My new Purity Litmus Test for any Democrat in politics is to at least talk like uhh this cato institute gentleman
10.03.2026 17:10
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My new Purity Litmus Test for any Democrat in politics is to at least talk like uhh this cato institute gentleman
This is the way a lot of us would like to think we would respond to hostile questions in a Congressional hearing, but its rare to see a witness just turn the tables on a Senator like this.
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He allegedly said "he needed help transferring data from a thumb drive “to his personal computer so that he could ‘sanitize’ the data before using it at [the company.] ... [and] that he expected to receive a presidential pardon ... ." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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One day the NYT's editors will read these stories again and be ashamed of themselves. Mamdani called the attack "heinous," "criminal," "reprehensible," "terrorism," and "the antithesis of who we are." The insinuation that he's conflicted about this is disgraceful. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...
If the Dems who win in the 2026 midterms get squeamish about prosecuting this administration, we'll need to elect a bunch of new people running on Nuremberg shit for 2028. This isn't a joke. It's the law. It's justice. Biden let Trump back in the WH and this happened because Joe didn't do his job
Every time I get a news notification I get a jolt of excitement because every day, we’re one day closer. Is this the notification that says it?
700,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon in 10 days. This is a historic, catastrophic level of displacement that essentially hasn't even made the news. We are numb to these atrocities.
“Last night, as we marked the one year anniversary of his detention, Rama and I were honored to welcome Mahmoud, Noor, and their son Deen to Gracie Mansion to break our fast together.
Mahmoud is a New Yorker, and he belongs in New York City.”
This was such a good job by the NYT's Shawn McCreesh.
He asked a very pointed and direct question to Trump about the school bombing, leading the president to corner himself (was he claiming the US sold Iran Tomahawks???) before admitting he doesn't "know enough" and will abide by the final report.
Barracks Kroger so maybe it’s just students back from break?
No! So bizarre. It’s gorgeous weather. Maybe it’s the college students back from spring break
Where did all the food go? What in the heck.
Pictures emerging from today’s heavy bombing of Isfahan. Damages to the mirror works, tiles, floors, and carved wooden doors of Safavid palaces of Aali Qapu and Chehelsotoon. Both of these are within the UNESCO Heritage complex of Naqsh-e Jahan Square. These are 16th-17th century bldgs.
👀 this is *wild* holy cow
What do you want to bet this little tantrum on the WaPo's opinion page is because someone ahead of Professor Jakub Grygiel in the queue at some coffee shop had an elaborate coffee order and he hasn't been able to let it go ever since
I’m never getting attached to football players again 😭
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Let me tell you something. Y’all are asking too many damn questions at every point of sale. I have to leave a comment, make a suggestion, donate to a charity, choose a method of payment three times and then multiple choice of ways to get a receipt.
Take the damn money and leave me alone.
It’s so weird being on the anti-war side this time around.
The cops fucked it up. FUCKED IT ALL THE WAY UP
I WATCHED HIM BIKE AWAY on MY FUCKING BIKE, sprinted back to my car, AND THAT'S WHEN THE COP SHOWED UP
"This probably sounds like nightmare fuel to many, but to wealthy VCs and AI and crypto entrepreneurs it’s the next gold rush." is the quote of our time
This didn't happen. The perception that it did is largely based on fictional shows that were about rich people. Much more common was a household where one person (theoretically Dad in a het household) was the higher earner and paid the housing costs and the other paid utilities & food
“What if LBJ had been stupid, reactionary, incompetent, and sociopathic?” is a question about American political history I did not need answered.
This should, with no sarcasm or irony whatsoever, be the highlight of every Democrat's campaign starting today. Trump just effectively gave the corporate version of a pardon to the most hated company on the planet. Absolutely no one supports this.
Almost 90 people being cut.
Canadian historian Adam Chapnick, a professor of defence studies at the Royal Military College of Canada:
“I don’t know how you justify this decision if you have any sort of commitment to history."
“”We’re playing the long game,” Mr. Brouillette said.”
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