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Of course, elections will continue, even if they become corrupt, in order to manufacture legitimacy (see nearly every dictatorship in the world). Now, I don't think this is guaranteed to happen, but I do think this is the playbook in broad terms.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Of course, elections will continue, even if they become corrupt, in order to manufacture legitimacy (see nearly every dictatorship in the world). Now, I don't think this is guaranteed to happen, but I do think this is the playbook in broad terms.
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I think we're already seeing the midterms plan in action: reducing Congress to passing just a couple laws per year and using executive orders as legislation. Reducing Congress the point of becoming so useless and vestigial that few people care.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I think we're already seeing the midterms plan in action: reducing Congress to passing just a couple laws per year and using executive orders as legislation. Reducing Congress the point of becoming so useless and vestigial that few people care.
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Not to mention, one of the *main* things the grocery biz is being paid for is the capital outlay req'd to pay for, stock, and bring to your doorstep large quantities of 10K+ SKUs in advance of a customer purchase. There is a cost to arranging this funding for which the profit margin needs to account
January 12, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Not to mention, one of the *main* things the grocery biz is being paid for is the capital outlay req'd to pay for, stock, and bring to your doorstep large quantities of 10K+ SKUs in advance of a customer purchase. There is a cost to arranging this funding for which the profit margin needs to account
It's a slightly more rational decision if the university's leadership likes Trump and wants to encourage others to capitulate.
November 29, 2025 at 5:41 AM
It's a slightly more rational decision if the university's leadership likes Trump and wants to encourage others to capitulate.
Maybe you should figure out what it is before you decide for the rest of us if we need it or not.
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Maybe you should figure out what it is before you decide for the rest of us if we need it or not.
Have you ever considered that if it becomes legal for a school to forbid a student from not using a child's preferred pronouns it might also become legal for a school district to forbid a student from using a child's preferred pronouns?
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Have you ever considered that if it becomes legal for a school to forbid a student from not using a child's preferred pronouns it might also become legal for a school district to forbid a student from using a child's preferred pronouns?
I think you hinted at the reason, which is that he's too committed to his ideology to be fully loyal to Trump on a personal level.
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I think you hinted at the reason, which is that he's too committed to his ideology to be fully loyal to Trump on a personal level.
You are the one always going around telling people that "winning elections is what really matters," but conceding "the American right is...correct about several things" would be accomplishing the exact opposite.
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
You are the one always going around telling people that "winning elections is what really matters," but conceding "the American right is...correct about several things" would be accomplishing the exact opposite.
There were plenty of oppressors who were summarily executed (e.g. Mussolini) and those societies seem to be better off for it.
October 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
There were plenty of oppressors who were summarily executed (e.g. Mussolini) and those societies seem to be better off for it.
People who refuse to uphold the rule of law aren't morally entitled to its protection.
October 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
People who refuse to uphold the rule of law aren't morally entitled to its protection.
If the point of generative AI is to simulate human created works, then you could say being wrong sometimes makes the simulation more accurate.
October 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
If the point of generative AI is to simulate human created works, then you could say being wrong sometimes makes the simulation more accurate.
Can't decide if it would be more impressive to have 3 hrs and 10 Ks as a pitcher or as a batter.
October 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Can't decide if it would be more impressive to have 3 hrs and 10 Ks as a pitcher or as a batter.
Surely the trump administration can't allow this to stand!!
October 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Surely the trump administration can't allow this to stand!!
This makes no sense. If ICE trashes the place and disappears the tenants, then that decreases the recovery amount for WF.
October 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This makes no sense. If ICE trashes the place and disappears the tenants, then that decreases the recovery amount for WF.
"Not shopping at Claire's is terrorism" - Claire's management
Ah yes the "radical left" is why the private equity firm decided to close a bunch of stores to garner higher profit margins, okay Claire's that MUST be it.
October 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
"Not shopping at Claire's is terrorism" - Claire's management
"Domestic economic terrorism." This is bitch made behavior lol.
October 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
"Domestic economic terrorism." This is bitch made behavior lol.
You big mad huh, I see you in the replies lolol
October 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
You big mad huh, I see you in the replies lolol
This is Christian-centric thinking, i.e. there is always all alternative church nearby. Jews are a small minority, and lots of places only have one synagogue for a large area.
October 4, 2025 at 3:30 AM
This is Christian-centric thinking, i.e. there is always all alternative church nearby. Jews are a small minority, and lots of places only have one synagogue for a large area.
You should retire
October 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
You should retire
...incoherent policy vision of voters who only pay attention once every 4 years. 2/2
September 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
...incoherent policy vision of voters who only pay attention once every 4 years. 2/2
Here is why you're wrong:
1. Politicians represent everyone in their constituency, which includes a diverse group of people and views.
2. They have a moral duty to protect minority groups, regardless of majority opinion.
3. They are elected to get the best *outcomes*, not to enact the... 1/2
1. Politicians represent everyone in their constituency, which includes a diverse group of people and views.
2. They have a moral duty to protect minority groups, regardless of majority opinion.
3. They are elected to get the best *outcomes*, not to enact the... 1/2
September 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Here is why you're wrong:
1. Politicians represent everyone in their constituency, which includes a diverse group of people and views.
2. They have a moral duty to protect minority groups, regardless of majority opinion.
3. They are elected to get the best *outcomes*, not to enact the... 1/2
1. Politicians represent everyone in their constituency, which includes a diverse group of people and views.
2. They have a moral duty to protect minority groups, regardless of majority opinion.
3. They are elected to get the best *outcomes*, not to enact the... 1/2
I'm not sure a lot of these guys are good people.
September 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I'm not sure a lot of these guys are good people.
What exactly is that metaphor supposed to mean? Is it a positive thing?
September 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
What exactly is that metaphor supposed to mean? Is it a positive thing?
That's quite a lot of words to say nothing.
September 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
That's quite a lot of words to say nothing.
I have multiple direct reports on H-1B and two of them cancelled plans to visit their families this year for fear of not being allowed to return.
September 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I have multiple direct reports on H-1B and two of them cancelled plans to visit their families this year for fear of not being allowed to return.