Ben
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People who fancy quoting the Melian Dialogue ("the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must") ignore the fact that Thucydides was clearly portraying this as the kind of hubris that squandered Athens' primacy and paved the way for a devastating peer war that it ultimately lost.
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
People who fancy quoting the Melian Dialogue ("the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must") ignore the fact that Thucydides was clearly portraying this as the kind of hubris that squandered Athens' primacy and paved the way for a devastating peer war that it ultimately lost.
Yah barring a true issue between him and Lamar it's hard to see this make sense.
Like I get the frustration the last few years but hard to imagine them finding someone who is an improvement
Like I get the frustration the last few years but hard to imagine them finding someone who is an improvement
WOW. This is wild.
On one hand, the team has basically lost in every meaningful game bc of execution errors, and that falls at his feet. On the other, he ain’t dropping the ball and missing kicks.
I will add—if the whispers about dissent btwn HC/QB are true, then they made the right choice.
On one hand, the team has basically lost in every meaningful game bc of execution errors, and that falls at his feet. On the other, he ain’t dropping the ball and missing kicks.
I will add—if the whispers about dissent btwn HC/QB are true, then they made the right choice.
BREAKING: The Ravens have fired head coach John Harbaugh, per source.
Harbaugh won Super Bowl XLVII and six division titles with Baltimore in 18 seasons.
Harbaugh won Super Bowl XLVII and six division titles with Baltimore in 18 seasons.
January 6, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Yah barring a true issue between him and Lamar it's hard to see this make sense.
Like I get the frustration the last few years but hard to imagine them finding someone who is an improvement
Like I get the frustration the last few years but hard to imagine them finding someone who is an improvement
This was clearly written by a man who had never left America, and never intends to.
I'm not sure he's ever left his mom's basement.
I'm not sure he's ever left his mom's basement.
January 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
This was clearly written by a man who had never left America, and never intends to.
I'm not sure he's ever left his mom's basement.
I'm not sure he's ever left his mom's basement.
Ok like going after Kelly is dumb and inappropriate but it turns out in this country the right to speak doesn't have to be earned, it's a fundamental right. Like literally the first one.
Mark Kelly: “How many generations of Donald Trump’s family served in the military - Zero - for me, service to my country is in my blood—
Donald Trump - he deferred the draft five times because he had bone spurs. Four generations of service earns me the right to speak. Five deferments earns nothing”
Donald Trump - he deferred the draft five times because he had bone spurs. Four generations of service earns me the right to speak. Five deferments earns nothing”
January 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Ok like going after Kelly is dumb and inappropriate but it turns out in this country the right to speak doesn't have to be earned, it's a fundamental right. Like literally the first one.
Lol yah that's how things work
A former staffer said that U.S. officials would not be performing a formal occupation like in Iraq. “We’re going to tell them: ‘Hey, this is what you have to do in order for there not to be another strike. That’s what [Trump] sees as running the country.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Rubio takes on most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela
The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade. Now the hard part begins.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Lol yah that's how things work
Haven't seen anything this dumb and violent since the last time Trump was in office during the first week of January
January 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Haven't seen anything this dumb and violent since the last time Trump was in office during the first week of January
Checking the news this morning like
a close up of a man 's face with a beard making a funny face .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a beard making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Checking the news this morning like
Man I dunno if some spittle spewing dude was pounding on the doors of my kids' daycare demanding some one "show me the children" I would be debating between calling the police or ventilating the dude myself
December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Man I dunno if some spittle spewing dude was pounding on the doors of my kids' daycare demanding some one "show me the children" I would be debating between calling the police or ventilating the dude myself
Uh specifically targeting *that* community is uh...not great
New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Uh specifically targeting *that* community is uh...not great
Bro did I just watch a commercial where the pitch was "our AI bot makes a lot of mistakes so buy this other AI bot that fixes those mistakes"????
December 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Bro did I just watch a commercial where the pitch was "our AI bot makes a lot of mistakes so buy this other AI bot that fixes those mistakes"????
The week between Christmas and New Year's is a lawless time. Just had left over lo mein and a Mimosa for breakfast
December 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The week between Christmas and New Year's is a lawless time. Just had left over lo mein and a Mimosa for breakfast
That play by Purdy was insane
December 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
That play by Purdy was insane
I want every one to enjoy discovering what this tweet is referencing
you don’t have a grudge against agent 47 , you can’t have a grudge against a ghost that puts poisoned epsom salts in your bathtub after learning that those types of baths are a memento of your long lost idyllic childhood. you have a grudge against a guy that beats you up in a bar fight over nothing
December 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I want every one to enjoy discovering what this tweet is referencing
It only took me five days between formally getting my PhD and Kevin Kruse blocking me and calling me a "dolt."
December 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It only took me five days between formally getting my PhD and Kevin Kruse blocking me and calling me a "dolt."
It took me 30 seconds on the Internet to find this course offered at Princeton next semester
December 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
It took me 30 seconds on the Internet to find this course offered at Princeton next semester
I used to have nightmares that I was in a firefight and my rifle wouldn't fire.
Last night I had a nightmare that I had double booked two work calls at the same time.
Progress I guess?
Last night I had a nightmare that I had double booked two work calls at the same time.
Progress I guess?
December 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I used to have nightmares that I was in a firefight and my rifle wouldn't fire.
Last night I had a nightmare that I had double booked two work calls at the same time.
Progress I guess?
Last night I had a nightmare that I had double booked two work calls at the same time.
Progress I guess?
Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?
December 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?
Stopped in a small town PA diner for lunch on my road trip today and my Veal Parm sandwich was $3.95.
Even though it wasn't huge not sure how they're making money on that
Even though it wasn't huge not sure how they're making money on that
December 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Stopped in a small town PA diner for lunch on my road trip today and my Veal Parm sandwich was $3.95.
Even though it wasn't huge not sure how they're making money on that
Even though it wasn't huge not sure how they're making money on that
Oh yah this should go good
December 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Oh yah this should go good
This is the dumbest presidential interference in Naval shipbuilding since Jefferson's gunboats
oh my god its literally Long Beach's wario
December 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is the dumbest presidential interference in Naval shipbuilding since Jefferson's gunboats
Wut
JD Vance: "I remember watching every video of the assassination looking for clues, trying to understand what happened. I tried to hide my friend and that terrible bullet hitting him, but I would try to look around. I stayed up all night for many nights in a row researching every conspiracy theory."
December 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Wut
Me, hosting a bunch of friends and opening a bunch of wines: hell yah this kicks ass.
Me, hand-washing 23 wine glasses while hung over: oh no
Me, hand-washing 23 wine glasses while hung over: oh no
December 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Me, hosting a bunch of friends and opening a bunch of wines: hell yah this kicks ass.
Me, hand-washing 23 wine glasses while hung over: oh no
Me, hand-washing 23 wine glasses while hung over: oh no
Front room starting to look festive
December 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Front room starting to look festive