Brooks Bolsinger
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He/him. I work in climate policy and get snarky about soccer and bikes. Opinions my own. EBFG.
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Those in charge in the US are impulsive, unreasonably confident, and already spread thin (c.f. Rubio doing ~5 jobs). This would be a *major* crisis in any era; at this time, there's a dangerously high chance it would go off the rails in ways we haven't conceived of yet.
Look, you may think the Mail is probably exaggerating but the news side of Telegraph is legit: if Euros are considering this, there's smoke
European Union preparing sanctions on US companies if President Trump rejects EU proposal to deploy European military force to Greenland as an alternative to US control.-Telegraph
January 11, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Those in charge in the US are impulsive, unreasonably confident, and already spread thin (c.f. Rubio doing ~5 jobs). This would be a *major* crisis in any era; at this time, there's a dangerously high chance it would go off the rails in ways we haven't conceived of yet.
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Time to consult the Declaration again
January 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Time to consult the Declaration again
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Feels like things are getting exponentially crazier
??? Apparently Venezuela oil revenues will go into “offshore accounts” outside of the US Treasury, PBS reports.
January 7, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Feels like things are getting exponentially crazier
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I don't know how to describe it, but there's this profound brokenness in the American body politic where nobody can take the implications of anything seriously. People keep saying things that should be existential threats to the political system, and then everyone just keeps going on as normal.
fuck outta here
January 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I don't know how to describe it, but there's this profound brokenness in the American body politic where nobody can take the implications of anything seriously. People keep saying things that should be existential threats to the political system, and then everyone just keeps going on as normal.
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man creates florida. man destroys florida. man creates democracy. democracy destroys man. internet creates florida man. florida man eats democracy. florida man inherits the earth.
WELKER: Mr. Secretary, are you running Venezuela right now?
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
MARCO RUBIO: Yeah. People are fixating on that. Here's the bottom line -- we expect to see changes in Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
man creates florida. man destroys florida. man creates democracy. democracy destroys man. internet creates florida man. florida man eats democracy. florida man inherits the earth.
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Country 9 in global oil reserves has invaded country 1 and arrested its president. Country 7 is under sanctions and its refineries are being destroyed. Country 2 is facing off with country 6. And there are riots in country 3. But oil is only $60/bbl. Maybe oil is not as critical as it used to be?
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Country 9 in global oil reserves has invaded country 1 and arrested its president. Country 7 is under sanctions and its refineries are being destroyed. Country 2 is facing off with country 6. And there are riots in country 3. But oil is only $60/bbl. Maybe oil is not as critical as it used to be?
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Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
PRIME TIME
December 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
PRIME TIME
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The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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What he seems to be saying here, filtered through his expired pudding cup of a brain, is that his administration's plan for addressing home prices is demand suppression while holding supply constant. Thus the mass deportations and trying to boost marriage rates.
Trump: If we build more housing, the price of homes will go down, and homeowners will lose their wealth.
December 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
What he seems to be saying here, filtered through his expired pudding cup of a brain, is that his administration's plan for addressing home prices is demand suppression while holding supply constant. Thus the mass deportations and trying to boost marriage rates.
What an absolute legend
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 5:24 AM
What an absolute legend
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This is blasphemous.
December 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is blasphemous.
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💜 BOW. DOWN. 💜
Congrats to UW Men's Soccer on winning the College Cup Final!
Congrats to UW Men's Soccer on winning the College Cup Final!
December 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
💜 BOW. DOWN. 💜
Congrats to UW Men's Soccer on winning the College Cup Final!
Congrats to UW Men's Soccer on winning the College Cup Final!
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Go huskies, imo
December 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Go huskies, imo
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These subtropical air masses that reach the PNW keep getting warmer and wetter as the climate warms as a whole.
Yakima, WA has reached 70 degrees today, the only other 70+ in Dec was 72 on 12/1/2021.
The atmospheric water vapor content is near record highs for Dec, increasing rainfall amounts.
Yakima, WA has reached 70 degrees today, the only other 70+ in Dec was 72 on 12/1/2021.
The atmospheric water vapor content is near record highs for Dec, increasing rainfall amounts.
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
These subtropical air masses that reach the PNW keep getting warmer and wetter as the climate warms as a whole.
Yakima, WA has reached 70 degrees today, the only other 70+ in Dec was 72 on 12/1/2021.
The atmospheric water vapor content is near record highs for Dec, increasing rainfall amounts.
Yakima, WA has reached 70 degrees today, the only other 70+ in Dec was 72 on 12/1/2021.
The atmospheric water vapor content is near record highs for Dec, increasing rainfall amounts.
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This is genuinely revolting and might possibly qualify as the sin against the Holy Ghost.
She compares the boat strikes to Jesus breaking the sabbath to heal someone.
December 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is genuinely revolting and might possibly qualify as the sin against the Holy Ghost.
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Just a reminder that this Miami team lost to the Seattle Sounders 3-0 in Leagues Cup final.
December 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Just a reminder that this Miami team lost to the Seattle Sounders 3-0 in Leagues Cup final.
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when a poor person uses food stamps for a steak or homeless person spends $5 on a beer, it’s seen as proof that all poor people are so bad with money that they shouldn’t be given any, ever, for any reason. $77 billion out the window, and zuck’s legacy as a safe government contract bet is secure.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
when a poor person uses food stamps for a steak or homeless person spends $5 on a beer, it’s seen as proof that all poor people are so bad with money that they shouldn’t be given any, ever, for any reason. $77 billion out the window, and zuck’s legacy as a safe government contract bet is secure.
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I call the US group “the group of teams that Cristian Roldan dominated.”
Maybe Botafogo gets the last spot?
Maybe Botafogo gets the last spot?
The U.S. also beat its second World Cup opponents, Paraguay, 2-1 in a recent friendly. Which.
December 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I call the US group “the group of teams that Cristian Roldan dominated.”
Maybe Botafogo gets the last spot?
Maybe Botafogo gets the last spot?
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everybody is 12
December 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
everybody is 12
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the US is abandoning green energy at precisely the moment it is becoming not just a climate neccesity but also like a strategically important industry
December 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
the US is abandoning green energy at precisely the moment it is becoming not just a climate neccesity but also like a strategically important industry
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This is how we all die.
December 5, 2025 at 5:07 AM
This is how we all die.
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