Bionic Woman
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careening around having Situations.
Chicago Pope has the opportunity to do a very funny thing
I am once again asking the Pope to consider excommunicating JD Vance
Pope Leo called for Venezuela to remain an independent nation and said he was following developments after the United States' toppling of President Nicolas Maduro with a "soul full of concern" on Sunday. For @reuters.com:
January 4, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Chicago Pope has the opportunity to do a very funny thing
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The amount of “this is clearly about oil” posting across all platforms as story after story comes out where the oil industry is saying that the oil isn’t worth extracting is making me feel a little insane
January 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
The amount of “this is clearly about oil” posting across all platforms as story after story comes out where the oil industry is saying that the oil isn’t worth extracting is making me feel a little insane
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Somehow, there’s still ALWAYS a tweet.
January 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Somehow, there’s still ALWAYS a tweet.
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Really good time to develop a satisfying personal life. Lean way into a hobby or project that requires busywork or two hands or lots of undivided attention
January 3, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Really good time to develop a satisfying personal life. Lean way into a hobby or project that requires busywork or two hands or lots of undivided attention
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Happy birthday!!!!!
January 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Happy birthday!!!!!
Stopped for gas at a Bucees in Knoxville and man I wish people still didn't know about this place
January 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Stopped for gas at a Bucees in Knoxville and man I wish people still didn't know about this place
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1) Service members have an ethical obligation to disobey unethical orders. That's what having ethics MEANS.
2) There is no legal get out of jail free card for this. You have to make the choice and deal with the consequences.
3) The more rank you have, the more my attitude to 2) is "tough shit."
2) There is no legal get out of jail free card for this. You have to make the choice and deal with the consequences.
3) The more rank you have, the more my attitude to 2) is "tough shit."
a bald man wearing glasses and a sweater is standing in front of a door .
Alt: Shrugs all around
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:36 PM
1) Service members have an ethical obligation to disobey unethical orders. That's what having ethics MEANS.
2) There is no legal get out of jail free card for this. You have to make the choice and deal with the consequences.
3) The more rank you have, the more my attitude to 2) is "tough shit."
2) There is no legal get out of jail free card for this. You have to make the choice and deal with the consequences.
3) The more rank you have, the more my attitude to 2) is "tough shit."
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Made for walkin
January 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Made for walkin
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Worth noting the quoted source is one guy who is a consultant (not a capital allocator) and nobody is named from the broader list so it could be him, a random Chevron weenie, and 18 psychos from Palantir.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Worth noting the quoted source is one guy who is a consultant (not a capital allocator) and nobody is named from the broader list so it could be him, a random Chevron weenie, and 18 psychos from Palantir.
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Ok. So. They anonymised the sheep.
January 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Ok. So. They anonymised the sheep.
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The attitude people have towards stocks now is so different than it was in the early 2010’s (when stocks were cheap). $MSFT had an ex-cash P/E ratio of 7-8x in 2011. Today you see people posting “Since stocks return 10%/year here’s how much you’ll have in 20 years.”
January 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
The attitude people have towards stocks now is so different than it was in the early 2010’s (when stocks were cheap). $MSFT had an ex-cash P/E ratio of 7-8x in 2011. Today you see people posting “Since stocks return 10%/year here’s how much you’ll have in 20 years.”
Tennessee first thing in the morning really is a gorgeous drive
January 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Tennessee first thing in the morning really is a gorgeous drive
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Imagine, if you will, a world where elected officials got there when their most disaffected, burned out, loud mouthed former staffers told them to get there.
January 4, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Imagine, if you will, a world where elected officials got there when their most disaffected, burned out, loud mouthed former staffers told them to get there.
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the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
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Not a firm rule, but many of God’s best posters keep one hand firmly ahold of the Counting Crows discography, maybe you should check them out again.
November 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Not a firm rule, but many of God’s best posters keep one hand firmly ahold of the Counting Crows discography, maybe you should check them out again.
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finally, we're living through precedented times
January 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM
finally, we're living through precedented times
The downside of driving 3pm-1230am is that my alarm is set for 6:15 and I am wide awake
January 4, 2026 at 6:26 AM
The downside of driving 3pm-1230am is that my alarm is set for 6:15 and I am wide awake
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OK, crash course in oil. Oil has two main gradings, viscosity (light or heavy) and sulfur (sweet or sour). A light (low viscosity) and sweet (low sulfur) oil is easier to process into gasoline and other products than a heavy and sour one, so the light & sweet oil commands a premium price.
I know several oil barons, I’ve had the oil and gas industry as clients in a past life: none of them want the Venezuelan oil, it’s dog shit quality and getting the PDVSA fields up to modern standards would take 20 years! It’s just trump being stuck in 1987
At this point the oil barons hardly even care (they can pivot to renewables too). It’s just gender and internal combustion brain
January 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
OK, crash course in oil. Oil has two main gradings, viscosity (light or heavy) and sulfur (sweet or sour). A light (low viscosity) and sweet (low sulfur) oil is easier to process into gasoline and other products than a heavy and sour one, so the light & sweet oil commands a premium price.
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Even in the sense that it *is* about the oil, it's not about the oil. Trump doesn't want to build up US oil reserves or counter the Russians or even simply to make money off it. He wants the oil because to him oil is exciting, & vital, & American—our birthright!—the most tangible prize on offer.
"This actually isn't about oil" is often perfectly correct and it's guaranteed to make the most noxious, stupid people on the internet lose their ever-living minds.
OK, crash course in oil. Oil has two main gradings, viscosity (light or heavy) and sulfur (sweet or sour). A light (low viscosity) and sweet (low sulfur) oil is easier to process into gasoline and other products than a heavy and sour one, so the light & sweet oil commands a premium price.
January 4, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Even in the sense that it *is* about the oil, it's not about the oil. Trump doesn't want to build up US oil reserves or counter the Russians or even simply to make money off it. He wants the oil because to him oil is exciting, & vital, & American—our birthright!—the most tangible prize on offer.
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the high five was invented in the 70s which is sorta crazy to me. cause i bet you could go to any era of human history and get almost everyone on board with high fives overnight. you see one of these bad boys really connect and you want in. so basically nobody even did any by accident for millennia
January 4, 2026 at 5:02 AM
the high five was invented in the 70s which is sorta crazy to me. cause i bet you could go to any era of human history and get almost everyone on board with high fives overnight. you see one of these bad boys really connect and you want in. so basically nobody even did any by accident for millennia
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Thinking about this and the Polymarket stuff at the same time and frowning
🟡 NEW: The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid
The American news organizations held their stories over concerns about endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Thinking about this and the Polymarket stuff at the same time and frowning
Genuine question: have we ever actually gotten the oil any time we've started a regime change land war for oil in the past eighty years
January 3, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Genuine question: have we ever actually gotten the oil any time we've started a regime change land war for oil in the past eighty years
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Trump's chief contribution to American politics is revealing that you don't need a respectable veneer for evil, corrupt behavior. You can rob the bank, say you did it because you like money and you'll do it again, and challenge anyone to stop you
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Trump's chief contribution to American politics is revealing that you don't need a respectable veneer for evil, corrupt behavior. You can rob the bank, say you did it because you like money and you'll do it again, and challenge anyone to stop you