The Wizard of Loneliness
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To me among the most infuriating parts about the healthcare debate and ACA credits is this would not be an issue if we were like every developed country on Earth and GUARANTEED HEALTHCARE AS A HUMAN RIGHT.
We'd pay half per capita what we're paying now, have more coverage, & longer life expectancy.
We'd pay half per capita what we're paying now, have more coverage, & longer life expectancy.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
To me among the most infuriating parts about the healthcare debate and ACA credits is this would not be an issue if we were like every developed country on Earth and GUARANTEED HEALTHCARE AS A HUMAN RIGHT.
We'd pay half per capita what we're paying now, have more coverage, & longer life expectancy.
We'd pay half per capita what we're paying now, have more coverage, & longer life expectancy.
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Hard and fast rule of legitimate policing:
With the sole exception of the undercover infiltration of criminal activity, if as an officer you undertake duties that cause you to hide your identity from the public then what you are doing is corrupt and immoral. Also, you're an asshole.
With the sole exception of the undercover infiltration of criminal activity, if as an officer you undertake duties that cause you to hide your identity from the public then what you are doing is corrupt and immoral. Also, you're an asshole.
October 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Hard and fast rule of legitimate policing:
With the sole exception of the undercover infiltration of criminal activity, if as an officer you undertake duties that cause you to hide your identity from the public then what you are doing is corrupt and immoral. Also, you're an asshole.
With the sole exception of the undercover infiltration of criminal activity, if as an officer you undertake duties that cause you to hide your identity from the public then what you are doing is corrupt and immoral. Also, you're an asshole.
@badgernoonan.bsky.social help me with the data analysis on GB’s change. Is this the sign of a bad trend (last 4 games) or is it just a case of eliminating GB’s top two offensive DVOA data points?
DVOA Top 10 if Weeks 1-2 didn't happen (with actual rank)
SEA (1)
IND (2)
DET (3)
KC (5)
LAR (4)
HOU (7)
PIT (11)
NE (20)
CHI (19)
TB (12)
Green Bay would be 18th (now 6th)
SEA (1)
IND (2)
DET (3)
KC (5)
LAR (4)
HOU (7)
PIT (11)
NE (20)
CHI (19)
TB (12)
Green Bay would be 18th (now 6th)
October 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
@badgernoonan.bsky.social help me with the data analysis on GB’s change. Is this the sign of a bad trend (last 4 games) or is it just a case of eliminating GB’s top two offensive DVOA data points?
Quay Walker. Some are saying.
October 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Quay Walker. Some are saying.
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CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
October 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
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To be clear: this entire “we’ve got to run more pro-lifers” insanity is because literally a week ago polling showed that Democrats would prefer politicians like AOC and Mamdani over Jefferies and Schumer by, let me emphasize this, a 20 point fucking margin.
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Poll: Capitalism is out … and socialism is in
The movement is gaining popularity among Democrats, a left-leaning group found.
www.politico.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
To be clear: this entire “we’ve got to run more pro-lifers” insanity is because literally a week ago polling showed that Democrats would prefer politicians like AOC and Mamdani over Jefferies and Schumer by, let me emphasize this, a 20 point fucking margin.
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Honestly, this felt like a 2010 game. As Big Mike used to say, “Gotta get back to fundamentals.” “Team needs to learn to handle success.”
This is the most GB penalties in a game since **checks notes** the year the Packers last won the Super Bowl.
Chill out.
Chill out.
September 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Honestly, this felt like a 2010 game. As Big Mike used to say, “Gotta get back to fundamentals.” “Team needs to learn to handle success.”
18.59 MPH max speed for Jordan Davis on this score.
Fastest speed reached by an NFL player weighing 330+ lb. since at least 2017, per NextGenStats.
Fastest speed reached by an NFL player weighing 330+ lb. since at least 2017, per NextGenStats.
BIRDS - The Eagles block the Rams FG and Jordan Davis *rumbles* for the TD
September 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Love finds a way… via Fitzpatrick
September 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Love finds a way… via Fitzpatrick
“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
LBJ
LBJ
U.S. Treasury Department is now accepting Venmo and PayPal payments from those who want to donate money to reduce the nation's $36.7 trillion debt — NYP
July 26, 2025 at 4:12 AM
“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
LBJ
LBJ
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This is the moment for image macros to spread their wings and fly.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use
Update: The Metropolitan Museum of Art has put online 492,000 high-resolution images of artistic works. Even better, the museum has placed the vast majority of these images into the public domain, mea...
www.openculture.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This is the moment for image macros to spread their wings and fly.
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, or Transformers.
July 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, or Transformers.
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AI may deskill labor in the coming years, just as tech has done for many trades. But even if the human hand may not always produce a better product, it may be special for the sake of craft.
Either way, when shopping for a suit, now you know to flip over the lapel to see if there are dimples.
Either way, when shopping for a suit, now you know to flip over the lapel to see if there are dimples.
July 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
AI may deskill labor in the coming years, just as tech has done for many trades. But even if the human hand may not always produce a better product, it may be special for the sake of craft.
Either way, when shopping for a suit, now you know to flip over the lapel to see if there are dimples.
Either way, when shopping for a suit, now you know to flip over the lapel to see if there are dimples.
My 8-year-old self’s #letterboxd top 4.
Fifth place, pick one from 3 Ninjas, The Next Karate Kid, Surf Ninjas, or the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie (I said what I said).
Fifth place, pick one from 3 Ninjas, The Next Karate Kid, Surf Ninjas, or the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie (I said what I said).
July 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
My 8-year-old self’s #letterboxd top 4.
Fifth place, pick one from 3 Ninjas, The Next Karate Kid, Surf Ninjas, or the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie (I said what I said).
Fifth place, pick one from 3 Ninjas, The Next Karate Kid, Surf Ninjas, or the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers movie (I said what I said).
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Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
July 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
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Say Goodbye to the National Park Service As We Know It #NationalParks open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
Say Goodbye to the National Park Service As We Know It
Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which is now the law of the land cuts 1.2 billion dollars from the National Park Service’s budget.
open.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Say Goodbye to the National Park Service As We Know It #NationalParks open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
She’s 100% right. It takes far more optimism to face horrific realities and keep going than to keep your head in the sand in the first place.
A lot of people call me a doomer but at heart I'm an optimist. I have an unshakable faith that things in the long term will work out for the better. Even the utopian Star Trek universe had a hellish few decades around this time. What I mourn is all the people we'll lose along the way.
July 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
She’s 100% right. It takes far more optimism to face horrific realities and keep going than to keep your head in the sand in the first place.
movie you've watched more than 6 times (no sw st or lotr
June 27, 2025 at 3:11 AM
movie you've watched more than 6 times (no sw st or lotr
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VERY cold winter morning. I was running the Lake Loop in Madison back in 2019/2020. The only other person I saw the whole 15 miles was Mandela Barnes. Shouted some encouragement to each other as we ran by one another.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
VERY cold winter morning. I was running the Lake Loop in Madison back in 2019/2020. The only other person I saw the whole 15 miles was Mandela Barnes. Shouted some encouragement to each other as we ran by one another.
If you see this post a gif from your favorite game
May 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
If you see this post a gif from your favorite game
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Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Seniors Are More Conservative Because the Poor Die Off
Sometimes older voters aren’t just naturally more conservative. It’s just that wealthier and whiter people tend to live longer and healthier lives.
nymag.com
April 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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"I don't think the great harm of slavery was the involuntary servitude and the forced labor and all of the cruelty. I think the great harm of slavery was the narrative that we created to justify enslavement."--Bryan Stevenson 🗃️ dailyprogress.com/news/local/a...
Acclaimed attorney Bryan Stevenson marks Jefferson's birthday with warning to America
Attorney Bryan Stevenson marked Thomas Jefferson's 282nd birthday Friday urging Americans not to let "fear and anger" govern them as it has in the past.
dailyprogress.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"I don't think the great harm of slavery was the involuntary servitude and the forced labor and all of the cruelty. I think the great harm of slavery was the narrative that we created to justify enslavement."--Bryan Stevenson 🗃️ dailyprogress.com/news/local/a...
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.