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I am hardwired to be literal-minded. Degrees in POLS, HIST, EDUC. Travel. Lots of travel. Lots of living in other countries.
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this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
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B. Kristol makes key distinction here between ideology and tactics. When democracy is in peril, good faith "centrists", "conservatives" and "leftists" should be united on the appropriate responses; and those appropriate responses may have been viewed as "extreme" not so long ago. 1/
Trump Voters Don’t Know What to Believe About the Shooting (w/ Bill Kristol) | Focus Group Podcast
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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January 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
B. Kristol makes key distinction here between ideology and tactics. When democracy is in peril, good faith "centrists", "conservatives" and "leftists" should be united on the appropriate responses; and those appropriate responses may have been viewed as "extreme" not so long ago. 1/
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1/ Donald Trump isn't the first person to be given someone else's Nobel Prize medal. The last recipient of an unearned Nobel medal was none other than Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels, at the instigation of Norwegian author Knut Hamsun. ⬇️
January 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
1/ Donald Trump isn't the first person to be given someone else's Nobel Prize medal. The last recipient of an unearned Nobel medal was none other than Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels, at the instigation of Norwegian author Knut Hamsun. ⬇️
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ICE and Border Patrol agents must be reined in. Here is one thing we can do right now. Please read and share. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-gestapo
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
ICE and Border Patrol agents must be reined in. Here is one thing we can do right now. Please read and share. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-gestapo
She’s doing as good a job tolerating his stench as she is her shamelessness
Grinning like a 5-year old getting his participation trophy at the post-season T-ball pizza party.
January 16, 2026 at 3:15 AM
She’s doing as good a job tolerating his stench as she is her shamelessness
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He’s telling members of Congress they won’t be paid after Dec 31, 2026
Besides, he can’t make California or New York or Michigan cancel their elections. So what’s he going to do, strongarm Repubs in Idaho & Oklahoma & Alabama to cancel theirs?
We should take it seriously but notice weakness
Besides, he can’t make California or New York or Michigan cancel their elections. So what’s he going to do, strongarm Repubs in Idaho & Oklahoma & Alabama to cancel theirs?
We should take it seriously but notice weakness
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
He’s telling members of Congress they won’t be paid after Dec 31, 2026
Besides, he can’t make California or New York or Michigan cancel their elections. So what’s he going to do, strongarm Repubs in Idaho & Oklahoma & Alabama to cancel theirs?
We should take it seriously but notice weakness
Besides, he can’t make California or New York or Michigan cancel their elections. So what’s he going to do, strongarm Repubs in Idaho & Oklahoma & Alabama to cancel theirs?
We should take it seriously but notice weakness
Russians being fleeced of $billions to fund UKR defence is all kinds of karma. ✊🇺🇦
1/ Ukrainians are said to be funding their war effort by systematically fleecing billions from Russian citizens and businesses through online and phone scams. It's a hidden front of a hybrid war that employs both kinetic means on the battlefield and hacking on the home front. ⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Russians being fleeced of $billions to fund UKR defence is all kinds of karma. ✊🇺🇦
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Americans don’t know that the Confederates were our native-born homegrown version of the Nazis. We thinks Nazis are from Germany but they’re really from Stone Mountain, Georgia.
There are lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to Nazi Germany and there are also lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to the post-1850 Fugitive Slave Act U.S. and it's *weird* how people respond with interest to the former but total confusion to the latter
January 13, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Americans don’t know that the Confederates were our native-born homegrown version of the Nazis. We thinks Nazis are from Germany but they’re really from Stone Mountain, Georgia.
If the immigrant in question lied on their paperwork and worked ( I use that term loosely) does that mean the felon in question is married to another felon? Or just an illegal immigrant?
Kim: Energy costs are going up just writ large. We’re not producing enough energy, and Trump has made it much more difficult by taking so many renewable energy projects off the grid.
January 12, 2026 at 10:32 PM
If the immigrant in question lied on their paperwork and worked ( I use that term loosely) does that mean the felon in question is married to another felon? Or just an illegal immigrant?
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Release the Epstein files
January 12, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Release the Epstein files
Why is anyone surprised; isn’t this just more “the leopards were supposed to eat everyone else’s face, not mine!”?
It blows me away that there are still people out there with functioning brains who don’t take his deranged threats seriously. Maybe they will figure this all out in 3 more years.
January 12, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Why is anyone surprised; isn’t this just more “the leopards were supposed to eat everyone else’s face, not mine!”?
Expecting Trump to begin dropping hints that he deserves an Olympic Gold Medal in Women’s Figure Skating in 3…2…1…
Amber Glenn 3-peats as US Women’s Figure Skating Champion; 1st woman to do so since Michelle Kwan.
Amber Glenn 3-peats as US Women’s Figure Skating Champion; 1st woman to do so since Michelle Kwan.
January 11, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Expecting Trump to begin dropping hints that he deserves an Olympic Gold Medal in Women’s Figure Skating in 3…2…1…
Amber Glenn 3-peats as US Women’s Figure Skating Champion; 1st woman to do so since Michelle Kwan.
Amber Glenn 3-peats as US Women’s Figure Skating Champion; 1st woman to do so since Michelle Kwan.
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the frontrunners for the Dems should be loudly announcing "we will dissolve ICE, we will delete your pensions, we will prevent any current ICE employees permanently from working in government and will prohibit any government contract to be issued to a company that hires a single one of you"
January 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM
the frontrunners for the Dems should be loudly announcing "we will dissolve ICE, we will delete your pensions, we will prevent any current ICE employees permanently from working in government and will prohibit any government contract to be issued to a company that hires a single one of you"
TL;DL: It’ll be great! Whenever my constituents are dying in an ice storm, I’ll have a choice of places to skip out to!
Ted Cruz: "If the communist regime falls, you will see a lot of Cuban Americans with a lot resources eager to invest to go and turn that country around. I think it could be an island paradise."
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
TL;DL: It’ll be great! Whenever my constituents are dying in an ice storm, I’ll have a choice of places to skip out to!
“I don’t care, do you?” doesn’t work into the formula quite as well, but “I” is always less ambiguous that way.
The operative part of "Don't Tread on Me" was always "on me," not "don't tread."
Similar to how the keyword in slogans such as "Fuck Your Feelings" and "Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings" was always "your," not "feelings."
Similar to how the keyword in slogans such as "Fuck Your Feelings" and "Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings" was always "your," not "feelings."
ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed an unarmed civilian, flew a don't-tread-on-me Gadsden flag at his house, per the Daily Mail.
January 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
“I don’t care, do you?” doesn’t work into the formula quite as well, but “I” is always less ambiguous that way.
TL;DR: Big ol’ meanie hurt my fee fees so I filed a frivolous law suit.
Bari Weiss's Free Press website ran this screed by Matt Taibbi defending his lawsuit against a book author.
But the Free Press apparently never reached out to the author. Even though Weiss spiked that 60 Minutes piece for not reaching out to enough Trump officials www.thefp.com/p/matt-taibb...
But the Free Press apparently never reached out to the author. Even though Weiss spiked that 60 Minutes piece for not reaching out to enough Trump officials www.thefp.com/p/matt-taibb...
Matt Taibbi: To Protect Free Speech, I’m Suing the Man Who Defamed Me
There’s a difference between censorship, which prevents speech, and seeking restitution for a harmful lie already in print. That's why I'm suing the man who defamed me, writes Matt Taibbi.
www.thefp.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:02 AM
TL;DR: Big ol’ meanie hurt my fee fees so I filed a frivolous law suit.
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Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
January 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
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Use this when you run in to some doomed or troll complaining that Dems aren’t speaking clearly & forcefully against what Trump is doing RE Venezuela.
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/the-...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/the-...
The Dem Reaction - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Where are the Democrats right now? Friend of the blog Jamie Mayerfeld has done the research: I saw someone write on Facebook: “Only a short matter of time before we see establishment liberals falling ...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Use this when you run in to some doomed or troll complaining that Dems aren’t speaking clearly & forcefully against what Trump is doing RE Venezuela.
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/the-...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/the-...
Why is anyone surprised at this? We have known for 3 decades now that Donald Trump destroys everything he touches.
January 2, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Why is anyone surprised at this? We have known for 3 decades now that Donald Trump destroys everything he touches.
Because yes, real masculine he-men not only tan their balls, they also powder their noses.
"Beforehand, according to an American official present, Mr. Hegseth dabbed his nose with powder from a small compact. 'Look commanding,' he told one aide. The handshake with the Ukrainian might be shown on Fox; the president might be watching." (Gift link)
The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership
As President Trump sought a peace deal and Vladimir V. Putin sought victory, factions in the White House and Pentagon bled the Ukrainian war effort.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Because yes, real masculine he-men not only tan their balls, they also powder their noses.
I feel like this completely underestimates Donald Trump’s grasping and avaricious spawn.
I wonder how Trump's estate will be handled. Does the gold toilet get auctioned off or does it belong in a museum? Hard to say.
December 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I feel like this completely underestimates Donald Trump’s grasping and avaricious spawn.
Because a Come To Jesus moment doesn’t actually mean immediately dropping all your Jesus Out of Context beliefs. Most it just means “The leopard wasn’t supposed to eat MY face!”
This isn’t MTG having some great moral revelation, just her dealing with the realisation Trump isn't aligned with the beliefs she's assigned to him.
"Greene sat by herself in the House chamber. Melanie Stansbury, the ranking Democratic member of Greene’s DOGE subcommittee, took notice. ... 'I think it was very brave for her to stand up to the president and to stand with the victims. ...
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
December 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Because a Come To Jesus moment doesn’t actually mean immediately dropping all your Jesus Out of Context beliefs. Most it just means “The leopard wasn’t supposed to eat MY face!”
4. Encourage all the libertarian billionaire tech bros to move to their “Free City” of Prospera in Honduras, so they’ll all be in one place where Treasury agents can provide for their security.
How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
December 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
4. Encourage all the libertarian billionaire tech bros to move to their “Free City” of Prospera in Honduras, so they’ll all be in one place where Treasury agents can provide for their security.
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When Trump leaves office, we can crowbar his name off everything and throw it all into a big, raging fire. Call it “The Bonfire of the Vanities.”
December 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
When Trump leaves office, we can crowbar his name off everything and throw it all into a big, raging fire. Call it “The Bonfire of the Vanities.”
The worst 1-20 of which are pictured here. The other 480 of 25 can be seen in the photo of the MAL Christmas banquet. @meidastouch.com
A year-end special from me:
The 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin, in ranking order. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
The 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin, in ranking order. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
The worst of the worst, ranked 1-25.
open.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The worst 1-20 of which are pictured here. The other 480 of 25 can be seen in the photo of the MAL Christmas banquet. @meidastouch.com