T. Greg Doucette
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In-House Counsel @ BigTech. Ex-"Computers Guy," then decade litigating 1A in NC+TX. Servant to two cats (and a dog and a wife). Armchair Philanthropist.
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January 2026
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Just realized I never did a December AMA, so firing up the January one 🤪
Only at-most-37 months left in Donald Trump's presidency.
AMA! Q&A will be added to the thread as quote-skeets
ASK ME ANYTHING
MEGATHREAD
January 2026
***
Just realized I never did a December AMA, so firing up the January one 🤪
Only at-most-37 months left in Donald Trump's presidency.
AMA! Q&A will be added to the thread as quote-skeets
Cops are great
Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Cops are great
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One thing I think it notable here is that Weiss talks about being for "the center." She's doing that thing that Elon Musk does where he goes, "Actually, my views are moderate. I don't get why people say I'm far-right." It's an effort to shift public perception of what "center" or "moderate" means.
Weiss' full remarks to CBS News staff (1/4)
January 27, 2026 at 6:18 PM
One thing I think it notable here is that Weiss talks about being for "the center." She's doing that thing that Elon Musk does where he goes, "Actually, my views are moderate. I don't get why people say I'm far-right." It's an effort to shift public perception of what "center" or "moderate" means.
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it's also a demand never made of, say, rural people who won't go into the city because they think they'll be murdered.
"getting outside your bubble" is an admirable thing when it means trying a new hobby or introducing yourself to your neighbor or watching an art film but people only want to apply it to "being a little more racist just to see how it feels"
these people seem like idiots
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
it's also a demand never made of, say, rural people who won't go into the city because they think they'll be murdered.
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This is an absurd thing to say when Renee Good and Alex Pretti would be alive right now if Harris had won
January 27, 2026 at 6:52 PM
This is an absurd thing to say when Renee Good and Alex Pretti would be alive right now if Harris had won
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Some have been saying this
January 27, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Some have been saying this
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Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
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Congress shall pass no law …
January 27, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Congress shall pass no law …
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I mean, fuck. I'm a bald cishet professional man. So white I'm translucent. I speak 4 languages and have an emergency passport. And I can bench my weight and squat 2x. I am simultaneously everything they want to be and everything they hate.
January 26, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I mean, fuck. I'm a bald cishet professional man. So white I'm translucent. I speak 4 languages and have an emergency passport. And I can bench my weight and squat 2x. I am simultaneously everything they want to be and everything they hate.
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I think it's important for them to see that someone who looks like them doesn't think or talk like them. It's a big part of why I'm as outspoken as I am: being the human embodiment of white privilege, I had better use it for good.
January 26, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I think it's important for them to see that someone who looks like them doesn't think or talk like them. It's a big part of why I'm as outspoken as I am: being the human embodiment of white privilege, I had better use it for good.
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I often refer to myself as a Daywalker among MAGA assholes. For those who only know me as my PFP, I look like this (taken last weekend). So I can confirm what Ms Gandy says as true. When I wear contacts and my wraparounds, the shit these people will say to me... (The dog is my brother’s.)
January 26, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I often refer to myself as a Daywalker among MAGA assholes. For those who only know me as my PFP, I look like this (taken last weekend). So I can confirm what Ms Gandy says as true. When I wear contacts and my wraparounds, the shit these people will say to me... (The dog is my brother’s.)
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In the future we will call it "Weissing" when a company hires someone who immediately tanks it.
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
In the future we will call it "Weissing" when a company hires someone who immediately tanks it.
It's similar to policing. Voters love "cops stopping criminals"; they don't love "cops brutalizing minorities and the poor"
But our current system means you don't get one without the other, so when ppl hear "Defund the Police" they just reflexively vote for brutality
It sucks
But our current system means you don't get one without the other, so when ppl hear "Defund the Police" they just reflexively vote for brutality
It sucks
I think both calling for abolishing ICE is fine and casting what ICE is doing as inherent to immigration enforcement is an extremely bad idea because if you frame the choice as "open borders or this" lots of people will choose this. It also just isn't true, Canada has borders and IRCC don't do this
January 27, 2026 at 6:49 PM
It's similar to policing. Voters love "cops stopping criminals"; they don't love "cops brutalizing minorities and the poor"
But our current system means you don't get one without the other, so when ppl hear "Defund the Police" they just reflexively vote for brutality
It sucks
But our current system means you don't get one without the other, so when ppl hear "Defund the Police" they just reflexively vote for brutality
It sucks
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Australia is systemically racist as fuck on this topic and has an entity called "Border Force"......and still doesn't do this
(Not that I'd say shooting for AUS immigration policy should be the ceiling, just that it'd be an improvement)
(Not that I'd say shooting for AUS immigration policy should be the ceiling, just that it'd be an improvement)
I think both calling for abolishing ICE is fine and casting what ICE is doing as inherent to immigration enforcement is an extremely bad idea because if you frame the choice as "open borders or this" lots of people will choose this. It also just isn't true, Canada has borders and IRCC don't do this
January 27, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Australia is systemically racist as fuck on this topic and has an entity called "Border Force"......and still doesn't do this
(Not that I'd say shooting for AUS immigration policy should be the ceiling, just that it'd be an improvement)
(Not that I'd say shooting for AUS immigration policy should be the ceiling, just that it'd be an improvement)
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I mean, it’s wild how far they’ll go to avoid listening to any podcasts made by people who aren’t white
January 27, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I mean, it’s wild how far they’ll go to avoid listening to any podcasts made by people who aren’t white
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and they are almost certainly listening for the vicarious thrill of hearing people voice and affirm their personal prejudices. they’ll be openly fash in a few years
January 27, 2026 at 3:39 PM
and they are almost certainly listening for the vicarious thrill of hearing people voice and affirm their personal prejudices. they’ll be openly fash in a few years
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very classic case of unserious people who do not take anything seriously and see politics as a little game
January 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
very classic case of unserious people who do not take anything seriously and see politics as a little game
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these people seem like idiots
January 27, 2026 at 3:34 PM
these people seem like idiots
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we’ve got a ways to go until 2030 so this could change but it’s pretty much an across the board disaster if it doesn’t
building more housing isn’t just good policy, it’s existential politics
building more housing isn’t just good policy, it’s existential politics
#NEW: 2030 Apportionment Forecast based on 2025 Census Bureau Population Estimates (January 27, 2026).
Forecast prepared by Dr. Jonathan Cervas (CMIST) at Carnegie Mellon University
Forecast prepared by Dr. Jonathan Cervas (CMIST) at Carnegie Mellon University
January 27, 2026 at 4:59 PM
we’ve got a ways to go until 2030 so this could change but it’s pretty much an across the board disaster if it doesn’t
building more housing isn’t just good policy, it’s existential politics
building more housing isn’t just good policy, it’s existential politics
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Literally all of her buddies at the free press lol
The new CBS contributors:
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Literally all of her buddies at the free press lol
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This is analogous to “Perfect God, imperfect humans” that underpins most religious faiths. The good comes from God, the bad comes from man.
And even though scripture explicitly warns against it, the deification of leaders is a short leap for a person who’s been taught to think this way from birth.
And even though scripture explicitly warns against it, the deification of leaders is a short leap for a person who’s been taught to think this way from birth.
"Good tsar, bad boyars" has been a recurring theme of Trumpism every year the dude's been office. It's wild.
kayfabe
January 27, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This is analogous to “Perfect God, imperfect humans” that underpins most religious faiths. The good comes from God, the bad comes from man.
And even though scripture explicitly warns against it, the deification of leaders is a short leap for a person who’s been taught to think this way from birth.
And even though scripture explicitly warns against it, the deification of leaders is a short leap for a person who’s been taught to think this way from birth.
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A sequel of sorts to my previous “Tailings” post on permitting as a critical minerals barrier, this week I tackle what I’ll call “policy kayfabe."
Or when signaling trumps substantive impact.
🔌💡
tailings.substack.com/p/policy-kay...
Or when signaling trumps substantive impact.
🔌💡
tailings.substack.com/p/policy-kay...
Policy kayfabe
Deep sea mining, minerals processing on military bases, and community benefits
tailings.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:26 PM
A sequel of sorts to my previous “Tailings” post on permitting as a critical minerals barrier, this week I tackle what I’ll call “policy kayfabe."
Or when signaling trumps substantive impact.
🔌💡
tailings.substack.com/p/policy-kay...
Or when signaling trumps substantive impact.
🔌💡
tailings.substack.com/p/policy-kay...
Interesting read here:
A sequel of sorts to my previous “Tailings” post on permitting as a critical minerals barrier, this week I tackle what I’ll call “policy kayfabe."
Or when signaling trumps substantive impact.
🔌💡
tailings.substack.com/p/policy-kay...
Or when signaling trumps substantive impact.
🔌💡
tailings.substack.com/p/policy-kay...
Policy kayfabe
Deep sea mining, minerals processing on military bases, and community benefits
tailings.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Interesting read here:
"Good tsar, bad boyars" has been a recurring theme of Trumpism every year the dude's been office. It's wild.
January 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM
"Good tsar, bad boyars" has been a recurring theme of Trumpism every year the dude's been office. It's wild.
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This is a critical point from Sen Chris Murphy: If Dems fold on ICE now, it could be a disaster in the midterms.
"The result will be a lot of voters who tend to turn out in midterm elections just won’t."
Here's our full exchange. It's powerful stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
"The result will be a lot of voters who tend to turn out in midterm elections just won’t."
Here's our full exchange. It's powerful stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 27, 2026 at 12:06 PM
This is a critical point from Sen Chris Murphy: If Dems fold on ICE now, it could be a disaster in the midterms.
"The result will be a lot of voters who tend to turn out in midterm elections just won’t."
Here's our full exchange. It's powerful stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
"The result will be a lot of voters who tend to turn out in midterm elections just won’t."
Here's our full exchange. It's powerful stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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Sen Chris Murphy warns Dems:
"If people don’t see us fighting on something as existential as whether we condone the federal government murdering our own citizens, there will be a mass withdrawal from politics altogether."
On the pod, Murphy lays it all out so well:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
"If people don’t see us fighting on something as existential as whether we condone the federal government murdering our own citizens, there will be a mass withdrawal from politics altogether."
On the pod, Murphy lays it all out so well:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Sen Chris Murphy warns Dems:
"If people don’t see us fighting on something as existential as whether we condone the federal government murdering our own citizens, there will be a mass withdrawal from politics altogether."
On the pod, Murphy lays it all out so well:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
"If people don’t see us fighting on something as existential as whether we condone the federal government murdering our own citizens, there will be a mass withdrawal from politics altogether."
On the pod, Murphy lays it all out so well:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...