Merletron 3030
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They have a whole stack of Ignore the Evidence of Our Eyes and Ears Because He Gave Us An Interview cards
January 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM
They have a whole stack of Ignore the Evidence of Our Eyes and Ears Because He Gave Us An Interview cards
Counterpoint: This is of course is absolute garbage from the journalism industry's least creative writers.
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Counterpoint: This is of course is absolute garbage from the journalism industry's least creative writers.
For discussion purposes and to facilitate memory-wipe reporting, neither Trump is credited with having served a first term.
January 27, 2026 at 3:56 PM
For discussion purposes and to facilitate memory-wipe reporting, neither Trump is credited with having served a first term.
Critics of the Administration (and many others!) Puts me in mind of young people and companions.
Well at least they got the word lie in there even if it's embedded in the larger word belied.
Well at least they got the word lie in there even if it's embedded in the larger word belied.
Mr. Show - Young People & Companions
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January 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Critics of the Administration (and many others!) Puts me in mind of young people and companions.
Well at least they got the word lie in there even if it's embedded in the larger word belied.
Well at least they got the word lie in there even if it's embedded in the larger word belied.
Flawed and fatal decision-making is an airborne pathogen that can be inhaled even through layers of appearance-disguising military cosplay clothing.
January 27, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Flawed and fatal decision-making is an airborne pathogen that can be inhaled even through layers of appearance-disguising military cosplay clothing.
The "you can't get any lower that third place" was a significant incentive in taking the job.
January 27, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The "you can't get any lower that third place" was a significant incentive in taking the job.
Other riveting events this upcoming month at the Horizons
January 27, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Other riveting events this upcoming month at the Horizons
Schumer: I speak from painful personal experience here, don't put the cheese before the burger
January 27, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Schumer: I speak from painful personal experience here, don't put the cheese before the burger
Avoid the cob-nobblers!
January 27, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Avoid the cob-nobblers!
They have a surprisingly good four-man bobsled team at least until one of their tear gas canisters goes off and it all turns to shit.
January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
They have a surprisingly good four-man bobsled team at least until one of their tear gas canisters goes off and it all turns to shit.
Once of these days he's going to bring a sleeping bag and hot plate to work and never leave.
January 27, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Once of these days he's going to bring a sleeping bag and hot plate to work and never leave.
Do they include a probability needle concerning whether today is the day he truly became President
January 27, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Do they include a probability needle concerning whether today is the day he truly became President
2050: Release the Alexander Files
January 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
2050: Release the Alexander Files
Savvy Reporter: I hate to say it but today is the day he truly became President.
January 27, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Savvy Reporter: I hate to say it but today is the day he truly became President.
(Thurston Howell III voice) I *think* this means that they're racially tinged, Lovey.
January 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM
(Thurston Howell III voice) I *think* this means that they're racially tinged, Lovey.
The one poll I come back to is that interracial marriage had an approval rating at around 15% (both black and white respondents) at the time Loving v. Virginia was decided, it finally crossed 50% approval about 30 years later (!) and is 94% fifty-five years later
U.S. Approval of Interracial Marriage at New High of 94%
Ninety-four percent of U.S. adults now approve of marriages between Black people and White people. Just 4% approved when Gallup first asked the question in 1958.
news.gallup.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The one poll I come back to is that interracial marriage had an approval rating at around 15% (both black and white respondents) at the time Loving v. Virginia was decided, it finally crossed 50% approval about 30 years later (!) and is 94% fifty-five years later
Surprise news contributors, each more surprising than the last!
January 27, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Surprise news contributors, each more surprising than the last!
The bigger question is can people swear off new Star Trek, and while I think the answer is surprisingly if not insultingly easy, others seem to have a real problem with it.
January 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The bigger question is can people swear off new Star Trek, and while I think the answer is surprisingly if not insultingly easy, others seem to have a real problem with it.
I love the "importing an upstart newsroom model" verbal sludge Axios uses, kind of like importing an upstart viral strain from Andromeda... let's see what happens to the host body!
January 27, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I love the "importing an upstart newsroom model" verbal sludge Axios uses, kind of like importing an upstart viral strain from Andromeda... let's see what happens to the host body!
Imagining the Poochie executive brainstorming sessions with the one writer saying "Excuse me, but 'proactive' and 'paradigm'? Aren't these just buzzwords that dumb people use to sound important?"
January 27, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Imagining the Poochie executive brainstorming sessions with the one writer saying "Excuse me, but 'proactive' and 'paradigm'? Aren't these just buzzwords that dumb people use to sound important?"
GUYS she yelled as a revelation struck her ALL NEWS DELIVERED BY MEMES AND NOT NEWSCASTERS
January 27, 2026 at 2:15 PM
GUYS she yelled as a revelation struck her ALL NEWS DELIVERED BY MEMES AND NOT NEWSCASTERS
Somebody show him some recent Sinema press clippings to let him know what the future holds, getting laughed out of city council meetings as you attempt to shill for AI data centers.
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Somebody show him some recent Sinema press clippings to let him know what the future holds, getting laughed out of city council meetings as you attempt to shill for AI data centers.
And somehow turns it to shit with false equivalency and frothy border mania at the end.
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM
And somehow turns it to shit with false equivalency and frothy border mania at the end.
At some point a lazy, propaganda-ready dying newspaper might want to retire the misleading phrase "immigration crackdown," especially when 99% of the feds' activity involves crowds of citizens being pepper-sprayed, gassed and having flash grenades thrown at them.
January 27, 2026 at 1:46 PM
At some point a lazy, propaganda-ready dying newspaper might want to retire the misleading phrase "immigration crackdown," especially when 99% of the feds' activity involves crowds of citizens being pepper-sprayed, gassed and having flash grenades thrown at them.
"We're just taking the federal investigators' word on this, though, and when it's a corrupt Republican Administration that's spewed lie after lie on every conceivable subject, that's good enough for us."
January 27, 2026 at 1:42 PM
"We're just taking the federal investigators' word on this, though, and when it's a corrupt Republican Administration that's spewed lie after lie on every conceivable subject, that's good enough for us."