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Yeah hey JD remember that? What ever happened with that?
February 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Yeah hey JD remember that? What ever happened with that?
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the federal government is arresting journalists not only without a warrant but after being explicitly denied a warrant
i wonder what our freedom of speech warriors like Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss have to say about this
i wonder what our freedom of speech warriors like Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss have to say about this
January 30, 2026 at 3:34 PM
the federal government is arresting journalists not only without a warrant but after being explicitly denied a warrant
i wonder what our freedom of speech warriors like Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss have to say about this
i wonder what our freedom of speech warriors like Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss have to say about this
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"Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform"
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Never Fight Alone
Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 AM
"Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform"
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
“The Whitewashing of Trump” by Phillips O’Brien.
On the extraordinary brown-nosing of Trump by the media, including Bari Weiss’ Free Press & Niall Ferguson. The utterly predictable carnage in Minneapolis can’t possibly be Trump’s fault, it’s all his evil advisors…
On the extraordinary brown-nosing of Trump by the media, including Bari Weiss’ Free Press & Niall Ferguson. The utterly predictable carnage in Minneapolis can’t possibly be Trump’s fault, it’s all his evil advisors…
Just sent out this free piece. The response to the execution of Alex Pretti reveals how we have gotten into this mess. The anger is not directed at Trump, who caused this whole situation. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Whitewashing Of Trump
It Is Never His Fault When It Always Is: A Case Study
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:58 AM
“The Whitewashing of Trump” by Phillips O’Brien.
On the extraordinary brown-nosing of Trump by the media, including Bari Weiss’ Free Press & Niall Ferguson. The utterly predictable carnage in Minneapolis can’t possibly be Trump’s fault, it’s all his evil advisors…
On the extraordinary brown-nosing of Trump by the media, including Bari Weiss’ Free Press & Niall Ferguson. The utterly predictable carnage in Minneapolis can’t possibly be Trump’s fault, it’s all his evil advisors…
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Shanghai just set a Guinness World Record with a breathtaking display: 65,000 drones lighting up the sky in perfect synchronization. #Shanghai #China #Drone #Tech
Could this be the future of large-scale events worldwide?
American First? It's time to take back our country, so we can WIN AGAIN!!!!!
Could this be the future of large-scale events worldwide?
American First? It's time to take back our country, so we can WIN AGAIN!!!!!
January 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Urban warfare expert John Spencer on how the 'genocide' accusation against Israel is a slur.
www.tabletmag.com/sections/isr...
www.tabletmag.com/sections/isr...
The Genocide Slur Is Not Just for Jews - Tablet Magazine
Judging Israel’s wartime behavior through epithets, Tik-Tok clips and faulty balance sheets poses a direct danger to American lives
www.tabletmag.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Urban warfare expert John Spencer on how the 'genocide' accusation against Israel is a slur.
www.tabletmag.com/sections/isr...
www.tabletmag.com/sections/isr...
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Democratic politicians have, though, pursued growth in GDP at the expense of other values. One response to @jburnmurdoch.ft.com pessimistic scenario is refocus on those values, combined with egalitarianism, sufficiency and quality of life. Not "it's the economy, stupid" but "it's the the society"
Is liberal democracy in terminal decline?
The old system worked under a set of conditions that are no longer present
www.ft.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Democratic politicians have, though, pursued growth in GDP at the expense of other values. One response to @jburnmurdoch.ft.com pessimistic scenario is refocus on those values, combined with egalitarianism, sufficiency and quality of life. Not "it's the economy, stupid" but "it's the the society"
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Well said. And if the federal laws won't do this, the states, which grant corporate status, can and should.
January 21, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Well said. And if the federal laws won't do this, the states, which grant corporate status, can and should.
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Man, I bet the NRA is going to be furious when they hear that jack-booted thugs from the federal government executed a law-abiding citizen for exercising his Second Amendment right to carry a handgun.
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
January 24, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Man, I bet the NRA is going to be furious when they hear that jack-booted thugs from the federal government executed a law-abiding citizen for exercising his Second Amendment right to carry a handgun.
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
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They know what they say is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
January 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM
They know what they say is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
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So the “everyone should be armed” second amendment crowd is using the fact the a man was armed (maybe) as justification?
Is this right?
Is this right?
January 24, 2026 at 5:32 PM
So the “everyone should be armed” second amendment crowd is using the fact the a man was armed (maybe) as justification?
Is this right?
Is this right?
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Vile Trump sycophant. Pathetic, anyone who thinks about voting for this “patriot” needs help.
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Vile Trump sycophant. Pathetic, anyone who thinks about voting for this “patriot” needs help.
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In three years either ICE will be abolished or the USA will be a police state. Hard to see it ending any other way.
January 24, 2026 at 10:10 PM
In three years either ICE will be abolished or the USA will be a police state. Hard to see it ending any other way.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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Well well well. He had a permit to carry after all.
Murder
Murder
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Well well well. He had a permit to carry after all.
Murder
Murder
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
Trump doesn’t know or care how much the US benefited from international alliance systems rooted in self-restraint.
9/ In exchange for a norm for severely limiting what it does do with its military, the US gets to live on a planet where most countries operate on the assumption that the US military isn't a direct threat to them.
That has a myraid of benefits far outweighing potential plunder or territorial gain.
That has a myraid of benefits far outweighing potential plunder or territorial gain.
January 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Trump doesn’t know or care how much the US benefited from international alliance systems rooted in self-restraint.
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Europeans spend the last days pretending that their deployment to Greenland was not against the US.
Trump, as always, is sensing a weakness and will force them to come clean. I understand the diplomatic hesitation, but time for Europeans to make clear, unequivocal stance.
Trump, as always, is sensing a weakness and will force them to come clean. I understand the diplomatic hesitation, but time for Europeans to make clear, unequivocal stance.
Der US-Präsident will Grönland zu amerikanischem Staatsgebiet machen, entweder per Kaufvertrag oder mit militärischer Gewalt. Wer sich dem entgegenstellt, soll seinen Zorn zu spüren bekommen.
Donald Trump droht Gegnern seiner Grönland-Politik mit Strafzöllen
Der US-Präsident will Grönland zu amerikanischem Staatsgebiet machen, entweder per Kaufvertrag oder mit militärischer Gewalt. Wer sich dem entgegenstellt, soll seinen Zorn zu spüren bekommen.
www.spiegel.de
January 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Europeans spend the last days pretending that their deployment to Greenland was not against the US.
Trump, as always, is sensing a weakness and will force them to come clean. I understand the diplomatic hesitation, but time for Europeans to make clear, unequivocal stance.
Trump, as always, is sensing a weakness and will force them to come clean. I understand the diplomatic hesitation, but time for Europeans to make clear, unequivocal stance.
My god, some Europeans actually showing some backbone over Greenland.
It's finally happening.
The Swedish prime minister just announced that a pan-European force is arriving in #Greenland as we speak.
No word yet on whether UK forces are among them.
The Swedish prime minister just announced that a pan-European force is arriving in #Greenland as we speak.
No word yet on whether UK forces are among them.
January 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
My god, some Europeans actually showing some backbone over Greenland.
On Free Speech
Essentially I view all attacks on Palestinian writers and thinkers as a fun preview of what will be acceptable to do to Jewish writers and thinkers when anyone is annoyed/upset with Israel.
(In many cases not a preview but what is already happening. It is the same exact logic.)
(In many cases not a preview but what is already happening. It is the same exact logic.)
Like… IMO she was wrong to call for that, and the way to demonstrate that we have principles is also not to do it to her.
I am SUPER aware that there is a rapid escalation ramp. In so many culture wars, whatever ”they” do to ”us” becomes the new low bar of what “we” can do to “them”.
I am SUPER aware that there is a rapid escalation ramp. In so many culture wars, whatever ”they” do to ”us” becomes the new low bar of what “we” can do to “them”.
January 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
On Free Speech