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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...
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On any given day there are about 2800 commercial flights on Bombardier-built aircraft to, from, or within the United States. I'm sure pulling 180k daily seats out of service is no big deal.
Adding the A220 is another 650 daily, including the entire Breeze fleet (lots of JetBlue, Delta, too).
Adding the A220 is another 650 daily, including the entire Breeze fleet (lots of JetBlue, Delta, too).
January 30, 2026 at 1:11 AM
On any given day there are about 2800 commercial flights on Bombardier-built aircraft to, from, or within the United States. I'm sure pulling 180k daily seats out of service is no big deal.
Adding the A220 is another 650 daily, including the entire Breeze fleet (lots of JetBlue, Delta, too).
Adding the A220 is another 650 daily, including the entire Breeze fleet (lots of JetBlue, Delta, too).
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Cyndi Lauper is enormously popular in Japan. They play “Time After Time” everywhere. And when there’s like tragic news, like during 3/11 disaster, the list of American celebrities sending well wishes read on the news was like President Obama, Lady Gaga, Cyndi Lauper, and Tom Cruise.
You know who is a little underrated historically is Cyndi Lauper, she can sing and is genuinely a big old weirdo. That’s the two most important things about modern pop stars.
January 30, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Cyndi Lauper is enormously popular in Japan. They play “Time After Time” everywhere. And when there’s like tragic news, like during 3/11 disaster, the list of American celebrities sending well wishes read on the news was like President Obama, Lady Gaga, Cyndi Lauper, and Tom Cruise.
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Tommy usually checks out by halftime anyway
Tuberville: "Unfortunately we've got the Woke Bowl, because we're getting more and more woke. We got Bad Bunny or Bad Rabbit at halftime. I'll be watching the TPUSA halftime show. It's just unfortunate we've gotten to this point."
January 30, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Tommy usually checks out by halftime anyway
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I don't know why they need to make short AI films about the American Revolution when the perfect one was created 18 years ago www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbRo...
George Washington
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January 29, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I don't know why they need to make short AI films about the American Revolution when the perfect one was created 18 years ago www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbRo...
The sad thing about Adam McKay is that he could just pull a David Lynch and say partisan politics are stupid, he's not getting involved, he'll let his art speak for itself and it'd be way more effective than any other intervention he could make.
January 30, 2026 at 12:51 AM
The sad thing about Adam McKay is that he could just pull a David Lynch and say partisan politics are stupid, he's not getting involved, he'll let his art speak for itself and it'd be way more effective than any other intervention he could make.
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The Minneapolis resistance is getting object lessons in what wrecking is in real-time, but unfortunately the lesson doesn't seem to be taking
Okay so unfortunately I’ve been removed from rapid response networks, at least in my immediate area. I think even alerting you of this would be deemed a violation of principles but given how much I’ve talked about it I do feel the need to say what’s up.
January 30, 2026 at 12:27 AM
The Minneapolis resistance is getting object lessons in what wrecking is in real-time, but unfortunately the lesson doesn't seem to be taking
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my friend is one of the eight people in New York who bought a ticket to see Melania. Last night he left his ticket on his dashboard and this morning he noticed his car has been broken into and there were two tickets to Melania on the dashboard!!!!!
January 30, 2026 at 12:45 AM
my friend is one of the eight people in New York who bought a ticket to see Melania. Last night he left his ticket on his dashboard and this morning he noticed his car has been broken into and there were two tickets to Melania on the dashboard!!!!!
Has this ever happened to you? Two of the dumbest people alive (Meghan McCain and Karol Markowicz) make a right wing talking point but you have no rejoinder?
January 30, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Has this ever happened to you? Two of the dumbest people alive (Meghan McCain and Karol Markowicz) make a right wing talking point but you have no rejoinder?
Evil Barnacle Jim
So I found out this is one of the ICE agents involved in this incident.
January 30, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Evil Barnacle Jim
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Yeah, Reuters is reporting that ICE is now explicitly ordering agents to turn back whenever they see "agitators" like @whstancil.bsky.social, which logically means they can no longer abduct people at the presence of watchers and commuters
www.reuters.com/world/ice-of...
www.reuters.com/world/ice-of...
January 29, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Yeah, Reuters is reporting that ICE is now explicitly ordering agents to turn back whenever they see "agitators" like @whstancil.bsky.social, which logically means they can no longer abduct people at the presence of watchers and commuters
www.reuters.com/world/ice-of...
www.reuters.com/world/ice-of...
Jon Lovitz doesn't get enough credit for his Simpsons characters, this guy was one of the funniest one-timers ever
January 29, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Jon Lovitz doesn't get enough credit for his Simpsons characters, this guy was one of the funniest one-timers ever
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...
www.reuters.com
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.