ICU.
ICE vs. Good wasn’t enough on the nose, now it’s ICE vs. ICU.
January 24, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Dude was an ICU nurse.
ICE vs. Good wasn’t enough on the nose, now it’s ICE vs. ICU.
ICE vs. Good wasn’t enough on the nose, now it’s ICE vs. ICU.
"We respect your Second Amendment rights only if we like the way you exercise your First Amendment rights."
Literally 10 days ago, this hypocritical jackass introduced a bill to make concealed carry easier across the nation to help "law-abiding citizens to more freely exercise their Second Amendment rights." www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-re...
January 25, 2026 at 1:22 AM
"We respect your Second Amendment rights only if we like the way you exercise your First Amendment rights."
This is the thru line that connects the Confederacy to MAGA. For them, "all men are created equal" really means certain men.
And pro life only means certain lives, whether it's a person or a fetus. Abortion and contraception are evil, except when it's forced sterilization of the undesirables.
And pro life only means certain lives, whether it's a person or a fetus. Abortion and contraception are evil, except when it's forced sterilization of the undesirables.
It’s the GOP Death Culture in action. They are “pro life“ but only for certain lives. It is indeed disgusting.
January 25, 2026 at 1:11 AM
This is the thru line that connects the Confederacy to MAGA. For them, "all men are created equal" really means certain men.
And pro life only means certain lives, whether it's a person or a fetus. Abortion and contraception are evil, except when it's forced sterilization of the undesirables.
And pro life only means certain lives, whether it's a person or a fetus. Abortion and contraception are evil, except when it's forced sterilization of the undesirables.
And do you happen to know anyone in Congress who can do something about it, *checks notes*, Senator?
Q: Are you willing to use every lever of power including a government shutdown to stop what's happening here?
KLOBUCHAR: Right now we're focused on getting ICE out of the state. Of course we will use every lever, but I do remind people that Trump runs the WH and sadly also seems to run Congress
KLOBUCHAR: Right now we're focused on getting ICE out of the state. Of course we will use every lever, but I do remind people that Trump runs the WH and sadly also seems to run Congress
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
And do you happen to know anyone in Congress who can do something about it, *checks notes*, Senator?
I mean, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions is named after not one, but two Confederate generals.
But it only went downhill from there, didn't it? I remember back when the US Atty scandal from the Bush years with Alberto Gonzales was a big deal. Seems like a Sunday school picnic compared to this crew.
But it only went downhill from there, didn't it? I remember back when the US Atty scandal from the Bush years with Alberto Gonzales was a big deal. Seems like a Sunday school picnic compared to this crew.
Jeff Sessions was the least racist, most apolitical, of all Trump's Attorneys General. Just think about how fucked up that is.
January 23, 2026 at 11:03 AM
I mean, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions is named after not one, but two Confederate generals.
But it only went downhill from there, didn't it? I remember back when the US Atty scandal from the Bush years with Alberto Gonzales was a big deal. Seems like a Sunday school picnic compared to this crew.
But it only went downhill from there, didn't it? I remember back when the US Atty scandal from the Bush years with Alberto Gonzales was a big deal. Seems like a Sunday school picnic compared to this crew.
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Renee Good was shot 3 times by ICE
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
Law firm representing Renee Good's family releases findings from independent autopsy
abcnews.go.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Renee Good was shot 3 times by ICE
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
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I've been waiting for this.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
Independent autopsy in ICE shooting death of Renee Good released by law firm in civil investigation
The results of an independent autopsy for Renee Good have been released as part of a law firm's civil investigation, two weeks after she was shot and killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis.
6abc.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:11 AM
I've been waiting for this.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
Part infinity of reality overtaking satire, as well as of Trump's well known MO of pretending that the current status quo is some brand new bargain that he just struck.
COLLINS: Does it include the US having ownership of Greenland?
TRUMP: It's a long term deal. It's the ultimate long term deal
COLLINS: How long is it?
TRUMP: Infinite. There is no time limit. It's a deal that's forever.
TRUMP: It's a long term deal. It's the ultimate long term deal
COLLINS: How long is it?
TRUMP: Infinite. There is no time limit. It's a deal that's forever.
January 22, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Part infinity of reality overtaking satire, as well as of Trump's well known MO of pretending that the current status quo is some brand new bargain that he just struck.
The transcript doesn't quite do it justice. When Collins asks "How long is it, Mr President?" at the 24 second mark, I don't think the transcript conveys the sarcasm dripping from that question.
COLLINS: Does it include the US having ownership of Greenland?
TRUMP: It's a long term deal. It's the ultimate long term deal
COLLINS: How long is it?
TRUMP: Infinite. There is no time limit. It's a deal that's forever.
TRUMP: It's a long term deal. It's the ultimate long term deal
COLLINS: How long is it?
TRUMP: Infinite. There is no time limit. It's a deal that's forever.
January 22, 2026 at 12:24 PM
The transcript doesn't quite do it justice. When Collins asks "How long is it, Mr President?" at the 24 second mark, I don't think the transcript conveys the sarcasm dripping from that question.
Call me picky, but I would like the nuclear football to be with someone who can at least get the name of the country right.
Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
January 22, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Call me picky, but I would like the nuclear football to be with someone who can at least get the name of the country right.
Call me picky, but I would prefer the nuclear codes to be with someone who can at least get the name of the NATO ally that he is threatening right.
Trump on NATO: "Until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me. They called me daddy."
(He means Greenland.)
(He means Greenland.)
January 22, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Call me picky, but I would prefer the nuclear codes to be with someone who can at least get the name of the NATO ally that he is threatening right.