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George Allen basically blew up his campaign and the entire Republican party in VA with that, it's crazy how much has changed since then
January 17, 2026 at 4:51 AM
George Allen basically blew up his campaign and the entire Republican party in VA with that, it's crazy how much has changed since then
Or, it's a good opportunity for potential candidates to learn what's not gonna fly with the base.
Newsom deciding that he wants to be Republican-lite is a good reason to criticize him
Newsom deciding that he wants to be Republican-lite is a good reason to criticize him
January 17, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Or, it's a good opportunity for potential candidates to learn what's not gonna fly with the base.
Newsom deciding that he wants to be Republican-lite is a good reason to criticize him
Newsom deciding that he wants to be Republican-lite is a good reason to criticize him
Also, the President siccing a mob on Congress is a threat to democracy on its own, regardless of what happened to the ballots
January 16, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Also, the President siccing a mob on Congress is a threat to democracy on its own, regardless of what happened to the ballots
Oh there definitely was, but not from the ballot box disappearing. The risk was that the mob would scare them into using the objections to ignore the results, not that the ballots wouldn't be there for them to count
January 16, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Oh there definitely was, but not from the ballot box disappearing. The risk was that the mob would scare them into using the objections to ignore the results, not that the ballots wouldn't be there for them to count
Their push for mid decade redistricting really seems to be biting them in the ass. Enough Democratic states have stepped up, and enough GOP states panicked and decided to try protecting their own interests.
They wouldn't have bothered trying if they really believed they could just cancel elections
They wouldn't have bothered trying if they really believed they could just cancel elections
January 15, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Their push for mid decade redistricting really seems to be biting them in the ass. Enough Democratic states have stepped up, and enough GOP states panicked and decided to try protecting their own interests.
They wouldn't have bothered trying if they really believed they could just cancel elections
They wouldn't have bothered trying if they really believed they could just cancel elections
The EC votes were submitted before then, with multiple official copies. That happened back in early December, which is why the entire play was to try to muster a show of force to make Congress raise procedural objections, but the lack of that specific set of ballot boxes wouldn't have mattered
January 15, 2026 at 11:53 PM
The EC votes were submitted before then, with multiple official copies. That happened back in early December, which is why the entire play was to try to muster a show of force to make Congress raise procedural objections, but the lack of that specific set of ballot boxes wouldn't have mattered
Or "why didn't you try to punish Bush/Cheney for their CIA torture sites?"
There will always be valid things to critique any president for, and Obama was no exception. Interviewing Obama isn't even in the same universe as what Rogan and the other podcast bros did with Trump though
There will always be valid things to critique any president for, and Obama was no exception. Interviewing Obama isn't even in the same universe as what Rogan and the other podcast bros did with Trump though
January 8, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Or "why didn't you try to punish Bush/Cheney for their CIA torture sites?"
There will always be valid things to critique any president for, and Obama was no exception. Interviewing Obama isn't even in the same universe as what Rogan and the other podcast bros did with Trump though
There will always be valid things to critique any president for, and Obama was no exception. Interviewing Obama isn't even in the same universe as what Rogan and the other podcast bros did with Trump though
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My kitchen table issue is “don’t shoot people at their kitchen tables”
January 7, 2026 at 8:42 PM
My kitchen table issue is “don’t shoot people at their kitchen tables”
Right, I forgot about that. I hate that questions like whether Congress controls the purse boils down to "only if they actually wanted to" and there's no way to make them do their jobs.
I feel like a loon grumbling about consent of the governed, but no one consented to congress dissolving itself
I feel like a loon grumbling about consent of the governed, but no one consented to congress dissolving itself
January 7, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Right, I forgot about that. I hate that questions like whether Congress controls the purse boils down to "only if they actually wanted to" and there's no way to make them do their jobs.
I feel like a loon grumbling about consent of the governed, but no one consented to congress dissolving itself
I feel like a loon grumbling about consent of the governed, but no one consented to congress dissolving itself
Would a claim have to come from the majority of either chamber, or would individual senators/reps have standing?
Also I realize it's mostly a way for the SC to weasel out of making decisions, but it's so dumb for standing to be the reason constitutional violations like this can't be reviewed
Also I realize it's mostly a way for the SC to weasel out of making decisions, but it's so dumb for standing to be the reason constitutional violations like this can't be reviewed
January 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Would a claim have to come from the majority of either chamber, or would individual senators/reps have standing?
Also I realize it's mostly a way for the SC to weasel out of making decisions, but it's so dumb for standing to be the reason constitutional violations like this can't be reviewed
Also I realize it's mostly a way for the SC to weasel out of making decisions, but it's so dumb for standing to be the reason constitutional violations like this can't be reviewed
Given the context that started all this, you'd think these people would understand everything about Bingo
January 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Given the context that started all this, you'd think these people would understand everything about Bingo
There's also pi-hole, which does the same thing pi-hole.net
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pi-hole.net
January 2, 2026 at 7:58 PM
There's also pi-hole, which does the same thing pi-hole.net
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Works like Adguard for your browser, but you can set it up so all your requests go through it. It's a little technical to set up, but not too bad if you're comfortable playing around with your router settings
Works like Adguard for your browser, but you can set it up so all your requests go through it. It's a little technical to set up, but not too bad if you're comfortable playing around with your router settings
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January 2, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I use Adguard home adguard.com/en/adguard-h....
Works like Adguard for your browser, but you can set it up so all your requests go through it. It's a little technical to set up, but not too bad if you're comfortable playing around with your router settings
Works like Adguard for your browser, but you can set it up so all your requests go through it. It's a little technical to set up, but not too bad if you're comfortable playing around with your router settings
Network-wide adblocking has done so much to make the Internet usable, and whenever I'm off my home network it's a shock. So many sites are just completely unreadable
January 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Network-wide adblocking has done so much to make the Internet usable, and whenever I'm off my home network it's a shock. So many sites are just completely unreadable
Not trusting anyone who makes a big deal about being pro-natalist continues to be a winning move
January 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Not trusting anyone who makes a big deal about being pro-natalist continues to be a winning move
Statues of soldiers on horseback was some of the animal kingdoms best PR work
December 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Statues of soldiers on horseback was some of the animal kingdoms best PR work
A horse's answer for a stomach ache is to lay down and die
December 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A horse's answer for a stomach ache is to lay down and die
The difference between how horse people and non-horse people feel about them might be the biggest for any animal. "Healthy as a horse" means something completely different if you know how badly horses are actually built
December 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The difference between how horse people and non-horse people feel about them might be the biggest for any animal. "Healthy as a horse" means something completely different if you know how badly horses are actually built
Also to be totally clear, I wouldn't want to try to do any of this by law. Compulsory voting isn't great, and poll testing is just begging to be used to discriminate.
December 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Also to be totally clear, I wouldn't want to try to do any of this by law. Compulsory voting isn't great, and poll testing is just begging to be used to discriminate.
Fully admit that I'm just going off my personal experience, but it's easier for me to track VA elections and fed elections separately, instead of having them all packed on one ballot every other year.
I don't know how we move away from being both low-info and low-turnout compared to other countries
I don't know how we move away from being both low-info and low-turnout compared to other countries
December 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Fully admit that I'm just going off my personal experience, but it's easier for me to track VA elections and fed elections separately, instead of having them all packed on one ballot every other year.
I don't know how we move away from being both low-info and low-turnout compared to other countries
I don't know how we move away from being both low-info and low-turnout compared to other countries
Yeah, I'm not expecting anyone to have some deep knowledge of every candidate's policies, and for candidates in lower profile races, the party's positions are probably a good enough representation.
But for the president? At least be aware of what his deportations and tariffs would mean
But for the president? At least be aware of what his deportations and tariffs would mean
December 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Yeah, I'm not expecting anyone to have some deep knowledge of every candidate's policies, and for candidates in lower profile races, the party's positions are probably a good enough representation.
But for the president? At least be aware of what his deportations and tariffs would mean
But for the president? At least be aware of what his deportations and tariffs would mean
I also feel like low turnout odd-year elections are probably more justifiable on the whole because of that.
December 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I also feel like low turnout odd-year elections are probably more justifiable on the whole because of that.
I guess where I land is being frustrated at voters and deeply angry that so few of our institutions even attempted to inform voters.
I also feel like I've started to move from "the important thing is to vote" to "if you can't describe any policy, maybe you should just stay home"
I also feel like I've started to move from "the important thing is to vote" to "if you can't describe any policy, maybe you should just stay home"
December 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I guess where I land is being frustrated at voters and deeply angry that so few of our institutions even attempted to inform voters.
I also feel like I've started to move from "the important thing is to vote" to "if you can't describe any policy, maybe you should just stay home"
I also feel like I've started to move from "the important thing is to vote" to "if you can't describe any policy, maybe you should just stay home"
I think it's hard to say that people were doing their societal obligation if they weren't aware of it. That's not to say that shaming is a thing that ever works, but there's a pretty straight line between his campaign and how his presidency is going.
News media and journalists should be shamed tho
News media and journalists should be shamed tho
December 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I think it's hard to say that people were doing their societal obligation if they weren't aware of it. That's not to say that shaming is a thing that ever works, but there's a pretty straight line between his campaign and how his presidency is going.
News media and journalists should be shamed tho
News media and journalists should be shamed tho