TMurr
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When do we get one of these "nothing happens" decades I keep hearing about? Or even a month. I need some sleep.
There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen
January 20, 2026 at 5:16 PM
When do we get one of these "nothing happens" decades I keep hearing about? Or even a month. I need some sleep.
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This is on you, Congress. Every single member of Congress who does not support impeachment, removal, and prosecution right now is complicit.
January 19, 2026 at 10:41 PM
This is on you, Congress. Every single member of Congress who does not support impeachment, removal, and prosecution right now is complicit.
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Putin conquered America without firing a shot.
January 20, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Putin conquered America without firing a shot.
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#KleptocracyByKakistocracy
January 20, 2026 at 4:01 PM
#KleptocracyByKakistocracy
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The richest nation in the world is furious that it buys the most stuff
Desperate Trump tariff apologists: It's just the opening bid in a negotiation.
Peter Navarro: "This is not a negotiation."
www.ft.com/content/f313...
Peter Navarro: "This is not a negotiation."
www.ft.com/content/f313...
January 20, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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Trade wars are about causing and enduring pain.
The US can do the former, but the public has absolutely no appetite for the latter over an issue as clearly invented as Greenland.
This is the kind of stunt you can try at 58% Presidential approval and on an issue the public supports. This ain't it.
The US can do the former, but the public has absolutely no appetite for the latter over an issue as clearly invented as Greenland.
This is the kind of stunt you can try at 58% Presidential approval and on an issue the public supports. This ain't it.
January 19, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Trade wars are about causing and enduring pain.
The US can do the former, but the public has absolutely no appetite for the latter over an issue as clearly invented as Greenland.
This is the kind of stunt you can try at 58% Presidential approval and on an issue the public supports. This ain't it.
The US can do the former, but the public has absolutely no appetite for the latter over an issue as clearly invented as Greenland.
This is the kind of stunt you can try at 58% Presidential approval and on an issue the public supports. This ain't it.
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While we're on the subject, if I wanted to pick a fight with the EU I'd aim for something grey-area enough that the member states start fighting over it, wrangling commences, and the EU's natural bias for a technical compromise surrender-non-surrender wins out.
Annexing territory isn't that.
Annexing territory isn't that.
January 19, 2026 at 2:36 PM
While we're on the subject, if I wanted to pick a fight with the EU I'd aim for something grey-area enough that the member states start fighting over it, wrangling commences, and the EU's natural bias for a technical compromise surrender-non-surrender wins out.
Annexing territory isn't that.
Annexing territory isn't that.
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Any time you try to use tariffs as a weapon of coersion you're hoping that the other country's exporters are influential enough, and sufficiently exposed, to win a fight which pretty much the rest of their country.
As the UK discovered during Brexit talks, even German automakers have some limits.
As the UK discovered during Brexit talks, even German automakers have some limits.
January 19, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Any time you try to use tariffs as a weapon of coersion you're hoping that the other country's exporters are influential enough, and sufficiently exposed, to win a fight which pretty much the rest of their country.
As the UK discovered during Brexit talks, even German automakers have some limits.
As the UK discovered during Brexit talks, even German automakers have some limits.
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Very serious trade commentator analysis:
This Kylo Ren thinks he's Darth Vader.
This Kylo Ren thinks he's Darth Vader.
BESSENT: EUROPEAN RETALIATION WOULD BE "VERY UNWISE"
January 19, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Very serious trade commentator analysis:
This Kylo Ren thinks he's Darth Vader.
This Kylo Ren thinks he's Darth Vader.
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It's so exhausting to to be constantly told by American leaders that the defining policy of the 80 odd years during which the US became the most wealthy and powerful country in the history of the world was a grossly unfair failure for them.
US trade secretary Howard Lutnick really not mincing his words here at Davos: "We are here to make a v clear point: globalisation has failed the West and the USA. It's a failed policy. It's what the WEF has stood for, which is, export, offshore, find the cheapest labour in the world."
January 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
It's so exhausting to to be constantly told by American leaders that the defining policy of the 80 odd years during which the US became the most wealthy and powerful country in the history of the world was a grossly unfair failure for them.
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The problem with Donald Trump is that he needs to be more of an asshole.
by JD Vance
by JD Vance
January 20, 2026 at 11:05 PM
The problem with Donald Trump is that he needs to be more of an asshole.
by JD Vance
by JD Vance
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Out-take from "Doctor Who: The Awakening" part 2 (1984).
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
January 20, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Out-take from "Doctor Who: The Awakening" part 2 (1984).
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
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I think--a lot--about that one time when Lindsey Graham was correct.
January 20, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I think--a lot--about that one time when Lindsey Graham was correct.
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We have made the decision to formally close our X social media account. Once a vibrant platform to promote the interests of authors, we feel X is no longer a trusted place for balance, community support, and reliable information.
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
We have made the decision to formally close our X social media account. Once a vibrant platform to promote the interests of authors, we feel X is no longer a trusted place for balance, community support, and reliable information.
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“…neither rhyme nor reason.”
We are currently in a situation where precedents and norms and laws and rules and theories offer no assistance.
By me.
Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/neither-rh...
Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2026/01/neit...
“…neither rhyme nor reason.”
We are currently in a situation where precedents and norms and laws and rules and theories offer no assistance.
By me.
Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/neither-rh...
Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2026/01/neit...
![What, if anything, is Trumpism?
There is not really any rhyme: there is no consistency or predictability in what he does. His actions in situation [A] will tell you little or nothing about what he may do in situation [B].
There are, at a general level, certain themes: he is indifferent to norms, he is cunning, he likes leverage, he will renege on deals, he has a sense for ratings, he will often back down. But these are tactics and improvisations: they say little or nothing about which subjects he will engage with next.
And nor is there is much reason: little or nothing he does makes sense, at least for the reasons he gives – or for the reasons his partisan supporters come up with to justify his actions and inactions.
It would be fair to say there is neither rhyme nor reason.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nx2kxyxako6sobj4g4pdkl6s/bafkreiht5hm2c5ywad6s6pn3zttwxw2hxnvdvmhokkfoyz4o6zmy3p6myi@jpeg)
January 20, 2026 at 9:39 AM
NEW
“…neither rhyme nor reason.”
We are currently in a situation where precedents and norms and laws and rules and theories offer no assistance.
By me.
Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/neither-rh...
Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2026/01/neit...
“…neither rhyme nor reason.”
We are currently in a situation where precedents and norms and laws and rules and theories offer no assistance.
By me.
Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/neither-rh...
Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2026/01/neit...
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“Trump’s first year back in office has been a tragedy for so many reasons. But his failure in Ukraine is a disgrace that shames not only his administration, but also the allies who have allowed him to trample all over the values we used to hold.”
open.substack.com/pub/lukemcge...
open.substack.com/pub/lukemcge...
Trump has spent a year trampling on Ukraine and Europe
12 months since his return to office, Trump has let down Ukraine
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
“Trump’s first year back in office has been a tragedy for so many reasons. But his failure in Ukraine is a disgrace that shames not only his administration, but also the allies who have allowed him to trample all over the values we used to hold.”
open.substack.com/pub/lukemcge...
open.substack.com/pub/lukemcge...
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This chart by @nathanielbullard.com is one reason data centers are driving up our electricity prices. Tech companies usually build data centers close to cities, where accommodating their GW-scale power demand entails costly reinforcement of wires or transformers. Utilities pass those costs on to us.
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
This chart by @nathanielbullard.com is one reason data centers are driving up our electricity prices. Tech companies usually build data centers close to cities, where accommodating their GW-scale power demand entails costly reinforcement of wires or transformers. Utilities pass those costs on to us.
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This is where we are at. For what? For nothing. For stupidity. For ego. For an old, demented malignant narcissist who expects the world to jump at his every whim. Well, when you follow international news you can see that the world has pretty much had enough of his bullshit.
January 18, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This is where we are at. For what? For nothing. For stupidity. For ego. For an old, demented malignant narcissist who expects the world to jump at his every whim. Well, when you follow international news you can see that the world has pretty much had enough of his bullshit.
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“Trump’s megalomania is transforming the United States from international leader into international pariah, and the American people will suffer the consequences for years to come.”
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
America vs. the World
President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:52 PM
“Trump’s megalomania is transforming the United States from international leader into international pariah, and the American people will suffer the consequences for years to come.”
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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It's bizarre that some politicians are trying to behave as if the US president were sane, or capable of reason or moral judgement.
January 19, 2026 at 1:14 PM
It's bizarre that some politicians are trying to behave as if the US president were sane, or capable of reason or moral judgement.
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🐾 🤗🇺🇦This is Ukraine — we care about all lives. Yesterday, rescuers pulled two stray dogs out of the water after they fell through the ice.
January 19, 2026 at 9:42 PM
🐾 🤗🇺🇦This is Ukraine — we care about all lives. Yesterday, rescuers pulled two stray dogs out of the water after they fell through the ice.
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Reading another psychology/human behavior book talking about the Milgram experiment and thought about what might happen now if universities were still allowed to conduct those studies and then realized that is effectively exactly what social media does. It's one big Milgram experiment.
January 19, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Reading another psychology/human behavior book talking about the Milgram experiment and thought about what might happen now if universities were still allowed to conduct those studies and then realized that is effectively exactly what social media does. It's one big Milgram experiment.
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And, whilst by no means its most alarming feature, the mad capitalization ("Complete and Total Control") tells us how a weird internet troll behaves in the Oval Office.
If you ever wondered how a mad king would behave in the Oval Office, you no longer have to wonder.
January 19, 2026 at 5:53 PM
And, whilst by no means its most alarming feature, the mad capitalization ("Complete and Total Control") tells us how a weird internet troll behaves in the Oval Office.