this isn't hyperbole or caricature! It's a straightforwad, accurate characterization of what he said.
Trump's argument for the elimination of the estate tax is that the heirs of the super rich will no longer have to go beg a predatory Jewish banker for a bridge loan to overcome cash flow problems associated with the $15 million dollar estate they're about to get.
July 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
this isn't hyperbole or caricature! It's a straightforwad, accurate characterization of what he said.
Fox News "hard news" anchors are referring to the "Russiagate hoax" as though that characterization is a settled fact and not a lie
July 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Fox News "hard news" anchors are referring to the "Russiagate hoax" as though that characterization is a settled fact and not a lie
There was no characterization. That’s what he said.
But this is Speaker Johnson. Too scared to speak with integrity. Too weak to lead.
But this is Speaker Johnson. Too scared to speak with integrity. Too weak to lead.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Hold on a second. Answer the question. As Speaker, do you believe it's appropriate to use American cities as training grounds for the military, calling those people 'the enemy within'?
JOHNSON: I'm not comment on your characterization of what the president said.
S: Those are quotes
JOHNSON: I'm not comment on your characterization of what the president said.
S: Those are quotes
October 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
There was no characterization. That’s what he said.
But this is Speaker Johnson. Too scared to speak with integrity. Too weak to lead.
But this is Speaker Johnson. Too scared to speak with integrity. Too weak to lead.
I think this is the best concise characterization: the economic equivalent of the Iraq War.
Trump has just launched the economic equivalent of the Iraq War.
fallows.substack.com/p/launching-...
By me.
fallows.substack.com/p/launching-...
By me.
Launching the Economic Version of the Iraq War.
Tariffs are like military actions. They're ‘good’ or ‘bad’ based on specifics: Why, how, at what cost, toward what end. Donald Trump has just committed US power in a profoundly stupid way.
fallows.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I think this is the best concise characterization: the economic equivalent of the Iraq War.
jax saying "kinda cringe" is divine-level characterization
June 24, 2026 at 5:28 PM
jax saying "kinda cringe" is divine-level characterization
An unfair characterization; some of them were writing Harry Potter fanfic.
September 27, 2026 at 3:25 AM
An unfair characterization; some of them were writing Harry Potter fanfic.
A reporter asks Trudeau about Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly’s characterization of the current U.S. situation which she called a "psychodrama."
"How would you characterize it?"
Trudeau, speaking for a weary nation, “Thursday."
"How would you characterize it?"
Trudeau, speaking for a weary nation, “Thursday."
March 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A reporter asks Trudeau about Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly’s characterization of the current U.S. situation which she called a "psychodrama."
"How would you characterize it?"
Trudeau, speaking for a weary nation, “Thursday."
"How would you characterize it?"
Trudeau, speaking for a weary nation, “Thursday."
You know I was a little off put by how refreshed Fox's characterization was specifically but reading this glossary entry makes me understand everything
June 25, 2026 at 11:33 PM
You know I was a little off put by how refreshed Fox's characterization was specifically but reading this glossary entry makes me understand everything
This is perfect JJJ characterization.
September 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
This is perfect JJJ characterization.
also this characterization of MLK is just patently false!
October 2, 2023 at 1:57 AM
also this characterization of MLK is just patently false!
estinien walking into a scam on purpose to help out the kid selling the scam is so sweet and such a good moment of characterization. i love him
September 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
estinien walking into a scam on purpose to help out the kid selling the scam is so sweet and such a good moment of characterization. i love him
CW: Nerdification
Nerds debate about their favourite character characterization
#nerdification #nerd #dork #fat
Nerds debate about their favourite character characterization
#nerdification #nerd #dork #fat
February 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
CW: Nerdification
Nerds debate about their favourite character characterization
#nerdification #nerd #dork #fat
Nerds debate about their favourite character characterization
#nerdification #nerd #dork #fat
Ratcliffe: "Any characterization that Operation Midnight Hammer was anything but a wild success is wildly inaccurate"
March 18, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Ratcliffe: "Any characterization that Operation Midnight Hammer was anything but a wild success is wildly inaccurate"
Parangosky characterization:
Never pulled a trigger, and never wore a mask.
Never pulled a trigger, and never wore a mask.
September 20, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Parangosky characterization:
Never pulled a trigger, and never wore a mask.
Never pulled a trigger, and never wore a mask.
Also just kind of a laughable characterization of the faculties at Columbia and Berkeley.
One columnist, a professional pundit, is living in a paranoid delusion. The other, a sociologist, is living in America.
March 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Also just kind of a laughable characterization of the faculties at Columbia and Berkeley.
hmm sorry friend, i would've loved to jerk off to this but sadly the characterization is a bit off and i can't stop focusing on it. yes it's important to me. you don't get it
April 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM
hmm sorry friend, i would've loved to jerk off to this but sadly the characterization is a bit off and i can't stop focusing on it. yes it's important to me. you don't get it
STEPHANOPOULOS: Hold on a second. Answer the question. As Speaker, do you believe it's appropriate to use American cities as training grounds for the military, calling those people 'the enemy within'?
JOHNSON: I'm not comment on your characterization of what the president said.
S: Those are quotes
JOHNSON: I'm not comment on your characterization of what the president said.
S: Those are quotes
October 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
STEPHANOPOULOS: Hold on a second. Answer the question. As Speaker, do you believe it's appropriate to use American cities as training grounds for the military, calling those people 'the enemy within'?
JOHNSON: I'm not comment on your characterization of what the president said.
S: Those are quotes
JOHNSON: I'm not comment on your characterization of what the president said.
S: Those are quotes
The same Ken Delanian that took Barr’s characterization of the Mueller Report at face value?
March 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The same Ken Delanian that took Barr’s characterization of the Mueller Report at face value?
Mockler: Do you agree with Kristi Noem’s characterization that she made, like an hour after Alex Pretti was murdered?
Seat: Can you just wait until the investigation is done?
Mockler: That's such a good point. Can you say that to Kristi Noem?
Seat: Can you just wait until the investigation is done?
Mockler: That's such a good point. Can you say that to Kristi Noem?
January 31, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Mockler: Do you agree with Kristi Noem’s characterization that she made, like an hour after Alex Pretti was murdered?
Seat: Can you just wait until the investigation is done?
Mockler: That's such a good point. Can you say that to Kristi Noem?
Seat: Can you just wait until the investigation is done?
Mockler: That's such a good point. Can you say that to Kristi Noem?
“your honor i object to the prosecutions characterization of me as being actually angry”
Mingous (the elephant) and Mic (the duck) are from the popular character universe Angry Babyz. Apparently they are not actually angry, but engrossed in play.
June 20, 2026 at 12:40 AM
“your honor i object to the prosecutions characterization of me as being actually angry”
i used to resist the whole “death cult” characterization but between this and destroying USAID i am convinced
August 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
i used to resist the whole “death cult” characterization but between this and destroying USAID i am convinced
Sonic characterization ranking
September 2, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Sonic characterization ranking
😳 Hegseth snaps at Peters: "Your characterization of this incredible effort as a failure if reckless and irresponsible and smear the sacrifice of the troops. Shame on you."
Peters responds: "You, sir, are the failure!"
Peters responds: "You, sir, are the failure!"
July 21, 2026 at 10:02 PM
😳 Hegseth snaps at Peters: "Your characterization of this incredible effort as a failure if reckless and irresponsible and smear the sacrifice of the troops. Shame on you."
Peters responds: "You, sir, are the failure!"
Peters responds: "You, sir, are the failure!"
Its only a bad characterization because they've allowed the right to make "protest" a dirty word.
January 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Its only a bad characterization because they've allowed the right to make "protest" a dirty word.