August J. Pollak
@augustjpollak.bsky.social
Your face is good. I am a Soos.
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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
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Again they took away your incredibly meager healthcare and gave your money to the child-snatching squad
Top Senate negotiators say an effort to renew expired healthcare subsidies has effectively collapsed www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Negotiators Say Talks to Restore ACA Subsidies Likely Dead
New, higher health-insurance bills are kicking in for many households.
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Again they took away your incredibly meager healthcare and gave your money to the child-snatching squad
Okay, THIS is definitely the Fallout 3 remaster
Kamala Harris’ former campaign account, Kamala HQ, teases something coming tomorrow.
It is the page’s first post since the 2024 election.
It is the page’s first post since the 2024 election.
February 5, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Okay, THIS is definitely the Fallout 3 remaster
That newspapers can perform a necessary public service does not mean they have an intrinsic right to exist even when not actually performing it.
The fact is, it would have been a lot harder to destroy major journalistic outlets in America if they had given people more faith in them.
The fact is, it would have been a lot harder to destroy major journalistic outlets in America if they had given people more faith in them.
The notion that we should give the NYT and WaPo and rest of the mainstream media a pass despite decades of them forwarding a right wing agenda, pushing war lies and other misdeeds that have actively harmed and killed millions of people across the world is one of the dumbest notions ever.
Attn @owillis.bsky.social you hack
February 5, 2026 at 11:40 AM
That newspapers can perform a necessary public service does not mean they have an intrinsic right to exist even when not actually performing it.
The fact is, it would have been a lot harder to destroy major journalistic outlets in America if they had given people more faith in them.
The fact is, it would have been a lot harder to destroy major journalistic outlets in America if they had given people more faith in them.
The contrast on Abolish ICE and the SAVE Act is amazing. On one hand you have Democrats going “we can’t use that slogan, we need to provide a more nuanced and specific set of instances to apply means tested rules” while Republicans have immediately decided “let’s just lie about what our bill does”
February 5, 2026 at 3:07 AM
The contrast on Abolish ICE and the SAVE Act is amazing. On one hand you have Democrats going “we can’t use that slogan, we need to provide a more nuanced and specific set of instances to apply means tested rules” while Republicans have immediately decided “let’s just lie about what our bill does”
I hope everyone is enjoying their Switch 2, the last video game console that will ever actually be made
February 5, 2026 at 2:41 AM
I hope everyone is enjoying their Switch 2, the last video game console that will ever actually be made
This pales in effectiveness to my strategy, "hope Supreme Court justice simply dies at the right time"
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
This pales in effectiveness to my strategy, "hope Supreme Court justice simply dies at the right time"
I will say it one more time: the entire crux of Texas' strategy--literally the singular lynchpin to the success of their redistricting plan--was to simply assume Democrats wouldn't also do it because that wouldn't be "fair."
That was it. These people are not political masterminds.
That was it. These people are not political masterminds.
Supreme Court rules that California may use congressional map benefitting Democrats
Supreme Court rules that California may use congressional map benefitting Democrats
The Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon cleared the way for California to use a new congressional map intended to give Democrats five additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. […]
www.scotusblog.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I will say it one more time: the entire crux of Texas' strategy--literally the singular lynchpin to the success of their redistricting plan--was to simply assume Democrats wouldn't also do it because that wouldn't be "fair."
That was it. These people are not political masterminds.
That was it. These people are not political masterminds.
Holy hell did Fallout season 2 stick the damn landing.
February 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Holy hell did Fallout season 2 stick the damn landing.
What I find both puzzling and very sad is these guys are supposed to be so obsessed with legacy, the idea that their wealth empowers them to accomplish things that will make them immortal and revered for generations. Bezos could have done that by keeping the Post alive and instead he’s doing this.
Bezos fucked the paper and instead of fixing it he’s destroying it despite the fact that he could spend the money to make things right without even noticing its absence.
February 4, 2026 at 11:59 AM
What I find both puzzling and very sad is these guys are supposed to be so obsessed with legacy, the idea that their wealth empowers them to accomplish things that will make them immortal and revered for generations. Bezos could have done that by keeping the Post alive and instead he’s doing this.
Not saying it’s going to happen this time, but just in general I think the greatest way Andy Beshear could honor the life of Mitch McConnell would be to immediately file a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court saying it’s unconstitutional to have a law forcing him to pick a Republican replacement
February 4, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Not saying it’s going to happen this time, but just in general I think the greatest way Andy Beshear could honor the life of Mitch McConnell would be to immediately file a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court saying it’s unconstitutional to have a law forcing him to pick a Republican replacement
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
February 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
With 95% of the vote in this election had… 2,200 voters.
Come on guys
Come on guys
February 4, 2026 at 11:40 AM
With 95% of the vote in this election had… 2,200 voters.
Come on guys
Come on guys