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"The president is a stupid asshole" quickly became a trite observation but that's still the analysis that most accurately and succinctly explains almost everything that happens
September 13, 2026 at 9:07 PM
"The president is a stupid asshole" quickly became a trite observation but that's still the analysis that most accurately and succinctly explains almost everything that happens
The Google policy around names of bodies of water, circa 2008:
"we mean to include names which are in widespread daily use, rather than giving immediate recognition to any arbitrary governmental re-naming."
"we mean to include names which are in widespread daily use, rather than giving immediate recognition to any arbitrary governmental re-naming."
August 31, 2026 at 10:53 PM
The Google policy around names of bodies of water, circa 2008:
"we mean to include names which are in widespread daily use, rather than giving immediate recognition to any arbitrary governmental re-naming."
"we mean to include names which are in widespread daily use, rather than giving immediate recognition to any arbitrary governmental re-naming."
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Remember how they would drag their feet for months when it had the effect of keeping Trump from prosecution. But this? Emergency ballroom.
Chief Justice Roberts backs Trump’s urgent bid to allow ballroom construction for now
A federal appellate panel ruled against Trump over dissent from a judge he appointed to the bench. His administration asked the justices to intervene.
www.ms.now
August 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Remember how they would drag their feet for months when it had the effect of keeping Trump from prosecution. But this? Emergency ballroom.
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just became aware of William Howard Taft’s 1908 campaign poster
July 30, 2026 at 1:48 AM
just became aware of William Howard Taft’s 1908 campaign poster
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The fact that VP JD Vance and Richard Grenell went to Romania—on behalf of the Trump Administration— to advocate for Andrew and Tristan Tate, who by all accounts, were rapists running a coercive sex ring, then permitted them to come to Florida, should be a crazy, crazy scandal.
July 19, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The fact that VP JD Vance and Richard Grenell went to Romania—on behalf of the Trump Administration— to advocate for Andrew and Tristan Tate, who by all accounts, were rapists running a coercive sex ring, then permitted them to come to Florida, should be a crazy, crazy scandal.
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losing my mind at how ruthless this sentence is
July 14, 2026 at 7:47 PM
losing my mind at how ruthless this sentence is
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The center-white punditocracy spent ~2 decades sarcastically scare-quoting through takes like "Oh, sure, Oberlin students. Eeeverything's about gender and race. Eeeverything's about how white men perform their masculinity & their whiteness."
Next thing you know: Pete Hegseth & UFC White House Night.
Next thing you know: Pete Hegseth & UFC White House Night.
June 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The center-white punditocracy spent ~2 decades sarcastically scare-quoting through takes like "Oh, sure, Oberlin students. Eeeverything's about gender and race. Eeeverything's about how white men perform their masculinity & their whiteness."
Next thing you know: Pete Hegseth & UFC White House Night.
Next thing you know: Pete Hegseth & UFC White House Night.
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The world's first trillionaire did this
June 14, 2026 at 12:30 AM
The world's first trillionaire did this
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Very sadly, it's been announced today that the @slate.com Culture Gabfest, which set the standard for arts podcasts, will end after this month. I had the honour of being one of the first regular guests to come say goodbye, with a final great conversation. carlwilson.substack.com/p/au-revoir-...
Au revoir, Culture Gabfest
Slate's flagship arts podcast sets sail for the horizon. Plus: lots of bonus tracks
carlwilson.substack.com
June 3, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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roberts and alito have concocted a jurisprudence in which constitutional amendments explicitly ratified to secure the right of black americans to vote now restrain congress from securing the right of black americans to vote.
June 3, 2026 at 2:44 AM
roberts and alito have concocted a jurisprudence in which constitutional amendments explicitly ratified to secure the right of black americans to vote now restrain congress from securing the right of black americans to vote.
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Reporters don't talk enough about how Republicans do not consider Democratic voters to be fully American.
Rep. Sheri Biggs on South Carolina: "Right now, we have one congressman that's Democrat. I think a 7 and 0 map would definitely reflect our values. We should have only Americans voting in our elections."
May 28, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Reporters don't talk enough about how Republicans do not consider Democratic voters to be fully American.
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Kennedy's goal here is consistent with all of his other policies aimed at undermining proven health interventions: he believes the people who benefit from them are defective and he wants them culled from the population. It's comic book villain logic, specifically Viltrumite logic.
This is such incredible bullshit. I am alive, thriving, and writing books on health policy/politics thanks to antidepressants.
Antidepressants aren't for everyone, but they can be literal lifesavers. Attacking their prescribing & use is stigmatizing and dangerous.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...
Antidepressants aren't for everyone, but they can be literal lifesavers. Attacking their prescribing & use is stigmatizing and dangerous.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...
Kennedy Starts a Push to Help Americans Quit Antidepressants
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Kennedy's goal here is consistent with all of his other policies aimed at undermining proven health interventions: he believes the people who benefit from them are defective and he wants them culled from the population. It's comic book villain logic, specifically Viltrumite logic.
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horrible. this country’s turn away from science based medicine in the name of “wellness” is killing children and will kill a lot more. www.propublica.org/article/more...
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
www.propublica.org
May 6, 2026 at 12:02 PM
horrible. this country’s turn away from science based medicine in the name of “wellness” is killing children and will kill a lot more. www.propublica.org/article/more...
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republicans are in charge of everything and they are getting everything theyve ever wanted and doing everything theyve ever wanted and the world is on fire and the global world order is collapsing. is there a correlation? who can say
March 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
republicans are in charge of everything and they are getting everything theyve ever wanted and doing everything theyve ever wanted and the world is on fire and the global world order is collapsing. is there a correlation? who can say
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things every single republican president of your lifetime has done
- started a war in the middle east
- completely destroyed the economy
- started a war in the middle east
- completely destroyed the economy
February 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM
things every single republican president of your lifetime has done
- started a war in the middle east
- completely destroyed the economy
- started a war in the middle east
- completely destroyed the economy
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“If Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of endless wars. I am the candidate of peace. I am peace.” - Trump, 11/1/24
“I’m not going to start a war, I’m going to stop wars.” - Trump, 11/5/24
“I’m not going to start a war, I’m going to stop wars.” - Trump, 11/5/24
February 28, 2026 at 12:42 PM
“If Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of endless wars. I am the candidate of peace. I am peace.” - Trump, 11/1/24
“I’m not going to start a war, I’m going to stop wars.” - Trump, 11/5/24
“I’m not going to start a war, I’m going to stop wars.” - Trump, 11/5/24
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We genuinely need a revival of virtue in the United States.
In my view, that’s almost as critical a project as any other structural reform project necessary in the wake of trumpism. We should become a society that actually values human life such that we would feel shame about this.
In my view, that’s almost as critical a project as any other structural reform project necessary in the wake of trumpism. We should become a society that actually values human life such that we would feel shame about this.
Every stage of this process - his arrest, spending a year in jail, being dumped on the streets to die - would be deeply shameful in a society that actually valued human life.
The Washington Post's description of the bodycam video of his arrest last year, and the translation of Mr. Shah Alam's comments, is gutting. Remember, he was entirely blind in one eye and could only see three feet in the other, and he spoke virtually no English.
He spent a year in jail for this.
He spent a year in jail for this.
February 27, 2026 at 12:28 PM
We genuinely need a revival of virtue in the United States.
In my view, that’s almost as critical a project as any other structural reform project necessary in the wake of trumpism. We should become a society that actually values human life such that we would feel shame about this.
In my view, that’s almost as critical a project as any other structural reform project necessary in the wake of trumpism. We should become a society that actually values human life such that we would feel shame about this.
Proper country
BREAKING: Ex-South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol convicted of insurrection over martial law order and sentenced to life in prison.
Ex-South Korean president found guilty of insurrection over martial law order
Yoon Suk Yeol, 65, was sentenced to life in prison over his short-lived power grab, which sent the Asian democracy into political turmoil in 2024.
nbcnews.to
February 19, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Proper country
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i’ll end this little brainstorm by just asking what it is, exactly, that the MAGA right likes about the United States, since it explicitly rejects those things that make this nation distinctive — its pluralism, its revolutionary heritage and egalitarian aspirations, and its republican institutions
February 15, 2026 at 1:49 AM
i’ll end this little brainstorm by just asking what it is, exactly, that the MAGA right likes about the United States, since it explicitly rejects those things that make this nation distinctive — its pluralism, its revolutionary heritage and egalitarian aspirations, and its republican institutions
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I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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This is the biggest self own the Democrats have ever done. They handed a group of eight wing billionaires control of the largest social media company.
Just absolutely stunning incompetence.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Just absolutely stunning incompetence.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
TikTok Strikes Deal for New U.S. Entity, Ending Long Legal Saga
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:45 AM
This is the biggest self own the Democrats have ever done. They handed a group of eight wing billionaires control of the largest social media company.
Just absolutely stunning incompetence.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Just absolutely stunning incompetence.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
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"You’re not going to get in the car and go to the next town to see a movie," says Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
www.avclub.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
false
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Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.