Scholar Officials for Zohran Mamdani
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In an age of Heaven's turning, the sage ruler shall preserve the land and uphold virtue.
'Heaven made the mountain
Gu Gong opened the land
The works were completed
Yet King Wen made them more grand'
'Heaven made the mountain
Gu Gong opened the land
The works were completed
Yet King Wen made them more grand'
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Look at this before you make your next Platner take
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>North Korea having troops on the ground
>>American tech companies shirking sanctions left and right
>>>China providing a bunch of money to kill Ukrainians
“But have you considered escalation?”
>>American tech companies shirking sanctions left and right
>>>China providing a bunch of money to kill Ukrainians
“But have you considered escalation?”
China is now “bankrolling” Russia’s war in Ukraine providing “60 per cent” of the funds needed by Moscow to continue fighting.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/da5539f...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/da5539f...
China bankrolling Putin’s war to gain advantage over West, MPs told
Beijing’s huge support for Russian aggression against Ukraine part of larger threatening posture, air marshal tells Commons committee
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
>North Korea having troops on the ground
>>American tech companies shirking sanctions left and right
>>>China providing a bunch of money to kill Ukrainians
“But have you considered escalation?”
>>American tech companies shirking sanctions left and right
>>>China providing a bunch of money to kill Ukrainians
“But have you considered escalation?”
Jeffries seems to have figured out what he’s doing
(Schumer’s already trying to go back on these demands)
(Schumer’s already trying to go back on these demands)
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Jeffries seems to have figured out what he’s doing
(Schumer’s already trying to go back on these demands)
(Schumer’s already trying to go back on these demands)
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Worth noting that Demand 5 is an end to Kavanaugh Stops
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Worth noting that Demand 5 is an end to Kavanaugh Stops
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Demand 7 is an end to Blue State Surges. At a practical level it would also probably prohibit the planned Springfield pogrom, because it would give DeWine the upper hand to cancel it.
February 5, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Demand 7 is an end to Blue State Surges. At a practical level it would also probably prohibit the planned Springfield pogrom, because it would give DeWine the upper hand to cancel it.
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Demand 8 would probably avert like fifty to ninety percent of the concentration camp expansion ICE has planned for this year.
February 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Demand 8 would probably avert like fifty to ninety percent of the concentration camp expansion ICE has planned for this year.
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at first glance this looks like a solid set of demands. both achievable and would throw sand in the gears of the administration’s deportation effort
February 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
at first glance this looks like a solid set of demands. both achievable and would throw sand in the gears of the administration’s deportation effort
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This is a very good outcome imo. Everyone with ambition drops out, Kamala gets a job she'll be decent at, hopefully we don't have to worry about another Kamala run for the White House.
There was a California governor debate last night and she probably saw how mid everyone there is and realized she clears all of these clowns
Something’s happening
February 5, 2026 at 2:59 AM
This is a very good outcome imo. Everyone with ambition drops out, Kamala gets a job she'll be decent at, hopefully we don't have to worry about another Kamala run for the White House.
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I am just about ready to found the "Knights of Gordon B. Hinckley" and launch a holy war against Kalshi and every other scum-of-the-earth gambling outlet in existence. There are no redeeming qualities for companies like this--nothing to justify their continued stain on American society.
Crazy story: A bank analyst published a report showing Kalshi users lose money even faster than sports gamblers, so Kalshi first tried to pressure the data provider to change their data and then accused them and the analyst of conspiring to extort them when that doesn’t work.
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I am just about ready to found the "Knights of Gordon B. Hinckley" and launch a holy war against Kalshi and every other scum-of-the-earth gambling outlet in existence. There are no redeeming qualities for companies like this--nothing to justify their continued stain on American society.
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Oh she is COOKED
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Oh she is COOKED
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How the fuck can Schumer not even make an unequivocal statement against the masks for secret police? What a fucking clown. Get him fucking out of there.
February 5, 2026 at 2:38 AM
How the fuck can Schumer not even make an unequivocal statement against the masks for secret police? What a fucking clown. Get him fucking out of there.
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This could get quite ugly and spectacular.
When a whistleblower’s lawyer gives you a deadline and cites the statute, that is not posturing. That is the last stop before Congress. And they just pulled the trigger.
February 5, 2026 at 1:59 AM
This could get quite ugly and spectacular.
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Saturday 1/31: Brooklyn Dems party chair calls an executive committee meeting in two days to endorse Kathy Hochul
Monday 2/2: at the meeting, she uses proxy votes to push through the endorsement
Today 2/4: Kathy Hochul announces Adrienne Adams as lt gov and it gets weird very fast
Monday 2/2: at the meeting, she uses proxy votes to push through the endorsement
Today 2/4: Kathy Hochul announces Adrienne Adams as lt gov and it gets weird very fast
February 5, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Saturday 1/31: Brooklyn Dems party chair calls an executive committee meeting in two days to endorse Kathy Hochul
Monday 2/2: at the meeting, she uses proxy votes to push through the endorsement
Today 2/4: Kathy Hochul announces Adrienne Adams as lt gov and it gets weird very fast
Monday 2/2: at the meeting, she uses proxy votes to push through the endorsement
Today 2/4: Kathy Hochul announces Adrienne Adams as lt gov and it gets weird very fast
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-there is no executive committee meeting called and most district leaders do not know anything is happening
-the chair convenes a private zoom with a few DLs and they agree(?) to disendorse Hochul
-the party announces they have disendorsed Hochul based on this private zoom
-the chair convenes a private zoom with a few DLs and they agree(?) to disendorse Hochul
-the party announces they have disendorsed Hochul based on this private zoom
February 5, 2026 at 2:34 AM
-there is no executive committee meeting called and most district leaders do not know anything is happening
-the chair convenes a private zoom with a few DLs and they agree(?) to disendorse Hochul
-the party announces they have disendorsed Hochul based on this private zoom
-the chair convenes a private zoom with a few DLs and they agree(?) to disendorse Hochul
-the party announces they have disendorsed Hochul based on this private zoom
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"except in extraordinary and unusual circumstances" is a big enough loophole for a family of elephants to walk through. www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
Democrats Ease Up On 1 Of Their Biggest ICE Demands
Masks might still be OK in "extraordinary and unusual circumstances," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
www.huffpost.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:32 AM
"except in extraordinary and unusual circumstances" is a big enough loophole for a family of elephants to walk through. www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
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Thank god Crockett is running a WOATed primary campaign. Dems need to not fumble this opportunity
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Thank god Crockett is running a WOATed primary campaign. Dems need to not fumble this opportunity
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statement ⤵️
We're just as confused as everyone else is about the Brooklyn Democratic Party's endorsement flip-flop today.
But it does make the need for new Party leadership clearer than ever. Our full statement:
But it does make the need for new Party leadership clearer than ever. Our full statement:
February 5, 2026 at 2:05 AM
statement ⤵️
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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In spite of everything, you gotta hand it to Stephen Wolfram, the guy who designed the most "it sucks but you gotta hand it to him" programming language in history
February 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
In spite of everything, you gotta hand it to Stephen Wolfram, the guy who designed the most "it sucks but you gotta hand it to him" programming language in history
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At the end of 2024, Virginia was down to ZERO 287(g) agreements. Just in the last year, we've skyrocketed to more than 30, along w/the state entanglements the Governor is now ending, plus these task force situations that have little transparency—the tentacles run deep & spread fast w/o these checks.
February 5, 2026 at 12:11 AM
At the end of 2024, Virginia was down to ZERO 287(g) agreements. Just in the last year, we've skyrocketed to more than 30, along w/the state entanglements the Governor is now ending, plus these task force situations that have little transparency—the tentacles run deep & spread fast w/o these checks.
they want him to say "yes"
“Do you see any scenario where you are still president?” in 2029 is the question they asked him.
What the fuck is that framing, like it’s up to Trump to decide??
It’s just comical how pathetic our media is, they’ve normalized this insanity and criminality every step of the way.
What the fuck is that framing, like it’s up to Trump to decide??
It’s just comical how pathetic our media is, they’ve normalized this insanity and criminality every step of the way.
Trump on NBC doesn't slam the door on shredding the Constitution and serving an illegal third term
February 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
they want him to say "yes"
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chat is it a good thing when the US Attorney representing the DOJ is also afraid of getting disappeared by the same organizations they're representing
February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
chat is it a good thing when the US Attorney representing the DOJ is also afraid of getting disappeared by the same organizations they're representing
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it does seem that it is extremely straightforward that none of the January 6th pardons are constitutional
February 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
it does seem that it is extremely straightforward that none of the January 6th pardons are constitutional
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"By God I'll fight till hell freezes over, then I'll cut the ice and fight on."
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
February 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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