https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mtbvzlgv622p This kind of a swing should only be possible in a situation in which a president completely betrayed his previously articulated policies on an issue of extreme significance to the relevant demographic. Instead, on immigration, which is surely driving much if not all of...
Author: Paul Campos
In Scott's post below about Trump's increasingly overt statements that he's planning to run for a third term, I suggest the following analogy: In baseball, the standard way to project.
The NYT was doing an in-depth look at the Jason Arday story at the time he apparently killed himself yesterday. They published it this morning. (gift link) Some thoughts: (1).
As I might have mentioned at some point I'm writing a book on the Trump era entitled The Triumph of Stupidity. It occurred to me that it might be useful or at least amusing to append a document, tentatively entitled I've Seen Things You People...
Andrew Gelman makes an important general observation in the context of the (essentially non-existent, which is the point) controversy over the Q-Collar. What is the Q-Collar? Is the Q-Collar effective.
On the other, an authoritarian ethno-nationalist political party, led by an increasingly fascistic cult of personality, is currently in control of the federal government, and is busily trying to destroy.
Here's a long and disturbing article from M. Gessen (gift link) about the random arbitrary persecution of trans people by aspiring fascist Kris Kolbach & Co. in Kansas: With the possible exception of Lawrence (and even Lawrence is a stretch), Kansas is a place where...
Hey, look at what the NYT's op-ed page (gift link) is highlighting today, in the form of a piece by Dick Cheney's cardiologist: Despite reassurances from the White House to.
President Donald Trump is looking for new policy pledges he can present to voters ahead of the midterm election, according to a top economic aide and a former administration official,.
Donald Trump at August 10, 2026 cabinet meeting Donald Trump fell asleep during yesterday's cabinet meeting announcing purported changes in the nation's vaccine schedules. By "fell asleep" I mean he closed his eyes and subsequently lost consciousness, which is what most people call falling asleep....
Thomas J. Smith just won the GOP primary to oppose first-term member of Congress Kristen McDonald Rivet, in what is one of the very few congressional districts in the country.
This great piece of reportage by Maureen Tkacik in the American Prospect really has to be read in full to be appreciated. One notable aspect of this story is that.