In 1980 Ronald Reagan convincingly won the presidency against Jimmy Carter, and also tipped the Senate. But the democrats maintained control of the House and Tip O’Neill remained speaker. That meant a lot of people voted for Reagan, but then voted democratic down ballot. They could do this knowing bipartisanship was possible - that the country had a coherent population, and differences were not so wide that people would refuse to work together. Reagan was able to push his tax reduction plan through Congress. Tip O’Neill basically said ‘this is what the people voted for, so we will work with you.’ That could not happen today. The US electorate is balkanizing because of too much immigration too fast - which is exploited by unscrupulous politicians. We will probably not see the kind of bipartisanship of the early 1980s again in our lifetimes - if ever. And this is why a 1924 style moratorium on immigration is necessary, coupled with aggressive assimilation policies and deportations of those who don’t really want to be American. And it’s why birthright citizenship is a disaster in present circumstances.

If humans were to adopt monkey economics, we too could enjoy the luxury and wealth of monkey civilization.

Personally I would rather have a real country than win a soccer game.

Schrodinger’s secularism.

Worth reminding everyone that in addition to being a pathological liar Graham Platner also has the economic views of third world resentment socialists.

This rocks. Build it now.

It’s remarkable how some of the same people defending the murder of Austin Metcalf and attacking his family have this aw-shucks persona as a heckin wholesome do-gooder who loves love. Loving love and being absurdly, almost genocidally racist against white people are part of the same pro-social gestalt for them.

The Cleveland Clinic has agreed to end youth transgender care and has committed millions of dollars for detransition care.

The destruction of DEI and its spinoffs is *the* most important thing happening thanks to the Trump Administration, save only the securing of the border.

I’m back in Sioux Falls for a bit and the Mexican restaurant named after an unrelated empire two thousand miles away is still going strong.

Funny how the “America is an idea” people don’t seem excited about the 250th anniversary

The UK government genuinely comes off like a crumbling Soviet bloc state in the late 80s, flailing to stay alive with authoritarian measures it can’t back up. Tech leaders should call Britain’s bluff and dare them to build their own substitutes.

Candace verbal comprehension strikes again.

It actually isn’t weird at all for someone who murders innocent people to become a raging hyperlib.

As civilization retreats, reason recedes and magical thinking flourishes.

Honestly it’s worth figuring out how many accounts like this are foreign intelligence ops sowing division in America, because the alternative that these are actual Americans is too unsettling to contemplate long.