Legal question: if the tariffs are thrown out, and they order payments refunded, does Trump also have to return the personal gifts he extorted from foreign governments?
November 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Legal question: if the tariffs are thrown out, and they order payments refunded, does Trump also have to return the personal gifts he extorted from foreign governments?
I don’t understand why the house (and senate) need to vote on the Epstein stuff.
Trump can just release it, right?
Trump can just release it, right?
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I don’t understand why the house (and senate) need to vote on the Epstein stuff.
Trump can just release it, right?
Trump can just release it, right?
Unpopular opinion: “clean” CRs should always pass.
The only valid issue to force a shutdown over is a law to prevent all future shutdowns with default funding.
The only valid issue to force a shutdown over is a law to prevent all future shutdowns with default funding.
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Unpopular opinion: “clean” CRs should always pass.
The only valid issue to force a shutdown over is a law to prevent all future shutdowns with default funding.
The only valid issue to force a shutdown over is a law to prevent all future shutdowns with default funding.
I’m assuming 2025 tax year refunds will be paid in Tump Coin.
November 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I’m assuming 2025 tax year refunds will be paid in Tump Coin.
We should:
Grow the house, to like 5,000 members
Mandate multi-member districts of 5-10 members
Require district boundaries be one or more whole counties (or burrows!)
Require STV for the voting
Grow the house, to like 5,000 members
Mandate multi-member districts of 5-10 members
Require district boundaries be one or more whole counties (or burrows!)
Require STV for the voting
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We should:
Grow the house, to like 5,000 members
Mandate multi-member districts of 5-10 members
Require district boundaries be one or more whole counties (or burrows!)
Require STV for the voting
Grow the house, to like 5,000 members
Mandate multi-member districts of 5-10 members
Require district boundaries be one or more whole counties (or burrows!)
Require STV for the voting
Reposted by Seth H
"Lotteries and ritual stoning are integral parts of American life. Whether or not the lottery actually increases the yearly harvest, rural working-class Americans think it does. Let me be blunt: liberals who want to abolish ritual murder are the reason that Donald Trump won."
Stoning Our Neighbors to Death Makes the Corn Grow High, and Elitist Liberals Should Stop Attacking This Traditional Value
Since Biblical times, stoning people to death has been a horrible punishment reserved for the worst criminals. But now, in PC liberal America, the ...
buff.ly
October 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"Lotteries and ritual stoning are integral parts of American life. Whether or not the lottery actually increases the yearly harvest, rural working-class Americans think it does. Let me be blunt: liberals who want to abolish ritual murder are the reason that Donald Trump won."
What do people (in particular, reporters) think the difference is between the words “center” and”epicenter”?
October 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
What do people (in particular, reporters) think the difference is between the words “center” and”epicenter”?
TV show pitch
Genre: police procedural
A short balding man who can smell the future joins a small rural police department to solve crimes.
Genre: police procedural
A short balding man who can smell the future joins a small rural police department to solve crimes.
October 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
TV show pitch
Genre: police procedural
A short balding man who can smell the future joins a small rural police department to solve crimes.
Genre: police procedural
A short balding man who can smell the future joins a small rural police department to solve crimes.
IMO, both parties should always be willing to approve a “clean” CR
September 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
IMO, both parties should always be willing to approve a “clean” CR
@governor.ca.gov Sinclair has several stations in CA. Surely they can’t be in full compliance with all state laws, can they?
September 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
@governor.ca.gov Sinclair has several stations in CA. Surely they can’t be in full compliance with all state laws, can they?
@schumer.senate.gov how big a bag of magic beans will you accept to fund the government this time?
September 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
@schumer.senate.gov how big a bag of magic beans will you accept to fund the government this time?
Do we really even need the FCC? Except at state borders, can’t the states regulate broadcast TV and radio? Do California and Alabama need the same rules?
September 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Do we really even need the FCC? Except at state borders, can’t the states regulate broadcast TV and radio? Do California and Alabama need the same rules?
Todays word of the day: enervating
September 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Todays word of the day: enervating
Is RFK Jr the first former cocaine dealer to be a cabinet secretary, or was that someone under Bush 2?
September 12, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Is RFK Jr the first former cocaine dealer to be a cabinet secretary, or was that someone under Bush 2?
What determines if food tastes good? If your head was somehow transplanted onto a pig body, would pig feed seem disgusting?
August 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
What determines if food tastes good? If your head was somehow transplanted onto a pig body, would pig feed seem disgusting?
I’m surprised Trump has not renamed the Republican Party as the MAGA party.
August 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I’m surprised Trump has not renamed the Republican Party as the MAGA party.
Reposted by Seth H
Important piece debunking myths about SB 79: “Taken together, Park’s arguments lean heavily on fear, distortion, and NIMBY reflexes. Wildfires, tsunamis, ‘one-size-fits-all’ rhetoric, claims of protecting equity, and the bogeyman of developers all obscure the facts of SB 79.”
Dubious Arguments Drive L.A. Council Vote Against SB 79 – Mar Vista Voice
marvistavoice.org
August 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Important piece debunking myths about SB 79: “Taken together, Park’s arguments lean heavily on fear, distortion, and NIMBY reflexes. Wildfires, tsunamis, ‘one-size-fits-all’ rhetoric, claims of protecting equity, and the bogeyman of developers all obscure the facts of SB 79.”
They should really release the Epstein tax returns. How did he build such a large fortune?
July 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
They should really release the Epstein tax returns. How did he build such a large fortune?
I wish the media would stop saying that the fed “sets rates”
They set some rates, but they don’t directly impact most people. The fed influences the rates that matter, but lots of things (like a weird crazy president and irresponsible budget) can influence them more.
They set some rates, but they don’t directly impact most people. The fed influences the rates that matter, but lots of things (like a weird crazy president and irresponsible budget) can influence them more.
July 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I wish the media would stop saying that the fed “sets rates”
They set some rates, but they don’t directly impact most people. The fed influences the rates that matter, but lots of things (like a weird crazy president and irresponsible budget) can influence them more.
They set some rates, but they don’t directly impact most people. The fed influences the rates that matter, but lots of things (like a weird crazy president and irresponsible budget) can influence them more.
Assuming the funding cut goes ahead (seems like a safe bet), is anyone keeping a list of NPR stations that need help?
I would be willing to join an extra station as a member to help out.
I would be willing to join an extra station as a member to help out.
July 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Assuming the funding cut goes ahead (seems like a safe bet), is anyone keeping a list of NPR stations that need help?
I would be willing to join an extra station as a member to help out.
I would be willing to join an extra station as a member to help out.
A reminder:
Median is not a synonym for average
Median is not a synonym for average
July 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A reminder:
Median is not a synonym for average
Median is not a synonym for average
Is it illegal for the president to “bribe” a member of congress to vote for his bill?
I suspect not.
I suspect not.
July 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Is it illegal for the president to “bribe” a member of congress to vote for his bill?
I suspect not.
I suspect not.
A recent talk by Kotkin, talks about Trump and "the American lead world order", always an interesting speaker
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtgW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtgW...
The world in flux and Trump’s role in a new equilibrium - Stephen Kotkin Lecture - Apr 25
YouTube video by Nathan Watson
www.youtube.com
June 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A recent talk by Kotkin, talks about Trump and "the American lead world order", always an interesting speaker
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtgW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtgW...
They get into power by making you fear minorities, they stay in power by making your fear them.
March 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
They get into power by making you fear minorities, they stay in power by making your fear them.
I don’t understand all the talk about an investigation into the signal fiasco.
Everyone (both side) knows what happened: a bunch of incompetent and careless people were chosen for their personal loyalty, not ability.
Everyone (both side) knows what happened: a bunch of incompetent and careless people were chosen for their personal loyalty, not ability.
March 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I don’t understand all the talk about an investigation into the signal fiasco.
Everyone (both side) knows what happened: a bunch of incompetent and careless people were chosen for their personal loyalty, not ability.
Everyone (both side) knows what happened: a bunch of incompetent and careless people were chosen for their personal loyalty, not ability.