Author, Substack newsletter “To the Contrary.” Dog owner, grandfather. Still Never Trump. charliesykes.substack.com/
Milwaukee, WI
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Project freedom. Born 05/04/2026
Died 05/05/2026
We hardly knew you
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She's perilously close to becoming untrollable. "AI threatens us all; just look at this thirst trap someone made of me" surpasses her response to the Kremlin propagandists a few weeks ago.
Girano in questi giorni diverse mie foto false, generate con l’intelligenza artificiale e spacciate per vere da qualche solerte oppositore.
Devo riconoscere che chi le ha realizzate, almeno nel caso in allegato, mi ha anche migliorata parecchio. Ma resta il fatto che, pur di attaccare e di inventare falsità, ormai si usa davvero qualsiasi cosa.
Il punto, però, va anche oltre me. I deepfake sono uno strumento pericoloso, perché possono ingannare, manipolare e colpire chiunque. Io posso difendermi. Molti altri no.
Per questo una regola dovrebbe valere sempre: verificare prima di credere, e credere prima di condividere. Perché oggi capita a me, domani può capitare a chiunque.
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Don’t miss the significance of this: the administration is announcing the end of the war in effect without having achieved regime change, ending Iran’s nuclear program or eliminating its missile program. And its focus is now on solving a problem which didn’t exist prior to the war: a closed or nearly-closed Strait of Hormuz. The president could of course order new military strikes but the current state of play has not met his sometimes outsized expectations.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio: "The operation is over - Epic Fury. We are done with that stage of it."
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When Milken gets spicy:
Rahm throws Trumpian corruption in Youngkin face for a minute straight
Former Gov. @GlennYoungkin (R-VA) & Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan @RahmEmanuel spar on the direction of their parties:
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The State Department fired 200 experienced U.S. Foreign Service Officers today. No Administration has been more dismissive of our nonpartisan career diplomats. Shameful.
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For anyone who doesn't have family or friends in the cult, let me stress that this is a typical conversation. This is not an exaggeration. This is very similar to HUNDREDS of conversations I've had personally. It truly captures the blind loyalty & lack of critical thinking
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“For a lot of these folks, they’re going with the vibe and not looking at the arithmetic,” Charlie Cook said.
theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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NYT's @NickKristof to fellow progressives: "A black kid in Mississippi is 2.5 times as likely to be proficient in math & reading by 4th grade as a black kid in Calif. Do we need to look a little bit less at what the Trump Admin is doing ... & look a little more in the mirror?"
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The goalposts on Trump’s ballroom keep moving. Now it involves taxpayer money.
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NEW: Donald Trump has renewed his attack on Pope Leo XIV, falsely claiming the first American pope wants Iran to have nuclear weapons and accusing him of endangering Catholics.
The smear came the same day Trump’s own ambassador denied any rift with the Vatican — and forty-eight hours before Marco Rubio’s audience with Leo. thelettersfromleo.com/p/enda…
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56% of Americans say the overall level of ethics and honesty in the federal government has fallen over the course of Trump’s term, larger than the share who expected this outcome at the beginning of Trump’s term.
ALT Chart showing majority now say level of ethics in government has fallen under Trump.
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Democrats have cause for optimism in the midterms, judging by polls. But @MarkLeibovich wonders if they are getting ahead of themselves. "As the hopium pipe keeps getting passed around the Democratic campfire, could it also carry a risk of complacency?" theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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Progressive activists are just political actors, not the living embodiment of the right side of history. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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Russia will collapse long before Ukraine does.
Russian forces captured 68 square miles of Ukraine last month — and it cost them 4,800 vehicles and more than 36,600 dead and wounded troops.
At the current rates of advance, Russia would capture the rest of Ukraine in the year 2256 at the cost of 101 million casualties.
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Unfortunately, this explains so much. So much.
54% of Americans read below a 6th grade level.
nu.edu/blog/49-adult-literac…
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America is a country of offline normies ruled by extremely online extremists
The American public’s views of the two major political parties are more unfavorable than favorable. 26% of Americans hold unfavorable views of BOTH parties.
ALT Americans continue to rate both the Republican and Democratic parties unfavorably.
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News - Trump offered John Fetterman a full endorsement and financial backing to switch parties, as GOP senators quietly court him; insiders say ties with Dave McCormick and Katie Britt could drive a potential flip.
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