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Militant liberal. Aspiring re-education camp counselor. Filibuster abolition enjoyer.
Look down the game tree. What's at the end of all those off-equilibrium paths? DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT
Look down the game tree. What's at the end of all those off-equilibrium paths? DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT
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This is a 16-year old girl who was carrying documentation and was pulled over with her documented friend, also 16. This is what they did to both.
January 23, 2026 at 2:14 PM
This is a 16-year old girl who was carrying documentation and was pulled over with her documented friend, also 16. This is what they did to both.
This is... an extremely weird story
Man accused of rape denies anger over call from Barron Trump, court hears
Man accused of rape denies anger over call from Barron Trump, court hears
Court told US president’s son contacted the woman shortly before alleged assault in London
A man accused of raping a woman in London denied he was angry when she received a call from Donald Trump’s son, a court has heard.
Barron Trump, the youngest son of the US president, was on a video call with the woman, who cannot be named, in January last year when he allegedly witnessed her allegedly being assaulted by a man in London and alerted police. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:18 PM
This is... an extremely weird story
This is one thing that needs to be made illegal ASAP, and imho not just for the government.
This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
January 23, 2026 at 3:07 PM
This is one thing that needs to be made illegal ASAP, and imho not just for the government.
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I'm going to become a right wing podcaster but only about soap. Bar soap is traditional values. Liquid soap is a disgrace. Squirting goo on yourself from a little bottle. Western civilization is at risk because of this
January 23, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I'm going to become a right wing podcaster but only about soap. Bar soap is traditional values. Liquid soap is a disgrace. Squirting goo on yourself from a little bottle. Western civilization is at risk because of this
The trust fund is fake in every economically relevant sense, but unfortunately it's impossible to get a traditional media outlet to reckon with that fact
“What’s going to matter the most is who’s at the table making those decisions when that time comes around,” Nuñez said.
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/23/w...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/23/w...
Social Security has 'no bankruptcy or collapse in the cards,' economist says — but benefits may change
While surveys show Americans worry Social Security will run out of money, benefits will continue, one economist says.
www.cnbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:55 PM
The trust fund is fake in every economically relevant sense, but unfortunately it's impossible to get a traditional media outlet to reckon with that fact
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The most valuable cultural myth we have is that we can improve ourselves.
It used to be in our public consciousness that this is what we strive to do. And have done before.
Better people turned their shame into action. Small people use their shame as an excuse for nihilism.
It used to be in our public consciousness that this is what we strive to do. And have done before.
Better people turned their shame into action. Small people use their shame as an excuse for nihilism.
January 23, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The most valuable cultural myth we have is that we can improve ourselves.
It used to be in our public consciousness that this is what we strive to do. And have done before.
Better people turned their shame into action. Small people use their shame as an excuse for nihilism.
It used to be in our public consciousness that this is what we strive to do. And have done before.
Better people turned their shame into action. Small people use their shame as an excuse for nihilism.
(It's Kantianism striking once again)
This is true, and I also think that most of the people who operate in that framework believe we should all experience shame and be paralyzed by it.
I really don't get it, and I don't get how they don't see that it is incredibly counterproductive.
I really don't get it, and I don't get how they don't see that it is incredibly counterproductive.
January 23, 2026 at 2:47 PM
(It's Kantianism striking once again)
Anyone ready to admit that one was a horrible mistake?
Will this deal turn US TikTok into a propaganda tool for the Trump administration? Probably, yes. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
TikTok Strikes Deal for New U.S. Entity, Ending Long Legal Saga
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Anyone ready to admit that one was a horrible mistake?
I think it would be funny if blue-area juries just start nullifying all of these prosecutions
it is the year 2037. because of a remarkable series of landmark cases during what are popularly termed "The Fuckup Years", making explicit, violent threats toward public officials is now legal
#BREAKING: Federal jury finds Chicago man NOT GUILTY of offering $10K for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
January 23, 2026 at 12:32 AM
I think it would be funny if blue-area juries just start nullifying all of these prosecutions
Long past time. I've been wondering for a while why the bar association hasn't been willing to take this step
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Long past time. I've been wondering for a while why the bar association hasn't been willing to take this step
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one thing that's funny about the academic left is how it ends up almost entirely valorizing stuff which didn't work over stuff that did because the defenses or analyses of the stuff which worked are either obvious or already published, making it all unpublishable
January 22, 2026 at 10:33 PM
one thing that's funny about the academic left is how it ends up almost entirely valorizing stuff which didn't work over stuff that did because the defenses or analyses of the stuff which worked are either obvious or already published, making it all unpublishable
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this is the kind of whitewashing of US history that academics should be enraged with, not the kind that motivates people to show up for their communities in -6 degree weather
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
January 22, 2026 at 10:04 PM
this is the kind of whitewashing of US history that academics should be enraged with, not the kind that motivates people to show up for their communities in -6 degree weather
SEEKING INFORMATION
January 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM
SEEKING INFORMATION
Black people can also be racists and enemies of multiracial democracy. This isn't news, it comes up often enough.
I... what the fuck.
January 22, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Black people can also be racists and enemies of multiracial democracy. This isn't news, it comes up often enough.
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basically there is no hedge position against the destruction of the world economic order so you may as well just stand pat until the market tells you where the lifeboat is
Slightly surreal that the stock market basically relies on the playground logic of "nuh-uh, I had an invisible force field!" and this somehow works even after it is pointed out that their Donny Trump action figure might come with Kung-Fu Cheeto Grip, but no force field is included.
Incredible, Greenland's PM is now refuting the one part of this that represented any change to the status quo ante.
*GREENLAND PM: NOT AWARE OF TALKS ON MINERAL RESOURCES
*GREENLAND PM: NOT AWARE OF TALKS ON MINERAL RESOURCES
January 22, 2026 at 8:33 PM
basically there is no hedge position against the destruction of the world economic order so you may as well just stand pat until the market tells you where the lifeboat is
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I think all the discussion around Newsom is silly because he's not going to win in the primary. Like I can feel that in my bones.
I don't think I've ever met a democrat who's like "Yeah, Gavin Newsom, he's my favorite Dem politician these days."
I don't think I've ever met a democrat who's like "Yeah, Gavin Newsom, he's my favorite Dem politician these days."
i’m gonna run for president solely to attack gavin newsom and y’all are gonna pay for it
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I think all the discussion around Newsom is silly because he's not going to win in the primary. Like I can feel that in my bones.
I don't think I've ever met a democrat who's like "Yeah, Gavin Newsom, he's my favorite Dem politician these days."
I don't think I've ever met a democrat who's like "Yeah, Gavin Newsom, he's my favorite Dem politician these days."
I'm hesitant to make this point again because I made it in 2024 and it was (seemingly) incorrect, but recalled vote weighting is not a great practice and I'm not sure if these polls are accurate.
The generic ballot is only D+6 but what the hell lol
January 22, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I'm hesitant to make this point again because I made it in 2024 and it was (seemingly) incorrect, but recalled vote weighting is not a great practice and I'm not sure if these polls are accurate.
The idea that you should campaign on the issue your opponent polls the lowest on is far from obvious on its own terms. There are a lot of unstated assumptions being made about the rigidity of voter preferences, narrative, and how vote choices are ultimately made.
I will repeat: It is not obvious, based on the data, that campaigning on the economy in Nov would be significantly more effective than campaigning on immigration. Gov. policy is dramatically out of step with the public on immigration/deportations, and executive overreach is a potent motivator
January 22, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The idea that you should campaign on the issue your opponent polls the lowest on is far from obvious on its own terms. There are a lot of unstated assumptions being made about the rigidity of voter preferences, narrative, and how vote choices are ultimately made.
I think ideally we form a build a new precedent that makes a distinction between pardons for clemency and pardons for corrupt ends, with the latter being revocable.
The other option, though, is presidential sedevacantism: he's not a legitimate president so his pardons don't count.
The other option, though, is presidential sedevacantism: he's not a legitimate president so his pardons don't count.
I don't know if I believe he will actually pardon all these people when he knows he's on his way out, but regardless, I agree that we should be prepared to ignore the pardons through whatever made up legal process we need.
We should investigate the pardons he's doing now for invalidation as well.
We should investigate the pardons he's doing now for invalidation as well.
January 22, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I think ideally we form a build a new precedent that makes a distinction between pardons for clemency and pardons for corrupt ends, with the latter being revocable.
The other option, though, is presidential sedevacantism: he's not a legitimate president so his pardons don't count.
The other option, though, is presidential sedevacantism: he's not a legitimate president so his pardons don't count.
This is a great story.
A fun fact about the Navajo code is that it is believed to be the only military code that was never broken.
A fun fact about the Navajo code is that it is believed to be the only military code that was never broken.
This reminds me of one of my favorite stories. During a Javelin Thrust in Yuma one year, we brought two Navajo Code Talkers out to talk to the comm Marines about doing the job in WW2, get a brief on modern comm gear, and so we could ensure we still had Marines who could say they shook their hands.
I really dislike this leftie tendency to use all of the horrible crimes this country has committed as proof that the country is irredeemable, when the people who fought against it often did so *as Americans* because it implies they were a bunch of stupid fucking rubes
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
This is a great story.
A fun fact about the Navajo code is that it is believed to be the only military code that was never broken.
A fun fact about the Navajo code is that it is believed to be the only military code that was never broken.
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I really dislike this leftie tendency to use all of the horrible crimes this country has committed as proof that the country is irredeemable, when the people who fought against it often did so *as Americans* because it implies they were a bunch of stupid fucking rubes
January 22, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I really dislike this leftie tendency to use all of the horrible crimes this country has committed as proof that the country is irredeemable, when the people who fought against it often did so *as Americans* because it implies they were a bunch of stupid fucking rubes
Very plausible, and it's quite likely he'll do it, which is why it's essential that we ignore the pardons and pack the court
What's the bet that they've been fed a "don't worry he'll pardon us all" line?
January 22, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Very plausible, and it's quite likely he'll do it, which is why it's essential that we ignore the pardons and pack the court
It's so bizarre that these guys are fully aware that what they are doing is illegal, that they could very well be prosecuted for it, and that they expect there to be a Dem administration 4 years from now. And yet...
January 22, 2026 at 5:28 PM
It's so bizarre that these guys are fully aware that what they are doing is illegal, that they could very well be prosecuted for it, and that they expect there to be a Dem administration 4 years from now. And yet...
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