Just a general note that most colleges and universities don’t use affirmative action because most schools accept pretty much everyone who applies. Selective universities are a small slice of what “college” is in America.

“David Byler emphasized two seemingly-contradictory truths: In 2020 Trump won whites without a college degree by 2-to-1. In 2020, 1 out of every 3 votes Biden got were from whites without a college degree.” thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/joe-bidens-h…

“The nature of the Democratic coalition means that in order to be successful, a Democratic president must disappoint every group much of the time.” thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/joe-bidens-h…

Gabbagool.

“The greatness of America is that it doesn’t matter where you start,” says the 40-year-old governor of Arkansas, who got her job by being the daughter of a previous governor of Arkansas. If she were smart enough to have gotten the job on her own, she wouldn’t have written this.

“The video compares Ron to fictional serial killer & cannibal Patrick Bateman, the (purportedly gay) Achilles, and the floating image of the “GigaChad,” a highly photoshopped muscle man…On a scale from homophobic to homoerotic this ad is off the charts.” plus.thebulwark.com/p/desantis-vid…

RFK Jr. wanted to appear on Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz when Pablo Torre 🕳️ was guesting. Here’s how he came down on how to handle it. “The answer, spoiler alert, is f no I don’t” 😂 Full convo: youtu.be/k_x50CSNQRw

So I: (1) knock Obama for his voice; (2) praise Mike Pence; and (3) introduce the DDP Diamond Hand Sign. Really enjoyed my last appearance with Dan Pfeiffer on Pod Save America. But at least I came to play? youtube.com/watch?v=B9m38x…

"It is not an exaggeration to say that Threads is a dagger aimed at the heart of Twitter. I’ll go further: It is difficult for me to see how Twitter survives as a going concern." That and more in today's Triad from Jonathan V. Last: thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/elon-musk-tu…

Mike Pence is a RINO. You know it. I know it. The American people know it. thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/mike-pence-i…

Gal Luft story is BONKERS. You have to believe that Luft was doing totally-okay stuff with the same CCP people who involved with the Biden Crime Family. And also that Trump's DoJ squashed his whistleblowing bc of an FBI mole code-named One Eye. thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/the-ballad-o…

People are the worst. thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/i-want-to-te…

A really insightful and thought-provoking piece on the 2024 presidential race from ⁦Jonathan V. Last⁩. thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/the-one-big-…

Trump is "the only winning national political figure to whom modern Republicans have allegiance," says Jonathan V. Last. "Bush is reviled" in the GOP. "By 2024, no Republican under ... 58 will have voted for a Republican president whom they now like—except Trump." lnk.thebulwark.com/3rug3fY

Of course most of what I do it politics. But I also host a podcast where we spent 20 minutes debating whether Tom Bombadil was good or evil. patreon.com/posts/asteroid…

From "The Sayings of Muad'dib" by the Princess Irulan: "Institutional Republicans will never regain control of their party unless they are willing to destroy it." thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/trump-contro…

My friend Kelly is trying to help her friend, who has become a victim of domestic violence. If you're able to help, I hope you'll consider doing so. Thanks. gofundme.com/f/gjqtwz-domes…

I want to laugh at this but the stories of the people who are invested in Truth social just fill me with a deep sadness. :/ thebulwark.com/p/truth-social…