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when will the bulwark migrate off substack
February 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
when will the bulwark migrate off substack
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Trek responded, "No, by the 24th century, no one will care."
a bald man in a red and black uniform says i 'm a role model ..
Alt: Picard, in front of a "Captain Picard Day" banner. "I'm a role model!"
media.tenor.com
September 1, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Trek responded, "No, by the 24th century, no one will care."
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I'll get the first, Doylist reason out of the way quick - because star trek is a way to talk about our society and its future, and medicine is only as good as the plot says it is.
Geordi had a visor for the same reason. Picard, an artificial heart.
Geordi had a visor for the same reason. Picard, an artificial heart.
February 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I'll get the first, Doylist reason out of the way quick - because star trek is a way to talk about our society and its future, and medicine is only as good as the plot says it is.
Geordi had a visor for the same reason. Picard, an artificial heart.
Geordi had a visor for the same reason. Picard, an artificial heart.
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Okay so here's the thing if another human being is inside your body without your express ongoing consent you are in fact allowed to kill them to get them out of you
Puerto Rico governor signs law to recognize fetus as human being as critics warn of consequences
Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill that amends a law to recognize a fetus as a human being. It's a move that doctors and legal experts warn will have deep ramifications for the U.S. territory.
apnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Okay so here's the thing if another human being is inside your body without your express ongoing consent you are in fact allowed to kill them to get them out of you
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Please, please get a colonoscopy. The prep kind of sucks, but it's the best sleep you'll ever have. And it could save your life.
James Van Der Beek, Dawson's Creek actor, dies aged 48
The father of six starred in multiple popular shows and films in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including Dawson's Creek and Varsity Blues.
www.bbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Please, please get a colonoscopy. The prep kind of sucks, but it's the best sleep you'll ever have. And it could save your life.
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if you aren't familiar with LifeTouch, the company took every school picture of mine from probably 2nd grade on
Finding out that top execs from both LifeTouch and Chuck E. Cheese are in the Epstein files has pissed me off in a way that I didn’t think was still possible.
February 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
if you aren't familiar with LifeTouch, the company took every school picture of mine from probably 2nd grade on
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the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
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Pop Quiz:
You've got Elon's money. What's the first thing you buy that makes you happy?
For me it's, "pay every single campaign on GoFundMe." There's only been $30bil raised by GFM its entire existence, I could drop $30bil like it was *nothing*, do immeasurable good, and be instantly beloved.
You've got Elon's money. What's the first thing you buy that makes you happy?
For me it's, "pay every single campaign on GoFundMe." There's only been $30bil raised by GFM its entire existence, I could drop $30bil like it was *nothing*, do immeasurable good, and be instantly beloved.
Elon COULD be happy
He'd need to learn an art, make amends to his children, give to the poor, make friends, love a movie, play a video game, literally do anything but be Elon Musk - the one thing he cannot do
That money could buy anyone happiness except for him
He'd need to learn an art, make amends to his children, give to the poor, make friends, love a movie, play a video game, literally do anything but be Elon Musk - the one thing he cannot do
That money could buy anyone happiness except for him
February 5, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Pop Quiz:
You've got Elon's money. What's the first thing you buy that makes you happy?
For me it's, "pay every single campaign on GoFundMe." There's only been $30bil raised by GFM its entire existence, I could drop $30bil like it was *nothing*, do immeasurable good, and be instantly beloved.
You've got Elon's money. What's the first thing you buy that makes you happy?
For me it's, "pay every single campaign on GoFundMe." There's only been $30bil raised by GFM its entire existence, I could drop $30bil like it was *nothing*, do immeasurable good, and be instantly beloved.
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Among the things he lost in the divorce settlement was the ability to dress himself.
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Among the things he lost in the divorce settlement was the ability to dress himself.
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he looks like a tom and jerry character that got hit in the jaw with a wooden mallet before the character rearranged its face back
February 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
he looks like a tom and jerry character that got hit in the jaw with a wooden mallet before the character rearranged its face back
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Hundreds of local elections with upcoming deadlines still boltsmag.org/criminal-jus...
In Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat - Bolts
With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.
boltsmag.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Hundreds of local elections with upcoming deadlines still boltsmag.org/criminal-jus...
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I wish the movement to return to old web1.0 style sites was bigger. Forums, RSS feeds, web rings. It exists but it isn't big enough, I wonder if the people who even remember how much they had it figured out are just too few
Like it's not even nostalgia, shit was more communal and worked better then
Like it's not even nostalgia, shit was more communal and worked better then
February 1, 2026 at 9:47 PM
I wish the movement to return to old web1.0 style sites was bigger. Forums, RSS feeds, web rings. It exists but it isn't big enough, I wonder if the people who even remember how much they had it figured out are just too few
Like it's not even nostalgia, shit was more communal and worked better then
Like it's not even nostalgia, shit was more communal and worked better then
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The public library is an essential component of a 21st-century left political project as an example of both what is already available to us and what can be improved upon in the future. The library is a public good, and it is free as a public service.
I want more people to make the connections.
I want more people to make the connections.
January 31, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The public library is an essential component of a 21st-century left political project as an example of both what is already available to us and what can be improved upon in the future. The library is a public good, and it is free as a public service.
I want more people to make the connections.
I want more people to make the connections.
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actually it's a commonwealth
![Tweet from Meghan McCain: 'Abigail Spanberger is a demonic radical communist psychopath. Her polices [sic] are an existential threat to our children and the state of Virginia.'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ezaybkq5wunfdyhqkooomndn/bafkreigmwpafppkcjxiyewtbbxvuxcmz5wfmxlc7itcjl3izlvkzeaj3de@jpeg)
January 29, 2026 at 11:48 PM
actually it's a commonwealth
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Jedi on the Enterprise would get so confused by all the technology. They’d try to Force open a door, but it’s just a sliding one. Worf’s standing there like, "...there's a sensor."
January 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Jedi on the Enterprise would get so confused by all the technology. They’d try to Force open a door, but it’s just a sliding one. Worf’s standing there like, "...there's a sensor."
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Thing is, every one of those elections fucked us…but I don’t think any of them is the right answer. I think it’s 1876. Motherfucking 1876.
January 29, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Thing is, every one of those elections fucked us…but I don’t think any of them is the right answer. I think it’s 1876. Motherfucking 1876.
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I don’t care how terrible a group’s voting patterns might be, they don’t deserve ethnic cleansing.
I don’t care how terrible a group’s voting patterns might be, they don’t deserve ethnic cleansing.
January 29, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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I don’t care how terrible a group’s voting patterns might be, they don’t deserve ethnic cleansing.
I don’t care how terrible a group’s voting patterns might be, they don’t deserve ethnic cleansing.
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I remind my congregants of this often.
No matter how old/young you are, it's a gift to your loved ones to have these in place.
Especially these days.
No matter how old/young you are, it's a gift to your loved ones to have these in place.
Especially these days.
A grim but practical suggestion: if you’re going out to protest, you should have logistical plans for what your loved ones should do if you get critically injured or die
Advanced directives, wills, etc.
This would be a devastating/traumatic time to leave them with a million difficult decisions ❤️🩹
Advanced directives, wills, etc.
This would be a devastating/traumatic time to leave them with a million difficult decisions ❤️🩹
January 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I remind my congregants of this often.
No matter how old/young you are, it's a gift to your loved ones to have these in place.
Especially these days.
No matter how old/young you are, it's a gift to your loved ones to have these in place.
Especially these days.
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when Spock does the neck pinch, even on bad guys, he always catches them and sets them down very politely. letting this guy fully just drop, leaving Jim to try to awkwardly scramble to catch him, is Vulcan for "it is always morally right to punch Nazis"
January 25, 2026 at 7:03 AM
when Spock does the neck pinch, even on bad guys, he always catches them and sets them down very politely. letting this guy fully just drop, leaving Jim to try to awkwardly scramble to catch him, is Vulcan for "it is always morally right to punch Nazis"
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BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM
BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
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Toddlers really nail that combination of encouraging and patronising in their tone, and I don’t think it’s actually mirroring how we speak to them, I think they really do just assume adults are kindly idiots.
January 23, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Toddlers really nail that combination of encouraging and patronising in their tone, and I don’t think it’s actually mirroring how we speak to them, I think they really do just assume adults are kindly idiots.
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Not vaccinating also puts other kids, even those with vaccinations, at risk even if those kids are excluded from many activities. The idea that a parent gets to put not only their child but others at risk due to their own delusions is abhorrent
January 23, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Not vaccinating also puts other kids, even those with vaccinations, at risk even if those kids are excluded from many activities. The idea that a parent gets to put not only their child but others at risk due to their own delusions is abhorrent
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His not being impeached by the end of the business day as a result of this threat is as much a problem as the threat itself. It’s not just Trump that the world has to worry about, it’s a GOP that supports him and Democrats who suck their thumbs and refuse to even discuss pushing to remove him
January 21, 2026 at 2:21 PM
His not being impeached by the end of the business day as a result of this threat is as much a problem as the threat itself. It’s not just Trump that the world has to worry about, it’s a GOP that supports him and Democrats who suck their thumbs and refuse to even discuss pushing to remove him
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New data since last post but thinking is the same. In short:
1) I see potential for at least 6" of snow in central VA from Saturday afternoon into Sunday.
2) I see the potential for some to get double-digit totals.
3) Highs: teens/20s, lows: singles/teens mean slippery, dangerous travel expected.
1) I see potential for at least 6" of snow in central VA from Saturday afternoon into Sunday.
2) I see the potential for some to get double-digit totals.
3) Highs: teens/20s, lows: singles/teens mean slippery, dangerous travel expected.
January 21, 2026 at 3:20 AM
New data since last post but thinking is the same. In short:
1) I see potential for at least 6" of snow in central VA from Saturday afternoon into Sunday.
2) I see the potential for some to get double-digit totals.
3) Highs: teens/20s, lows: singles/teens mean slippery, dangerous travel expected.
1) I see potential for at least 6" of snow in central VA from Saturday afternoon into Sunday.
2) I see the potential for some to get double-digit totals.
3) Highs: teens/20s, lows: singles/teens mean slippery, dangerous travel expected.