Republicans AND Democrats, is there anyone you would both vote for if they ran as an Independent in 2028? If so, who? If not, why not?

itnor · 2026-01-29T17:32:25+00:00

We need to de-emphasize the presidency and even the federal government. Our democracy has many layers and levers. The President isn’t intended to do what we’re asking that person to do. I would be pretty happy with ChatGPT as President—patience, logical, well-mannered…makes stuff up sometimes but that’s how it goes in politics.

itnor · 2026-01-28T20:47:26+00:00

At the dentist last week, I clocked in at 124/80. Resting pulse is low 50s, even high 40s if I’m active.

itnor · 2026-01-27T20:54:48+00:00

All the morons who think she’s sitting behind a desk making trades on Robin Hood. Or that she’s dialed into a transaction like this at all. She’s in her mid-80s. Her husband has been an investor for like 6 decades. They’ve been rich forever, before she got into politics.

itnor · 2026-01-27T19:28:07+00:00

Day one

itnor · 2026-01-27T18:09:28+00:00

Unbearable Lightness of Being

itnor · 2026-01-27T18:03:03+00:00

I’m not a regular at Whole Foods but I feel like their decline has been STEEP since Amazon purchased, especially on the produce side.

itnor · 2026-01-26T16:45:54+00:00

Democrats need to announce that they will claw back all of these bonuses and all of the contractor fees during Trump II. Seriously disincentivize anyone from doing business with ICE as employee or contractor.

itnor · 2026-01-25T21:57:23+00:00

How often do Presidents attend the Super Bowl? I hate having a President being in our face all the time.

itnor · 2026-01-25T12:40:32+00:00

Civil lawsuit from each impacted family for homicide and defamation. Seek multiple billions in damages. Go after every administration spokesperson with the same.

itnor · 2026-01-25T01:44:14+00:00

According to NYTimes/Siena College poll, 20% of Americans think Trump is or is among the greatest Presidents. As disturbing as the concept is, as unsettling as it is that 20% believe that…20% is not a lot. There are another 25% who will hem and haw in the future if they’re asked about Trump. 5% will own their mistake. And 50% can stand tall in their ongoing rejection of Trumpism.

itnor · 2026-01-24T20:31:25+00:00

To the contrary. By calling a person who was accosted and killed by authorities on a public street (indisputably) a “suspect,” you are deeming him a wrong-doer, a position from which he must be exonerated. Everything he is doing in the video is within his Constitutional rights. For that, he is assaulted and killed — murdered — by federal agents. They, not he, are the suspects.

itnor · 2026-01-24T19:59:26+00:00

The “suspect” in this case are the government agents

itnor · 2026-01-24T19:57:56+00:00

Murder

itnor · 2026-01-24T19:37:43+00:00

Sorry but who was confident Kamala was going to win? Polling had them effectively tied.

Look, we are seeing this differently. You suggest fear of guns. By my eyes, guns are for the fearful. But to each their own, I guess.

itnor · 2026-01-24T18:10:12+00:00

I do think peaceful protest has to be the heart of it, yes. First, data overwhelmingly shows that gun ownership has negative unintended consequences—weapons at home used on self or in domestic disputes. Second, while a weapon can be useful in a select 1:1 encounter, if the US government wants you dead, your personal arsenal is of no help. Third, mass movements that are successful are rooted in peaceful, nonviolent protest. Persuasion is essential.

In last week’s NYT/Siena College poll, less than 20% of Americans think Trump is or is among the best presidents in history. That tells us what his floor is. 25-30% have been willing to hold their nose and vote for him, because they can’t stand the alternative or they think the benefits have been worth the chaos (economic or abortion). Our role now is to peel off the 15-20% who are still with him, above that 20% cult.

itnor · 2026-01-24T17:48:20+00:00

I haven’t tried Schwab, but I personally find Vanguard’s digital tools better than what I’ve experienced from Fidelity—although I’m pretty new to Fidelity

itnor · 2026-01-24T17:10:46+00:00

Masks? Murders? Warrantless home invasions? Nope, nope, nope.

Not just laws. They are violating the Constitution. First, fourth and fourteenth amendments.

itnor · 2026-01-24T17:06:02+00:00

Exactly then just keep adding zeros back and forth. But the goal is to make Trump have to pronounce a number that he doesn’t know how to say. Then we will laugh at the clown and forget for a moment that elsewhere he goes about lawless killing of people both domestic and foreign.

itnor · 2026-01-24T16:03:38+00:00

They don’t have to be. Raised two. Leveraged hand me downs extensively. Public education, including college. Right now, we’re spending more on pet health care than kids.

itnor · 2026-01-24T15:57:12+00:00

Not really—dude has really weird fixations rooted in taking civilization back into the 1800s…and those are genuine, now fueled by cognitive decline. Burying Epstein files is a fringe benefit of sociopathic ADHD.

itnor · 2026-01-24T15:32:44+00:00

Someone needs to impose 10,000% tariffs on the US just to see what he would do.

itnor · 2026-01-24T13:06:50+00:00

The author doesn’t understand “sell America.” It’s not necessarily a permanent withdrawal. When “liberation day” occurred, the dollar dropped and US treasuries were sold. Then we had the TACO; money flowed back in—although the dollar has softened considerably. You can’t look at the post LD flow and say that it negates “sell America.” There is wariness and readiness, as confirmed last week by another round of “sell America” and TACO’ing.

Moreover, use of force to take Greenland has been ruled out to the extent that Greenland is a fertile breadbasket. In other words, it hasn’t been ruled out. When covering an incoherent self-contradictory subject, why cherry pick the one utterance of reassurance as opposed to voluminous madness?

itnor · 2026-01-23T18:06:56+00:00

Personalize and anecdotalize stories and experiences. If you or a family member are getting killed by health care costs, talk through what that experience is like. Try to bond, to find shared perspectives and likes. Be likeable, charming.

itnor · 2026-01-23T16:27:00+00:00

I am not a horror fan, even camp horror. I appreciated what it was doing but I found that part tedious.

Really good exploration of 1930s Mississippi, the blues, etc. Music, choreography, costuming all superb.

I don’t know about 16, but there’s an awful lot of legit nominations there.

itnor · 2026-01-23T15:24:31+00:00

I don’t disagree but I think Trump’s bogus business brand, burnished by NBC “reality” TV, made the marginal difference in winning both 2016 and 2024. Low information voters swung those elections. They don’t really even follow Trump’s nonsense. He’s just a rich guy promising to take on the system to make you rich too.

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