James J Cotter
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Retired, multilingual enjoyer of life. What else should I write? Oh, I love my doggies, and all animals.
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Smith: We had also interviewed Boris Epshteyn… He corroborated that they were, in fact, trying to call senators. He dissembled and tried to imply that the president hadn’t directed him to do it, even though there was a text message saying specifically that they had.
December 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Smith: We had also interviewed Boris Epshteyn… He corroborated that they were, in fact, trying to call senators. He dissembled and tried to imply that the president hadn’t directed him to do it, even though there was a text message saying specifically that they had.
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I find it really galling when stupid people think you’re even stupider than they are.
I mean, I don’t mind geniuses thinking I’m dumb. They have a point.
But these guys thinking we’ll believe this? Gross.
I mean, I don’t mind geniuses thinking I’m dumb. They have a point.
But these guys thinking we’ll believe this? Gross.
Dr Oz on Trump lowering drug prices: "We woke the industry up to the fact that we were aware of what was happening. They said, 'Alright. The gig's up. You figured it out. We're gonna come down with our pricing.'"
December 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I find it really galling when stupid people think you’re even stupider than they are.
I mean, I don’t mind geniuses thinking I’m dumb. They have a point.
But these guys thinking we’ll believe this? Gross.
I mean, I don’t mind geniuses thinking I’m dumb. They have a point.
But these guys thinking we’ll believe this? Gross.
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I'm back from vacation, I saw Marty Supreme, I scanned some of the critical commentary on the movie, and I have some thoughts.
[THIS THREAD WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS, DON'T READ IT UNTIL YOU SEE THE MOVIE]
[THIS THREAD WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS, DON'T READ IT UNTIL YOU SEE THE MOVIE]
two people are playing ping pong in a dark arena
ALT: two people are playing ping pong in a dark arena
media.tenor.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I'm back from vacation, I saw Marty Supreme, I scanned some of the critical commentary on the movie, and I have some thoughts.
[THIS THREAD WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS, DON'T READ IT UNTIL YOU SEE THE MOVIE]
[THIS THREAD WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS, DON'T READ IT UNTIL YOU SEE THE MOVIE]
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DOJ Removes All Mentions Of Justice From Website https://theonion.com/doj-removes-all-mentions-of-justice-from-website/
December 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
DOJ Removes All Mentions Of Justice From Website https://theonion.com/doj-removes-all-mentions-of-justice-from-website/
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I can’t believe how stupid everything is
December 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I can’t believe how stupid everything is
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The GOP has really leaned in to singling out Somalis for very explicit racism. Ron Johnson and the rest of the party are just loathsome, un-American people.
Ron Johnson: "Understand, Somalis have just been in this country a few years. They're amateurs when it comes to fleecing the federal government."
December 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The GOP has really leaned in to singling out Somalis for very explicit racism. Ron Johnson and the rest of the party are just loathsome, un-American people.
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It says a lot about the decline of society that elites no longer turn to a church for indulgences and instead are turning to Ezra Klein.
December 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It says a lot about the decline of society that elites no longer turn to a church for indulgences and instead are turning to Ezra Klein.
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Context you rarely hear: global stocks are up about 30% over the past year. U.S. stocks? Around 18%. That means American investors underperformed the world by about 12 percentage points, even while headlines called it a “fantastic year.”
December 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Context you rarely hear: global stocks are up about 30% over the past year. U.S. stocks? Around 18%. That means American investors underperformed the world by about 12 percentage points, even while headlines called it a “fantastic year.”
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Wishing you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a season filled with peace, joy, and love.
December 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Wishing you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a season filled with peace, joy, and love.
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Holiday greetings just as Republican Jesus would’ve made them
December 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Holiday greetings just as Republican Jesus would’ve made them
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Of course he does. 🙄
Stephen Miller wants everyone at 60 Minutes who “engaged in this revolt” (aka told the truth) fired
December 24, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Of course he does. 🙄
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That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
December 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
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Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
December 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
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The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
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🚨 Andrew Tate has been BATTERED and comprehensively beaten by a novice boxer, Chase DeMoor
December 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
🚨 Andrew Tate has been BATTERED and comprehensively beaten by a novice boxer, Chase DeMoor
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Holy 👀 this is horrifying.
They missed on redacting Trump from all of the Epstein files.
Top of the last page shows some very incriminating stuff:
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
www.ibtimes.co.uk/report-claim...
Top of the last page shows some very incriminating stuff:
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
www.ibtimes.co.uk/report-claim...
December 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Holy 👀 this is horrifying.
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Historian here it’s not just the Supreme Court, it’s time for a Third Reconstruction of American democracy now that we have seen how easy it is for bad actors to play the system for nefarious goals.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Historian here it’s not just the Supreme Court, it’s time for a Third Reconstruction of American democracy now that we have seen how easy it is for bad actors to play the system for nefarious goals.
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This is getting really confusing. But I don't care, as long as they eat each other alive.
December 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
This is getting really confusing. But I don't care, as long as they eat each other alive.
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Estonia, it’s time to mine the territory near the border for at least 5 km.
December 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Estonia, it’s time to mine the territory near the border for at least 5 km.
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Olson went on to, uh, explain the context, but I promise it is not especially illuminating. Lots of discussion of “eunuchs,” just to give you a sense of where this man’s head is at while the Senate considers him for a life-tenured seat on the federal bench.
December 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Olson went on to, uh, explain the context, but I promise it is not especially illuminating. Lots of discussion of “eunuchs,” just to give you a sense of where this man’s head is at while the Senate considers him for a life-tenured seat on the federal bench.
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Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
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Not that it's not appalling enough, but this is an official US Government post, paid for by our federal tax dollars.
December 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Not that it's not appalling enough, but this is an official US Government post, paid for by our federal tax dollars.
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
Technical term is he is a sick fuck.
December 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Technical term is he is a sick fuck.
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