Outside the Beltway

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Russia Has Lost the War in Ukraine, But the Killing Goes On

· Sunday, May 24, 2026 · 12 comments

Winning is impossible, but stopping is too painful.

The Enshittification of Everything

· Wednesday, May 20, 2026 · 21 comments

The rapid descent into AI-generated slop.

Stream of Consciousness Truthing

· Wednesday, May 13, 2026 · 5 comments

Yet more gems from the Commander-in-Chief.

What Occupies The President’s Mind?

· Sunday, May 10, 2026 · 12 comments

More than any of his predecessors, we know in real time.

Meanwhile in North Korea…

· Saturday, May 9, 2026 · 16 comments

You can’t make this stuff up.

America’s Oligarchs

· Tuesday, April 21, 2026 · 22 comments

The state of being too big to care.

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On Billionaires

· Tuesday, April 21, 2026 · 13 comments

We have a problem, but we aren’t even trying to address it.

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Why Stocks Are Up When the Economy Is Down

· Sunday, April 19, 2026 · 9 comments

Some people say there’s a woman to blame.

Trump Meets His Meme Match

· Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · 30 comments

We can forgive the raping, graft, election stealing, and warmongering. But this goes too far!

Race for 2028 Nomination Already Underway

· Monday, March 30, 2026 · 20 comments

Ready or not, the campaign has begun.

SaturTabs

· Saturday, March 7, 2026 · 6 comments

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address, Tuesday, February 24, 2026, on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address, Tuesday, February 24, 2026, on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

The State of the Union, 2026 Edition

· Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · 41 comments

USA! USA! USA!

AG Monday!

· Monday, February 23, 2026 · 7 comments

I Have No Sense, And I Must Rule

· Thursday, April 3, 2025 · 37 comments

A day of AI, tariffs, and world historic stupidity.

Watson Beats Ken Jennings on Jeopardy

· Thursday, February 17, 2011 · 14 comments

IBM’s Watson computer crushed human competitors on Jeopardy. What does it mean?

It’s 2011, Where The Heck Is My Flying Car?

· Saturday, January 1, 2011 · 10 comments

Why Is AI Surprised?

· Tuesday, August 22, 2006 · 5 comments

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