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*Which* dumbfuck ideas in particular Trump would crash the entire ship of state in the thrall of were always up to chance.
The only thing of which we could be certain was that he'd sooner or later pick one to go full senile despot Leeroy Jenkins with.
But it's hard for ppl to accept that reality.
The only thing of which we could be certain was that he'd sooner or later pick one to go full senile despot Leeroy Jenkins with.
But it's hard for ppl to accept that reality.
Hard sometimes to see how far we've slid or how fast, but if in summer last year someone had said "trump will, if elected, make serious plans to invade and annex Greenland" the overwhelming majority of commentators would have dismissed them as hysterical and catastrophizing.
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
*Which* dumbfuck ideas in particular Trump would crash the entire ship of state in the thrall of were always up to chance.
The only thing of which we could be certain was that he'd sooner or later pick one to go full senile despot Leeroy Jenkins with.
But it's hard for ppl to accept that reality.
The only thing of which we could be certain was that he'd sooner or later pick one to go full senile despot Leeroy Jenkins with.
But it's hard for ppl to accept that reality.
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Trump is insane. His inner circle is insane. They want to burn the world so they can loot everyone else’s wealth, feel like big tough guys, and hurt all the groups they despise.
But the thing breaking the whole world is how everyone feels obligated to avoid stating this fact directly.
But the thing breaking the whole world is how everyone feels obligated to avoid stating this fact directly.
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Trump is insane. His inner circle is insane. They want to burn the world so they can loot everyone else’s wealth, feel like big tough guys, and hurt all the groups they despise.
But the thing breaking the whole world is how everyone feels obligated to avoid stating this fact directly.
But the thing breaking the whole world is how everyone feels obligated to avoid stating this fact directly.
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This thread applies to far more than just gaming. If you have a public-facing facility and aren't asking people who display antisocial behaviors to leave, pretty soon all you are going to have are the antisocial customers.
I spent an excessive number of years moderating a gaming forum and I learned a great deal about community spaces and cultivation, whether I wanted to or not. I have critical advice for anyone who runs a game store or gaming convention. Please share this thread with people who run those things.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
This thread applies to far more than just gaming. If you have a public-facing facility and aren't asking people who display antisocial behaviors to leave, pretty soon all you are going to have are the antisocial customers.
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According to the German news magazine Der Spiegel & repeated here by Le Monde, the Trump administration has threatened to impose sanctions on the French judges handling the domestic criminal case against Marine Le Pen.
I’m not outraged; I’m enjoying imagining EU sanctions on Sam Alito.
I’m not outraged; I’m enjoying imagining EU sanctions on Sam Alito.
Affaire des assistants parlementaires du FN : le président du tribunal de Paris met en garde contre une éventuelle « ingérence » américaine avant le procès en appel
Affaire des assistants parlementaires du FN : le président du tribunal de Paris met en garde contre une éventuelle « ingérence » américaine avant le procès en appel
A partir du 13 janvier et jusqu’à la mi-février, la cheffe de file de l’extrême droite, Marine Le Pen, et onze autres prévenus vont être jugés par la cour d’appel de Paris, soupçonnés d’avoir détourné l’argent du Parlement européen au seul profit du parti.
www.lemonde.fr
January 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
According to the German news magazine Der Spiegel & repeated here by Le Monde, the Trump administration has threatened to impose sanctions on the French judges handling the domestic criminal case against Marine Le Pen.
I’m not outraged; I’m enjoying imagining EU sanctions on Sam Alito.
I’m not outraged; I’m enjoying imagining EU sanctions on Sam Alito.
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Pretending to have principles is how you get principles anyway
January 4, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Pretending to have principles is how you get principles anyway
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Guys I'm not being funny but hug a loved one and tell them something true from the very heart and pray only to Gods that you believe in and do not lie when it would be easier to because that is the last thing that separates you from these degenerate animals, Trump and Vance
January 3, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Guys I'm not being funny but hug a loved one and tell them something true from the very heart and pray only to Gods that you believe in and do not lie when it would be easier to because that is the last thing that separates you from these degenerate animals, Trump and Vance
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Guys the worst thing, the worst thing is that we are genuinely surrounded by people who do not believe there is such a thing as objective truth.
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Guys the worst thing, the worst thing is that we are genuinely surrounded by people who do not believe there is such a thing as objective truth.
With Pax Americana dead and buried, I'm not remotely looking forward to whatever the Hell comes next.
January 3, 2026 at 8:20 PM
With Pax Americana dead and buried, I'm not remotely looking forward to whatever the Hell comes next.
Fun quotes from today and last year:
Me, a year ago: "If my grad school work is relevant to anyone's day to day life, things are bad. If my undergrad is relevant, things are catastrophic."
My wife, today: "I hate when my [undergraduate] degree is relevant."
Me, a year ago: "If my grad school work is relevant to anyone's day to day life, things are bad. If my undergrad is relevant, things are catastrophic."
My wife, today: "I hate when my [undergraduate] degree is relevant."
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Fun quotes from today and last year:
Me, a year ago: "If my grad school work is relevant to anyone's day to day life, things are bad. If my undergrad is relevant, things are catastrophic."
My wife, today: "I hate when my [undergraduate] degree is relevant."
Me, a year ago: "If my grad school work is relevant to anyone's day to day life, things are bad. If my undergrad is relevant, things are catastrophic."
My wife, today: "I hate when my [undergraduate] degree is relevant."
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This is a superbly informative thread 🧵
from the perspective of Venezuelans, I suppose last night's military operation doesn't really look very different from Grenada in 1983, Panama in 1989, or countless other US military actions
what makes this feel different from vantage points outside of Latin America is that the US is no longer
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what makes this feel different from vantage points outside of Latin America is that the US is no longer
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January 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
This is a superbly informative thread 🧵
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Russia attacking Ukraine was wildly unacceptable and the United States attacking Venezuela is also wildly unacceptable
I hope to ear strong condemnation, and ideally even sanctions, by European leaders against this horrendous act of agression by the United States
I hope to ear strong condemnation, and ideally even sanctions, by European leaders against this horrendous act of agression by the United States
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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I have rarely felt so much contempt and so much disgust against a government
Donald Trump and his administration are a global threat and should be dealt with as such
Donald Trump and his administration are a global threat and should be dealt with as such
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM
I have rarely felt so much contempt and so much disgust against a government
Donald Trump and his administration are a global threat and should be dealt with as such
Donald Trump and his administration are a global threat and should be dealt with as such
I woke up to my wife saying, "Don't check the news," and... yeah... what the fuck man? We kidnapped a foreign leader and bombed a city for the lulz?
Looking forward to the imminent sanctions and full international response that I'm sure are coming /s
Looking forward to the imminent sanctions and full international response that I'm sure are coming /s
what the fuck did I wake up to
January 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I woke up to my wife saying, "Don't check the news," and... yeah... what the fuck man? We kidnapped a foreign leader and bombed a city for the lulz?
Looking forward to the imminent sanctions and full international response that I'm sure are coming /s
Looking forward to the imminent sanctions and full international response that I'm sure are coming /s
Instead of working today, I've... spent about nine or ten hours on account reconciliation across bank statements, approved budgets, and submitted expenses for the whole of 2025 activities for the civic group; including line-by-line auditing and verification for every payment...
December 30, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Instead of working today, I've... spent about nine or ten hours on account reconciliation across bank statements, approved budgets, and submitted expenses for the whole of 2025 activities for the civic group; including line-by-line auditing and verification for every payment...
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The Wisconsin component of the analysis here is revealing. Evidence is consistent with DOGE strategically delaying contract terminations in WI until after the 2025 state Supreme Court elections to mitigate electoral risk.
December 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The Wisconsin component of the analysis here is revealing. Evidence is consistent with DOGE strategically delaying contract terminations in WI until after the 2025 state Supreme Court elections to mitigate electoral risk.
Thought we were going to have a Christmas miracle, with this little goblin finally deciding to be a lap cat.
Nope, she was just upset I was sitting in her spot.
Nope, she was just upset I was sitting in her spot.
December 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thought we were going to have a Christmas miracle, with this little goblin finally deciding to be a lap cat.
Nope, she was just upset I was sitting in her spot.
Nope, she was just upset I was sitting in her spot.
December 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Even 5 years ago if you had told me CBS News would go this way whereas the WSJ wouldn’t it would have surprised me — ultimately I think purveyors of business news are the only ones insulated from these dynamics because when rich people are paying you for market-moving news you can’t mess around.
December 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Even 5 years ago if you had told me CBS News would go this way whereas the WSJ wouldn’t it would have surprised me — ultimately I think purveyors of business news are the only ones insulated from these dynamics because when rich people are paying you for market-moving news you can’t mess around.
I wonder what job this is.
December 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I wonder what job this is.
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Truthfully, this is good practice for y'all.
People need to get in the mindset that important stuff is gonna disappear. So, what are we gonna do about it?
Stand up. There are always clever ways. Find them. And, do your bit.
People need to get in the mindset that important stuff is gonna disappear. So, what are we gonna do about it?
Stand up. There are always clever ways. Find them. And, do your bit.
December 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Truthfully, this is good practice for y'all.
People need to get in the mindset that important stuff is gonna disappear. So, what are we gonna do about it?
Stand up. There are always clever ways. Find them. And, do your bit.
People need to get in the mindset that important stuff is gonna disappear. So, what are we gonna do about it?
Stand up. There are always clever ways. Find them. And, do your bit.
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especially in the dark hours we need to remember that we are going to win
Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
December 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
especially in the dark hours we need to remember that we are going to win
I'm not going to go into how or why I wound up at this Wiki page, but holy shit this tracks so much with what led to it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
![Robert Denning (March 13, 1927 – August 26, 2005) was an American interior designer whose lush interpretations of French Victorian decor became an emblem of corporate raider tastes in the 1980s.[1]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5ddxiddzhhbjqmsn6fnyd4dc/bafkreigaguraalpgjgdvugz2atcp3yhqgnaf2344rwxi7q2q4pkqvs7spu@jpeg)
![From 1960 the firm of Denning & Fourcade would become known for colorful extravagance and over the top opulence. Clients beginning with Michel David-Weill;[6][7] the Ogden Phipps family,[7] for whom they did fifteen houses;[6] Henry Kravis,[8] whose home, and their decorating, was parodied in the 1990 movie "The Bonfire of the Vanities"[9] with Tom Hanks;[7] Charles and Jayne Wrightsman;[8] Henry Kissinger;[8] Diana Ross;[7] Oscar de la Renta[3] both in Manhattan[10] and Connecticut;[11] Beatriz and Antenor Patiño, the Bolivian tin magnate[7] and Jean Vanderbilt,[3] to name only a few, began to roll in.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5ddxiddzhhbjqmsn6fnyd4dc/bafkreicp6op77bdlo7is25dqlxjky7sujgi4a7h46mapd7ulrp2aec7pci@jpeg)
December 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I'm not going to go into how or why I wound up at this Wiki page, but holy shit this tracks so much with what led to it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
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love to be part of a society mining veins of dystopian aesthetics and morality that entire generations of artists and authors were unable to anticipate
December 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
love to be part of a society mining veins of dystopian aesthetics and morality that entire generations of artists and authors were unable to anticipate
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We must join power to decency.
Results continue pouring in from the opposite arrangement. Not working out.
Results continue pouring in from the opposite arrangement. Not working out.
“Rather than relying on an implant or a patient's own body fat to add volume to hips or augment breasts, alloClae — which can cost as much as $100,000 per procedure — uses donor fat from a cadaver as a first-of-its-kind body filler.”
Corporate types are clamoring for a new kind of plastic surgery — using dead people's fat
Corporate types are waiting weeks for — and spending big on — alloClae, which cuts out the recovery time typically associated with body enhancements.
www.businessinsider.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
We must join power to decency.
Results continue pouring in from the opposite arrangement. Not working out.
Results continue pouring in from the opposite arrangement. Not working out.
