Politics
This Fucking Guy: Shayne Coplan
The biggest fucking douchebag you probably don't know, but goddamn, Shayne Coplan is the most punchable billionaire fucker on the planet, and that is saying something.
Politics
The Fever Won't Break. We're Just at the End of Page One
MAGA isn't a political moment. It's the opening chapter of a very long, very ugly book — and Hari Seldon isn't returning our calls.
Politics
You're Not Getting Your Republican Reckoning, And Here's Why
There's a cycle of a single poll showing a big drop in support that is not reflected in the aggregate, but that causes the Never Trump Podcast Industrial Complex™ to reach orgasm.
Politics
MAGA Is Shingles. You Don't Cure Shingles
Accountability and reform are both lovely ideas. America will do neither. You can bet your bottom dollar on it.
Politics
The Sorting Is Complete, and Nobody Told the Never Trumpers
The Never Trump ecosystem is really good at preaching to the converted, and reaffirming their priors, but reaching any new people? Not so much. The evidence shows that the political landscape is calcified.
Politics
Yes, Hungary won, but slow your roll
Everyone seems to want to believe that the defeat of Orbán is proof that we can lift-and-shift that to the US. Hold your horses, there is no easy button, and while there are lessons to be learned, our path is much much more difficult
Politics
TFGs: Swalwell & Stephens
Every time you turn over a rock, some cretinous piece of human filth crawls away. Swalwell is the fucking guy, but watching Reuben Gallego basically torch his future is delish. And Bret(bug) proves he's a fucking hack
Politics
The Anti-Anti-Trump Club: Conservatism's Most Spectacular Rhetorical Gymnasts
Part 2: We gotta talk about the counter to the Never Trump cohort, the Anti-Anti's. If you thought the Never Trump audience wasn't enough to move the needle, this will make you laugh. Still, they suck a lot of oxygen from the discourse.
Politics
The Never Trump Club: Who Are They, and How Many of Them Are There Really?
The start of a series. I have been fascinated by the "Never Trump" movement, and read them to assure myself that all of the old "conservatives" were not disingenuous. But I explore how this movement may or may not be helping...
Tech
AI seems to be stumbling, OpenAI and Palantir bookend chaos
OpenAI abandons their hail marys, trying to go legit (ha), and Palantir is being aided by the president, totally normal, amirite?
Politics
Trump Surrenders; Stephens beclowns himself
After a fucking high stress weekend, caused by the careless blathering of Trump on the war that he caused, and that he had no idea how to get out of.
Politics
The TACO is back...
Alas, you would think that Wall Street would have learned a lesson, but no, they just want this to end. But the truth is, the bad news is just beginning. Lather, rinse, repeat