Juan Miguel Richart
@jmrichart.bsky.social
In God we trust; everyone else, bring data. - En Dios confiamos, todos los demás que aporten datos.
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Many bad takes about Thucydides could be avoided if the person reading just a small portion of Thucydides stopped to ask, "wait, and then what happened?" while keeping in mind that Thucydides' intended reader already knows the answer to that question.
January 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Many bad takes about Thucydides could be avoided if the person reading just a small portion of Thucydides stopped to ask, "wait, and then what happened?" while keeping in mind that Thucydides' intended reader already knows the answer to that question.
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In bizarre, self-pitying tirade, unraveling Trump admits his polling is actually pretty bad and not at record highs, as he keeps claiming
December 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
In bizarre, self-pitying tirade, unraveling Trump admits his polling is actually pretty bad and not at record highs, as he keeps claiming
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October 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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"Trump’s letter makes it obvious he at the very least knew about Epstein’s perversions, to say nothing of him claiming in the letter to share them. Pashcow’s letter suggests everyone knew about it, and Trump was part of the joke they told themselves about it."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Every Day, Another Grotesque Secret
Trump’s letter to Epstein is undeniable. The White House spin is literally unbelievable. The MAGA base has been training all decade for this.
open.substack.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"Trump’s letter makes it obvious he at the very least knew about Epstein’s perversions, to say nothing of him claiming in the letter to share them. Pashcow’s letter suggests everyone knew about it, and Trump was part of the joke they told themselves about it."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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An entire government department has been derailed from its extremely valuable work and is now dedicated to validating the risible delusions of a single crackpot.
WSJ reports RFK Jr has instructed HHS to link autism with Tylenol use during pregnancy and folate deficiency.
Exclusive | RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies
Kennedy’s autism report, touted by Trump, will suggest that using the pain reliever during pregnancy may be linked to the developmental disorder.
www.wsj.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
An entire government department has been derailed from its extremely valuable work and is now dedicated to validating the risible delusions of a single crackpot.
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It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
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Good morning Europe!
Want to hear something funny?
Like, really really funny.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/b...
Want to hear something funny?
Like, really really funny.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/b...
Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Federal Judicial Panel
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Good morning Europe!
Want to hear something funny?
Like, really really funny.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/b...
Want to hear something funny?
Like, really really funny.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/b...
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Early but heavy favorite for acronym of the year. The TACO Trade, or "Trump Always Chickens Out".
May 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Early but heavy favorite for acronym of the year. The TACO Trade, or "Trump Always Chickens Out".
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TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
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there has to be something severely wrong with you psychologically to sit there while people bull shit you like this
Bondi: "President, you first 100 days has far exceeded that of ANY other presidency in this country. Ever. Ever. Never seen anything like it. Thank you."
April 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
there has to be something severely wrong with you psychologically to sit there while people bull shit you like this
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In this moment, with so many of our institutions - economic, social, educational - being actively undermined, when I think of what my role as a historian is, my mind goes to my favorite passage from The Lord of the Rings.
For I also am a steward. Did you not know?
For I also am a steward. Did you not know?
April 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
In this moment, with so many of our institutions - economic, social, educational - being actively undermined, when I think of what my role as a historian is, my mind goes to my favorite passage from The Lord of the Rings.
For I also am a steward. Did you not know?
For I also am a steward. Did you not know?
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There's an episode in Plutarch during the dictatorship of Julius Caesar, where Marcus Antonius (Antony) at a major Roman festival (the Lupercalia) offers Caesar a crown.
But the crowd isn't buying it: the cheer when Caesar refuses the crown. 1/
But the crowd isn't buying it: the cheer when Caesar refuses the crown. 1/
April 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
There's an episode in Plutarch during the dictatorship of Julius Caesar, where Marcus Antonius (Antony) at a major Roman festival (the Lupercalia) offers Caesar a crown.
But the crowd isn't buying it: the cheer when Caesar refuses the crown. 1/
But the crowd isn't buying it: the cheer when Caesar refuses the crown. 1/
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For anyone in the UK watching this and thinking, "This is America's version of Brexit," it's not. It's what would have happened if the lettuce had lost.
April 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
For anyone in the UK watching this and thinking, "This is America's version of Brexit," it's not. It's what would have happened if the lettuce had lost.
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Wall Street keeps begging. Ackman keeps tongue bathing. Time they realize the only deliverance is Democrats and enough Republicans stripping Trump of all his (already frankly illegal) tariff powers. It’s a simple vote. Trump isn’t the one they need to beg or threaten.
April 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Wall Street keeps begging. Ackman keeps tongue bathing. Time they realize the only deliverance is Democrats and enough Republicans stripping Trump of all his (already frankly illegal) tariff powers. It’s a simple vote. Trump isn’t the one they need to beg or threaten.
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So many hundreds of thousands of words of ink, so many countless hours wasted, explaining how this man was secretly savvy, and it turns out he’s just dumb as a rock, clueless about basic economics, and driven by a malicious paranoia that conniving foreigners are ripping us off
Trump: "I spoke to a lot of leaders -- European, Asian, from all over the world. They are dying to make a deal, but I said 'we're not gonna have deficits with your country' ... to me a deficit is a loss. We're gonna have surpluses or at worst we're gonna be breaking even."
April 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
So many hundreds of thousands of words of ink, so many countless hours wasted, explaining how this man was secretly savvy, and it turns out he’s just dumb as a rock, clueless about basic economics, and driven by a malicious paranoia that conniving foreigners are ripping us off
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It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
April 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
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If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
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(1/X) One thing the media isn't communicating about the Signal group chat story is the following this:
Trump and his inner circle are unhappy with the publicity around story but in terms of the national security ramifications, THEY JUST DON'T CARE.
This is different from how ....
Trump and his inner circle are unhappy with the publicity around story but in terms of the national security ramifications, THEY JUST DON'T CARE.
This is different from how ....
March 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
(1/X) One thing the media isn't communicating about the Signal group chat story is the following this:
Trump and his inner circle are unhappy with the publicity around story but in terms of the national security ramifications, THEY JUST DON'T CARE.
This is different from how ....
Trump and his inner circle are unhappy with the publicity around story but in terms of the national security ramifications, THEY JUST DON'T CARE.
This is different from how ....
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In a perfect world, the town drunk and the Secretary of Defense would be two different people.
March 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
In a perfect world, the town drunk and the Secretary of Defense would be two different people.
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A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸
March 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸
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Simplest and most important thing for Democrats to be telling people, reminding people is that Donald Trump is jacking up prices for everyone on purpose. It’s not that he’s a goof or doesn’t know how things work. He lied to the voters and now he’s raising everyone’s prices on purpose.
March 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Simplest and most important thing for Democrats to be telling people, reminding people is that Donald Trump is jacking up prices for everyone on purpose. It’s not that he’s a goof or doesn’t know how things work. He lied to the voters and now he’s raising everyone’s prices on purpose.