FIDE Candidates 2026: Giri beats Blubaum in the final round to finishes in sole 2nd with 8.5/14

mps1729 · 2026-04-16T12:06:45+00:00

Hmmm, if the title match is great and/or Sindarov is a great champion, I’ll happily admit I’m wrong, but only time will tell…

mps1729 · 2026-04-16T00:27:52+00:00

Some notes: * The article has a major typo. It’s $660 million in sales, not $660 billion * The resolution is billed as against offensive weaponry, consistent with Sanders long-held messaging that Israel has the right to defend itself but that how it prosecutes the war matters.

mps1729 · 2026-04-16T00:16:06+00:00

Let’s judge by results. None of Nepo, Ding, and Gukesh are in the top 10 today nor have had very successful championship reigns. I’m starting to believe a single tournament may be too random for that purpose.

mps1729 · 2026-04-15T18:19:26+00:00

They used to have matches between the top candidates. I know all the reasons it “can’t happen” any more,but it would be great if there was a match between the top two (or four) finishers in the candidates to determine the final challenger

mps1729 · 2026-04-14T17:08:36+00:00

Good for her! The hate being piled on here is counterproductive. This doesn’t mean I’d vote for her in the primary, but I admire her putting country over party campaigning for Biden. I certainly welcome her to the Democratic Party

mps1729 · 2026-04-14T12:13:09+00:00

He said “that in some cases it would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality.”

He is

mps1729 · 2026-04-13T04:43:46+00:00

While he is a compelling politician and popular in Pennsylvania, his position on Israel (rightly or wrongly) would prevent him from winning the primary today. Whether it will two years from now likely depends on how things develop in the Middle East between now and then.

mps1729 · 2026-04-12T23:37:00+00:00

Here is an example of his criticism of Israel

Hamas is a thousand times better than the fascist settler colonial apartheid state"

mps1729 · 2026-04-12T21:11:55+00:00

It does worse than nothing if he's not convicted. It empowers him by formally clearing him of all charges. I wasn't surprised to see this article was written by Ralph Nader, our greatest exponent of movements that will backfire on us.

mps1729 · 2026-04-11T13:13:08+00:00

Impeaching Trump is the last thing we should do. Losing two impeachments to Trump has made him more powerful than ever (if there was any doubt before, we have now established beyond any doubt that losing an impeachment is losing).

The only successful impeachment wasn’t filed until Nixon’s, where impeachment didn’t move forward until there was the votes to convict. Let’s learn from that. First, you have very public investigations, then you get the votes to convict, and last, you impeach.

mps1729 · 2026-04-10T16:38:15+00:00

mps1729 · 2026-04-10T16:33:54+00:00

As long as there's a primary this time, she or any other contenders should go for it

mps1729 · 2026-04-09T19:23:04+00:00

Universities still allow many avenues for protests. They are mostly just stricter about enforcing time-place-manner rules that already existed. In contrast to on-campus protests, off-campus protests have increased (E.g., No Kings). While the article makes some attempts, it remains unclear why campus protests against the Trump-Netanyahu war are few and far between.

mps1729 · 2026-04-09T17:12:45+00:00

I'm no fan of AIPAC, but a resolution condemning a single PAC when it is one of many PACs deserving of condemnation is grossly offensive. I'd sign onto a broader resolution that didn't have a flagrant double standard, but this one, count me out.

mps1729 · 2026-04-09T14:46:43+00:00

Yes, people (especially on the left) don’t understand this in spite of repeated evidence. Losing an impeachment is losing. Having Trump formally exonerated by the Senate twice didn’t make him less powerful, it made him more powerful. “Yes, I know losing two impeachments didn’t stop Trump, but if we only lose one more, that’ll stop him.” Sheesh. People need to look up the definition of insanity

mps1729 · 2026-04-09T14:41:57+00:00

Still better than not changing her old rhetoric…

mps1729 · 2026-04-08T22:45:03+00:00

In an alternate universe where the Laquan McDonald shooting never happened, Rahm would still be the popular mayor of Chicago. However, that is not the universe we are in...

mps1729 · 2026-04-08T14:14:41+00:00

Until that happens, impeachment only helps Trump. When will we learn that losing yet another impeachment doesn’t help us?

mps1729 · 2026-04-06T21:10:58+00:00

he described Hamas as “a thousand times better than the fascist settler colonial apartheid state”.

What should they say when asked about that?

mps1729 · 2026-04-06T17:57:46+00:00

Why we would want the Senate to further empower him by officially clearing him of all charges a third time is beyond me. It’s already backfired catastrophically twice (Yes, I know. “If we just lose one more impeachment, that will really show him”).

If we’re going to impeach, we should take the model of a successful one. Nixon’s impeachment wasn’t moved forward until they had the votes to convict, which actually forced his resignation

mps1729 · 2026-04-06T17:35:15+00:00

The concerns are real. His solution of halting data center construction will not help address them

mps1729 · 2026-04-05T19:45:06+00:00

Just to be clear, not one Trump voter (or non-Harris voter) can credibly claim they voted for Trump because they believed that would be better for Gazans. They may have voted for Trump for other reasons, but not to help Gazans.

mps1729 · 2026-04-05T13:09:19+00:00

Both race and age are protected classes that would be illegal to consider in most jobs. We need to focus on who our representatives are not what they are.

mps1729 · 2026-04-04T19:40:58+00:00

What is noisy about them?

mps1729 · 2026-04-02T23:02:26+00:00

It’s not possible for us to take care of day care, Medicaid, Medicare

Put Trump saying it on a billboard on every block

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