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Here’s the whole messaging challenge for Democrats in a nutshell: AOC has said she wants to defund ICE, Rep. Kelly has said Democrats should impeach Kristi Noem, and Reps Jayapal and Omar are holding a field hearing in Minneapolis on Friday. But this account only mentions Torres and Third Way (?!).
Where the fuck are the Democrats?
www.garbageday.email/p/where-are-...
www.garbageday.email/p/where-are-...
January 15, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Here’s the whole messaging challenge for Democrats in a nutshell: AOC has said she wants to defund ICE, Rep. Kelly has said Democrats should impeach Kristi Noem, and Reps Jayapal and Omar are holding a field hearing in Minneapolis on Friday. But this account only mentions Torres and Third Way (?!).
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Tooze's masturbatory fantasies of massacring liberals for not being left enough are such a perfect summary of who he is and why not treating Leninists like neo-Nazis is one of modern academia's greatest sins.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
January 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Tooze's masturbatory fantasies of massacring liberals for not being left enough are such a perfect summary of who he is and why not treating Leninists like neo-Nazis is one of modern academia's greatest sins.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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Stage 5 pundit-brain is watching an innocent woman being killed by agents of the state and going, "hmm this says a lot about the urban-rural divide in America."
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Stage 5 pundit-brain is watching an innocent woman being killed by agents of the state and going, "hmm this says a lot about the urban-rural divide in America."
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Before the last shutdown I remember the dominant rhetorical line here being “Democrats aren’t shutting down the government, Republicans are doing it with their actions, they’re in charge.” This time I’m seeing a lot more “Democrats must shut down the government.”
January 15, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Before the last shutdown I remember the dominant rhetorical line here being “Democrats aren’t shutting down the government, Republicans are doing it with their actions, they’re in charge.” This time I’m seeing a lot more “Democrats must shut down the government.”
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it's funny how anyone with a linear concept of time is aware Trump started demanding Greenland first and then backfilled the 'uhh... to protect from Russia!' thing later but it's considered unacceptable for neutral media to mention this
January 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM
it's funny how anyone with a linear concept of time is aware Trump started demanding Greenland first and then backfilled the 'uhh... to protect from Russia!' thing later but it's considered unacceptable for neutral media to mention this
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I think the disconnect between Atlantic elites is that Americans think Donald Trump is a kid getting to drive a monster truck for Make A Wish and Europeans and Canadians think Donald Trump is the president of the United States.
January 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I think the disconnect between Atlantic elites is that Americans think Donald Trump is a kid getting to drive a monster truck for Make A Wish and Europeans and Canadians think Donald Trump is the president of the United States.
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Sure Will Stancil might be "outside", "doing his best within his limited means to interfere with ICE operations" but that pales in comparison to my strategy for fighting fascism: staying inside and posting about how much I dislike Will Stancil and find him annoying.
January 14, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Sure Will Stancil might be "outside", "doing his best within his limited means to interfere with ICE operations" but that pales in comparison to my strategy for fighting fascism: staying inside and posting about how much I dislike Will Stancil and find him annoying.
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Voters love telling focus groups that they want more compromise in politics but when you press them on it it becomes clear what they want is for people who disagree with them to do what they want. For 250 years Americans have longed for politics without politics. CBS News is the latest sucker
January 14, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Voters love telling focus groups that they want more compromise in politics but when you press them on it it becomes clear what they want is for people who disagree with them to do what they want. For 250 years Americans have longed for politics without politics. CBS News is the latest sucker
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Bari Weiss's CBS News is premised on data that suggests most people think that the media and politics more generally is too partisan and shrill. The problem is that when you talk to the individuals who make up that data it becomes clear they just want news that confirms what they already believe
January 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Bari Weiss's CBS News is premised on data that suggests most people think that the media and politics more generally is too partisan and shrill. The problem is that when you talk to the individuals who make up that data it becomes clear they just want news that confirms what they already believe
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Whoever writes Trump's posts about Greenland is not being honest, and/or lacks knowledge and understanding of contemporary international security, and/or has been misinformed about Russia's capabilities, and/or has spent way too much time playing Risk.
January 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Whoever writes Trump's posts about Greenland is not being honest, and/or lacks knowledge and understanding of contemporary international security, and/or has been misinformed about Russia's capabilities, and/or has spent way too much time playing Risk.
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The idea that Russia - a state that has spent almost four years throwing everything it has at conquering its neighbour, and failing - is remotely capable of invading Greenland, or is going to be in the foreseeable future, is ludicrous.
January 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The idea that Russia - a state that has spent almost four years throwing everything it has at conquering its neighbour, and failing - is remotely capable of invading Greenland, or is going to be in the foreseeable future, is ludicrous.
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Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
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A massive escalation in the Trump administration's effort to dismantle institutions that check its power.
Breaking WaPo:
The FBI executed a search warrant this morning at a Post reporter's home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified materials.
It's highly unusual and aggressive for law enforcement to conduct a search on a reporter's home.
The FBI executed a search warrant this morning at a Post reporter's home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified materials.
It's highly unusual and aggressive for law enforcement to conduct a search on a reporter's home.
FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home
The reporter, Hannah Natanson, covers the federal workforce and has been part of The Post’s most sensitive coverage of the first year of the second Trump administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
A massive escalation in the Trump administration's effort to dismantle institutions that check its power.
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A Democrat going with any one of the economic policies Trump has taken would have resulted in wall street finance bros instantly crashing the market but since Trump lets them sexually assault their subordinates they're just going to keep pretending everything is fine until January 21st 2029.
January 13, 2026 at 4:25 AM
A Democrat going with any one of the economic policies Trump has taken would have resulted in wall street finance bros instantly crashing the market but since Trump lets them sexually assault their subordinates they're just going to keep pretending everything is fine until January 21st 2029.
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Best I can tell, Trump wants Greenland to define his historical legacy as a transformational President who greatly expanded the empire.
January 14, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Best I can tell, Trump wants Greenland to define his historical legacy as a transformational President who greatly expanded the empire.
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Wednesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Wednesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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People don't blame the voters enough. It was mass civic failure.
Indeed. Whatever people think of Biden and Garland, Trump 2 is on the voters.
January 13, 2026 at 8:54 PM
People don't blame the voters enough. It was mass civic failure.
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Horrific footage from Iran. A journalist traveled 1,000 km just to publish these images. According to him, in a single day, he witnessed approximately 2,000 bodies of protesters killed by the Ayatollah regime.
www.iranintl.com/202601136322
www.iranintl.com/202601136322
January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Horrific footage from Iran. A journalist traveled 1,000 km just to publish these images. According to him, in a single day, he witnessed approximately 2,000 bodies of protesters killed by the Ayatollah regime.
www.iranintl.com/202601136322
www.iranintl.com/202601136322
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I wonder if Jenin Younes told Jon Stewart about how she did interrogations for Jim Jordan’s Weaponization committee of academics accused of being part of a “censorship industrial complex” that never existed. I wonder if she told him that Jordan then lied about what he heard in those interviews.
January 13, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I wonder if Jenin Younes told Jon Stewart about how she did interrogations for Jim Jordan’s Weaponization committee of academics accused of being part of a “censorship industrial complex” that never existed. I wonder if she told him that Jordan then lied about what he heard in those interviews.
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Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
January 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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Ilia Hashemi: Reports indicate that armed security forces attacked Sina Hospital in Tehran, abducting injured protesters, including some as they were wheeled out of surgery. This is likely happening in most hospitals across Iran.
January 12, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Ilia Hashemi: Reports indicate that armed security forces attacked Sina Hospital in Tehran, abducting injured protesters, including some as they were wheeled out of surgery. This is likely happening in most hospitals across Iran.
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Lavelee popsicle production line.
January 12, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Lavelee popsicle production line.