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Tell me you don’t understand how the Fed works without…ohmygodnevermind
Q: All those Fed governors who wanted to pause interest rates, do you think they'll have their mind changed when there's a new chairman?
TRUMP: I do. If they respect the Fed chairman -- they don't respect this Fed chairman -- if they respect the Fed chairman, they'll be with us all the way
TRUMP: I do. If they respect the Fed chairman -- they don't respect this Fed chairman -- if they respect the Fed chairman, they'll be with us all the way
January 30, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Tell me you don’t understand how the Fed works without…ohmygodnevermind
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"Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform"
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Never Fight Alone
Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 AM
"Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform"
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Carney:
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
January 22, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Carney:
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
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imagine being the father or mother or son or daughter or sibling of one of those brave British troops who died in Afghanistan, and having to listen to this crass ignorance
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 AM
imagine being the father or mother or son or daughter or sibling of one of those brave British troops who died in Afghanistan, and having to listen to this crass ignorance
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US law requires 2/3 Senate approval for international treaties
Trump’s Board of Peace has now officially been recognized as an international organization, according to the White House.
January 22, 2026 at 11:48 AM
US law requires 2/3 Senate approval for international treaties
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So after today, when presumably the TikTok transfer into the hands of Trump allies is complete, the top social media apps in the country will be controlled by:
Elon Musk
Mark Zuckerberg
Ellison/Abu Dhabi/Trump friends and donors at Silver Lake PE.
Disinformation works. They haven't forgotten.
Elon Musk
Mark Zuckerberg
Ellison/Abu Dhabi/Trump friends and donors at Silver Lake PE.
Disinformation works. They haven't forgotten.
January 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
So after today, when presumably the TikTok transfer into the hands of Trump allies is complete, the top social media apps in the country will be controlled by:
Elon Musk
Mark Zuckerberg
Ellison/Abu Dhabi/Trump friends and donors at Silver Lake PE.
Disinformation works. They haven't forgotten.
Elon Musk
Mark Zuckerberg
Ellison/Abu Dhabi/Trump friends and donors at Silver Lake PE.
Disinformation works. They haven't forgotten.
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The Founders (rightly) thought financial corruption was so concerning they banned it in the Constitution three separate times: the two emoluments clauses, and the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
UNREAL: Per NY Times amazing reporting today they found "Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion. We know this number to be an underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view." We live in a 3rd world sh*thole! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The Founders (rightly) thought financial corruption was so concerning they banned it in the Constitution three separate times: the two emoluments clauses, and the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
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Shout this from the fucking rooftops
The Insurrection Act doesn't mean Soldiers have carte blanche to round people up for mass executions, it means the military is being called in to enforce the *existing laws on the books*
Congrats, PFC Slapdick, you're a crossing guard now.
The Insurrection Act doesn't mean Soldiers have carte blanche to round people up for mass executions, it means the military is being called in to enforce the *existing laws on the books*
Congrats, PFC Slapdick, you're a crossing guard now.
The Insurrection Act in no way whatsoever suspends, closes, or bypasses the courts. It is not a suspension of habeas corpus. It is not martial law. It does not authorize rule by decree. It allows using troops for law enforcement but that's it. It's not an instant dictatorship switch.
Trump on the Insurrection Act: "It does make life a lot easier. You don't through the court system. It's just a much easier thing to do."
January 21, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Shout this from the fucking rooftops
The Insurrection Act doesn't mean Soldiers have carte blanche to round people up for mass executions, it means the military is being called in to enforce the *existing laws on the books*
Congrats, PFC Slapdick, you're a crossing guard now.
The Insurrection Act doesn't mean Soldiers have carte blanche to round people up for mass executions, it means the military is being called in to enforce the *existing laws on the books*
Congrats, PFC Slapdick, you're a crossing guard now.
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Fight and help win a world war.
Establish a global order that cements your national power for 80 years.
Blow it all up.
What am I missing?
Establish a global order that cements your national power for 80 years.
Blow it all up.
What am I missing?
January 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Fight and help win a world war.
Establish a global order that cements your national power for 80 years.
Blow it all up.
What am I missing?
Establish a global order that cements your national power for 80 years.
Blow it all up.
What am I missing?
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If you can “give” your Nobel Peace Prize to someone like Donald Trump, you clearly didn’t deserve a Nobel Peace Prize.
January 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If you can “give” your Nobel Peace Prize to someone like Donald Trump, you clearly didn’t deserve a Nobel Peace Prize.
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If Tom Brady gives me one of his Super Bowl rings it doesn’t make me a Super Bowl winner.
January 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
If Tom Brady gives me one of his Super Bowl rings it doesn’t make me a Super Bowl winner.
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Say goodbye to another respected institution about to be destroyed by the Trump propagandists.
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Say goodbye to another respected institution about to be destroyed by the Trump propagandists.
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For as long as I live, I’ll never understand how the man who incited this, was returned to the office he was trying to steal.
Never.
Never.
January 13, 2026 at 1:45 AM
For as long as I live, I’ll never understand how the man who incited this, was returned to the office he was trying to steal.
Never.
Never.
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State capitalism, capital controls, central planning…what’s not to love, amirite?
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 AM
State capitalism, capital controls, central planning…what’s not to love, amirite?
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After federal troops forced a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns back into slavery in the 1850s, one Bostonian wrote, “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.” The abuse of power radicalizes people. We are seeing that now.
April 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
After federal troops forced a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns back into slavery in the 1850s, one Bostonian wrote, “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.” The abuse of power radicalizes people. We are seeing that now.
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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In Donald Trump’s America — beating law enforcement with flag poles gets you pardoned, but attempting to drive away from law enforcement gets you punished by death.
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
In Donald Trump’s America — beating law enforcement with flag poles gets you pardoned, but attempting to drive away from law enforcement gets you punished by death.
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I ask this every now and then and I’ve yet to get a good answer.
How long does it take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history?
How long does it take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history?
January 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I ask this every now and then and I’ve yet to get a good answer.
How long does it take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history?
How long does it take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history?
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The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
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Read this
“It’s dead on arrival,” Gene Fidell, an expert on the Uniform Code of Military Justice who teaches at Yale Law, told me. “If this ever gets in front of a judge, the judge is going to say, ‘Fuck you.’”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Military Isn’t MAGA
The Trump administration attempts to silence veterans.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Read this
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This. Entirely this. I won't vote for anything less and anything less is pure cowardice and capitulation. I don't want to hear about prices.
The stakes have been raised. The Democrats have got to run on putting these people in prison. They have to. Jobs, food, all the rest, but shooting a mother in the head on a public street? None of this Garland stuff. "The full force of the government will be brought to bear" on this and similar.
January 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
This. Entirely this. I won't vote for anything less and anything less is pure cowardice and capitulation. I don't want to hear about prices.
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Mark Kelly is a patriot.
Pete Hegseth is a piece of shit.
Pass it on.
Pete Hegseth is a piece of shit.
Pass it on.
January 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Mark Kelly is a patriot.
Pete Hegseth is a piece of shit.
Pass it on.
Pete Hegseth is a piece of shit.
Pass it on.
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Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit
December 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit
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If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.