This makes more sense if you understand trump is announcing this as an accomplishment not a criticism.

He’s a combination of all the worst qualities of Bush, Nixon, Harding, Wilson, Hoover, and McKinley, plus a hefty helping of Some Weird Shit We’ve Never Seen Before

Hey! I did it! I wrote about national security! The thing I allegedly write about! othermeans.substack.com/p/going-down...

The US is not one or two election cycles away from being OK even if they’re blowouts.

I fear that I'm insufficiently removed from the modern US university experience to be too upset about them being defunded.

Scoop: Democratic leaders face growing revolt over Mamdani

I genuinely cannot believe that Ezra Klein said we should run pro-life candidates in Kansas, Ohio, and Missouri; three states that recently held abortion referendums where the pro-choice side won!

Trump nixed $400 million in Taiwan military aid www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Ah yes, “the ‘botched withdrawal’ was unpopular therefore re-invading will be the opposite of that” flawless logic, MASTERFUL GAMBIT SIR

Biden lost close to 15% approval during the withdrawal from Afghanistan. So if Trump restarts the war his popularity should increase by 15% Checkmate libs!

The Japanese Ministry of Defense has revised the hull classification symbols for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessels effective October 2024. The change adds two new symbols, “CG” and “CVM” 🇯🇵⚓️ Story by @yoshihiro-inaba.bsky.social www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

The ideological shift in America, in the span of just a few years, from “free markets” to “select industrial policy in the service of great power competition with China“ to “unapologetic crony capitalism“ is legitimately one of the most shocking political developments of my lifetime.

Many communities are reportedly receiving notice that their federal transportation grants are being clawed back — because they aren't "car-focused" enough for the Trump administration. buff.ly/jSrZWYD

New Substack: open.substack.com/pub/keubiko/...

Also throw in that you have zero confidence in Schumer's leadership (if your senator isn't chuck schumer) and that you expect/demand to see them call for new leadership that FIGHTS if they ever expect your backing again If your Senator IS chuck schumer tell him he's getting primaried and sucks shit

Q: Do you think it would've been fitting to lower the flags to half staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down by an assassin? TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?

The broader project is pretty obviously fash, but from one moment to the next the model is clearly running the whole country like an unusually insane HOA.

Stupidest damn timeline possible.

I'm so grateful for Governor Hochul's support in unifying our party, her resolve in standing up to Trump, and her focus on making New York affordable. I look forward to the great work we will accomplish together. Our movement is only growing stronger. Onward to November.

Hochul showing more political savvy than Jeffries or Schumer.

pretty much impossible not to conclude that both him and Schumer are biliously Islamophobic

This stays up?

Ngl, the rhetorical silence from elected dem China hawks over this entire fiasco has me putting them on fraud watch

This is an archived government report that found that “Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists.” It existed yesterday and is gone today.

The Jesus of bad takes

Boston's fed grant to improve safety at key intersections has been cancelled by USDOT because, according to the agency: "DOT's priorities presently include... preserving or increasing roadway capacity for motor vehicles... [the] project includes several elements that impede vehicle capacity & speed"

South Korean officials press gaggle at the airport: -there was 1 pregnant detainee, she was seated in first class -none of the detainees displayed health problems, medical staff was in flight -Korean govt exploring psychological support -workers applauded out of relief when they took off from GA

I find it amusing that almost every single pro “civil war” / 2nd Amendment influencer is outing themself as a terrible marksman by claiming you need 25 years experience as a CAG sniper in order to badly hit a stationary target at 130m with a scoped .30-06 rifle.

Without a doubt the dumbest mlb franchise.

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's Bolsonaro sentenced to more than 27 years in prison after Supreme Court panel convicts him of attempting coup.

Lowering the flags on 9/11 at the Guantanamo Bay McDonald's for Charlie Kirk is the most dril tweet thing that's ever happened

the media rush to canonize charlie kirk is legitimately maybe one of the weirdest things of this nature i have ever seen in my life

*extremly gritted teeth*

For anyone who needs respite from the news, I highly recommend Taskmaster, an extremely silly long-running UK show in which five comedians compete at absurd tasks. Low-stress, high-pleasure, lots of laughs, utterly disconnected from reality. As your doctor, I hereby prescribe one episode minimum.

SOCOM doing this and not SOUTHCOM does raise more questions than answers for me as far as a order to chain of command

I agree with Patrick intellectually, but practically I think any statement - especially from the Right - that violence is un-American is good right now, however untrue it is.

2 students were shot at a high school in Colorado today and we are having flags lowered for a political commentator.

An AP investigation finds that Silicon Valley companies sold surveillance technology to Chinese police and security contractors, ignoring warnings that the tools were being used to quash dissent, persecute religious sects and target minorities.

Biggest problem with the Democratic Party as an institution is that all the young and talented partisans they have are stuck waiting behind guys whose main job qualification is that they worked on the Clinton 92’ campaign. For all their faults the GOP is actually good at cycling in new blood

Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat, just launched a campaign for U.S. Senate.

Sources: the US informs European countries that it is stepping back from joint efforts to combat disinformation from Russia, China, Iran, and other countries (Amy Mackinnon/Financial Times) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

my slightly cranky old person take is that everyone who says they prefer cigarette smoke to weed smoke absolutely would not have said this in, like, 1990

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?" A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons. Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

This detail from the WSJ’s new Trump-Epstein reporting also seems pretty bad www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Bro I think my President might be a pedophile

For months I've been pushing the Trump administration to launch a criminal investigation into JP Morgan's ties to Epstein, but Bondi and Bessent are too busy running interference for pedophiles. I'm not letting up. Stay tuned.

Know your rights, Illinois. Stay safe and stay informed.

It sounds ridiculous but it’s possible Trump is trying to initiate hostilities with Venezuela to make deporting Venezuelans easier