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Paul Joseph Tinkle retweeted
A Democrat running for state senate in NH did not meet residency requirements and publicly withdrew 8 weeks before the election.
48% of people still voted for him, even when he literally could not win.
We have to model most voters as knowing quite close to nothing at all.
People keep trying to tell me that BEING A FREE STATER was part of the reason a couple dozen free staters lost their elections. Yury did even better than he ever had over the other Republican whoâs not a free stater. It had nothing to do with him being a free stater that he lost, it is simply the fact that independent chose blue this time around. Last night on the show I named all the free staters I personally know are out and proud who made it in, I should have counted but there are still like 12 in.
Are there 12 crypto libertarians in your state house outside of New Hampshire? No.
Paul Joseph Tinkle retweeted
Congratulations to Hillsdale College professor Wilfred M. McClay (L), who was inducted into the @AASL_Academy on November 4 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
McClay, who holds Hillsdaleâs Victor Davis Hanson Chair in Classical History and Western Civilization, was selected for the Academyâs 2026 incoming class in recognition of his distinguished scholarly achievements and commitment to intellectual freedom.
Membership in the Academy is a prestigious honor recognizing scholars who have made significant contributions to human learning while demonstrating intellectual courage, scholarly integrity, and a dedication to the pursuit of truth.
âDr. McClay has helped students and readers across the country understand American history more deeply,â said Hillsdale College Provost Christopher VanOrman.
"you cannot get into power and fail to address basic quality of life concerns, or create circumstances where those basic quality of life concerns become more concerning" - @JohnDoyle
John Doyle explains how corruption, or at least the perception of corruption, within the Trump Administration contributed to the Midterm results.
@JohnDoyle
Paul Joseph Tinkle retweeted
A few days ago, I was on the brink of tragedy. I prayed to God for a way out, for a solution. He gave me one.
Six days ago I told you all that my Mom was soon to pass. Now, by part medical part pure miracle, she is off the ventilator and able to breathe on her own. She is still in the ICU for monitoring, but her prognosis is better than when I last reported. She is on track to recover.
I wanted to share this with you because I know a lot of my mutuals are feeling like all is lost. Miracles can happen and what matters more than congressional majorities and electoral success is ultimately our faith in God.
Special thank you to everyone that has prayed for her. My family couldnât appreciate enough all of the heartfelt prayers we have received.
Thank you again, and Godspeed!
Old Trek would also almost always give arguments to both sides. The reason people are able to be fans of klingons or cardassians or romulans is because they portray these groups as real culture with an internal logic (especially in DS9)
Thereâs an episode in TNG where there is a species without a gender binary. Ok, I get the concept. It then explores what that culture looks like, how it evolves, what are its taboos. So even if I think the concept is a little silly you can see its faithfully trying to explore an idea.
In nutrek they take a character from an established culture and make him non-binary/ gay, in a culture that would absolutely not accept that behavior. Instead of faithfully exploring a premise or natural evolution of a concept, they shoehorn in a contemporary political issue in an inappropriate setting.
In old trek they would explore a society and its taboos. The prime directive meant they wouldnât interfere or pass judgment. In nutrek they refuse to acknowledge that taboos that are currently part of the progressive left wing world view are non-existent even in fictional alien societies.
Worse than that, the new series doesnât say anything. It just gives the bland we should accept people how they are message. Itâs not exploring a new concept or ideals itâs just 1980s we are the world moralism. Itâs unoriginal, itâs safe, itâs boring.
Paul Joseph Tinkle retweeted
Thereâs an episode in TNG where there is a species without a gender binary. Ok, I get the concept. It then explores what that culture looks like, how it evolves, what are its taboos. So even if I think the concept is a little silly you can see its faithfully trying to explore an idea.
In nutrek they take a character from an established culture and make him non-binary/ gay, in a culture that would absolutely not accept that behavior. Instead of faithfully exploring a premise or natural evolution of a concept, they shoehorn in a contemporary political issue in an inappropriate setting.
In old trek they would explore a society and its taboos. The prime directive meant they wouldnât interfere or pass judgment. In nutrek they refuse to acknowledge that taboos that are currently part of the progressive left wing world view are non-existent even in fictional alien societies.
Worse than that, the new series doesnât say anything. It just gives the bland we should accept people how they are message. Itâs not exploring a new concept or ideals itâs just 1980s we are the world moralism. Itâs unoriginal, itâs safe, itâs boring.
Paul Joseph Tinkle retweeted
The demographic change argument doesnât explain the loss on the surface in terms of *change since 2024*, but itâs also very true that Trumpâs coalition in 2024 was less stable than past Republican coalitions because of the amount of first time R voters (many of whom were young and/or nonwhite).
Those voters tend to be very populist, anti-war, and buy up the demoralization slop. It isnât so much immigration enforcement driving the shift (Hispanics who said immigration was âcrucialâ were only D+20, those saying it was ânot a factorâ went D+57).
Though it is also true that White voters also moved far to the left (albeit not as much, and older whites didnât move at all, we just had a much younger midterm than usual)
Issue for Rs is older voters are dying out. Btw, a solid 15% of Trumpâs 2016 voters are dead. 30% of Bush 2004 voters are too. More Romney 2012 voters died before 2016 than voted for Hillary Clinton.
This is also why a âreturn to old guard conservatismâ is also impossible to win an election on. We have a demographic issue, and it isnât just one of racial demography.
I have taught in some form whether substitute or full time since 2021. I took several education classes even though they were not necessary for my history major. I'm so passionate about education I went overseas to teach Japanese kids about phonics and the Indiana state fair.
When was the last time you stepped foot in a high school? You clearly have on clue what you're talking about. You definitely don't know squat about Carmel and Fishers.
We already know Tinkle doesn't know anything about public education.
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Throwback to my 3rd grade book report on William The Conqueror. Yes I've always been like this.
In the midst of an argument over equality, new peers, and death taxes corrupt, Liberal prime minister Lloyd George snapped at an old peer, asking him how he got his wealth
"With the battle-axe, sir, with the battle-axe," came the reply
By then, it was a hollow threat. But it hadn't always been. The origin of that response, in fact, comes from the days of Longshanks.
Edward I, though a brave war leader and competent enough king, was also always perpetually short of money because of his wars. So, to dredge up a bit of cash for some campaign or another, he decided to squeeze his lords a bit
He declared that they would have to prove their title to their lands, and get royal assent of those charters and warrants, which would come at the cost of a hefty fee
So, out went the justices of the king, demanding the nobles pay up
Many did so, annoyed, perhaps, but finding the cost bearable and not wanting to fight over it
Not John de Warenne. He, a grizzled old earl, a veteran of many a campaign, was having none of it. Drawing his sword when the justice of the king demanded the fee and asked to see by what warrant, or what right, he held his lands, he slammed the well-worn blade on the table and declared, âMy ancestors came with William the Bastard, and conquered their lands with the sword, and I will defend them with the sword against anyone wishing to seize them."
The justice backed off, as did the king, and the old barons and earls of the kingdom weren't harassed any longer
de Warenne's threats were effective because all knew he meant them, and because they knew he could back it up with bannermen who would follow him. That wasn't the case in the days of Lloyd George, and so the battle-axe threat was hollow
Our task is figuring out how to build the sort of leadership class that can make threats that do not ring hollow. That is a substantial one, but the only one that moves us in the right direction, away from bureaucratic tyranny
Paul Joseph Tinkle retweeted
âMy ancestors came with William the Bastard, and conquered their lands with the sword, and I will defend them with the sword against anyone wishing to seize them."
In the midst of an argument over equality, new peers, and death taxes corrupt, Liberal prime minister Lloyd George snapped at an old peer, asking him how he got his wealth
"With the battle-axe, sir, with the battle-axe," came the reply
By then, it was a hollow threat. But it hadn't always been. The origin of that response, in fact, comes from the days of Longshanks.
Edward I, though a brave war leader and competent enough king, was also always perpetually short of money because of his wars. So, to dredge up a bit of cash for some campaign or another, he decided to squeeze his lords a bit
He declared that they would have to prove their title to their lands, and get royal assent of those charters and warrants, which would come at the cost of a hefty fee
So, out went the justices of the king, demanding the nobles pay up
Many did so, annoyed, perhaps, but finding the cost bearable and not wanting to fight over it
Not John de Warenne. He, a grizzled old earl, a veteran of many a campaign, was having none of it. Drawing his sword when the justice of the king demanded the fee and asked to see by what warrant, or what right, he held his lands, he slammed the well-worn blade on the table and declared, âMy ancestors came with William the Bastard, and conquered their lands with the sword, and I will defend them with the sword against anyone wishing to seize them."
The justice backed off, as did the king, and the old barons and earls of the kingdom weren't harassed any longer
de Warenne's threats were effective because all knew he meant them, and because they knew he could back it up with bannermen who would follow him. That wasn't the case in the days of Lloyd George, and so the battle-axe threat was hollow
Our task is figuring out how to build the sort of leadership class that can make threats that do not ring hollow. That is a substantial one, but the only one that moves us in the right direction, away from bureaucratic tyranny
Really funny if like 4 of the new senators are Fetterman type or even to the right of Fetty
Paul Joseph Tinkle retweeted
YES WE FUCKING DO
We used to have Translator notes to explain to us diffrent slang terms and educate us on Japanese culture before
Yeah Voyager should've been "year of hell" the whole way through. Imagine if by season 7 you've only got Chakotay belana and Paris left and the rest of their crew is alien conscripts and mercenaries promised federation citizenship
My first instinct is to say Enterprise, but it's Voyager.
What a cool concept; a small Federation ship with half its crew replaced by terrorists, stuck 70 years from Federation space.
Then the Maquis crewmen fell in line in a single season, and all the plot elements from TNG fell into the path of Voyager so they could mostly just do comfy TNG-style plots.