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Petty tyranny

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On January 5, 2026
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A defining feature of the Trump crew is that they're not just dangerously authoritarian, they're pathetic: The Pentagon is moving to demote Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired captain in the U.S. Navy, over his participation in a video calling on troops to resist illegal orders. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday...
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As opposed to literal histories of our time. https://bsky.app/profile/dieworkwear.bsky.social/post/3mbntvx2buc2n On the sixth day of Hate Week, after the processions, the speeches, the shouting, the singing, the banners, the posters, the films, the waxworks, the rolling of drums and squealing of trumpets, the tramp of marching feet,...

NFL Open Thread

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On January 4, 2026

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Congratulations to your #1 seed Seattle Seahawks and their +191 point differential: with boundless joy in my heart[image or embed]— IDK Metcalf (@idkmetcalf.lol) Jan 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM Meanwhile,.

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John Ganz acknowledges that, even though he has spent his career as a public intellectual arguing that Donald Trump represents a fundamental rupture in American political history, the coup to remove Maduro has many depressingly familiar aspects: [Consider] the now seemingly forgotten U.S. Invasion of Panama...
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