Nick 🐋
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26 | Brit/Spaniard living in Sofia | Public policy enthusiast with occasional takes on U.S. politics
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In a world dominated by global powers that are straight up evil, like China, Russia and the United States, I'm proud to be from the European Union, which just sucks
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cannot express enough how much this is literally yin and yang. light and dark. good and evil.
July 16, 2023 at 2:35 PM
cannot express enough how much this is literally yin and yang. light and dark. good and evil.
Novak Ðoković more like Nofucks Whatabitch amirite
February 1, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Novak Ðoković more like Nofucks Whatabitch amirite
I really can't stress enough how many special elections are swinging far, far more than is typical for an anti-incumbent wave.
Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/blue-wave-...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/blue-wave-...
February 1, 2026 at 8:30 AM
I really can't stress enough how many special elections are swinging far, far more than is typical for an anti-incumbent wave.
Imagine being such a loser that even Jeffrey Epstein doesn't want anything to do with you
January 31, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Imagine being such a loser that even Jeffrey Epstein doesn't want anything to do with you
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One will tell you that you can stop cheese sliding off your pizza with glue; one can call an ambulance when you’ve eaten too much glue, so who’s to say which is worse
January 29, 2026 at 12:48 PM
One will tell you that you can stop cheese sliding off your pizza with glue; one can call an ambulance when you’ve eaten too much glue, so who’s to say which is worse
I come from the future and these are the results of the next UK general election. I won't be taking any questions.
January 27, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I come from the future and these are the results of the next UK general election. I won't be taking any questions.
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The former Columbia student who tried to get leftist professors fired for their politics and the Stanford professor who told conservative students to "dig up dirt" to use against a leftist student for his politics have united, and I'm sure they have a lot to say about how cancel culture is very bad.
January 27, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The former Columbia student who tried to get leftist professors fired for their politics and the Stanford professor who told conservative students to "dig up dirt" to use against a leftist student for his politics have united, and I'm sure they have a lot to say about how cancel culture is very bad.
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I do not say this lightly when I tell you, as a proud Scot, that this is the funniest thing Keir Starmer has ever done.
January 26, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I do not say this lightly when I tell you, as a proud Scot, that this is the funniest thing Keir Starmer has ever done.
Name one thing on this dessert plate.
January 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Name one thing on this dessert plate.
Housing boom could falter without subprime loans, Robert Lehman warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Housing boom could falter without subprime loans, Robert Lehman warns
They seem to finally be looking in the right direction but they still have this completely braindead mentality that public opinion is set in stone.
The fact is that being anti-law enforcement will in fact not be so bad if the law enforcement in question is routinely murdering unarmed civilians.
The fact is that being anti-law enforcement will in fact not be so bad if the law enforcement in question is routinely murdering unarmed civilians.
To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:02 PM
They seem to finally be looking in the right direction but they still have this completely braindead mentality that public opinion is set in stone.
The fact is that being anti-law enforcement will in fact not be so bad if the law enforcement in question is routinely murdering unarmed civilians.
The fact is that being anti-law enforcement will in fact not be so bad if the law enforcement in question is routinely murdering unarmed civilians.
Not this shit again
Kernen: “Can you go into what you just talked about with the NATO meeting?”
Trump: “Well, we have a concept of a deal.”
Trump: “Well, we have a concept of a deal.”
January 21, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Not this shit again
In a world dominated by global powers that are straight up evil, like China, Russia and the United States, I'm proud to be from the European Union, which just sucks
January 21, 2026 at 11:29 AM
In a world dominated by global powers that are straight up evil, like China, Russia and the United States, I'm proud to be from the European Union, which just sucks
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There's an old saying from Ron Paul - I know it's in Lenin, probably in Ron Paul - that says there are decades where weeks...uh... and there are weeks where, uh...it's happening
January 21, 2026 at 4:51 AM
There's an old saying from Ron Paul - I know it's in Lenin, probably in Ron Paul - that says there are decades where weeks...uh... and there are weeks where, uh...it's happening
Taking an hour long walk to work in -9°C weather is a simple pleasure, and I won't elaborate on that
January 20, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Taking an hour long walk to work in -9°C weather is a simple pleasure, and I won't elaborate on that
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- become leader of a declining superpower
- promise major changes
- dumb policies make the economy worse
- allies start to leave the empire
- be donald trump
- pic unrelated
- promise major changes
- dumb policies make the economy worse
- allies start to leave the empire
- be donald trump
- pic unrelated
January 19, 2026 at 4:47 PM
- become leader of a declining superpower
- promise major changes
- dumb policies make the economy worse
- allies start to leave the empire
- be donald trump
- pic unrelated
- promise major changes
- dumb policies make the economy worse
- allies start to leave the empire
- be donald trump
- pic unrelated
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cool name why’s it called that
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
cool name why’s it called that
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christ, at least Chamberlain rearmed
January 19, 2026 at 9:35 AM
christ, at least Chamberlain rearmed
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i feel like Americans don't get the level of eye-rolling this is getting from Europe
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 AM
i feel like Americans don't get the level of eye-rolling this is getting from Europe
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I have come to despise cleverness in political messaging. No bon mots. No highlighting hypocrisy. I want leaders with the subtlety of an anvil
i feel like Americans don't get the level of eye-rolling this is getting from Europe
January 19, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I have come to despise cleverness in political messaging. No bon mots. No highlighting hypocrisy. I want leaders with the subtlety of an anvil
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it's more or less impossible to find issues that poll this badly and he's decided to make it a major, public priority www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
January 18, 2026 at 2:48 PM
it's more or less impossible to find issues that poll this badly and he's decided to make it a major, public priority www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
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Good that they're moving the ratings but some of the original ratings were absolutely insane. If halfway through the cycle you're treating 2026 like a neutral year then you haven't been paying attention.
Cook changes 18 House ratings, all in favor of Democrats, including four districts in New York.
www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/hou...
www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/hou...
January 15, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Good that they're moving the ratings but some of the original ratings were absolutely insane. If halfway through the cycle you're treating 2026 like a neutral year then you haven't been paying attention.