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Vastly prefer democracy to whatever the Republicans are trying to turn government into.
Long suffering Jets fan
Vastly prefer democracy to whatever the Republicans are trying to turn government into.
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This is some genuinely psycho shit...
February 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
This is some genuinely psycho shit...
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Honestly imho, political science theories are mostly "fine" in the abstract. Saying we don't have answers for the present moment is like saying physics doesn't have answers for what happens when the wings fall off a 737 MAX. It doesn't have happy answers. But it has answers.
January 21, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Honestly imho, political science theories are mostly "fine" in the abstract. Saying we don't have answers for the present moment is like saying physics doesn't have answers for what happens when the wings fall off a 737 MAX. It doesn't have happy answers. But it has answers.
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Patrick Healy and Joseph Kahn insist their job is to challenges their audience's assumptions; like "should officers of the state be allowed to do a little murder in cold blood, as a treat?"
January 15, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Patrick Healy and Joseph Kahn insist their job is to challenges their audience's assumptions; like "should officers of the state be allowed to do a little murder in cold blood, as a treat?"
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Really fucking sick of snark suggesting they deserve this. In case anyone was interested in my thoughts on the matter. This is a very serious development.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Really fucking sick of snark suggesting they deserve this. In case anyone was interested in my thoughts on the matter. This is a very serious development.
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I would be okay with NOT abolishing ICE…
…so long as everybody who worked there under Trump was fired, some of them were investigated and prosecuted, the agency was given a new name, the funding was scaled way back, new hires were screened*, and strict new rules governing conduct were in place.
…so long as everybody who worked there under Trump was fired, some of them were investigated and prosecuted, the agency was given a new name, the funding was scaled way back, new hires were screened*, and strict new rules governing conduct were in place.
January 15, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I would be okay with NOT abolishing ICE…
…so long as everybody who worked there under Trump was fired, some of them were investigated and prosecuted, the agency was given a new name, the funding was scaled way back, new hires were screened*, and strict new rules governing conduct were in place.
…so long as everybody who worked there under Trump was fired, some of them were investigated and prosecuted, the agency was given a new name, the funding was scaled way back, new hires were screened*, and strict new rules governing conduct were in place.
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i think this is a problem, but one that personnel as policy solves for by having a DOJ that isn’t afraid of prosecuting law enforcement. these guys aren’t WWI vets being dropped back into the general population, they’re undisciplined, unemployable chud shitheads who can barely read.
It’s worth considering that an overnight dismantling of ICE in 2029 would release into the wild a whole herd of specialists in violence with scant other marketable skills.
January 13, 2026 at 4:54 AM
i think this is a problem, but one that personnel as policy solves for by having a DOJ that isn’t afraid of prosecuting law enforcement. these guys aren’t WWI vets being dropped back into the general population, they’re undisciplined, unemployable chud shitheads who can barely read.
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
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This is a big no-no in armed combat.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:59 AM
This is a big no-no in armed combat.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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With permission from the person who took the video, I gave it to real journalists, not fascist mouthpieces
January 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
With permission from the person who took the video, I gave it to real journalists, not fascist mouthpieces
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Fuck Bari Weiss, fuck bootlicking regime propaganda
January 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Fuck Bari Weiss, fuck bootlicking regime propaganda
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
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concerning to me that former harvard president and treasury secretary larry summers writes like a functionally illiterate zoomer
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
concerning to me that former harvard president and treasury secretary larry summers writes like a functionally illiterate zoomer
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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WIRED’s interviews with men who drive Cybertrucks are perfect
October 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
WIRED’s interviews with men who drive Cybertrucks are perfect
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This feels like evidence Trump's aides are deliberately gaslighting him, which is unfortunately very easy to do with dementia sufferers (Trump did it to his father) and which aides are using to seize control of the US military for their own purposes.
The protests are on one block. Nothing is burning down. His justification for sending in troops is all based on lies.
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This feels like evidence Trump's aides are deliberately gaslighting him, which is unfortunately very easy to do with dementia sufferers (Trump did it to his father) and which aides are using to seize control of the US military for their own purposes.
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I think we should all just assume John Roberts is compromised. Maybe he isn’t, but everything he’s done since 2023 or so is what you’d expect from someone who’s compromised.
September 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I think we should all just assume John Roberts is compromised. Maybe he isn’t, but everything he’s done since 2023 or so is what you’d expect from someone who’s compromised.
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"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
September 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
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Do these guys think they’re in an 80’s cop comedy? They’re obviously stalking Letitia James’ house and they’re obviously feds.
Jesus.
Jesus.
August 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Do these guys think they’re in an 80’s cop comedy? They’re obviously stalking Letitia James’ house and they’re obviously feds.
Jesus.
Jesus.
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August 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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On the starvation in Gaza, an Israeli minister says 1) “there is no nation that feeds its enemies," and 2) Israel is “driving out the population that educated its people on the ideas of 'Mein Kampf.'"
Seriously? If you're accusing others of following Mein Kampf ... maybe don't parrot Mein Kampf.
Seriously? If you're accusing others of following Mein Kampf ... maybe don't parrot Mein Kampf.
As Starvation Rises, Israeli Minister Says Israel Is ‘Driving Out’ Gazans
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
On the starvation in Gaza, an Israeli minister says 1) “there is no nation that feeds its enemies," and 2) Israel is “driving out the population that educated its people on the ideas of 'Mein Kampf.'"
Seriously? If you're accusing others of following Mein Kampf ... maybe don't parrot Mein Kampf.
Seriously? If you're accusing others of following Mein Kampf ... maybe don't parrot Mein Kampf.
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“OpusDei/FedSoc told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
July 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“OpusDei/FedSoc told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
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Always curious to see who gets to be an anonymous source!
July 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Always curious to see who gets to be an anonymous source!
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The same people demanding you present a photo ID to vote are perfectly fine with letting you be arrested, handcuffed & thrown into a van by armed men wearing plain clothes, face masks & presenting no identification of any sort.
June 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
The same people demanding you present a photo ID to vote are perfectly fine with letting you be arrested, handcuffed & thrown into a van by armed men wearing plain clothes, face masks & presenting no identification of any sort.