Frank Galton
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Times were tough at the Ohio paper mill factory when a Miami-based investment fund decided to close it down. Then their new Republican Senator gave them something to cheer about by promising to keep it open. But now the woke mob that he says Sherrod Brown would have organized is proven correct.
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Times were tough at the Ohio paper mill factory when a Miami-based investment fund decided to close it down. Then their new Republican Senator gave them something to cheer about by promising to keep it open. But now the woke mob that he says Sherrod Brown would have organized is proven correct.
Whether it's Elon Musk paying himself $1 trillion, or NYC voters choosing Zohran Mamdani as Mayor, both sides have strong views on wealth.
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Whether it's Elon Musk paying himself $1 trillion, or NYC voters choosing Zohran Mamdani as Mayor, both sides have strong views on wealth.
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Whether it's Elon Musk paying himself $1 trillion, or NYC voters choosing Zohran Mamdani as Mayor, both sides have strong views on wealth.
Yes I know about following, algorithms etc but Bluesky is simply missing the shocking developments unfolding in Israel over the last week concerning the IDF Military Advocate General. www.ynetnews.com/article/vjt7...
Concern for Military Advocate General's life, IDF's first response: 'Chief of Staff instructed to use all means'
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November 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Yes I know about following, algorithms etc but Bluesky is simply missing the shocking developments unfolding in Israel over the last week concerning the IDF Military Advocate General. www.ynetnews.com/article/vjt7...
The diagnosis that USA politics is becoming Latin American may have the broad sweep of Presidentialism correct, but it misses a contrast: LatAm is populist presidents who lack legislative control and therefore can't pass anything. USA is an absent legislature.
November 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The diagnosis that USA politics is becoming Latin American may have the broad sweep of Presidentialism correct, but it misses a contrast: LatAm is populist presidents who lack legislative control and therefore can't pass anything. USA is an absent legislature.
Forgotten by whom?
October 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Forgotten by whom?
The singularity (Douthat)
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October 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The singularity (Douthat)
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For the "only Democrats are asked how to pay for it" file (WSJ) www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
October 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
For the "only Democrats are asked how to pay for it" file (WSJ) www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
@ditzkoff.bsky.social "Mr. Platner said on the podcast, which is hosted by former Obama aides, that he got the [Nazi] tattoo in 2007 in Split, Croatia, ..."
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October 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
@ditzkoff.bsky.social "Mr. Platner said on the podcast, which is hosted by former Obama aides, that he got the [Nazi] tattoo in 2007 in Split, Croatia, ..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
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USA Central Command praises Pakistan and Saudi Arabia for the successful boarding and seizure of drug smuggling boats! combinedmaritimeforces.com/2025/10/21/s...
Saudi-led Combined Task Force 150 and Pakistan Navy Interdict over $970 Million Worth of Illicit Drugs
MANAMA, Bahrain – Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS)Yarmook, working in direct support of Saudi-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF),successfully seized more tha…
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October 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
USA Central Command praises Pakistan and Saudi Arabia for the successful boarding and seizure of drug smuggling boats! combinedmaritimeforces.com/2025/10/21/s...
Indonesia & Trump business: "Prabowo then says: "We'll look for a better place," and Trump says again: "I'll have Eric call you."
Prabowo says: "Eric or Don Jr."
Eric Trump and his brother Donald Trump Jr. both serve as executive vice presidents of the Trump Organization, ..."
Prabowo says: "Eric or Don Jr."
Eric Trump and his brother Donald Trump Jr. both serve as executive vice presidents of the Trump Organization, ..."
October 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Indonesia & Trump business: "Prabowo then says: "We'll look for a better place," and Trump says again: "I'll have Eric call you."
Prabowo says: "Eric or Don Jr."
Eric Trump and his brother Donald Trump Jr. both serve as executive vice presidents of the Trump Organization, ..."
Prabowo says: "Eric or Don Jr."
Eric Trump and his brother Donald Trump Jr. both serve as executive vice presidents of the Trump Organization, ..."
"startled" (WSJ)
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October 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"startled" (WSJ)
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In this Pennsylvania coal mine ...
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October 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In this Pennsylvania coal mine ...
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Couldn't get a photo for obvious reasons but on outbound Clara Barton Parkway just past Chain Bridge, someone has (accurately) put up two signs for an imminent pothole in the sequence "Pothole Ahead" and "Fascist Behind."
October 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Couldn't get a photo for obvious reasons but on outbound Clara Barton Parkway just past Chain Bridge, someone has (accurately) put up two signs for an imminent pothole in the sequence "Pothole Ahead" and "Fascist Behind."
Sources close to Donald Trump say that he didn't like the Sources close to Jared and Ivanka stories.
October 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Sources close to Donald Trump say that he didn't like the Sources close to Jared and Ivanka stories.
The buried lede in this story is that the path for Tony Blair to a role in post-war Gaza began with Jared Kushner. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
October 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The buried lede in this story is that the path for Tony Blair to a role in post-war Gaza began with Jared Kushner. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
With the usual "not sure who needs to hear this" proviso, the GenZ protests are clearly a thing (Indonesia, Nepal, Madagascar, Peru, Morocco, more to come); dismissing them with tankie-style crankery about US influence or inchoate demands will result in continuous surprises.
October 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
With the usual "not sure who needs to hear this" proviso, the GenZ protests are clearly a thing (Indonesia, Nepal, Madagascar, Peru, Morocco, more to come); dismissing them with tankie-style crankery about US influence or inchoate demands will result in continuous surprises.
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September 7, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Susan Collins "profoundly concerned at Trump using the film Apocalypse Now for reference rather than the underlying novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad."
September 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Susan Collins "profoundly concerned at Trump using the film Apocalypse Now for reference rather than the underlying novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad."
September 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM