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I have heard from a former staffer, that Rubio wakes up early every morning to read on history and politics. He isn't dumb and he isn't ignorant.
None of this makes me feel any more generous towards him. Quite the opposite in fact.
None of this makes me feel any more generous towards him. Quite the opposite in fact.
January 21, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I have heard from a former staffer, that Rubio wakes up early every morning to read on history and politics. He isn't dumb and he isn't ignorant.
None of this makes me feel any more generous towards him. Quite the opposite in fact.
None of this makes me feel any more generous towards him. Quite the opposite in fact.
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When I lobbied for a human rights group, a decade ago, his was one of the most consistently friendly GOP offices on the Hill.
The last time I was there, I was very careful not to criticize the new Trump Administration. His staff was not.
The last time I was there, I was very careful not to criticize the new Trump Administration. His staff was not.
January 21, 2026 at 3:51 PM
When I lobbied for a human rights group, a decade ago, his was one of the most consistently friendly GOP offices on the Hill.
The last time I was there, I was very careful not to criticize the new Trump Administration. His staff was not.
The last time I was there, I was very careful not to criticize the new Trump Administration. His staff was not.
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yes. this is one of the major weaknesses of an administration helmed by an indifferent and doddering old man and run by vicious ideologues. they are totally unresponsive to public conditions. also a sign that they are isolated from those republicans who are worried about elections
the Millers in the administration are operating on the idea that "politics" is actually irrelevant now that they control key levers of power. the show is not about getting people on board, but getting the public to feel a collapse of order. not sure how that gets them to dictatorship though.
January 19, 2026 at 7:03 PM
yes. this is one of the major weaknesses of an administration helmed by an indifferent and doddering old man and run by vicious ideologues. they are totally unresponsive to public conditions. also a sign that they are isolated from those republicans who are worried about elections
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the minnesota occupation is, i think, already a political defeat for the administration, and i don't see how it eventually ends as anything other than a major political disaster
January 19, 2026 at 6:41 PM
the minnesota occupation is, i think, already a political defeat for the administration, and i don't see how it eventually ends as anything other than a major political disaster
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by contrast, minnesotans have a clear strategic goal in mind: the removal of ICE and CBP from their streets. and their discipline reflects that clarity of purpose.
January 19, 2026 at 6:41 PM
by contrast, minnesotans have a clear strategic goal in mind: the removal of ICE and CBP from their streets. and their discipline reflects that clarity of purpose.
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because from my vantage point, the white house does not have a win condition. like so many past occupiers, it seems to believe that a sufficient show of force will deter opposition. but like most occupations, the only thing you get with more force is greater resolve.
January 19, 2026 at 6:41 PM
because from my vantage point, the white house does not have a win condition. like so many past occupiers, it seems to believe that a sufficient show of force will deter opposition. but like most occupations, the only thing you get with more force is greater resolve.
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They expect - they NEED - the people they threaten to fall in line, like the law firms and universities and media companies and billionaires and Congress did. If you say “No, make me,” they simply do not have a Plan B. TRUMP DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH GUYS TO MAKE YOU.
January 17, 2026 at 2:07 PM
They expect - they NEED - the people they threaten to fall in line, like the law firms and universities and media companies and billionaires and Congress did. If you say “No, make me,” they simply do not have a Plan B. TRUMP DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH GUYS TO MAKE YOU.