hquain
@hquain.bsky.social
Flâneur. Literato, cajetilla, porteño. Hater of organized sports. “No hay banda.”
There is no force to law without punishment. Have we learned that yet?
What are the penalties and who do they fall on?
What are the penalties and who do they fall on?
January 27, 2026 at 7:47 PM
There is no force to law without punishment. Have we learned that yet?
What are the penalties and who do they fall on?
What are the penalties and who do they fall on?
Write for The Times: it’s not a job, it’s an ethos!
January 27, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Write for The Times: it’s not a job, it’s an ethos!
"Shouldn’t everyone with half an ounce of decency be woke to the suffering of others?"
You'll get crucified for that one.
You'll get crucified for that one.
January 26, 2026 at 8:43 PM
"Shouldn’t everyone with half an ounce of decency be woke to the suffering of others?"
You'll get crucified for that one.
You'll get crucified for that one.
"not a sicko fan"
Best mondegreen in dog's ears.
Best mondegreen in dog's ears.
January 26, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"not a sicko fan"
Best mondegreen in dog's ears.
Best mondegreen in dog's ears.
Leavitt manages to remain oblivious of her own unavoidable fate, even while doling it out to others.
January 26, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Leavitt manages to remain oblivious of her own unavoidable fate, even while doling it out to others.
"The Minneapolis Uprising"
Resisting an assault by paramilitaries is now "civic unrest" and an "uprising." And hope is an "undertow."
There's a class of commentary that will never, ever find its way out of the one story it has the words to tell.
Resisting an assault by paramilitaries is now "civic unrest" and an "uprising." And hope is an "undertow."
There's a class of commentary that will never, ever find its way out of the one story it has the words to tell.
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
"The Minneapolis Uprising"
Resisting an assault by paramilitaries is now "civic unrest" and an "uprising." And hope is an "undertow."
There's a class of commentary that will never, ever find its way out of the one story it has the words to tell.
Resisting an assault by paramilitaries is now "civic unrest" and an "uprising." And hope is an "undertow."
There's a class of commentary that will never, ever find its way out of the one story it has the words to tell.
"I think it's a communist insurrection. I really do."
"really" = you don't believe a word I'm saying and I don't either.
"really" = you don't believe a word I'm saying and I don't either.
January 26, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"I think it's a communist insurrection. I really do."
"really" = you don't believe a word I'm saying and I don't either.
"really" = you don't believe a word I'm saying and I don't either.
"No one thought Trump was a threat after he lost."
That's your primary claim. It's false.
You've shown it's false and changed the subject. Enough.
That's your primary claim. It's false.
You've shown it's false and changed the subject. Enough.
January 25, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"No one thought Trump was a threat after he lost."
That's your primary claim. It's false.
You've shown it's false and changed the subject. Enough.
That's your primary claim. It's false.
You've shown it's false and changed the subject. Enough.
"No one thought Trump was a threat after he lost."
And that's why the House Select Committee started up on 7/1/21, about as soon as possible?
The word "self-defamatory" comes to mind.
And that's why the House Select Committee started up on 7/1/21, about as soon as possible?
The word "self-defamatory" comes to mind.
January 25, 2026 at 6:02 PM
"No one thought Trump was a threat after he lost."
And that's why the House Select Committee started up on 7/1/21, about as soon as possible?
The word "self-defamatory" comes to mind.
And that's why the House Select Committee started up on 7/1/21, about as soon as possible?
The word "self-defamatory" comes to mind.
‘No one.” Was your internet down during this whole period? Does the term “House Select Committee” ring a bell?
January 25, 2026 at 3:56 AM
‘No one.” Was your internet down during this whole period? Does the term “House Select Committee” ring a bell?
It's hard to believe that this ends in anything short of a world-historical catastrophe.
Or is that doomerism?
Or is that doomerism?
January 23, 2026 at 9:18 PM
It's hard to believe that this ends in anything short of a world-historical catastrophe.
Or is that doomerism?
Or is that doomerism?
"Before Nov 2022, garland prosecuted 1500 J6 defendants."
This vast misdirection of resources shows that Garland et al. completely failed to grasp what they were up against.
This vast misdirection of resources shows that Garland et al. completely failed to grasp what they were up against.
January 23, 2026 at 7:33 PM
"Before Nov 2022, garland prosecuted 1500 J6 defendants."
This vast misdirection of resources shows that Garland et al. completely failed to grasp what they were up against.
This vast misdirection of resources shows that Garland et al. completely failed to grasp what they were up against.
"the wild bugles and the clashing sabres and the dying thunder of hooves"
January 23, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"the wild bugles and the clashing sabres and the dying thunder of hooves"
Has anyone tried to calculate the damage they've inflicted on the vast population trying to get in and instead pounding body and brain to mush?
Or on the vast system of colleges and universities squandering untold millions to feed the apparatus?
Why hasn't the MRI killed football?
Or on the vast system of colleges and universities squandering untold millions to feed the apparatus?
Why hasn't the MRI killed football?
January 23, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Has anyone tried to calculate the damage they've inflicted on the vast population trying to get in and instead pounding body and brain to mush?
Or on the vast system of colleges and universities squandering untold millions to feed the apparatus?
Why hasn't the MRI killed football?
Or on the vast system of colleges and universities squandering untold millions to feed the apparatus?
Why hasn't the MRI killed football?
They're toying with people's deepest fears and the most visceral aspects of American morality.
They snatched a child and plied him with goodies. Do they know what the penalty for that is in the popular mind?
It's astounding what they imagine getting away with.
They snatched a child and plied him with goodies. Do they know what the penalty for that is in the popular mind?
It's astounding what they imagine getting away with.
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
They're toying with people's deepest fears and the most visceral aspects of American morality.
They snatched a child and plied him with goodies. Do they know what the penalty for that is in the popular mind?
It's astounding what they imagine getting away with.
They snatched a child and plied him with goodies. Do they know what the penalty for that is in the popular mind?
It's astounding what they imagine getting away with.
"[The] disinformation campaign and the falling demand for vaccines will cause American companies to stop making them."
What broad doctrine could support this kind of action?
Sicken them all and let the statistics of survival sort them out?
What broad doctrine could support this kind of action?
Sicken them all and let the statistics of survival sort them out?
January 23, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"[The] disinformation campaign and the falling demand for vaccines will cause American companies to stop making them."
What broad doctrine could support this kind of action?
Sicken them all and let the statistics of survival sort them out?
What broad doctrine could support this kind of action?
Sicken them all and let the statistics of survival sort them out?
"unless there are conditions that require ICE to..."
Words on the page mean nothing unless they cash out immediately into intolerable penalties.
There are people out there who have figured out nothing about how Trump & co. use the law.
But they believe they are keeping their hands clean.
Words on the page mean nothing unless they cash out immediately into intolerable penalties.
There are people out there who have figured out nothing about how Trump & co. use the law.
But they believe they are keeping their hands clean.
January 23, 2026 at 3:55 PM
"unless there are conditions that require ICE to..."
Words on the page mean nothing unless they cash out immediately into intolerable penalties.
There are people out there who have figured out nothing about how Trump & co. use the law.
But they believe they are keeping their hands clean.
Words on the page mean nothing unless they cash out immediately into intolerable penalties.
There are people out there who have figured out nothing about how Trump & co. use the law.
But they believe they are keeping their hands clean.
You actually have to wonder whether Bovino isn't seeking martyrdom.
January 23, 2026 at 3:49 PM
You actually have to wonder whether Bovino isn't seeking martyrdom.
That, and the Leader's great insight back in the day: "there's just few cases and it's going away soon."
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 AM
That, and the Leader's great insight back in the day: "there's just few cases and it's going away soon."
"Do they not understand what is going to happen when herd immunity collapses... ?"
They do not. They do not understand exponential growth, for starters. And they do not understand that science can actually predict what's going to happen.
We desperately need your dedication and your work.
They do not. They do not understand exponential growth, for starters. And they do not understand that science can actually predict what's going to happen.
We desperately need your dedication and your work.
January 22, 2026 at 10:46 PM
"Do they not understand what is going to happen when herd immunity collapses... ?"
They do not. They do not understand exponential growth, for starters. And they do not understand that science can actually predict what's going to happen.
We desperately need your dedication and your work.
They do not. They do not understand exponential growth, for starters. And they do not understand that science can actually predict what's going to happen.
We desperately need your dedication and your work.
A glimpse of what it would be like to have an opposition party in this country.
January 22, 2026 at 9:14 PM
A glimpse of what it would be like to have an opposition party in this country.
"Cowardice" is the nice way of putting it.
January 21, 2026 at 10:31 PM
"Cowardice" is the nice way of putting it.
The inability to grasp that we’re in the midst of an accelerating progression is just staggering.
It’s “which side are you on“ time and we just got an answer.
It’s “which side are you on“ time and we just got an answer.
January 21, 2026 at 7:11 AM
The inability to grasp that we’re in the midst of an accelerating progression is just staggering.
It’s “which side are you on“ time and we just got an answer.
It’s “which side are you on“ time and we just got an answer.