Mike G.
@mestizoqueso.bsky.social
🇲🇽🇺🇸 Historian, Prof, Dovahkiin, Sci-fi novel and strategy gaming enthusiast. My wife said I can join your gang as long as I am back home by dinner.
I know that the basic rules of politics don’t seem to apply to Trump, but even for him this is unsustainable.
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I know that the basic rules of politics don’t seem to apply to Trump, but even for him this is unsustainable.
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when you’re trying to evade capture after WWII ends:
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
when you’re trying to evade capture after WWII ends:
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look, I’ve been operating on the assumption that we cannot reach Bush 2 numbers because the media environment makes the floor much higher than it was back then (and Fox won’t throw him overboard the same way)
but, uh, we aren’t through year one and…
but, uh, we aren’t through year one and…
Gallup poll | 11/3-11/25
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
look, I’ve been operating on the assumption that we cannot reach Bush 2 numbers because the media environment makes the floor much higher than it was back then (and Fox won’t throw him overboard the same way)
but, uh, we aren’t through year one and…
but, uh, we aren’t through year one and…
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Stephen Miller’s ancestors were Jewish refugees from the pogroms in czarist Russia. They came to the U.S. in the early twentieth century, even as racists said this same stuff about them.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Stephen Miller’s ancestors were Jewish refugees from the pogroms in czarist Russia. They came to the U.S. in the early twentieth century, even as racists said this same stuff about them.
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Again, there is no plan for running our universities without federal funding, or foreign students, at scale. But the public has no idea about this because no. one. is. telling. them. this. They expect their kids are still going to be able to do all the things at college in the next 4 years, & well:
The entire business model of R1 public universities rests on 4 revenue sources:
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Again, there is no plan for running our universities without federal funding, or foreign students, at scale. But the public has no idea about this because no. one. is. telling. them. this. They expect their kids are still going to be able to do all the things at college in the next 4 years, & well:
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I feel certain Miller absolutely recognizes that. He thinks about those people, and what he feels is a pang of jealousy at how freely they got to hurt others. He wants to hurt others the same way, so he gets that little electric surge of pleasure. It’s his turn
This is almost word for word what xenophobes in the 1930s and 1940s said about Miller's Jewish ancestors and relatives. He's so hateful he couldn't possibly recognize that of course.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I feel certain Miller absolutely recognizes that. He thinks about those people, and what he feels is a pang of jealousy at how freely they got to hurt others. He wants to hurt others the same way, so he gets that little electric surge of pleasure. It’s his turn
Jeez who knew that getting beat up by cholos in high school would lead to him trying to ethnically cleanse the country
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Jeez who knew that getting beat up by cholos in high school would lead to him trying to ethnically cleanse the country
This was clearly written by Miller, who has been foaming at the mouth for denaturalizations since the first administration
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This was clearly written by Miller, who has been foaming at the mouth for denaturalizations since the first administration
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If you’re doing last minute shopping for thanksgiving, picking up coffee or whatever, please for the love of god be kind to the people working.
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If you’re doing last minute shopping for thanksgiving, picking up coffee or whatever, please for the love of god be kind to the people working.
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Is your feed overloaded with content about what counts as a professional degree and how it will affect access to student loans?
Mine too.
But some folks weren't getting the facts right. So I wrote about it in hopes of countering some misinformation. Share the news and fact check your sources!
Mine too.
But some folks weren't getting the facts right. So I wrote about it in hopes of countering some misinformation. Share the news and fact check your sources!
What to Know About the Definition of Professional Degree
Social media critics have focused on the fact that certain female-dominated careers, like nursing, are “no longer” recognized as professional. But the term didn’t mean much before Congress passed new ...
www.insidehighered.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Is your feed overloaded with content about what counts as a professional degree and how it will affect access to student loans?
Mine too.
But some folks weren't getting the facts right. So I wrote about it in hopes of countering some misinformation. Share the news and fact check your sources!
Mine too.
But some folks weren't getting the facts right. So I wrote about it in hopes of countering some misinformation. Share the news and fact check your sources!
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look, polyamory is extremely not for me but I have a ton of friends who it works great for, so obviously I disagree with him here
but I always find it very funny when you get a bunch of outraged posts about the Pope being Catholic
even if he’s pretty cool for a Pope he is, you know, the Pope
but I always find it very funny when you get a bunch of outraged posts about the Pope being Catholic
even if he’s pretty cool for a Pope he is, you know, the Pope
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
Pope Leo and the Vatican reject polygamy in sweeping doctrinal praise of monogamy
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
www.sltrib.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
look, polyamory is extremely not for me but I have a ton of friends who it works great for, so obviously I disagree with him here
but I always find it very funny when you get a bunch of outraged posts about the Pope being Catholic
even if he’s pretty cool for a Pope he is, you know, the Pope
but I always find it very funny when you get a bunch of outraged posts about the Pope being Catholic
even if he’s pretty cool for a Pope he is, you know, the Pope
Van Epps seems likely to win, but the fact that they had to use Trump to get the vote out in what should be a forgone conclusion is quite telling.
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Van Epps seems likely to win, but the fact that they had to use Trump to get the vote out in what should be a forgone conclusion is quite telling.
Honestly: at this point isn’t this a drop in the bucket?
At this point the Dems might get at least 30 seats and an outside chance of winning back the senate. Indiana redistricting to give the GOP a seat or two isn’t going to do much to mitigate that.
At this point the Dems might get at least 30 seats and an outside chance of winning back the senate. Indiana redistricting to give the GOP a seat or two isn’t going to do much to mitigate that.
Trump threatens Indiana Republicans if they don’t go along with his gerrymandering scheme
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Honestly: at this point isn’t this a drop in the bucket?
At this point the Dems might get at least 30 seats and an outside chance of winning back the senate. Indiana redistricting to give the GOP a seat or two isn’t going to do much to mitigate that.
At this point the Dems might get at least 30 seats and an outside chance of winning back the senate. Indiana redistricting to give the GOP a seat or two isn’t going to do much to mitigate that.
My takeaway from this is that the most likely leaker of this is Trump himself.
President Trump may have had enough of Kash Patel, according to sources
The president is weighing whether to oust the FBI director after scrutiny of Patel's stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
My takeaway from this is that the most likely leaker of this is Trump himself.
Wheezing
Federal judge dismisses indictments against Letitia James and James Comey, saying Lindsey Halligan appointment was unlawful | CNN Politics
A federal judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday.
www.cnn.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Wheezing
lol. Lmao
Hasn’t the statue of limitations passed on this, as well?
Hasn’t the statue of limitations passed on this, as well?
Court dismisses the indictment against former FBI Director James Comey on the grounds that Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed interim US Attorney.
November 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
lol. Lmao
Hasn’t the statue of limitations passed on this, as well?
Hasn’t the statue of limitations passed on this, as well?
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Finally, the media worm is turning on Trump:
*NYT reports Rs quietly looking beyond Trump
*Axios says "red alert" time for Trump/GOP
*Politico reports MAGA culture-war now failing
*Trump clearly declining in many polls
On the pod we parse through all this evidence:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
*NYT reports Rs quietly looking beyond Trump
*Axios says "red alert" time for Trump/GOP
*Politico reports MAGA culture-war now failing
*Trump clearly declining in many polls
On the pod we parse through all this evidence:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Trump Is a Weak, Failing President, and the Media Is Finally Saying So
As Trump’s downward spiral starts producing harsher media coverage, a writer who regularly dissects MAGA and political media explains why he’s entering a tailspin that will be very hard to reverse.
newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Finally, the media worm is turning on Trump:
*NYT reports Rs quietly looking beyond Trump
*Axios says "red alert" time for Trump/GOP
*Politico reports MAGA culture-war now failing
*Trump clearly declining in many polls
On the pod we parse through all this evidence:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
*NYT reports Rs quietly looking beyond Trump
*Axios says "red alert" time for Trump/GOP
*Politico reports MAGA culture-war now failing
*Trump clearly declining in many polls
On the pod we parse through all this evidence:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
One of the reasons why I’m surprised Elon actually went through with this was his number one simp has pretended for years he lives in the states.
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
One of the reasons why I’m surprised Elon actually went through with this was his number one simp has pretended for years he lives in the states.
Bragging about prices going up just as the shopping season is about to kick into high gear is…something.
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Bragging about prices going up just as the shopping season is about to kick into high gear is…something.
Oh no, what a loss
RIP Udo Kier (1944-2025), a German character actor with a prolific and eclectic career (My Own Private Idaho, Blade, Ace Ventura, Dancer in the Dark, Grindhouse, Suspiria, Dogville...)
In sci-fi: Johnny Mnemonic, Melancholia, Armageddon, Dracula 3000, Metropia, Iron Sky, Downsizing, Seaquest DSV...
In sci-fi: Johnny Mnemonic, Melancholia, Armageddon, Dracula 3000, Metropia, Iron Sky, Downsizing, Seaquest DSV...
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Oh no, what a loss
They’ll be fighting each other for the opportunity to turn informant in the near future. Ojalá.
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.Worse still is their growing belief that the b...
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
They’ll be fighting each other for the opportunity to turn informant in the near future. Ojalá.
Looks like he found out about those stories about the GOP getting ready to move on from Trump.
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Looks like he found out about those stories about the GOP getting ready to move on from Trump.
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I’ve never seen a clip of this man speaking that didn’t make me want to throw things.
Snide, condescending and deeply dishonest. Feels like a villain from a bad 80s teen comedy.
Snide, condescending and deeply dishonest. Feels like a villain from a bad 80s teen comedy.
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I’ve never seen a clip of this man speaking that didn’t make me want to throw things.
Snide, condescending and deeply dishonest. Feels like a villain from a bad 80s teen comedy.
Snide, condescending and deeply dishonest. Feels like a villain from a bad 80s teen comedy.
Que?
WELKER: If tariffs help consumers, why is the administration rolling them back?
BESSENT: You know how much you weigh. You get on the scale every morning. Inflation is a composite number and we look at everything. We try to push down the things we can control.
BESSENT: You know how much you weigh. You get on the scale every morning. Inflation is a composite number and we look at everything. We try to push down the things we can control.
November 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Que?