August J. Pollak
@augustjpollak.bsky.social
Your face is good. I am a Soos.
I'm starting to get really frustrated with how "why won't China stop Trump" is starting to become leftists' version of when liberals go "we just need four Republican Senators to gain a conscience" or "we need a left-leaning billionaire to buy something for us"
February 9, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I'm starting to get really frustrated with how "why won't China stop Trump" is starting to become leftists' version of when liberals go "we just need four Republican Senators to gain a conscience" or "we need a left-leaning billionaire to buy something for us"
There are so many ways this appears to be the absolute stupidest, most insane thing Maxwell's lawyer could possibly do that I couldn't list all of them but I'll try to list just the first few that immediately popped into my head:
BREAKING: Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer says she's 'prepared to speak fully and honestly' about Jeffrey Epstein's actions if Trump grants her clemency.
The House Oversight Committee Chair says that Maxwell refused to answer questions during her virtual deposition with the committee.
The House Oversight Committee Chair says that Maxwell refused to answer questions during her virtual deposition with the committee.
Trump administration live updates: Ghislaine Maxwell invokes 5th in Congress probe; lawmakers to view unredacted Epstein files
Trump administration live updates: Congress members may begin viewing unredacted Epstein files at DOJ
nbcnews.to
February 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
There are so many ways this appears to be the absolute stupidest, most insane thing Maxwell's lawyer could possibly do that I couldn't list all of them but I'll try to list just the first few that immediately popped into my head:
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Control of the House isn't going to come down to a small number of close races; the military seizing ballots would lead to riots in the streets; the "incumbent Republican majority" will be dissolved on January 3rd so it won't be there to do anything.
It's a nightmare in that it's entirely made up.
It's a nightmare in that it's entirely made up.
Over the past three weeks, the "nightmare scenario" for November's midterms has grown more plausible www.vox.com/politics/478...
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Control of the House isn't going to come down to a small number of close races; the military seizing ballots would lead to riots in the streets; the "incumbent Republican majority" will be dissolved on January 3rd so it won't be there to do anything.
It's a nightmare in that it's entirely made up.
It's a nightmare in that it's entirely made up.
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centrists have tons of money and not a lot of popular support, which leads the the creation of endless identical think tank clusters where they dump tons of money on the same pundits and consultants rather than fighting fascism.
Ezra Klein's Abundance movement is getting some backup: A new political group is urging Democrats to embrace "pro-growth," deregulatory policies with an eye toward 2028, according to plans first shared with Axios.
Exclusive: Centrist Dems strike back with new group
It's the latest effort by moderate Democrats to shape national politics and expand their influence.
www.axios.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
centrists have tons of money and not a lot of popular support, which leads the the creation of endless identical think tank clusters where they dump tons of money on the same pundits and consultants rather than fighting fascism.
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The Fuck Your Feeling gang sure is having a whole fuckload of feelings today.
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
The Fuck Your Feeling gang sure is having a whole fuckload of feelings today.
Kalshi/Polymarket is one of those great examples of where the discourse somehow believes there's a nonexistent, hypothetical version of a real thing except that thing is not completely illegal/unethical because the discourse is desperate to believe that's not the entire point of the thing
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Kalshi/Polymarket is one of those great examples of where the discourse somehow believes there's a nonexistent, hypothetical version of a real thing except that thing is not completely illegal/unethical because the discourse is desperate to believe that's not the entire point of the thing
Secondary to the joke but I feel it's good to occasionally point out it is correct and appropriate that Ezra Klein is made fun of for this for the rest of his life
Kid Rock Performed a Halftime Show the Right Way
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Secondary to the joke but I feel it's good to occasionally point out it is correct and appropriate that Ezra Klein is made fun of for this for the rest of his life
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People are like, "I don't understand why Lindsey Vonn didn't just stop." I don't know. You're 39 and it took bigotry for you to move on from Harry Potter
February 9, 2026 at 5:26 AM
People are like, "I don't understand why Lindsey Vonn didn't just stop." I don't know. You're 39 and it took bigotry for you to move on from Harry Potter
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the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
the bushes were people 😂
I understand marketing as it applies to the basic concepts of capitalism. Where I get lost and will remain lost is why within capitalism it is considered a worthwhile expenditure to pay eight million dollars to remind people your company sells mayonnaise
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 AM
I understand marketing as it applies to the basic concepts of capitalism. Where I get lost and will remain lost is why within capitalism it is considered a worthwhile expenditure to pay eight million dollars to remind people your company sells mayonnaise
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
I have no idea what this halftime show is saying but I’m pretty sure it wants to fuck me
February 9, 2026 at 1:25 AM
I have no idea what this halftime show is saying but I’m pretty sure it wants to fuck me
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can I say something without everyone getting mad
if you buy this someone should take the rest of your money and give it away
February 8, 2026 at 5:12 AM
can I say something without everyone getting mad
Other thing I’ll add here is you have to understand Republicans and their supporters, such as the WaPo editorial board, genuinely believe the proper response from Democrats to Republicans’ mid-decade gerrymandering is nothing. At no point have they advocated “fairness,” just Dems not fighting back.
WaPo editorial board when TX imposes a legislative gerrymander: don't freak out guys! Not a threat to democracy!
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Other thing I’ll add here is you have to understand Republicans and their supporters, such as the WaPo editorial board, genuinely believe the proper response from Democrats to Republicans’ mid-decade gerrymandering is nothing. At no point have they advocated “fairness,” just Dems not fighting back.
The hypocrisy is obvious but at the same time, I am totally in favor of the WaPo spending as much ink as possible highlighting how for the first time in forever, Democrats are making life miserable for the political party currently hated by 62% of Americans
WaPo editorial board when TX imposes a legislative gerrymander: don't freak out guys! Not a threat to democracy!
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
February 8, 2026 at 1:46 AM
The hypocrisy is obvious but at the same time, I am totally in favor of the WaPo spending as much ink as possible highlighting how for the first time in forever, Democrats are making life miserable for the political party currently hated by 62% of Americans
My theory on why Republicans like Cruz are all crying hilarious hypocritical tears over Dem gerrymandering is they don’t actually care about the success of the actual act. They’re mad the real true goal of most GOP activities—owning libs and being smug on Twitter about it—failed utterly.
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
My theory on why Republicans like Cruz are all crying hilarious hypocritical tears over Dem gerrymandering is they don’t actually care about the success of the actual act. They’re mad the real true goal of most GOP activities—owning libs and being smug on Twitter about it—failed utterly.
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production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
Absolutely hilarious that the best they have is “you cheated better than we did”
February 7, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Absolutely hilarious that the best they have is “you cheated better than we did”
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we’re not doing this under Woke 2 sorry not sorry
February 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
we’re not doing this under Woke 2 sorry not sorry
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holy crap, lois, this is worse than the time pozzo went blind and forgot ever meeting me
February 6, 2026 at 4:17 AM
holy crap, lois, this is worse than the time pozzo went blind and forgot ever meeting me
Hey guys guess what you may want to sit down for this you're not going to believe it
For the record, the package of demands I saw (and supported) included a ban on masks and full public identification of ICE officers; if Dems have pulled back on that one, then yeah, I take back everything I said, and these asks are pointless.
You can conclude that these people simply do not understand how negotiating works - that you start by shooting for the moon and force them to talk you down to something like this, extracting pain for every concession - or that they just don't want more than this.
February 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Hey guys guess what you may want to sit down for this you're not going to believe it
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“I do not think that 50 year old men should be having sex with 16 year old girls. But “
This level of apologia (from Megan McArdle in a podcast with Josh Barro and Ross Douthat) is fucking appalling. Idk what else there is to say.
February 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
“I do not think that 50 year old men should be having sex with 16 year old girls. But “
80% of Americans support an arbitrary concept of "showing ID to vote." They almost all mean their driver's license. Dems HAVE to stop framing SAVE Act opposition as "it's Jim Crow 2.0." Just stop it. Actually make a resonate point: IT LITERALLY MAKES A DRIVER'S LICENSE INVALID VOTER ID.
February 5, 2026 at 10:50 PM
80% of Americans support an arbitrary concept of "showing ID to vote." They almost all mean their driver's license. Dems HAVE to stop framing SAVE Act opposition as "it's Jim Crow 2.0." Just stop it. Actually make a resonate point: IT LITERALLY MAKES A DRIVER'S LICENSE INVALID VOTER ID.
The encroaching crisis is not going to be affordability; it’s going to be actual availability. People haven’t really started processing the large number of consumer products that are simply going to stop existing soon.
Do people broadly feel things have gotten much more unaffordable under Trump?
February 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The encroaching crisis is not going to be affordability; it’s going to be actual availability. People haven’t really started processing the large number of consumer products that are simply going to stop existing soon.
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the biden border bill and choosing to run on a “border patrol endorsed” piece of legislation should go down as not only cowardly and backward thinking but one of the worst strategic political decisions by democrats in recent memory, everyone involved should be out of politics forever
New Quinnipiac poll:
63% of voters disapprove of ICE
60% want ICE out of Minneapolis
58% want Kristi Noem removed from office
63% of voters disapprove of ICE
60% want ICE out of Minneapolis
58% want Kristi Noem removed from office
February 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
the biden border bill and choosing to run on a “border patrol endorsed” piece of legislation should go down as not only cowardly and backward thinking but one of the worst strategic political decisions by democrats in recent memory, everyone involved should be out of politics forever