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What if, and we know it's wild... what if the Aztecs actually didn't do human sacrifice?
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Aztecs: No Human Sacrifice?
From a friend's comment on FB: 1) The Romans actually DID, by their own admission, practice ritual human sacrifice...they just didn't thin...
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September 20, 2023 at 5:33 PM
What if, and we know it's wild... what if the Aztecs actually didn't do human sacrifice?
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Classic move. This is also, for example, where you can tell the nonsense begins in Jonathan Haidt’s “The Righteous Mind,” as he stops relying on others’ research and shifts to only his own.
Hilariously, like any crank, her evidence is her evidence. Every single one of the papers she cites for the "much previous research" around a friendly world is one of her own papers.
You can dislike AI! But do not be swindled by this shit!
I leave you with one hell of a figure from the "paper".
You can dislike AI! But do not be swindled by this shit!
I leave you with one hell of a figure from the "paper".
December 23, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Classic move. This is also, for example, where you can tell the nonsense begins in Jonathan Haidt’s “The Righteous Mind,” as he stops relying on others’ research and shifts to only his own.
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Yeah I think the cake is baked. IMO we'll be at a D+12 electorate come October-November, but will probably be as high as D+18 midyear
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If SCOTUS invalidates the entire tariff approach I don't know what message Trump can send to voters that would convince them to show up.
"I lost on the single biggest issue of my campaign, and I know I told you you'd never have to vote for me again, but vote for me again so I can rule as king"?
"I lost on the single biggest issue of my campaign, and I know I told you you'd never have to vote for me again, but vote for me again so I can rule as king"?
December 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Yeah I think the cake is baked. IMO we'll be at a D+12 electorate come October-November, but will probably be as high as D+18 midyear
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People who take phone surveys report that their wellbeing is significantly higher than those who are surveyed online.
What do you think drives this result?
What do you think drives this result?
December 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
People who take phone surveys report that their wellbeing is significantly higher than those who are surveyed online.
What do you think drives this result?
What do you think drives this result?
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Assertions of white victimization have been central to backlash rhetoric since the Reconstruction Era. JD Vance’s claim at the Turning Point convention that “you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore,” fits into this tradition.
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Assertions of white victimization have been central to backlash rhetoric since the Reconstruction Era. JD Vance’s claim at the Turning Point convention that “you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore,” fits into this tradition.
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I obviously can't know who's telling the truth here, but this is exactly why DUE PROCESS matters.
ICE is refusing to release a US citizen despite extensive documentation of her citizenship. Presented with her birth certificate, they called it a fake and transferred her from Maryland to Louisiana. www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I obviously can't know who's telling the truth here, but this is exactly why DUE PROCESS matters.
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Had this take ready to go before today's CPI, might as well get it out there. Democrats should be ready for politics to be about jobs and not prices again. wertwhile.substack.com/p/dont-over-...
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Had this take ready to go before today's CPI, might as well get it out there. Democrats should be ready for politics to be about jobs and not prices again. wertwhile.substack.com/p/dont-over-...
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Interpretations of 2016-2024 need to flow from understanding that concrete circumstances and outcomes led Trump to get elected. (And that voters treat Trump too much as a regular nominee, with only a minor penalty for being horrible.) The situation is not a result of messaging or subtle positioning.
Explanation/evidence: The national presidential 2020-2024 swing was 6 points (Biden by 4.5 to Trump by 1.5 points). In the pivotal EC states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, the average swing was only 3.5 points toward Trump. /5
December 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Interpretations of 2016-2024 need to flow from understanding that concrete circumstances and outcomes led Trump to get elected. (And that voters treat Trump too much as a regular nominee, with only a minor penalty for being horrible.) The situation is not a result of messaging or subtle positioning.
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Trump’s greatest political ability was to get low information, low propensity voters out to vote for him. People who don’t have X and couldn’t tell you who we’re about to go to war with, much less find Venezuela on a map. They have no idea how tariffs work. To them, this is all good. trib.al/wuaS2hL
The MAGA Crack-Up Is Overrated. MAGA Is Here to Stay.
Sure, Ben Shapiro, Candace Owens, and Tucker Carlson are squabbling. But the underlying ideology remains as powerful as ever.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Trump’s greatest political ability was to get low information, low propensity voters out to vote for him. People who don’t have X and couldn’t tell you who we’re about to go to war with, much less find Venezuela on a map. They have no idea how tariffs work. To them, this is all good. trib.al/wuaS2hL
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OK folks, I reran the analysis cited by JD Vance predicting coldness toward Jews with 2024 ANES data.
Shocker: the "foreign-born" result is pretty modest and inconsistent, other factors -- notably age and gender -- are much stronger predictors.
Found a couple other interesting nuggets as well
Shocker: the "foreign-born" result is pretty modest and inconsistent, other factors -- notably age and gender -- are much stronger predictors.
Found a couple other interesting nuggets as well
Folks, would you believe me if I told you JD Vance was over there railing against the immigrants as the reason for the antisemitism
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
OK folks, I reran the analysis cited by JD Vance predicting coldness toward Jews with 2024 ANES data.
Shocker: the "foreign-born" result is pretty modest and inconsistent, other factors -- notably age and gender -- are much stronger predictors.
Found a couple other interesting nuggets as well
Shocker: the "foreign-born" result is pretty modest and inconsistent, other factors -- notably age and gender -- are much stronger predictors.
Found a couple other interesting nuggets as well
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Very funny that this administration still seems to think that “oh the economy Biden left us was so bad, it’ll take years to fix” is an effective argument
You promised the median voter treats. They want treats now now now!
You promised the median voter treats. They want treats now now now!
December 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Very funny that this administration still seems to think that “oh the economy Biden left us was so bad, it’ll take years to fix” is an effective argument
You promised the median voter treats. They want treats now now now!
You promised the median voter treats. They want treats now now now!
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The administration is entirely post-truth.
Vance: "Why have rents gone down for 4 consecutive months? Because we're starting to get those illegal aliens out of the USA. Those criminals, those gang members, those people that are taking homes that ought by right go the people in this room. It's simple economics."
December 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The administration is entirely post-truth.
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The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 65k as manufacturing, transportation, & mining industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
December 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 65k as manufacturing, transportation, & mining industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
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Funny situation JD has put himself in.
December 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Funny situation JD has put himself in.
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look it's very simple we have this antisemitism problem because our society is too cosmopolitan and lacks proper roots
Folks, would you believe me if I told you JD Vance was over there railing against the immigrants as the reason for the antisemitism
December 16, 2025 at 5:09 AM
look it's very simple we have this antisemitism problem because our society is too cosmopolitan and lacks proper roots
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Once in a century political opportunity here, if only there were a party to claim it
"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Once in a century political opportunity here, if only there were a party to claim it
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There's a percentage of the public who would see this post and snicker something about "serves him right!" because they're entirely incapable of understanding emotions other than spite. No one knows the exact number, but I say this should be the last time we ever elect one of them President.
December 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
There's a percentage of the public who would see this post and snicker something about "serves him right!" because they're entirely incapable of understanding emotions other than spite. No one knows the exact number, but I say this should be the last time we ever elect one of them President.
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fortunately if you get your information by actually listening to American young men instead of Twitter bot farms, you know probably the more interesting question right now is why so many young men are actually moving *away* from the right
youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/who-are-th...
youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/who-are-th...
December 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
fortunately if you get your information by actually listening to American young men instead of Twitter bot farms, you know probably the more interesting question right now is why so many young men are actually moving *away* from the right
youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/who-are-th...
youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/who-are-th...
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People support him because he reflects their values and character. He reflects their souls.
December 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
People support him because he reflects their values and character. He reflects their souls.
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Kind of think we need to bring back moral virtue
December 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Kind of think we need to bring back moral virtue
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utterly incapable of grace
December 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
utterly incapable of grace
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it really sucks to have a government run by people who, down to their most mundane public displays, luxuriate in depravity
December 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
it really sucks to have a government run by people who, down to their most mundane public displays, luxuriate in depravity
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
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Genuinely think our society is lost if we can’t find a way to start caring that the ostensibly most powerful man in the world acts like this.
December 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Genuinely think our society is lost if we can’t find a way to start caring that the ostensibly most powerful man in the world acts like this.