Political Potato
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Posting a curated timeline of the most informative and eyerolling aspects of US politics, with occasional commentary. 🏳️🌈
I've been overseas for a few weeks. The local news is 50% "what stupid sh*t did Trump do today?" I want to go back to normal when the rest of the world can concentrate on their own news.
January 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I've been overseas for a few weeks. The local news is 50% "what stupid sh*t did Trump do today?" I want to go back to normal when the rest of the world can concentrate on their own news.
this is your daily reminder that AIs have been programmed to tell you what you want to hear, and how wonderful you are for asking.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 6:27 AM
this is your daily reminder that AIs have been programmed to tell you what you want to hear, and how wonderful you are for asking.
As if you needed another reason to minimize/quit using Facebook and Whatsapp... well, here it is.
Trump: “Congratulations to DINA POWELL MCCORMICK, WHO HAS JUST BEEN NAMED THE NEW PRESIDENT OF META. A great choice by Mark Z!!! She is a fantastic, and very talented, person, who served the Trump Administration with strength and distinction! President DJT”
January 13, 2026 at 6:14 AM
As if you needed another reason to minimize/quit using Facebook and Whatsapp... well, here it is.
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I keep repeating it because its insane to me but the idea of invading or acquiring Greenland for missile defense is insane because we already have access to it for our missile defense
January 11, 2026 at 3:47 AM
I keep repeating it because its insane to me but the idea of invading or acquiring Greenland for missile defense is insane because we already have access to it for our missile defense
Yep, oil companies are gonna rush in to build infrastructure. 🙄
Travel warning… Americans urged to leave Venezuela…
January 11, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Yep, oil companies are gonna rush in to build infrastructure. 🙄
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ABC: Quack Memhet Oz says alcohol is a “social lubricant” as justification for removing specific guidelines for alcohol consumption, and does not differentiate between men and women, despite clear medical evidence that women metabolize alcohol differently. A sharp departure from science z
January 10, 2026 at 1:35 PM
ABC: Quack Memhet Oz says alcohol is a “social lubricant” as justification for removing specific guidelines for alcohol consumption, and does not differentiate between men and women, despite clear medical evidence that women metabolize alcohol differently. A sharp departure from science z
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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Y'all!!!!
I'm dying listening to 👹🍊💩🤡🧠less❤️less🍑!
"Whether people like Trump or don't like, I settled 8 wars — big ones."
"I can't think of anybody in history that should get the Nobel Prize more than me."
"That's called the happy Trump"
Wut; 5 years old?
I'm dead. Mic 🎤 drop!
Y'ALL!👇🏼😄
I'm dying listening to 👹🍊💩🤡🧠less❤️less🍑!
"Whether people like Trump or don't like, I settled 8 wars — big ones."
"I can't think of anybody in history that should get the Nobel Prize more than me."
"That's called the happy Trump"
Wut; 5 years old?
I'm dead. Mic 🎤 drop!
Y'ALL!👇🏼😄
January 10, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Y'all!!!!
I'm dying listening to 👹🍊💩🤡🧠less❤️less🍑!
"Whether people like Trump or don't like, I settled 8 wars — big ones."
"I can't think of anybody in history that should get the Nobel Prize more than me."
"That's called the happy Trump"
Wut; 5 years old?
I'm dead. Mic 🎤 drop!
Y'ALL!👇🏼😄
I'm dying listening to 👹🍊💩🤡🧠less❤️less🍑!
"Whether people like Trump or don't like, I settled 8 wars — big ones."
"I can't think of anybody in history that should get the Nobel Prize more than me."
"That's called the happy Trump"
Wut; 5 years old?
I'm dead. Mic 🎤 drop!
Y'ALL!👇🏼😄
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He’s gonna have rooms for his whole family and staff.
Wonder how large he will have to expand his bunker underneath? The residence and ballroom? Sounds familiar ? Yep cause it is. Remember no coincidences.
Wonder how large he will have to expand his bunker underneath? The residence and ballroom? Sounds familiar ? Yep cause it is. Remember no coincidences.
January 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
He’s gonna have rooms for his whole family and staff.
Wonder how large he will have to expand his bunker underneath? The residence and ballroom? Sounds familiar ? Yep cause it is. Remember no coincidences.
Wonder how large he will have to expand his bunker underneath? The residence and ballroom? Sounds familiar ? Yep cause it is. Remember no coincidences.
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Trump wants a legacy. He wants his name on things. He wants to be remembered as the first president to expand America in XX years. Stop trying to justify anything he does without putting it in that context.
Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Trump wants a legacy. He wants his name on things. He wants to be remembered as the first president to expand America in XX years. Stop trying to justify anything he does without putting it in that context.
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This can’t be true because Trump said tariffs were going to pay for everything and we were all going to get $2,000 checks with the money left over.
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
This can’t be true because Trump said tariffs were going to pay for everything and we were all going to get $2,000 checks with the money left over.
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How should America's occupying forces govern Venezuela? We asked four unvaccinated MAHA moms at an Amway party in Jacksonville.
January 4, 2026 at 3:27 AM
How should America's occupying forces govern Venezuela? We asked four unvaccinated MAHA moms at an Amway party in Jacksonville.
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What makes the regime-change operation in Venezuela morally worse than a typical regime change is that Trump doesn’t even plan to give the Venezuelan people a chance for a new leader or democracy.
He just kidnapped Maduro to seize their oil while leaving the regime in place
He just kidnapped Maduro to seize their oil while leaving the regime in place
January 4, 2026 at 8:04 AM
What makes the regime-change operation in Venezuela morally worse than a typical regime change is that Trump doesn’t even plan to give the Venezuelan people a chance for a new leader or democracy.
He just kidnapped Maduro to seize their oil while leaving the regime in place
He just kidnapped Maduro to seize their oil while leaving the regime in place
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This is what I wish more people would point out about "Make America Great, Again.' He means great for himself, his family and those he considers his peers - the wealthy 'winners' at life. Everyone else is just a 'sucker or loser' to be exploited.
When Trump says it won’t end up costing the United States to illegally invade and “control” Venezuela because of the value of their oil, he means there will be a massive public cost, but that’s ok because private companies and oligarchs, including his family, will make a ton of money.
People wondering whether the US is going to be able to "run the country" of Venezuela at "no cost" might like to remind themselves it's a place one-third *larger* than Afghanistan, the running of which cost the US $2,260,000,000,000. (That's $2.26 trillion).
January 4, 2026 at 7:19 AM
This is what I wish more people would point out about "Make America Great, Again.' He means great for himself, his family and those he considers his peers - the wealthy 'winners' at life. Everyone else is just a 'sucker or loser' to be exploited.
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The most annoying thing about Marjorie Taylor Greene being frequently correct these days is the implication that she's been privately working with logic all along but clearly tossed it aside in favor of her cynical climb up the ladder of a hate movement.
Anyway, yes, glad she's speaking out.
Anyway, yes, glad she's speaking out.
January 3, 2026 at 11:36 PM
The most annoying thing about Marjorie Taylor Greene being frequently correct these days is the implication that she's been privately working with logic all along but clearly tossed it aside in favor of her cynical climb up the ladder of a hate movement.
Anyway, yes, glad she's speaking out.
Anyway, yes, glad she's speaking out.
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After kidnapping brown people IN America, America got a taste for it and started kidnapping people OUTSIDE of America
January 4, 2026 at 12:09 AM
After kidnapping brown people IN America, America got a taste for it and started kidnapping people OUTSIDE of America
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There’s always a Tweet.
January 3, 2026 at 12:53 PM
There’s always a Tweet.
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Will they revoke his FIFA Peace Prize?
a man in a suit and tie is eating popcorn while sitting at a table .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is eating popcorn while sitting at a table .
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January 3, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Will they revoke his FIFA Peace Prize?
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If Nicolás Maduro stands trial in the United States and gets convicted of 34 felonies, does that mean he’s qualified to be our next president now?
Just checking what the standards are these days.
Just checking what the standards are these days.
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
If Nicolás Maduro stands trial in the United States and gets convicted of 34 felonies, does that mean he’s qualified to be our next president now?
Just checking what the standards are these days.
Just checking what the standards are these days.
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What the fuck. Trump is claiming the U.S. military captured a sitting head of state in his own country, with no extradition process & no legal authority.
No matter what you think of Maduro, that’s absolutely insane behavior—and a precedent that should alarm anyone who cares about international law.
No matter what you think of Maduro, that’s absolutely insane behavior—and a precedent that should alarm anyone who cares about international law.
January 3, 2026 at 11:54 AM
What the fuck. Trump is claiming the U.S. military captured a sitting head of state in his own country, with no extradition process & no legal authority.
No matter what you think of Maduro, that’s absolutely insane behavior—and a precedent that should alarm anyone who cares about international law.
No matter what you think of Maduro, that’s absolutely insane behavior—and a precedent that should alarm anyone who cares about international law.
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The darkest, yet plausible, take on my timeline today:
«What happens next is predictable. The US will land in Greenland, then the US will declare a state of defense, martial law will be imposed, and the elections will be suspended.» (google translate for speed)
«What happens next is predictable. The US will land in Greenland, then the US will declare a state of defense, martial law will be imposed, and the elections will be suspended.» (google translate for speed)
Was als nächstes kommt, ist absehbar. Die USA landen in Grönland, dann wird in den USA der Verteidigungsfall ausgerufen und Kriegsrecht eingesetzt und die Wahlen ausgesetzt.
January 3, 2026 at 10:41 AM
The darkest, yet plausible, take on my timeline today:
«What happens next is predictable. The US will land in Greenland, then the US will declare a state of defense, martial law will be imposed, and the elections will be suspended.» (google translate for speed)
«What happens next is predictable. The US will land in Greenland, then the US will declare a state of defense, martial law will be imposed, and the elections will be suspended.» (google translate for speed)