Stop citing pretextual motivations as if they are real
Breaking News: The Trump administration said it was reviewing billions in federal grants to Harvard, accusing the school of allowing antisemitism to run unchecked on its campus.
Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard
The administration has already canceled hundreds of millions in federal grants and contracts at Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Stop citing pretextual motivations as if they are real
Daily motivations in this economy?
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Daily motivations in this economy?
people on the right don’t tend to wait for any information about the motivations of the shooter before blaming the left. But Kirk had enemies on the right too; some of them surely live in Utah. And as with any shooting, the shooter’s motivations may not map onto any coherent politics at all.
September 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
people on the right don’t tend to wait for any information about the motivations of the shooter before blaming the left. But Kirk had enemies on the right too; some of them surely live in Utah. And as with any shooting, the shooter’s motivations may not map onto any coherent politics at all.
Mein Motivations-Mantra-Kraftbild für den Rest der Woche. Instant ganzheitliche positive Schwingungen. 🥰
April 2, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Mein Motivations-Mantra-Kraftbild für den Rest der Woche. Instant ganzheitliche positive Schwingungen. 🥰
We still have no idea who the shooter is or what their motivations were
Trump posted a video to Truth Social about the killing of Charlie Kirk.
Trump calls Kirk a "martyr," blames "radical left political violence," and says he'll go after everyone who "contributed to this atrocity."
The video is longer than Bluesky's limit so I'll break it up in two parts below.
Trump calls Kirk a "martyr," blames "radical left political violence," and says he'll go after everyone who "contributed to this atrocity."
The video is longer than Bluesky's limit so I'll break it up in two parts below.
September 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We still have no idea who the shooter is or what their motivations were
Please. At least give the FBI a chance to sharpie the ammunition before you jump to conclusions about the motivations of the latest mass shooter.
September 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Please. At least give the FBI a chance to sharpie the ammunition before you jump to conclusions about the motivations of the latest mass shooter.
liking a villain =/= supporting their actions
understanding a villain's motivations =/= excusing their actions
understanding a villain's motivations =/= excusing their actions
October 20, 2024 at 5:29 PM
liking a villain =/= supporting their actions
understanding a villain's motivations =/= excusing their actions
understanding a villain's motivations =/= excusing their actions
Spectacularly smarmy take from Allbritton, where Post readers getting mad at Jeff Bezos' ham-handed pro-Trump intervention was about the readers' bad motivations, not Bezos' bad motivations
Semafor asks various media people what they got wrong in 2024. www.semafor.com/article/12/2... Many of those people framed the question as "what we failed to predict," or "didn't see coming," as against "where our judgment really misled us."
But even with that, these responses can be instructive.
But even with that, these responses can be instructive.
December 30, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Spectacularly smarmy take from Allbritton, where Post readers getting mad at Jeff Bezos' ham-handed pro-Trump intervention was about the readers' bad motivations, not Bezos' bad motivations
i don't doubt your motivations. your motivations frankly don't matter.
the guardian publishing this is an insult, whether or not you intended it to be when you drew it.
the guardian publishing this is an insult, whether or not you intended it to be when you drew it.
May 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
i don't doubt your motivations. your motivations frankly don't matter.
the guardian publishing this is an insult, whether or not you intended it to be when you drew it.
the guardian publishing this is an insult, whether or not you intended it to be when you drew it.
“They were a strange people, their motivations and day to day lives remain something of a mystery even to this day”
September 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
“They were a strange people, their motivations and day to day lives remain something of a mystery even to this day”
The primary argument for cancelling Kimmel is that he jumped on information about the motivations of the shooter too quickly.
it’s awesome we have a vice president and administration that live tweets shootings and then gets key details wrong, like how it was detainees who were getting shot and killed, not law enforcement
September 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The primary argument for cancelling Kimmel is that he jumped on information about the motivations of the shooter too quickly.
What are the motivations here? It’s a mystery!
November 29, 2024 at 3:30 PM
What are the motivations here? It’s a mystery!
democrats shaking crying vomiting at having to deal w someone with principles and motivations and objectives who people like
June 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
democrats shaking crying vomiting at having to deal w someone with principles and motivations and objectives who people like
90% of conservative political analysis is just "this group I don't like does this thing I don't understand due to motivations I made up."
January 29, 2026 at 1:02 AM
90% of conservative political analysis is just "this group I don't like does this thing I don't understand due to motivations I made up."
my primary motivations to write:
1. it’s fun;
2. suffocating guilt.
1. it’s fun;
2. suffocating guilt.
February 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
my primary motivations to write:
1. it’s fun;
2. suffocating guilt.
1. it’s fun;
2. suffocating guilt.
cw: discussing disorded eating
cold turkey cold war
it's important to discuss the motivations of unhealthy habits your headmates might have, often times there are layers to their motivations like there would be with anyone (1/2)
cold turkey cold war
it's important to discuss the motivations of unhealthy habits your headmates might have, often times there are layers to their motivations like there would be with anyone (1/2)
December 1, 2025 at 3:51 AM
cw: discussing disorded eating
cold turkey cold war
it's important to discuss the motivations of unhealthy habits your headmates might have, often times there are layers to their motivations like there would be with anyone (1/2)
cold turkey cold war
it's important to discuss the motivations of unhealthy habits your headmates might have, often times there are layers to their motivations like there would be with anyone (1/2)
I love this taxonomy — all about various manifestations of complicity (which Aaron more colorfully calls “stoogery”) and the motivations behind them
New in PN: A regime of idiots — A complete inventory of Trump stooges
"The downside of Trump’s reliance on sub-mediocre stooges is they amplify his own stupidity & terrible judgment. Dumb stooges inevitably emulate his sadism & laziness, leading to a govt marked by sociopathology on a grand scale."
"The downside of Trump’s reliance on sub-mediocre stooges is they amplify his own stupidity & terrible judgment. Dumb stooges inevitably emulate his sadism & laziness, leading to a govt marked by sociopathology on a grand scale."
A regime of idiots: A complete inventory of Trump stooges
They will remain, festering, awaiting the next opportunity for soul-selling.
www.publicnotice.co
April 10, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I love this taxonomy — all about various manifestations of complicity (which Aaron more colorfully calls “stoogery”) and the motivations behind them
motivations and politics aside, moderate democrats must suck at strategic board games
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
motivations and politics aside, moderate democrats must suck at strategic board games
Primary motivations to write:
1. Money and attention
2. I enjoy it
3. Have no other qualifications
1. Money and attention
2. I enjoy it
3. Have no other qualifications
My primary motivations to write:
1) To somehow get rid of all the weird stuff and stories that pile up in my head, or otherwise me and reality might very well part ways.
2) I honestly can not even picture myself doing anything else. Like … what would I even be if I weren’t a writer? I don’t know!
1) To somehow get rid of all the weird stuff and stories that pile up in my head, or otherwise me and reality might very well part ways.
2) I honestly can not even picture myself doing anything else. Like … what would I even be if I weren’t a writer? I don’t know!
My primary motivations to write:
1. It’s a more socially acceptable form of maladaptive day dreaming
2. Pure, unadulterated spite.
1. It’s a more socially acceptable form of maladaptive day dreaming
2. Pure, unadulterated spite.
February 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Primary motivations to write:
1. Money and attention
2. I enjoy it
3. Have no other qualifications
1. Money and attention
2. I enjoy it
3. Have no other qualifications
of course the fox news article about it does not mention the homophobic motivations behind his murder
June 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
of course the fox news article about it does not mention the homophobic motivations behind his murder
anyway thinking about a certain pundit who challenged my read of trump’s motivations by saying that trump just wants things to be cheaper
March 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
anyway thinking about a certain pundit who challenged my read of trump’s motivations by saying that trump just wants things to be cheaper
The Minnesota assassin supported Donald Trump and had a kill list consisting entirely of Democrats and reproductive rights advocates. But it's unclear what his political motivations might be.
June 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The Minnesota assassin supported Donald Trump and had a kill list consisting entirely of Democrats and reproductive rights advocates. But it's unclear what his political motivations might be.
which makes me very sure her motivations have something other than sex-positivity in mind
September 27, 2026 at 6:19 PM
which makes me very sure her motivations have something other than sex-positivity in mind
This also lets you comment, vigorously and at length, on the accuracy of, and motivations behind, Google's choices.
A quick resistance task:
1. Google Gulf of Mexico
2. “Gulf of America" is the top
3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it
4. Select "Send Feedback"
5. Click on "Gulf Of America"
6. Select "Inaccurate content"
7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"
1. Google Gulf of Mexico
2. “Gulf of America" is the top
3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it
4. Select "Send Feedback"
5. Click on "Gulf Of America"
6. Select "Inaccurate content"
7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"
February 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This also lets you comment, vigorously and at length, on the accuracy of, and motivations behind, Google's choices.