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Yohannanx
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· Jun 5
I know the lore behind this because I have strayed too far from the light
Evergreen post.
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there is no legitimate definition of the term "democracy" under which maps like these are "democratic." this level of stovepiping is banana republic shit. this is effectively no different from stuffing a ballot box
Indiana Republicans have unveiled their proposal to re-gerrymander the congressional map & expand their current 7-2 majority to 9-0.
The Dem-held 1st would flip to Trump+12 & the 7th to Trump+19. All 7 GOP seats would be at least Trump+18.
Interactive map:
davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...
The Dem-held 1st would flip to Trump+12 & the 7th to Trump+19. All 7 GOP seats would be at least Trump+18.
Interactive map:
davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...
December 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
there is no legitimate definition of the term "democracy" under which maps like these are "democratic." this level of stovepiping is banana republic shit. this is effectively no different from stuffing a ballot box
On the one hand, I agree. On the other hand, this is pretty common (Haberman et al did similar things with Trump).
Ryan Lizza taking "keeping the most important news insights for my book (or newsletter) that will come out well after the election instead of telling voters about the underhanded machinations of candidates before they go to the polls" to a whole new level.
Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
On the one hand, I agree. On the other hand, this is pretty common (Haberman et al did similar things with Trump).
Between this and Rod Dreher’s posting about “Weimar America,” these guys very telling cast them as would-be American Hitlers.
That would be this, antisemitic and white nationalist activist, who was a cohost of The Charlie Kirk show.
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Between this and Rod Dreher’s posting about “Weimar America,” these guys very telling cast them as would-be American Hitlers.
I know why, but I’m still somewhat amazed by how little focus is placed on people in the upper left corner of that second chart compared to the bottom right corner.
This post uses data from my latest poll with Verasight. We asked voters to describe what their ideal political party would stand for. Then, I categorized voters based on the issues they mentioned and computationally mapped them onto 3 axes: economic, social, and non-ideological/affordability.
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I know why, but I’m still somewhat amazed by how little focus is placed on people in the upper left corner of that second chart compared to the bottom right corner.
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Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
November 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
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If the NYT told the story of the homeless teenager exploited by Matt Gaetz with even half as much empathy as it tells the story of Olivia Nuzzi, it would be in danger of committing journalism.
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If the NYT told the story of the homeless teenager exploited by Matt Gaetz with even half as much empathy as it tells the story of Olivia Nuzzi, it would be in danger of committing journalism.
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my wokest opinion is that wokeness is not only good but popular, and reactionary pundits tried to erase the actual reasons for 2024 - eggs and afghanistan - in favor of trying to shield themselves from being rightly called racist sex pests
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
my wokest opinion is that wokeness is not only good but popular, and reactionary pundits tried to erase the actual reasons for 2024 - eggs and afghanistan - in favor of trying to shield themselves from being rightly called racist sex pests
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I don't think any single statistic has ever done more to shape my view of the world than this one:
More than half of all human beings who have ever been born did not live to celebrate their 20th birthday.
More than half of all human beings who have ever been born did not live to celebrate their 20th birthday.
one of the greatest struggles for any left-wing political movement in the modern west (and increasingly beyond) is how much of the sheer abject deprivation, fear, and often fatal dangers that were inextricable to the lives of any but the wealth just...barely exist anymore
It is genuinely hard for most people to grasp how poor the past was.
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I don't think any single statistic has ever done more to shape my view of the world than this one:
More than half of all human beings who have ever been born did not live to celebrate their 20th birthday.
More than half of all human beings who have ever been born did not live to celebrate their 20th birthday.
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if i were running for office i would absolutely call my volunteers “the wide awakes,” i would hand out wide awake pins and stickers and hats for people to wear and campaign events would have wide awake banners
THEY USED TO CALL US WOKE
NOW THEY CAN CALL US WIDE AWAKES
NOW THEY CAN CALL US WIDE AWAKES
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
if i were running for office i would absolutely call my volunteers “the wide awakes,” i would hand out wide awake pins and stickers and hats for people to wear and campaign events would have wide awake banners
My partner asked me if there were any bright spots for Republicans last night and the closest I could get was Frey winning in Minneapolis.
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
My partner asked me if there were any bright spots for Republicans last night and the closest I could get was Frey winning in Minneapolis.
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The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
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it's funny that the Democratic coalition basically spans everywhere from former Lt Gov of GA (anti-Trump Republican) to NY municipal socialist
popular front: the party
popular front: the party
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
it's funny that the Democratic coalition basically spans everywhere from former Lt Gov of GA (anti-Trump Republican) to NY municipal socialist
popular front: the party
popular front: the party
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Woke II: pro-worker, pro-trans, pro-housing.
Don’t look now but all the City of Yes ballot proposals look like they’ll pass too
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Woke II: pro-worker, pro-trans, pro-housing.
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It’s amazing we constantly get articles about how liberals don’t understand what conservatives want and meanwhile this is their mental model of the world.
They do not think we are a real mass movement.
That's why they have all the crazy "Cathedral" and "Longhouse" and paid protestors shit.
They simply do not believe people believe in liberalism.
They lack a realistic theory of mind for us.
That's why they have all the crazy "Cathedral" and "Longhouse" and paid protestors shit.
They simply do not believe people believe in liberalism.
They lack a realistic theory of mind for us.
October 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
It’s amazing we constantly get articles about how liberals don’t understand what conservatives want and meanwhile this is their mental model of the world.
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was trying to work out why people were posting their passwords and then I realized it was potential Dutch electoral coalitions
October 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
was trying to work out why people were posting their passwords and then I realized it was potential Dutch electoral coalitions
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Felix Salmon not understanding how SNAP and Head Start work on this week’s Slate Money is a pretty capstone to him being totally taken in by the ID company grifters who claimed they were uncovering a lot of benefits fraud.
October 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Felix Salmon not understanding how SNAP and Head Start work on this week’s Slate Money is a pretty capstone to him being totally taken in by the ID company grifters who claimed they were uncovering a lot of benefits fraud.
Does anyone wanna tell this person 54 is a bigger number than 45, therefore, it only failed to pass because the majority wanted it to fail?
Outcome: Failed to advance on a 54-45 procedural vote (requiring 60 votes to overcome a filibuster).
Party Breakdown:All 51 Republicans voted YES (with Sen. John Thune switching to NO procedurally to allow refiling).
Most Democrats (48) voted NO, blocking the bill.
Party Breakdown:All 51 Republicans voted YES (with Sen. John Thune switching to NO procedurally to allow refiling).
Most Democrats (48) voted NO, blocking the bill.
October 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Does anyone wanna tell this person 54 is a bigger number than 45, therefore, it only failed to pass because the majority wanted it to fail?
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“James Talarico spent two years teaching English to sixth graders in San Antonio. this is more scandalous than having a Nazi tattoo” - Matt Stoller, an extremely smart and normal guy
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“James Talarico spent two years teaching English to sixth graders in San Antonio. this is more scandalous than having a Nazi tattoo” - Matt Stoller, an extremely smart and normal guy
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I agree with this. There are a lot of people out there who think both parties are the same and if Democrats put a show of pushing out people with Nazi tattoos and shitty text messages and abused employees then all of a sudden you're making inroads.
Putting a Democrat with a Nazi tattoo in the Senate normalizes Naziism in our federal politics for a long ass time.
All these recent stories about secret Nazi group chats? Anytime that happens going forward will be met with "But Platner."
It's not a purity test. Think through the consequences.
All these recent stories about secret Nazi group chats? Anytime that happens going forward will be met with "But Platner."
It's not a purity test. Think through the consequences.
October 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I agree with this. There are a lot of people out there who think both parties are the same and if Democrats put a show of pushing out people with Nazi tattoos and shitty text messages and abused employees then all of a sudden you're making inroads.
“Was gutted,” which implies the thing already existed.
The ACA was gutted by Democrats. you can argue those key democrats could've been siding with what many see as the more liberal/patient centered options. or you could say it was unfortunate that Dems didnt have 60+ more liberal senators.
but it was Democrats.
but it was Democrats.
Ok, but maybe you need to re-work that a bit. Also, you could also acknowledge that the original ACA was gutted by Republicans before it was finally passed, which is partly why it has been a problem for some.
October 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“Was gutted,” which implies the thing already existed.
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JK Rowling’s name for an HBCU wizarding school would be the most racist thing ever committed to paper
October 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
JK Rowling’s name for an HBCU wizarding school would be the most racist thing ever committed to paper
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people get this weird sort of reverse galaxy brain where they observe that it is possible to logic yourself into insane positions with utilitarianism and respond by rejecting utilitarianism as a solution to problems that boil down to "punch everyone in the balls" vs "don't do that"
October 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
people get this weird sort of reverse galaxy brain where they observe that it is possible to logic yourself into insane positions with utilitarianism and respond by rejecting utilitarianism as a solution to problems that boil down to "punch everyone in the balls" vs "don't do that"