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I'll take any excuse to post this evisceration of America's dullest centrist pundit.
If you've never read it before, enjoy.
If you've never read it before, enjoy.
David Brooks: Boo-Boos in Paradise
The classic 2004 examination of David Brooks’s “Bobos in Paradise” by Philadelphia magazine’s Sasha Issenberg.
www.phillymag.com
October 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I'll take any excuse to post this evisceration of America's dullest centrist pundit.
If you've never read it before, enjoy.
If you've never read it before, enjoy.
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Ossoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club"
October 8, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Ossoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club"
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Spare me Sen. Thom Tillis’s self-interested redemption book tour. When he had the opportunity to do what was right, he failed nearly every time.
For example, he drew a line on Jan. 6 apologia, and then confirmed multiple people who crossed it, including Kash Patel and Jeanine Pirro.
For example, he drew a line on Jan. 6 apologia, and then confirmed multiple people who crossed it, including Kash Patel and Jeanine Pirro.
Republican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the 'biggest regret of my career' in a new book
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career.”
apnews.com
October 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Spare me Sen. Thom Tillis’s self-interested redemption book tour. When he had the opportunity to do what was right, he failed nearly every time.
For example, he drew a line on Jan. 6 apologia, and then confirmed multiple people who crossed it, including Kash Patel and Jeanine Pirro.
For example, he drew a line on Jan. 6 apologia, and then confirmed multiple people who crossed it, including Kash Patel and Jeanine Pirro.
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Trump: "I can do whatever I want, if I want."
He's telling you exactly how he sees his power. Now apply that to an election he's desperate to control.
He's telling you exactly how he sees his power. Now apply that to an election he's desperate to control.
Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want."
October 7, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Trump: "I can do whatever I want, if I want."
He's telling you exactly how he sees his power. Now apply that to an election he's desperate to control.
He's telling you exactly how he sees his power. Now apply that to an election he's desperate to control.
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EEOC Wants To Keep Biglaw Diversity Probe Docs Secret To ‘Protect’ Firms It Publicly Accused
https://abovethelaw.com/2026/10/eeoc-wants-to-keep-biglaw-diversity-probe-docs-secret-to-protect-firms-it-publicly-accused/
EEOC Wants To Keep Biglaw Diversity Probe Docs Secret To ‘Protect’ Firms It Publicly Accused
And not at all because the documents would tend to prove a baseless shakedown. Perish that thought!
abovethelaw.com
October 7, 2026 at 7:22 PM
EEOC Wants To Keep Biglaw Diversity Probe Docs Secret To ‘Protect’ Firms It Publicly Accused
https://abovethelaw.com/2026/10/eeoc-wants-to-keep-biglaw-diversity-probe-docs-secret-to-protect-firms-it-publicly-accused/
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I don't think the Supreme Court is going to get rid of same-sex marriage tomorrow, but when the justice who says that overturning a landmark case is "not realistic" is the *same guy who wrote the opinion overturning Roe v. Wade*, you should not take anything he says seriously
Sam Alito Wants You to Forget How the Conservative Legal Movement Always Works
Activists are chipping away at the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell because Alito told them exactly how to do it.
ballsandstrikes.org
October 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I don't think the Supreme Court is going to get rid of same-sex marriage tomorrow, but when the justice who says that overturning a landmark case is "not realistic" is the *same guy who wrote the opinion overturning Roe v. Wade*, you should not take anything he says seriously
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained By ICE, Including About a Dozen Deported. This should be a FAR BIGGER STORY!! www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained By ICE, Including About a Dozen Deported: Report
President Donald Trump's administration has more than 500 people who are U.S. citizens, according to a new report by ProPublica.
www.mediaite.com
October 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained By ICE, Including About a Dozen Deported. This should be a FAR BIGGER STORY!! www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
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I think the Los Angeles thing was just a garbled stupid thing that came out differently than he intended, but Jill is right in general that his jokes are not really jokes
If you think Trump’s “musings” and “jokes” are not worth headlines, no matter how shocking or offensive they may be, then you haven’t been paying attention. The past decade and past week show they're too dangerous too ignore. My new piece at @contrariannews.org www.contrariannews.org/p/dont-dismi...
Don’t Dismiss Trump’s Los Angeles-San Diego Comment as a ‘Joke’
No normal American would say those words. A president shouldn’t even think them.
www.contrariannews.org
October 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I think the Los Angeles thing was just a garbled stupid thing that came out differently than he intended, but Jill is right in general that his jokes are not really jokes
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The richest man owns X.
The second richest man owns The Washington Post.
The third and fifth richest men control Google.
The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
The second richest man owns The Washington Post.
The third and fifth richest men control Google.
The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition
www.bbc.com
October 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The richest man owns X.
The second richest man owns The Washington Post.
The third and fifth richest men control Google.
The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
The second richest man owns The Washington Post.
The third and fifth richest men control Google.
The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
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The Missouri Constitution clearly states that no taxpayer funds may be appropriated for use at private religious schools. Here is exact language👇🏻
October 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The Missouri Constitution clearly states that no taxpayer funds may be appropriated for use at private religious schools. Here is exact language👇🏻
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AFL-CIO Chief Economist Darrick Hamilton says America's increasing economic inequality "is the result of a government that has over-indexed on the values of profit and speculation and under-indexed on investments in the capabilities of American people." youtu.be/gjyy3WgDv_U?...
‘This is GASLIGHTING’: rough jobs report highlights wealth gap as Trump says economy is ‘great’
YouTube video by MS NOW
youtu.be
October 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
AFL-CIO Chief Economist Darrick Hamilton says America's increasing economic inequality "is the result of a government that has over-indexed on the values of profit and speculation and under-indexed on investments in the capabilities of American people." youtu.be/gjyy3WgDv_U?...
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Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs.
@columbiasipa.bsky.social
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The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs.
@columbiasipa.bsky.social
share.google/KEvTy5yER71U...
October 2, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs.
@columbiasipa.bsky.social
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The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs.
@columbiasipa.bsky.social
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Pierre Damas Bel was an honor student & part of his college's ROTC program. He was also a TPS recipient.
After Trump's attacks on TPS, he was forced to wear an ankle monitor that isolated and humiliated him.
Pierre died in an apparent suicide. He was 20.
After Trump's attacks on TPS, he was forced to wear an ankle monitor that isolated and humiliated him.
Pierre died in an apparent suicide. He was 20.
October 1, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Pierre Damas Bel was an honor student & part of his college's ROTC program. He was also a TPS recipient.
After Trump's attacks on TPS, he was forced to wear an ankle monitor that isolated and humiliated him.
Pierre died in an apparent suicide. He was 20.
After Trump's attacks on TPS, he was forced to wear an ankle monitor that isolated and humiliated him.
Pierre died in an apparent suicide. He was 20.
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The Trump DOJ keeps violating the law & keeps losing in the courts. So now they’re filing judicial misconduct complaints against judges they don’t like, even Trump appointees.
I call out Todd Blanche for his rank hypocrisy as he runs around the country in partisan events.
youtu.be/nZ_nR2s-ReU?...
I call out Todd Blanche for his rank hypocrisy as he runs around the country in partisan events.
youtu.be/nZ_nR2s-ReU?...
Trump DOJ DECLARES WAR On Judges After MAJOR COURT LOSSES!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
September 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
The Trump DOJ keeps violating the law & keeps losing in the courts. So now they’re filing judicial misconduct complaints against judges they don’t like, even Trump appointees.
I call out Todd Blanche for his rank hypocrisy as he runs around the country in partisan events.
youtu.be/nZ_nR2s-ReU?...
I call out Todd Blanche for his rank hypocrisy as he runs around the country in partisan events.
youtu.be/nZ_nR2s-ReU?...
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To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states
NEW / HUGE: Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama sued nearly three dozen abortion pill providers + a pharmacy and
The states asked the Supreme Court to be able to sue New York, Massachusetts, and California to challenge their telehealth shield laws @autonomynews.co
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The states asked the Supreme Court to be able to sue New York, Massachusetts, and California to challenge their telehealth shield laws @autonomynews.co
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM
To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states
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Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows...
September 29, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows...
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A great deal happened today. But nothing more important than this. SCOTUS allows Trump Administration to continue sending detained migrants to third countries with which the migrants have no prior connection.
Just appalling.
Just appalling.
September 30, 2026 at 1:51 AM
A great deal happened today. But nothing more important than this. SCOTUS allows Trump Administration to continue sending detained migrants to third countries with which the migrants have no prior connection.
Just appalling.
Just appalling.
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Wrote about the decline and fall of SCOTUSblog, which used to be the single best resource for Supreme Court stuff, and (thanks to some intervening crimes committed by its co-founder) is now a weird platform for conservative pundits to talk about what a good job the conservative justices are doing
It Was the Essential Home of Supreme Court News. Now It’s a Joke. What Happened?
How high-stakes poker brought down a pillar of Supreme Court coverage.
slate.com
September 29, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Wrote about the decline and fall of SCOTUSblog, which used to be the single best resource for Supreme Court stuff, and (thanks to some intervening crimes committed by its co-founder) is now a weird platform for conservative pundits to talk about what a good job the conservative justices are doing
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BREAKING: Israel snatched an American teen from his West Bank home in the middle of the night — just days before his birthday and during his critical national exams.
He's now been held for 3 months, with no charges.
Netanyahu just came to the US for the *eighth* time since Trump took office.
He's now been held for 3 months, with no charges.
Netanyahu just came to the US for the *eighth* time since Trump took office.
First Draft: Israel Has Kidnapped Another American Teenager
Abdalkareem Issa Ahmed Safi has Texas roots but languishes in a notorious jail, one more victim of Benjamin Netanyahu’s cruel impunity. Donald Trump, meanwhile, is losing some of his most ardent fans.
zeteo.com
September 29, 2026 at 3:41 PM
BREAKING: Israel snatched an American teen from his West Bank home in the middle of the night — just days before his birthday and during his critical national exams.
He's now been held for 3 months, with no charges.
Netanyahu just came to the US for the *eighth* time since Trump took office.
He's now been held for 3 months, with no charges.
Netanyahu just came to the US for the *eighth* time since Trump took office.
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🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡
Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong.
Here's the whole sequence:
Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong.
Here's the whole sequence:
September 29, 2026 at 3:07 PM
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡
Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong.
Here's the whole sequence:
Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong.
Here's the whole sequence:
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For nearly two months, Palestinians in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood had access to water at any time — a welcome sense of stability in the depths of a genocidal war. On Aug. 24, that stability was disrupted by an Israeli airstrike that destroyed the newly built water desalination plant.
September 29, 2026 at 8:21 PM
For nearly two months, Palestinians in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood had access to water at any time — a welcome sense of stability in the depths of a genocidal war. On Aug. 24, that stability was disrupted by an Israeli airstrike that destroyed the newly built water desalination plant.
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This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7:
www.thecut.com/article/what...
www.thecut.com/article/what...
What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
www.thecut.com
September 29, 2026 at 11:11 PM
This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7:
www.thecut.com/article/what...
www.thecut.com/article/what...
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"On Tuesday, the full D.C. Circuit will hear argument in a case that began on a Saturday evening in March 2025, when a federal judge ordered two planeloads of Venezuelan men returned to the United States and the administration, hours later, handed them to a prison in El Salvador instead."
Crucial Hearing on Team Trump’s Contempt for the Rule of Law
Entire D.C. Circuit takes up administration’s effort to force Judge Boasberg to stand down.
harrylitman.substack.com
September 28, 2026 at 9:27 PM
"On Tuesday, the full D.C. Circuit will hear argument in a case that began on a Saturday evening in March 2025, when a federal judge ordered two planeloads of Venezuelan men returned to the United States and the administration, hours later, handed them to a prison in El Salvador instead."