Aliensinnoh
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Christian. BLM. YIMBY. Terminally online.
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neolithic guys get pissed if you tell them their cultures are organized by the type of pots and jewelry they made. "we called ourselves the blood hunters" "we conquered villages far beyond this horizon" sorry bud you're the western linear pottery culture now
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
neolithic guys get pissed if you tell them their cultures are organized by the type of pots and jewelry they made. "we called ourselves the blood hunters" "we conquered villages far beyond this horizon" sorry bud you're the western linear pottery culture now
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If you want to read something that doesn't make you end by concluding "well, shit, we're cooked," like everything else does, read this
"The first thing I noticed when I got to Minneapolis last weekend was the new language: The work C was doing has a name—“commuting”—a deliberately mundane term for pursuing, tailing, and deliberately irritating ICE agents moving through the city in unmarked cars." slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump and ICE Thought They Knew How to Handle Minneapolis. I Saw Up Close What’s Happening Instead.
ICE declared war on Minneapolis. The city had its own ideas.
slate.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM
If you want to read something that doesn't make you end by concluding "well, shit, we're cooked," like everything else does, read this
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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In a system structured so heavily around binary political outcomes, when one party is fully arsonist it is exceptionally reasonable for those targeted by reactionary violence to demand allies work on breaking arsonist power, because that becomes the whole of the political project until it is done.
January 5, 2026 at 4:18 AM
In a system structured so heavily around binary political outcomes, when one party is fully arsonist it is exceptionally reasonable for those targeted by reactionary violence to demand allies work on breaking arsonist power, because that becomes the whole of the political project until it is done.
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Comer: "You're gonna see the Trump administration continue to freeze funds until Democrat governors do like what the Republican governors are doing: they're complying with the federal government, with the Trump administration."
January 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Comer: "You're gonna see the Trump administration continue to freeze funds until Democrat governors do like what the Republican governors are doing: they're complying with the federal government, with the Trump administration."
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Elon Musk, Feb 2025: "America should mind its own business rather than push for regime change all over the place.”
Elon Musk now:
Elon Musk now:
January 4, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Elon Musk, Feb 2025: "America should mind its own business rather than push for regime change all over the place.”
Elon Musk now:
Elon Musk now:
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That is a lot of news to wake up to.
January 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
That is a lot of news to wake up to.
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WEEEEEEEE
I LOVE STATE COLLAPSE
I LOVE POWER VACCUMS
I LOVE ARMED GROUPS COMPETING TO CENTRALIZE THEIR POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF A LEGITIMATE MONOPOLY ON VIOLENCE
I LOVE THE SPREAD OF REGIONAL INSTABILITY
I T C A N O N L Y G O O D H A P P E N
I LOVE STATE COLLAPSE
I LOVE POWER VACCUMS
I LOVE ARMED GROUPS COMPETING TO CENTRALIZE THEIR POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF A LEGITIMATE MONOPOLY ON VIOLENCE
I LOVE THE SPREAD OF REGIONAL INSTABILITY
I T C A N O N L Y G O O D H A P P E N
January 3, 2026 at 2:29 PM
WEEEEEEEE
I LOVE STATE COLLAPSE
I LOVE POWER VACCUMS
I LOVE ARMED GROUPS COMPETING TO CENTRALIZE THEIR POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF A LEGITIMATE MONOPOLY ON VIOLENCE
I LOVE THE SPREAD OF REGIONAL INSTABILITY
I T C A N O N L Y G O O D H A P P E N
I LOVE STATE COLLAPSE
I LOVE POWER VACCUMS
I LOVE ARMED GROUPS COMPETING TO CENTRALIZE THEIR POWER IN THE ABSENCE OF A LEGITIMATE MONOPOLY ON VIOLENCE
I LOVE THE SPREAD OF REGIONAL INSTABILITY
I T C A N O N L Y G O O D H A P P E N
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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A dirty secret about Hallmark movies is that they're a) largely filmed in Canada, and that b) the trio of Eastern Ontario "Picturesque Small Towns" that predominate location shooting are all within a 45min drive of the fourth largest city of the country. Many of them have commuter transit systems!
we should fund hallmark movies where a lady returns home for Christmas and her high school sweetheart looks like shit because he’s been worn down by the mundanity of small town life
August 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A dirty secret about Hallmark movies is that they're a) largely filmed in Canada, and that b) the trio of Eastern Ontario "Picturesque Small Towns" that predominate location shooting are all within a 45min drive of the fourth largest city of the country. Many of them have commuter transit systems!
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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INVENTOR OF THE WASHING MACHINE: it’s a machine that washes
INVENTOR OF THE DISHWASHER: washes what
INVENTOR OF THE DISHWASHER: washes what
December 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
INVENTOR OF THE WASHING MACHINE: it’s a machine that washes
INVENTOR OF THE DISHWASHER: washes what
INVENTOR OF THE DISHWASHER: washes what
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HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
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Frank Sinatra on what it means to be an American in 1945
October 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Frank Sinatra on what it means to be an American in 1945
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i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
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I had my students submit for extra credit a meme reflecting something they learned this semester, along with an accompanying paragraph connecting the meme to the course concept. There were some gems.
December 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I had my students submit for extra credit a meme reflecting something they learned this semester, along with an accompanying paragraph connecting the meme to the course concept. There were some gems.
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Lesson one: Yes, you can do a lot of things if you break the law.
Lesson two: Doing something is not the same as doing a good thing - it is harder to build than it is to destroy.
Trump has built nothing like the TVA. His lawbreaking is not "freeing the stuck wheels of bureaucracy."
Lesson two: Doing something is not the same as doing a good thing - it is harder to build than it is to destroy.
Trump has built nothing like the TVA. His lawbreaking is not "freeing the stuck wheels of bureaucracy."
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Lesson one: Yes, you can do a lot of things if you break the law.
Lesson two: Doing something is not the same as doing a good thing - it is harder to build than it is to destroy.
Trump has built nothing like the TVA. His lawbreaking is not "freeing the stuck wheels of bureaucracy."
Lesson two: Doing something is not the same as doing a good thing - it is harder to build than it is to destroy.
Trump has built nothing like the TVA. His lawbreaking is not "freeing the stuck wheels of bureaucracy."
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This is a story about how America’s world-leading cancer and dementia research system was destroyed by frauds and naifs who broke the law.
There must be consequences.
There must be consequences.
Some incredible details in this piece
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This is a story about how America’s world-leading cancer and dementia research system was destroyed by frauds and naifs who broke the law.
There must be consequences.
There must be consequences.
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people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
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ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
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Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time
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AI and Crypto data centers need to be the first ones to lose power in a brown out.
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
AI and Crypto data centers need to be the first ones to lose power in a brown out.
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When you say something is a distraction, you are not-very-implicitly scolding anyone who makes a big deal out of it: You’re a sucker! You fell for the trick!
When the putative distraction is some egregious breach of political norms or actual laws, you are helping normalize and minimize the breach.
When the putative distraction is some egregious breach of political norms or actual laws, you are helping normalize and minimize the breach.
I find this distraction discourse unhelpful. Trump's video was appalling and significant and should be analyzed and denounced, and part of the work of politics is to turn it into a major controversy in its own right, as a symbol of Trump's autocratic disdain for the people.
Obama: The weird videos of a U.S. President with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet and dumping poop on protesting citizens… All of that is designed to distract you from the fact that your situation has not gotten better.
November 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
When you say something is a distraction, you are not-very-implicitly scolding anyone who makes a big deal out of it: You’re a sucker! You fell for the trick!
When the putative distraction is some egregious breach of political norms or actual laws, you are helping normalize and minimize the breach.
When the putative distraction is some egregious breach of political norms or actual laws, you are helping normalize and minimize the breach.