Matt
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Average American Thanksgiving: President declares total ban on immigration, calls an esteemed democratic governor a slur, and then goes on TV to talk about Somalis like animals when asked about a mass shooting by a former child soldier and member of a CIA associated death squad.
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 4:54 AM
Average American Thanksgiving: President declares total ban on immigration, calls an esteemed democratic governor a slur, and then goes on TV to talk about Somalis like animals when asked about a mass shooting by a former child soldier and member of a CIA associated death squad.
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Van Hollen is being personally credited as the chief pressure point that made Israel release a Palestinian teenager with American citizenship from their dungeons, where he was held for 9 months without even a criminal charge.
⭕️ Sen. Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov) credited for key role in release of US teen from Israeli detention
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Van Hollen is being personally credited as the chief pressure point that made Israel release a Palestinian teenager with American citizenship from their dungeons, where he was held for 9 months without even a criminal charge.
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If Trump proactively pardons Hegseth, the solution is to signal either to the ICC or the country of origin of the murdered men that we will honor extradition requests on this point.
And then, in something of an irony, Noem him out of the country before anyone can react.
And then, in something of an irony, Noem him out of the country before anyone can react.
November 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
If Trump proactively pardons Hegseth, the solution is to signal either to the ICC or the country of origin of the murdered men that we will honor extradition requests on this point.
And then, in something of an irony, Noem him out of the country before anyone can react.
And then, in something of an irony, Noem him out of the country before anyone can react.
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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There might be no better example of the war coming home than a CIA trained teen death squad recruit getting asylum in the US and then shooting a bunch of soldiers who were deployed to DC for no reason other than Kabuki Security Theater
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There might be no better example of the war coming home than a CIA trained teen death squad recruit getting asylum in the US and then shooting a bunch of soldiers who were deployed to DC for no reason other than Kabuki Security Theater
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New vacancy chain paper:
November 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
New vacancy chain paper:
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"rally around the flag" vs READ THEORY
November 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"rally around the flag" vs READ THEORY
new type of guy just dropped: baumol’s disease denier
This might become my pet issue but it’s crazy how center left parties are hurting because they’re seen as the party of snobbish technocrats when the actual “experts” they go to are lawyers who think anesthesiology and TV manufacturing have seen similar productivity growth
November 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
new type of guy just dropped: baumol’s disease denier
good economy trump could have actually pulled a viktor orbán
It’s hilarious he could’ve just rode the coattails of a good economy like the last time and he’s just like “ya, fuck that”
Ugly numbers everywhere for Trump:
About 7 in 10 Americans say grocery costs have risen in the past year. And roughly 6 in 10 blame Trump “a great deal” or “a good amount”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
About 7 in 10 Americans say grocery costs have risen in the past year. And roughly 6 in 10 blame Trump “a great deal” or “a good amount”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
good economy trump could have actually pulled a viktor orbán
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Just in time for "Operation Arrest the Popular War Hero Astronaut"
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 4:48 PM
Just in time for "Operation Arrest the Popular War Hero Astronaut"
in america, they have this concept of saving “face” or a person’s social standing and reputation. it is common for the winning party in a negotiation to grant a symbolic victory to the losing side in order to avoid completely humiliating them. cross cultural relations are very important to me
if youre wondering who won the trade war (again), well the chinese are offering fake concessions to help the americans save face
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
in america, they have this concept of saving “face” or a person’s social standing and reputation. it is common for the winning party in a negotiation to grant a symbolic victory to the losing side in order to avoid completely humiliating them. cross cultural relations are very important to me
the funny thing here is that trump’s team obviously knows that you cant just promise to increase ag imports. theyre just looking for an excuse to put out the fire they caused and have to concede even more things to get it. remarkable trade negotiation skills at work.
selling out taiwan for a fake promise to buy more soybeans, incredible
“.. Japanese officials said the message was worrying: the president didn’t want friction over Taiwan to endanger a detente reached last month with Xi, which includes a promise to buy more agricultural products from American farmers ..”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
the funny thing here is that trump’s team obviously knows that you cant just promise to increase ag imports. theyre just looking for an excuse to put out the fire they caused and have to concede even more things to get it. remarkable trade negotiation skills at work.
cant think of a better example for how cooked american political culture is than a 3rd generation american who is the descendant of jewish refugees who escaped russian pogroms and nazi germany talking like this
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
cant think of a better example for how cooked american political culture is than a 3rd generation american who is the descendant of jewish refugees who escaped russian pogroms and nazi germany talking like this
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Thing that I didn't realize until I was an adult is that a lot of people live nowhere near real nature so think that farms are nature. It's a bizarre phenomenon, but it makes sense in places like Ireland or the UK
Haven’t tweeted in like a year and still doing the numbers
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Thing that I didn't realize until I was an adult is that a lot of people live nowhere near real nature so think that farms are nature. It's a bizarre phenomenon, but it makes sense in places like Ireland or the UK
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More than anything else, this feels like a late roman empire headline
The vibe here is really "guy who was part of a U.S.-aligned death squad got told he's getting sent back to Afghanistan to die"
well that tracks
(also should put to rest any bleating about “vetting” but we live in hell so)
(also should put to rest any bleating about “vetting” but we live in hell so)
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
More than anything else, this feels like a late roman empire headline
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this should go without saying but if you were one of the lucky few we did get out of Afghanistan during the withdrawal and we got you out because you'd been working with us, deportation back is likely a death sentence.
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
this should go without saying but if you were one of the lucky few we did get out of Afghanistan during the withdrawal and we got you out because you'd been working with us, deportation back is likely a death sentence.
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Ahead of launching a war on Venezuela, the US would like to announce that no one in Venezuela should help US forces, it'd be stupid to do so, the US will denigrate you and screw you over no matter how much you help, and blame you if even one Venezuelan who also helped the US ever does something bad.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ahead of launching a war on Venezuela, the US would like to announce that no one in Venezuela should help US forces, it'd be stupid to do so, the US will denigrate you and screw you over no matter how much you help, and blame you if even one Venezuelan who also helped the US ever does something bad.
critical support to the truck usury industry honestly.
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
critical support to the truck usury industry honestly.
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Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
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Two weeks ago, Grindr put on a fashion show of wool from "gay" rams rescued from slaughter. The media and the Internet swooned. But this feel-good story is a window into the dark role of forced reproduction in animal agriculture.
By me & @gnrosenberg.bsky.social.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
By me & @gnrosenberg.bsky.social.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
The Internet Loves These “Gay Sheep.” The Real Story Is Much Darker.
A much-hyped fashion show with wool from “gay rams” obscures the brutal reality of an industry that exploits sheep sexuality at every turn.
newrepublic.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Two weeks ago, Grindr put on a fashion show of wool from "gay" rams rescued from slaughter. The media and the Internet swooned. But this feel-good story is a window into the dark role of forced reproduction in animal agriculture.
By me & @gnrosenberg.bsky.social.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
By me & @gnrosenberg.bsky.social.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
matt yglesias:
true Starmerism has never been tried
November 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
matt yglesias:
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They should have put a character like this in Andor, mainly because it would have been really funny
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
They should have put a character like this in Andor, mainly because it would have been really funny
selling out taiwan for a fake promise to buy more soybeans, incredible
“.. Japanese officials said the message was worrying: the president didn’t want friction over Taiwan to endanger a detente reached last month with Xi, which includes a promise to buy more agricultural products from American farmers ..”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
selling out taiwan for a fake promise to buy more soybeans, incredible
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> in Palo Alto
> group of smiling diverse young people
> I see them walk into the Palantir office
💀
> group of smiling diverse young people
> I see them walk into the Palantir office
💀
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
> in Palo Alto
> group of smiling diverse young people
> I see them walk into the Palantir office
💀
> group of smiling diverse young people
> I see them walk into the Palantir office
💀