Flying Mezerkis
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Ne'er do well, sailor. The Jim Belushi of poasters. Biding my time.
Every day and in every way, I’m trying to become a better Lieutenant Junior Grade.
The Tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time.
Every day and in every way, I’m trying to become a better Lieutenant Junior Grade.
The Tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time.
Wait. Let him finish.
This is a very bad political idea.
AYFKM?
January 6, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Wait. Let him finish.
Two points:
Watching them praise a nameless European country is hilariously out of step with their normal idiotry about Europe.
I kind of like GOP-Trump owning this massive policy error in such a major and well-defined way.
My only fear, is that like most problems in America we will wind up
Watching them praise a nameless European country is hilariously out of step with their normal idiotry about Europe.
I kind of like GOP-Trump owning this massive policy error in such a major and well-defined way.
My only fear, is that like most problems in America we will wind up
Trump: "Effective today, America will no longer require 72 'jabs' for our beautiful, healthy children. We are moving to a far more reasonable Schedule, where all children will only be recommended to receive Vaccinations for 11 of the most serious and dangerous diseases."
January 6, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Two points:
Watching them praise a nameless European country is hilariously out of step with their normal idiotry about Europe.
I kind of like GOP-Trump owning this massive policy error in such a major and well-defined way.
My only fear, is that like most problems in America we will wind up
Watching them praise a nameless European country is hilariously out of step with their normal idiotry about Europe.
I kind of like GOP-Trump owning this massive policy error in such a major and well-defined way.
My only fear, is that like most problems in America we will wind up
I would simply declare Greenland off limits and assume that no one will actually go and check it out.
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I would simply declare Greenland off limits and assume that no one will actually go and check it out.
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this is what happens when you turn foreign policy into a kind of gender-affirming care for marginal elites who score three standard deviations north of the mean on fragile masculinity
Man, if this administration truly believes Putins believes that, then they have the worst Russian / FSU advisors and analysts.
January 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
this is what happens when you turn foreign policy into a kind of gender-affirming care for marginal elites who score three standard deviations north of the mean on fragile masculinity
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Can we please have Trump’s plan to have taxpayers reimburse oil companies for their costs in Venezuela put in an appropriations bill so representatives of the people can vote on the record whether they support that like the Founders intended? Congress still exists, right?
January 6, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Can we please have Trump’s plan to have taxpayers reimburse oil companies for their costs in Venezuela put in an appropriations bill so representatives of the people can vote on the record whether they support that like the Founders intended? Congress still exists, right?
From the Department of No Fucking Duh.
January 6, 2026 at 2:23 AM
From the Department of No Fucking Duh.
Jim, I’ll take what is jurisdiction for $1000.
Pam Bondi: "This was well within the president's Article 2 powers. It was a law enforcement function to arrest indicted individuals in Venezuela."
January 6, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Jim, I’ll take what is jurisdiction for $1000.
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"this is not a war, this is a special military operation" sounded better in its original russian
UN Ambassador Michael Waltz: "There is no war against Venezuela or its people. We are not occupying a country. This was a law enforcement operation."
January 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
"this is not a war, this is a special military operation" sounded better in its original russian
It’s like WWII but stupider as the US decides to speed run Army Group Center’s winter push to Stalingrad but in this case the objective is the North Pole against no one.
"Maybe he's serious about Greenland but not Canada."
If he gets Greenland, he will then be serious about Canada. And even if he doesn't invade Toronto, he'll go after the Arctic islands and maybe all the territories. We all know exactly how this works.
If he gets Greenland, he will then be serious about Canada. And even if he doesn't invade Toronto, he'll go after the Arctic islands and maybe all the territories. We all know exactly how this works.
January 6, 2026 at 2:18 AM
It’s like WWII but stupider as the US decides to speed run Army Group Center’s winter push to Stalingrad but in this case the objective is the North Pole against no one.
The only way this Regime gets hard is when it’s in a basement sex dungeon in Berlin in the 1930s. And it’s because they bump in to their Nazi soulmates there.
sure sure you can have hegemony by trade, ideology and cultural influence, but does that make your dick hard?
January 6, 2026 at 2:13 AM
The only way this Regime gets hard is when it’s in a basement sex dungeon in Berlin in the 1930s. And it’s because they bump in to their Nazi soulmates there.
Again. I’d Polymarket this at over 90%.
It might end up being just forced landing amphibious or air. Then a lot of bluster and get Solomon Islands to recognize it. A bit like Gulf of America. But they will do it.
It might end up being just forced landing amphibious or air. Then a lot of bluster and get Solomon Islands to recognize it. A bit like Gulf of America. But they will do it.
I think the understandable tendency has been to treat this as a tasteless joke, but in light of all we've seen to date, we need to take seriously the possibility that they may be insane enough to try to seize the territory of a peaceful ally by force for... no real reason.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Again. I’d Polymarket this at over 90%.
It might end up being just forced landing amphibious or air. Then a lot of bluster and get Solomon Islands to recognize it. A bit like Gulf of America. But they will do it.
It might end up being just forced landing amphibious or air. Then a lot of bluster and get Solomon Islands to recognize it. A bit like Gulf of America. But they will do it.
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I truly, genuinely, deeply, hate Trumpism, Trumpists, and everything they’ve done to this country and the world.
January 6, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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A social network for people with facial tics, I’ll call it BlinkedIn.
a social network for small lizard enthusiasts, I’ll call it SkinkedIn
a social network for coen brothers fans, i'll call it BartonFinkedIn
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
A social network for people with facial tics, I’ll call it BlinkedIn.
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you think MI6 doesn't know exactly what stephen miller searches on xtube, they know
January 6, 2026 at 12:10 AM
you think MI6 doesn't know exactly what stephen miller searches on xtube, they know
Yup. It will be Putin’s greatest victory.
These fucking psychopaths are going to destroy NATO. I swear to fucking god.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Yup. It will be Putin’s greatest victory.
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Big, big deal!
The district court injunction that prevented NIH from capping indirects at 15% was upheld today on appeal!
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
Trump administration cannot slash NIH research funding, court rules
District Judge Angel Kelley last year blocked the cuts, and on Monday the appeals court agreed.
www.reuters.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Big, big deal!
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Maduro capture mints mystery trader. #econsky
Mystery trader garners $400,000-plus windfall on Maduro's capture reut.rs/4soXbtE
Mystery trader garners $400,000-plus windfall on Maduro's capture
An unknown trader has raked in a profit worth about $410,000 after betting that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro would be ousted from his position.
reut.rs
January 6, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Maduro capture mints mystery trader. #econsky
Smaller countries everywhere take note.
Also Miller is not even the full chief of staff.
Also Miller is not even the full chief of staff.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Smaller countries everywhere take note.
Also Miller is not even the full chief of staff.
Also Miller is not even the full chief of staff.
New Bi Gan film just dropped.
January 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
New Bi Gan film just dropped.
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I've said it a lot lately: the problem with nonconsensual deepfake porn of adults isn't the "porn" part, it's the "nonconsensual" part. That HAS to be accounted for when regulating, otherwise you're just banning legal porn, which is (1) unconstitutional but (2) what the Heritage Foundation wants.
January 5, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I've said it a lot lately: the problem with nonconsensual deepfake porn of adults isn't the "porn" part, it's the "nonconsensual" part. That HAS to be accounted for when regulating, otherwise you're just banning legal porn, which is (1) unconstitutional but (2) what the Heritage Foundation wants.
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imho the main obstacle to these projects is actually that reddit threading fucking blows. like actually sucks. the query pattern to have four sort orders on nested comments is dumb. traditionally they did this in RAM. do you know how annoying that is
it's kind of funny to remember that Reddit was originally open-source software and yet no one has built a Reddit alternative
For a good federated community to exist, I think you basically need something to act as an anchor or seed crystal for the wider federated platforms to attach themselves to. Can't grow without it.
January 5, 2026 at 10:56 PM
imho the main obstacle to these projects is actually that reddit threading fucking blows. like actually sucks. the query pattern to have four sort orders on nested comments is dumb. traditionally they did this in RAM. do you know how annoying that is
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There's a (posthumous) AF MoH recipient whose MoH action started off because SEALs don't do headcounts (they also randomly fall out of helicopters)
Then when you try to highlight this they get pissy and won't let you upgrade an AFC to a MoH unless you first give a MoH to the guy who couldn't count
Then when you try to highlight this they get pissy and won't let you upgrade an AFC to a MoH unless you first give a MoH to the guy who couldn't count
dang. I think in an interview with former Chief Master Sergeant McCoy, of STS (Air Force) he was saying the SEALs left him & his buddy on an objective during a patrol. He was like, “Did you guys forget us?” Forget to do a headcount? LoL
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
There's a (posthumous) AF MoH recipient whose MoH action started off because SEALs don't do headcounts (they also randomly fall out of helicopters)
Then when you try to highlight this they get pissy and won't let you upgrade an AFC to a MoH unless you first give a MoH to the guy who couldn't count
Then when you try to highlight this they get pissy and won't let you upgrade an AFC to a MoH unless you first give a MoH to the guy who couldn't count
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working on setting up therapy stuff for the five year old and my god is it expensive to get the help you need in this country
we are extraordinarily lucky that we have the resources to do it, but so many people out there do not
we are extraordinarily lucky that we have the resources to do it, but so many people out there do not
January 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
working on setting up therapy stuff for the five year old and my god is it expensive to get the help you need in this country
we are extraordinarily lucky that we have the resources to do it, but so many people out there do not
we are extraordinarily lucky that we have the resources to do it, but so many people out there do not
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Among everything else, congestion pricing does something exceptionally rare and good when talking about transportation in the United States: it puts the costs on drivers, to the benefit of everybody (even including the drivers willing to pay for it, who get a better experience from reduced traffic).
Jokes aside, this piece is great and congestion pricing is amazing. Shoutout to everyone who worked so hard to make it happen, and feh to Kathy Hochul and everyone else who worked so hard to make it not happen.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed.
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Among everything else, congestion pricing does something exceptionally rare and good when talking about transportation in the United States: it puts the costs on drivers, to the benefit of everybody (even including the drivers willing to pay for it, who get a better experience from reduced traffic).