"The Founders believed the branches of government would jealously guard their own power."

Oops.

The way people picked sides in these conflicts is so goddamn primitive. "I stand with Gaza so Ukraine is evil".

Right? It's infuriating... Second to the sanewashing that I now increasingly believe to have happened.

Ok, I typically disagree when people say NYT is doing something egregious, but damn.

I have forever found myself in a lonely place - I am against the genocide of civilians (and acknowledge this is taking place), and understand the need for combatting Hamas/Hezbolah.

Israel could conduct targeted warfare. They choose not to.

Call me an edgelord, but Canada needs the military force to be able to do this (and ofc never have to). This unipolar world is getting me queasy.

"Your silence is complicity." No, I just figure that Instagram stories just make poor kevlar.

I've been increasingly believing that Bibi will dial down the bloodshed on his part for Trump - Gives the uncommitted faction a gotcha, thus keeping Dems fractured.

Nixon and Vietnam?