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I think it is theoretically possible that an election entirely about health care would be better for Democrats than one fought over immigration. I also think the chance that the GOP *allows* that is approximately nil, and so it behooves us to try and figure out how to fight on immigration as well.
there are pundits who will say that immigration is trump's strongest issue and that picking fights around immigration helps him on the margins. but i think this misunderstands the way public opinion works, as evidenced by trump's declining fortunes on his handling of immigration.
December 13, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I think it is theoretically possible that an election entirely about health care would be better for Democrats than one fought over immigration. I also think the chance that the GOP *allows* that is approximately nil, and so it behooves us to try and figure out how to fight on immigration as well.
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caved and started watching Heated Rivalry
December 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
caved and started watching Heated Rivalry
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My politics are becoming increasingly "we live in a society"
December 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
My politics are becoming increasingly "we live in a society"
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Ignition interlocks are a *less carceral* option! DUI is a common crime, many drunk drivers are not societal threats in other aspects, and we have a device that notably reduces proclivity to drive drunk without otherwise restricting their liberty.
I think it was a huge mistake to make our society so car-dependent. But man. The Discourse today is a good reminder that when it comes to roadways policy, otherwise progressive anti-car people quickly become some of the most pro-carceral, anti-civil liberties people on the planet.
December 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Ignition interlocks are a *less carceral* option! DUI is a common crime, many drunk drivers are not societal threats in other aspects, and we have a device that notably reduces proclivity to drive drunk without otherwise restricting their liberty.
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for whatever reason, the victims of traffic violence never factor into the calculation. no urgency there. but do something that might affect a suburban lawyer who had a few drinks and then it becomes an “equity” issue
December 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
for whatever reason, the victims of traffic violence never factor into the calculation. no urgency there. but do something that might affect a suburban lawyer who had a few drinks and then it becomes an “equity” issue
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someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
The California ACLU is staunchly opposed to the ignition interlock device program and is a big reason that it has not been expanded. Despite the fact that California heavily subsidizes the cost for low-income drunk drivers, the ACLU says that the program is a form of "racialized wealth extraction."
December 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
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again, ignition interlocks are one of those things where there basically *really is* a technological solution to the problem that greatly mitigates that tradeoffs, and it's a policy failure that they aren't mandatory for five years after your first DUI.
“Drunk and drugged driving is now so common in car-centric California that drivers routinely rack up four, five, six DUIs. One woman in Fresno just got her 16th.”
California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the nation. Here, DUI-related deaths have been rising more than twice as fast as the rest of the country.
But this fall, a state bill to strengthen DUI penalties was gutted at the last minute. calmatters.org/investigatio...
8/9
But this fall, a state bill to strengthen DUI penalties was gutted at the last minute. calmatters.org/investigatio...
8/9
December 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
again, ignition interlocks are one of those things where there basically *really is* a technological solution to the problem that greatly mitigates that tradeoffs, and it's a policy failure that they aren't mandatory for five years after your first DUI.
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> no keyword suppression or manual downranking
HAH HA HA HA HA
HAH HA HA HA HA
An interview with Nikita Bier, who wants to lure journalists back to X with a rebuilt recommendation algorithm with no keyword suppression or manual downranking (Alex Heath/Sources)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
> no keyword suppression or manual downranking
HAH HA HA HA HA
HAH HA HA HA HA
One of the key questions about Trump and MAGA is: do Americans want to live free or not?
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 12, 2025 at 5:27 AM
One of the key questions about Trump and MAGA is: do Americans want to live free or not?
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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imagine this was your dad talking about you.
Trump on his wife's legislative initiative: "I just heard about that for the first time. The only thing I can tell you, I know one thing for sure, it's going to be great for children. I don't know what it is she's doing. She loves children. She's got a wonderful boy. And she's very proud of her boy"
December 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
imagine this was your dad talking about you.
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Green's resolution is simply for publicly threatening to literally execute members of Congress. Either you think that merits impeachment or not but there's no fact-intensive investigation and gathering documents and depositions to be done about it first. There's no cover-up to expose. He said it!
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Green's resolution is simply for publicly threatening to literally execute members of Congress. Either you think that merits impeachment or not but there's no fact-intensive investigation and gathering documents and depositions to be done about it first. There's no cover-up to expose. He said it!
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When the winner of the Nobel peace prize smuggled herself over the water and out of Venezuela to attend the ceremony in Oslo this week, her allies called the Pentagon to ask them not to arbitrarily murder her. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When the winner of the Nobel peace prize smuggled herself over the water and out of Venezuela to attend the ceremony in Oslo this week, her allies called the Pentagon to ask them not to arbitrarily murder her. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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I thought it was embarrassing and spoke poorly of establishment Dems that they couldn’t line up behind someone better than Cuomo and to be fair the same appears to be true of progressive in Maine (at least so far).
I’m glad I’m not voting in this primary it’s a real race to the bottom.
I’m glad I’m not voting in this primary it’s a real race to the bottom.
2026 Maine Senate Democratic Primary
Janet Mills - 47%
Graham Platner - 37%
David Costello - 1%
Pan Atlantic Research | 11/29-12/7 | 318 LV
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
Janet Mills - 47%
Graham Platner - 37%
David Costello - 1%
Pan Atlantic Research | 11/29-12/7 | 318 LV
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
December 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I thought it was embarrassing and spoke poorly of establishment Dems that they couldn’t line up behind someone better than Cuomo and to be fair the same appears to be true of progressive in Maine (at least so far).
I’m glad I’m not voting in this primary it’s a real race to the bottom.
I’m glad I’m not voting in this primary it’s a real race to the bottom.
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A new bill in Congress brings #RankedChoiceVoting to all primary & general elections for the U.S. House & Senate. – giving voters more choice & more voice.
Ask Congress to support the #RankedChoiceVoting Act at the link below, & read on to learn more. #RCVAct 🧵
Ask Congress to support the #RankedChoiceVoting Act at the link below, & read on to learn more. #RCVAct 🧵
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A new bill in Congress brings #RankedChoiceVoting to all primary & general elections for the U.S. House & Senate. – giving voters more choice & more voice.
Ask Congress to support the #RankedChoiceVoting Act at the link below, & read on to learn more. #RCVAct 🧵
Ask Congress to support the #RankedChoiceVoting Act at the link below, & read on to learn more. #RCVAct 🧵
"Heated Rivalry is desexed"
December 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
"Heated Rivalry is desexed"
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man what the fuck is going on with the economy that this is where we're at
Incredible scenes here: Boom Supersonic is raising $300mm and pivoting to AI by signing a contract to supply its turbines as electrical power for data centers. They're even talking about converting turbines from simple to combined cycle via a "field upgrade". This is all deranged.
Boom Supersonic raises $300M to build natural gas turbines for Crusoe data centers | TechCrunch
Crusoe will pay Boom $1.25 billion for more than a gigawatt of generating capacity with deliveries of the turbines starting in 2027.
techcrunch.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
man what the fuck is going on with the economy that this is where we're at
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“There are some kooky kids on college campuses” is a story that merits, like, one front page a year, tops. The tell has ALWAYS been the wall-to-wall saturation coverage it got. That was a clue that something else was happening here: these stories were scratching a deeper itch in people’s psyches.
This was a bad take from you at the time. I continue to believe that one can criticize illiberalism on college campuses and prioritize the more urgent threat of GOP fascism.
It’s enticing to lump every cancel culture critic in with Bari Weiss and those anti-anti types, but it’s dishonest.
It’s enticing to lump every cancel culture critic in with Bari Weiss and those anti-anti types, but it’s dishonest.
December 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“There are some kooky kids on college campuses” is a story that merits, like, one front page a year, tops. The tell has ALWAYS been the wall-to-wall saturation coverage it got. That was a clue that something else was happening here: these stories were scratching a deeper itch in people’s psyches.
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i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me
December 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me
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All this, mind you, in a memoir where she discusses being in love with RFK Jr, and discusses advising him on political strategy.
It signals that she thinks she is one of the special people -- the people who get to feel their feelings and do whatever they want, who the rules simply don't apply to.
It signals that she thinks she is one of the special people -- the people who get to feel their feelings and do whatever they want, who the rules simply don't apply to.
December 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
All this, mind you, in a memoir where she discusses being in love with RFK Jr, and discusses advising him on political strategy.
It signals that she thinks she is one of the special people -- the people who get to feel their feelings and do whatever they want, who the rules simply don't apply to.
It signals that she thinks she is one of the special people -- the people who get to feel their feelings and do whatever they want, who the rules simply don't apply to.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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it’s pretty funny that Duffy is simultaneously
1. scolding passengers for not wearing fancy clothes while flying
2. supporting airport gyms so passengers can be sweaty and gross while flying
both of these proposals are idiotic but the direct contradiction is next level
1. scolding passengers for not wearing fancy clothes while flying
2. supporting airport gyms so passengers can be sweaty and gross while flying
both of these proposals are idiotic but the direct contradiction is next level
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
it’s pretty funny that Duffy is simultaneously
1. scolding passengers for not wearing fancy clothes while flying
2. supporting airport gyms so passengers can be sweaty and gross while flying
both of these proposals are idiotic but the direct contradiction is next level
1. scolding passengers for not wearing fancy clothes while flying
2. supporting airport gyms so passengers can be sweaty and gross while flying
both of these proposals are idiotic but the direct contradiction is next level
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very funny when the heterodox crowd encounters this inevitable heel turn from their fashy friends
December 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
very funny when the heterodox crowd encounters this inevitable heel turn from their fashy friends
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