beloved chungoose
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probably playing a video game, but might be baking or doomscrolling | he/him
thank you, joe, for volunteering to go first!
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
thank you, joe, for volunteering to go first!
not that this won't happen anyway, but if i'm virginia or california i'm copying and pasting whatever texas did/said and just swapping the mentions of the parties
if they're going to do it, make them do it in a way that leaves no room for doubt about what hacks they are
if they're going to do it, make them do it in a way that leaves no room for doubt about what hacks they are
I assume the Roberts Court will rule every Democratic gerrymander illegal based on the legal doctrine of Fuck Democrats and there will nothing anyone can do about it
If Virginia Democrats follow through with a new 10-1 congressional map and a couple of other Dem states make small changes, Trump's gambit to rig the 2026 maps will be remembered as an epic blunder.
December 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
not that this won't happen anyway, but if i'm virginia or california i'm copying and pasting whatever texas did/said and just swapping the mentions of the parties
if they're going to do it, make them do it in a way that leaves no room for doubt about what hacks they are
if they're going to do it, make them do it in a way that leaves no room for doubt about what hacks they are
one of the things i have a weirdly strong opinion on is that this is the cut that should be in the library of congress
the technical achievements of the original are not trivial, and that's really the legacy that should be preserved
the technical achievements of the original are not trivial, and that's really the legacy that should be preserved
Star Wars’ original theatrical cut returns to theaters in 2027
Star Wars’ original theatrical cut returns to theaters in 2027
See Han shoot first.
buff.ly
December 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
one of the things i have a weirdly strong opinion on is that this is the cut that should be in the library of congress
the technical achievements of the original are not trivial, and that's really the legacy that should be preserved
the technical achievements of the original are not trivial, and that's really the legacy that should be preserved
a fun question to ask someone who believes in rigid separation of powers is "who decides what is constitutional?"
if your answer does not include all three branches + the citizenry at large, then you're getting docked points!
if your answer does not include all three branches + the citizenry at large, then you're getting docked points!
the other claim that demands an [argument needed] is that the constitution requires a rigid separation of powers, a claim that would have been a surprise to the people who drafted and ratified the constitution.
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
a fun question to ask someone who believes in rigid separation of powers is "who decides what is constitutional?"
if your answer does not include all three branches + the citizenry at large, then you're getting docked points!
if your answer does not include all three branches + the citizenry at large, then you're getting docked points!
"she wore a leotard, boots, a bracelet, and *nothing else*"
what else is she supposed to have on here, olivia? she's got shoes and a shirt, she can get service in any restaurant in the country
what else is she supposed to have on here, olivia? she's got shoes and a shirt, she can get service in any restaurant in the country
I cannot convey to you the sheer fucking weirdness of Olivia Nuzzi's book.
December 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"she wore a leotard, boots, a bracelet, and *nothing else*"
what else is she supposed to have on here, olivia? she's got shoes and a shirt, she can get service in any restaurant in the country
what else is she supposed to have on here, olivia? she's got shoes and a shirt, she can get service in any restaurant in the country
this whole display is just disgusting
just once i would like one of these reporters to find their balls and either interrupt or follow up with "what have they done? describe it"
just once i would like one of these reporters to find their balls and either interrupt or follow up with "what have they done? describe it"
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
this whole display is just disgusting
just once i would like one of these reporters to find their balls and either interrupt or follow up with "what have they done? describe it"
just once i would like one of these reporters to find their balls and either interrupt or follow up with "what have they done? describe it"
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December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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1) yes, because video games
2) is the exculpatory story here that he couldn't see survivors so they decided to waste more missiles just to be sure? the "no no it's ok" is that we're spending taxpayer dollars double-tapping fishermen like they're fucking zombies?
2) is the exculpatory story here that he couldn't see survivors so they decided to waste more missiles just to be sure? the "no no it's ok" is that we're spending taxpayer dollars double-tapping fishermen like they're fucking zombies?
December 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
1) yes, because video games
2) is the exculpatory story here that he couldn't see survivors so they decided to waste more missiles just to be sure? the "no no it's ok" is that we're spending taxpayer dollars double-tapping fishermen like they're fucking zombies?
2) is the exculpatory story here that he couldn't see survivors so they decided to waste more missiles just to be sure? the "no no it's ok" is that we're spending taxpayer dollars double-tapping fishermen like they're fucking zombies?
"they come from hell and do nothing but bitch" is now the backstory for my next d&d character
here's Trump's full racist rant about MN's Somali community: "Somalians ripped off that state for billions. And they contribute nothing... Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren't people that work... They come from hell & do nothing but bitch. We don't want them"
December 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
"they come from hell and do nothing but bitch" is now the backstory for my next d&d character
my car is salty at me because one tire is at 28 pounds of pressure instead of 32
who are these people in front of me spending two full minutes putting air into one tire? how low did you let them get??
who are these people in front of me spending two full minutes putting air into one tire? how low did you let them get??
December 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
my car is salty at me because one tire is at 28 pounds of pressure instead of 32
who are these people in front of me spending two full minutes putting air into one tire? how low did you let them get??
who are these people in front of me spending two full minutes putting air into one tire? how low did you let them get??
can someone describe to me the admin's "widening crackdown on industry"? was that the day's euphemism for "mafia-style shakedown" or "wanton, unfocused destruction"?
The U.S. Transportation Department is threatening to shut down thousands of truck driving schools, part of the Trump administration's widening crackdown on industry.
Thousands of U.S. trucking schools could lose accreditation under DOT crackdown
The U.S. Transportation Department is threatening to shut down thousands of truck driving schools, part of the Trump administration's widening crackdown on industry.
n.pr
December 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
can someone describe to me the admin's "widening crackdown on industry"? was that the day's euphemism for "mafia-style shakedown" or "wanton, unfocused destruction"?
cocaine is one of their party drugs, this is just ensuring cheap supply for all the nose-candy enthusiasts in this admin
“He once boasted that he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.” He accepted a $1 million bribe from El Chapo to allow cocaine shipments to pass through Honduras.”
Now Trump set him free.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Now Trump set him free.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
cocaine is one of their party drugs, this is just ensuring cheap supply for all the nose-candy enthusiasts in this admin
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yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
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November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
the chotiner interview i want right now is exactly this
the person who should be feeling most embarrassed this morning is not Nuzzi, it's the Vanity Fair boss who hired her
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
the chotiner interview i want right now is exactly this
oh hey, it's my rep, who is now running for senator! saying completely crazy nonsense on the tv, of course
HINSON: As a mom, I think about watching a baby monitor. That's a very intimate moment with your baby and to think the Chinese could be spying on your morning routine
BARTIROMO: Why are they spying on moms?
HINSON: They just want to know what Americans are up to to undermine our way of life
BARTIROMO: Why are they spying on moms?
HINSON: They just want to know what Americans are up to to undermine our way of life
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
oh hey, it's my rep, who is now running for senator! saying completely crazy nonsense on the tv, of course
i want to note two things about this video:
1) part of the answer to "how is she so good at this" is the six to seven seconds she takes to gather her thoughts, rather than just rambling as her brain works
2) she's told about this live and can react to it. what's mike johnson's excuse?
1) part of the answer to "how is she so good at this" is the six to seven seconds she takes to gather her thoughts, rather than just rambling as her brain works
2) she's told about this live and can react to it. what's mike johnson's excuse?
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
i want to note two things about this video:
1) part of the answer to "how is she so good at this" is the six to seven seconds she takes to gather her thoughts, rather than just rambling as her brain works
2) she's told about this live and can react to it. what's mike johnson's excuse?
1) part of the answer to "how is she so good at this" is the six to seven seconds she takes to gather her thoughts, rather than just rambling as her brain works
2) she's told about this live and can react to it. what's mike johnson's excuse?
continues to amuse me how trump's base understands his message -- impunity for his violent goons -- with crystal clarity while so many ivy-leaguers in the media can't, or pretend they don't
An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
November 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
continues to amuse me how trump's base understands his message -- impunity for his violent goons -- with crystal clarity while so many ivy-leaguers in the media can't, or pretend they don't
"she was a rising star because the right people liked her and then she violated one of the most basic ethical principles of our entire profession. but what if she was secretly cool the whole time and there's no reason to look back or ask any questions about our previous involvement with her?"
Something profoundly tasteless and self-absorbed about taking a real wildfire that leveled entire neighborhoods and turning it into a metaphor for how you (temporarily) immolated your career. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/o...
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"she was a rising star because the right people liked her and then she violated one of the most basic ethical principles of our entire profession. but what if she was secretly cool the whole time and there's no reason to look back or ask any questions about our previous involvement with her?"
crazy thought: could we try putting people in charge who are *not* diametrically opposed to the mission and values of the things they're supposed to be in charge of?
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
crazy thought: could we try putting people in charge who are *not* diametrically opposed to the mission and values of the things they're supposed to be in charge of?
why am i thinking of this today? because this sort of pedantic quibble can be funny after the fact, but if you were making this point *while the fire was still raging,* instead of doing anything about it, you'd be liable to get punched in the face
there's an old joke about a guy telling his friend that his furnace caught fire in his basement, destroying his home, and the friend says "sorry your house burned down"
the man replies with "weren't you listening? it burned up!"
the man replies with "weren't you listening? it burned up!"
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
why am i thinking of this today? because this sort of pedantic quibble can be funny after the fact, but if you were making this point *while the fire was still raging,* instead of doing anything about it, you'd be liable to get punched in the face
there's an old joke about a guy telling his friend that his furnace caught fire in his basement, destroying his home, and the friend says "sorry your house burned down"
the man replies with "weren't you listening? it burned up!"
the man replies with "weren't you listening? it burned up!"
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
there's an old joke about a guy telling his friend that his furnace caught fire in his basement, destroying his home, and the friend says "sorry your house burned down"
the man replies with "weren't you listening? it burned up!"
the man replies with "weren't you listening? it burned up!"
we got four years of "we're not the opposition, we're journalists" as the response to every criticism, valid or not, during trump 1
i do think some people noticed that they followed that up with four years of flat-out opposing biden
i do think some people noticed that they followed that up with four years of flat-out opposing biden
I think the Biden debate was extremely clarifying for a lot of folks
regardless of where you fell on the “Biden should step down” issue, it was obvious what it looked like when the Times really went all in
not a single thing Trump has done has, apparently, merited the same level of focus
regardless of where you fell on the “Biden should step down” issue, it was obvious what it looked like when the Times really went all in
not a single thing Trump has done has, apparently, merited the same level of focus
It's more that people have noted how adversarial they were with Biden and Democrats and how that attitude completely vanishes with Trump and Republicans.
November 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
we got four years of "we're not the opposition, we're journalists" as the response to every criticism, valid or not, during trump 1
i do think some people noticed that they followed that up with four years of flat-out opposing biden
i do think some people noticed that they followed that up with four years of flat-out opposing biden
if you're a journalist
and you see these emails between the sex trafficker and the times
and your instinct is to say "now hold on, it's not as bad as it looks" rather than "holy shit, time to start digging"
then i don't think you're very good at your job!
and you see these emails between the sex trafficker and the times
and your instinct is to say "now hold on, it's not as bad as it looks" rather than "holy shit, time to start digging"
then i don't think you're very good at your job!
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
if you're a journalist
and you see these emails between the sex trafficker and the times
and your instinct is to say "now hold on, it's not as bad as it looks" rather than "holy shit, time to start digging"
then i don't think you're very good at your job!
and you see these emails between the sex trafficker and the times
and your instinct is to say "now hold on, it's not as bad as it looks" rather than "holy shit, time to start digging"
then i don't think you're very good at your job!
at this point i think it's reasonable to assume sulzberger is in the flight logs
Fall 2017: Then-NYT reporter literally warning Epstein that someone is "digging around again."
![From:
Thomas Jr., Landon
Sent:
9/27/2017 2:47:47 PM
To:
Subject:
Got another call from Connelly..
Importance:
High
Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com]
He is digging around again -- not clear if its another book/or expanded paperback version. Was asking me all sorts of questions about why you hired Ken Starr. I told him I had no idea - I think he is doing some Trump-related digging too.
Anyway, for what its worth...
Landon Thomas, Jr.
Financial Reporter
New York Times
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/landon_ir thomas/index.h
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November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
at this point i think it's reasonable to assume sulzberger is in the flight logs
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.