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Nothing says a main character has to be a good person or redeemable.
January 19, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Nothing says a main character has to be a good person or redeemable.
Wasn’t Gore leading around this time in 2002 too?
January 19, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Wasn’t Gore leading around this time in 2002 too?
Still too early and her past 2020 campaign was lackluster (so was Biden 2008 though) but yeah, you can’t take it for granted that her lead is paper thin as that was the mistake pundits and candidates did for both Biden 2020 and Trump.
January 19, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Still too early and her past 2020 campaign was lackluster (so was Biden 2008 though) but yeah, you can’t take it for granted that her lead is paper thin as that was the mistake pundits and candidates did for both Biden 2020 and Trump.
I’m embarrassed that I only realized where Taiwan’s political parties aligned on this some years ago and the “Republic of China” jokes are technically the Mainland’s position as well.
January 18, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I’m embarrassed that I only realized where Taiwan’s political parties aligned on this some years ago and the “Republic of China” jokes are technically the Mainland’s position as well.
Isn’t the speculation is that he’ll run for the 2028 LA County Executive race?
January 17, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Isn’t the speculation is that he’ll run for the 2028 LA County Executive race?
This “report” is probably BS.
January 17, 2026 at 2:43 AM
This “report” is probably BS.
This assumes the U.S does have the same electoral system as UK and Canada. There’s a good argument that because of primaries, the U.S. doesn’t have a traditional FPTP system and more of a two-round system.
January 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
This assumes the U.S does have the same electoral system as UK and Canada. There’s a good argument that because of primaries, the U.S. doesn’t have a traditional FPTP system and more of a two-round system.
Not sure if being sarcastic, but a story about Jedi *knights*, a princess, and an evil wizard is definitely fairy tale-adjacent. Lucas sometimes overstates this but he wasn’t exactly wrong saying he made these films for children.
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Not sure if being sarcastic, but a story about Jedi *knights*, a princess, and an evil wizard is definitely fairy tale-adjacent. Lucas sometimes overstates this but he wasn’t exactly wrong saying he made these films for children.
Party labels are important information for the voter and if anything, there should be more of them to give a clear idea of where a politician aligns especially at the local level as a lot of pols run on vague platitudes.
January 16, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Party labels are important information for the voter and if anything, there should be more of them to give a clear idea of where a politician aligns especially at the local level as a lot of pols run on vague platitudes.
Hence why it was good Klein asked him as he later asks Talarico about this specific point.
January 14, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Hence why it was good Klein asked him as he later asks Talarico about this specific point.
Judging from the follow up question about the “money changers”, Klein knows the story and wanted Talarico to explained and elaborate on it for the audience, many of whom probably aren’t too familiar with it.
January 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Judging from the follow up question about the “money changers”, Klein knows the story and wanted Talarico to explained and elaborate on it for the audience, many of whom probably aren’t too familiar with it.
Will Stancil’s posting lies a-mouldering in the grave!
January 14, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Will Stancil’s posting lies a-mouldering in the grave!
People really be saying things, I see.
January 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
People really be saying things, I see.
Yeah, but what does Ja Rule think?
January 14, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Yeah, but what does Ja Rule think?
Literally 1984.
January 14, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Literally 1984.
Lander doesn’t live in that district and would lose that primary hard against Jeffries to the point it wouldn’t make a difference in how the latter acts.
January 14, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Lander doesn’t live in that district and would lose that primary hard against Jeffries to the point it wouldn’t make a difference in how the latter acts.
Gonna suck though when Will has to go underneath the enemy’s uh…
January 14, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Gonna suck though when Will has to go underneath the enemy’s uh…
The Jerome Powell edit to “Like That” is peak posting. Immediate raise for the social media manager.
January 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The Jerome Powell edit to “Like That” is peak posting. Immediate raise for the social media manager.
Yes, though since it’s happening globally, immigration can only get you so far but should be opened up regardless.
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Yes, though since it’s happening globally, immigration can only get you so far but should be opened up regardless.
The fear is that you just run out of workers to even physically take care of the elderly. More Korea in the future is the feared outcome.
January 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The fear is that you just run out of workers to even physically take care of the elderly. More Korea in the future is the feared outcome.
The problem is more age distribution than population size (a lot more old people with fewer young people).
January 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The problem is more age distribution than population size (a lot more old people with fewer young people).
Fandom subreddits are typical of this where it hits you that the “2011” in their username might actually be the year of their birth.
January 13, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Fandom subreddits are typical of this where it hits you that the “2011” in their username might actually be the year of their birth.
She’s running specifically because Schumer and the DSCC successfully recruited her.
January 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
She’s running specifically because Schumer and the DSCC successfully recruited her.
Not exactly Murc’s Law but definitely a corollary to it.
January 11, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Not exactly Murc’s Law but definitely a corollary to it.
I think it wouldn’t have been that big an issue if wasn’t for the fact the deputy secretary was on vacation and wasn’t aware IIRC.
January 8, 2026 at 6:46 AM
I think it wouldn’t have been that big an issue if wasn’t for the fact the deputy secretary was on vacation and wasn’t aware IIRC.