Ben Weinberg

Elon Musk claims Christopher Nolan has lost ‘integrity’ over The Odyssey casting Lupita Nyong’o is reportedly set to play Helen of Troy in Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of Homer’s epic poem

The woke scolds are trying to make this about racism. But Musk is right. It's about historical and scientific integrity. When the God of Thunder disguises himself as a swan to seduce and fuck a queen and the resulting baby hatches from an egg, *of course* the baby will be white. It's just science.

Keep up the pressure. Or else they will cave.

Rules for thee, but not for me, is the closest semblance to an ideology.

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Videos of ICE Violence Are Plentiful. Accountability.… Not So Much. | On the Media | WNYC Studios The Trump administration called Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by federal officers, a “domestic terrorist.” And then bystander footage flooded the internet. On this week’s On th...

I spoke to WNYC's On The Media about the Verification, Deliberation, Accountability framework I've developed, and how, without major interventions, it predicts the inevitable slide of democracies into populism, conspiracy, and, finally, authoritarianism
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

She’s the RFK Jr. of journalism

I thought the oyster stuff was just differentiation from a career in politics. If he's looking for self-made business plaudits, that's new and stupid on his part.

Painting him as a Fetterman in wolf's clothing would be the right attack from Mills. Worth a shot, but Fett was much more creature of govt, impossible to interpret what stroke changed.

And voters don't give a shit b/c it obviously wasn't important to how he lives his life. Ignorant decision, move on. Has no impact on his ability in Sen.

You're a chump. He'll mop the floor with Collins in this backlash.

That's pathetic bullshit. If he were a Nazi there's never been a better time to join the ruling party. It's the exact petty shit that's hurt the party. Regular Maine people can tell it's bs.

Plattner would just crush any desperate substitute even worse. He's the nominee.

The degree to which they're dropping Mills as a priority needs to be exploited as blood in the water. New leadership is the only acceptable answer in the primaries. It has to be seen as electing a new party. Schumer has to retire in '28.

The annoying part is how genuinely pulling it off coincides with a scumbag opponent who will try and steal it anyways.

Trump Lawsuit Against IRS Puts Him on Both Sides of the Same Case President Trump’s lawsuit against the government that he runs presents a mind-bending minefield of conflicts that could end with his appointees approving a federal payout to him.

Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and now wants $10 billion because a leaker pointed that out www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

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This rules so hard. In law school I remember people who wanted to be federal prosecutors spending three years doing everything they could to be maybe, possibly be competitive for an AUSA job someday. Now you just need to hop on X the everything app and DM a guy named Chad.

The Department of Defense’s ‘Strategy’ Is More Like a Wish List The military needs more than campaign slogans and political rhetoric.

"Strategy documents are not campaign speeches, and they should not be party propaganda. They are not vehicles for settling political scores." They are not supposed to be like this one. ICYMI @markhertling.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3ObrpAE

it has been clear for months

'Reminds me of Anne Frank': Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump's TPS end looms - Jewish Telegraphic Agency The end of Temporary Protected Status has Holocaust survivors offering to hide Haitian staffers, according to the CEO of a senior-living center in Florida.

"About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors. Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments."
www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...

If you're not in Minnesota and have bought into the drawdown talk....it's all B.S.
The only difference since Tom Homan showed it is they haven't murdered another Minnesotan....yet.

We're still be terrorized by the Federal Government and the majority of elected officials seem unable to protect us.

Data / quant note: What model or message testing predicted how public opinion would shift 32 points in one year in this Texas seat?

None. No quant data could solely determine the correct message for this, no linear model could based on ad tests or issue polls.

You can bet your life on that $55k being tax deductible.

Actually sort of hard to know when you're being kidnapped by the local drug cartel vs being kidnapped by ICE.

Democratic Upset in Deep Red Texas District Rattles Republicans

a 30 pt swing. In deep red Texas.

And also, separately, Johnson’s margin in the House narrows as a soecial election fills out a Congressional seat, also in Texas. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...

He declared "I'm entitled to overthrow the government if I feel like it" and it took 2 years to figure out maybe the full power of the state should crush that.

It’s not doomerism to say trump, his party, and his government are trying to rig elections including the midterms; that’s just … reality

It is doomerism to act like they are likely to “cancel” the midterms or that their success in rigging it is at all a given

Key quote from the judge's order releasing Liam Ramos & his father: "Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned."

Receipt that reads: Regular karate chicken Weak sauce Weak sauce

My take-out receipt just insulted me twice

“I Erase Your Voice”: ICE Agents Threaten People After Alex Pretti Getting away with killing civilians appears to have emboldened federal immigration agents.

“Are you serious? You said if I raise my voice, you will erase my voice?” the observer asked incredulously.

“Yes, exactly,” the agent responded. trib.al/6dZtssg

We should be casually telling them that a reign of terror will follow this regime and they'll be executed following a show trial at best.