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Category Archives: America
Decoding Power
01:00 Decoding Power, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16482602:20 Comic Sarah Cooper: Dating at Work, Coming Out as Black, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IqQxfUqpWQ14:00 Nobody Wants This, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26933824/50:00 Descriptive vs Normative, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=1648671:04:40 The Sanity Interview: Heather Mac Donald, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4DSZS7K4BI1:11:00 Carl Schmitt’s top ten quotes on power 1:32:00 Trumpcare Should … Continue reading
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The Age Of Fuentes (11-9-25)
01:00 I don’t want to talk about Nick Fuentes, but I accept the reality that we live in the Age of Fuentes.05:00 Ben Shapiro: Tucker Carlson Sabotages America, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16477207:00 Death By Lightning Is The Latest Example of Hollywood’s ‘Magic Negro’ … Continue reading
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What’s My Genre?
One you put something in its proper genre, you are ahead of the game. Nick Fuentes, for example, is a gamer. Ben Shapiro provides reassurance to conservatives. So what is my genre? ChatGPT says: Based on your conversations and the … Continue reading
Jews & Protestants Tend To Be Techno-Optimists While Catholics Not So Much
Jews & Protestants tend to be more open to new ways of doing things, to be more cutting edge, to be more vulnerable to fads, to be more likely to go woke and counter-woke. ChatGPT: Both Jews and Protestants share … Continue reading
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Death By Lightning Is The Latest Example of Hollywood’s ‘Magic Negro’ Archetype
LF: “In the Netflix series Death by Lightning, they present a black doctor as the first doctor to treat President Garfield after he’s been shot, he then warns the later arriving incompetent white doctor about sepsis. Is this true?” ChatGPT: … Continue reading
In The Wake Of Charlie Kirk’s Murder, The Online Right Goes To War
ChatGPT says: Yes — there is a strong case to be made that what you’re observing in the MAGA/right-wing movement is a power struggle and identity crisis, and that the death of Charlie Kirk (who was shot September 10, 2025) … Continue reading
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The News Wants Us To Believe China Won The Trade War With America
I don’t have an opinion on that. I do think Trump is heading us in the right direction. Media narrative: “China won the trade war with Trump” What the evidence shows The 2018 trade war delivered limited headline gains for … Continue reading
Mark Halperin: New Details on Biden Decline Cover Up, Final Mamdani NYC Election Forecast, Plus: Ro Khanna 2028?
Mark Halperin: The question of the press’s role and the Biden White House’s role in the issues surrounding Joe Biden’s cognitive decline. I really don’t want this to be my beat, but the story is back. Because people still aren’t … Continue reading
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Top Ten Insights From Yesterday’s 2Way Show: ‘It’s Disgusting Corruption!” GOP Senator Slams Biden Admin. for Operation Arctic Frost Surveillance
Mandami clip as diagnosis of his appeal. Halperin framed the music-quiz video as the essence of why Mandami is winning in NYC: charismatic, fluent in youth culture, makes opponents overreact. The twist was his failure to recognize “New York State … Continue reading
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America’s biggest institutions back off from challenging Trump (10-26-25)
01:00 Why Are People So Emotionally Invested In Trump’s White House Renovations? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16446105:00 Democrats in Uproar Over Trump’s White House Renovations, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhtwH_WYFx819:00 Left loses its mind over Trump’s ballroom, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27LCqYzXX_U28:00 Trump Slams “Third Rate Reporters” Criticizing His Ballroom As Democrats … Continue reading
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