Pack2010
@pack2010.bsky.social
A history major mind but also a physician, Christian - Micah 6:8, Centrist dad but not a dad (yet)
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Looks like he's becoming too much for even the European right
January 18, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Looks like he's becoming too much for even the European right
Of course Al Mohler is using Romans 13 to defend ICE...of course
January 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Of course Al Mohler is using Romans 13 to defend ICE...of course
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Have generally thought term limits were a bad idea for congress, a way to ensure nobody ever knows what they are doing, but this is as good an argument as I’ve seen. Though I think it’s less holding onto their seat than fear of group ostracization in job and social life that makes them compliant.
January 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Have generally thought term limits were a bad idea for congress, a way to ensure nobody ever knows what they are doing, but this is as good an argument as I’ve seen. Though I think it’s less holding onto their seat than fear of group ostracization in job and social life that makes them compliant.
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I always wondered, when I read Suetonius, how everyone could put up with Caligula for so long.
I think I understand better now. The institutional and social inertia is so strong, especially among elites with “something to lose”. No one wants to stick their heads up first, so they go into denial.
I think I understand better now. The institutional and social inertia is so strong, especially among elites with “something to lose”. No one wants to stick their heads up first, so they go into denial.
January 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I always wondered, when I read Suetonius, how everyone could put up with Caligula for so long.
I think I understand better now. The institutional and social inertia is so strong, especially among elites with “something to lose”. No one wants to stick their heads up first, so they go into denial.
I think I understand better now. The institutional and social inertia is so strong, especially among elites with “something to lose”. No one wants to stick their heads up first, so they go into denial.
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A long-term effect of Trump is obviously to strengthen China, while weakening the international commitment to democracy. Even pro-democratic countries will align with a stable authoritarian regime rather than one that is threatening to attack them.
The Canada-China relationship has been distant and uncertain for nearly a decade.
We’re changing that, with a new strategic partnership that benefits the people of both our nations.
We’re changing that, with a new strategic partnership that benefits the people of both our nations.
January 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
A long-term effect of Trump is obviously to strengthen China, while weakening the international commitment to democracy. Even pro-democratic countries will align with a stable authoritarian regime rather than one that is threatening to attack them.
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congress as per usual:
January 17, 2026 at 4:10 PM
congress as per usual:
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If you listen very carefully, you can hear Charles de Gaulle screaming I BLOODY TOLD YOU SO from some rural French cemetery.
January 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
If you listen very carefully, you can hear Charles de Gaulle screaming I BLOODY TOLD YOU SO from some rural French cemetery.
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DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
January 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
We're absolutely losing our elimination status
BREAKING: A measles outbreak is growing at rapid speed in South Carolina, with cases doubling over the last week and spreading to at least three other states.
'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles within a week
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest current outbreak in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.
nbcnews.to
January 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
We're absolutely losing our elimination status
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As insane as this is, it's also instructive:
1. Placate a bully, and you'll encourage him to hit you again
2. Trump's trade deals are worthless
3. US "emergency"/natsec tariffs are a joke & clear example of why unbounded exec power is bad (cc: SCOTUS)
4. Hey Congress: DO YOUR 🤬 JOB
1. Placate a bully, and you'll encourage him to hit you again
2. Trump's trade deals are worthless
3. US "emergency"/natsec tariffs are a joke & clear example of why unbounded exec power is bad (cc: SCOTUS)
4. Hey Congress: DO YOUR 🤬 JOB
January 17, 2026 at 5:40 PM
As insane as this is, it's also instructive:
1. Placate a bully, and you'll encourage him to hit you again
2. Trump's trade deals are worthless
3. US "emergency"/natsec tariffs are a joke & clear example of why unbounded exec power is bad (cc: SCOTUS)
4. Hey Congress: DO YOUR 🤬 JOB
1. Placate a bully, and you'll encourage him to hit you again
2. Trump's trade deals are worthless
3. US "emergency"/natsec tariffs are a joke & clear example of why unbounded exec power is bad (cc: SCOTUS)
4. Hey Congress: DO YOUR 🤬 JOB
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I would have simply shown a spine and endorsed the Democrat for POTUS.
January 17, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I would have simply shown a spine and endorsed the Democrat for POTUS.
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If the midterms turn into a true rout for the GOP it’s because Trump is uniting the Obama and Biden coalitions.
In the new Marist Poll Trump’s approval/disapproval among college grads is 32%/65%.
January 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
If the midterms turn into a true rout for the GOP it’s because Trump is uniting the Obama and Biden coalitions.
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
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Yes, I think statements from Miller and Homan are frustration that they've been dragged into a massive mess that's slowed the entire process way down and bogged down far too many resources.
But the Trump rule of never backing down prevents them from changing course.
But the Trump rule of never backing down prevents them from changing course.
The intended timeline was absolutely to have already pacified Minnesota and moved on to Chicago and Detroit.
January 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Yes, I think statements from Miller and Homan are frustration that they've been dragged into a massive mess that's slowed the entire process way down and bogged down far too many resources.
But the Trump rule of never backing down prevents them from changing course.
But the Trump rule of never backing down prevents them from changing course.
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Somewhere, somehow, Neil Gorsuch suddenly hates ICE
Mind-boggling stuff: ICE has detained 4 Oglala men and is apparently demanding the Lakota--a nation of the continent's original inhabitants--“enter into an immigration agreement with ICE." www.twincities.com/2026/01/13/i...
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
The detained tribal members are experiencing homelessness and living under a bridge in Minneapolis.
www.twincities.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Somewhere, somehow, Neil Gorsuch suddenly hates ICE
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Sweden is over Trump's nonsense about Greenland and is sending in troops.
SWEDEN, PEOPLE.
SWEDEN, PEOPLE.
January 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Sweden is over Trump's nonsense about Greenland and is sending in troops.
SWEDEN, PEOPLE.
SWEDEN, PEOPLE.
People like Kinnison give me hope. Then the story about what Winnfield, LA is like brings reality back
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
Taking On Ice: A Lone Louisiana Lawyer's Fight against Trump's Deportations
Louisiana is home to a higher concentration of migrant detention centers than almost anywhere else in the country. Many in the region don't seem to mind too much. Lawyer Christopher Kinnison, though, ...
www.spiegel.de
January 14, 2026 at 12:28 PM
People like Kinnison give me hope. Then the story about what Winnfield, LA is like brings reality back
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
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statement I received from World Relief's Matthew Soerens is among the strongest language I've seen from him
January 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
statement I received from World Relief's Matthew Soerens is among the strongest language I've seen from him
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Denmark's geopolitical superpower is how even the most powerful leaders turn into happy little kids when they get a cool Lego model
January 13, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Denmark's geopolitical superpower is how even the most powerful leaders turn into happy little kids when they get a cool Lego model
......I got nothing
January 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
......I got nothing
Going through IVF right now and then seeing what the cost of childcare is going to be makes it pretty clear why (at least partially) some people aren't having kids. Its really really expensive. And Republican ideas to alleviate that cost are pointless (tax credits, really?)
The key to dealing with this is for the left to take away the initiative from the right on this. Sponsor sweeping pro-family policies that reward parents for having kids and support them when they're struggling. Make a healthy birthrate a left-of-center issue.
it does necessitate conceding that keeping the birthrate slightly above replacement keeps dependency ratios from permanently crashing the world economy, which does put points on the scoreboard for the worst people on earth, though
January 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Going through IVF right now and then seeing what the cost of childcare is going to be makes it pretty clear why (at least partially) some people aren't having kids. Its really really expensive. And Republican ideas to alleviate that cost are pointless (tax credits, really?)
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They can feel it slipping away
January 13, 2026 at 12:15 PM
They can feel it slipping away
Wow, as soon as they get out of the car the community just descends and starts yelling at them and blowing whistles
Video of federal agents getting run out of Lyn Lake this afternoon. Agents drop a gas can at the end and someone kicks it back at them.
January 13, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Wow, as soon as they get out of the car the community just descends and starts yelling at them and blowing whistles
Definitely sounds like some inside DHS are having some second thoughts
open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp...
open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp...
Immigration Agents Terrified by ICE Backlash
Leaked documents show Border Patrol needs volunteers for Minneapolis surge
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Definitely sounds like some inside DHS are having some second thoughts
open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp...
open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp...