cjcarpenter
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Humanist. Misanthrope. Conflicted.
Will the Trump administration continue to attack people on the streets and kill Venezuelan fishermen on the sea tomorrow, or will they take the day of to give thanks?
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Will the Trump administration continue to attack people on the streets and kill Venezuelan fishermen on the sea tomorrow, or will they take the day of to give thanks?
So the French join us here in condemning people who dare to tell the unvarnished truth...
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
So the French join us here in condemning people who dare to tell the unvarnished truth...
On the American economy: Things fall apart: the center cannot hold.
Holiday spending expected to be down 17% in my area this year. People sense what's coming. How will they respond?
Holiday spending expected to be down 17% in my area this year. People sense what's coming. How will they respond?
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
On the American economy: Things fall apart: the center cannot hold.
Holiday spending expected to be down 17% in my area this year. People sense what's coming. How will they respond?
Holiday spending expected to be down 17% in my area this year. People sense what's coming. How will they respond?
If Ukraine gets thrown under the bus, I would allocate the blame to a) 77 million dumbassed American voters, and b) the Europeans who just don't seem able to get it together at all.
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
If Ukraine gets thrown under the bus, I would allocate the blame to a) 77 million dumbassed American voters, and b) the Europeans who just don't seem able to get it together at all.
And who will investigate the Pentagon?
Who in the professional military will step up against this?
Our government is so seriously fucked up.
apnews.com/article/pent...
Who in the professional military will step up against this?
Our government is so seriously fucked up.
apnews.com/article/pent...
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says that it is investigating Democratic Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona for possible breaches of military law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for U.S...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
And who will investigate the Pentagon?
Who in the professional military will step up against this?
Our government is so seriously fucked up.
apnews.com/article/pent...
Who in the professional military will step up against this?
Our government is so seriously fucked up.
apnews.com/article/pent...
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Odds this sign gets taken down like a plaque honoring a black hero?
November 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Odds this sign gets taken down like a plaque honoring a black hero?
Time for _every_ American that cares about the Constitution and the rule of law to post something informing our military that they don't have to obey an unlawful order.
The big question, though, is what percentage of our military would even give it a thought?
The big question, though, is what percentage of our military would even give it a thought?
Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?
November 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Time for _every_ American that cares about the Constitution and the rule of law to post something informing our military that they don't have to obey an unlawful order.
The big question, though, is what percentage of our military would even give it a thought?
The big question, though, is what percentage of our military would even give it a thought?
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Answer: More Trump Republican voters.
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Answer: More Trump Republican voters.
I think Frum's assessment of the shutdown here is almost as shallow as the Democrat's plan to engage in it. They had no Plan A, much less any Plan B. And no, most of us aren't interested in "taking over" the party. There's not that much left of it to take.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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MAGA Has Repulsed Young Women
Sarah Longwell on the growing voting divide between the sexes, the 2025 elections, and how Donald Trump remade electoral politics. Plus: David Frum discusses the deal to end the government shutdown an...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I think Frum's assessment of the shutdown here is almost as shallow as the Democrat's plan to engage in it. They had no Plan A, much less any Plan B. And no, most of us aren't interested in "taking over" the party. There's not that much left of it to take.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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Welcome Cleveland to the BLACKOUT BLACK FRIDAY events #OH50501 #fiftyfiftyone
November 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Q: Did the D's have a plan for how their shutdown was going to end50 days ago?
A: Yes. They had identified eight senators in "safe seats" that they would instruct to vote with the Republicans when the time came to capitulate.
So nothing at all was accomplished -- but did you all enjoy the show?
A: Yes. They had identified eight senators in "safe seats" that they would instruct to vote with the Republicans when the time came to capitulate.
So nothing at all was accomplished -- but did you all enjoy the show?
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Q: Did the D's have a plan for how their shutdown was going to end50 days ago?
A: Yes. They had identified eight senators in "safe seats" that they would instruct to vote with the Republicans when the time came to capitulate.
So nothing at all was accomplished -- but did you all enjoy the show?
A: Yes. They had identified eight senators in "safe seats" that they would instruct to vote with the Republicans when the time came to capitulate.
So nothing at all was accomplished -- but did you all enjoy the show?
Breaking: there are no Russian "pee tapes."
There are Epstein pee tapes that he sold to the Russians.
There are Epstein pee tapes that he sold to the Russians.
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Breaking: there are no Russian "pee tapes."
There are Epstein pee tapes that he sold to the Russians.
There are Epstein pee tapes that he sold to the Russians.
Yes, let's all focus on "Epstein" again now so we won't spend too much time thinking about how the Democrats threw us all under the bus when they gave up on the shutdown.
You want some "accountability?" Start demanding it from those eight "safe seat" Senators that did the throwing.
You want some "accountability?" Start demanding it from those eight "safe seat" Senators that did the throwing.
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Yes, let's all focus on "Epstein" again now so we won't spend too much time thinking about how the Democrats threw us all under the bus when they gave up on the shutdown.
You want some "accountability?" Start demanding it from those eight "safe seat" Senators that did the throwing.
You want some "accountability?" Start demanding it from those eight "safe seat" Senators that did the throwing.
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More proof that there is a political class in our country that uses BOTH parties to get what it wants, and maintains the myth of a "two party system" because it serves their ends.
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
More proof that there is a political class in our country that uses BOTH parties to get what it wants, and maintains the myth of a "two party system" because it serves their ends.
So "enough" Senate Democrats are going to tell us all to fuck off? What in the hell is WRONG with them?
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
So "enough" Senate Democrats are going to tell us all to fuck off? What in the hell is WRONG with them?
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Loved this -- but it's no joke that the establishment's knives (left and right) will be out for the mayor.
Loved this -- but it's no joke that the establishment's knives (left and right) will be out for the mayor.
Live From New York: Zohran Mamdani’s Got Jokes
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November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Loved this -- but it's no joke that the establishment's knives (left and right) will be out for the mayor.
Loved this -- but it's no joke that the establishment's knives (left and right) will be out for the mayor.
President Obama has reached out to Mayor Mamdani with the willingness to be a sounding board. I hope the mayor will take that seriously, because I suspect Obama knows as much as anyone alive about how "the establishment" can seek power of a leader.
November 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
President Obama has reached out to Mayor Mamdani with the willingness to be a sounding board. I hope the mayor will take that seriously, because I suspect Obama knows as much as anyone alive about how "the establishment" can seek power of a leader.
Not lookin' good...
November 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Not lookin' good...
Bush and Cheney owe a huge vote of thanks to Trump for making them look so much better in comparison than they were. But they were a major disaster for the nation in their own right, and made major contributions to building the ship that Trump/Vance sailed in on.
November 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Bush and Cheney owe a huge vote of thanks to Trump for making them look so much better in comparison than they were. But they were a major disaster for the nation in their own right, and made major contributions to building the ship that Trump/Vance sailed in on.
Not hard to guess some of the Democrats seeking this supposed "off ramp."
The same ones that don't have a damned clue what the shutdown is really about -- or do, and don't care.
The same ones that don't have a damned clue what the shutdown is really about -- or do, and don't care.
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Not hard to guess some of the Democrats seeking this supposed "off ramp."
The same ones that don't have a damned clue what the shutdown is really about -- or do, and don't care.
The same ones that don't have a damned clue what the shutdown is really about -- or do, and don't care.
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Opinion | There’s Still a Shared American Story, and JD Vance’s Blood-and-Soil Vision Isn’t It
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