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This is the boast of a Risk-addicted poli sci major, talking shit in the dorm common room over a bottle of liquor someone else bought, the night before he bombs the foreign service written exam
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
This is the boast of a Risk-addicted poli sci major, talking shit in the dorm common room over a bottle of liquor someone else bought, the night before he bombs the foreign service written exam
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It is very important that, as seriously as you take Stephen Miller's inexplicably growing power over millions of lives, you take him exceedingly unseriously as a thinker and planner
January 6, 2026 at 4:05 AM
It is very important that, as seriously as you take Stephen Miller's inexplicably growing power over millions of lives, you take him exceedingly unseriously as a thinker and planner
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Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
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It rules that she has to pretend to think that's what "asylum" means because big man does
Pam Bondi: "That means we know this monster released countless defendants, prisons, insane asylums into our country."
January 6, 2026 at 2:15 AM
It rules that she has to pretend to think that's what "asylum" means because big man does
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Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & well, here we are:
Johnson, Thune say Venezuela operation didn't require prior authorization
Johnson, Thune say Venezuela operation didn't require prior authorization
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended the Trump administration Monday for not consulting Congress ahead of its operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The administration notified the “Gang of Eight” — which includes Thune, Johnson, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)...
thehill.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & well, here we are:
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This is the most pathetic thing I’ve seen all day, and the competition was fierce.
Hannity: Did you at any point offered to give him the Nobel peace prize?
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 AM
This is the most pathetic thing I’ve seen all day, and the competition was fierce.
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China will likely stay out of it, let us all kill each other and reap the rewards.
If the US attacks NATO, there's chance that Russia will attack NATO, and Canada and Mexico will attack the United States, and the Allies best strategy in this case would be to recruit and equip Americans to fight the Trump regime. The US is primed to lose the most people in such a war.
Narrator: Every other NATO country will be bound by Article 5 of the NATO Treaty to defend Denmark if the US attacks its territory.
January 6, 2026 at 3:49 AM
China will likely stay out of it, let us all kill each other and reap the rewards.
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The overwhelming majority of American pediatricians say that children should receive vaccines for flu, rotavirus, and RSV. But this Grok AI result pulled up by an HHS employee says otherwise. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
January 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The overwhelming majority of American pediatricians say that children should receive vaccines for flu, rotavirus, and RSV. But this Grok AI result pulled up by an HHS employee says otherwise. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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You absolutely do not have to hand it to Megyn Kelly, but this is a good reminder that everyone at Fox News knows they're shoveling an endless stream of bullshit and lies into the eyes and ears of their audience
Megyn Kelly admits Fox News = State TV: “When I was at Fox, I would’ve known I was supposed to cheerlead this. I turned on Fox and it was like watching Russian propaganda… sorry, I’ve been burned too many times. Trump says he’d be ok with boots on the ground. Whose boots? A lot of us have kids.”
January 6, 2026 at 4:21 AM
You absolutely do not have to hand it to Megyn Kelly, but this is a good reminder that everyone at Fox News knows they're shoveling an endless stream of bullshit and lies into the eyes and ears of their audience
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Mark Kelly puts out a statement saying "The President of the United States just overthrew a foreign ruler and explained to the American people that this is about taking control of the oil reserves of a foreign nation." This is probably the strongest statement alongside Gallego's I've read.
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Mark Kelly puts out a statement saying "The President of the United States just overthrew a foreign ruler and explained to the American people that this is about taking control of the oil reserves of a foreign nation." This is probably the strongest statement alongside Gallego's I've read.
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i love how every post-Fox conservative is "wait, you guys actually believe this shit?"
Megyn Kelly: "I turned on Fox News yesterday, and I'm sorry but it was like watching Russian propaganda."
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM
i love how every post-Fox conservative is "wait, you guys actually believe this shit?"
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DoJ: "This is the worst development in this case we've ever had"
Everyone else, watching: "The worst development in this case you've had *so far*"
Everyone else, watching: "The worst development in this case you've had *so far*"
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
DoJ: "This is the worst development in this case we've ever had"
Everyone else, watching: "The worst development in this case you've had *so far*"
Everyone else, watching: "The worst development in this case you've had *so far*"
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My feelings are so strange right now. This is simultaneously the funniest thing I've ever read, and I am also absolutely incandescent with rage.
it's going Great as the Trump admin has to admit they made up a cartel
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 AM
My feelings are so strange right now. This is simultaneously the funniest thing I've ever read, and I am also absolutely incandescent with rage.
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130,000 Alabamans are about to lose their health insurance as a direct result of the “One big beautiful bill”, and a Florida man is tweeting like it’s some kind of win.
If you live in the state, call Sen. Tuberville and tell him what’s on your mind: 202-224-3121
If you live in the state, call Sen. Tuberville and tell him what’s on your mind: 202-224-3121
January 6, 2026 at 12:42 AM
130,000 Alabamans are about to lose their health insurance as a direct result of the “One big beautiful bill”, and a Florida man is tweeting like it’s some kind of win.
If you live in the state, call Sen. Tuberville and tell him what’s on your mind: 202-224-3121
If you live in the state, call Sen. Tuberville and tell him what’s on your mind: 202-224-3121
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I think it's much dumber than that.
I think it's because Greenland looks really big on the Mercator projection.
I think it's because Greenland looks really big on the Mercator projection.
January 6, 2026 at 4:18 AM
I think it's much dumber than that.
I think it's because Greenland looks really big on the Mercator projection.
I think it's because Greenland looks really big on the Mercator projection.
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In the intro to his latest episode of Plain English, Derek talks about something I've come to deeply believe the past few years: the destructive way social media reinforces our relationships with ourselves and with distant strangers, at the cost of our relationships to our neighbors.
I wrote the latest cover story for The Atlantic. It's about the far-ranging implications of one simple statistic: Americans have never spent so much time alone, and surging solitude is warping our society.
I'm really proud of it, and I hope you read it.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
I'm really proud of it, and I hope you read it.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
January 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
In the intro to his latest episode of Plain English, Derek talks about something I've come to deeply believe the past few years: the destructive way social media reinforces our relationships with ourselves and with distant strangers, at the cost of our relationships to our neighbors.
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Trump's conducting illegal kill campaigns and military raids and 7 of the 47 Senators in opposition just voted to confirm a Trump nominee to the Pentagon. We can dream of what it will take to change the party eagerly cheering the killing, but a good first step would be opposition from the opposition
January 6, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Trump's conducting illegal kill campaigns and military raids and 7 of the 47 Senators in opposition just voted to confirm a Trump nominee to the Pentagon. We can dream of what it will take to change the party eagerly cheering the killing, but a good first step would be opposition from the opposition
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And so here we are, with that lesson clearly in view, and our guy thinks that Tojo had the plan that's worth repeating.
January 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
And so here we are, with that lesson clearly in view, and our guy thinks that Tojo had the plan that's worth repeating.
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The “Donroe” doctrine is just trading peace and prosperity for the ability to murder our young, become poorer, and live less free, all in pursuit of one man’s desperate need to impress other dictators.
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 AM
The “Donroe” doctrine is just trading peace and prosperity for the ability to murder our young, become poorer, and live less free, all in pursuit of one man’s desperate need to impress other dictators.
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eh, capitalism ain't the only system that put murderous psychopaths at the top of the social order. last i checked that was - oh every developed human system that has ever evolved.
January 6, 2026 at 4:24 AM
eh, capitalism ain't the only system that put murderous psychopaths at the top of the social order. last i checked that was - oh every developed human system that has ever evolved.
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It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 AM
It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
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Somehow everyone in America sees Rs as "stern (abusive) daddy" and sees Ds as "weak (abused) mommy", somehow very much including both Rs and Ds themselves and voters in both parties and pundits in the middle. Its absolutely wild, and it is depressingly explanatory for how they all see their roles
January 6, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Somehow everyone in America sees Rs as "stern (abusive) daddy" and sees Ds as "weak (abused) mommy", somehow very much including both Rs and Ds themselves and voters in both parties and pundits in the middle. Its absolutely wild, and it is depressingly explanatory for how they all see their roles
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anyone expecting a show trial, from any ideological direction, is in for a huge surprise
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
anyone expecting a show trial, from any ideological direction, is in for a huge surprise
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Maduro is getting a fairer trial in NYC than any American would get in Venezuela is the very funny part
January 5, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Maduro is getting a fairer trial in NYC than any American would get in Venezuela is the very funny part