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If Biden, as president, had fallen asleep at the Pope’s funeral, it would have been the top story in America for days. Trump falling asleep at the Pope’s funeral today won’t be, because our media is broken.

submitted 19 hours ago • 338 comments

One of the most shocking things I have read for a while: t.co/lg46ijHLDF

submitted 4 days ago • 2130 comments

Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

submitted 8 days ago • 755 comments

INCREDIBLE opinion by Wilkinson refusing to stay Judge Xinis's orders in the Abrego Garcia case, condemning DOJ's arguments as "shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 10 days ago • 290 comments

I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism. It’s disgusting and dangerous. If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign. Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness. To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.

submitted 10 days ago • 1398 comments

Guess where they got their weird trade deficit math from?

submitted 24 days ago • 265 comments

Trump is now arresting Putin's opponents in the U.S. and sending them back to Russia so Putin can imprison or kill them.

submitted 31 days ago • 65 comments

Thoughts on Signal gate, as someone who spent 19 yrs at CIA. I'm thinking of all the times I accidentally brought my phone into the office and had to not only immediately walk it across the massive parking lot to my car, but report myself to security. Do that too many times=real repercussions

submitted 32 days ago • 138 comments

It’s worth stating this simply: For literally anyone in the US Govt from 1945 to 2025, Signalgate would require an instant resignation—and a criminal investigation. It would be a matter of personal *honor* to resign. The fact Mike Waltz & Pete Hegseth are choosing to fight it out is a terrible omen.

submitted 32 days ago • 965 comments

One thing that can get lost in all this is that Jeff Goldberg knows much, much more about national security than the principals who were on that text chain.

submitted 33 days ago • 441 comments

I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.

submitted 33 days ago • 3120 comments

Just got an email from the Fulbright Association. As of right now, funding has been cut off to 12,500 US citizens currently abroad and and more than 7,400 foreigner scholars and students in the United States

submitted 51 days ago • 219 comments

Imagine DOGE opens your mail and finds your household electric bill. To eliminate this cost, they burn your house down without warning. Then they total up the bills that, as a homeless person, you will never again pay. On its website, DOGE boasts about the money it has saved you.

submitted 54 days ago • 101 comments

Sunday Times.

submitted 56 days ago • 89 comments

Unintentional MtG content

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

Three things worth knowing about the current fiscal debate: 1. When they're talking about savings, the numbers are usually billions (though sometimes millions). 2. When they're talking about tax cuts, the numbers are usually trillions. 3. A trillion is a thousand times larger than a billion.

submitted 59 days ago • 14 comments

@graham.loadingreadyrun.com I don’t suppose you’ve played this? I don’t think it made it down to us.

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

Unable to feed yourself by filtering tiny crustaceans from the sea? Krill issue.

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

Ann Telnaes, who has worked at The Washington Post as an editorial cartoonist since 2008, says her cartoon criticizing billions currying favor with Trump was spiked — and now she has quit the paper

submitted 113 days ago • 91 comments

Korea Expert here. I’ll explain what’s going on over there because the Orient can be confusing to Westerners. In Korea, there is a concept known as “the law.” (법) This is a set of rules which are enforced to encourage prosocial behavior and ensure stability which leaders aren’t allowed to break.

submitted 145 days ago • 176 comments

Curious about the drama in South Korea? This sheet pan gimbap with banchan will have you declaring martial law in your kitchen!

submitted 145 days ago • 88 comments