"Conventional Wisdom"

I think this "conventional wisdom" was always self-serving nonsense designed to please the donor class, and the broader class of people served by their donations.

NEW: Polling of 18 Cook-rated toss-up districts shatters conventional wisdom about how to win in a swing district.

Independents *and* moderates want outsider candidates who will stand up to the political establishment.

The middle of the road is where you get run over. pic.twitter.com/oVQl3SypV8

— Ravi Mangla (@ravi_mangla) July 31, 2026

These people win in wave elections -  Rahm Emanuel is a genius! - and then lose when the wave goes out.

Most candidate recruitment focuses on this type, so they are most of the wins! (And then losses).

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I Can't Believe They Were Lying About That

No worries, journalists, you can still trust them presumptively next time.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has dropped its case against a former Olympic canoeist charged in connection with damage to the Reflecting Pool, acknowledging their allegations against David “Davey” Hearn don’t hold water.

In a filing Friday afternoon, a supervisor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, which is headed by Jeanine Pirro, wrote that officials obtained information that undermined “the evidentiary basis for the indictment” against Hearn.

I know we have the problem of 'which scandal to choose' but every American should know Davey Hearn's name and hear about this for the next 15 years.  Using the DOJ to go after private citizens for Trump's bullshit is actually a big deal.

That And Putting Tits On Garfield

Even if this was clever trick to avoid talking to your children and encourage lifetime solipsism was actually a good idea, this is the best these guys can come up with. Universities are shutting down their humanities departments and K-12 schools are thinking they need to "teach AI" (nobody knows what that means) for this.

cool use case of chatgpt work i heard last night:

connect your family calendars and explain your kids' interests.

every morning for the drive to school, have it make a podcast that talks about one kid's soccer game that afternoon, one kid's upcoming birthday, some news, etc.

— Sam Altman (@sama) July 31, 2026

This Woman At The Bar Is Desperate To Go Home With Me

Yet she will not talk to me? "Strange"

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