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Something funny in the GCU coach’s nephew calling for a review and getting burned vs Bennett Stirtz showing the earned trust and calling for the review and getting validated
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Something funny in the GCU coach’s nephew calling for a review and getting burned vs Bennett Stirtz showing the earned trust and calling for the review and getting validated
This may well have been what stuck in his brain when they explained what was going on in his name.
I think Trump thinks that if he deposes Maduro one way or another, he can remove sanctions, reduce energy prices, and (thus) many other prices relative to baseline, and that makes this huge, psychotic deployment and series of murders worth it in his mind.
I do wonder if this is it. WTF is Donald Trump doing w Venezuela? Like we've had US presidents do crazy things. I mean we invaded Iraq and toppled its government more or less for no reason. But as someone who covered that story very closely they DID have reasons. They were bad ...
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 AM
This may well have been what stuck in his brain when they explained what was going on in his name.
Uh oh Spartans Iowa’s completing pass now
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Uh oh Spartans Iowa’s completing pass now
I do think this is true. I would note that the existence of the pardon power is *very annoyingly* a safety valve here.
Yes, mass corruption is bad & they are going to a steal a lot of stuff, but most of the cabinet is going to be pardoned at the end. So they can theoretically feel less desperate.
Yes, mass corruption is bad & they are going to a steal a lot of stuff, but most of the cabinet is going to be pardoned at the end. So they can theoretically feel less desperate.
I *think* the attempt to speedrun authoritarianism has failed. The new acute danger is greater political violence (Trump calling for hangings, etc). But the concerted danger is down the line, when MAGA realizes the bill for all this corruption will come due. www.offmessage.net/p/maga-disar...
MAGA Disarray And The Accumulated Debt Of Corruption
They'd bring America down rather than face accountability, but accountability is not optional.
www.offmessage.net
November 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I do think this is true. I would note that the existence of the pardon power is *very annoyingly* a safety valve here.
Yes, mass corruption is bad & they are going to a steal a lot of stuff, but most of the cabinet is going to be pardoned at the end. So they can theoretically feel less desperate.
Yes, mass corruption is bad & they are going to a steal a lot of stuff, but most of the cabinet is going to be pardoned at the end. So they can theoretically feel less desperate.
There’s some grand unified theory to be fleshed out how the GOP’s policy responses are all monocausal. If a problem has any sort of complexity, the GOP only ever says, “it’s one easy fix.”
Autism is complex? Nah, it’s vaccines!
Stuff too expensive? Immigrants!
Need a job? Rich people tax cut!
Autism is complex? Nah, it’s vaccines!
Stuff too expensive? Immigrants!
Need a job? Rich people tax cut!
this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
There’s some grand unified theory to be fleshed out how the GOP’s policy responses are all monocausal. If a problem has any sort of complexity, the GOP only ever says, “it’s one easy fix.”
Autism is complex? Nah, it’s vaccines!
Stuff too expensive? Immigrants!
Need a job? Rich people tax cut!
Autism is complex? Nah, it’s vaccines!
Stuff too expensive? Immigrants!
Need a job? Rich people tax cut!
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Thune plans on being the GOP Senate Leader into the future, and Speaker Johnson is a bit more day to day.
Here's that video of Johnson shortly after he realized that Thune had no desire to amend the bill. The panic is absolutely wild
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Thune plans on being the GOP Senate Leader into the future, and Speaker Johnson is a bit more day to day.
As a lawyer, I gotta say that today is hilarious.
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
As a lawyer, I gotta say that today is hilarious.
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I wrote about how the NFL’s celebration penalties wreck games. Get rid of them! defector.com/the-nfl-need...
The NFL Needs To Cool It With The Celebration Penalties | Defector
It was a crucial situation in the NFL’s marquee game of the week. The Lions had been unable to do anything on offense, but their defense had played well enough to keep them within a score of the reign...
defector.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I wrote about how the NFL’s celebration penalties wreck games. Get rid of them! defector.com/the-nfl-need...
He’s lying about the economics of it. But also, there’s an actual serious screwworm infestation coming soon, and he’s blaming it on immigrants, like an asshole. (Instead of on the US stopping efforts to fight it in “foreign” parts and maintaining active barriers to it)
This is the sort of brazen lie you tell when you’re trying to demonstrate your power by showing you can say shit that everyone knows is a lie, and there’s nothing anyone can do about it.
Last month he was a soybean farmer, this month he’s an expert on intercontinental cattle drives.
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
He’s lying about the economics of it. But also, there’s an actual serious screwworm infestation coming soon, and he’s blaming it on immigrants, like an asshole. (Instead of on the US stopping efforts to fight it in “foreign” parts and maintaining active barriers to it)
Due to recent events, I am very sorry if this applies to you, but if you have a “zz” in your name I do not want to know anything else about you. Full stop.
November 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Due to recent events, I am very sorry if this applies to you, but if you have a “zz” in your name I do not want to know anything else about you. Full stop.
USC’s gonna have trouble fielding a team with an injury every play.
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
USC’s gonna have trouble fielding a team with an injury every play.
Say what you will about him being a pedophile, at least he’s more eloquent than sleepy joe
Trump: "Christians and more, think of this, more than twice as likely foster care they'll adopt the general population. They adopt to it so easily. When they get out, they adopt to it like it's become second nature. It's amazing."
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Say what you will about him being a pedophile, at least he’s more eloquent than sleepy joe
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Someone must stop these low-wage servants from buying all the houses!
JD Vance: "Democrats' idea was the way you get more prosperity is that you import more and more low wage servants."
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Someone must stop these low-wage servants from buying all the houses!
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I'll stop sheeting this when it stops being relevant
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I'll stop sheeting this when it stops being relevant
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If nothing else comes out of the backlash to Trumpism, let it be a renewed commitment to small-r republicanism. This should be embarrassing. It should be shameful. You are a free citizen of a free republic, act like one for God's sake.
Something that’s so striking in these emails is how…unimpressive Epstein is. He comes off as a pompous, sub-literate lech. Yes everyone is so mortifyingly solicitous of him! All fawning and flattery! Why?????
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM
If nothing else comes out of the backlash to Trumpism, let it be a renewed commitment to small-r republicanism. This should be embarrassing. It should be shameful. You are a free citizen of a free republic, act like one for God's sake.
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genuinely very few things more satisfying than reading the kinds of emails rich and famous people send each other
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
genuinely very few things more satisfying than reading the kinds of emails rich and famous people send each other
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Epstein asking who would be with Acosta at his confirmation hearing:
![From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Roy Black
2/19/2017 12:01:21 AM
jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]
Re:
Importance:
High
He will be by himself. Perhaps a trump administration aide to assist and accompany him.
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On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 3:30 PM -0800, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:
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November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Epstein asking who would be with Acosta at his confirmation hearing:
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Larry Summers hanging around frightened and sexually trafficked teenage girls: wow your calculus skills suck
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Larry Summers hanging around frightened and sexually trafficked teenage girls: wow your calculus skills suck
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“Why does this room smell like bratwurst?”
November 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“Why does this room smell like bratwurst?”
Next thing you know, these conspiracy theorists will try to tell you that Trump ran a teenage beauty pageant for years, and repeatedly entered the dressing room when he thought they might be naked…. What’s that you say?
i mean c’mon. the president’s best friend was the most notorious pedo in the country’s history who ran a massive child trafficking ring. every bit of circumstantial evidence we have says that trump was a participant. if this were a criminal trial we’d have enough evidence to compel a plea deal.
November 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Next thing you know, these conspiracy theorists will try to tell you that Trump ran a teenage beauty pageant for years, and repeatedly entered the dressing room when he thought they might be naked…. What’s that you say?
In other news, how’s Maxwell doing in resort prison? Getting a mani-pedi? Enjoying some time in the sauna?
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In other news, how’s Maxwell doing in resort prison? Getting a mani-pedi? Enjoying some time in the sauna?
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The level of audience capture posting I’ve noticed recently is reaching epidemic levels. Fortunately couldn’t be me, my worst cognitive bias is overly negatively polarizing against perceived groupthink.
Weird how at some point the ACA subsidies went from meaningless technocrat babble that it was obviously incredibly stupid for Democrats to try protecting to being incredibly important for helping people avoid suffering.
And Democrats managed to get it wrong both times!! What were the odds?
And Democrats managed to get it wrong both times!! What were the odds?
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The level of audience capture posting I’ve noticed recently is reaching epidemic levels. Fortunately couldn’t be me, my worst cognitive bias is overly negatively polarizing against perceived groupthink.
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Chuck Schumer? Don't mind if I do
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Chuck Schumer? Don't mind if I do
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Everyone's true "welcome to the Big Ten" moment is not when they win a conference title, or beat Ohio State or Michigan. It's the first time they drown in a bathtub at Iowa when its like, 38 degrees outside.
November 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Everyone's true "welcome to the Big Ten" moment is not when they win a conference title, or beat Ohio State or Michigan. It's the first time they drown in a bathtub at Iowa when its like, 38 degrees outside.