Daryl Bockett
@tackatdawn.bsky.social
There are two kinds of folks who sit around thinking about how to take over the world: megalomaniacs and IR professors. I'm the kind that pays worse...who am I?
Love this show...always smarter and more important than it seems on the surface...funny, wise and good.
Silly new episode today. Mostly just goofin' on fools.
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Five Dumb Guys Being Idiots - SOME MORE NEWS
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January 8, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Love this show...always smarter and more important than it seems on the surface...funny, wise and good.
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Show up, create chaos, scare the shit out of the citizens, and when one freaks out and tries to run, shoot her. The death penalty for disobeying ICE.
Then, when you go to court, lie about how "in danger" you felt.
Didn't we just claim we rescued Venezuela from a dictator attacking his own citizens?
Then, when you go to court, lie about how "in danger" you felt.
Didn't we just claim we rescued Venezuela from a dictator attacking his own citizens?
January 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Show up, create chaos, scare the shit out of the citizens, and when one freaks out and tries to run, shoot her. The death penalty for disobeying ICE.
Then, when you go to court, lie about how "in danger" you felt.
Didn't we just claim we rescued Venezuela from a dictator attacking his own citizens?
Then, when you go to court, lie about how "in danger" you felt.
Didn't we just claim we rescued Venezuela from a dictator attacking his own citizens?
Who saw this coming?! While Trump wields economic statecraft as adeptly as a toddler with a chainsaw, the PRC is going full juche on chips, it seems...US trade leverage is a weakness that must be purged, and China will be stronger relying on its own indigienous chip development. That was always...
China asks tech firms to halt orders for Nvidia's H200 chips, Information reports reut.rs/4qGckFl
China asks tech firms to halt orders for Nvidia's H200 chips, Information reports
Beijing has asked some Chinese tech companies to halt orders for Nvidia's H200 chips this week, and is expected to mandate domestic artificial intelligence chip purchases, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Who saw this coming?! While Trump wields economic statecraft as adeptly as a toddler with a chainsaw, the PRC is going full juche on chips, it seems...US trade leverage is a weakness that must be purged, and China will be stronger relying on its own indigienous chip development. That was always...
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China asks tech firms to halt orders for Nvidia's H200 chips, Information reports reut.rs/4qGckFl
China asks tech firms to halt orders for Nvidia's H200 chips, Information reports
Beijing has asked some Chinese tech companies to halt orders for Nvidia's H200 chips this week, and is expected to mandate domestic artificial intelligence chip purchases, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
China asks tech firms to halt orders for Nvidia's H200 chips, Information reports reut.rs/4qGckFl
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In 2026, we can’t take the easy path by giving in to despair. We have to keep doing something to be ready for the moment the right combination of events align and we can see a better future.
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026, we can’t take the easy path by giving in to despair. We have to keep doing something to be ready for the moment the right combination of events align and we can see a better future.
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I know many Venezuelans are happy that Maduro is gone. (So am I). That said, do I agree with my country kidnapping him, bypassing US congressional approval and any regard to international law or human rights? No.
I explain why 👇🏾
I explain why 👇🏾
January 3, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I know many Venezuelans are happy that Maduro is gone. (So am I). That said, do I agree with my country kidnapping him, bypassing US congressional approval and any regard to international law or human rights? No.
I explain why 👇🏾
I explain why 👇🏾
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If the US plans to put Maduro on trial, the US says its courts can try other country's presidents for crimes, but not their own.
January 3, 2026 at 12:32 PM
If the US plans to put Maduro on trial, the US says its courts can try other country's presidents for crimes, but not their own.
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Swisher mere weeks ago (Dec 9, masters of scale) said it wasn’t a bubble then trotted out the tired (and false!) “AWS lost money” narrative. Isn’t she meant to like…know stuff
January 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Swisher mere weeks ago (Dec 9, masters of scale) said it wasn’t a bubble then trotted out the tired (and false!) “AWS lost money” narrative. Isn’t she meant to like…know stuff
May this bring you all some much-needed holiday cheer!! Keep it merry folks 😘
December 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
May this bring you all some much-needed holiday cheer!! Keep it merry folks 😘
Two questions:
1) If Trump is stupid enough to invade Venezuela, will China respond in kind in Taiwan?
2) Will Trump care?
I have stressed for years that a key feature of the Liberal International Order was the lack of spheres of influence...really important...you'll miss it when it's gone!
1) If Trump is stupid enough to invade Venezuela, will China respond in kind in Taiwan?
2) Will Trump care?
I have stressed for years that a key feature of the Liberal International Order was the lack of spheres of influence...really important...you'll miss it when it's gone!
December 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Two questions:
1) If Trump is stupid enough to invade Venezuela, will China respond in kind in Taiwan?
2) Will Trump care?
I have stressed for years that a key feature of the Liberal International Order was the lack of spheres of influence...really important...you'll miss it when it's gone!
1) If Trump is stupid enough to invade Venezuela, will China respond in kind in Taiwan?
2) Will Trump care?
I have stressed for years that a key feature of the Liberal International Order was the lack of spheres of influence...really important...you'll miss it when it's gone!
I really hope that our societies are sophisticated enough that we can proclaim BOTH of these truths at the same time:
1) Antisemitism and Nazism are unacceptable
2) What Israel is doing under Netanyahu is an unacceptable violation of international law and probably a genocide
No contradiction here!
1) Antisemitism and Nazism are unacceptable
2) What Israel is doing under Netanyahu is an unacceptable violation of international law and probably a genocide
No contradiction here!
December 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I really hope that our societies are sophisticated enough that we can proclaim BOTH of these truths at the same time:
1) Antisemitism and Nazism are unacceptable
2) What Israel is doing under Netanyahu is an unacceptable violation of international law and probably a genocide
No contradiction here!
1) Antisemitism and Nazism are unacceptable
2) What Israel is doing under Netanyahu is an unacceptable violation of international law and probably a genocide
No contradiction here!
Two serious questions:
1) Has Trump ever been right on a public statement of objective fact as POTUS
2) Can he write at an undergraduate level? He doesn't even appear to understand how capital letters work.
1) Has Trump ever been right on a public statement of objective fact as POTUS
2) Can he write at an undergraduate level? He doesn't even appear to understand how capital letters work.
The worst president ever has never:
- Stopped a war.
- Saved a life.
- Made huge tariff revenue.
- Worked hard.
- Helped the economy.
- Brought in business.
- Made "huge" tax cuts.
- Created any "aura" besides shitting his diaper.
- Aced "perfect marks" in anything.
- Had "strong results".
- Stopped a war.
- Saved a life.
- Made huge tariff revenue.
- Worked hard.
- Helped the economy.
- Brought in business.
- Made "huge" tax cuts.
- Created any "aura" besides shitting his diaper.
- Aced "perfect marks" in anything.
- Had "strong results".
December 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Two serious questions:
1) Has Trump ever been right on a public statement of objective fact as POTUS
2) Can he write at an undergraduate level? He doesn't even appear to understand how capital letters work.
1) Has Trump ever been right on a public statement of objective fact as POTUS
2) Can he write at an undergraduate level? He doesn't even appear to understand how capital letters work.
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Trump says the concept of “affordability” is actually a hoax.
Seth Meyers takes #ACloserLook
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vci...
Seth Meyers takes #ACloserLook
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vci...
Trump Flails on Inflation & Calls Affordability a “Hoax" as Poll Numbers Hit New Lows: A Closer Look
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December 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Trump says the concept of “affordability” is actually a hoax.
Seth Meyers takes #ACloserLook
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vci...
Seth Meyers takes #ACloserLook
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vci...
I really do have the best job in the world. Sitting here watching a bunch of grad students develop their own political crisis simulations. One of the groups is called Operation: Baguette Thunder 😂😂😂
Seriously, I think the future can be pretty bright if we get out of the way of the next generation!!
Seriously, I think the future can be pretty bright if we get out of the way of the next generation!!
December 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I really do have the best job in the world. Sitting here watching a bunch of grad students develop their own political crisis simulations. One of the groups is called Operation: Baguette Thunder 😂😂😂
Seriously, I think the future can be pretty bright if we get out of the way of the next generation!!
Seriously, I think the future can be pretty bright if we get out of the way of the next generation!!
Trump's latest tantrum/distraction/stress-inducing nothingburger. Just in case there is any doubt, this is morally wrong, utterly illegal, and strategically moronic...exactly what you would expect from an idiot who doesn't understand how the world works. But let me
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump orders the closure of Venezuelan airspace
The president's action comes amid a massive buildup of American military in the region.
www.politico.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Trump's latest tantrum/distraction/stress-inducing nothingburger. Just in case there is any doubt, this is morally wrong, utterly illegal, and strategically moronic...exactly what you would expect from an idiot who doesn't understand how the world works. But let me
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
This is just pathetic...we're supposed to believe that China is a serious, responsible, global power, and they are pulling crap like this? On the surface it is just unbeliavable levels of Small Dick Energy...'China is a superpower, how dare you be mean to us' LMAO
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Japan ‘One Piece’ singer stopped mid-performance as Japan-China relations sour
Axing of Maki Otsuki performance in Shanghai the latest in spate of cancelled cultural events involving Asia’s two biggest economies
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This is just pathetic...we're supposed to believe that China is a serious, responsible, global power, and they are pulling crap like this? On the surface it is just unbeliavable levels of Small Dick Energy...'China is a superpower, how dare you be mean to us' LMAO
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
As a former devoted Christian myself (I evangelized but was not evangelical in the American sense), I'm curious about what is going on with someone like Mike Johnson. I don't doubt his faith is genuine and that it is important to him, although many of his...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Mike Johnson serves up word salad about Trump’s call for Democrats to be executed
Johnson criticizes Democrats after the president says Democrats committed “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR’ that is ‘punishable by DEATH’
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 AM
As a former devoted Christian myself (I evangelized but was not evangelical in the American sense), I'm curious about what is going on with someone like Mike Johnson. I don't doubt his faith is genuine and that it is important to him, although many of his...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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The finest in modern Republican governance.
What's next from Trump/RFK -- repurpose the shuttered public corruption unit at the FBI to instead go find Sasquatch?
Maybe the fired disease detectives at the CDC can finally get the trooooth about the tooth fairy?
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
What's next from Trump/RFK -- repurpose the shuttered public corruption unit at the FBI to instead go find Sasquatch?
Maybe the fired disease detectives at the CDC can finally get the trooooth about the tooth fairy?
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Chemtrail? New Conspiracy Theory Takes Wing at Kennedy's HHS - KFF Health News
The idea that airplane vapors are toxic to people or that there are ongoing efforts to intentionally change the climate made the social media rounds. Now, it has found advocates at the Department of H...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The finest in modern Republican governance.
What's next from Trump/RFK -- repurpose the shuttered public corruption unit at the FBI to instead go find Sasquatch?
Maybe the fired disease detectives at the CDC can finally get the trooooth about the tooth fairy?
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
What's next from Trump/RFK -- repurpose the shuttered public corruption unit at the FBI to instead go find Sasquatch?
Maybe the fired disease detectives at the CDC can finally get the trooooth about the tooth fairy?
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
I was glad to read this report that confirmed my intuition about the One China Principle (1CP): the vast majority of countries have never AGREED with China...they have just said the bare minimum to mollify the PRC. Self-determination is a global norm; 1CP is not globaltaiwan.org/2024/02/the-...
The “One-China Principle”: China’s “Norm” versus Global Realities | Global Taiwan Institute
Beijing has developed its narrative around the idea of “One-China,” presenting the “One-China Principle” as a basic international norm. China restates this position in the context of a misreading of U...
globaltaiwan.org
October 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I was glad to read this report that confirmed my intuition about the One China Principle (1CP): the vast majority of countries have never AGREED with China...they have just said the bare minimum to mollify the PRC. Self-determination is a global norm; 1CP is not globaltaiwan.org/2024/02/the-...
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“’Twas grace hath brought me safe thus far... and grace will lead me home...”
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Opinion | New documentary shows Andrew Young's singular role in MLK's circle
The 93-year-old Young had a role in Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle that was different than everybody else’s, but no less necessary.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“’Twas grace hath brought me safe thus far... and grace will lead me home...”
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Law nerds and constitutional democracy stans: give this a listen!!
Law nerds and constitutional democracy stans: give this a listen!!
The Ezra Klein Show
Society & Culture Podcast · Every two weeks · Ezra Klein invites you into a conversation on something that matters. How do we address climate change if the political system fails to act? Has the logic...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Law nerds and constitutional democracy stans: give this a listen!!
Law nerds and constitutional democracy stans: give this a listen!!
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Ppl will be like "do you really think a man deserves to be killed over ideas" as if it's all really abstract and philosophical but the guy they're talking about is the leading propaganda henchman of a dictator who has (conservatively) murdered thousands of people over their race &/or beliefs.
September 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Ppl will be like "do you really think a man deserves to be killed over ideas" as if it's all really abstract and philosophical but the guy they're talking about is the leading propaganda henchman of a dictator who has (conservatively) murdered thousands of people over their race &/or beliefs.