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To the extent my country is exceptional it is because we are a country of all people and none. The world made manifest. A nation of nations. A people united in truly radical ideas of freedom, equality, and justice for all. Any attempt to undo this is treason and also seeks to make us ordinary.
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Casting directors for Superman(2025) and A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms: "Fetch me the biggest himbo you can find"
February 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Casting directors for Superman(2025) and A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms: "Fetch me the biggest himbo you can find"
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Listening and learning from the bizarre land known as "Britain" in which a scandal may cause a political official to resign rather than post an AI video of them dumping their own feces out of a F/A-18E Super Hornet on social media. Truly an alien culture.
February 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Listening and learning from the bizarre land known as "Britain" in which a scandal may cause a political official to resign rather than post an AI video of them dumping their own feces out of a F/A-18E Super Hornet on social media. Truly an alien culture.
It should be noted that this definition of gender, determined by some quirk of genetics you don't even learn about until later in life, is the most radical possible redefinintion of gender and something no culture has ever utilized.
Either she's a woman with a SRY gene, which is the common sense position, or she's now apparently a man with a vagina and uterus, female sex markers on her papers, and an entire life of living as a woman which she doesn't want to change. Which, according to anti-trans activists, does not exist.
February 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
It should be noted that this definition of gender, determined by some quirk of genetics you don't even learn about until later in life, is the most radical possible redefinintion of gender and something no culture has ever utilized.
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Not to mention the whole reason she took up boxing was that she wanted to play football as a kid but boys kept trying to beat her up because they didn't want girls to play.
So now that Imane Khelif has revealed that she apparently has a SRY gene, people who were already calling her a man before are saying she's been "proven" to be a man.
My question is, what would they do? Should she be forced to change sex markers? To have genital surgery?
My question is, what would they do? Should she be forced to change sex markers? To have genital surgery?
February 8, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Not to mention the whole reason she took up boxing was that she wanted to play football as a kid but boys kept trying to beat her up because they didn't want girls to play.
Just utterly insane we've let the whole "free speech" debate be defined by aristocrats who feel uncomfortable with the singular they.
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Just utterly insane we've let the whole "free speech" debate be defined by aristocrats who feel uncomfortable with the singular they.
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crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
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We’re about to abolish R1s & regional universities through much of the country for a bunch of made-up reasons; geography is destiny for young people there
Conservative Iowa legislators are on a campaign to overhaul the state’s universities. #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
A Flurry Of Higher Ed Bills Prompts The Question: What’s Up With Iowa?
The Iowa legislature is considering several bills that together represent one of the most dramatic makeovers of higher education any state has attempted in recent years.
www.forbes.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
We’re about to abolish R1s & regional universities through much of the country for a bunch of made-up reasons; geography is destiny for young people there
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Abolition of ICE: that’s crazy talk!
Abolition of public education: fuck yeah let’s go!
Abolition of public education: fuck yeah let’s go!
February 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Abolition of ICE: that’s crazy talk!
Abolition of public education: fuck yeah let’s go!
Abolition of public education: fuck yeah let’s go!
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blue states and their university systems being under the thumb of private equity has dampened such big public options across the board, it sucks
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
blue states and their university systems being under the thumb of private equity has dampened such big public options across the board, it sucks
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in general the unwillingness of wealthy blue state politicians to raise revenue to expand services to meet the needs of a growing population is what will drive me mad in the end
February 8, 2026 at 2:59 PM
in general the unwillingness of wealthy blue state politicians to raise revenue to expand services to meet the needs of a growing population is what will drive me mad in the end
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drives me nuts that wealthy blue states are not moving to expand their own public university systems in response
We’re about to abolish R1s & regional universities through much of the country for a bunch of made-up reasons; geography is destiny for young people there
Conservative Iowa legislators are on a campaign to overhaul the state’s universities. #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
February 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM
drives me nuts that wealthy blue states are not moving to expand their own public university systems in response
The right wing anti-old politics are gonna hit like a ton of bricks and be terrible, but also the Olds did it to themselves thinking that they're special and all, so it's hard to shed many tears.
it's funny how UK politics is a war between zoomers who want to keep the welfare state for their parents and the populist right which their parents vote for
🗳️ How young men would vote in #GE2029:
🟢 Grn: 30% (+18)
🔴 Lab: 21% (-19)
🟠 Lib: 17% (+1)
🔵 Con: 12% (+2)
➡️ Ref: 12% (=)
Via @YouGov, 14 Dec - 9 Jan (+/- vs GE2024)
🟢 Grn: 30% (+18)
🔴 Lab: 21% (-19)
🟠 Lib: 17% (+1)
🔵 Con: 12% (+2)
➡️ Ref: 12% (=)
Via @YouGov, 14 Dec - 9 Jan (+/- vs GE2024)
February 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The right wing anti-old politics are gonna hit like a ton of bricks and be terrible, but also the Olds did it to themselves thinking that they're special and all, so it's hard to shed many tears.
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Right that the prime minister has resigned. His successor, Keir Starmer, has a very difficult inheritance.
Morgan McSweeney resigns as Downing Street chief of staff
Exit of Mandelson protégé comes as Sir Keir Starmer seeks to stave off leadership speculation
www.ft.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Right that the prime minister has resigned. His successor, Keir Starmer, has a very difficult inheritance.
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amusing to compare this lady with self proclaimed political tough guys like Rahm Emanuel and Andrew Cuomo
February 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
amusing to compare this lady with self proclaimed political tough guys like Rahm Emanuel and Andrew Cuomo
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the difference being that the Varangians were murderous cutthroats when they got *home* but pretty good bodyguards.
February 8, 2026 at 12:22 AM
the difference being that the Varangians were murderous cutthroats when they got *home* but pretty good bodyguards.
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Varangian Guard, otoh, would be a baller name for a Scandinavian firm.
February 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Varangian Guard, otoh, would be a baller name for a Scandinavian firm.
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Ah yes, the Praetorian Guard, famous for their efficiency at their one job.
For 5% of your assets under management, we’ll put your holdings into 10 Year Treasurys and invite you to a tailgate once every football season.
February 7, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Ah yes, the Praetorian Guard, famous for their efficiency at their one job.
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Kids can't hang out in parks. They can't hang out at the mall. They don't have 3rd spaces because no one wants kids around and then we are surprised when they rely on SM for connection.
If you take that away, what do they have left?
If you take that away, what do they have left?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities
Despite the ban’s aim to protect young people, experts are concerned that those in marginalised communities or living with disabilities could lose vital support networks
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Kids can't hang out in parks. They can't hang out at the mall. They don't have 3rd spaces because no one wants kids around and then we are surprised when they rely on SM for connection.
If you take that away, what do they have left?
If you take that away, what do they have left?
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So much of our current wave of Boomer reaction is just a demand that state coercion be employed to satisfy their aesthetic dislike of seeing certain people in public - non-white people, kids, visibly queer people, homeless or poor-looking people, people wearing clothes they don't like, etc
Kids can't hang out in parks. They can't hang out at the mall. They don't have 3rd spaces because no one wants kids around and then we are surprised when they rely on SM for connection.
If you take that away, what do they have left?
If you take that away, what do they have left?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
February 8, 2026 at 9:57 AM
So much of our current wave of Boomer reaction is just a demand that state coercion be employed to satisfy their aesthetic dislike of seeing certain people in public - non-white people, kids, visibly queer people, homeless or poor-looking people, people wearing clothes they don't like, etc
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Crank convergence is such a waste of the infinite potential of the human spirit; Naomi Wolf shouldn't be running third-tier Stop the Steal derivatives, she should be chronicling how the Catholic Church suppressed the memory of the Primordial Feminine Goddess and trying to translate Linear A.
Bill Ackman's fund, Pershing Square, manages 18 billion dollars for wealthy clients, billions of it for the Harvard Endowment
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
Anyways here he is uncritically eating up conspiracy slop from Naomi Wolf about stolen NYC elections
February 8, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Crank convergence is such a waste of the infinite potential of the human spirit; Naomi Wolf shouldn't be running third-tier Stop the Steal derivatives, she should be chronicling how the Catholic Church suppressed the memory of the Primordial Feminine Goddess and trying to translate Linear A.
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I’m not certain how any of this helps defeat Batman.
we gotta open the schools…or close down the schools. not sure. yikes
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
I’m not certain how any of this helps defeat Batman.
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I think car door handles should still work when the car is on fire
February 8, 2026 at 2:37 AM
I think car door handles should still work when the car is on fire
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A GWOT era retired Army FGO being like "waow why are people displaying bravery in the face of dorks with guns instead of pissing their pants" is..........way too on brand
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 AM
A GWOT era retired Army FGO being like "waow why are people displaying bravery in the face of dorks with guns instead of pissing their pants" is..........way too on brand
Is this evil? Yes.
Does it solve a problem? No.
Does it do any of its stated goals? Also no.
Will there be any benefits to this? Once again no.
Will it gain any votes? Nope.
Does it solve a problem? No.
Does it do any of its stated goals? Also no.
Will there be any benefits to this? Once again no.
Will it gain any votes? Nope.
February 8, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Is this evil? Yes.
Does it solve a problem? No.
Does it do any of its stated goals? Also no.
Will there be any benefits to this? Once again no.
Will it gain any votes? Nope.
Does it solve a problem? No.
Does it do any of its stated goals? Also no.
Will there be any benefits to this? Once again no.
Will it gain any votes? Nope.
WAIT WHAT THE FUCK!?
The March for Life bringing measles to DC feels like another thing that would be written for a satire but since satire is dead it's reality.
February 8, 2026 at 4:19 AM
WAIT WHAT THE FUCK!?