Coda
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Standing athwart history, yelling Yes Daddy
Forward-deployed QRFs are a counterinsurgency tactic, not an immigration law enforcement tactic. If they can dismantle the Dept of Education, we can dismantle DHS.
He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
Homan: "Operation Metro Surge is ending. In the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here on detail back to their home stations or to other areas of the country where they're needed."
February 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Forward-deployed QRFs are a counterinsurgency tactic, not an immigration law enforcement tactic. If they can dismantle the Dept of Education, we can dismantle DHS.
One of the things which makes AI discourse so fragmented is that the UX of different products is vastly different. Code agents are helpful amanuenses or coked-up coworkers. Chatbots are breezy PAs, confabulating bullshit machines, or delusion improv partners. The image/video stuff seems pure slop.
February 11, 2026 at 6:12 PM
One of the things which makes AI discourse so fragmented is that the UX of different products is vastly different. Code agents are helpful amanuenses or coked-up coworkers. Chatbots are breezy PAs, confabulating bullshit machines, or delusion improv partners. The image/video stuff seems pure slop.
Close reading but only for halftime shows
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Close reading but only for halftime shows
Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
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February 9, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Drafts are for cowards. Shoot when you clear leather
February 9, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Drafts are for cowards. Shoot when you clear leather
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Really noticing the degree to which a lot of anti-AI discourse unconsciously adopts the neoliberal “citizen consumer” model, and as a result is stuck arguing that the only way to mitigate very real externalities is either governmental or cultural demand-side intervention.
February 7, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Really noticing the degree to which a lot of anti-AI discourse unconsciously adopts the neoliberal “citizen consumer” model, and as a result is stuck arguing that the only way to mitigate very real externalities is either governmental or cultural demand-side intervention.
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Worse!
The eternal winter question: is this interval workout going to make the sniffles I picked up from my kid better or worse?
February 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Worse!
The eternal winter question: is this interval workout going to make the sniffles I picked up from my kid better or worse?
February 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The eternal winter question: is this interval workout going to make the sniffles I picked up from my kid better or worse?
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The macros on these dino nuggets are trash bro
February 5, 2026 at 1:30 AM
The macros on these dino nuggets are trash bro
You’d think someone at ZenDesk would notice all this email, but no. RIP their sender reputation.
February 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
You’d think someone at ZenDesk would notice all this email, but no. RIP their sender reputation.
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No matter the breed, every dog has one of three default dispositions:
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
February 4, 2026 at 3:35 AM
No matter the breed, every dog has one of three default dispositions:
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God
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Ah yes, the Westphalian state, established in 1648 by the Peace of Westphalia, as it was written in Scripture
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Ah yes, the Westphalian state, established in 1648 by the Peace of Westphalia, as it was written in Scripture
On the one hand, Helen of Troy was “white-armed”, “fair-haired”, and “fair-cheeked” in the Iliad. On the other hand, I don’t give a shit.
February 2, 2026 at 11:21 PM
On the one hand, Helen of Troy was “white-armed”, “fair-haired”, and “fair-cheeked” in the Iliad. On the other hand, I don’t give a shit.
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The funny thing about a certain type of angry conspiracy guy is that they’re literally being confronted with an elite paedophile ring and a tyrannical government at the same time right now, and because it isn't being done by the people they wanted it to be done by they’re all being pussies about it
January 31, 2026 at 9:20 AM
The funny thing about a certain type of angry conspiracy guy is that they’re literally being confronted with an elite paedophile ring and a tyrannical government at the same time right now, and because it isn't being done by the people they wanted it to be done by they’re all being pussies about it
Oh cool, they got the guy from the Epstein Files
Yale is launching a new Presidential Senior Fellowship to expand access to the transformative work of universities. As part of this program, author and columnist David Brooks will join the Jackson School of Global Affairs starting February 1.
Read more in Yale News: bit.ly/49QpJoY
Read more in Yale News: bit.ly/49QpJoY
January 29, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Oh cool, they got the guy from the Epstein Files
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“Given that training for ICE officers has dropped down to about 6.5 weeks, TV/movies might be their biggest source of knowledge. It demonstrates that agents aren’t moving with tactical focus; they’re doing what they think will look cool and intimidating in photos.”
www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed
WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:56 PM
“Given that training for ICE officers has dropped down to about 6.5 weeks, TV/movies might be their biggest source of knowledge. It demonstrates that agents aren’t moving with tactical focus; they’re doing what they think will look cool and intimidating in photos.”
www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
Folks talk about political instincts but Ilhan went from zero to squaring up to give the ol boy a two piece and you can’t teach that
January 28, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Folks talk about political instincts but Ilhan went from zero to squaring up to give the ol boy a two piece and you can’t teach that
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Ilhan was about to knock his ass out
video of the moment a man tried spraying something at ilhan omar at her town hall in minneapolis tonight
January 28, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Ilhan was about to knock his ass out
A glorious new dawn in the country as the truth of Will Stancil Thought With Ceej Characteristics is made evident
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
A glorious new dawn in the country as the truth of Will Stancil Thought With Ceej Characteristics is made evident