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The hat feels like a cop out.
February 8, 2026 at 2:23 AM
The hat feels like a cop out.
Yes but some of the discredit also goes to the party bosses who foisted on us perhaps the only Democrat in the country who Trump could beat
February 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Yes but some of the discredit also goes to the party bosses who foisted on us perhaps the only Democrat in the country who Trump could beat
This is *the* suit. Thank you ACLU. Also, it’s the list of demands that Democrats must pursue as a condition of DHS funding
February 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
This is *the* suit. Thank you ACLU. Also, it’s the list of demands that Democrats must pursue as a condition of DHS funding
Kavanaugh is a fool
February 5, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Kavanaugh is a fool
Excellent work by Casten. More like that please.
February 4, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Excellent work by Casten. More like that please.
Genuinely heartening that judges are finding their voice.
February 3, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Genuinely heartening that judges are finding their voice.
So you’re not really talking about religious people; you’re talking about oblivious people who happen to be religious.
February 3, 2026 at 12:22 AM
So you’re not really talking about religious people; you’re talking about oblivious people who happen to be religious.
All those overwhelmingly religious people voted for the most transparently unethical and irreligious president in our history, so I question the premise here.
February 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
All those overwhelmingly religious people voted for the most transparently unethical and irreligious president in our history, so I question the premise here.
Pretty sure sec. 1983 only applies to state officials; and most jurisdictions don’t recognize claims for defamation of the dead.
February 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Pretty sure sec. 1983 only applies to state officials; and most jurisdictions don’t recognize claims for defamation of the dead.
A terse and glorious opinion
January 31, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A terse and glorious opinion
But settling a lawsuit is
January 30, 2026 at 7:07 PM
But settling a lawsuit is
He can sue for a trillion dollars, order it settled, and be immune from a charge of embezzlement
January 30, 2026 at 5:54 PM
He can sue for a trillion dollars, order it settled, and be immune from a charge of embezzlement
Good. Dems should withdraw from the deal.
January 30, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Good. Dems should withdraw from the deal.
Happy for the Times, condolences to the Atlantic
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Happy for the Times, condolences to the Atlantic
Bullshit. If Democrats are too weak to force negotiations now when the pressure is intense they’ll be too weak to demand anything meaningful later .
January 29, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Bullshit. If Democrats are too weak to force negotiations now when the pressure is intense they’ll be too weak to demand anything meaningful later .
We could become more self-centric without trashing the country. It’s the trashing that’s taking down the dollar.
January 27, 2026 at 7:50 PM
We could become more self-centric without trashing the country. It’s the trashing that’s taking down the dollar.
Yes. There’s nothing “gratuitous” about posting that.
January 25, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Yes. There’s nothing “gratuitous” about posting that.
Boycott every oligarch’s business
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Boycott every oligarch’s business
Beautiful work
January 24, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Beautiful work
Carney’s was superb.
January 22, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Carney’s was superb.
Maybe not a coincidence that he backs off Greenland and tariffs same day that a judge decides he won’t appoint a special master for the Epstein files.
January 21, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Maybe not a coincidence that he backs off Greenland and tariffs same day that a judge decides he won’t appoint a special master for the Epstein files.
China has every reason to favor Europe, including Ukraine, over Russia and just like that China wins the new century.
January 21, 2026 at 3:08 AM
China has every reason to favor Europe, including Ukraine, over Russia and just like that China wins the new century.