Trollus Maximus
@genericshitposter.bsky.social
The only way to stop a bad guy with a hot take is with a good guy with a hot take.
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This is extremely dumb for a variety of reasons but perhaps the most obvious is that the Romans didn't apply their adoption law to grants of citizenship.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I had missed this latest delirium by Adrian Vermeule on birthright citizenship
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
December 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This is extremely dumb for a variety of reasons but perhaps the most obvious is that the Romans didn't apply their adoption law to grants of citizenship.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
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For lots of press and pundits it is perpetually December 2024
December 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
For lots of press and pundits it is perpetually December 2024
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JD Vance made up for not being a cradle Catholic by seeking out one of its most vital experiences, imprinting on a pedophile as a father figure
December 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
JD Vance made up for not being a cradle Catholic by seeking out one of its most vital experiences, imprinting on a pedophile as a father figure
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Let’s win
I’m Mike Sacks, and I endorse this message
December 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Let’s win
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the most notable thing JD Vance has done in the last five years is tell vicious racist lies about immigrants. If you think he hasn't taken a side on bigotry, you are an idiot. He's for it. He's very strongly for it.
December 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
the most notable thing JD Vance has done in the last five years is tell vicious racist lies about immigrants. If you think he hasn't taken a side on bigotry, you are an idiot. He's for it. He's very strongly for it.
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Ellie's right. Look at history. Liberalism is the winningest political story there is. Liberty, equality & fraternity have lit more fires in the hearts of men & women than tyranny ever could. We won the last century, we will win the next and we will win today. All you have to do is spread the word.
i think something our political side could benefit from, more than “joe rogan of the left,” is recognizing that one of the ways you persuade is by giving people stories they can be a part of
for instance: it’s possible we’re seeing resistance at CBS bc it’s a chance for reporters to look heroic
for instance: it’s possible we’re seeing resistance at CBS bc it’s a chance for reporters to look heroic
December 22, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Ellie's right. Look at history. Liberalism is the winningest political story there is. Liberty, equality & fraternity have lit more fires in the hearts of men & women than tyranny ever could. We won the last century, we will win the next and we will win today. All you have to do is spread the word.
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This is what Bari Weiss et al think "censorship" actually is; when subordinates criticize their superiors. That has been the bedrock of the entire "cancel culture" discourse in elite media; rage at the idea that students, women, journalists, interns, etc might be able to speak against the boss.
The CBS reporter who led the story calls pulling it a "political" decision.
"The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
"The decision was made after Bari Weiss, the new editor in chief of CBS News, requested numerous changes to the segment."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This is what Bari Weiss et al think "censorship" actually is; when subordinates criticize their superiors. That has been the bedrock of the entire "cancel culture" discourse in elite media; rage at the idea that students, women, journalists, interns, etc might be able to speak against the boss.
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Something something censorship industrial complex
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Something something censorship industrial complex
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support independent media. idk what else to say right now.
December 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
support independent media. idk what else to say right now.
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Can’t wait until antisemitism hits 51% agreement and MattY flips and decides that it has to be part of a popularist agenda
December 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Can’t wait until antisemitism hits 51% agreement and MattY flips and decides that it has to be part of a popularist agenda
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Every day that goes by, every move that's made, I become more sure that one or more Sulzbergers are in those files with their hands up a 12 year old's panties.
December 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Every day that goes by, every move that's made, I become more sure that one or more Sulzbergers are in those files with their hands up a 12 year old's panties.
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Washington Post's new headline is still wrong.
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Washington Post's new headline is still wrong.
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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I cannot emphasize how serious an assault on democracy this is. Any effort by the Trump administration to engage in false claims of fraud or mass voter suppression relies on this as a building block. As importantly, there is no legitimate reason DOJ would want this information.
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. Thursday for unfettered access to the states’ voter registration records. The federal government has now filed lawsuits against 21 states, plus D.C.
This is a developing story...
This is a developing story...
DOJ Sues Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and DC, Expanding Campaign of Voter Data Lawsuits to 22
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I cannot emphasize how serious an assault on democracy this is. Any effort by the Trump administration to engage in false claims of fraud or mass voter suppression relies on this as a building block. As importantly, there is no legitimate reason DOJ would want this information.
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The collective delusion here is useful in that it has provoked conservatives to dispense with decades of bootstrap rhetoric and reveal what they would say if they thought black people were people, that is to say, if these things were happening to them
December 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The collective delusion here is useful in that it has provoked conservatives to dispense with decades of bootstrap rhetoric and reveal what they would say if they thought black people were people, that is to say, if these things were happening to them
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Voters love when someone identifies as a sensible moderate and it drives me nuts when people on here get spitting mad that a national Democrat is moving away from that label. The key is to embrace progressive policies with the branding of sensible moderation. Politics all sales and sleight of hand.
Emerson poll on presidential matchup 2x2.
Progressive Democrat 43%
MAGA Republican 42%
Moderate Republican 48%
Progressive Democrat 36%
Moderate Democrat 47%
MAGA Republican 38%
Moderate Republican 44%
Moderate Democrat 39%
Progressive Democrat 43%
MAGA Republican 42%
Moderate Republican 48%
Progressive Democrat 36%
Moderate Democrat 47%
MAGA Republican 38%
Moderate Republican 44%
Moderate Democrat 39%
December 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Voters love when someone identifies as a sensible moderate and it drives me nuts when people on here get spitting mad that a national Democrat is moving away from that label. The key is to embrace progressive policies with the branding of sensible moderation. Politics all sales and sleight of hand.
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Can Dutchmen not do English history?
December 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Can Dutchmen not do English history?
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Three generations of billionaires is enough.
The richest man on the planet has a pinned tweet that's just straight up white nationalism. I can't say I miss Twitter!
December 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Three generations of billionaires is enough.
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This is a real headline on the New York Times website.
Support independent media.
Support independent media.
December 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This is a real headline on the New York Times website.
Support independent media.
Support independent media.
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Again, promise to seize all of it in one go and distribute half to the American people in the form of stimulus checks and it’d probably get veto-proof-majority-to-pack-the-Supreme-Court numbers
"For the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71 percent believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate."
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Again, promise to seize all of it in one go and distribute half to the American people in the form of stimulus checks and it’d probably get veto-proof-majority-to-pack-the-Supreme-Court numbers
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If you have a bank account in your country or use U.S. technology, as most of us do, this will 100% affect you and your loved ones now and well into the foreseeable future. And this is why #Digitalsovereignty should be a goal for every democratic government if they are serious about freedom.
"‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock Intl Criminal Court judge out of daily life. Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services (Uber, Alexa, Ticketmaster...) in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If you have a bank account in your country or use U.S. technology, as most of us do, this will 100% affect you and your loved ones now and well into the foreseeable future. And this is why #Digitalsovereignty should be a goal for every democratic government if they are serious about freedom.
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related to this a lot of people in the pundit class need to learn how to just be annoyed by someone or something without turning it into What’s Wrong With America
i am fascinated by how nate silver turns everything he doesn’t like into a bespoke ideology. it’s not that he is annoyed by HCR, it is that she is a dreaded “ism” responsible for everything he doesn’t like about the democratic party. same with bluesky.
what the fuck are you talking about man
December 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
related to this a lot of people in the pundit class need to learn how to just be annoyed by someone or something without turning it into What’s Wrong With America
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A common belief among guys like this is that when people respond negatively to them, it's because those people can't handle the force of their arguments. When in fact it's that those people view them as unlikable assholes. Hence fidgeting read as uncomfortable agreement instead of "god what a jerk."
So it turns out learning the core knowledge of Western Civilization doesn't stop you being unfathomably stupid
December 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A common belief among guys like this is that when people respond negatively to them, it's because those people can't handle the force of their arguments. When in fact it's that those people view them as unlikable assholes. Hence fidgeting read as uncomfortable agreement instead of "god what a jerk."
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Liberal Currents being like “they’re persecuting Christians” while the Bulwark is like “the siege on LGBT Americans is obscene” is
the buddy cop team up of our decade
the buddy cop team up of our decade
"To deliberately target mass services during holy weeks of obligation in the Catholic church is just so wrong, especially during Christmas services where the story of the holy family's travel under government edict is a central part of the story."
www.liberalcurrents.com/trumps-war-o...
www.liberalcurrents.com/trumps-war-o...
Trump's War on Christmas Is a War on Liberalism
After decades of make-believe, the Trump administration is promising an actual war on Christmas that would traumatize religious communities with armed state power.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Liberal Currents being like “they’re persecuting Christians” while the Bulwark is like “the siege on LGBT Americans is obscene” is
the buddy cop team up of our decade
the buddy cop team up of our decade
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Update: DOJ haw now sued 18 states.
My law firm has already filed to intervene to defend voters in 13 of the first 14 cases. We are working on the remains 5.
This is an insane effort by DOJ and we are a small firm. But we are committed to protecting free and fair elections in 2026.
More soon.
My law firm has already filed to intervene to defend voters in 13 of the first 14 cases. We are working on the remains 5.
This is an insane effort by DOJ and we are a small firm. But we are committed to protecting free and fair elections in 2026.
More soon.
DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
December 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Update: DOJ haw now sued 18 states.
My law firm has already filed to intervene to defend voters in 13 of the first 14 cases. We are working on the remains 5.
This is an insane effort by DOJ and we are a small firm. But we are committed to protecting free and fair elections in 2026.
More soon.
My law firm has already filed to intervene to defend voters in 13 of the first 14 cases. We are working on the remains 5.
This is an insane effort by DOJ and we are a small firm. But we are committed to protecting free and fair elections in 2026.
More soon.
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Watch as Elon Musk struggles not to say the N-word
WATCH: Elon Musk is upset that Somalian Americans in Minnesota get to vote.
December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Watch as Elon Musk struggles not to say the N-word