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This will forever rest squarely at the feet of Bill Cassidy.
September 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This will forever rest squarely at the feet of Bill Cassidy.
Harrowing line from the article: “It is far easier to pay the cost to maintain what one already has than to attempt to claw it back later or to live in a world beholden to the will of others.” We’re gonna miss Pax Americana.
thedispatch.com/article/russ...
thedispatch.com/article/russ...
The Coming Tripolar World Order
A new defense strategy could squander America’s post-World War II advantage.
thedispatch.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Harrowing line from the article: “It is far easier to pay the cost to maintain what one already has than to attempt to claw it back later or to live in a world beholden to the will of others.” We’re gonna miss Pax Americana.
thedispatch.com/article/russ...
thedispatch.com/article/russ...
Biggest winners may be Jason Kelce’s daughters. “Taylor Swift is my aunt” is gonna win a lot of cred in their circle of friends.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement
“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” read their post on social media.
www.msnbc.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Biggest winners may be Jason Kelce’s daughters. “Taylor Swift is my aunt” is gonna win a lot of cred in their circle of friends.
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"America in 2025 isn’t merely being governed by executive whim; it’s being governed by an executive whose whims are so fickle that, practically speaking, federal 'policy' no longer exists."
Read Nick Catoggio's latest newsletter: thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
Read Nick Catoggio's latest newsletter: thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
Schrödinger’s Presidency
When laws become suggestions.
thedispatch.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"America in 2025 isn’t merely being governed by executive whim; it’s being governed by an executive whose whims are so fickle that, practically speaking, federal 'policy' no longer exists."
Read Nick Catoggio's latest newsletter: thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
Read Nick Catoggio's latest newsletter: thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
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Trump was playing chicken with tariffs. Then he chickened out | Steven Greenhouse
Trump was playing chicken with tariffs. Then he chickened out | Steven Greenhouse
In a second term of fiat, flubbing and flip–flopping, Trump pursued his desire to wield a club over everyone and everything
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Trump was playing chicken with tariffs. Then he chickened out | Steven Greenhouse
If you’re decided between Trump and Friedman in a battle of economic savvy and don’t choose Friedman, there’s just nothing that can be done for you…
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April 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
If you’re decided between Trump and Friedman in a battle of economic savvy and don’t choose Friedman, there’s just nothing that can be done for you…
www.instagram.com/reel/DFl6gka...
www.instagram.com/reel/DFl6gka...
Well that’s one way of looking at it…
April 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Well that’s one way of looking at it…
Fortunately, we’ve found a way to stop the market from dropping…the weekend. 😐
The Dow tumbled more than 2,200 points, and the Nasdaq closed in a bear market as investors fear tariffs could drive the economy into a recession cnn.it/3DTikbi
April 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Fortunately, we’ve found a way to stop the market from dropping…the weekend. 😐
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Trump desensitizes people to uncomfortable ideas until they come around. Starts off “joking” about something. Then musing in a rambling speech. Then, as here, he says it’s not a joke. Pretty soon it will shift to “the only way to save America” is for another term. And his base will be cheering along
March 31, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Trump desensitizes people to uncomfortable ideas until they come around. Starts off “joking” about something. Then musing in a rambling speech. Then, as here, he says it’s not a joke. Pretty soon it will shift to “the only way to save America” is for another term. And his base will be cheering along
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40 years ago, a man named John Bassett wrote Donald Trump the world's greatest letter. We should all channel John Bassett's energy, wisdom. A Truth OC post: www.thetruthoc.com/p/we-can-all...
March 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
40 years ago, a man named John Bassett wrote Donald Trump the world's greatest letter. We should all channel John Bassett's energy, wisdom. A Truth OC post: www.thetruthoc.com/p/we-can-all...
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Americans: We’d like to afford basic necessities, keep vital programs, and not lose our retirement savings.
Trump: Best I can do is a car commercial for the richest man on Earth.
Trump: Best I can do is a car commercial for the richest man on Earth.
March 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Americans: We’d like to afford basic necessities, keep vital programs, and not lose our retirement savings.
Trump: Best I can do is a car commercial for the richest man on Earth.
Trump: Best I can do is a car commercial for the richest man on Earth.
Trump supporting EVs upon learning they don’t have transmissions.
President Trump praised Elon Musk and said he would buy a "brand new Tesla" despite railing against electric cars in the past, after Tesla shares plunged to their lowest point since before Election Day.
Trump Vows to Buy a Tesla to Support Musk After Shares Plunge
The president defended Elon Musk, a key donor and adviser, after shares in the electric-car maker hit their lowest point since before Election Day.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Trump supporting EVs upon learning they don’t have transmissions.
Trump quickly got us to a place where we say “oh, the Dow is only down 400 today.” 📉
March 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Trump quickly got us to a place where we say “oh, the Dow is only down 400 today.” 📉
Trump logic: If you own land, buy chickens, feed the chickens, you can have eggs for FREE.
Trump’s Sec of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the solution to high egg prices for Americans is to get some chickens and raise them in your backyard.
March 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Trump logic: If you own land, buy chickens, feed the chickens, you can have eggs for FREE.
I’m not one to pray, but can we all at least take a moment to pause in humble respect for how insanely busy fact-checkers are going to have to be tomorrow?
March 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I’m not one to pray, but can we all at least take a moment to pause in humble respect for how insanely busy fact-checkers are going to have to be tomorrow?
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In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.
February 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.
Nikki Haley called out Trump for who he is all through the primaries. Then she turns around to endorse him only for us to find out he’s exactly who she warned us he is.
March 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Nikki Haley called out Trump for who he is all through the primaries. Then she turns around to endorse him only for us to find out he’s exactly who she warned us he is.
I know that it’s been the historical decorum that past presidents not criticize the current administration, but I think we’re gonna need our past presidents to speak out.
February 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I know that it’s been the historical decorum that past presidents not criticize the current administration, but I think we’re gonna need our past presidents to speak out.
It’s times like these that I particularly wish @jonahg.bsky.social would post here. Now I have to venture over to the bad place to get his take.
February 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It’s times like these that I particularly wish @jonahg.bsky.social would post here. Now I have to venture over to the bad place to get his take.
I’m sure they’ll say “haha…trolling the libs.” Maybe, but for a group that lost their minds over a selfie stick 10 years ago I’d think they’d be concerned about this being undignified.
February 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I’m sure they’ll say “haha…trolling the libs.” Maybe, but for a group that lost their minds over a selfie stick 10 years ago I’d think they’d be concerned about this being undignified.
Great article on the state of mind (such as it is) of the administration.
“…reply guy believes that every political problem is simple and that every solution is a matter of will. Social media is a bar with a billion barstools and every half-drunk patron is exactly the rough man for the job.”
“…reply guy believes that every political problem is simple and that every solution is a matter of will. Social media is a bar with a billion barstools and every half-drunk patron is exactly the rough man for the job.”
"Day by day we’re finding out what it would look like if we handed the federal government over to the same slimy alt-right blowhards who have colonized Twitter and let them have their run of the place," writes Nick Catoggio:
Twitter Is Real Life
The reply guys are in charge now.
thedispatch.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Great article on the state of mind (such as it is) of the administration.
“…reply guy believes that every political problem is simple and that every solution is a matter of will. Social media is a bar with a billion barstools and every half-drunk patron is exactly the rough man for the job.”
“…reply guy believes that every political problem is simple and that every solution is a matter of will. Social media is a bar with a billion barstools and every half-drunk patron is exactly the rough man for the job.”
Conflict of interest aside, an executive order was signed to halt the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program. Not sure what the plan will be for powering these things.
Tesla, whose chief executive, Elon Musk, has been advising President Trump on how to cut government spending, is likely to receive a lucrative contract to supply armored versions of its Cybertruck pickup to the State Department, according to public documents.
State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Conflict of interest aside, an executive order was signed to halt the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program. Not sure what the plan will be for powering these things.