Trollus Maximus
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The only way to stop a bad guy with a hot take is with a good guy with a hot take.
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The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
Today, I'm depressed. I know it's not helpful to wallow. Far better to get angry, and organize to fight. But today I'm in mourning for major pieces completely removed from our constitutional system and international order.
January 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Today, I'm depressed. I know it's not helpful to wallow. Far better to get angry, and organize to fight. But today I'm in mourning for major pieces completely removed from our constitutional system and international order.
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Why read past headlines: You, savvy, know MTG is pretending she's nice now.
You, savvy, know it's a lie.
What I add: I wrote "Troll Nation" in 2018. This is my expertise. And I have a hunch why she is doing this — and why it won't work.
www.salon.com/2026/01/02/m...
You, savvy, know it's a lie.
What I add: I wrote "Troll Nation" in 2018. This is my expertise. And I have a hunch why she is doing this — and why it won't work.
www.salon.com/2026/01/02/m...
Marjorie Taylor Greene bets the Republican troll era is over
It's not like she anything else to offer
www.salon.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Why read past headlines: You, savvy, know MTG is pretending she's nice now.
You, savvy, know it's a lie.
What I add: I wrote "Troll Nation" in 2018. This is my expertise. And I have a hunch why she is doing this — and why it won't work.
www.salon.com/2026/01/02/m...
You, savvy, know it's a lie.
What I add: I wrote "Troll Nation" in 2018. This is my expertise. And I have a hunch why she is doing this — and why it won't work.
www.salon.com/2026/01/02/m...
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“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
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They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
December 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
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being talked into suicide, brought to you by Wendy’s™️
December 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
being talked into suicide, brought to you by Wendy’s™️
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The headline and bullshit not-in-good-faith editorial that finally prodded me to cancel my #WashingtonPost subscription
December 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The headline and bullshit not-in-good-faith editorial that finally prodded me to cancel my #WashingtonPost subscription
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Politicians are terrified of an electorate they think is far more authoritarian and angry and right wing than it actually is, because they are out of touch because the literal media - the thing that mediates between public and polity - is corrupted
December 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Politicians are terrified of an electorate they think is far more authoritarian and angry and right wing than it actually is, because they are out of touch because the literal media - the thing that mediates between public and polity - is corrupted
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i may write about this but i feel like the 19th century concept of "social equality" explains quite a bit about reactionary politics today, they're offended by a society that does not recognize their higher status, which is how we get turd coinages like "heritage american" bsky.app/profile/last...
I actually find this reassuring given how low that is, it's less than would have thought tbh. That said the strange group of people given this who are like "nothing personal bruv but you gotta go" to the ethnic-minority good-British-citizens is pretty funny to me.
"More than a third (37%) of Reform UK voters said they would be prouder of Britain if there were fewer people from minority ethnic backgrounds in a decade’s time, and 10% [compared to 3% overall] said it was important to have white skin to be a good British citizen."
December 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
i may write about this but i feel like the 19th century concept of "social equality" explains quite a bit about reactionary politics today, they're offended by a society that does not recognize their higher status, which is how we get turd coinages like "heritage american" bsky.app/profile/last...
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i pay unrealized capital gains all the time except when you're not rich they call them property taxes
very convenient that the rich ruling class techbros solution to income and wealth inequality will be solved by letting them accumulate even more wealth
December 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
i pay unrealized capital gains all the time except when you're not rich they call them property taxes
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There’s a Silicon Valley billionaire freak out happening about a potential wealth tax ballot initiative in California.
I hope everybody understands—the only way to make billionaires pay a similar *income* tax rate as their secretaries is via taxing unrealized cap gains or wealth
I hope everybody understands—the only way to make billionaires pay a similar *income* tax rate as their secretaries is via taxing unrealized cap gains or wealth
December 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
There’s a Silicon Valley billionaire freak out happening about a potential wealth tax ballot initiative in California.
I hope everybody understands—the only way to make billionaires pay a similar *income* tax rate as their secretaries is via taxing unrealized cap gains or wealth
I hope everybody understands—the only way to make billionaires pay a similar *income* tax rate as their secretaries is via taxing unrealized cap gains or wealth
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Despite threats, billionaires don't leave the largest population centers, because it's where there is the most money to be had from the collective value generated by human beings, and despite what they insist, they don't generate wealth; they collect it.
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
Possible California Wealth Tax Causes Billionaire Freakout: Page, Thiel Threaten To Leave
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
www.forbes.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Despite threats, billionaires don't leave the largest population centers, because it's where there is the most money to be had from the collective value generated by human beings, and despite what they insist, they don't generate wealth; they collect it.
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This is extremely dumb for a variety of reasons but perhaps the most obvious is that the Romans didn't apply their adoption law to grants of citizenship.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I had missed this latest delirium by Adrian Vermeule on birthright citizenship
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
December 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This is extremely dumb for a variety of reasons but perhaps the most obvious is that the Romans didn't apply their adoption law to grants of citizenship.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
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For lots of press and pundits it is perpetually December 2024
December 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
For lots of press and pundits it is perpetually December 2024
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JD Vance made up for not being a cradle Catholic by seeking out one of its most vital experiences, imprinting on a pedophile as a father figure
December 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
JD Vance made up for not being a cradle Catholic by seeking out one of its most vital experiences, imprinting on a pedophile as a father figure
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Let’s win
I’m Mike Sacks, and I endorse this message
December 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Let’s win
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the most notable thing JD Vance has done in the last five years is tell vicious racist lies about immigrants. If you think he hasn't taken a side on bigotry, you are an idiot. He's for it. He's very strongly for it.
December 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
the most notable thing JD Vance has done in the last five years is tell vicious racist lies about immigrants. If you think he hasn't taken a side on bigotry, you are an idiot. He's for it. He's very strongly for it.
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Ellie's right. Look at history. Liberalism is the winningest political story there is. Liberty, equality & fraternity have lit more fires in the hearts of men & women than tyranny ever could. We won the last century, we will win the next and we will win today. All you have to do is spread the word.
i think something our political side could benefit from, more than “joe rogan of the left,” is recognizing that one of the ways you persuade is by giving people stories they can be a part of
for instance: it’s possible we’re seeing resistance at CBS bc it’s a chance for reporters to look heroic
for instance: it’s possible we’re seeing resistance at CBS bc it’s a chance for reporters to look heroic
December 22, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Ellie's right. Look at history. Liberalism is the winningest political story there is. Liberty, equality & fraternity have lit more fires in the hearts of men & women than tyranny ever could. We won the last century, we will win the next and we will win today. All you have to do is spread the word.
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This is what Bari Weiss et al think "censorship" actually is; when subordinates criticize their superiors. That has been the bedrock of the entire "cancel culture" discourse in elite media; rage at the idea that students, women, journalists, interns, etc might be able to speak against the boss.
The CBS reporter who led the story calls pulling it a "political" decision.
"The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
"The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This is what Bari Weiss et al think "censorship" actually is; when subordinates criticize their superiors. That has been the bedrock of the entire "cancel culture" discourse in elite media; rage at the idea that students, women, journalists, interns, etc might be able to speak against the boss.
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Something something censorship industrial complex
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Something something censorship industrial complex
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support independent media. idk what else to say right now.
December 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
support independent media. idk what else to say right now.
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Can’t wait until antisemitism hits 51% agreement and MattY flips and decides that it has to be part of a popularist agenda
December 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Can’t wait until antisemitism hits 51% agreement and MattY flips and decides that it has to be part of a popularist agenda
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Every day that goes by, every move that's made, I become more sure that one or more Sulzbergers are in those files with their hands up a 12 year old's panties.
December 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Every day that goes by, every move that's made, I become more sure that one or more Sulzbergers are in those files with their hands up a 12 year old's panties.
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Washington Post's new headline is still wrong.
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Washington Post's new headline is still wrong.
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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I cannot emphasize how serious an assault on democracy this is. Any effort by the Trump administration to engage in false claims of fraud or mass voter suppression relies on this as a building block. As importantly, there is no legitimate reason DOJ would want this information.
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. Thursday for unfettered access to the states’ voter registration records. The federal government has now filed lawsuits against 21 states, plus D.C.
This is a developing story...
This is a developing story...
DOJ Sues Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and DC, Expanding Campaign of Voter Data Lawsuits to 22
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I cannot emphasize how serious an assault on democracy this is. Any effort by the Trump administration to engage in false claims of fraud or mass voter suppression relies on this as a building block. As importantly, there is no legitimate reason DOJ would want this information.