"Fuck every cause that ends in murder and children crying." "The hero pays the price." An autotelic soul wearing a corpse. Optimized for a different world pronoiac misanthrope, lawyer, coach, sport psychologist, Olympian, BJJ black belt lonely
Among the worst ideas floating around is that "the free market" will naturally achieve desirable results for society. No, it won't, not even in theory, much less in practice. Markets don't optimize "good for society" unless you make them.
Jon of The NorthTurns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.
When Brian Kilmeade asks you a legitimate follow-up question, you know you’re in trouble
Aaron RuparKILMEADE: We hear that you're talking with leaders from Iran. But Iran has come out publicly and said 'we're not talking to the US' TRUMP: Well, they just came out and said we are talking KILMEADE: So could you tell me who you're talking to? TRUMP: We've had some very good talks
Thank you, guy sitting in a stolen Supreme Court seat.
Josh GersteinJUST IN: Justice Neil Gorsuch tells @RonaldReagan civility conference US democracy is 'very fragile' & 'facing some tough times.' 'We are all in it together, and if we don't stay all in it together, it will crumble,' Gorsuch says, urging students to study history 'warts and all'
John Cleese practicing squats in preparation for shitting all over his legacy
George MonbiotJust loving how John Cleese, now reduced to one of his own caricatures, rages about immigrants coming to the UK and failing to accept "our" culture, from his home in ... (checks notes) ... Nevis in the Caribbean.
I talk a lot about how Republicans who never voted Trump basically don't exist in the electorate though they're like a third of the media. Even more true of conservative centrists who want Clintonism 2.01. But these unicorns make up pretty much all of the donor and owner class that isn't far right.
Philip Bump[guy who reportedly makes seven figures arguing for centrist positions]:
Hey, remember when the head of GM -- which is, totally coincidentally, the manufacturer of the Cadillac Escalade -- introduced Trump at his political rally yesterday?
AngryHey I know inflation is out of control and a lot of folks can’t afford basic necessities, but at least we’re tackling waste fraud and abuse by buying… *checks notes* 250 Escalades for the government.
This opinion piece, written by someone with no relevant expertise, cites two sources, both of them blogs by people who also have no relevant expertise, one of whom is employed by a sham think tank funded by the "Effective Altruism" propaganda network. Truly embarrassing decision to publish it. 1/2
Dave KarpfI'm reading the "environmentalists are wrong about data centers" piece from the NYT and ohmygoditssofuckingbad. Apparently, so long as you're punching left, they'll just let you say any goddamn thing you please... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/o...
yeah, totally unacceptable. any airline should shut this kind of bullshit down immediately, the same way they would if someone was just shouting, listening to music loudly without headphones, or otherwise disturbing passengers when - critically- they could choose not to
cait (and adonis)i'm sorry but they would have to send the air marshal after me if I was on one of these flights
I think intellectual property is the dark mirror of immigration law, in that people’s intuitive sense of what existing IP law allows is far more restrictive than the reality while their intuitive sense of what existing immigration law allows is far more permissive than the reality
👇👇👇 “Cheating on elections is the central tenet of the NC Republican Party. The General Assembly does it like a religion.” www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
‘Nothing nefarious’? Bless Dave Boliek and NC Republicans’ cheating hearts | Opinion‘Nothing nefarious’? Bless Dave Boliek’s and NC Republicans’ cheating hearts | Opinionwww.newsobserver.comIt's all a grift. It's ALWAYS a grift
Dael Norwood“There is little evidence that the nonprofit has provided the civics education it claims. And Adams and his nonprofit have engaged in a pattern of questionable financial arrangements, including paying Adams and his mother more than half its recent annual revenue…”
Love the casual dual admission that a) the police are militarized and b) that's for some reason GOOD FFS EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ "Rise Of The Warrior Cop" by @radleybalko.bsky.social [not even going to touch the Russia comment.]
Aaron RuparSen. Deb Fischer on Democrats: "They want to demilitarize the police. It's everybody's worst nightmare on what this society would become ... people have deep knowledge of what happens in countries that say they are democratic socialist ... look at Russia"
So much of The Perfect Moment is about liberal mainstream institutions (including the Dem party) making this mistake over and over again. When the other side wants total victory, giving them anything signals weakness. They will go after weakness!
Greg Sargent"Universities like Columbia are not better off for having capitulated last year. They compromised their independence and suffered reputational damage, yet are still subject to [Trump's] arbitrary behavior." Read @ryanenos.bsky.social on need to resist Trump: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/27/o...
Public Notice today: "Even Republican voters are mad, and they’re blaming the president. .. There is one exception to the general rule that presidents don’t have much control over gas prices: Donald Trump. He can’t bring them down, but he certainly sent them up." This is a really good read:
Aaron RuparNew in PN: Why Trump deserves all the blame for high gas prices "No POTUS has ever deserved to be hoisted on the petard of gas prices more. That’s not only bc of how he weaponized the issue before, but bc unlike almost every other POTUS, he's actually responsible for where the price is right now."
