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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Sure, conservatives are in the middle of a gleeful orgy of corruption, kidnapping, rape, and murder, but the real problem is when liberals say it's bad.
Imagine looking around America in 2025 and thinking, "What we need less of is morality."
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Sure, conservatives are in the middle of a gleeful orgy of corruption, kidnapping, rape, and murder, but the real problem is when liberals say it's bad.
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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no matter what the circumstances, democrats are always saving their energy for a mythical future situation where they will do something good
March 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
no matter what the circumstances, democrats are always saving their energy for a mythical future situation where they will do something good
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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the reason republicans lost yesterday is because theyre a bunch of weird freaks pushing policy that everyone hates
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
the reason republicans lost yesterday is because theyre a bunch of weird freaks pushing policy that everyone hates
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"Democrats Deeply Worried About the Repercussions of Victory" could be the defining statement of our generation.
The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
As Mamdani nears victory, Democrats worry about national fallout
The progressive candidate is on the cusp of a historic mayoral win. And that's adding to unease among Democrats looking for a way back to national power.
www.msnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"Democrats Deeply Worried About the Repercussions of Victory" could be the defining statement of our generation.
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There have been 445 games in NBA history in which a team took 50 or more 3's.
The Celtics 21.6% Monday (11-51) was the worst shooting percentage of any of those 445.
Career 3-point shooting
White 36.9%
Brown 36.1%
Pritchard 40.0%
Hauser 42.0%
Simons 38.1%
Boston now 29th in the NBA (31.2%)
The Celtics 21.6% Monday (11-51) was the worst shooting percentage of any of those 445.
Career 3-point shooting
White 36.9%
Brown 36.1%
Pritchard 40.0%
Hauser 42.0%
Simons 38.1%
Boston now 29th in the NBA (31.2%)
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
There have been 445 games in NBA history in which a team took 50 or more 3's.
The Celtics 21.6% Monday (11-51) was the worst shooting percentage of any of those 445.
Career 3-point shooting
White 36.9%
Brown 36.1%
Pritchard 40.0%
Hauser 42.0%
Simons 38.1%
Boston now 29th in the NBA (31.2%)
The Celtics 21.6% Monday (11-51) was the worst shooting percentage of any of those 445.
Career 3-point shooting
White 36.9%
Brown 36.1%
Pritchard 40.0%
Hauser 42.0%
Simons 38.1%
Boston now 29th in the NBA (31.2%)
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"X shouldn't be political." OK but it is. Now what?
October 30, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"X shouldn't be political." OK but it is. Now what?
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Has anyone actually written something on the apparently inability of the reactionary mind to grasp the basic themes and even overt text of Tolkien?
Like at some point Gandalf turns directly to camera and says “the Men of Gondor sure are insufficient to this task, we need the hobbits to do it”
Like at some point Gandalf turns directly to camera and says “the Men of Gondor sure are insufficient to this task, we need the hobbits to do it”
this is an overtly fascist narrative - even the misreading of myth & literature is on brand
October 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Has anyone actually written something on the apparently inability of the reactionary mind to grasp the basic themes and even overt text of Tolkien?
Like at some point Gandalf turns directly to camera and says “the Men of Gondor sure are insufficient to this task, we need the hobbits to do it”
Like at some point Gandalf turns directly to camera and says “the Men of Gondor sure are insufficient to this task, we need the hobbits to do it”
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the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles
October 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles
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The median income of a households receiving SNAP benefits is $29,953 and 80% of those households include either children, an elderly person, a person with disabilities or combination of the three.
October 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The median income of a households receiving SNAP benefits is $29,953 and 80% of those households include either children, an elderly person, a person with disabilities or combination of the three.
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Politics is the art of making people care. Effective movements *shift the polls* by framing issues as moral questions.
If the fascists can make people care about conspiracy theories like QAnon, we can make people care about freedom and democracy.
(George Lakoff wrote several books on this.)
If the fascists can make people care about conspiracy theories like QAnon, we can make people care about freedom and democracy.
(George Lakoff wrote several books on this.)
"normies do not care about this thing and so it is no use raising a stink" is imho just an excuse for not doing politics, which is the job of making normies care about something
October 24, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Politics is the art of making people care. Effective movements *shift the polls* by framing issues as moral questions.
If the fascists can make people care about conspiracy theories like QAnon, we can make people care about freedom and democracy.
(George Lakoff wrote several books on this.)
If the fascists can make people care about conspiracy theories like QAnon, we can make people care about freedom and democracy.
(George Lakoff wrote several books on this.)
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"normies do not care about this thing and so it is no use raising a stink" is imho just an excuse for not doing politics, which is the job of making normies care about something
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
"normies do not care about this thing and so it is no use raising a stink" is imho just an excuse for not doing politics, which is the job of making normies care about something
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WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Heard about the Louvre jewel heist and my first thought was “finally, some good old fashioned normal crime”
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Heard about the Louvre jewel heist and my first thought was “finally, some good old fashioned normal crime”
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If I Ran the Media™
Fewer stories on:
—How Dems Need to Change Their Messaging
—How [event xx] Will Play w [voter bloc YY]
—How 2028 Field Is Shaping Up
More of:
—Which points of resistance are actually working
—What specifically GOP Reps/Sens are so afraid of
—Real-world tariff/immig effects
—ETC
Fewer stories on:
—How Dems Need to Change Their Messaging
—How [event xx] Will Play w [voter bloc YY]
—How 2028 Field Is Shaping Up
More of:
—Which points of resistance are actually working
—What specifically GOP Reps/Sens are so afraid of
—Real-world tariff/immig effects
—ETC
October 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If I Ran the Media™
Fewer stories on:
—How Dems Need to Change Their Messaging
—How [event xx] Will Play w [voter bloc YY]
—How 2028 Field Is Shaping Up
More of:
—Which points of resistance are actually working
—What specifically GOP Reps/Sens are so afraid of
—Real-world tariff/immig effects
—ETC
Fewer stories on:
—How Dems Need to Change Their Messaging
—How [event xx] Will Play w [voter bloc YY]
—How 2028 Field Is Shaping Up
More of:
—Which points of resistance are actually working
—What specifically GOP Reps/Sens are so afraid of
—Real-world tariff/immig effects
—ETC
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My thesis is that no matter how doomer you were in Nov. 2024, we're probably past your worst-case scenario for the first 9 months of this administration.
It's very strange for me to realize I wasn't pessimistic enough.
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-in-...
It's very strange for me to realize I wasn't pessimistic enough.
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-in-...
We Are in the Worst-Case Scenario
The November 2024 version of you would be shocked at what the September 2025 version accepts as reality.
www.thebulwark.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My thesis is that no matter how doomer you were in Nov. 2024, we're probably past your worst-case scenario for the first 9 months of this administration.
It's very strange for me to realize I wasn't pessimistic enough.
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-in-...
It's very strange for me to realize I wasn't pessimistic enough.
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-in-...
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Obviously, one of my favorite Celtics memes of all time. But this also succinctly sums up how essential Big Al has been to the last decade of success for Boston.
I’m going to miss him so much.
I’m going to miss him so much.
September 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Obviously, one of my favorite Celtics memes of all time. But this also succinctly sums up how essential Big Al has been to the last decade of success for Boston.
I’m going to miss him so much.
I’m going to miss him so much.
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It's so funny to me how they call themselves anti antifa. Like dude, there is a shorter word for this.
September 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
It's so funny to me how they call themselves anti antifa. Like dude, there is a shorter word for this.
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I mean, this is what his own staff thought was the winning message. This is what they want out there.
"It's a dirty piece of legislation."
What ordinary voter understands that? What voter gives a solitary shit about that? Especially right now with the country on fire?
"It's a dirty piece of legislation."
What ordinary voter understands that? What voter gives a solitary shit about that? Especially right now with the country on fire?
September 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I mean, this is what his own staff thought was the winning message. This is what they want out there.
"It's a dirty piece of legislation."
What ordinary voter understands that? What voter gives a solitary shit about that? Especially right now with the country on fire?
"It's a dirty piece of legislation."
What ordinary voter understands that? What voter gives a solitary shit about that? Especially right now with the country on fire?