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In the interest of being the change I want to see in the world, several NJ pols (state, local, and federal) went to the Delaney Detention Center today. Senator Andy Kim was pepper sprayed along with other protestors.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/25/us/new-jersey-ice-facility-protests
If you’re like me and you want to scream every time someone says the Dems are too woke, you might enjoy this long episode between David Roberts and Michael Hobbes on reactionary centrism. It was very cathartic. Yes, it confirmed my priors. Tim said he wanted to have on more challenging guests. These guys would fit the bill. Their takes on the phenomenon of reactionary centrism are not the norm. They would definitely challenge some priors.
I have a trip planned for June/July. I booked all my tickets through Sata. I just received a text that I was rebooked for my flight back to JFK on a flight leaving a day later. I am used to changes from Sata of hours but a whole day means another night at a hotel. I am going to call a US office on Monday but am curious if anyone else has dealt with anything like this before so far in advance of their trip.
Hi all, I recently joined a Crunch and was offered a package of 5 sessions for $200. I decided to go for it but I already know I don’t want to pay for additional sessions. I have been doing some digging and see that a lot of people get roped into contracts that auto-renew. Does anyone know if the package I bought will auto-renew on me? I read the contract and it doesn’t say it is recurring (that I can see anywhere). It does say it expires in October (90 days from my initial purchase).
Thanks for any insight!
The Bulwark’s favorite Dem had a press conference today. DHS even sent along some armed and marked goons to patrol outside. I hope The Bulwark (or anyone else complaining about Dems Doing Things) give this a boost. I’m sorry it’s not Shapiro or Whitmer but we got what we got. Maybe Lauren Egan could highlight some Dem action instead of the usual horse race inside baseball coverage.
Working theory: Trump’s concern with the Epstein files isn’t the trafficking and abuse of girls, it’s the investigation into Epstein’s finances. They both seem to have been “billionaires” and personally, I think they bonded (and maybe broke up) over this as much as anything else. Tim’s guest last Thursday (David Wallace-Wells) mentioned something about Epstein and Trump falling out because Epstein was ratting Trump out about money laundering in Florida.
I recently spent five days on Flores without a car. Since this topic comes up occasionally, I thought I would write up a report on my trip for others who might be thinking about doing the same thing.
I can drive and I did plan my trip with enough time to have rented an automatic but I am also a nervous driver and the narrow and steep roads would have done me in. I personally experience mental freedom by not having to worry about a car.
I stayed in Santa Cruz so I was able to walk to my lodging from the airport.
Day One: Full day tour with Dona Julia. They picked me up at my lodging. I paid about $95. I really enjoyed the tour. Did I see everything? No. But I saw enough and I liked talki
Sarah has her triad of doom. I have my own.
During the live show, Biden and Tapper came up and Sarah defended Tapper by saying for two years Democrats have been talking about Biden in the green rooms before the show. And all I could think was, “So why didn’t he say anything?” Maybe if Tapper had started outing Democrats two years ago, Biden might have dropped out two years ago. Who knows, right? So why didn’t Tapper say anything? I have to assume it’s because he didn’t want to lose access. Is it a coincidence that his book comes out now and not a year ago?
There was a similar story on Tim’s show when he had on Susan Glaser. She talked about visiting Trump in 2021 with her husband for their
Hello, all. Visiting Acadia in about a month and would like to do the hike up to the summit for sunrise. I am a good walker but not a very experienced hiker (although I’ve done some in other countries). Is there a trail that’s ok for advanced beginners?
DTG just released their decoding of the All In guys and it’s a very insightful listen, although very infuriating. These guys are thin-skinned, self-important assholes so be prepared for some rage. I know the supposed liberal of the bunch once tried to defend himself with Tim so this DTG episode is a good follow-up.
If you don’t know, Decoding the Gurus is a podcast which looks at modern gurus. The hosts are very funny and knowledgeable and neither is American yet they have a real fluency for American nonsense. They have a back catalogue of a lot of the people who are currently leading figures in Trumplandia. You can learn that Rogan is not just some guy asking questions and that Musk has be
I am kind of curious to hear other opinions. How much do you think Trump knows about what’s really going on in his administration? We saw Steven Miller lie to him on TV about the 9-0 Supreme Court decision about Kilmer Abrego Garcia. Does he know the details about the cuts (thinking, for example, about the impact on Meals on Wheels)? Does he genuinely understand all these EOs he signs? We know he isn’t writing them.
I think the one area he may actually be clued in on is the tariffs but I really wonder what sort of bubble the goons around him (Miller, Vogt, etc.) have put him in so they can finally get revenge on the world.
This is a vent/rant.
One aspect of this current CR discussion (and everything else, really) I find personally annoying is the expectation from everyone that the Democrats have to DO SOMETHING while the Republicans get to hide behind fears about primaries and death threats. This is the stance from just about everyone. Oh well, Thom Tillis has received threats so shrug Can you imagine the reaction if Schumer tried to justify his position by hiding behind threats?
I just want more noise and more reminders that the GOP is also at fault. Like JVL says, we can’t only have expectations for one party.
Just about every pundit and politician has to preface criticism of Musk with, “I am sure there are things we could cut to make the government more efficient but …” but is this true? Usually efficiency is code of doing more with less which winds up with less at the end of the day.
Genuine efficiency, as in, shit gets done, usually requires MORE money. Sarah mentioned upgrading the government computer systems. How does she think that will happen without hiring more tech workers?
Just musing here and curious to hear what others think. I don’t work for the Federal a government but I am a teacher so I work for a local government entity. I see the inefficiency in our ridiculous testing require
I’m back with this because I think this is really being underreported. Even The Bulwark is barely discussing it. People would rather scold us for Musks’s salute or finger-wag the Democrats for not having the perfect tweets.
The latest salvo is basically freezing the National Cancer Institute through April (see Josh Marshall on BlueSky).
Like, WTF? What the hell is the Project 2025 motivation for these moves? I doubt Trump knows or cares. What’s the angle? We all get a Lee Greenwood bible and some Rogan branded ivermectin?
Are we hoping big pharma saves us because they need the government to continue to subsidize research?
Is this an Orban move to crush the universities?
Can someone a
I’m going to be the change I want to see in the world. What is up with this freeze on external communications?
Isn’t this how we learn about outbreaks and food contamination issues? What’s the goal here?
P.S. The Bulwark could take its own advice and talk about this. There’s also the freeze on like anything from NIH so good luck to all of us. Can’t imagine pharma is happy about the federal government no longer subsidizing their research.