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Trump's chief contribution to American politics is revealing that you don't need a respectable veneer for evil, corrupt behavior. You can rob the bank, say you did it because you like money and you'll do it again, and challenge anyone to stop you
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Trump's chief contribution to American politics is revealing that you don't need a respectable veneer for evil, corrupt behavior. You can rob the bank, say you did it because you like money and you'll do it again, and challenge anyone to stop you
Christmas bin collection schedule's an absolute travesty this year lads
December 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Christmas bin collection schedule's an absolute travesty this year lads
"CPAP Demon Hunters", is this anything?
December 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
"CPAP Demon Hunters", is this anything?
I see we've moved on from "we need to have a debate" to "no, not like that"
Micheál Martin says there has been too much "squeamish debate" around Ireland working with NATO other countries' military forces.
jrnl.ie/6910928t
jrnl.ie/6910928t
'Squeamish debate' misses the point of working with NATO and EU states on defence, Martin says
Ireland should not be afraid of mutually beneficial co-operation with other nations amid the heightened Russian threat, the Taoiseach said.
jrnl.ie
December 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I see we've moved on from "we need to have a debate" to "no, not like that"
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One of my infrequent uses of the chat robot is to ask it things like "suggest me a classic, characteristic novel of each US State". Anyway, it got one done successfully before confusing itself into a doom loop.
December 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
One of my infrequent uses of the chat robot is to ask it things like "suggest me a classic, characteristic novel of each US State". Anyway, it got one done successfully before confusing itself into a doom loop.
Some incredible stuff in this video about the aesthetic of the Trump era, ideas I've been sort of thinking about but hadn't yet heard articulated: Tackiness not as poor taste but as a deliberate choice, a show of force.
Video essay: That OU Essay Is Supposed to Be Bad
I approached the OU essay as an editor and realized it didn’t want to be fixed.
Thoughts on craft, refusal, ugliness, and why some writing is bad on purpose.
(Weekends are the perfect time for new content, right?)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvCm...
I approached the OU essay as an editor and realized it didn’t want to be fixed.
Thoughts on craft, refusal, ugliness, and why some writing is bad on purpose.
(Weekends are the perfect time for new content, right?)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvCm...
That OU Essay Is Supposed to Be Bad | An Editor’s Note
YouTube video by Ana Marie Cox
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Some incredible stuff in this video about the aesthetic of the Trump era, ideas I've been sort of thinking about but hadn't yet heard articulated: Tackiness not as poor taste but as a deliberate choice, a show of force.
I fully get that men like sex, and sex can be a perk of being successful. But what seems weird and pathological is how some men get rich and/or powerful and think "finally I have the wherewithal to indulge my true calling, being a weird creep"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
David Walliams dropped by book publisher HarperCollins
Walliams is one of the UK's most successful children's authors, having sold more than 60 million books.
www.bbc.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I fully get that men like sex, and sex can be a perk of being successful. But what seems weird and pathological is how some men get rich and/or powerful and think "finally I have the wherewithal to indulge my true calling, being a weird creep"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Fair play to him for having the presence of mind and courage to say that, but the big thing about this story is that it shows what pathetic crybullies these people are
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Fair play to him for having the presence of mind and courage to say that, but the big thing about this story is that it shows what pathetic crybullies these people are
Greta Thunberg could've become a cuddly celebrity activist, giving talks about sustainability at Davos to audiences of people who've been to Epsein's Island. It's to her eternal credit that she chose to do the exact opposite.
December 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Greta Thunberg could've become a cuddly celebrity activist, giving talks about sustainability at Davos to audiences of people who've been to Epsein's Island. It's to her eternal credit that she chose to do the exact opposite.
During the world cup final
what would be the funniest way to find out It happened
like via Jeff Passan or something
like via Jeff Passan or something
December 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
During the world cup final
The headline doesn't do justice to this story
A former Fine Gael councillor and cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council has been jailed for two years and nine months for stealing €172,000 from a housing charity
Ex-FG cllr jailed for theft of €172,000 from charity
A former Fine Gael councillor and cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council has been jailed for two years and nine months for stealing €172,000 from a housing charity.
www.rte.ie
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The headline doesn't do justice to this story
I'm at that age now when I can say to people "tell your Da I was asking for him", it's great
December 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I'm at that age now when I can say to people "tell your Da I was asking for him", it's great
My New Years' Resolution (and hey, why not start it now?) is gonna be to use cash, so that I have it on me to give it to homeless people
December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
My New Years' Resolution (and hey, why not start it now?) is gonna be to use cash, so that I have it on me to give it to homeless people
A lot of people are getting calls from 0044 numbers these days. I can't advise strongly enough, DO NOT ANSWER CALLS FROM THESE NUMBERS: those are UK numbers. You are at a very real risk of talking to an English person
December 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A lot of people are getting calls from 0044 numbers these days. I can't advise strongly enough, DO NOT ANSWER CALLS FROM THESE NUMBERS: those are UK numbers. You are at a very real risk of talking to an English person
That US National Security Statement has really thrown the NATO Da's, they don't know what to think anymore
December 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
That US National Security Statement has really thrown the NATO Da's, they don't know what to think anymore
Hahahaha what the fuck is this?
December 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Hahahaha what the fuck is this?
A classic tell that someone (in case probably AI) has plagiarised someone else's privacy notice is where they claim to be processing data that they couldn't possibly be processing. This line probably originated in a social media platform's small print
"IP addresses... from your submitted photos."
Did they get AI to generate this list?
Did they get AI to generate this list?
- IP addresses & metadata from your submitted photos
- Names of your family members (parents, spouse, siblings, children)
- All your family members' phone numbers from the last 5 years
- Your family members' dates of birth
- Your family members' places of birth
- Your family members' residencies
3/
- Names of your family members (parents, spouse, siblings, children)
- All your family members' phone numbers from the last 5 years
- Your family members' dates of birth
- Your family members' places of birth
- Your family members' residencies
3/
December 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A classic tell that someone (in case probably AI) has plagiarised someone else's privacy notice is where they claim to be processing data that they couldn't possibly be processing. This line probably originated in a social media platform's small print
OK, hear me out: use the super-rich as lab rats for experimental medicine
In a pop-up city off the coast of Honduras aimed to “make death optional," longevity startups are trying to fast-track drug research outside of America’s burdensome regulatory constraints.
Is this the future of medical research? trib.al/yUcoZ4K
Is this the future of medical research? trib.al/yUcoZ4K
December 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
OK, hear me out: use the super-rich as lab rats for experimental medicine
Every Christmas Bohs run a fundraiser to get Christmas gifts for kids in direct provision. After what these kids have had to deal with this year, it's a better cause than ever. I always try to donate and if you can afford it, it would be great if you could too
www.gofundme.com/f/internatio...
www.gofundme.com/f/internatio...
Donate to International Protection & Homeless Christmas Toy Drive 2025, organized by Dan Lambert
WE NEED YOUR HELP AGAIN THIS YEAR!
In a year that's shown… Dan Lambert needs your support for International Protection & Homeless Christmas Toy Drive 2025
www.gofundme.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Every Christmas Bohs run a fundraiser to get Christmas gifts for kids in direct provision. After what these kids have had to deal with this year, it's a better cause than ever. I always try to donate and if you can afford it, it would be great if you could too
www.gofundme.com/f/internatio...
www.gofundme.com/f/internatio...
20 years now the ad people have been saying "but you'll see less personalized ads!" like that would be a bad thing or anyone would care
Instagram and Facebook users in the European Union will soon be able to share less personal data with Meta, the social media giant that owns both services, in exchange for receiving ads that are less personalized.
Instagram and Facebook Users in Europe Get Option of Sharing Less Data
The European Commission said Meta, which owns both platforms, is giving users the option of sharing less data in exchange for less personalized ads.
nyti.ms
December 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
20 years now the ad people have been saying "but you'll see less personalized ads!" like that would be a bad thing or anyone would care
"She wants to be heard but it is not clear what she wants to say", many such cases
NEW: I wrote a profile of Kamala Harris at a pivot point. She wants to be heard but it is not clear what she wants to say.
• Her 2028 thoughts
• Her texts with Gavin
• The $$ in her new PAC
• The calls she's been making (Zohran etc)
Lots more 🎁 —>
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
• Her 2028 thoughts
• Her texts with Gavin
• The $$ in her new PAC
• The calls she's been making (Zohran etc)
Lots more 🎁 —>
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Kamala Harris Isn’t Ready to Be Written Off
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"She wants to be heard but it is not clear what she wants to say", many such cases
Hey remember that time a few months ago when Elon Musk said he was setting up a new political party and then didn’t? Does he even remember it?
bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com/news/article...
Elon Musk says he is launching new America Party
The world's richest man says he is setting up a new political organisation called the America Party.
bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hey remember that time a few months ago when Elon Musk said he was setting up a new political party and then didn’t? Does he even remember it?
bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com/news/article...
Nobody says "hubba hubba" anymore
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Nobody says "hubba hubba" anymore
They said it couldn't be done, but someone has come up with a new and genuinely funny use for this meme
December 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
They said it couldn't be done, but someone has come up with a new and genuinely funny use for this meme