Eli Kohlenberg
@ekohlenberg.bsky.social
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Imagine if Joe Biden threatened attacking Greenland and then in front of a world audience confused Greenland and Iceland.
Mental competence questions would rage.
Mental competence questions would rage.
Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
January 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Imagine if Joe Biden threatened attacking Greenland and then in front of a world audience confused Greenland and Iceland.
Mental competence questions would rage.
Mental competence questions would rage.
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Mafia goon: Nice house you got here...it'd be a shame if something happened to it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Mafia goon: Nice house you got here...it'd be a shame if something happened to it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
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"The moral of the fable about the goose that laid the golden egg is straightforward, but it never really worked for me as a story. Like, come on: Nobody’s that stupid. Well, *almost* nobody, I guess."
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Trump Butchers the Golden Goose
He’s convinced he has to kill liberalism and democracy to realize their benefits.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
"The moral of the fable about the goose that laid the golden egg is straightforward, but it never really worked for me as a story. Like, come on: Nobody’s that stupid. Well, *almost* nobody, I guess."
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
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Very good piece about what Europe can and should do about Trump's Greenland threats by @himself.bsky.social.
But will they? Or will national divisions, denial, and risk aversion get in the way?
Essentially, Europe could use more Tom Schelling Thought.
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But will they? Or will national divisions, denial, and risk aversion get in the way?
Essentially, Europe could use more Tom Schelling Thought.
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Opinion | Europe Has a Bazooka. Time to Use It.
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Very good piece about what Europe can and should do about Trump's Greenland threats by @himself.bsky.social.
But will they? Or will national divisions, denial, and risk aversion get in the way?
Essentially, Europe could use more Tom Schelling Thought.
Gift link, for anyone without a subscription:
But will they? Or will national divisions, denial, and risk aversion get in the way?
Essentially, Europe could use more Tom Schelling Thought.
Gift link, for anyone without a subscription:
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The Times interviews and quotes the university president, who says things like the old New College “was ‘a little Club Med' for people who were all ideologically the same." He is only identified as a former state education commissioner. This leaves out a lot. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
December 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Times interviews and quotes the university president, who says things like the old New College “was ‘a little Club Med' for people who were all ideologically the same." He is only identified as a former state education commissioner. This leaves out a lot. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
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But how could SCOTUS logically grandfather it? If the Constitution doesn’t grant birthright citizenship today then it didn’t in the past either. It would be pure legislating from the bench
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
But how could SCOTUS logically grandfather it? If the Constitution doesn’t grant birthright citizenship today then it didn’t in the past either. It would be pure legislating from the bench
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
This will make me massively unpopular here, but it makes total sense that automated cars are safer than human drivers and we should welcome them.
This will make me massively unpopular here, but it makes total sense that automated cars are safer than human drivers and we should welcome them.
Opinion | The Data on Self-Driving Cars Is Clear. We Have to Change Course.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
This will make me massively unpopular here, but it makes total sense that automated cars are safer than human drivers and we should welcome them.
This will make me massively unpopular here, but it makes total sense that automated cars are safer than human drivers and we should welcome them.
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If Carl von Clausewitz were to advise Secretary Rubio on peace in Ukraine, he might say something like this: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pzTkrK
A Letter from Clausewitz to Secretary Rubio
Channeling the author of ‘On War’ on the U.S. pursuit of peace in Ukraine.
lnk.thebulwark.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
If Carl von Clausewitz were to advise Secretary Rubio on peace in Ukraine, he might say something like this: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pzTkrK
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“Don’t send me the best pasta in the world, anything but that!”
🇮🇹“Worse! I’ll send it too you cheaper than you can possibly make it”
🇺🇸”I am undone!”
🇮🇹“Worse! I’ll send it too you cheaper than you can possibly make it”
🇺🇸”I am undone!”
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“Don’t send me the best pasta in the world, anything but that!”
🇮🇹“Worse! I’ll send it too you cheaper than you can possibly make it”
🇺🇸”I am undone!”
🇮🇹“Worse! I’ll send it too you cheaper than you can possibly make it”
🇺🇸”I am undone!”
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Something Dems (especially natsecs types) need to get through their thick skulls is the only way we might come back from this internationally is if the accountability for it is swift, broad, and punishing
Politicals, career type, in or out of govt c. 2029, no matter the rank, they all need to fry
Politicals, career type, in or out of govt c. 2029, no matter the rank, they all need to fry
European negotiators were personally targeted by their American counterparts during a brutal negotiation over green shipping rules, European Commission officials told POLITICO.
This highly unusual gambit left diplomats shaken after the meeting.
This highly unusual gambit left diplomats shaken after the meeting.
US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.
www.politico.eu
November 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Something Dems (especially natsecs types) need to get through their thick skulls is the only way we might come back from this internationally is if the accountability for it is swift, broad, and punishing
Politicals, career type, in or out of govt c. 2029, no matter the rank, they all need to fry
Politicals, career type, in or out of govt c. 2029, no matter the rank, they all need to fry
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DST is why most Americans wake by alarm in darkness. Permanent Standard Time would let us sleep longer and awaken naturally to sunlight, for health!
October 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
DST is why most Americans wake by alarm in darkness. Permanent Standard Time would let us sleep longer and awaken naturally to sunlight, for health!
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Given the Trumpist assault on the patriotism of all who plan to attend No Kings rallies, I urge every Democratic elected official to attend one. They shouldn’t speak—if there are speakers, better to br less partisan civic leaders and citizens—but they should stand in solidarity with the rest of us.
October 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Given the Trumpist assault on the patriotism of all who plan to attend No Kings rallies, I urge every Democratic elected official to attend one. They shouldn’t speak—if there are speakers, better to br less partisan civic leaders and citizens—but they should stand in solidarity with the rest of us.
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if there are risks inherent in protesting and resistance, the best thing we can do is face them head-on, together
September 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
if there are risks inherent in protesting and resistance, the best thing we can do is face them head-on, together
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as a freedom of speech enjoyer im simply not worried about the opsec stuff, i haven't made any threats or anything. disapproving of dear leader isn't a crime and if they make it one i refuse to give it the legitimacy of hiding
September 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
as a freedom of speech enjoyer im simply not worried about the opsec stuff, i haven't made any threats or anything. disapproving of dear leader isn't a crime and if they make it one i refuse to give it the legitimacy of hiding
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Posting a criticism of Charlie Kirk - much less noting something outrageous he himself said - is not “celebrating” his murder. Nor is it condoning his murder. It is simply saying that his political career and legacy are not something to be celebrated. And that is not the same thing at all.
September 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Posting a criticism of Charlie Kirk - much less noting something outrageous he himself said - is not “celebrating” his murder. Nor is it condoning his murder. It is simply saying that his political career and legacy are not something to be celebrated. And that is not the same thing at all.
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Please don't forget, and don't let anyone else forget, they did this openly.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Please don't forget, and don't let anyone else forget, they did this openly.
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The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
September 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
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wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
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there's a weird feedback loop where the media's reaction to kirk's death pushes you to speak more ill of the dead than you otherwise would because it's the only reasonable response to the simpering praise they're heaping on him
September 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
there's a weird feedback loop where the media's reaction to kirk's death pushes you to speak more ill of the dead than you otherwise would because it's the only reasonable response to the simpering praise they're heaping on him
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Now that Kirk's killer seems to be caught, maybe the news could spare a moment's attention for the right wing, from the commentariat up to the GOP and president, whose immediate reaction was not mourning, but to seize the opportunity to try to incite violence against groups they hate
September 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Now that Kirk's killer seems to be caught, maybe the news could spare a moment's attention for the right wing, from the commentariat up to the GOP and president, whose immediate reaction was not mourning, but to seize the opportunity to try to incite violence against groups they hate
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“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
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and while i am on the subject, i don’t need to make big, plaintive bleats about how political violence isn’t the answer because i don’t call for political violence and i don’t support people who do. know who did? charlie kirk.
i won’t make jokes about the shooting but i will absolutely make jokes about kash patel’s clown show FBI joining up with spencer cox to host a completely incompetent goat rodeo of an investigation
September 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
and while i am on the subject, i don’t need to make big, plaintive bleats about how political violence isn’t the answer because i don’t call for political violence and i don’t support people who do. know who did? charlie kirk.
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Do we have to pretend that he didn't believe these things? I don't think he should have been killed; I think the killer should be brought to justice. But transforming him into someone who believed things other than what he said, so we can correctly perform the political moment, is lying.
September 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Do we have to pretend that he didn't believe these things? I don't think he should have been killed; I think the killer should be brought to justice. But transforming him into someone who believed things other than what he said, so we can correctly perform the political moment, is lying.
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The last 100 years of US politics
September 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The last 100 years of US politics