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KRUGMAN: “.. How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia?”
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January 20, 2026 at 12:11 PM
KRUGMAN: “.. How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia?”
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“.. You asked us to go. We went,” said Company Sgt. Maj. Bager, the Danish soldier who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. You asked us “to send airplanes, we sent airplanes.” Denmark, he said, “never said no.”
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January 20, 2026 at 6:54 PM
“.. You asked us to go. We went,” said Company Sgt. Maj. Bager, the Danish soldier who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. You asked us “to send airplanes, we sent airplanes.” Denmark, he said, “never said no.”
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"We have seen empires fall and civilizations crumble. But we’ve almost never seen a people renounce their leadership of the world—all at once, in full public view. That is what has happened in the 365 days since January 20, 2025."
This Is the End
Putinism abroad always morphs into Putinism at home. And we chose this path. Why? Because something-something the price of eggs.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:30 PM
"We have seen empires fall and civilizations crumble. But we’ve almost never seen a people renounce their leadership of the world—all at once, in full public view. That is what has happened in the 365 days since January 20, 2025."
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In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney says middle powers such as Canada must accept that the rules-based international order is effectively dead, and great power rivalry with is here to stay. Key excerpt:
January 20, 2026 at 3:48 PM
In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney says middle powers such as Canada must accept that the rules-based international order is effectively dead, and great power rivalry with is here to stay. Key excerpt:
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I keep seeing posts stating that ICE cannot enter your home or a private business without a judicial warrant. While that is legally correct, in reality ICE routinely violates the law by forcing their way in, often by smashing down doors, before violently assaulting people.
Trumpism is fascism.
Trumpism is fascism.
January 20, 2026 at 8:41 AM
I keep seeing posts stating that ICE cannot enter your home or a private business without a judicial warrant. While that is legally correct, in reality ICE routinely violates the law by forcing their way in, often by smashing down doors, before violently assaulting people.
Trumpism is fascism.
Trumpism is fascism.
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Gov Tim Walz's office has now received a subpoena from DOJ, his office just confirmed.
Absolutely vile. The only people facing federal investigation of any kind right now for the killing of Renee Good are Minnesota officials who drew attention to it.
Absolutely vile. The only people facing federal investigation of any kind right now for the killing of Renee Good are Minnesota officials who drew attention to it.
January 20, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Gov Tim Walz's office has now received a subpoena from DOJ, his office just confirmed.
Absolutely vile. The only people facing federal investigation of any kind right now for the killing of Renee Good are Minnesota officials who drew attention to it.
Absolutely vile. The only people facing federal investigation of any kind right now for the killing of Renee Good are Minnesota officials who drew attention to it.
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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Would be amazing if European leaders would also start throwing out truth bombs like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Would be amazing if European leaders would also start throwing out truth bombs like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
3. Trump cannot discern between an award and a medal.
What will happen in the Oval on Thursday:
1. Machado will not bring the Peace Prize medal. She has too much self-respect.
2. Machado will bring it & offer it to Trump but he will graciously refuse it.
3. Machado will bring it & Trump won’t let her leave with it no matter what.
1. Machado will not bring the Peace Prize medal. She has too much self-respect.
2. Machado will bring it & offer it to Trump but he will graciously refuse it.
3. Machado will bring it & Trump won’t let her leave with it no matter what.
January 15, 2026 at 11:26 PM
3. Trump cannot discern between an award and a medal.
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This is as easy a test of your belief in the American system as is conceivable: Should this be an acceptable argument from a president?
December 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This is as easy a test of your belief in the American system as is conceivable: Should this be an acceptable argument from a president?
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Hey! Remember when Barr (Bondi) withheld the Mueller (Epstein) documents for weeks so he (she) could mischaracterize what was in the Mueller (Epstein) Report and spin the findings for three weeks and then over-redact them? I sure do!
December 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Hey! Remember when Barr (Bondi) withheld the Mueller (Epstein) documents for weeks so he (she) could mischaracterize what was in the Mueller (Epstein) Report and spin the findings for three weeks and then over-redact them? I sure do!
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Jack Smith has requested that Jim Jordan release the entire video of his 8-hour closed-door testimony which he gave this week to the House Judiciary Committee.
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Jack Smith has requested that Jim Jordan release the entire video of his 8-hour closed-door testimony which he gave this week to the House Judiciary Committee.
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
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Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense
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I miss the days when FBI Directors caught mass shooters and didn’t fly to wresting events on a government jet to watch their girlfriend sing.
December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I miss the days when FBI Directors caught mass shooters and didn’t fly to wresting events on a government jet to watch their girlfriend sing.
Men who objectify women are misogynists. Full stop.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
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December 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Men who objectify women are misogynists. Full stop.
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Ailing wannabe dictator yelling at his people and insisting that they're getting richer and safer when all the evidence demonstrates the opposite.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
December 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Ailing wannabe dictator yelling at his people and insisting that they're getting richer and safer when all the evidence demonstrates the opposite.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
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Rand Paul: "We've never in our past decided just to shoot smugglers who are unarmed without even proof they're smuggling anything. So I think this is a horrendous thing that should stop. I think it's illegal & immoral... the kids in the military - I'm not for sending them down there to die for oil"
December 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Rand Paul: "We've never in our past decided just to shoot smugglers who are unarmed without even proof they're smuggling anything. So I think this is a horrendous thing that should stop. I think it's illegal & immoral... the kids in the military - I'm not for sending them down there to die for oil"
Burning question: WHY did Wiles participate in all these interviews? What is her game plan? She is strategic.
Hilarious. The WH had all the Cabinet members simultaneously put out statements supporting Susie Wiles after the Vanity Fair article came out.
December 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Burning question: WHY did Wiles participate in all these interviews? What is her game plan? She is strategic.
What a horrific tale. The bullies should be sent to reform school. Every child deserves a good education free from this kind of trauma.
After his son was repeatedly attacked, Rick Kuehner reached out to his suburban school, to the police and to other parents. The violence only got worse.
He Tried to Protect His Son From Bullies. He Didn’t Know How Far They Would Go.
After his son was repeatedly attacked, Rick Kuehner reached out to his suburban school, to the police and to other parents. The violence only got worse.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
What a horrific tale. The bullies should be sent to reform school. Every child deserves a good education free from this kind of trauma.
Another sad, humiliating day for America, thanks (not!) to our president who lacks even basic human instincts. I hope I'm not too old to see America turn back to decency, the rule of law, bipartisanship, selfless public service, and other values I was raised on (and thought our country stood for).
BREAKING: Donald Trump just issued a DESPICABLE statement following the death of Rob Reiner:
“Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away…due to the anger he caused others through his massive…TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME…”
“Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away…due to the anger he caused others through his massive…TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME…”
December 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Another sad, humiliating day for America, thanks (not!) to our president who lacks even basic human instincts. I hope I'm not too old to see America turn back to decency, the rule of law, bipartisanship, selfless public service, and other values I was raised on (and thought our country stood for).
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The face of the 2025 Republican Party.
December 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The face of the 2025 Republican Party.
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Rob Reiner on Christian nationalism
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Rob Reiner on Christian nationalism
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I said this in 2020. I was right then and I am right today. The furin cleavage site is the grassy knoll of COVID-19 conspiracy freaks.
A new bat coronavirus discovered in Brazil confirms what we already knew: nature handles furin cleavage sites just fine.
Lab leakers, don’t worry, you've got the track record to pivot seamlessly to a career in creative fiction writing.
Quick update on the news:
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Lab leakers, don’t worry, you've got the track record to pivot seamlessly to a career in creative fiction writing.
Quick update on the news:
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The Brazilian clue
Or: another L for lab leak believers
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October 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I said this in 2020. I was right then and I am right today. The furin cleavage site is the grassy knoll of COVID-19 conspiracy freaks.
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Sad day for the folks who staked their reputations on lab leak conspiracy theories.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Sad day for the folks who staked their reputations on lab leak conspiracy theories.
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
Vance is a small person. He benefitted tremendously from the support of various organizations and grew wealthy in Silicon Valley working for Peter Thiel as a venture capitalist, but pretends he hasn't had any help. His callous disregard for his wife's Hindu faith and biracial children is shameful.
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Vance is a small person. He benefitted tremendously from the support of various organizations and grew wealthy in Silicon Valley working for Peter Thiel as a venture capitalist, but pretends he hasn't had any help. His callous disregard for his wife's Hindu faith and biracial children is shameful.