It’s all about the vibes, and the vibes are bad. medium.com/@blpdc/heavy...
Heavy and Weightless
Someone recently accused me of not being able to name a single positive thing about Donald Trump, so here goes:
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January 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM
It’s all about the vibes, and the vibes are bad. medium.com/@blpdc/heavy...
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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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It's the only game that matters. My SKETCH of British politicians playing the Trump Game.
January 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
It's the only game that matters. My SKETCH of British politicians playing the Trump Game.
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January 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
In the final chapter, @seandnaylor.bsky.social writes that during the War on Terror, JSOC commanders "built the perfect hammer for the National Command Authority. The risk was that, as a result, successive administrations would continue to view too many national security problems as a nail."
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Vance’s use of quotes is deliberate, not illiterate like Trump’s. Here, it signifies that legality itself is a dubious or frivolous concept as applied to the actions of the regime. It conveys not just that it’s wrong to say the acts were illegal, but ridiculous to use law as a metric at all.
Vance pushes back and says this was not illegal, arguing "Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas."
January 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Vance’s use of quotes is deliberate, not illiterate like Trump’s. Here, it signifies that legality itself is a dubious or frivolous concept as applied to the actions of the regime. It conveys not just that it’s wrong to say the acts were illegal, but ridiculous to use law as a metric at all.
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A college sophomore at an Occupy rally could not have generated such a grotesque outsized caricature of US imperialism
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
A college sophomore at an Occupy rally could not have generated such a grotesque outsized caricature of US imperialism
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I mean the US military runnings ops against the VZ military is like Jordan dunking on a 6 foot hoop against a team of 8 year olds.
It’s only impressive if you know nothing about the game.
It’s only impressive if you know nothing about the game.
January 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I mean the US military runnings ops against the VZ military is like Jordan dunking on a 6 foot hoop against a team of 8 year olds.
It’s only impressive if you know nothing about the game.
It’s only impressive if you know nothing about the game.
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WTF.
decided to go smell the rotten milk in the back of the Washington Post fridge... I don't even know what to say about this
January 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
WTF.
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as a final note this is part of why i have such a burning hatred for gamblers right now. you have to assume from here on out that everything admin does will be subject to insider trading of some sort
January 3, 2026 at 11:25 AM
as a final note this is part of why i have such a burning hatred for gamblers right now. you have to assume from here on out that everything admin does will be subject to insider trading of some sort
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I’ve long maintained that it was a mistake for Congress to have abolished itself.
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I’ve long maintained that it was a mistake for Congress to have abolished itself.
We are now literally doing the “it’s coming right for us” defense (youtu.be/Vr0bBuI8HKM?...)
January 3, 2026 at 11:04 AM
We are now literally doing the “it’s coming right for us” defense (youtu.be/Vr0bBuI8HKM?...)
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The media wants the war and likes Trump and so will not report on this war as if it is unpopular, despite overwhelming polling showing that it is. Covering things as if they are unpopular is for things they want to stop and they want the war and want it to succeed.
Most Americans say President Trump should seek congressional authorization before using force in Venezuela.
(@dhmontgomery.com @today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251224-free
(@dhmontgomery.com @today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251224-free
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 AM
The media wants the war and likes Trump and so will not report on this war as if it is unpopular, despite overwhelming polling showing that it is. Covering things as if they are unpopular is for things they want to stop and they want the war and want it to succeed.
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sliwa correctly understanding that mamdani ran a very traditional campaign and thus surpassing the analytical ability of 80% if people who comment on politics for a living
this is the most incredible interview i’ve ever read. the aei guy tries so hard to get sliwa to trash mamdani and he simply won’t. he also brings up flaco (rip) unprompted.
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![How would you describe Mamdani's politics?
He's not a communist. People call him that. That's ridiculous. He is a democratic socialist. David Dinkins [New York mayor from 1990-93] was a democratic socialist. We've had a long history in New York City of socialism.
What's the biggest challenge Mamdani faces as mayor!
I don't think the Zohranistas totally understand the fiscal irresponsibility we just went through with the Adams years and how little money there's left.
There's not enough money to do all the things that Zohran wants to do.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreic7pxra6vmrjmqo4jmw4vdagiluj6xtkovqb3f4ex7fc55m7pzaxu@jpeg)
January 2, 2026 at 12:27 AM
sliwa correctly understanding that mamdani ran a very traditional campaign and thus surpassing the analytical ability of 80% if people who comment on politics for a living
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They think democratic socialist countries and social democratic societies don’t have nice things which is in fact that historically stated reasoning behind moving to create those societies
January 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
They think democratic socialist countries and social democratic societies don’t have nice things which is in fact that historically stated reasoning behind moving to create those societies
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Everyone mentioned here should to jail www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
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January 1, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Everyone mentioned here should to jail www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
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A perfect illustration of @larryglickman.bsky.social’s point about how reporters treat aggressive campaigns of white resentment as natural phenomena that have no agency or agenda behind them.
Backlash politics is a fact of life! Let’s focus on how liberals must accept it and adjust, like we have!
Backlash politics is a fact of life! Let’s focus on how liberals must accept it and adjust, like we have!
Real "oh my god, she admit it" moment here. Trump is treated as an uninteresting figure without agency so we can dump endless criticism on liberals for how they react to his "natural disaster." He "doesn't participate in moral frameworks" lmfao
December 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A perfect illustration of @larryglickman.bsky.social’s point about how reporters treat aggressive campaigns of white resentment as natural phenomena that have no agency or agenda behind them.
Backlash politics is a fact of life! Let’s focus on how liberals must accept it and adjust, like we have!
Backlash politics is a fact of life! Let’s focus on how liberals must accept it and adjust, like we have!
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People are massively underestimating how much politics is going to be further deranged by AI.
2008 was the Facebook election
2016 was the Twitter election
2020 was the Zoom election
2024 was the Space Caligula election
2028 is going to be the AI election
2008 was the Facebook election
2016 was the Twitter election
2020 was the Zoom election
2024 was the Space Caligula election
2028 is going to be the AI election
December 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
People are massively underestimating how much politics is going to be further deranged by AI.
2008 was the Facebook election
2016 was the Twitter election
2020 was the Zoom election
2024 was the Space Caligula election
2028 is going to be the AI election
2008 was the Facebook election
2016 was the Twitter election
2020 was the Zoom election
2024 was the Space Caligula election
2028 is going to be the AI election
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An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
December 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
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This piece is a great illustration of how the long-term effect of Trump’s destruction of US institutions won’t be felt in a dramatic market collapse, but rather in permanently worse economic conditions, and lower prosperity.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... So long, American exceptionalism
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... So long, American exceptionalism
So long, American exceptionalism
For the first time, investors are talking about ‘US risk’
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December 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This piece is a great illustration of how the long-term effect of Trump’s destruction of US institutions won’t be felt in a dramatic market collapse, but rather in permanently worse economic conditions, and lower prosperity.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... So long, American exceptionalism
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... So long, American exceptionalism
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What we need right now is thoughtful and imaginative world-makers, not disrupters.
The mission creep from Schumpeter's "creative destruction" as a dynamic of economic development to "disruption" as a broader assault on societal institutions is a major causal factor in our current problems.
The mission creep from Schumpeter's "creative destruction" as a dynamic of economic development to "disruption" as a broader assault on societal institutions is a major causal factor in our current problems.
Can Democrats Reinvent Themselves as Washington Disrupters?
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December 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What we need right now is thoughtful and imaginative world-makers, not disrupters.
The mission creep from Schumpeter's "creative destruction" as a dynamic of economic development to "disruption" as a broader assault on societal institutions is a major causal factor in our current problems.
The mission creep from Schumpeter's "creative destruction" as a dynamic of economic development to "disruption" as a broader assault on societal institutions is a major causal factor in our current problems.