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Category Archives: America
The James Comey Indictment (9-28-25)
02:00 Trump’s former insurance lawyer, https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/the-former-insurance-lawyer-trump-picked-to-take-on-comey-54c4261d?mod=hp_lead_pos1104:00 Media mocks Trump’s lawyers18:20 Rodney Martin joins the show 48:00 To host a livestream, you usually feel like you know something valuable that you want to share, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16399354:00 Everything is BS, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16399156:00 This is … Continue reading
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WP: Trump swerves and swaggers on the world stage: What remains largely missing for the president are the kind of foundational principles that historians might someday refer to as a “Trump doctrine.”
Karen Tumulty writes: The populist and nationalist catchphrase that Trump and his supporters use is “America First.” What it means, however, is whatever he wants it to… “I don’t think there’s a Trump doctrine. I don’t think he has a … Continue reading
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The Right Came Together At Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Service
Months after their ugly split, Donald Trump and Elon Musk sat together at Charlie Kirk’s service last Sunday. Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson talked for the first time in years. High functioning people let go of feuds easily when it … Continue reading
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Demons Are Interesting
That which is interesting is usually not true. The religious right in America talks about demons because they are exciting and they imbue the mundane with transcendent significance. For example, instead of telling yourself that you are sleeping poorly because … Continue reading
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The James Comey Indictment
Since 1968, 142 Republican presidential administration officials have been indicted vs three Democrats. Grok: “This disparity (142 vs. 3) has fueled claims of systemic bias, as rated “Half True” by PolitiFact—accurate on the raw numbers but potentially explained by more … Continue reading
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The Boss, The Secretary & Alliance Theory
The 22=year-old secretary at the real estate firm begins her Monday wearing her new outfit, hoping for her boss’s approval, which she has never received in her seven weeks at the firm. She gives him a big smile when he … Continue reading
Charlie Kirk, RIP (1993-2025) 9-21-25
01:00 Charlie Kirk, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Kirk12:00 “This Is What Barack Obama Thought Was the Right Thing To Say?”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f-pE2tJd2I28:30 Mike Benz on Who Funds Trantifa Terror, Charlie Kirk’s Legacy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h8Q1OTBWlM34:00 The Competency Crisis at the CIA, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16377039:00 Mark Halperin: Why Charlie Kirk’s … Continue reading
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The progressive epistemic bubble
Nate Silver writes: Jimmy Kimmel and the progressive epistemic bubble. The remark that got Kimmel in trouble was this: “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie … Continue reading
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‘Beliefs Are Like Possessions’
This is the favorite academic paper of Decoding the Gurus cohost Matt Browne, an Australian psychologist. Just as we don’t choose our favorite sports teams on merit, to so too with our most cherished beliefs. We usually inherit them through … Continue reading
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Blatant on the Surface, Murky Underneath: The Trump Administration’s Dual Nature
Does the Trump admin do anything behind the scenes? They’re the most blatant admin I remember. Grok says: You’re spot on that the Trump administration—both in its first term (2017–2021) and now in its second (2025–present)—often feels like the most … Continue reading
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