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Was politics better when congressional politics was more local? It seems weird to me that we ever conceived of members of Congress as more local politicians. Surely their most consequential actions were related to national concerns. Maybe that was less true when the federal government was smaller?

I'm really struggling with this episode of Stay Tuned with Preet. Is it complicated to decide whether murdering homeless people is OK? Not for me, but the discussion seems to suggest that it is. Too much devil's advocacy, which is a consistent issue on this podcast. pca.st/episode/b63b...

Why is every medical billing system set up to make it hard for me to pay my bill? I just tried to hit the pay now button on a Northwell Health online bill and I got a message saying, "This system is not set up to process payments". Well I guess I'm not set up to make payments then.

There are many awful things and lots of silly things about America in 2026, but there is only one feature of American politics that perfectly encapsulates our dumb/malevolent vibe: Laura Loomer is some kind of White House advisor

This is what drives Republican politics. If it wasn't obvious before, then the reelection of Trump should have made it so.

How much American interest in soccer is this game killing? A lot, I fear

Center passes to mid, mid passes to center, center holds it. Holds it

Daniel's work is a needed dose of common sense to counter our awful prevailing foreign policy narratives.

The US still isn't very good at soccer, sadly. I think we are better than we showed tonight, but that might just be wishful thinking

It's times like this that I wonder why I watch sports

This game is tailor made to kill US fan interest. Bunch of folks not called. Questionable red card. Two goals killed by offsides

Woof. Don't even want to watch the rest of this now. 30 minutes of pure anxiety

The Right couldn't wait to jump on the side of jack-booted thugs and black helicopters. Even the true nutters like Alex Jones and militia leaders cheer federal agents who murder Americans now.