John Carroll
@galactus-us.bsky.social
I know Putin means "prostitute" in French, but would seem appropriate to use it, anyway.
December 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I know Putin means "prostitute" in French, but would seem appropriate to use it, anyway.
A propos to nothing going on today, but a graph from a book I’m reading…
December 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A propos to nothing going on today, but a graph from a book I’m reading…
The entire developing world is at fault, apparently
November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The entire developing world is at fault, apparently
"The People" are individuals, and they would have as much success negotiating rates with insurance companies (who will be the recipient of this money) as an ant would have negotiating with a human gardener.
November 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"The People" are individuals, and they would have as much success negotiating rates with insurance companies (who will be the recipient of this money) as an ant would have negotiating with a human gardener.
When you are throwing snowballs and suddenly realize everyone else has run away...
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
When you are throwing snowballs and suddenly realize everyone else has run away...
Political polling in America is basically a mess. Hard to predict much of anything anymore.
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Political polling in America is basically a mess. Hard to predict much of anything anymore.
Appealing to the Nick Fuentes / Groyper part of the base
October 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Appealing to the Nick Fuentes / Groyper part of the base
Would certainly be closer to the original intent.
October 26, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Would certainly be closer to the original intent.
The Young Republicans featured in the leaked Telegram chat are William F Buckley's ideological offspring.
October 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The Young Republicans featured in the leaked Telegram chat are William F Buckley's ideological offspring.
A country willing to hurt people by putting RFK Jr in charge of HHS is certainly willing to make them pay more for electricity in order not to have to say they were wrong.
October 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A country willing to hurt people by putting RFK Jr in charge of HHS is certainly willing to make them pay more for electricity in order not to have to say they were wrong.
Can fish in a tank eat each other and generate more fish?
October 7, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Can fish in a tank eat each other and generate more fish?
He wants cheering generals like Saddam famously got.
September 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
He wants cheering generals like Saddam famously got.
If Adam Sandler had a character like this in a movie, it would detract from the flow because people would think it was too divorced from reality.
September 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
If Adam Sandler had a character like this in a movie, it would detract from the flow because people would think it was too divorced from reality.
Europe has an incredible ability to fail to cooperate on important issues. Like herding cats on speed.
September 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Europe has an incredible ability to fail to cooperate on important issues. Like herding cats on speed.
Quite the accomplishment, unifying the two largest countries in the world against us.
August 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Quite the accomplishment, unifying the two largest countries in the world against us.
I don't understand how any Senator would go along with this. Trump clearly cares more about underlings following orders than making the right decision (which sounds a bit...German), a mode of government that, historically, has had catastrophic outcomes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
August 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I don't understand how any Senator would go along with this. Trump clearly cares more about underlings following orders than making the right decision (which sounds a bit...German), a mode of government that, historically, has had catastrophic outcomes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
A TACO foreign policy. From the financial times...
Putin is counting on Trump's need to appear like a successful negotiator. So he gets no penalty for his intransigence.
Putin is counting on Trump's need to appear like a successful negotiator. So he gets no penalty for his intransigence.
August 16, 2025 at 4:36 AM
A TACO foreign policy. From the financial times...
Putin is counting on Trump's need to appear like a successful negotiator. So he gets no penalty for his intransigence.
Putin is counting on Trump's need to appear like a successful negotiator. So he gets no penalty for his intransigence.
Just what we needed, making it easier for the wealthy to get into top colleges.
August 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Just what we needed, making it easier for the wealthy to get into top colleges.