Noah Berlatsky
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Noah Berlatsky
@nberlat.bsky.social
· Jul 26
Everything Is Horrible | Noah Berlatsky | Substack
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argh; sorry, link here. punchbowl.news/article/sena...
Tina Smith pledges neutrality while praising Flanagan
Endorsing Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan over Rep. Angie Craig in Minnesota's Senate Democratic primary is quickly turning into a progressive litmus test.
punchbowl.news
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
argh; sorry, link here. punchbowl.news/article/sena...
some details here; does look like there's a progressive vs. establishment battle with Smith claiming neutrality but maybe not being neutral (which would explain why her allies in the senate have all endorsed the progressive, Flanagan.)
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 AM
some details here; does look like there's a progressive vs. establishment battle with Smith claiming neutrality but maybe not being neutral (which would explain why her allies in the senate have all endorsed the progressive, Flanagan.)
Tina Smith (MN senator) notably absent there...but sort of wonder if there's a difference of views on who should be endorsed in the state between this group and schumer.
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Tina Smith (MN senator) notably absent there...but sort of wonder if there's a difference of views on who should be endorsed in the state between this group and schumer.
this is interesting. MN senate candidate endorsed by...the list of senators currently challenging schumer's midterm strategy.
I'm proud to have earned endorsements from Senators Elizabeth Warren, Chris Murphy, Chris Van Hollen, Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley, and Martin Heinrich.
They know what it means to stand up to Trump, and I'm ready to join them in the Senate.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRR_koB...
They know what it means to stand up to Trump, and I'm ready to join them in the Senate.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRR_koB...
Peggy Flanagan on Instagram: "This moment calls for courageous leaders.
I’m proud to have earned endorsements from @ewarren, @chrismurphyct, @vanhollenformd , @jeffmerkley , @edmarkey and @martinhein...
Peggy Flanagan, endorsed by Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, Chris Murphy, Chris Van Hollen, Jeff Merkley, and Martin Heinrich, runs for Minnesota's open Senate seat. She vows to bring backbone a...
www.instagram.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 AM
this is interesting. MN senate candidate endorsed by...the list of senators currently challenging schumer's midterm strategy.
huh. couple curve balls there; Smith is a bit of a surprise and...honestly I can't remember seeing Heinrich leading much of anything before.
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
huh. couple curve balls there; Smith is a bit of a surprise and...honestly I can't remember seeing Heinrich leading much of anything before.
blaming democrats because republicans are fascists is bizarre and counterproductive. imo.
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
blaming democrats because republicans are fascists is bizarre and counterproductive. imo.
Democrats try to get the gop onboard to block trump when they can. most of the time though trump is just asking for things (massive tax cuts for the rich, cuts to the safety net) that republicans want to do.
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Democrats try to get the gop onboard to block trump when they can. most of the time though trump is just asking for things (massive tax cuts for the rich, cuts to the safety net) that republicans want to do.
no; this is silly.
Republicans will oppose trump on things republicans don't want. they've done this in a couple cases (epstein, obviously.)
but if trump is doing stuff the gop likes, they won't cross him.
Republicans will oppose trump on things republicans don't want. they've done this in a couple cases (epstein, obviously.)
but if trump is doing stuff the gop likes, they won't cross him.
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
no; this is silly.
Republicans will oppose trump on things republicans don't want. they've done this in a couple cases (epstein, obviously.)
but if trump is doing stuff the gop likes, they won't cross him.
Republicans will oppose trump on things republicans don't want. they've done this in a couple cases (epstein, obviously.)
but if trump is doing stuff the gop likes, they won't cross him.
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
I don't like any of those movies at all! different strokes...
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I don't like any of those movies at all! different strokes...
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Reported (again…).
If only I were verified.
If only I were verified.
I was just followed by an account claiming to be you. I assume it's not.
bsky.app/profile/step...
bsky.app/profile/step...
bsky.app
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Reported (again…).
If only I were verified.
If only I were verified.
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the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
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Whether killing civilians is illegal is not a matter of interpretation. Whether engaging in an act of war without congressional approval is illegal is not a matter of interpretation. But these are the things the administration is telling military personnel to do.
BLITZER: I want to be precise. Should members of the US military obey clearly illegal orders?
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Whether killing civilians is illegal is not a matter of interpretation. Whether engaging in an act of war without congressional approval is illegal is not a matter of interpretation. But these are the things the administration is telling military personnel to do.
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Trump’s net approval is ~0 in KY, a state he carried by 30 points. He’s had public spats with almost half its congressional delegation (3 of 8).
Trump on Rand Paul: “He's a nasty liddle' guy”
Trump on Thomas Massie: “a sick Wacko”
Trump on Thomas Massie: “a sick Wacko”
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump’s net approval is ~0 in KY, a state he carried by 30 points. He’s had public spats with almost half its congressional delegation (3 of 8).
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Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
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As a grad student, I wrote a paper on an idea I called “conceptual incompetence,” that some people deploy a concept in such a way that shows they fundamentally don’t understand the concept. My profs hated it.
But I was right, because that’s what Bari Weiss is doing with “charisma.”
But I was right, because that’s what Bari Weiss is doing with “charisma.”
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
As a grad student, I wrote a paper on an idea I called “conceptual incompetence,” that some people deploy a concept in such a way that shows they fundamentally don’t understand the concept. My profs hated it.
But I was right, because that’s what Bari Weiss is doing with “charisma.”
But I was right, because that’s what Bari Weiss is doing with “charisma.”
I'm really sorry.
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I'm really sorry.
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The issue isn’t “Nvidia use SPEs to create fake revenue.” The issue is “Nvidia’s contracts with OpenAI can’t possibly be paid out because OpenAI doesn’t have the money, so they might as well be fake revenue.”
Nvidia refuted accounting questions in a memo to analysts, saying "Unlike Enron, NVIDIA does not use Special Purpose Entities to hide debt and inflate revenue" (Tae Kim/Barron's Online)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 AM
The issue isn’t “Nvidia use SPEs to create fake revenue.” The issue is “Nvidia’s contracts with OpenAI can’t possibly be paid out because OpenAI doesn’t have the money, so they might as well be fake revenue.”
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“You’re right, I’ll do some homework now….” from Chotiner is serious horror movie stuff.
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
“You’re right, I’ll do some homework now….” from Chotiner is serious horror movie stuff.
interesting reporting except for the part where they failed to get anyone to point out that Greene is a vile and hateful bigot and vicious conspiracy theorist.
“More explosive early resignations are coming,” one unnamed senior House Republican told the outlet. “It’s a tinder box. Morale has never been lower.”
“This entire White House team has treated ALL members like garbage,” the lawmaker said
No paywall
“This entire White House team has treated ALL members like garbage,” the lawmaker said
No paywall
More Republican reps are considering following MTG out the door, report says
‘More explosive early resignations are coming,’ one unnamed senior House Republican said.
www.the-independent.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
interesting reporting except for the part where they failed to get anyone to point out that Greene is a vile and hateful bigot and vicious conspiracy theorist.
alas, the protagonists have allowed him a lot of power...
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
alas, the protagonists have allowed him a lot of power...
she's an idiot savant of billionaire ass kissing.
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 AM
she's an idiot savant of billionaire ass kissing.
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When I think "where the vast majority of Americans actually are," I think about the millionaire lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein & Harvey Weinstein & Donald Trump who was recently in the news for threatening to sue a pierogi seller in Martha's Vineyard, where he has one of his homes.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
When I think "where the vast majority of Americans actually are," I think about the millionaire lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein & Harvey Weinstein & Donald Trump who was recently in the news for threatening to sue a pierogi seller in Martha's Vineyard, where he has one of his homes.
and we shouldn't downplay it! like, amplifying it probably makes the divisions worse overall.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
and we shouldn't downplay it! like, amplifying it probably makes the divisions worse overall.
that was pretty dramatic. also they just blocked his health care proposal.
there's not going to be one moment they stop being republican assholes. they are currently balking at a list of his priorities though. that's good.
there's not going to be one moment they stop being republican assholes. they are currently balking at a list of his priorities though. that's good.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
that was pretty dramatic. also they just blocked his health care proposal.
there's not going to be one moment they stop being republican assholes. they are currently balking at a list of his priorities though. that's good.
there's not going to be one moment they stop being republican assholes. they are currently balking at a list of his priorities though. that's good.