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Word on the street is that the worst company in the world, Facebook, tried to rebrand into something to do with a "metaverse."
Brilliant SF writer Neal Stephenson coined that term.
Let's explore this and some other now-spooky Stephenson predictions.
Brilliant SF writer Neal Stephenson coined that term.
Let's explore this and some other now-spooky Stephenson predictions.
November 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Word on the street is that the worst company in the world, Facebook, tried to rebrand into something to do with a "metaverse."
Brilliant SF writer Neal Stephenson coined that term.
Let's explore this and some other now-spooky Stephenson predictions.
Brilliant SF writer Neal Stephenson coined that term.
Let's explore this and some other now-spooky Stephenson predictions.
The Op designed to divert public attention *away* from Epstein is called “Southern Spear”?
What were the runner-up Operation names? Wrong answers only.
Island Slammer
Tropical Bang
Caribbean Plow
What were the runner-up Operation names? Wrong answers only.
Island Slammer
Tropical Bang
Caribbean Plow
The “peace president” is starting a war.
Looks like we’re going to war with Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files.
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The Op designed to divert public attention *away* from Epstein is called “Southern Spear”?
What were the runner-up Operation names? Wrong answers only.
Island Slammer
Tropical Bang
Caribbean Plow
What were the runner-up Operation names? Wrong answers only.
Island Slammer
Tropical Bang
Caribbean Plow
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The clowns in this admin are obsessed with daily media coverage and social media criticism. It’s because they came from that world - it’s what they know. They damn sure weren’t prepared, competent or qualified to run their agencies - they did podcasts about them.
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The clowns in this admin are obsessed with daily media coverage and social media criticism. It’s because they came from that world - it’s what they know. They damn sure weren’t prepared, competent or qualified to run their agencies - they did podcasts about them.
U.S. Senators who voted to confirm Kash Patel as FBI Director:
Bang-up job, guys.
Bang-up job, guys.
Using a government jet to fly you to a girlfriends country music gig/wrestling match and then covering it up and rage tweeting about it on X is sort of a microcosm of Trumpism. thebulwark.com/p/kash-patel-fbi-director-private-jet-problem-nashville
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
U.S. Senators who voted to confirm Kash Patel as FBI Director:
Bang-up job, guys.
Bang-up job, guys.
Liked it better the first time when it was called “Clear and Present Danger” w Harrison Ford.
BREAKING
“The Trump administration has secretly authorized the C.I.A. to conduct covert action in Venezuela, according to U.S. officials, stepping up a campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authoritarian leader.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
“The Trump administration has secretly authorized the C.I.A. to conduct covert action in Venezuela, according to U.S. officials, stepping up a campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authoritarian leader.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Liked it better the first time when it was called “Clear and Present Danger” w Harrison Ford.
Terrific thread. Definitely go to the archive site and read the original. ia801608.us.archive.org/21/items/Arm...
October 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Terrific thread. Definitely go to the archive site and read the original. ia801608.us.archive.org/21/items/Arm...
Great thread. Go to the archive site and read the original doc though.
ia801608.us.archive.org/21/items/Arm...
ia801608.us.archive.org/21/items/Arm...
October 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Great thread. Go to the archive site and read the original doc though.
ia801608.us.archive.org/21/items/Arm...
ia801608.us.archive.org/21/items/Arm...
President just suggested to an assembly of Flag Officers that we should send the military into Chicago “as a training ground.” JFC.
And then FB serves up this post from a year ago:
And then FB serves up this post from a year ago:
September 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
President just suggested to an assembly of Flag Officers that we should send the military into Chicago “as a training ground.” JFC.
And then FB serves up this post from a year ago:
And then FB serves up this post from a year ago:
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Stephen Colbert’s opening tonight.
Priceless! Shut your Trap!
Priceless! Shut your Trap!
September 19, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Stephen Colbert’s opening tonight.
Priceless! Shut your Trap!
Priceless! Shut your Trap!
It’s OK to feel schadenfreude satisfaction at Kimmels’s indefinite suspension.
If you don’t see a problem with how his removal went down — try to imagine the FCC making threats against NBC unless they removed Trump as host of “The Apprentice” during the Obama administration.
If you don’t see a problem with how his removal went down — try to imagine the FCC making threats against NBC unless they removed Trump as host of “The Apprentice” during the Obama administration.
September 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It’s OK to feel schadenfreude satisfaction at Kimmels’s indefinite suspension.
If you don’t see a problem with how his removal went down — try to imagine the FCC making threats against NBC unless they removed Trump as host of “The Apprentice” during the Obama administration.
If you don’t see a problem with how his removal went down — try to imagine the FCC making threats against NBC unless they removed Trump as host of “The Apprentice” during the Obama administration.
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Really think it's important to give props to Never Trump Republicans when they walk the walk on democracy and the rule of law, at great personal risk to themselves -->
NEWS --> Geoff Duncan, who's running for Georgia gov as a Dem after defying Trump's 2020 steal, tells me he'll oppose Trump sending National Guard into Atlanta or elsewhere.
He also condemns ICE raids and criticizes Trump for targeting liberal groups.
Our interview:
newrepublic.com/article/2005...
He also condemns ICE raids and criticizes Trump for targeting liberal groups.
Our interview:
newrepublic.com/article/2005...
Trump-MAGA Fury Drove a Georgia GOPer into Exile. He Just Struck Back.
Geoff Duncan was the Peachtree State’s lieutenant governor who defied Trump in 2020. Now he’s running for governor as a Democrat—and in an interview, he explains why.
newrepublic.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Really think it's important to give props to Never Trump Republicans when they walk the walk on democracy and the rule of law, at great personal risk to themselves -->
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I cannot stress enough how the last three paragraphs of this piece are exactly why Coates voice is so important right now.
Ta-Nehasi Coates is doing a lot of things with this essay, but one of the most important is fearlessly using examples of anti-trans hate to describe Charlie Kirk's politics.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I cannot stress enough how the last three paragraphs of this piece are exactly why Coates voice is so important right now.
In light of the President’s speedy and selfless action to restore the Original Cracker Barrel logo —
I hereby nominate him for a Nobel Grease Prize.
#HeEarnedIt
I hereby nominate him for a Nobel Grease Prize.
#HeEarnedIt
August 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
In light of the President’s speedy and selfless action to restore the Original Cracker Barrel logo —
I hereby nominate him for a Nobel Grease Prize.
#HeEarnedIt
I hereby nominate him for a Nobel Grease Prize.
#HeEarnedIt
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In frustration, I asked a law professor (Michael Libonati), "is anything in the law real?"
He replied: "Burdens."
That's why Manners' framing here is so important. The question isn't how much has Congress limited POTUS, but how much it has allowed. The burden is on POTUS to prove he's allowed.
He replied: "Burdens."
That's why Manners' framing here is so important. The question isn't how much has Congress limited POTUS, but how much it has allowed. The burden is on POTUS to prove he's allowed.
August 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In frustration, I asked a law professor (Michael Libonati), "is anything in the law real?"
He replied: "Burdens."
That's why Manners' framing here is so important. The question isn't how much has Congress limited POTUS, but how much it has allowed. The burden is on POTUS to prove he's allowed.
He replied: "Burdens."
That's why Manners' framing here is so important. The question isn't how much has Congress limited POTUS, but how much it has allowed. The burden is on POTUS to prove he's allowed.
Happy Bayonets and Liberal Arts Day, as we remember the defense of Little Round Top, Battle of Gettysburg, U.S. Civil War, and the legacy of Col. Joshua Chamberlain of Maine.
Without him, “Confederate Statues” would just be called “statues” today. Look it up. Hat tip to @pptsapper.bsky.social
Without him, “Confederate Statues” would just be called “statues” today. Look it up. Hat tip to @pptsapper.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Happy Bayonets and Liberal Arts Day, as we remember the defense of Little Round Top, Battle of Gettysburg, U.S. Civil War, and the legacy of Col. Joshua Chamberlain of Maine.
Without him, “Confederate Statues” would just be called “statues” today. Look it up. Hat tip to @pptsapper.bsky.social
Without him, “Confederate Statues” would just be called “statues” today. Look it up. Hat tip to @pptsapper.bsky.social
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Trump didn't win 50% of the popular vote.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
March 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Trump didn't win 50% of the popular vote.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
Uthmeier:
Saw your cute press conference.
You’re the same guy who spent Florida tax dollars to trick migrants onto a plane to Martha’s Vineyard for a political punchline, right?
If there is a hell, you’re headed there you loathsome toady.
Get serious, if you can. Floridians deserve better.
Saw your cute press conference.
You’re the same guy who spent Florida tax dollars to trick migrants onto a plane to Martha’s Vineyard for a political punchline, right?
If there is a hell, you’re headed there you loathsome toady.
Get serious, if you can. Floridians deserve better.
February 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Uthmeier:
Saw your cute press conference.
You’re the same guy who spent Florida tax dollars to trick migrants onto a plane to Martha’s Vineyard for a political punchline, right?
If there is a hell, you’re headed there you loathsome toady.
Get serious, if you can. Floridians deserve better.
Saw your cute press conference.
You’re the same guy who spent Florida tax dollars to trick migrants onto a plane to Martha’s Vineyard for a political punchline, right?
If there is a hell, you’re headed there you loathsome toady.
Get serious, if you can. Floridians deserve better.
This thread. 🔥
remember, the blitzkrieg is intended to make you feel like there is nothing you can do about it; that’s the only reason to go forward in this haphazard and sloppy manner all in the first week
and the choice of that strategy tells you they are afraid you *will* do something about it
and the choice of that strategy tells you they are afraid you *will* do something about it
January 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This thread. 🔥
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This is wild AF. Cannon is literally like "I am just giving myself jurisdiction to personally save Trump and all of his friends..."
NEW: Following Nauta/De Oliveira's effort to get Cannon to extend her injunction against report release, DOJ says Cannon can't now: "Unless and until the [11th Cir] finds appellate jurisdiction lacking and its mandate issues, this Court lacks jurisdiction over matters encompassed within the appeal."
storage.courtlistener.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This is wild AF. Cannon is literally like "I am just giving myself jurisdiction to personally save Trump and all of his friends..."
This oughta be tattooed to the left hand of anyone accepted to a PhD program. From my prolific friend Jared Dillian.
January 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This oughta be tattooed to the left hand of anyone accepted to a PhD program. From my prolific friend Jared Dillian.
Paying respect to a giant of a man.
January 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Paying respect to a giant of a man.
“Guess you never learned how Senators and Representatives are apportioned, eh?”
Imagine you are Canadian and the President-Elect of the United States, a convicted criminal with an arsenal of nuclear weapons, just posted this:
January 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
“Guess you never learned how Senators and Representatives are apportioned, eh?”
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When someone tells me they're Christian, from now on I'll ask, "Carter or Trump".
January 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
When someone tells me they're Christian, from now on I'll ask, "Carter or Trump".