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Democracy Dies in Broad Daylight (now with extra layoffs!).
Democracy Dies in Broad Daylight (now with extra layoffs!).
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While it is wrong to reflexively disbelieve the administration it is worse to conclude that the lies they tell about the economy are 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 bad.
𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Americans hated Biden’s economy. And Trump’s?
Rising wages haven’t erased memories of inflation or the shock of higher prices.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM
While it is wrong to reflexively disbelieve the administration it is worse to conclude that the lies they tell about the economy are 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 bad.
𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Americans hated Biden’s economy. And Trump’s?
Rising wages haven’t erased memories of inflation or the shock of higher prices.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:28 PM
While it is wrong to reflexively disbelieve the administration it is worse to conclude that the lies they tell about the economy are 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 bad.
𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
The Civil War broke out in South Carolina and now so did a disease we'd previously eradicated - that's why every thinking American wants to move to this greatest of all states!
𝘣𝘺 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Why South Carolina leads the nation in population growth — and measles
Religious exemptions for childhood vaccines and mixed messages may be driving outbreak.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The Civil War broke out in South Carolina and now so did a disease we'd previously eradicated - that's why every thinking American wants to move to this greatest of all states!
𝘣𝘺 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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If you soft-pedal Tucker Carlson's racism, misogyny, and Nazi-adjacent behavior, you just might have what the GOP needs to dominate the next decade.
𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | As conservatism lost its way, Tucker Carlson flourished
A new biography examines the ex-Fox News host’s pull on important parts of the political right.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
If you soft-pedal Tucker Carlson's racism, misogyny, and Nazi-adjacent behavior, you just might have what the GOP needs to dominate the next decade.
𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
If you soft-pedal Tucker Carlson's racism, misogyny, and Nazi-adjacent behavior, you just might have what the GOP needs to dominate the next decade.
𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | As conservatism lost its way, Tucker Carlson flourished
A new biography examines the ex-Fox News host’s pull on important parts of the political right.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
If you soft-pedal Tucker Carlson's racism, misogyny, and Nazi-adjacent behavior, you just might have what the GOP needs to dominate the next decade.
𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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The Washington Post dies in broad daylight.
February 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The Washington Post dies in broad daylight.
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Media's Greatest Pariahs: Liberals who have been warning about the trajectory of the GOP since the 1990s.
Media's Greatest Heroes: Recently-former Republicans who slowly began growing alarmed about the trajectory of the GOP in 2016/2017.
Media's Greatest Heroes: Recently-former Republicans who slowly began growing alarmed about the trajectory of the GOP in 2016/2017.
February 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Media's Greatest Pariahs: Liberals who have been warning about the trajectory of the GOP since the 1990s.
Media's Greatest Heroes: Recently-former Republicans who slowly began growing alarmed about the trajectory of the GOP in 2016/2017.
Media's Greatest Heroes: Recently-former Republicans who slowly began growing alarmed about the trajectory of the GOP in 2016/2017.
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The people of Minneapolis (and other places under siege) are showing superhuman restraint against the blatant, violent tyranny on their streets. It's admirable as hell.
January 24, 2026 at 11:03 PM
The people of Minneapolis (and other places under siege) are showing superhuman restraint against the blatant, violent tyranny on their streets. It's admirable as hell.
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How big is Greenland?
Its so big it covers up 99% of the Epstein files.
Its so big it covers up 99% of the Epstein files.
January 20, 2026 at 1:32 AM
How big is Greenland?
Its so big it covers up 99% of the Epstein files.
Its so big it covers up 99% of the Epstein files.
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It used to be that victims of murders in the U.S. would be smeared by InfoWars and Gateway Pundit as a way to fetishize guns and violence for ad dollars and supplement sales, with the added benefit of cozying up to far-right politicians. Now that work is done by CBS News.
January 14, 2026 at 8:14 PM
It used to be that victims of murders in the U.S. would be smeared by InfoWars and Gateway Pundit as a way to fetishize guns and violence for ad dollars and supplement sales, with the added benefit of cozying up to far-right politicians. Now that work is done by CBS News.
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so much dem "strategy" and talking points are basically:
Republicans: we are going to do this horrible thing🤣😈😈😈😈😈😈😈
Democrats: we also love this horrible thing 👍😀👍😀👍😀👍😀👍😀
Republicans: we are going to do this horrible thing🤣😈😈😈😈😈😈😈
Democrats: we also love this horrible thing 👍😀👍😀👍😀👍😀👍😀
January 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
so much dem "strategy" and talking points are basically:
Republicans: we are going to do this horrible thing🤣😈😈😈😈😈😈😈
Democrats: we also love this horrible thing 👍😀👍😀👍😀👍😀👍😀
Republicans: we are going to do this horrible thing🤣😈😈😈😈😈😈😈
Democrats: we also love this horrible thing 👍😀👍😀👍😀👍😀👍😀
While it is wrong to reflexively side with police it is worse to conclude that illegal and unprovoked shootings by ICE are 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 bad.
𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘤𝘈𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘤𝘈𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Why people see what they want in protests and police shootings
Reflexively siding with or against law enforcement is folly.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
While it is wrong to reflexively side with police it is worse to conclude that illegal and unprovoked shootings by ICE are 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 bad.
𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘤𝘈𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘤𝘈𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Venezuela is 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 like when Bush removed Saddam and Iraq fell apart! Nothing we say!
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The unknowns in Venezuela are brutally obvious
Grave challenges remain after the removal of Maduro.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Venezuela is 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 like when Bush removed Saddam and Iraq fell apart! Nothing we say!
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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10/10. No notes.
January 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
10/10. No notes.
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I just called David LaGrand, mayor of Grand Rapids, expressing HORROR at this arrest. I'm also emailing
@indivisible.org pls alert all Michigan Indivisibles to take action.
Everyone call and write: David LaGrand. Mayor of Grand Rapids · (616) 456-3168. [email protected]
This is UNACCEPTABLE.
@indivisible.org pls alert all Michigan Indivisibles to take action.
Everyone call and write: David LaGrand. Mayor of Grand Rapids · (616) 456-3168. [email protected]
This is UNACCEPTABLE.
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I just called David LaGrand, mayor of Grand Rapids, expressing HORROR at this arrest. I'm also emailing
@indivisible.org pls alert all Michigan Indivisibles to take action.
Everyone call and write: David LaGrand. Mayor of Grand Rapids · (616) 456-3168. [email protected]
This is UNACCEPTABLE.
@indivisible.org pls alert all Michigan Indivisibles to take action.
Everyone call and write: David LaGrand. Mayor of Grand Rapids · (616) 456-3168. [email protected]
This is UNACCEPTABLE.
Mr. Trump and Mr. Vought have proposed a reckless and unworkable revamping of Social Security, and now the Democrats must meet them halfway.
𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭
hat tip: Elton Beard
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭
hat tip: Elton Beard
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
thehill.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Mr. Trump and Mr. Vought have proposed a reckless and unworkable revamping of Social Security, and now the Democrats must meet them halfway.
𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭
hat tip: Elton Beard
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭
hat tip: Elton Beard
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
Biden rapidly pulled out of Afghanistan, which is bad, while Trump plans to keep on killing Venezualans until Venezuela becomes a democracy, which is realistic.
𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶
𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶
December 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Biden rapidly pulled out of Afghanistan, which is bad, while Trump plans to keep on killing Venezualans until Venezuela becomes a democracy, which is realistic.
𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶
𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶
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Too late, Bart. They are Kavanaugh stops forevermore.
Kavanaugh in a footnote in today's opinion says "the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity."
December 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Too late, Bart. They are Kavanaugh stops forevermore.
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‘How the South Won the Civil War’ 💯🎯
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
‘How the South Won the Civil War’ 💯🎯
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Fine: "I'm talking to my colleagues about whether we want these fake Somali refugees - who come to our country, add no value, suck our resources, defraud our govt - whether we actually want them here. I don't think Ilhan Omar shouldn't be a member of Congress - I think she shouldn't be an American"
December 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Fine: "I'm talking to my colleagues about whether we want these fake Somali refugees - who come to our country, add no value, suck our resources, defraud our govt - whether we actually want them here. I don't think Ilhan Omar shouldn't be a member of Congress - I think she shouldn't be an American"
Thanks to Trump's deft handling of international relations, the number of America's friends is such that if the Epstein revelations offend one then we may soon have none.
𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘤𝘈𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦
hat tip: Elton Beard
𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘤𝘈𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦
hat tip: Elton Beard
December 20, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Thanks to Trump's deft handling of international relations, the number of America's friends is such that if the Epstein revelations offend one then we may soon have none.
𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘤𝘈𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦
hat tip: Elton Beard
𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘤𝘈𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦
hat tip: Elton Beard
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"Smear" is a weasel word. It's just another way of saying "no fair!" while sidestepping the question of whether the allegation is true.
She interviewed with Vanity Fair 11 times and they quoted her extensively from those interviews.
December 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"Smear" is a weasel word. It's just another way of saying "no fair!" while sidestepping the question of whether the allegation is true.
If this sort of attention-grabbing nonsense doesn't get me tenure at NYU at least I'll get that regular-appearance gig on Fox News!
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘈𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘹 𝘙𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘈𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘹 𝘙𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | How the bar exam failed Kim Kardashian
The test is not about quality control for lawyers, it’s about quantity control.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
If this sort of attention-grabbing nonsense doesn't get me tenure at NYU at least I'll get that regular-appearance gig on Fox News!
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘈𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘹 𝘙𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵
𝘈𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘹 𝘙𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.