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TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN OP-ED: In our society we have too often accepted the heckler’s veto, allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good and making the refusal to forgive our highest virtue
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
February 2, 2026 at 2:42 AM
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN OP-ED: In our society we have too often accepted the heckler’s veto, allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good and making the refusal to forgive our highest virtue
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
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"You don’t need an elaborate conspiracy if you have lots of power and similar concerns. Russia wants to weaken Western institutions and will pay for it? Great, the borderless elite profit from weak institutions and enjoy getting paid. Their interests converge."
The Epstein Files and Russiagate are the Same Thing
For years the culture war has assigned these scandals to opposite teams.
open.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
"You don’t need an elaborate conspiracy if you have lots of power and similar concerns. Russia wants to weaken Western institutions and will pay for it? Great, the borderless elite profit from weak institutions and enjoy getting paid. Their interests converge."
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the transition from “you cannot say this shit in public” to “saying this shit in public will get you a job in a presidential administration” has been rapid and extremely bad for society as a whole
I've always thought that there's this line where you have to go from being the psycopath in front of the screen saying whatever the fuck you want online into the real world and it being a good stepping stone for adulthood for men but it really appears like we've just stripped it away.
it’s difficult to overstate how much the next generation of Republicans is worse
we’re seeing a little of it bleed into the current admin with their social media interns but basically every young person actively engaged in Republican politics is a psychotic freak who should be exiled from society
we’re seeing a little of it bleed into the current admin with their social media interns but basically every young person actively engaged in Republican politics is a psychotic freak who should be exiled from society
February 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
the transition from “you cannot say this shit in public” to “saying this shit in public will get you a job in a presidential administration” has been rapid and extremely bad for society as a whole
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Or like to corrode what we expect democratic institutions to do. NDAs are corporate shit, not fit for institutions that are obligated to act with transparency and accountability to we the people. But we are made to get accustomed to all kinds of corrosive shifts.
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Or like to corrode what we expect democratic institutions to do. NDAs are corporate shit, not fit for institutions that are obligated to act with transparency and accountability to we the people. But we are made to get accustomed to all kinds of corrosive shifts.
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Whenever you see a story about how liberals aren't making their conservative peers feel welcome enough, this is who they're talking about.
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
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dailyillini.com/news-stories...
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
dailyillini.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Whenever you see a story about how liberals aren't making their conservative peers feel welcome enough, this is who they're talking about.
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There are ample professional disincentives to spilling the inner workings of a court; even misconduct is rarely disclosed.
Only reason to demand NDAs is if the Justices are engaging in conduct so egregious that the legal profession would recognize the need for court employees to disclose it.
Only reason to demand NDAs is if the Justices are engaging in conduct so egregious that the legal profession would recognize the need for court employees to disclose it.
Jodi Kantor in the NY Times reports that the Chief Justice requested Court employees sign nondisclosure agreements in November 2024 - moving to formal contracts requiring silence/confidentiality after Trump was reelected: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
February 2, 2026 at 3:44 PM
There are ample professional disincentives to spilling the inner workings of a court; even misconduct is rarely disclosed.
Only reason to demand NDAs is if the Justices are engaging in conduct so egregious that the legal profession would recognize the need for court employees to disclose it.
Only reason to demand NDAs is if the Justices are engaging in conduct so egregious that the legal profession would recognize the need for court employees to disclose it.
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Fetterman was mayor of a town with high rates of gun violence -- some of which Fetterman didn't even commit personally -- and the town PD all wore nameplates and showed their faces.
In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Sen. John Fetterman (D., Pa.) said doxing is a 'serious concern' for federal immigration agents.
‘Serious concern’: ICE agents who wear masks are driven by the threat of doxing, Pa. Sen. John Fetterman tells Fox News
www.inquirer.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Fetterman was mayor of a town with high rates of gun violence -- some of which Fetterman didn't even commit personally -- and the town PD all wore nameplates and showed their faces.
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Retroactively jailing every DHS secretary is an initiative I can get behind
If they like each other so much, Napolitano can share a cell with Homan. Send em all the news articles about DHS being nuked from orbit.
February 1, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Retroactively jailing every DHS secretary is an initiative I can get behind
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I uh, feel like I’ve seen this movie
To qualify for DHS security grants, Jewish institutions now have to agree to cooperate with ICE: "Some groups have been reluctant to apply because applicants must affirm cooperation with federal immigration enforcement."
Democratic leader says GOP-led Congress boosted ICE funding while Jewish security is underfunded
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized Congress for prioritizing ICE funding over Jewish security grants as antisemitism rises.
forward.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I uh, feel like I’ve seen this movie
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meanwhile in other fun special election news, the 11-month vacancy in a very blue district has finally been filled which means that until MTG's district special election has been resolved the republicans can afford one (1) defection on any given vote
February 1, 2026 at 5:28 AM
meanwhile in other fun special election news, the 11-month vacancy in a very blue district has finally been filled which means that until MTG's district special election has been resolved the republicans can afford one (1) defection on any given vote
No, this is valid; there's no reason to use brain power remembering the location of Wisconsin
From the Epstein documents: The FBI having to Google where Wisconsin is???
February 2, 2026 at 1:39 AM
No, this is valid; there's no reason to use brain power remembering the location of Wisconsin
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"With Closure, Kennedy Center Follows the Path of Trump Steaks, Trump Plaza, and Trump Vodka"
Gonna beg media not to just repeat Trump's obviously bullshit framing in the headlines. Tell readers the truth in the headlines.
Alternatives:
"With Artists and Audience Fleeing, Trump Closes Kennedy Center Indefinitely"
"Trump Says Kennedy Center Needs Renovation, Despite Recent $250M Renovation"
Alternatives:
"With Artists and Audience Fleeing, Trump Closes Kennedy Center Indefinitely"
"Trump Says Kennedy Center Needs Renovation, Despite Recent $250M Renovation"
Breaking news: President Trump said that the Kennedy Center could temporarily close for roughly two years to undergo construction.
https://wapo.st/49VsdCk
https://wapo.st/49VsdCk
February 2, 2026 at 1:29 AM
"With Closure, Kennedy Center Follows the Path of Trump Steaks, Trump Plaza, and Trump Vodka"
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the party is incapable of fending off entryists of any kind and anyone who wants things to not suck should be trying to get as many of their people into primaries as possible
if they don't, this happens
if they don't, this happens
February 2, 2026 at 12:53 AM
the party is incapable of fending off entryists of any kind and anyone who wants things to not suck should be trying to get as many of their people into primaries as possible
if they don't, this happens
if they don't, this happens
If he actually wants to have this job, he should retire from the senate, and become a lobbyist for Israel. Obviously that's the job he actually wants, and I believe he deserves to have it.
February 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
If he actually wants to have this job, he should retire from the senate, and become a lobbyist for Israel. Obviously that's the job he actually wants, and I believe he deserves to have it.
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Trump suing the U.S. government for $10 billion and then bragging about how he plans to settle with himself makes me realizes Nigerian kleptocrats were babies when it comes to corruption.
This is generational genius in grifting.
This is generational genius in grifting.
Trump Lawsuit Against IRS Puts Him on Both Sides of the Same Case
President Trump’s lawsuit against the government that he runs presents a mind-bending minefield of conflicts that could end with his appointees approving a federal payout to him.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Trump suing the U.S. government for $10 billion and then bragging about how he plans to settle with himself makes me realizes Nigerian kleptocrats were babies when it comes to corruption.
This is generational genius in grifting.
This is generational genius in grifting.
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both highlight the post cold war emergence of a transnational kleptocratic class that links western oligarchs to foreign state interests, whether russian or saudi or israeli or otherwise
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
both highlight the post cold war emergence of a transnational kleptocratic class that links western oligarchs to foreign state interests, whether russian or saudi or israeli or otherwise
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the culture war has assigned these scandals to opposing political teams but the epstein files and russiagate are the same story
February 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
the culture war has assigned these scandals to opposing political teams but the epstein files and russiagate are the same story
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Concentration camp things happening at the concentration camps
It appears there is now a measles outbreak at the Dilley family detention facility. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE's Dilley family detention facility
DPS troopers stand guard in front of the Dilley detention center during a protest last weekend. After a week of public outcry over the Dilley, Texas South
www.sacurrent.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Concentration camp things happening at the concentration camps
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it is just. a generational Feat. to somehow clear the field for a candidate for a swing seat that does not want to run, cannot raise money in state, and is incredibly unpopular.
if nobody else can jump in we hope for White Gallego over Fetterman 2, I don't see a way out of this
February 2, 2026 at 12:34 AM
it is just. a generational Feat. to somehow clear the field for a candidate for a swing seat that does not want to run, cannot raise money in state, and is incredibly unpopular.
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Opposition to the “doxxing” of law enforcement is advocacy for having secret police.
January 28, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Opposition to the “doxxing” of law enforcement is advocacy for having secret police.
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Dem leader tells us that one of his prime jobs is to funnel weapons to a fascist state committing genocide and ethnic cleansing. This is despite the vast majority of his party's members being against this arms aid. Is this the type of leader Democrats want?
Video of his remarks where he says, verbatim, that one of his jobs as leader is to funnel more aid to Israel
75% of Democratic voters oppose sending Israel more military aid, as do 66% of independents and 60% of Americans overall according to recent polling
75% of Democratic voters oppose sending Israel more military aid, as do 66% of independents and 60% of Americans overall according to recent polling
February 2, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Dem leader tells us that one of his prime jobs is to funnel weapons to a fascist state committing genocide and ethnic cleansing. This is despite the vast majority of his party's members being against this arms aid. Is this the type of leader Democrats want?
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Maine’s incumbents are wildly unpopular due to a massive spike in electricity prices in Maine and Schumer has read the situation by recruiting a woman most blamed for the electricity prices who is too old to run or govern effectively.
February 2, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Maine’s incumbents are wildly unpopular due to a massive spike in electricity prices in Maine and Schumer has read the situation by recruiting a woman most blamed for the electricity prices who is too old to run or govern effectively.
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Really interesting fact here is that the president of WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) was the *plaintiff’s* expert.
This seems like good evidence that the trans health medical community and the ordinary operation of medical malpractice law can police potential abuse.
This seems like good evidence that the trans health medical community and the ordinary operation of medical malpractice law can police potential abuse.
BREAKING: 1st Detransitioner to Take a Medical-Malpractice Lawsuit to Trial Wins $2 Million Judgement
Fox Varian sued her Westchester psychologist and plastic surgeon for the gender-transition mastectomy she got at 16.
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Fox Varian sued her Westchester psychologist and plastic surgeon for the gender-transition mastectomy she got at 16.
Follow my Substack for an alert about the full story: substack.com/@benryan
February 2, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Really interesting fact here is that the president of WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) was the *plaintiff’s* expert.
This seems like good evidence that the trans health medical community and the ordinary operation of medical malpractice law can police potential abuse.
This seems like good evidence that the trans health medical community and the ordinary operation of medical malpractice law can police potential abuse.
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Doesn't seem like this should be his job
February 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Doesn't seem like this should be his job