Matthew
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Piers is the same, but I guess his seems more ambitious and deliberate. She always seems to be reaching.
February 10, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Piers is the same, but I guess his seems more ambitious and deliberate. She always seems to be reaching.
I feel like this must come off like just an attempt to insult her, probably because I do want to insult her. Because she is so offensive. But I think it’s accurate. She appears vapid.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 AM
I feel like this must come off like just an attempt to insult her, probably because I do want to insult her. Because she is so offensive. But I think it’s accurate. She appears vapid.
Yeah, but I think these don’t conflict. She seems to be devoid of substance, which would deprive her of any morality that a human gets to feel. It’s pitiful.
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Yeah, but I think these don’t conflict. She seems to be devoid of substance, which would deprive her of any morality that a human gets to feel. It’s pitiful.
My take is she doesn’t have a real personality at all and every one she attempts is fake.
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 AM
My take is she doesn’t have a real personality at all and every one she attempts is fake.
And the shame we feel from cowardice or the fear of our own cowardice I expect is also rooted in a desire for more assurance of our own safety.
February 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
And the shame we feel from cowardice or the fear of our own cowardice I expect is also rooted in a desire for more assurance of our own safety.
The two are linked on some level of depth. Violence reverberates.
February 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
The two are linked on some level of depth. Violence reverberates.
I also don’t really buy the claim that the whole Republican Party is falling in line because they are afraid of MAGA violence, but I would buy that they all would claim this to be so at one point or another when it’s the most convenient.
February 8, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I also don’t really buy the claim that the whole Republican Party is falling in line because they are afraid of MAGA violence, but I would buy that they all would claim this to be so at one point or another when it’s the most convenient.
The threat of violence has real influence and more force but less reach I think to explain what I see as the extent of pandering. So, I wouldn’t dismiss it. I just think it’s not nearly sufficient to explain the whole phenomenon.
February 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The threat of violence has real influence and more force but less reach I think to explain what I see as the extent of pandering. So, I wouldn’t dismiss it. I just think it’s not nearly sufficient to explain the whole phenomenon.
That’s absolutely it. But I think it works more on shame than genuine fear of physical pain. We imagine a confrontation, feel our fear and become hyper conscious of our weaknesses, leading to shame and dejection, then resignation.
February 7, 2026 at 4:23 AM
That’s absolutely it. But I think it works more on shame than genuine fear of physical pain. We imagine a confrontation, feel our fear and become hyper conscious of our weaknesses, leading to shame and dejection, then resignation.
He’s not much of an artist. “Jeffrey Epstein was a monster…[but]…”
Why does this guy always seem to need to present such mundane thoughts when making transitions in his work? It’s lazy in speech, much less writing. It’s aggravated to read because it feels like a lot of wasteful exposition.
Why does this guy always seem to need to present such mundane thoughts when making transitions in his work? It’s lazy in speech, much less writing. It’s aggravated to read because it feels like a lot of wasteful exposition.
February 5, 2026 at 1:48 AM
He’s not much of an artist. “Jeffrey Epstein was a monster…[but]…”
Why does this guy always seem to need to present such mundane thoughts when making transitions in his work? It’s lazy in speech, much less writing. It’s aggravated to read because it feels like a lot of wasteful exposition.
Why does this guy always seem to need to present such mundane thoughts when making transitions in his work? It’s lazy in speech, much less writing. It’s aggravated to read because it feels like a lot of wasteful exposition.
I hate the way that guy writes.
February 5, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I hate the way that guy writes.
Doing it with Usha Vance now.
February 5, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Doing it with Usha Vance now.
Exactly right. They’re dead inside.
February 3, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Exactly right. They’re dead inside.
I’m wondering if one of them felt it when they pushed him from behind, and if that started the whole pile on.
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I’m wondering if one of them felt it when they pushed him from behind, and if that started the whole pile on.
I think he’s more cynical than that. I think he’s purely chasing clout. I think conservatism has always carried this sheen of…a bunch of desirable qualities. Intelligence. Class. Seriousness. But also the foil that makes it easier to stand out, being the unpopular orientation. He seems unprincipled.
January 25, 2026 at 1:19 PM
I think he’s more cynical than that. I think he’s purely chasing clout. I think conservatism has always carried this sheen of…a bunch of desirable qualities. Intelligence. Class. Seriousness. But also the foil that makes it easier to stand out, being the unpopular orientation. He seems unprincipled.
He’s a pure clout chaser. He’s the JD Vance of punditry.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 PM
He’s a pure clout chaser. He’s the JD Vance of punditry.
Any idea if he’s reflected publicly on his positions and arguments pre-2025? To say it’s aggravating watching these types of populists get it so wrong, then just shift to the present, like analysis doesn’t matter or isn’t what they are paid to give, would be an understatement.
January 25, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Any idea if he’s reflected publicly on his positions and arguments pre-2025? To say it’s aggravating watching these types of populists get it so wrong, then just shift to the present, like analysis doesn’t matter or isn’t what they are paid to give, would be an understatement.
Hopefully it was streamed somewhere and not just on his phone.
January 25, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Hopefully it was streamed somewhere and not just on his phone.
I saw that. That’s someone who’s rotted down to the core by hatred.
January 25, 2026 at 3:59 AM
I saw that. That’s someone who’s rotted down to the core by hatred.
Lol she’s just letting everyone know how obtuse she is.
January 22, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Lol she’s just letting everyone know how obtuse she is.
She’s a sick person.
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 AM
She’s a sick person.
When you lose Noah Smith…
January 12, 2026 at 4:24 AM
When you lose Noah Smith…
But I don’t accept this idea that we are living in different realities. I could but I don’t buy it. At most, they are more wrapt in some the emotional function of anger and self defense that they can’t get a handle on. But that’s not the same as having a different reality.
January 10, 2026 at 10:16 PM
But I don’t accept this idea that we are living in different realities. I could but I don’t buy it. At most, they are more wrapt in some the emotional function of anger and self defense that they can’t get a handle on. But that’s not the same as having a different reality.