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“This is a moment where there are no bad ideas,” she said last week while discussing what she dubbed a “no bad idea brainstorm” for Democrats.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Justice Elena Kagan wrote a forceful memorandum outlining why using the shadow docket was a bad idea.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
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- a whole lotta nope
- terrible plan
- poor judgment
- error in thinking
- recipe for disaster
Possible Antonyms
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- good thinking
- the right call
- galaxy brain moment
- wise decision
- big brain move
