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Donald Trump? That Donald Trump?

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Adam Bonin has some interesting nuggets from the latest Economist/ YouGov poll. https://bsky.app/profile/adambonin.bsky.social/post/3mf3vle5w7c2w https://bsky.app/profile/adambonin.bsky.social/post/3mf3vxi72tk2w Show me another poll where almost half the respondents have no opinion. People having opinions, often misguided, is the definition of polls. So yes, I think Bonin is right. It's hard to...

Realism. Restraint.

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Or as we call it in the business, "coercive diplomacy:" A large wave of American airpower is heading toward the Middle East to bolster forces already there as U.S. President Donald Trump considers.

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TWITTER FILES update

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I can't believe the Biden administration did this: Late-night host Stephen Colbert said his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was pulled from Monday night’s broadcast over network fears it would violate regulatory guidance from the Trump administration on giving equal time to political candidates. Colbert’s statements overshadowed...

The Quackistocracy

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The Sultan of Shrill observes that one reason that the Trump administration is Making Infectious Diseases Great Again is that actual scientific cures might interfere with the "wellness" business, of.

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An oral history of the Trump shock

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This (gift link; h/t commenter Shirley0401) looks like a really interesting oral history of the reaction of people in and around the Obama administration to Trump's win in 2016. Oral histories can be extremely useful, because they allow historians and others to compare the reactions and...
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