The burning hatred I feel for Stephen Miller could power, say, a large midwestern metropolis

centrists like to use terminology disputes as a proxy battle for actual policy fights, and engaging is often fruitless. if you don’t like the slogan use something else. but the agency needs to be hollowed out, every existing agent needs to be put on no-hire lists, and there need to be prosecutions.

Start with Kristi Noem and Gregory Bovino and work your way down. I don't care if it takes the rest of our lives. Prosecute them all.

I wrote about Bari Weiss, Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil (RIP), and CBS News

One of the big trends in opposition activism during Trump 2.0 has been the localism of protest. This level of organizing is pretty astonishing to watch, and anyone who insists that there haven't been any protests against Trump is simply ignoring it www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Greg Bovino (answers phone): Dan Bongino here Dan Bongino (on other phone): I thought I was Dan Bongino? Greg Bovino: You fuckin bitch *shoots phone*

Not exaggerating when I say that the collective action in Minnesota will be studied for generations if not centuries to come

The answer to “How could it ever have happened back then?” is right in front of us, here & now.

there's nothing deep or meaningful. it's a failed government being destroyed by a despot. a tale as old as civilization, except now we have nukes

His not being impeached by the end of the business day as a result of this threat is as much a problem as the threat itself. It’s not just Trump that the world has to worry about, it’s a GOP that supports him and Democrats who suck their thumbs and refuse to even discuss pushing to remove him

You love to see it

Me to God

I am begging people to just imagine for a second talking as if the lives of the people in Greenland are an important part of what is happening in Greenland.

Where’s Condi Rice when you need her?

John Ganz I love you

On top of the obvious lunacy on display here you have to be, uh, very credulous to believe that this is causal. If he’d somehow been awarded the prize he’d be saying he needs Greenland in order to keep the peace. Solipsist want big map land

In any functioning government, this man would be impeached, convicted, and removed from office by close of business today.

Gonna just repost this when it becomes timely again, so far the pace is every other day

“protesters” are not “clashing” with law enforcement. violent federal agents have waged war on minneapolis and regular people are telling them to get the fuck out. and last time i checked being in a group chat doesn’t mean you’re in a professional organization. it means you have friends.

Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo via Reuters)

FYI: Reddit is now referring to Greg Bovino as "Mouse-alini"

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The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:

11 months later, all but confirmed

Chuck Schumer retire bitch, I ran this by Joe and Eileen Bailey and they agree

Truly nothing adds elegance to a medical setting like a Leica logo dust cover ✨

In which I argue both that Pete Hegseth is humiliatingly bad at kettlebell swings and that his particular variety of conspicuous badness tells us a lot about the psychology of MAGA. www.aaronrosspowell.com/3mcb4y7vwqk24

More resignations in the DOJ--these from career officials in Minnesota office objecting to DOJ's push to investigate the widow of Renee Good and reluctance to investigate the shooter, Ross. A seismic scandal - This is the biggest politicized mess of a case in memory and it's not going away.

For decades, conservatives have posed the nightmare scenario in which hoardes of men who don't succeed in men's sports fake being transgender in order to dominate women's sports, and I guess my question is, are you guys fucking serious, is this actually a thing you think would ever happen

Constitutional Redemption, Jack Balkin:

“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”

Organizing, calling your reps, protesting, and having sex with their wives while they're out terrorizing our cities are all good ways to fight back

The federal officials who won't cooperate ARE THE SUSPECTS. They are ACCOMPLICES to the murder. Stop being such squishy cowards and protect your community from violent, lawless government agents.

According to my sources, the FBI was initially open to a concurrent investigation with the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (the state agency that would do this investigation). Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.

Oona Hathaway: The Great Unraveling Has Begun www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...

The only thing that takes me out of the otherwise fantastic world of Heated Rivalry is when they’re in penthouse suites of these five-star hotels and the beds are, like, double to at most queen size

Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.

all meaning has collapsed in our post-literate society and i wrote a bunch of useless, useless words about it. read it if you, like me, are one of a diminishing minority who still reads www.theverge.com/policy/84960...

What a great piece! This just gets better and better as you read. prospect.org/2025/12/11/s...

I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...

Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?

“This makes one deride the stupidity of people who believe that today’s authority can destroy tomorrow’s memories.“ Tacitus, Annals

Rama Duwaji is such an inspiration to aloof women everywhere

Hell yeah

Me teaching AP World History: …and so that’s when Jennifer Aniston said that he “has a sensitivity chip missing”