The thing is...
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Keeping you posted on what the thing is.
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the thing is that whichever small group of hyper online leftists who got this to happen is going to finally understand praxis after a bunch of lib winemoms who are primed for full radicalization start asking why that nice nerdy man got banned from the group chat
Turning on Stancil for, I dunno, getting too much attention doing good things is the first real Bad Vibes moment I’ve seen out of Minnesota
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 AM
the thing is that whichever small group of hyper online leftists who got this to happen is going to finally understand praxis after a bunch of lib winemoms who are primed for full radicalization start asking why that nice nerdy man got banned from the group chat
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The thing is, once you start analyzing Trump, you start to notice all the small ways that people are also like him and the unconsciously narcissistic behaviors that they think are subtle in them and loud in him
January 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The thing is, once you start analyzing Trump, you start to notice all the small ways that people are also like him and the unconsciously narcissistic behaviors that they think are subtle in them and loud in him
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The thing is… you never know who will fight… like actually throw hands
January 29, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The thing is… you never know who will fight… like actually throw hands
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The thing is, a Democratic party that's serious about tackling this country's structural problems would be talking about the DC nuclear option (admitting DC as 170 states or whatever) when they're back in power, and as it stands I'm not even confident they'll abolish the filibuster.
January 29, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The thing is, a Democratic party that's serious about tackling this country's structural problems would be talking about the DC nuclear option (admitting DC as 170 states or whatever) when they're back in power, and as it stands I'm not even confident they'll abolish the filibuster.
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the thing is, 23yos have always told themselves a bunch of stupid shit about life and success in order to help fight off their terror at having to face the world. we just used to have the sense not to put it in the newspaper.
January 29, 2026 at 1:45 PM
the thing is, 23yos have always told themselves a bunch of stupid shit about life and success in order to help fight off their terror at having to face the world. we just used to have the sense not to put it in the newspaper.
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the thing is, the party that is protecting the agents who we all saw shoot to kill is going to run nonstop ads all fall accusing their opponents of being ‘soft on crime’
January 29, 2026 at 5:00 AM
the thing is, the party that is protecting the agents who we all saw shoot to kill is going to run nonstop ads all fall accusing their opponents of being ‘soft on crime’
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the thing is that the deeper you dig into Netanyahu's career the more you can blame on him (like Rabin!) but also a settler-colonial state, even a nominally democratic one, was going to face these contradictions eventually
I’ve come all the way around to “scapegoating Netanyahu” being a more accurate description of Israel’s last three decades than the inverse “this was always Israel’s inevitable path”
January 29, 2026 at 12:10 AM
the thing is that the deeper you dig into Netanyahu's career the more you can blame on him (like Rabin!) but also a settler-colonial state, even a nominally democratic one, was going to face these contradictions eventually
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the thing is you can usually tell when someone likes or dislikes izzy based on how they write him but w ed it’s kinda a crapshoot fr
January 28, 2026 at 6:02 PM
the thing is you can usually tell when someone likes or dislikes izzy based on how they write him but w ed it’s kinda a crapshoot fr
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The thing is that the value of US security guarantees has completely crashed since this time last year. They're pretty darn meaningless.
NEW: The United States is reportedly pushing Ukraine to cede the remainder of Donetsk Oblast to Russia in exchange for US security guarantees.🧵(1/9)
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 27, 2026: isw.pub/UkrWar012726
Other Key Takeaways: ⬇️
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 27, 2026: isw.pub/UkrWar012726
Other Key Takeaways: ⬇️
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The thing is that the value of US security guarantees has completely crashed since this time last year. They're pretty darn meaningless.
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The thing is: fire him from what, exactly
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
January 28, 2026 at 3:46 AM
The thing is: fire him from what, exactly
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The thing is, how would you actually even know if Bovino stepped down?
January 28, 2026 at 1:52 AM
The thing is, how would you actually even know if Bovino stepped down?
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The thing is, most white people are at least somewhat racist, but most white people are emphatically not white supremacists. Most white racism is more incohate and a general sense of "I don't like having to push 1 for English," not "We should deport anyone lacking Mayflower ancestry."
Oh man, when you're a white supremacist President and you've lost white folks. That's gotta sting!
Economist/YouGov poll shows Trump's approval with
White people:
47% approve
51% disapprove
Hispanics:
27%
68%
18-29:
32%
63%
Men:
43%
54%
Women:
35%
60%
White people:
47% approve
51% disapprove
Hispanics:
27%
68%
18-29:
32%
63%
Men:
43%
54%
Women:
35%
60%
January 27, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The thing is, most white people are at least somewhat racist, but most white people are emphatically not white supremacists. Most white racism is more incohate and a general sense of "I don't like having to push 1 for English," not "We should deport anyone lacking Mayflower ancestry."
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the thing is unlike the UK third parties are de facto illegal in this country
I have sympathy for this argument, given America's experience of watching ticket-splitting get them atrocious Presidents, but I also can't take it that seriously while looking at the UK's fragmented party system under FPTP.
There's no a priori reason why the Democrats can't be supplanted.
There's no a priori reason why the Democrats can't be supplanted.
January 27, 2026 at 6:25 PM
the thing is unlike the UK third parties are de facto illegal in this country
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the thing is, violence looks like violence no matter how you dress it up—once you recognize violence. which teacher who has seen ICE drag away children will now be fine watching "School Resource Officers" body slamming preteens for not showing respect? who will ignore this dissonance now recognized?
January 27, 2026 at 3:22 PM
the thing is, violence looks like violence no matter how you dress it up—once you recognize violence. which teacher who has seen ICE drag away children will now be fine watching "School Resource Officers" body slamming preteens for not showing respect? who will ignore this dissonance now recognized?
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The thing is, “holding a grudge” means different things to different people. I’ve noticed a lot of people think holding a grudge means you think about it 24/7.
January 27, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The thing is, “holding a grudge” means different things to different people. I’ve noticed a lot of people think holding a grudge means you think about it 24/7.
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The Thing is so good. I love horror that delights me than scares me bc i'd sinply never be in that situation. It has everything: Guys who dig too deep, mystery shapeshifting, exquisite yaoi, men suffering at the poles, yucky gloopy wet, spooky animal actor, messed up biology, practical effects,
January 27, 2026 at 5:04 AM
The Thing is so good. I love horror that delights me than scares me bc i'd sinply never be in that situation. It has everything: Guys who dig too deep, mystery shapeshifting, exquisite yaoi, men suffering at the poles, yucky gloopy wet, spooky animal actor, messed up biology, practical effects,
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The thing is they don't believe my family should exist tho. Like this is technically right, but on a basic level JD Vance thinks my being a queer son of a single mother herself the daughter of a twice divorced woman, is A Problem.
From the Editorial Board: You don’t need to share the Vances’ political views to be happy for them.
Editorial: A baby at 1 Observatory Circle
A new life is a reason for hope, a moment that invites optimism about the future. We wish Usha and the Vance family well.
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 4:56 AM
The thing is they don't believe my family should exist tho. Like this is technically right, but on a basic level JD Vance thinks my being a queer son of a single mother herself the daughter of a twice divorced woman, is A Problem.
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The thing is, I have no illusions about China, but…if they sign a trade deal I have at least some expectation that it’ll stick.
These days you just can’t have any reliance at all on that with the USA.
These days you just can’t have any reliance at all on that with the USA.
January 26, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The thing is, I have no illusions about China, but…if they sign a trade deal I have at least some expectation that it’ll stick.
These days you just can’t have any reliance at all on that with the USA.
These days you just can’t have any reliance at all on that with the USA.
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Modern-day fascist voters have no idea they're fascists.
Modern-day fascist voters have no idea they're fascists.
January 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The thing is...
Modern-day fascist voters have no idea they're fascists.
Modern-day fascist voters have no idea they're fascists.
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The thing is with this, and the same for Reform not wiping disparaging social media posts, they just... don't care. It's a brazen level of shamelessness which has become part of their brand.
January 26, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The thing is with this, and the same for Reform not wiping disparaging social media posts, they just... don't care. It's a brazen level of shamelessness which has become part of their brand.
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the thing is that none of that money is real. if you tried extracting it, it would crash the stock market
theres no universe that a company like nvidia should be worth a trillion dollars. they make toys for adult children
January 26, 2026 at 8:35 AM
the thing is that none of that money is real. if you tried extracting it, it would crash the stock market
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The thing is it's true that most scientists will respond to an email from the General Public for a copy of their research like a thirsty man to water AND it's also true that the system for producing new scientists is an abusive one that spits a lot of overqualified MS and PhD's into the labor pool.
This is true but also some of them will do this while actively avoiding their own graduate students. Humans are complex creatures.
January 26, 2026 at 3:49 AM
The thing is it's true that most scientists will respond to an email from the General Public for a copy of their research like a thirsty man to water AND it's also true that the system for producing new scientists is an abusive one that spits a lot of overqualified MS and PhD's into the labor pool.
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the thing is that political comedy *can* be partisan and funny, the reason The Onion and similar sites are like this is because they're being prudent comedians and making sure they dunk on "both sides" enough to keep the largest audience
but they could be funny and not do that!
but they could be funny and not do that!
The older I get the more I think political comedy hurts more than it helps, every jackass online is more interested in posting glibly passive aggressive, and ultimately nihilistic, quips than acting normal for five seconds.
January 25, 2026 at 9:52 PM
the thing is that political comedy *can* be partisan and funny, the reason The Onion and similar sites are like this is because they're being prudent comedians and making sure they dunk on "both sides" enough to keep the largest audience
but they could be funny and not do that!
but they could be funny and not do that!
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the thing is
you may not realize that you're queer until you meet me
;)
you may not realize that you're queer until you meet me
;)
January 25, 2026 at 9:19 PM
the thing is
you may not realize that you're queer until you meet me
;)
you may not realize that you're queer until you meet me
;)