Mike Redmond
@mikeredmond.bsky.social
Digital Media Guy • You might remember me from such blogs as The Superficial, @pajiba.com, and well, probably just those.
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Trump’s affection for Mamdani has nothing to do with his political ideology, of which he has almost none; it’s entirely a function of his narcissistic personality disorder, which perfectly explains every single decision he makes, but is somehow left out of “serious” political discussions
November 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Trump’s affection for Mamdani has nothing to do with his political ideology, of which he has almost none; it’s entirely a function of his narcissistic personality disorder, which perfectly explains every single decision he makes, but is somehow left out of “serious” political discussions
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I think Mamdani is doing what he has to for his voters by charming the pants off Donald Trump, and I'm glad he's got the natural charisma to do it, but I do want to point out that people would absolutely savage Whitmer or Shapiro for doing the same
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I think Mamdani is doing what he has to for his voters by charming the pants off Donald Trump, and I'm glad he's got the natural charisma to do it, but I do want to point out that people would absolutely savage Whitmer or Shapiro for doing the same
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Well Mamdani does not appear to have changed Trump.
Trump says he’s ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali refugees in Minnesota “immediately.”
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Well Mamdani does not appear to have changed Trump.
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1. Only Nixon could go to China. Having a Nixon on your side is no bad thing
2. If your surrogates oversell the chumminess after you spent the whole day striking a delicate balance, it's incumbent on you to find new surrogates
2. If your surrogates oversell the chumminess after you spent the whole day striking a delicate balance, it's incumbent on you to find new surrogates
Ok, pretty funny of Zohran’s people to put out the absolute model of the sort of statement that drives Bluesky absolutely *insane* to be studiously ignored On Here because of the source
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
1. Only Nixon could go to China. Having a Nixon on your side is no bad thing
2. If your surrogates oversell the chumminess after you spent the whole day striking a delicate balance, it's incumbent on you to find new surrogates
2. If your surrogates oversell the chumminess after you spent the whole day striking a delicate balance, it's incumbent on you to find new surrogates
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“trump is ecstatic to meet the muslim socialist immigrant mayor of new york while MAGA’s strongest soldier from georgia-14 resigns in disgust” is a fucking coalition-breaking disaster for the hard right
no, it’s fucking terrible for trump, lol
I don't know if it makes sense to describe what happened today as "good PR". The Fox crowd doesn't seem terribly thrilled about the meeting either.
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
“trump is ecstatic to meet the muslim socialist immigrant mayor of new york while MAGA’s strongest soldier from georgia-14 resigns in disgust” is a fucking coalition-breaking disaster for the hard right
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Put it in The Louvre of US political history. The look on Mamdani's face is priceless.
November 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Put it in The Louvre of US political history. The look on Mamdani's face is priceless.
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Todd's gonna be hitting that sippy cup hard tonight
November 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Todd's gonna be hitting that sippy cup hard tonight
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a significant reason Mamdani can get away with this and other Dems can’t is less that he’s charmed Trump and more that he’s charmed you, dear reader, which is why you’re not yelling at him for being a collaborator or an appeaser right now
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
a significant reason Mamdani can get away with this and other Dems can’t is less that he’s charmed Trump and more that he’s charmed you, dear reader, which is why you’re not yelling at him for being a collaborator or an appeaser right now
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He's like, wow this guy knows how to wear a suit and his nipples don't leak.
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
He's like, wow this guy knows how to wear a suit and his nipples don't leak.
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"last person to talk to him" theory of policy development is looking like an absolute lock
Q: would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani administration ?
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"last person to talk to him" theory of policy development is looking like an absolute lock
Take a bow, sir
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Take a bow, sir
Ok maybe we can have a little AI art.
As a treat.
As a treat.
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Ok maybe we can have a little AI art.
As a treat.
As a treat.
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Everyone’s fave funny, mean socialist accounts are basically responsible for getting us to this place and the reason we can’t fix it is that no one wants to be the killjoy who says “what if the funny, mean socialists are Bad, Actually”
November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Everyone’s fave funny, mean socialist accounts are basically responsible for getting us to this place and the reason we can’t fix it is that no one wants to be the killjoy who says “what if the funny, mean socialists are Bad, Actually”
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my own take here: there's a class of posters in The Trans Community™️ who are very committed to the idea that trans people will never be accepted by normies, that only hate and betrayal awaits us in the normal world--
Felt the need to share my journal entry today. Don't know why. Here it is, make of it what you will.
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
my own take here: there's a class of posters in The Trans Community™️ who are very committed to the idea that trans people will never be accepted by normies, that only hate and betrayal awaits us in the normal world--
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It's extremely bad for left politics that we are apparently incapable of doing the internal hygiene required to keep these vicious bullies from claiming the mantle of "leftism"
Felt the need to share my journal entry today. Don't know why. Here it is, make of it what you will.
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
It's extremely bad for left politics that we are apparently incapable of doing the internal hygiene required to keep these vicious bullies from claiming the mantle of "leftism"
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Please, Cancel Jimmy Kimmel a Second Time, I Dare You
Please, Cancel Jimmy Kimmel a Second Time, I Dare You
When Jimmy Kimmel was yanked off the air back in September, it was an unmitigated disaster for everyone responsible. Disney lost its shirt on streaming subscriptions so quickly and badly that Kimmel was back on the air in under a...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Please, Cancel Jimmy Kimmel a Second Time, I Dare You
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I'll ask what we're all wondering about Fetterman's book: Is there a jacket on the book or did he refuse to put one on it?
[Scuffling can be heard]
Unhand me! It's a valid question!
[Scuffling can be heard]
Unhand me! It's a valid question!
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I'll ask what we're all wondering about Fetterman's book: Is there a jacket on the book or did he refuse to put one on it?
[Scuffling can be heard]
Unhand me! It's a valid question!
[Scuffling can be heard]
Unhand me! It's a valid question!
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“do we protect, include, and tolerate people from all backgrounds” is the beating heart and solemn promise of liberalism and I’m convinced people who trivialize it have not reflected on a world without it
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
“do we protect, include, and tolerate people from all backgrounds” is the beating heart and solemn promise of liberalism and I’m convinced people who trivialize it have not reflected on a world without it
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I've yet to find a single pissed off reply to this that doesn't prove the exact point. no acknowledgment that there has always been less bombing by Dems, no acknowledgment that their foreign policies are different. saw Democrats having solidarity compared to a TROJAN HORSE. into what, tankie nation?
I hate this sort of meme.
“The only difference between the parties is whether the power to destroy human civilization rests in the hands of leaders who think gays, women, and black people should have their rights acknowledged.”
Even if true, how is Rainbow B-52 not infinitely preferable?
“The only difference between the parties is whether the power to destroy human civilization rests in the hands of leaders who think gays, women, and black people should have their rights acknowledged.”
Even if true, how is Rainbow B-52 not infinitely preferable?
November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I've yet to find a single pissed off reply to this that doesn't prove the exact point. no acknowledgment that there has always been less bombing by Dems, no acknowledgment that their foreign policies are different. saw Democrats having solidarity compared to a TROJAN HORSE. into what, tankie nation?
Oh wow they still make people stupid enough to spout this bullshit point?
Trump 1 did more strikes in his first two years than both of Obama’s terms combined. When that got out, Trump changed how the military reports casualties to obscure those numbers.
This was known in 20-fucking-18.
Trump 1 did more strikes in his first two years than both of Obama’s terms combined. When that got out, Trump changed how the military reports casualties to obscure those numbers.
This was known in 20-fucking-18.
Obama is still the premier drone strike president
November 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Oh wow they still make people stupid enough to spout this bullshit point?
Trump 1 did more strikes in his first two years than both of Obama’s terms combined. When that got out, Trump changed how the military reports casualties to obscure those numbers.
This was known in 20-fucking-18.
Trump 1 did more strikes in his first two years than both of Obama’s terms combined. When that got out, Trump changed how the military reports casualties to obscure those numbers.
This was known in 20-fucking-18.
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Man notorious for fucking teenagers in Russia thinks the Epstein scandal is overblown.
Ok Matt Taibbi has posted.
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Man notorious for fucking teenagers in Russia thinks the Epstein scandal is overblown.
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today or maybe some other day this month marks two full years of doing my newsletter
wrote a little bit about how it's going and a little about gyros and got you a special blogiversary discount to celebrate
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wrote a little bit about how it's going and a little about gyros and got you a special blogiversary discount to celebrate
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Happy Two-Year Blogiversary
Read to the bottom for a special celebratory offer.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
today or maybe some other day this month marks two full years of doing my newsletter
wrote a little bit about how it's going and a little about gyros and got you a special blogiversary discount to celebrate
type-click-type.ghost.io/happy-two-ye...
wrote a little bit about how it's going and a little about gyros and got you a special blogiversary discount to celebrate
type-click-type.ghost.io/happy-two-ye...
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Now that we have plenty of real data, seems extremely conclusive that the idea the way the shutdown ended would lead people to feel better about Trump or less likely to support Democrats was pretty much nonsense
Fox News (Beacon/Shaw) poll | 11/14-11/17 RV
President Trump approval
Disapprove 58% (+4)
Approve 41% (-5)
(change since last poll)
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President Trump approval
Disapprove 58% (+4)
Approve 41% (-5)
(change since last poll)
www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...
Fox News Poll: Voters say White House is doing more harm than good on economy
Trump's approval hits new lows as 76% view economy negatively in latest Fox News poll. Rising costs for groceries, utilities spark voter dissatisfaction nationwide.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Now that we have plenty of real data, seems extremely conclusive that the idea the way the shutdown ended would lead people to feel better about Trump or less likely to support Democrats was pretty much nonsense