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The Tune has Changed, but the Waltz Continues
Why do we pretend that nothing about America has changed?
open.substack.com
On the recent tariff walk-back, or why everyone is missing the forest for the trees on Canada-U.S. relations
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*sobs* it's all Bad Calvinism
Ultimately, it is always about a call to reach ever-greater heights of radicality, all in the name of a totalizing end goal that is often explained in nebulous terms. Which is the point, as it can only exist in the realm of discourse, or as discourse itself.
January 27, 2026 at 7:47 AM
*sobs* it's all Bad Calvinism
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This is an example of "ultraliberalism", the political logic of NGOs (and I suppose academia?) where the goal is to farm political/social capital by displaying "authenticity"; in this case, a total radicalism expressed in vague generalities which don't even gesture at a program for action
I have seen the same song and dance play out so many times in the last decade and half: the author's objection, always, is that society is rotten, and their "solution", always, is total societal reorganization, with even herculean political endeavors being presented as less than the bare minimum.
January 27, 2026 at 7:09 AM
This is an example of "ultraliberalism", the political logic of NGOs (and I suppose academia?) where the goal is to farm political/social capital by displaying "authenticity"; in this case, a total radicalism expressed in vague generalities which don't even gesture at a program for action
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This is why "Woke 1" was an ideological dead-end: with no clear way to achieve an oppression-free utopia, life would default to an endless critical exercise, of both the world and oneself. An endless discourse, fitting for an ideology created by and for academics.
January 27, 2026 at 5:20 AM
This is why "Woke 1" was an ideological dead-end: with no clear way to achieve an oppression-free utopia, life would default to an endless critical exercise, of both the world and oneself. An endless discourse, fitting for an ideology created by and for academics.
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this is a very weak piece, for multiple reasons. its claim about Gen Z is based on a couple of comments, not actual sales. it is also extremely normal for kids not to be *that* into a series from two decades ago. And there's minimum mention of Rowling turning into a fervent bigot.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 9:29 PM
this is a very weak piece, for multiple reasons. its claim about Gen Z is based on a couple of comments, not actual sales. it is also extremely normal for kids not to be *that* into a series from two decades ago. And there's minimum mention of Rowling turning into a fervent bigot.
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maybe there’s more to it than this with Kanye, I don’t claim to have any specific insight, but it doesn’t seem crazy, as a general idea, that someone who suffers from, say, paranoid delusions would become antisemitic
January 27, 2026 at 4:06 AM
maybe there’s more to it than this with Kanye, I don’t claim to have any specific insight, but it doesn’t seem crazy, as a general idea, that someone who suffers from, say, paranoid delusions would become antisemitic
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I’ve been saying this about the Canada stuff happening.
The US is a toxic partner to Canada (and increasingly the world) and we cannot excuse its actions, nor should we. They are not acceptable and we have to be independent and accept that it’ll be painful, but breaking up is what’s best for us.
The US is a toxic partner to Canada (and increasingly the world) and we cannot excuse its actions, nor should we. They are not acceptable and we have to be independent and accept that it’ll be painful, but breaking up is what’s best for us.
It sounds way out of line but - this also can apply internationally. "Why does Russia need to control Ukraine?" It will never pay off economically. It is a need to control, to subjugate the people who have put in the position of other or lesser than
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 AM
I’ve been saying this about the Canada stuff happening.
The US is a toxic partner to Canada (and increasingly the world) and we cannot excuse its actions, nor should we. They are not acceptable and we have to be independent and accept that it’ll be painful, but breaking up is what’s best for us.
The US is a toxic partner to Canada (and increasingly the world) and we cannot excuse its actions, nor should we. They are not acceptable and we have to be independent and accept that it’ll be painful, but breaking up is what’s best for us.
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(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
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"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
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Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
One of the reasons I’m still a pessimist is that people with institutional authority who are nominally still in our camp will—almost without exception—take that power and hide under the proverbial table with it.
remember the fundamentals of successful electoral politics as the opposition party during an avalanche in public opinion against the sitting regime embroiled in a wave of self inflicted national crises:
never take the initiative & always negotiate yourself into settling for less before even trying
never take the initiative & always negotiate yourself into settling for less before even trying
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
January 27, 2026 at 2:44 AM
One of the reasons I’m still a pessimist is that people with institutional authority who are nominally still in our camp will—almost without exception—take that power and hide under the proverbial table with it.
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remember the fundamentals of successful electoral politics as the opposition party during an avalanche in public opinion against the sitting regime embroiled in a wave of self inflicted national crises:
never take the initiative & always negotiate yourself into settling for less before even trying
never take the initiative & always negotiate yourself into settling for less before even trying
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:26 AM
remember the fundamentals of successful electoral politics as the opposition party during an avalanche in public opinion against the sitting regime embroiled in a wave of self inflicted national crises:
never take the initiative & always negotiate yourself into settling for less before even trying
never take the initiative & always negotiate yourself into settling for less before even trying
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You know, we here in Vancouver can sympathize with what the rest of the country is going through
January 26, 2026 at 9:01 PM
You know, we here in Vancouver can sympathize with what the rest of the country is going through
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*muffled screaming*
January 26, 2026 at 9:09 PM
*muffled screaming*
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This brand new 3 bedroom home in an 8-unit townhouse is going for less than average market rent at $1,650.
That's rezoning for housing choice in action!
That's rezoning for housing choice in action!
January 26, 2026 at 4:35 PM
This brand new 3 bedroom home in an 8-unit townhouse is going for less than average market rent at $1,650.
That's rezoning for housing choice in action!
That's rezoning for housing choice in action!
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Of what value to the republic are reporters so stupid that it took them over a year longer than the rest of us did to figure out what was going on here
From @brianstelter.bsky.social about the shrinking of the Washington Post.
I know all the reasons we can't have it. I will say it anyway. Pressure campaign on Bezos to create an endowment with his wealth, sell the Post to a nonprofit board, and step away completely. Do one great thing and leave.
I know all the reasons we can't have it. I will say it anyway. Pressure campaign on Bezos to create an endowment with his wealth, sell the Post to a nonprofit board, and step away completely. Do one great thing and leave.
January 26, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Of what value to the republic are reporters so stupid that it took them over a year longer than the rest of us did to figure out what was going on here
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Here’s their immigration policy. Note the hedging at the end, but remember that mass deportations are the clearly stated goal even if fiddling with residency permits cuts numbers down by a few thousand.
January 26, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Here’s their immigration policy. Note the hedging at the end, but remember that mass deportations are the clearly stated goal even if fiddling with residency permits cuts numbers down by a few thousand.
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The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
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You can find coverage of the white paper shortly after its release here, covered in execrable fashion by the CBC where economists noting the financials don’t add up is framed as a difference of opinion, while the fig leaf of the paper as an “estimate” shows the separatists are being thoughtful.
January 26, 2026 at 1:51 PM
You can find coverage of the white paper shortly after its release here, covered in execrable fashion by the CBC where economists noting the financials don’t add up is framed as a difference of opinion, while the fig leaf of the paper as an “estimate” shows the separatists are being thoughtful.
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I am sure that the separatists in the public eye (rather than town halls where they feel they have a friendly audience) will try and frame it as a purely fiscal, regulatory and constitutional matter, but there is absolutely a huge racial and culture war component.
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I am sure that the separatists in the public eye (rather than town halls where they feel they have a friendly audience) will try and frame it as a purely fiscal, regulatory and constitutional matter, but there is absolutely a huge racial and culture war component.
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It was bizarrely not covered in the press at all, but the huge “white paper” for the Alberta Project laying out their financial case (based on an insanely high oil price for decades) also included mass deportations of immigrants and just dumping them on the tarmac at Ottawa Internationa.
The objective of this style of reporting is to present the separatists as reasonable and downtrodden, and thus create a sympathetic impression in the eyes of the viewer.
The separatists explicitly like what’s happening in cities like Minnesota and they want to ensure it comes to your city.
The separatists explicitly like what’s happening in cities like Minnesota and they want to ensure it comes to your city.
January 26, 2026 at 1:05 PM
It was bizarrely not covered in the press at all, but the huge “white paper” for the Alberta Project laying out their financial case (based on an insanely high oil price for decades) also included mass deportations of immigrants and just dumping them on the tarmac at Ottawa Internationa.
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david attenborough: [mumbling] skip. i dont like this animal. skip it.
January 26, 2026 at 12:33 PM
david attenborough: [mumbling] skip. i dont like this animal. skip it.
I think any outlet publishing diner safari agitprop on behalf of the people trying to destroy the country should be dismantled
CTV National News: Alberta residents discuss separation amid frustrations with Ottawa - A petition proposing Alberta separates from the rest of Canada is gaining momentum as some residents say the government doesn’t support them. Kathy Le reports.
CTV National News: Alberta residents discuss separation amid frustrations with Ottawa
A petition proposing Alberta separates from the rest of Canada is gaining momentum as some residents say the government doesn’t support them. Kathy Le reports.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:34 AM
I think any outlet publishing diner safari agitprop on behalf of the people trying to destroy the country should be dismantled
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"Keynes failed to consider that I would smoke cigarettes and post about books I haven't read."
This whole thread is kind of fascinating to me, because it's predicated on an insurmountable ideological distinction between "liberalism" and "leftism", and then all of the examples he gives are purely arguments about aesthetics, style, emotion, association, rhetoric, etc.
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 AM
"Keynes failed to consider that I would smoke cigarettes and post about books I haven't read."
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It's something you see with a lot of modern leftism; it's still using the language of 19th century socialism and anarchism but the actual critique isn't dictatorship of the proletariat vs free market parliamentary democracy, it's "Hillary Clinton was a loser and Bernie would have won."
January 26, 2026 at 4:23 AM
It's something you see with a lot of modern leftism; it's still using the language of 19th century socialism and anarchism but the actual critique isn't dictatorship of the proletariat vs free market parliamentary democracy, it's "Hillary Clinton was a loser and Bernie would have won."
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Obviously you need these freezing, dangerous waters so you can absolutely break the fucking bank scratching ore out of rock and permafrost or straight up muskeg, and it is normal and rational to torpedo the most successful military alliance on Earth to do that.
January 26, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Obviously you need these freezing, dangerous waters so you can absolutely break the fucking bank scratching ore out of rock and permafrost or straight up muskeg, and it is normal and rational to torpedo the most successful military alliance on Earth to do that.