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Kei cars are banned in the US because it would make Will Stancil too powerful
January 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Kei cars are banned in the US because it would make Will Stancil too powerful
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Trump is doing to politics what biz schools taught future CEOs to do: break the social contract (e.g., the one btw mgmt & labor that once ensured steady jobs) & extract all the value stored inside.
This will have the same effect on politics as it did on the labor mkt: instability & immiseration.
This will have the same effect on politics as it did on the labor mkt: instability & immiseration.
If I was the commander in chief of the Imperial hegemon I would simply not dismantle the network of military and diplomatic alliances, favourable trade deals, and broad cultural paramountcy that had made my nation the most wealthy and powerful the world has ever seen.
January 11, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Trump is doing to politics what biz schools taught future CEOs to do: break the social contract (e.g., the one btw mgmt & labor that once ensured steady jobs) & extract all the value stored inside.
This will have the same effect on politics as it did on the labor mkt: instability & immiseration.
This will have the same effect on politics as it did on the labor mkt: instability & immiseration.
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‘Our tech overlords like the idea of being Thomas Edison, genius inventor-businessman, but they often have more in common with P.T. Barnum, genius of marketing and hype. Altman could go toe-to-toe with Barnum, and I wouldn’t want to pick a winner.’
John Lanchester:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester · King of Cannibal Island: Will the AI bubble burst?
Nvidia shares are the purest bet you can make on the impact of AI. The leading firms are lending money to one another in...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
‘Our tech overlords like the idea of being Thomas Edison, genius inventor-businessman, but they often have more in common with P.T. Barnum, genius of marketing and hype. Altman could go toe-to-toe with Barnum, and I wouldn’t want to pick a winner.’
John Lanchester:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Us: "It's fine. I don't hate you."
Them: "Fucking Bitch."
Centrists: I literally cannot tell you people apart.
Them: "Fucking Bitch."
Centrists: I literally cannot tell you people apart.
January 10, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Us: "It's fine. I don't hate you."
Them: "Fucking Bitch."
Centrists: I literally cannot tell you people apart.
Them: "Fucking Bitch."
Centrists: I literally cannot tell you people apart.
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Elite pundits also tend to think that when a known cynical liar panders to *them* he's revealing his "real" self because they don't like to admit they're easy marks no matter how overwhelming the evidence gets
It’s not that he believes in nothing. He was just able to imitate an acceptable moderate when his book first came out because he’s a practiced liar and a lot of the people praising him didn’t believe in much themselves.
January 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Elite pundits also tend to think that when a known cynical liar panders to *them* he's revealing his "real" self because they don't like to admit they're easy marks no matter how overwhelming the evidence gets
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Spreading "Doomscrolltainment" -- pithy, arch little "I told you so" or "I understand the apocalypse on deeper levels than you" posts, is not helpful.
It spreads fear and hopelessness, which is precisely what the bullies want. It saps energy better used for mobilization and protest.
It spreads fear and hopelessness, which is precisely what the bullies want. It saps energy better used for mobilization and protest.
January 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Spreading "Doomscrolltainment" -- pithy, arch little "I told you so" or "I understand the apocalypse on deeper levels than you" posts, is not helpful.
It spreads fear and hopelessness, which is precisely what the bullies want. It saps energy better used for mobilization and protest.
It spreads fear and hopelessness, which is precisely what the bullies want. It saps energy better used for mobilization and protest.
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“make big tech afraid” has to be just as much of a priority as “prosecute the criminals of the previous regime” for the next Dem admin
the tech fascists are way too far out over their skis and what remains of global stability will not survive that state of affairs continuing
the tech fascists are way too far out over their skis and what remains of global stability will not survive that state of affairs continuing
January 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
“make big tech afraid” has to be just as much of a priority as “prosecute the criminals of the previous regime” for the next Dem admin
the tech fascists are way too far out over their skis and what remains of global stability will not survive that state of affairs continuing
the tech fascists are way too far out over their skis and what remains of global stability will not survive that state of affairs continuing
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I’m coming late to this podcast series on the Satanic Panic and my goodness, it’s so good. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Episode 1: Did Swayze Start the Fire?
Podcast Episode · The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall · S1 E1 · 38m
podcasts.apple.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I’m coming late to this podcast series on the Satanic Panic and my goodness, it’s so good. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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"25 minutes in st. louis", a harrowing airport drama about the maximum amount of time anyone can tolerate being in st. louis
December 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"25 minutes in st. louis", a harrowing airport drama about the maximum amount of time anyone can tolerate being in st. louis
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the grinch literally stole christmas. and of course Dr. Seuss, who’s always been desperate for eyeballs and clicks and ad dollars, platforms him. 🙄
December 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
the grinch literally stole christmas. and of course Dr. Seuss, who’s always been desperate for eyeballs and clicks and ad dollars, platforms him. 🙄
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hey this wound up in your hidden replies for some reason, just posting it here to increase traffic on the two-way street that is vital first amendment discourse
Why CBS News Hired Cancel Culture's Biggest Grifter (ft. Michael Hobbes)
youtu.be/qNlW_kjBnTY
youtu.be/qNlW_kjBnTY
Why CBS News Hired Cancel Culture's Biggest Grifter (ft. Michael Hobbes)
YouTube video by Cancel Me, Daddy
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
hey this wound up in your hidden replies for some reason, just posting it here to increase traffic on the two-way street that is vital first amendment discourse
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3. Leadership is about doing what is necessary, not just what is popular. Read literally anything our founders wrote about virtue, and the inherent risks to a society based on democratic processes to sustain the rule of law to the extent that unvirtuous people gain power.
December 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
3. Leadership is about doing what is necessary, not just what is popular. Read literally anything our founders wrote about virtue, and the inherent risks to a society based on democratic processes to sustain the rule of law to the extent that unvirtuous people gain power.
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(putting a microwave in a porta potty) My startup will transform affordable housing
December 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
(putting a microwave in a porta potty) My startup will transform affordable housing
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Private equity has found a new source of profit: volunteer fire departments.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Private equity has found a new source of profit: volunteer fire departments.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
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One argument I used to make to my students about why it was important to learn history (and historical thinking) is that someone was always going to be trying to tell you things were natural or had always been this way and that you needed to be able to see that as an exercise of power.
December 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
One argument I used to make to my students about why it was important to learn history (and historical thinking) is that someone was always going to be trying to tell you things were natural or had always been this way and that you needed to be able to see that as an exercise of power.
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HANANIA: Interesting study on racial differences in skull volume as it relates to workforce efficiency.
MUSK: Intriguing
CUBAN: Minorities are just as efficient as whites if you manage them right!
ANDREESSEN: Guys does my head look like a big giant egg
CALACANIS: No way
SACKS: Definitely not dude
MUSK: Intriguing
CUBAN: Minorities are just as efficient as whites if you manage them right!
ANDREESSEN: Guys does my head look like a big giant egg
CALACANIS: No way
SACKS: Definitely not dude
April 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
HANANIA: Interesting study on racial differences in skull volume as it relates to workforce efficiency.
MUSK: Intriguing
CUBAN: Minorities are just as efficient as whites if you manage them right!
ANDREESSEN: Guys does my head look like a big giant egg
CALACANIS: No way
SACKS: Definitely not dude
MUSK: Intriguing
CUBAN: Minorities are just as efficient as whites if you manage them right!
ANDREESSEN: Guys does my head look like a big giant egg
CALACANIS: No way
SACKS: Definitely not dude
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COMPLETE AND TOTAL REDISTRICTING FLOP BY TRUMP (WHO’S EPSTEIN’S BEST FRIEND AND WORSE PRESIDENT EVER)!!!
INDIANA SENATE SHOWED TREMENDOUS COURAGE EVEN THE NORMALLY SPINELESS REPUBLICANS WHO I’M GLAD SOME FOUND THEIR SPINES. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!
INDIANA SENATE SHOWED TREMENDOUS COURAGE EVEN THE NORMALLY SPINELESS REPUBLICANS WHO I’M GLAD SOME FOUND THEIR SPINES. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!
🚨Indiana Republicans ignore threats from the mob boss in the Oval Office, seat stealing proposal goes down 31-19…
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
COMPLETE AND TOTAL REDISTRICTING FLOP BY TRUMP (WHO’S EPSTEIN’S BEST FRIEND AND WORSE PRESIDENT EVER)!!!
INDIANA SENATE SHOWED TREMENDOUS COURAGE EVEN THE NORMALLY SPINELESS REPUBLICANS WHO I’M GLAD SOME FOUND THEIR SPINES. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!
INDIANA SENATE SHOWED TREMENDOUS COURAGE EVEN THE NORMALLY SPINELESS REPUBLICANS WHO I’M GLAD SOME FOUND THEIR SPINES. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!
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The Supreme Court, Presidency, Senate and two party system are all quite anti-democratic institutions as presently constructed.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
December 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Supreme Court, Presidency, Senate and two party system are all quite anti-democratic institutions as presently constructed.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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I‘ve been listening to Sarah Marshall’s The Devil You Know and it’s so great. She knows this stuff inside out and weaves a tale of so many subjects; the satanic panic (duh), evangelicalism, the patriarchy, media, so much more. Highly recommend.
December 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I‘ve been listening to Sarah Marshall’s The Devil You Know and it’s so great. She knows this stuff inside out and weaves a tale of so many subjects; the satanic panic (duh), evangelicalism, the patriarchy, media, so much more. Highly recommend.
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This is *exactly* what I'm talking about when I say that simply not enforcing the rules leads to a mindset fundamentally incompatible with a self-governing society.
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is *exactly* what I'm talking about when I say that simply not enforcing the rules leads to a mindset fundamentally incompatible with a self-governing society.
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slowly sucking in my gut while I pee so it looks like I'm deflating. all the other guys at the urinal trough hooting and hollering like I'm David Blaine. guy in the stall is trying to shit faster cuz he knows he's missing out on something but he's not sure what
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
slowly sucking in my gut while I pee so it looks like I'm deflating. all the other guys at the urinal trough hooting and hollering like I'm David Blaine. guy in the stall is trying to shit faster cuz he knows he's missing out on something but he's not sure what