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Why Are Michigan Republicans Meddling in a Democratic Primary?st
Michigan Republicans target a Democratic primary, strategically backing a controversial candidate to influence the state senate special election race in a calculated political maneuver.
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In this week's newsletter I wrote about Republicans' plan to win in 2026. Is it doing popular things? No, it's trying to get Democrats to nominate candidates with lots of baggage radio-free-america.beehiiv.com/p/why-are-mi...
Checking in on the Mamdani-haters Twitter list and yup they're all mad that he hasn't made all the snow in the city melt yet.
January 29, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Checking in on the Mamdani-haters Twitter list and yup they're all mad that he hasn't made all the snow in the city melt yet.
Not enough is made of the fact that David Brooks left his wife for his research assistant who was half his age and wrote a book about how it was moral, actually
That was during his foray into ehtics, government thing should work out better.
January 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Not enough is made of the fact that David Brooks left his wife for his research assistant who was half his age and wrote a book about how it was moral, actually
I'm in a bunch of subreddits for shows that stopped making new episodes and they're pretty much all slash fiction now
January 29, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I'm in a bunch of subreddits for shows that stopped making new episodes and they're pretty much all slash fiction now
Sorry Yale Jackson (woo)
This post is real
Never meant to his ex wife cry
His research assistant was just that nice
This post is real
Never meant to his ex wife cry
His research assistant was just that nice
Yale is launching a new Presidential Senior Fellowship to expand access to the transformative work of universities. As part of this program, author and columnist David Brooks will join the Jackson School of Global Affairs starting February 1.
Read more in Yale News: bit.ly/49QpJoY
Read more in Yale News: bit.ly/49QpJoY
January 29, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Sorry Yale Jackson (woo)
This post is real
Never meant to his ex wife cry
His research assistant was just that nice
This post is real
Never meant to his ex wife cry
His research assistant was just that nice
Very important, re: Trump
it’s remarkable he’s hitting this point with a bunch of shoes that haven’t really dropped yet. Epstein, the economy, foreign policy are all holding him down but none of them have hit a real flashpoint. Tremendous downside potential!
January 29, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Very important, re: Trump
The positive thing here is that she's been frozen out of doing her actual job so she's just doing makework that'll go nowhere. The negative thing here is that um, I think we have a DNI for a reason?
The Trump administration recognized that Tulsi Gabbard was wildly unqualified/too much of a nutjob for her post running U.S. intelligence, so they've given her some busy work (the busy work is trying to unravel American democracy). www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
January 29, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The positive thing here is that she's been frozen out of doing her actual job so she's just doing makework that'll go nowhere. The negative thing here is that um, I think we have a DNI for a reason?
INVENTOR OF THE FLESHLIGHT: I can't imagine a world without Fleshlights techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/m...
Mark Zuckerberg says a future without smart glasses is ‘hard to imagine’ | TechCrunch
Take Zuckerberg's outlook with a grain of salt. After all, he thought we'd all be hanging out in the metaverse by now.
techcrunch.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:43 PM
INVENTOR OF THE FLESHLIGHT: I can't imagine a world without Fleshlights techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/m...
I agree with this crank take - once Trump's approvals sink under 40 that's when Republicans start fleeing the ship goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/trump-unpo...
Trump, Unpopular
Enough to start convincing Republicans that there's a problem.
goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I agree with this crank take - once Trump's approvals sink under 40 that's when Republicans start fleeing the ship goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/trump-unpo...
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this is actually really nice to hear
January 29, 2026 at 6:47 PM
this is actually really nice to hear
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🚨"They're stealing the car!"
As Tom Homan vows "safer" ICE operations, ICE rammed into a driver's car in Minneapolis—in front of an elementary school—then chased him. After failing to catch him—they stole his car. "Back up before I f*cking spray you!" ICE yelled at observers ⬇️
As Tom Homan vows "safer" ICE operations, ICE rammed into a driver's car in Minneapolis—in front of an elementary school—then chased him. After failing to catch him—they stole his car. "Back up before I f*cking spray you!" ICE yelled at observers ⬇️
January 29, 2026 at 7:28 PM
🚨"They're stealing the car!"
As Tom Homan vows "safer" ICE operations, ICE rammed into a driver's car in Minneapolis—in front of an elementary school—then chased him. After failing to catch him—they stole his car. "Back up before I f*cking spray you!" ICE yelled at observers ⬇️
As Tom Homan vows "safer" ICE operations, ICE rammed into a driver's car in Minneapolis—in front of an elementary school—then chased him. After failing to catch him—they stole his car. "Back up before I f*cking spray you!" ICE yelled at observers ⬇️
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This seems like glorified check kiting
omg
*SPACEX IN MERGER TALKS WITH XAI AHEAD OF PLANNED IPO: REUTERS
*SHARES OF XAI WOULD BE EXCHANGED FOR SHARES IN SPACEX: REUTERS
*TWO ENTITIES SET UP IN NEVADA TO FACILITATE TRANSACTION: RTRS
*SPACEX IN MERGER TALKS WITH XAI AHEAD OF PLANNED IPO: REUTERS
*SHARES OF XAI WOULD BE EXCHANGED FOR SHARES IN SPACEX: REUTERS
*TWO ENTITIES SET UP IN NEVADA TO FACILITATE TRANSACTION: RTRS
Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX in merger talks with xAI ahead of planned IPO, source says
Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI are in discussions to merge ahead of a blockbuster public offering planned for later this year. The combination would bring Musk’s rockets, Starlink satellites, the X social...
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January 29, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This seems like glorified check kiting
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Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
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checking in on the Hoosiers
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
checking in on the Hoosiers
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St. Paul: That's fine. We didn't want to be included anyway.
As longtime observers of struggles to establish peace and justice in the US and around the world, The Nation is honored to nominate the city of Minneapolis and its people for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
“The Nation” Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize
With their resistance to violent authoritarianism, the people of Minneapolis have renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for “the positive affirmation of peace.”
www.thenation.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:54 PM
St. Paul: That's fine. We didn't want to be included anyway.
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this is completely made up, flight and hotel bookings are actually *up* www.reuters.com/sports/socce...
January 29, 2026 at 6:40 PM
this is completely made up, flight and hotel bookings are actually *up* www.reuters.com/sports/socce...
When I'm Michael Moore I'll follow him around Minneapolis with a Cava bag trying to find out
Can Minnesota pay Tom Homan $50,000 to get ICE out?
January 29, 2026 at 6:40 PM
When I'm Michael Moore I'll follow him around Minneapolis with a Cava bag trying to find out
Been thinking about this and the Cult of the Operator is what the right glommed onto as the ideal of physical courage but seeing a bunch of burnouts using that gear to terrorize regular Americans has flipped the script.
I do think that a possibly underrated dynamic in The Horrors is that the Right as it has reconstituted itself under Trump legitimately can’t understand sincere moral or physical courage
January 29, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Been thinking about this and the Cult of the Operator is what the right glommed onto as the ideal of physical courage but seeing a bunch of burnouts using that gear to terrorize regular Americans has flipped the script.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Sidney Powell got her info from a woman who thought she might be a ghost and learned about election fraud through time travel.
And a top DOJ official, Ed Martin, posted a picture of himself this morning with ex-Trump attorney Sidney Powell, who made fantastical claims about the 2020 election and was sanctioned over "Kraken" lawsuits seeking to have the results thrown out in four states Trump lost.
January 29, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Sidney Powell got her info from a woman who thought she might be a ghost and learned about election fraud through time travel.
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I will vote for the candidate that gets youths listening to Fatboy Slim instead
so i like having won, don't get me wrong, but also i think this indicates we might not be collectively healthy emotionally www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Anti-pop and an alien sigil: how Aphex Twin overtook Taylor Swift to become the soundtrack to gen Z life online
The mysterious Cornish electronic music pioneer has gained an extraordinary second life in the TikTok era. Writers and musicians explain why his glitchy slipperiness is so in tune with life today
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January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I will vote for the candidate that gets youths listening to Fatboy Slim instead
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death grips album cover
January 29, 2026 at 3:13 PM
death grips album cover
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This is all stupid bullshit but I remain pretty disgusted at how things like marriage and having children are treated like Xbox achievements instead of actually loving and caring for someone else. Yeah I’m going to work 70 hours a week but definitely need a spouse, her name is Beth or something idk
January 29, 2026 at 1:07 PM
This is all stupid bullshit but I remain pretty disgusted at how things like marriage and having children are treated like Xbox achievements instead of actually loving and caring for someone else. Yeah I’m going to work 70 hours a week but definitely need a spouse, her name is Beth or something idk