Wish every single person who bets on politics the worst possible outcomes. Fools and their money easily parted, etc.
25.02.2026 04:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@raythomas.bsky.social
Ph.D. Student focused on International Relations. Virginia Tech/University of South Carolina Alum.
Wish every single person who bets on politics the worst possible outcomes. Fools and their money easily parted, etc.
25.02.2026 04:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Trump's speech was under two hours, which bolsters the thesis that the leaks about it being more than two hours were meant to work the prediction markets
25.02.2026 04:01 β π 1506 π 274 π¬ 37 π 30I didn't think Mark Warner would be the first Dem Senator to leave (or at least the first to publicly confirm it) but it's nice to see him getting out ahead for once.
25.02.2026 03:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Walked out of the State of the Union because I couldnβt sit through hours of Trumpβs lies.
Americans know the truth: heβs spiking prices and wrecking our economy.
Weβre a better country than this.
The Asteroid Belt is the OG Island Chain when you think about it.
25.02.2026 03:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0the moon is the 13th island chain
25.02.2026 03:05 β π 48 π 2 π¬ 6 π 1Posting this right after Trump throws a tantrum on national TV about how he's not going to listen to the judges is peak comedy.
25.02.2026 02:47 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0you are an actual sicko if you watch any of the state of the union. I donβt mean this as a joke. I donβt mean this ironically. there is nothing to be gleaned here, nothing to be learned. it is empty, tawdry spectacle and your time would be better spent doing literally anything else.
25.02.2026 02:29 β π 39 π 7 π¬ 1 π 3The United States is feared in the same way people fear a toddler that has gotten ahold of a loaded firearm and for much the same reason.
24.02.2026 18:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If you can't yell fire in a crowded theatre, you should not be able to spread blatant misinformation and hate speech in wider societal settings. Some speech restrictions have to be maintained to maintain the overall system that allows freedom of speech.
24.02.2026 14:49 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just replace Hegel here with any relevant legal/constitutional scholar.
24.02.2026 13:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Let's be real: knowing anything, full stop, is woke coded at this point. The War on Expertise has seen to that.
24.02.2026 00:27 β π 67 π 11 π¬ 1 π 1You know I really should have been prepared for the American Century of Humiliation after finding out there are people online who play Fallout and LOVE the Enclave. Some people just yearn dumbass strongmen wrapped in the flag.
23.02.2026 23:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We should bring back outlawry just for Peter Thiel, imo. You can learn what happens when you move beyond liberalism and democracy first hand.
23.02.2026 20:54 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0For a "longevity guru" he certainly didn't last long at CBS
23.02.2026 19:35 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0About to start posting about Fallout New Vegas and Cyberpunk 2077 like I'm a LinkedIn user relating everything to B2B sales.
23.02.2026 01:32 β π 36 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0Oh, well, if Steve Witkoff said it...
22.02.2026 17:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Itβs not really a mystery as to why you donβt see many folks on the right cheering on and celebrating American Olympic victories. They hate the country as it exists today. Theyβre very clear on this point.
22.02.2026 17:20 β π 1133 π 155 π¬ 32 π 15I'm not saying the person running The White House Twitter account should be the first prosecution of the American Nuremberg/New Reconstruction but I wouldn't let them fall outside the top 10, imo.
22.02.2026 17:25 β π 262 π 52 π¬ 4 π 1Iβm so proud of these dudes whose social media content I will never, ever check
22.02.2026 16:04 β π 2984 π 412 π¬ 23 π 25Congrats to USA Men's Hockey, I look forward to them winning another gold medal in 2052.
22.02.2026 16:06 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We are the best in the world at 3-on-3 hockey
22.02.2026 15:53 β π 305 π 29 π¬ 5 π 2LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO
22.02.2026 15:52 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Become Ungovernable [by the IOC]
22.02.2026 15:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0*Shorsey voice* Go til ya can't go no more
22.02.2026 15:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I mean, someone has to play Mercutio in Verona.
22.02.2026 15:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Why doesn't one of the players simply score a winning goal? Are they stupid??
22.02.2026 15:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0US Hockey Control The Puck for More Than 7 Seconds Challenge (Impossible)
22.02.2026 15:08 β π 36 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0What if a sitting senator has a stroke, changes his entire personality, gets divorced, begins voting with the GOP, and starts wearing sweatsuits to the Senate?
You can't know outlandish hypotheticals ahead of time. You can only reasonably make inferences based on the information/trends you can see