Nicholas Cannariato
@ncannariato.bsky.social
Writer/Teacher. Work: NYT Mag, WaPo, Slate, Atlantic, NPR, etc. Mainly here to listen. nicholascannariato.com
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
A thousand times
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 AM
A thousand times
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What a year this week has been.
January 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
What a year this week has been.
When you sell your soul, all that remains is the illusion of self.
Why is JD Vance out there lying so hard when we can all see the video?
January 9, 2026 at 12:21 AM
When you sell your soul, all that remains is the illusion of self.
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Here are some choice quotes from Jack Smith’s testimony about the conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
“..the evidence made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy.”
“..the evidence made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy.”
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Here are some choice quotes from Jack Smith’s testimony about the conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
“..the evidence made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy.”
“..the evidence made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy.”
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I come from the philosophical school of LeVar Burton’s Reading Rainbow. Literacy is connected to freedom and it’s connected to an inner dignity. I want everyone to have that. This is not about who reads the most books or whatever else. This is about extending the possibility of freedom.
January 7, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I come from the philosophical school of LeVar Burton’s Reading Rainbow. Literacy is connected to freedom and it’s connected to an inner dignity. I want everyone to have that. This is not about who reads the most books or whatever else. This is about extending the possibility of freedom.
High crimes and no misdemeanors.
It's important to remember that Donald Trump lies constantly, but this is Donald Trump declaring that he has used the United States military to extort Venezuela into giving him $1.7-2.7 billion for his personal use.
Trump on Venezuela oil:
January 7, 2026 at 12:26 AM
High crimes and no misdemeanors.
Thinking it through would require the capacity to think at all
"Depending on who you listen to, America is either running Venezuela, or we’re threatening Venezuela with more attacks if they don’t do what we want. Perfectly clear." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Trump's Venezuela adventure is already a propaganda disaster
Nobody is buying it, and we don't even know what they're trying to sell.
www.publicnotice.co
January 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Thinking it through would require the capacity to think at all
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my plan to get this country back on track consists of one bullet point: i propose we stop pretending stupid people arent stupid just because theyre loud and theres a lot of them
January 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
my plan to get this country back on track consists of one bullet point: i propose we stop pretending stupid people arent stupid just because theyre loud and theres a lot of them
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My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 AM
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
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Is the Senate possess’d of this?
January 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Is the Senate possess’d of this?
Infinite deference to stupidity and brutality is not sustainable.
January 3, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Infinite deference to stupidity and brutality is not sustainable.
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this guy launched a coup from his country club but you’re not allowed to work from home
Trump is posting a bunch of photos without captions, presumably of him watching the Maduro kidnapping.
Is this the inside of a SCIF at Mar-a-Lago or did they just toss up some pipe and drape?
Is this the inside of a SCIF at Mar-a-Lago or did they just toss up some pipe and drape?
January 3, 2026 at 6:53 PM
this guy launched a coup from his country club but you’re not allowed to work from home
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one of my recent preoccupations is the visceral hostility the MAGA right has for the histories and traditions of the United States. these are people who spit on the Declaration and salute third-rate European despots!
It's striking that progressives like Tim Walz and Zohran Mamdani evoke the middle American attitude that, "Yes, we can fix these social problems because we're Americans and it's the right thing to do!" While the "America first" right only emulates failed and failing nation-states elsewhere.
January 2, 2026 at 12:45 AM
one of my recent preoccupations is the visceral hostility the MAGA right has for the histories and traditions of the United States. these are people who spit on the Declaration and salute third-rate European despots!
Once when I was a kid, Regis Philbin yelled at me in an elevator. He stepped in and I whispered to my mom that he looked familiar and he shouted "that's right, I'm Joe Montana!"
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Once when I was a kid, Regis Philbin yelled at me in an elevator. He stepped in and I whispered to my mom that he looked familiar and he shouted "that's right, I'm Joe Montana!"
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An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
(Adam Duritz voice): Maybe this year will be better than the last.
December 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
(Adam Duritz voice): Maybe this year will be better than the last.
Especially with 1990's "Heaven or Las Vegas," Cocteau Twins was that rare marriage of profound and stylish.
December 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Especially with 1990's "Heaven or Las Vegas," Cocteau Twins was that rare marriage of profound and stylish.
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Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
December 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
Fisherman's Worf
You’ve just opened up a Star Trek-themed restaurant
What are you calling it?
The Trouble with Nibbles
What are you calling it?
The Trouble with Nibbles
You’ve just opened up a Star Trek-themed restaurant
What are you calling it?
The Challah Deck.
What are you calling it?
The Challah Deck.
December 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Fisherman's Worf
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My father-in-law is watching a YouTube channel where a guy looks for and sometimes finds old silver dimes; his catchphrase is "it's dime time." As far as I'm concerned my father-in-law is the only person using YouTube properly.
July 18, 2023 at 2:24 AM
My father-in-law is watching a YouTube channel where a guy looks for and sometimes finds old silver dimes; his catchphrase is "it's dime time." As far as I'm concerned my father-in-law is the only person using YouTube properly.
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You must be Arha, or you must be Tenar. You cannot be both.
December 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
You must be Arha, or you must be Tenar. You cannot be both.
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Because Bari Weiss is an opportunistic political maneuverer, it probably doesn't get said clearly enough that she is also an astounding clod, in wildly over her head. The fact that she seems to have spiked this story without realizing this would happen tells you all you need to know about her.
December 22, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Because Bari Weiss is an opportunistic political maneuverer, it probably doesn't get said clearly enough that she is also an astounding clod, in wildly over her head. The fact that she seems to have spiked this story without realizing this would happen tells you all you need to know about her.