"You can go to live in France, but you cannot become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey or Japan, but you cannot become a German, a Turk, or a Japanese. But anyone, from any corner of the Earth, can come to live in America and become an American.” - Pres. Reagan

Wildest example was the early reporting suggesting the Pulse shooter was targeting LGBTQ people-- people said they'd seen Omar Mateen at Pulse before, talked to him on Grindr-- and he turned out to be an Islamist who didn't even know it was a gay venue. npr.org/sections/thetw…

"We have a lot of stupid people in this country, running things." -Trump during the (completely bullshit) autism announcement Truer words have never been said.

I’ve said versions of this before, and I think I need to sit down and write a real argument soon, but to reiterate for now: The American left is righteously indignant that people like Mamdani aren’t waging the struggle for Palestinian liberation *our* way. Which is insane,

The left is ideological, the right is tribal. This explains something like 90% of politics in America in 2025.

One thing that has always bothered me is people who say the media is biased against Trump. It's actually pro-Trump It would be impossible to be biased against Trump, because the media would have to devote more than 100% of its attention to his scandals to give them the

ok full thoughts on 'is rationality religion' now that i have a keyboard and time. 1. 'rationality' is a community that sprung up out of a bunch of ppl who read blogs (sequences, hpmor, ssc, etc) and realized that they got along really well with other people who read those same

The best cure to past discrimination on the basis of identity is to stop discriminating on the basis of identity. This left failed on this principle (revenge is far more seductive) and created a generation of backlash. Now the right is making the same mistake.

This shouldn’t be a philosophical debate. It’s a misunderstanding of how infectious disease works. Vaccines aren’t perfect. The measles vaccine is 97% effective with two doses, not 100%, so some vaccinated people remain vulnerable. More importantly, some people can’t be

One thing I’ll never get is why conservatives are so blasé about their media figures relentlessly lying to them. I get really mad every time a big progressive influencer lies to me but these guys happily devour lie after lie

Must watch: NYT just released a damning forensic analysis of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis. It flatly refutes Trump administration claims — confirming the motorist was driving away, not toward the officer, and the officer was not hit by the vehicle. nytimes.com/video/us/10000…

The Trump admin is doing the best anti-ice activism I’ve ever seen any group do.

My own perspective on this is: 1. The trans movement is right on bathrooms 2. Puberty blockers are a health issue, not a civil rights issue 3. Trans women on women's sports teams is not a civil right. Sex-based sports teams are 100% fine, just like weight classes in wrestling

A thing I’ve said many times over the years, albeit less eloquently.

For my entire adult life, Republicans have repeatedly attacked foreign countries on false pretenses, caused millions to die, tortured brown people, eliminated women's rights, and given trillions in tax cuts to the rich while exploding the deficit Absolutely disgusting

So, Joe Rogan probably won’t see this post that’s going viral on Facebook. It’s too long to copy & paste, & it took way more than 4 screenshots But I think it’s essential reading for everyone, because ALL of the lying MAGA Influencers need to face legal consequences /1