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It is very funny that Elon talks about building a city on Mars or a city on the Moon when we all know him building a city in Indiana would be an unmitigated disaster
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 AM
It is very funny that Elon talks about building a city on Mars or a city on the Moon when we all know him building a city in Indiana would be an unmitigated disaster
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america could be such a cool fucking place if we’d just let it be
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
america could be such a cool fucking place if we’d just let it be
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the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
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Everyone talks about the Schmitt-ian basis for Trump/MAGA and the crisis they have foisted on us, but this from @mattpolprof.bsky.social does it so well:
jacobin.com/2026/02/mann...
jacobin.com/2026/02/mann...
February 7, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Everyone talks about the Schmitt-ian basis for Trump/MAGA and the crisis they have foisted on us, but this from @mattpolprof.bsky.social does it so well:
jacobin.com/2026/02/mann...
jacobin.com/2026/02/mann...
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i love european olympics opening ceremonies. the second the ioc names a european host city the prime minister calls the culture minister into their office and says "find me your strangest homosexuals. give each of them a period of our great nation's history, a kilo of cocaine, and Ten Million Euros"
February 7, 2026 at 4:22 AM
i love european olympics opening ceremonies. the second the ioc names a european host city the prime minister calls the culture minister into their office and says "find me your strangest homosexuals. give each of them a period of our great nation's history, a kilo of cocaine, and Ten Million Euros"
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Mariah Carey is there because Long Island is technically part of Italy
February 7, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Mariah Carey is there because Long Island is technically part of Italy
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This isn’t actually true but it sounds like a solid plan to me
January 31, 2026 at 6:37 PM
This isn’t actually true but it sounds like a solid plan to me
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JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled
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I personally believe it’s good when people who had bad opinions change them into good opinions. I think we should celebrate that. Just not as much as we celebrate people like me, who only have good opinions
January 26, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I personally believe it’s good when people who had bad opinions change them into good opinions. I think we should celebrate that. Just not as much as we celebrate people like me, who only have good opinions
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But most of all, I regret that my actions have led to negative consequences for me
December 11, 2024 at 3:17 AM
But most of all, I regret that my actions have led to negative consequences for me
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Years from now, it'll be difficult to explain the things people in media were wailing about before all this. Sophomores writing underconsidered op-eds about cultural appropriation. Protests against demagogues on campus. YA drama. "Mobs" on Twitter. These were the threats to free society.
January 25, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Years from now, it'll be difficult to explain the things people in media were wailing about before all this. Sophomores writing underconsidered op-eds about cultural appropriation. Protests against demagogues on campus. YA drama. "Mobs" on Twitter. These were the threats to free society.
if you push them on how exactly they think this will go down, they generally end up at "you're naive if you think trump isn't gonna try something" and no shit, no one's saying he won't.
but there's a bit of daylight between "trying some shit" and "rigged/no election", so knock it off w. the latter
but there's a bit of daylight between "trying some shit" and "rigged/no election", so knock it off w. the latter
strange to me that a lot of people on this website simultaneously agree that the administration is run by incompetents who struggle to carry out their agenda without major political blowback AND that they’ll pull off a complex and sophisticated effort to rig elections and prevent defeat in November
January 25, 2026 at 11:08 PM
if you push them on how exactly they think this will go down, they generally end up at "you're naive if you think trump isn't gonna try something" and no shit, no one's saying he won't.
but there's a bit of daylight between "trying some shit" and "rigged/no election", so knock it off w. the latter
but there's a bit of daylight between "trying some shit" and "rigged/no election", so knock it off w. the latter
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rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know
January 25, 2026 at 7:57 PM
rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know
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The Devil: A guy who has never had a friend will yell at you for saying something that's not wrong, and not said in the wrong way, but in a way that the guy thinks is wrong.
Me: That sounds very cool. And this all happens on my telephone?
Me: That sounds very cool. And this all happens on my telephone?
January 25, 2026 at 1:51 AM
The Devil: A guy who has never had a friend will yell at you for saying something that's not wrong, and not said in the wrong way, but in a way that the guy thinks is wrong.
Me: That sounds very cool. And this all happens on my telephone?
Me: That sounds very cool. And this all happens on my telephone?
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A revenue-sharing recipient possibly trading away an ace who costs a measly $8 million is a much bigger problem for MLB than anything the Dodgers are doing.
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 AM
A revenue-sharing recipient possibly trading away an ace who costs a measly $8 million is a much bigger problem for MLB than anything the Dodgers are doing.
never forget what they took from you
Mtn Dew A.M. (2012-2013, 2015-2016): A blend of classic Mtn Dew soda and Tropicana orange juice. It was originally sold as a limited-time breakfast drink at Taco Bell, before returning two years later, exclusively at Applebee's restaurants.
January 21, 2026 at 1:08 PM
never forget what they took from you
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but i think bouie is correct to point out the logistical barriers to “cancelling the midterms.” trump admin clearly has little interest in actually understanding/manipulating the workings of govt. and if you don’t go that route then you need brute force, and he also doesn’t have that +
January 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
but i think bouie is correct to point out the logistical barriers to “cancelling the midterms.” trump admin clearly has little interest in actually understanding/manipulating the workings of govt. and if you don’t go that route then you need brute force, and he also doesn’t have that +
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the sort of liminal space american politics exists in rn — a fed govt that *wants to be* fascist and *is* doing a ton of violence/damage but is also very clearly outnumbered and losing battles left and right in elections, courts, the streets — is i think hard for a lot of us to get our heads around
ICE can't even deal with irate middle-aged midwesterners. how does he occupy hundreds, if not thousands, of polling cites and precincts? trump v. illinois clarified that he has no legal authority to unilaterally commandeer national guards, how does he move forward from there?
January 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the sort of liminal space american politics exists in rn — a fed govt that *wants to be* fascist and *is* doing a ton of violence/damage but is also very clearly outnumbered and losing battles left and right in elections, courts, the streets — is i think hard for a lot of us to get our heads around
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Your regular reminder that there is no legal path from martial law to suspending elections in this country.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
January 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Your regular reminder that there is no legal path from martial law to suspending elections in this country.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
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I *think* that appealing to the basic decency of most Americans in the aftermath of Renee Good's murder is smart politics. But mostly I think it's worth doing because if that decency really isn't there then this whole rebuilding democracy thing isn't going to work.
January 13, 2026 at 1:36 AM
I *think* that appealing to the basic decency of most Americans in the aftermath of Renee Good's murder is smart politics. But mostly I think it's worth doing because if that decency really isn't there then this whole rebuilding democracy thing isn't going to work.
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This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
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Matt Shaw really beginning to doubt his "Jews will not replace us" poster.
January 11, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Matt Shaw really beginning to doubt his "Jews will not replace us" poster.
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Safe to say, we are all tired of ice
January 8, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Safe to say, we are all tired of ice
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the monster horribly wallowed in his blood, overwrapped himself in impenetrable, mad, boiling spray
January 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
the monster horribly wallowed in his blood, overwrapped himself in impenetrable, mad, boiling spray