Oh I guess I didn’t realize she still claimed to be liberal.

Her beliefs are an incoherent grab bag at this point.

I thought they were both married though?

Not that that’s ever stopped anyone, but aren’t they proper conservatives?

Same. After his filibuster stunt he went right back to voting for Trump’s nominees.

As Holden Caulfield might say—he’s a phony.

I’m sure Susan cares deeply for the people living in Caribou.

The existence of hibiscus implies the existence of lobiscus.

🫂

I never look hot doing anything so it’s hard to tell.

the way this makes sense for RFK is that "healthy people" and "sick people" are ontological categories.

Is obsession different than a special interest? Asking for a friend.

I have to grudgingly admit that parties are fun sometimes.

Yep, having a shitty one over here too.

Are you also tired of the bullshit? For I am tired of the bullshit.

Is it even possible to damage Laura Loomer’s reputation?

I could see Putin as a client, but it would be epically stupid to do that sort of business with Putin and not expect a date with a flight of stairs.

Most people with opioid problems are just sad and need help. They deserve our compassion.

Hulk Hogan was a world-class terrible human being who was trying to numb his recognition of that fact with a quantity of drugs that overwhelmed his steroid-damaged heart. He deserves nothing but derision.

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Sneaky-ass letter.

Should be ashamed of itself.

Hegseth is there specifically because he is such a toadie he will commit and atrocity that Trump wants.

Plus Trump thinks that Hegseth “looks the part” on TV. He’s not going anywhere.

Once you get to the airport and through TSA you can finally relax.

Sure, there are shitty things that can happen after that (delays, uncomfortable chairs, overpriced food) but you, the traveler, have fulfilled your obligations.

The thing about Josh Barro is that he is a fucking asshole.

Because he is an asshole, any time facts get in the way of being an asshole, he chooses assholery, making his opinions suspect.

Good reminder that any of us can get bamboozled by information that confirms our prejudices.

My trick is to wait until all the smart people I follow weigh-in on a story before I make a judgement :-)

That’s a really good idea that I wouldn’t necessarily have thought of.

I was joking :-).

I personally think the AI style *is* bad writing, but once you’ve interacted with an LLM for a little bit you start to see the patterns and then you start to see those patterns in the wild.

I’m joking, it’s not that hard to spot now that we’re all familiar with it.

Some people just write like that (badly).

I dislike packing and all the prep for traveling but it’s always worth the effort.

I’d like everyone reading your post to go to Wikipedia right now and look up just how big Roosevelt’s mandate was.

If you (the person reading this) don’t already know the exact numbers I promise it will blow your mind.

I’m surprised “throwing kids in the air” hasn’t turned into a fitness fad yet.

I hear what you are thinking but when have ethical problems ever stopped a fitness fad?

John Roberts is and always has been Sam Alito with better PR

he has declared himself and his fellow republican justices the unelected rulers of America and they have wielded their power in favor of making Donald Trump of all people untouchable

the court as it exists today must be broken

I’m not above engaging in some Schadenfreude here and there but I think there should just be fewer bad things in the world.

That makes the shitheads just as mad anyway.

Yeah, we don’t really want the leopards to eat people’s faces even if some of the people whose faces are being consumed helped introduce the face-eating leopards into the environment.

I feel like I have just illustrated some of the limitations of that metaphor, lol.