Ross
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There's a right-wing discourse game, where you try to signal how bold and unwoke you are by saying the worst things imaginable, and there's a left-liberal discourse game, where you try to intuit all the stuff you're expected to believe and try to pithily rephrase it so your friends know you're smart
June 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
There's a right-wing discourse game, where you try to signal how bold and unwoke you are by saying the worst things imaginable, and there's a left-liberal discourse game, where you try to intuit all the stuff you're expected to believe and try to pithily rephrase it so your friends know you're smart
The Far Left are furious that the No Kings protestors weren’t hating every cop they saw and then I watched a video where the protestors got the cops to arrest a shooter in SLC.
June 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Far Left are furious that the No Kings protestors weren’t hating every cop they saw and then I watched a video where the protestors got the cops to arrest a shooter in SLC.
War with Iran and it’s not even been a year into this hell
June 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
War with Iran and it’s not even been a year into this hell
A lot of people in the West on the Far Left are under the impression they can outgun the US government. They think they’re on the precipice of bloody revolution, just waiting for the working class to wake up.
When you resort to violence to achieve political goals, you’re never going to win.
When you resort to violence to achieve political goals, you’re never going to win.
June 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A lot of people in the West on the Far Left are under the impression they can outgun the US government. They think they’re on the precipice of bloody revolution, just waiting for the working class to wake up.
When you resort to violence to achieve political goals, you’re never going to win.
When you resort to violence to achieve political goals, you’re never going to win.
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noted Trump is in fact worse than other Republicans and when Democrats said that you should vote against him to prevent the dictatorship and mass deportations he was promising that wasn't a hoax.
June 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
noted Trump is in fact worse than other Republicans and when Democrats said that you should vote against him to prevent the dictatorship and mass deportations he was promising that wasn't a hoax.
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A certain brand of Internet lefty needs to believe that everything is the result of structural factors and that the nazis were bad because they were capitalists and they just used racism to consolidate power but actually were in fact singularly committed to the evil things they did. On an 1/
June 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A certain brand of Internet lefty needs to believe that everything is the result of structural factors and that the nazis were bad because they were capitalists and they just used racism to consolidate power but actually were in fact singularly committed to the evil things they did. On an 1/
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Yeah. We need to have broad coalitions and should welcome anyone to join each cause.
We got gay marriage normalized bc we got moderates and conservatives on our side even though we didn’t agree with them on much else.
We got gay marriage normalized bc we got moderates and conservatives on our side even though we didn’t agree with them on much else.
June 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Yeah. We need to have broad coalitions and should welcome anyone to join each cause.
We got gay marriage normalized bc we got moderates and conservatives on our side even though we didn’t agree with them on much else.
We got gay marriage normalized bc we got moderates and conservatives on our side even though we didn’t agree with them on much else.
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I think one of our greatest dilemmas in the age of social media is too many well-intentioned folks have decided to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Our rights will continue vanishing if we keep immediately tearing down people *on our side* who are trying to do the right thing.
June 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I think one of our greatest dilemmas in the age of social media is too many well-intentioned folks have decided to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Our rights will continue vanishing if we keep immediately tearing down people *on our side* who are trying to do the right thing.
I’ve been a free trade stan forever. I was riding for TPP hard. True economic prosperity meant thoughtfully reducing trade barriers and encouraging the talented of the world to call the US home.
I am absolutely vindicated. I continue to be vindicated for every day that passes.
I am absolutely vindicated. I continue to be vindicated for every day that passes.
April 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I’ve been a free trade stan forever. I was riding for TPP hard. True economic prosperity meant thoughtfully reducing trade barriers and encouraging the talented of the world to call the US home.
I am absolutely vindicated. I continue to be vindicated for every day that passes.
I am absolutely vindicated. I continue to be vindicated for every day that passes.
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Not believing in law will doom you, too.
LAWS
WILL
NOT
SAVE
YOU
WILL
NOT
SAVE
YOU
Disappearing people to avoid the jurisdiction of the court in which they were taken by the state is authoritarian to the core and runs afoul of the spirit of Article III, the Due Process Clause, and the principles that emerged from the Glorious Revolution and the American Revolution. Arbitrary rule.
March 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Not believing in law will doom you, too.
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Sometime when I post, someone chimes in: "why are you posting this here? What does this solve??"
Mama, it's called ✨venting✨
Mama, it's called ✨venting✨
March 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Sometime when I post, someone chimes in: "why are you posting this here? What does this solve??"
Mama, it's called ✨venting✨
Mama, it's called ✨venting✨
How obese do you think these leopards are gonna get. They’ve been feasting on faces lately
March 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
How obese do you think these leopards are gonna get. They’ve been feasting on faces lately
A lot of teeth gnashing and white knuckles from people who claimed Democrats were as bad as Republicans leading up to the 2024 elections. Alas.
March 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A lot of teeth gnashing and white knuckles from people who claimed Democrats were as bad as Republicans leading up to the 2024 elections. Alas.
There are a lot bear events in DC this weekend…but none of them at DC’s purported bear bar, Uproar 🤔
March 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
There are a lot bear events in DC this weekend…but none of them at DC’s purported bear bar, Uproar 🤔
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Roses are red
Public Health is toast
Public Health is toast
February 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Roses are red
Public Health is toast
Public Health is toast
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The judge had issued a temporary restraining order against an administration plan to freeze payments for grants and other federal programs, but says the administration has not been fully complying.
Judge says Trump administration is not in full compliance with order on spending
The judge had issued a temporary restraining order against an administration plan to freeze payments for grants and other federal programs, but says the administration has not been fully complying.
www.npr.org
February 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The judge had issued a temporary restraining order against an administration plan to freeze payments for grants and other federal programs, but says the administration has not been fully complying.
Living in DC feels like we’re sitting ducks waiting for the next terrorist attack
If I’m blown to pieces, you have my permission to politicize my death. Scatter my charred husk in front of GOP offices.
And make sure my dog is taken care of
If I’m blown to pieces, you have my permission to politicize my death. Scatter my charred husk in front of GOP offices.
And make sure my dog is taken care of
I hope everyone realizes that Trump’s reckless comments play directly into the hands of Hamas, Hezbollah, ISIS and other terrorist groups across the Middle East, and beyond.
BAIER: Would the Palestinians have the right to return to Gaza?
TRUMP: No, they wouldn't
TRUMP: No, they wouldn't
February 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Living in DC feels like we’re sitting ducks waiting for the next terrorist attack
If I’m blown to pieces, you have my permission to politicize my death. Scatter my charred husk in front of GOP offices.
And make sure my dog is taken care of
If I’m blown to pieces, you have my permission to politicize my death. Scatter my charred husk in front of GOP offices.
And make sure my dog is taken care of
Every hour in this new world and the bar sinks even lower. Holy hell
There it is
February 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Every hour in this new world and the bar sinks even lower. Holy hell
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SCOOP: FBI director nominee Kash Patel disclosed he received up to $5M in shares of a mysterious entity in the Cayman Islands called Elite Depot. Elite Depot is a parent organization of fast-fashion giant Shein, according to corporate records I reviewed www.wired.com/story/kash-p...
Trump's FBI Pick Kash Patel Took Up to $5M in Stock from Chinese Ecommerce Giant Shein
Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director told senators he has no plans to divest his shares, which his financial disclosure form says were received in exchange for consulting services.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
SCOOP: FBI director nominee Kash Patel disclosed he received up to $5M in shares of a mysterious entity in the Cayman Islands called Elite Depot. Elite Depot is a parent organization of fast-fashion giant Shein, according to corporate records I reviewed www.wired.com/story/kash-p...
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PEPFAR has saved over 26 million lives worldwide since 2003. PEPFAR is a bipartisan program - but its critical work is at risk because of Trump's funding freeze.
On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, I'm calling on Trump to unfreeze PEPFAR now. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, I'm calling on Trump to unfreeze PEPFAR now. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
PEPFAR has saved over 26 million lives worldwide since 2003. PEPFAR is a bipartisan program - but its critical work is at risk because of Trump's funding freeze.
On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, I'm calling on Trump to unfreeze PEPFAR now. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, I'm calling on Trump to unfreeze PEPFAR now. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
The biggest tell is that none of them are behaving like people who need to win an election next year or in four years.
They are embracing racism because they don’t care how voters feel because voters gave them the power they needed to permanently entrench themselves.
They are embracing racism because they don’t care how voters feel because voters gave them the power they needed to permanently entrench themselves.
February 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The biggest tell is that none of them are behaving like people who need to win an election next year or in four years.
They are embracing racism because they don’t care how voters feel because voters gave them the power they needed to permanently entrench themselves.
They are embracing racism because they don’t care how voters feel because voters gave them the power they needed to permanently entrench themselves.
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One theme of LOTR is that the immortal elves are full of sorrow over the decay and loss of beauty in Middle Earth.
Couldn't have been me. By the end of the First Age with Beleriand destroyed, I would've noped off to Valinor ASAP.
I'm not sitting around waiting for Sauron to show up. Byeeee.
Couldn't have been me. By the end of the First Age with Beleriand destroyed, I would've noped off to Valinor ASAP.
I'm not sitting around waiting for Sauron to show up. Byeeee.
February 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
One theme of LOTR is that the immortal elves are full of sorrow over the decay and loss of beauty in Middle Earth.
Couldn't have been me. By the end of the First Age with Beleriand destroyed, I would've noped off to Valinor ASAP.
I'm not sitting around waiting for Sauron to show up. Byeeee.
Couldn't have been me. By the end of the First Age with Beleriand destroyed, I would've noped off to Valinor ASAP.
I'm not sitting around waiting for Sauron to show up. Byeeee.
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The husband of an Indian-American wife and the father of 3 Indian-American kids wants to bring back the staffer who posted “normalize Indian hate.”
February 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The husband of an Indian-American wife and the father of 3 Indian-American kids wants to bring back the staffer who posted “normalize Indian hate.”
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I know it’s overwhelming to see Trump waging war on civil servants and replacing with loyalists, but remember we’ve seen this before. It was called the “Spoils System” when Presidents in the 1800s rewarded “their people” with jobs. Guess what happened…corruption exploded. THREAD
February 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I know it’s overwhelming to see Trump waging war on civil servants and replacing with loyalists, but remember we’ve seen this before. It was called the “Spoils System” when Presidents in the 1800s rewarded “their people” with jobs. Guess what happened…corruption exploded. THREAD