Simon St.Laurent
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Simon St.Laurent
@simonstl.com
· Nov 18
When times are bad, help people.
When times are good, help people.
When times are good, help people.
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Vitriol, scapegoating, insults, and impugning of motives are destructive of democracy, as I wrote for Fox News.
January 22, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Vitriol, scapegoating, insults, and impugning of motives are destructive of democracy, as I wrote for Fox News.
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FWIW:
Golden is retiring.
The filing deadline has passed in NC; Davis is the only Dem running.
The filing deadline has passed in TX; Gonzalez & Cuellar both have primary opponents.
Gillen has several Dem opponents as well, as does Perez.
If you want to primary Suozzi, you still have until 3/30.
Golden is retiring.
The filing deadline has passed in NC; Davis is the only Dem running.
The filing deadline has passed in TX; Gonzalez & Cuellar both have primary opponents.
Gillen has several Dem opponents as well, as does Perez.
If you want to primary Suozzi, you still have until 3/30.
January 22, 2026 at 10:02 PM
FWIW:
Golden is retiring.
The filing deadline has passed in NC; Davis is the only Dem running.
The filing deadline has passed in TX; Gonzalez & Cuellar both have primary opponents.
Gillen has several Dem opponents as well, as does Perez.
If you want to primary Suozzi, you still have until 3/30.
Golden is retiring.
The filing deadline has passed in NC; Davis is the only Dem running.
The filing deadline has passed in TX; Gonzalez & Cuellar both have primary opponents.
Gillen has several Dem opponents as well, as does Perez.
If you want to primary Suozzi, you still have until 3/30.
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I am heartened by the networks of protectors
I am horrified by the number of families torn to pieces, the children in “tender age” detention camps, and the people illegally deported to prisons and nations that they never lived in
Holding both of these at once is no easy task.
I am horrified by the number of families torn to pieces, the children in “tender age” detention camps, and the people illegally deported to prisons and nations that they never lived in
Holding both of these at once is no easy task.
January 22, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I am heartened by the networks of protectors
I am horrified by the number of families torn to pieces, the children in “tender age” detention camps, and the people illegally deported to prisons and nations that they never lived in
Holding both of these at once is no easy task.
I am horrified by the number of families torn to pieces, the children in “tender age” detention camps, and the people illegally deported to prisons and nations that they never lived in
Holding both of these at once is no easy task.
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So Hakeem didn’t whip against the ICE bill even though his entire party except seven votes was against it?
What kind of leadership is that? He’s literally just covering for the corrupt seven at the expense of everyone else.
Why are all of them ok with this?
What kind of leadership is that? He’s literally just covering for the corrupt seven at the expense of everyone else.
Why are all of them ok with this?
January 22, 2026 at 11:18 PM
So Hakeem didn’t whip against the ICE bill even though his entire party except seven votes was against it?
What kind of leadership is that? He’s literally just covering for the corrupt seven at the expense of everyone else.
Why are all of them ok with this?
What kind of leadership is that? He’s literally just covering for the corrupt seven at the expense of everyone else.
Why are all of them ok with this?
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Honestly in the long-term outlook, Linke becoming predominantly a party of young lefty women rather than Ostalgic boomers who miss the GDR is a good development.
fucking dying at the Linke numbers for 18-34 women
holy shit dawg
holy shit dawg
January 22, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Honestly in the long-term outlook, Linke becoming predominantly a party of young lefty women rather than Ostalgic boomers who miss the GDR is a good development.
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I took my kids to see this exhibit in particular. At the time, it made a huge impression on them. It made them think in a way the inert, static ra-ra of sanitized history never can even if you don't know it's false.
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
January 22, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I took my kids to see this exhibit in particular. At the time, it made a huge impression on them. It made them think in a way the inert, static ra-ra of sanitized history never can even if you don't know it's false.
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not surprising and yet still jarring to read ex-FBI agents describing how Kash Patel and Bongino reacted to Charlie Kirk's murder while running the agency. truly the content creator administration/podcast govt www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 22, 2026 at 10:49 PM
not surprising and yet still jarring to read ex-FBI agents describing how Kash Patel and Bongino reacted to Charlie Kirk's murder while running the agency. truly the content creator administration/podcast govt www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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was starting to get worried, but I’ve been informed that a couple more police-approved peaceful protests should wrap this up. no need for concern, as my political enemies will simply change their minds now they’ve been asked to nicely
January 22, 2026 at 9:04 PM
was starting to get worried, but I’ve been informed that a couple more police-approved peaceful protests should wrap this up. no need for concern, as my political enemies will simply change their minds now they’ve been asked to nicely
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still feels like folks outside of MN are kind of not getting it: our state has been under attack for over a month, and the resistance is being organized by literally your regular old neighbors and coworkers and friends.
Voices of the MN Occupation - Racket
A real-time oral history of the ICE assault on Minnesota
racketmn.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:20 PM
still feels like folks outside of MN are kind of not getting it: our state has been under attack for over a month, and the resistance is being organized by literally your regular old neighbors and coworkers and friends.
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Democrat leaders need to lead protests. Go out there and deal with ICE as your people do. Have guns put in your face & a lung full of tear gas. Maybe then you’ll stop giving these terrorists money.
January 21, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Democrat leaders need to lead protests. Go out there and deal with ICE as your people do. Have guns put in your face & a lung full of tear gas. Maybe then you’ll stop giving these terrorists money.
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there was no city-wide mass mobilization against the other ethnic cleansing initiatives in our history
January 22, 2026 at 7:48 PM
there was no city-wide mass mobilization against the other ethnic cleansing initiatives in our history
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This is damage control. Trying to convince the party faithful they’re not the baddies. It’s a position of weakness.
Vance claims there are videos that "suggest" ICE agents are "not doing everything right," but they are "doing an incredible job"
January 22, 2026 at 9:24 PM
This is damage control. Trying to convince the party faithful they’re not the baddies. It’s a position of weakness.
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The grimness of US history should encourage us. Yes, people used to send lynching postcards. And other people saw that, worked towards building a more just society anyway, and succeeded beyond anyone's wildest imagination. There's more work to be done. What's our excuse for choosing despair instead?
I understand and appreciate the fact that for some it is genuinely uncomfortable and distracting to think about how grim US history is. yes, that is strategically relevant, and no, I wouldn't put "did you know people used to send lynching photos to each other as postcards?" on a recruitment flyer
January 22, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The grimness of US history should encourage us. Yes, people used to send lynching postcards. And other people saw that, worked towards building a more just society anyway, and succeeded beyond anyone's wildest imagination. There's more work to be done. What's our excuse for choosing despair instead?
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I’m not concerned with whether folks like a group of people. I’m concerned with whether they refuse to extend solidarity to people who need it.
January 22, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I’m not concerned with whether folks like a group of people. I’m concerned with whether they refuse to extend solidarity to people who need it.
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Smart fucking kid.
When I was in high school I did a constitutional debate program and witnessed this exchange:
JUDGE: what’s your favorite amendment?
KID: the third
JUDGE: why the third?
KID: because if there’s soldiers in your house, the other ones really don’t matter
BORN READY FOR 2026
JUDGE: what’s your favorite amendment?
KID: the third
JUDGE: why the third?
KID: because if there’s soldiers in your house, the other ones really don’t matter
BORN READY FOR 2026
January 22, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Smart fucking kid.
No, but fascinating anyway.
(I've posted on this before, but this is a deeper dive.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF2q...
(I've posted on this before, but this is a deeper dive.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF2q...
Was Acid House Invented in India?
YouTube video by Alex Ball
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:46 PM
No, but fascinating anyway.
(I've posted on this before, but this is a deeper dive.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF2q...
(I've posted on this before, but this is a deeper dive.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF2q...
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Can't emphasize this enough. Moving beyond shame toward true solidarity with all people is how we get free. It's how we move toward a new and better world for those who come after us.
Repair is needed, and that repair and restoration is part and parcel of the world we're building.
Repair is needed, and that repair and restoration is part and parcel of the world we're building.
I'm not saying to dunk on this person AT ALL but because I want this point elevated.
I don't want you to be ashamed to be a white American. The history of white Americans who sided against whiteness and acted in solidarity with others has been suppressed as ruthlessly as the history of violence.
I don't want you to be ashamed to be a white American. The history of white Americans who sided against whiteness and acted in solidarity with others has been suppressed as ruthlessly as the history of violence.
At this point in the history of our country, I am very ashamed to be a white American! I don’t want to be mistaken for a thug who is so brain dead they convince themselves that they are better than anyone else because they are white!
I have never & would never BELIEVE THEIR CONVICTED FELON!
I have never & would never BELIEVE THEIR CONVICTED FELON!
January 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Can't emphasize this enough. Moving beyond shame toward true solidarity with all people is how we get free. It's how we move toward a new and better world for those who come after us.
Repair is needed, and that repair and restoration is part and parcel of the world we're building.
Repair is needed, and that repair and restoration is part and parcel of the world we're building.
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the vibes are rancid
January 22, 2026 at 4:57 PM
the vibes are rancid
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In case you need a little warmth 🐾🤍
January 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM
In case you need a little warmth 🐾🤍
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In the 1870 census, Boise, Idaho was almost 50% Chinese. Just...think about that. Think about Boise, Idaho today and what you think about it racially.
What happened after that was, to put it bluntly, repeated violence against the Chinese population in the West.
What happened after that was, to put it bluntly, repeated violence against the Chinese population in the West.
January 22, 2026 at 2:59 PM
In the 1870 census, Boise, Idaho was almost 50% Chinese. Just...think about that. Think about Boise, Idaho today and what you think about it racially.
What happened after that was, to put it bluntly, repeated violence against the Chinese population in the West.
What happened after that was, to put it bluntly, repeated violence against the Chinese population in the West.
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Jared Golden isn't running again. He has no need to pander to Trump voters in his final days in office. He's just a bad person who wants bad things.
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Jared Golden isn't running again. He has no need to pander to Trump voters in his final days in office. He's just a bad person who wants bad things.
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How many more UBI pilots do governments need to see?
As many as it takes to see one that fails.
As many as it takes to see one that fails.
An ambitious experiment to give young people money and trust them to spend it well shows promising early signs, participants say.
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/20/c...
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/20/c...
NYC Is Testing Guaranteed Income for Homeless Youths. Here’s How It’s Going.
An ambitious experiment to give young people money and trust them to spend it well shows promising early signs, participants say.
www.thecity.nyc
January 22, 2026 at 2:01 PM
How many more UBI pilots do governments need to see?
As many as it takes to see one that fails.
As many as it takes to see one that fails.
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Even England by 2055 "could need to find an additional 5bn litres of water/day to meet demand for public water supply – more than ⅓ of the 14bn currently put into the public water supply, according to the Envir. Agency. Other water sectors, such as agri. & energy, may need an additional 1bn l/day."
Half the world's 100 largest cities are experiencing high water stress, where the amount of water being used is perilously close to exceeding what's available. Now, climate change is drying already stretched water supplies. Our new article, out now:
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Half the world’s 100 largest cities are in high water stress areas, analysis finds
Exclusive: Beijing, Delhi, Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro among worst affected, with demand close to exceeding supply
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January 22, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Even England by 2055 "could need to find an additional 5bn litres of water/day to meet demand for public water supply – more than ⅓ of the 14bn currently put into the public water supply, according to the Envir. Agency. Other water sectors, such as agri. & energy, may need an additional 1bn l/day."
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This continues to get lost, but Miller is sinking massive resources into boosting the sheer numbers of deportations (to shift the ethnic mix of the country) at the expense of public safety.
This is empirically the case. It's almost never explained this way.
www.theunpopulist.net/p/stephen-mi...
This is empirically the case. It's almost never explained this way.
www.theunpopulist.net/p/stephen-mi...
January 22, 2026 at 12:54 PM
This continues to get lost, but Miller is sinking massive resources into boosting the sheer numbers of deportations (to shift the ethnic mix of the country) at the expense of public safety.
This is empirically the case. It's almost never explained this way.
www.theunpopulist.net/p/stephen-mi...
This is empirically the case. It's almost never explained this way.
www.theunpopulist.net/p/stephen-mi...
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The history of the Democratic Party since Reagan is that of a party doing the bare minimum it can for its base, or outright rejecting it, in order to have a better chance at the middle five percent of the electorate that makes its decisions basically at random. The base is now rejecting that bargain
January 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The history of the Democratic Party since Reagan is that of a party doing the bare minimum it can for its base, or outright rejecting it, in order to have a better chance at the middle five percent of the electorate that makes its decisions basically at random. The base is now rejecting that bargain