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I solved the Saturday 6/28/2025 New York Times Daily Crossword in 13:53! www.nytimes.com/crosswords/g...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

The Douthat-Thiel interview: PETER THIEL: and in Roman times, gladiators would find panthers [ROSS DOUTHAT smiles, nods] THIEL: ... and in the book of revelation, the panther is an animal of great power... [DOUTHAT tilts his head like a dog] THIEL: ... and true power... that's the FDA...

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

They suspended my account on the other app

submitted 2 days ago • 9 comments

I solved the Tuesday 6/24/2025 New York Times Daily Crossword in 4:21! www.nytimes.com/crosswords/g...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

I solved the Monday 6/23/2025 New York Times Daily Crossword in 3:07! www.nytimes.com/crosswords/g...

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

ICE chase down & tackle U.S. citizen to the ground—because he "looked illegal." The agents in tactical gear slink away from the scene after realizing mistake. Their only explanation: "Why were you running?" Probably because 2 masked men with guns were trying to kidnap him. El Monte, California.

submitted 9 days ago • 150 comments

I don't know what you're supposed to do when the party's primary voters themselves think it is not disqualifying

submitted 9 days ago • 3 comments

The Mamdani hopium I'm seeing is unreal. Only comparison I can think of is Bernie 2016 but even then most of his fans understood he was going to lose.

submitted 9 days ago • 6 comments

one of the wine moms is gonna do the thing and the discourse will be incredible

submitted 16 days ago • 9 comments

The first civilian detained by U.S. Marines in Los Angeles was an ARMY VETERAN on his way to a VA APPOINTMENT

submitted 16 days ago • 112 comments

The reason everyone hates Democrats is because they never do anything. I predict they will continue never doing anything.

submitted 17 days ago • 6 comments

noem managed to make senators suddenly realize they are very unsafe.

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

The interior minister has declared that the federal government is invading California to overthrow its lawfully elected government. That is more important than a senator being manhandled.

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

“we are gonna liberate the city of los angeles with 2000 guard troops and 800 marines, none of whom want to be here” is a comically stupid message

submitted 17 days ago • 30 comments

you don't actually have to show up btw

submitted 17 days ago • 9 comments

This is what senators and representatives should be doing - if they'll do it to sitting members of the parliamentary body, there's no handwaving that away.

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

The Padilla thing mostly suggests grotesque incompetence by the admin and flunkies tbh

submitted 17 days ago • 3 comments

Just want to express once again my contempt for all the mainstream and libertarian platforms that promoted this loathsome discount Goebbels. Shame on you.

submitted 19 days ago • 48 comments

decades of “thank you for your service” thrown away in service of kidnapping day workers from Home Depot shit-ass trade for the military, I gotta say

submitted 19 days ago • 37 comments

I don't think this is a particularly effective retort from Gilroy (Douthat is allergic to ever identifying himself as part of power) but Douthat's Motte and Baileying himself here

submitted 22 days ago • 2 comments

"Donald Trump is a liar and I will never be a part of an organization that he's a part of. Let me say that again: Donald Trump is a liar and I will never be a part of an organization that he's a part of."

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

Ro Khanna is right. You don't turn away enemies of your enemy. "Wow Elon you're right Trump IS an ungrateful deranged maybe-pedophile. Can I interest you in zero tariffs and EV subsidies? By the way, wouldn't it be great if you spoke to your daughter?" is the right tone here.

submitted 24 days ago • 4 comments