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Published: June 12, 2026 18:09

“Public confidence” is exactly my point though. The villains here are the bad-faith actors eroding public confidence, not the totally normal election procedures. There is no reason taking a week to count votes is a problem by itself! [contains quote post…

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Published: June 12, 2026 18:00

Good for Brazil I guess but who cares. Other than bad-faith optics complaints there is no reason for California to rush its vote count [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 12, 2026 17:51

A week is speedy enough! Even if you think it could be faster, the people to blame for the ‘controversy’ over this are Republican psychos, not mildly inefficient election administrators. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 12, 2026 17:48

Because California allows people to postmark ballots on the day of the election! The other option is to require votes to *arrive* by Election Day, a rule that would end up disenfranchising voters. Why is everyone pretending this is a huge problem? …

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Published: June 12, 2026 17:46

Why? Other than Republican conspiracism there is no actual problem with taking the time to accurately count votes. The general election is in four months! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 11, 2026 16:45

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Published: June 11, 2026 15:38

"Before you even get to Republicans being bad actors" — No. The *only reason* anyone gives a shit about California taking a week to tally votes is Republican bad faith. Stop pretending every fake GOP conspiracy has a kernel of truth to it. …

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Published: June 11, 2026 12:52

This is so insane https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/06/15/could-switzerland-become-the-first-country-to-limit-its-population

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Published: June 10, 2026 17:49

The racist pogroms in the UK are going to produce even more calls for compromise and understanding with the racists’ “reasonable concerns” but that is exactly what got us here.

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Published: June 10, 2026 17:45

“Both sides,” but leftistly [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 10, 2026 11:32

"you know who else was a vegetarian"-ass argument [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 10, 2026 11:24

I wish academics would stop doing this insipid punditry. If people are acting like Nazis I'm going to call them Nazis! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/06/09/trump-hitler-weimar-comparisons-are-bad-political-ploys/

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Published: June 9, 2026 21:26

The evidence presented here is pretty weak. It's true that many food brands used to be owned by tobacco companies, but that's hardly proof that "ultra-processed food" has been manipulated to be addictive or harmful. [contains quote post or other…

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Published: June 9, 2026 16:56

Taking the time to count votes is not "eroding trust." Trust is *being eroded* by bad faith actors and giving in to their concerns will not assuage them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 9, 2026 16:39

When I look at the last five years of abortion rights, I think it is Democrats who must show nuance and compromise. I analyze American politics for a living. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/opinion/democrats-abotion-compromise.html

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Published: June 9, 2026 16:30

Please make it stop

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Published: June 9, 2026 15:05

I can't believe an actual bop won Eurovision https://youtu.be/EltgrumKJfk?si=ZtMBdWwpd25Am23N

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Published: June 8, 2026 15:31

The San Francisco City Attorney's "ultra-processed food" lawsuit is extremely unserious https://www.sf.gov/news-san-francisco-city-attorney-chiu-sues-largest-manufacturers-of-ultra-processed-foods

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Published: June 7, 2026 16:49

Important to stress that: a) Pelley isn't some resistance hero, he's a reactionary centrist; b) Even this wasn't enough for Bari [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 15:19

"From the start, The Free Press’s immigration coverage has put more emphasis on mocking the supposed naiveté of immigration advocates and the cultural left than the dangerous rise of nativism and white nationalism on the right."…

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Published: June 5, 2026 13:45

"What we can say with a great deal of certainty is that NHS England is currently relying on terrible evidence to make decisions about trans healthcare." https://gidmk.substack.com/p/hormone-therapy-for-trans-teens

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Published: June 5, 2026 00:21

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Published: June 4, 2026 17:02

Psychotic way to characterize taxing rich people to help the disadvantaged. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 4, 2026 16:30

“What’s your Hate Language?” “Gift-giving.”

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Published: June 4, 2026 14:57

First time I've been tempted to have one of these people on