Kael Loftus
@kaelloftus.bsky.social
“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.”
— George Carlin
“There will be times when the struggle seems impossible.” — Karis Nemik
Tired progressive. Tired curmudgeon.
— George Carlin
“There will be times when the struggle seems impossible.” — Karis Nemik
Tired progressive. Tired curmudgeon.
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The time to demand Bondi’s resignation or impeachment is NOW. Press them hard, put them on the defensive, and make this a key issue in the midterms.
It highlights everything wrong with the GOP — cult like loyalty to Trump, complete lawlessness, elite entitlement, etc.
It highlights everything wrong with the GOP — cult like loyalty to Trump, complete lawlessness, elite entitlement, etc.
#EpsteinCoverup is so blatantly hamfisted, it's political malpractice if Dems don't attack full bore: Impeach Bondi as the means to make it a defining issue next year in run-up to midterms.
Removing this obviously distributed-a-billion-times photo of Trump w/Melania, Epstein, & Maxwell from the DOJ release of files only points out the FBI team's foolish, slapdash attempt to cover up *any existence* of the adjudicated sexual assaulter FOTUS in them.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The time to demand Bondi’s resignation or impeachment is NOW. Press them hard, put them on the defensive, and make this a key issue in the midterms.
It highlights everything wrong with the GOP — cult like loyalty to Trump, complete lawlessness, elite entitlement, etc.
It highlights everything wrong with the GOP — cult like loyalty to Trump, complete lawlessness, elite entitlement, etc.
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Tonight in The December Comfort Watches: A Fish Called Wanda, the first and to date the only film that made me laugh so hard I almost peed myself right there in the movie theater:
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The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Twenty: A Fish Called Wanda
I have thought a number of films have been riotously funny, but only A Fish Called Wanda made me laugh so hard that I was in very real danger of pissing myself right there in the movie theater. It …
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December 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Tonight in The December Comfort Watches: A Fish Called Wanda, the first and to date the only film that made me laugh so hard I almost peed myself right there in the movie theater:
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Ross Douthat fancies himself a Christian, but in the end his deep affection for the far-right overrides. Rubio has presided over the deaths and suffering of many men, women and children with the destruction of USAID and PEPFAR. Douthat is an apologist for cruelty. I'm not sure which God he worships.
This is obscene.
Marco Rubio (together with Trump & Musk) is to blame for the the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people already this year (& millions more to come) through disease & malnutrition because of the USAID shutdown.
Say that, not this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/o...
Marco Rubio (together with Trump & Musk) is to blame for the the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people already this year (& millions more to come) through disease & malnutrition because of the USAID shutdown.
Say that, not this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/o...
Opinion | How We Got to This Marco Rubio Moment
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ross Douthat fancies himself a Christian, but in the end his deep affection for the far-right overrides. Rubio has presided over the deaths and suffering of many men, women and children with the destruction of USAID and PEPFAR. Douthat is an apologist for cruelty. I'm not sure which God he worships.
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After the Trump Administration is over, there has to be a reckoning to respond to the "massive & serious human rights violations" occurring now. We cannot "just move on." It is critical all of us call for some form of transitional justice in the wake of all this. www.ictj.org/what-transit...
What Is Transitional Justice? | International Center for Transitional Justice
www.ictj.org
December 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
After the Trump Administration is over, there has to be a reckoning to respond to the "massive & serious human rights violations" occurring now. We cannot "just move on." It is critical all of us call for some form of transitional justice in the wake of all this. www.ictj.org/what-transit...
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Yet another 'Science Talk' must watch.
"Well, I sure hope we can stay beneath 3°C because 3°C is a very different world. Really, really dangerous, scary world."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kcO...
"Well, I sure hope we can stay beneath 3°C because 3°C is a very different world. Really, really dangerous, scary world."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kcO...
Greenland Ice Sheet I Life on A Little-Known Planet I The Biggest Threat to Biodiversity and Planet
YouTube video by Science Talk
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December 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Yet another 'Science Talk' must watch.
"Well, I sure hope we can stay beneath 3°C because 3°C is a very different world. Really, really dangerous, scary world."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kcO...
"Well, I sure hope we can stay beneath 3°C because 3°C is a very different world. Really, really dangerous, scary world."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kcO...
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We must operate under the assumption that EVERY redaction is a detailed account of Trump raping children. It's the only reasonable conclusion until he proves otherwise.
December 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We must operate under the assumption that EVERY redaction is a detailed account of Trump raping children. It's the only reasonable conclusion until he proves otherwise.
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A Friday night dump where the world’s most powerful government (derogatory) closes ranks around an obvious geriatric pedophile by removing all of his appearances in the child molestation scheme his best friend for 15+ years ran while still demanding everyone believe he stands for democracy and peace
December 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
A Friday night dump where the world’s most powerful government (derogatory) closes ranks around an obvious geriatric pedophile by removing all of his appearances in the child molestation scheme his best friend for 15+ years ran while still demanding everyone believe he stands for democracy and peace
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Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
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The Trump administration’s release of the Epstein grand jury documents are entirely redacted.
It’s 119 pages of just black rectangles.
It’s 119 pages of just black rectangles.
December 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The Trump administration’s release of the Epstein grand jury documents are entirely redacted.
It’s 119 pages of just black rectangles.
It’s 119 pages of just black rectangles.
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Your 'doom quote' for today:
"It may seem impossible to imagine that a technologically advanced society would choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we are now in the process of doing."
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"It may seem impossible to imagine that a technologically advanced society would choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we are now in the process of doing."
www.bloomsbury.com/us/field-not...
Field Notes from a Catastrophe
A new edition of the book that launched Elizabeth Kolbert's career as an environmental writer-updated with three new chapters, making it, yet again, "irrep…
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December 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"It may seem impossible to imagine that a technologically advanced society would choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we are now in the process of doing."
www.bloomsbury.com/us/field-not...
"It may seem impossible to imagine that a technologically advanced society would choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we are now in the process of doing."
www.bloomsbury.com/us/field-not...
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This amp goes to 11.
FOX: If you cut something by 100%, the cost goes down to 0. If you cut it by 600%, the drug companies are actually paying you
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
December 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This amp goes to 11.
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Food prices are skyrocketing, so President Snow is launching the Hunger Games!
Trump announces an "unprecedented four-day athletic event" with "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory"
December 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Food prices are skyrocketing, so President Snow is launching the Hunger Games!
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New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..."
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
December 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..."
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
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NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
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Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time.
Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time.
Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time.
Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time.
Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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In a spirited address to the nation, President Trump announced his plans to increase the moon by 800% and called for the execution of the California Raisins.
December 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In a spirited address to the nation, President Trump announced his plans to increase the moon by 800% and called for the execution of the California Raisins.
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By insisting that gravity exists, physicists are excluding those who think it doesn't exist — and reducing the number of ideas by half. I am a professional political commentator.
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
By insisting that gravity exists, physicists are excluding those who think it doesn't exist — and reducing the number of ideas by half. I am a professional political commentator.
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Suozzi: "In my district, if you make $130,000 & you're a family of 4, you now pay 8.5% of your income for health insurance - $10k to $11,000 a year. That's gonna go up to $30k a year, which means your premium is going to increase $1,500 a month. That's crazy. People are not gonna buy the insurance"
December 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Suozzi: "In my district, if you make $130,000 & you're a family of 4, you now pay 8.5% of your income for health insurance - $10k to $11,000 a year. That's gonna go up to $30k a year, which means your premium is going to increase $1,500 a month. That's crazy. People are not gonna buy the insurance"
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December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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This is the most corrupt White House in the history of the country.
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This is the most corrupt White House in the history of the country.
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Rob Reiner was an acclaimed actor & director but he was also a vocal critic of Trump
He warned the American public that they only had a year to save their democracy
That year is almost up
Honour his legacy by fighting fascism. Fight for democracy. Fight for what’s right. Fight against tyranny.
He warned the American public that they only had a year to save their democracy
That year is almost up
Honour his legacy by fighting fascism. Fight for democracy. Fight for what’s right. Fight against tyranny.
December 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Rob Reiner was an acclaimed actor & director but he was also a vocal critic of Trump
He warned the American public that they only had a year to save their democracy
That year is almost up
Honour his legacy by fighting fascism. Fight for democracy. Fight for what’s right. Fight against tyranny.
He warned the American public that they only had a year to save their democracy
That year is almost up
Honour his legacy by fighting fascism. Fight for democracy. Fight for what’s right. Fight against tyranny.
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
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ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.