Paul Meloan
@paulmeloan.bsky.social
Simple, not easy. Palm Beach Gardens, FL USA. Triathlon, running, golf & poker #YIMBY
“We are currently clean on OPSEC.” - Drunk Pete Hegseth
“We are currently clean on OPSEC.” - Drunk Pete Hegseth
Here’s your periodic reminder that Tom Cotton is a horrible excuse for a human being and we just can’t loathe him enough.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), to reporters, after viewing video footage of the U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean on Sept. 2:
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Here’s your periodic reminder that Tom Cotton is a horrible excuse for a human being and we just can’t loathe him enough.
There is no universe in which even the most delusional Dr Strangelove level war-hawk could define an unnamed, unidentified Venezuelan national in international waters as an “enemy combatant.”
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
There is no universe in which even the most delusional Dr Strangelove level war-hawk could define an unnamed, unidentified Venezuelan national in international waters as an “enemy combatant.”
Two things to remember:
1. The GQP has sought to undermine the ACA from inception.
2. The GQP has proposed absolutely nothing by way of healthcare alternatives (I’m not counting ‘die sooner’).
1. The GQP has sought to undermine the ACA from inception.
2. The GQP has proposed absolutely nothing by way of healthcare alternatives (I’m not counting ‘die sooner’).
Reminder:
Obamacare today isn't the plan Obama signed into law.
Republicans destroyed a main pillar of the law when they struck down the individual mandate This contributed to rising premiums by making the applicant pools riskier for the health insurers.
Obamacare today isn't the plan Obama signed into law.
Republicans destroyed a main pillar of the law when they struck down the individual mandate This contributed to rising premiums by making the applicant pools riskier for the health insurers.
December 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Two things to remember:
1. The GQP has sought to undermine the ACA from inception.
2. The GQP has proposed absolutely nothing by way of healthcare alternatives (I’m not counting ‘die sooner’).
1. The GQP has sought to undermine the ACA from inception.
2. The GQP has proposed absolutely nothing by way of healthcare alternatives (I’m not counting ‘die sooner’).
Wow. I’ve never seen a centrist reliant on liberal votes so determined to end his career in flames.
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Wow. I’ve never seen a centrist reliant on liberal votes so determined to end his career in flames.
Someone needs to go find Don Graham and ask him if he now regrets his decision to sell the WaPo to Bezos.
every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
November 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Someone needs to go find Don Graham and ask him if he now regrets his decision to sell the WaPo to Bezos.
I’ve spent most of the workday in NYC and didn’t see a single moving van headed out.
November 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I’ve spent most of the workday in NYC and didn’t see a single moving van headed out.
Wait, what? When once legitimate media outlets start spewing Steve Bannon talking points it’s time to go home Economist, you’re drunk.
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
Trump 2028
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
econ.st
October 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Wait, what? When once legitimate media outlets start spewing Steve Bannon talking points it’s time to go home Economist, you’re drunk.
The term ends 1/20/2029 at 12 noon. Then he’s done, unless a quarter-pounder does him in sooner.
"Can Donald Trump run for a 3rd term?"
No.
"What if he..."
Still no.
"How about..."
STFU, No.
"Then why are we talking about it!?"
Because evil MAGA apparatchiks need you to fear that he will.
I explain in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
No.
"What if he..."
Still no.
"How about..."
STFU, No.
"Then why are we talking about it!?"
Because evil MAGA apparatchiks need you to fear that he will.
I explain in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Why Has Trump Been Flirting With a Third Term?
Trump cannot be president again. But he and his loyal followers have every reason for wanting to make people think he can.
www.thenation.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The term ends 1/20/2029 at 12 noon. Then he’s done, unless a quarter-pounder does him in sooner.
Somewhere a pharma executive is laughing until he wets his pants.
I put off doing the inevitable…I called my insurance provider.
My current premium is $480. It will be almost $900 next year.
Thanks, Trump voters.
My current premium is $480. It will be almost $900 next year.
Thanks, Trump voters.
October 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Somewhere a pharma executive is laughing until he wets his pants.
The LPGA has a solid track record of exploiting young athletes. Thompson and Wie were prodigies rushed into the limelight very young but now they seem to want to embrace the grift.
It appears the family name is opening all the right doors—and fairways—for 18-year-old Kai Trump.
Trump’s Granddaughter Granted Special Golf Exemption
It appears the family name is opening all the right doors—and fairways—for 18-year-old Kai Trump.
trib.al
October 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The LPGA has a solid track record of exploiting young athletes. Thompson and Wie were prodigies rushed into the limelight very young but now they seem to want to embrace the grift.
This remains the most insightful political cartoon of my lifetime.
I'm pro-union because I think workers should organize to balance the power that business owners have in various negotiations. It's true that unions have been weakened, but it's not because of multiculturalism. I would argue, it's because people seek to exploit divisions for their material interests.
October 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This remains the most insightful political cartoon of my lifetime.
I’m gonna say it’s about 180 degrees opposite poetic, but maybe that’s just me.
The billionaires are laughing at people trying to figure how they’re going to feed their kids next week.
The billionaires are laughing at people trying to figure how they’re going to feed their kids next week.
Two headlines.
Two economies.
Same day.
Poetic.
@nytimes.com @bloomberg.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
Two economies.
Same day.
Poetic.
@nytimes.com @bloomberg.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
October 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I’m gonna say it’s about 180 degrees opposite poetic, but maybe that’s just me.
The billionaires are laughing at people trying to figure how they’re going to feed their kids next week.
The billionaires are laughing at people trying to figure how they’re going to feed their kids next week.
The best part of Billups’s eventual defense is that the Patel-led FBI have proven themselves to be unserious clowns. Way early but if it all proved a large nothingburger it would not shock anyone.
Evidence thin, at least in the indictments, compared to the hyperbole at the presser. But even the alleged crimes, a $7 million poker ring? That's peanuts given what's illegally wagered. Not a very big ring. More like a pinky ring.
Thin as in the evidence is thin, or the alleged crimes are minor?
October 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The best part of Billups’s eventual defense is that the Patel-led FBI have proven themselves to be unserious clowns. Way early but if it all proved a large nothingburger it would not shock anyone.
Members of the U.S. military carrying out illegal orders need to be charged and tried under the UCMJ and if convicted have their asses sent to the brig for a long damn time. #WarCrimes www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Members of the U.S. military carrying out illegal orders need to be charged and tried under the UCMJ and if convicted have their asses sent to the brig for a long damn time. #WarCrimes www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
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Locking in for oral arguments on the big voting rights case at the Supreme Court.
The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.
The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.
October 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Locking in for oral arguments on the big voting rights case at the Supreme Court.
The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.
The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.
Is he going to be doing his classics (“Bear Sterns is fine…”) or does he have a new album dropping?
October 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Is he going to be doing his classics (“Bear Sterns is fine…”) or does he have a new album dropping?
Coal was destroyed by capitalism. Pure & simple. There’s no other answer. better, cheaper, cleaner forms of energy replaced it. It’s never, ever coming back.
Like Atari 2600s, VHS technology, carburetors and any number of other technologies that were popular in the 1980s but can no longer compete, it’s a waste of time and taxpayer resources to try and bring back coal. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Trump officials to announce plan to boost coal output
The United States is set to announce on Monday policies to try to boost the output of coal, the Interior Department said, as the Trump administration seeks to reverse the decline of the fuel's use.
www.reuters.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Coal was destroyed by capitalism. Pure & simple. There’s no other answer. better, cheaper, cleaner forms of energy replaced it. It’s never, ever coming back.
This should be admitted into evidence at his war crimes trial.
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
September 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This should be admitted into evidence at his war crimes trial.
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The flew the entire military leadership in so they could see for themselves that the Secretary of Defense is a mouthbreathing dipshit and the Commander in Chief is a senile, weak old man who might keel over at any moment.
September 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The flew the entire military leadership in so they could see for themselves that the Secretary of Defense is a mouthbreathing dipshit and the Commander in Chief is a senile, weak old man who might keel over at any moment.
Someone with greater insight can peg how much the lifetime revenue value is per customer. I’m gonna guess it’s at least $1k, making this a hit to the Mouse of at least $1 billion in total revenue.
SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.
NEW — I wrote about my confirmed scoop from last night that Disney hastened Kimmel's return because of a planned Disney+ streaming price increase announcement coming on Tuesday:
September 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Someone with greater insight can peg how much the lifetime revenue value is per customer. I’m gonna guess it’s at least $1k, making this a hit to the Mouse of at least $1 billion in total revenue.
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This machine fights fascists.
ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards
September 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This machine fights fascists.
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The horror, the horror….
September 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The horror, the horror….
Good start. Now Bob Iger needs to resign.
September 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Good start. Now Bob Iger needs to resign.