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I'm a lover, not a fighter, but I'm also a fighter so don't get any ideas.
Lutheran, ecumenical liberal socialist, SE MO ➡️ Chicago
"For the masses who do the city's labor also keep the city's heart."
Lutheran, ecumenical liberal socialist, SE MO ➡️ Chicago
"For the masses who do the city's labor also keep the city's heart."
Pinned
It's my goddamn country too and I'm not gonna let these fucking bastards take it from me without a fight
It looks like queer affirming Mainline Protestantism
i kinda wonder how different Christianity would be if Paul's letters were more frequently interpreted as Paul's advice to specific congregations that were experiencing specific issues, so his advice isn't applicable without a lot of exegesis and context
February 13, 2026 at 9:07 PM
It looks like queer affirming Mainline Protestantism
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We have really go to do something about religious illiteracy being prized as a bragging point because we're dealing with not just not knowing stuff but actively knowing stuff that isn't true and being unbearably smug about it
“You should definitely listen to me, Paul, who has never met Jesus, and not to Jesus’ own brother James, regarding what Jesus would want you to do.”
Wot
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February 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
We have really go to do something about religious illiteracy being prized as a bragging point because we're dealing with not just not knowing stuff but actively knowing stuff that isn't true and being unbearably smug about it
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COVID Shock + Ukraine Shock was a hell of a wombo combo
February 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
COVID Shock + Ukraine Shock was a hell of a wombo combo
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i think the real answer is "don't be president when two back to back global supply chain implosions happen"
would love to hear AOC talk about where and why Bidenism failed both abroad and at home, and how she thinks we can do different
this is lowkey the posturing of bidenism abroad
February 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
i think the real answer is "don't be president when two back to back global supply chain implosions happen"
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This is of course excellent news, but it's also why SpaceX is an actual national security threat and needs to be nationalized. One billionaire with dubious loyalties to the Free World should not have this kind of power, especially since he's disabled Ukrainian attacks like this before too.
When Musk blocked Russian Starlink last week, it stranded infiltration teams that relied on drones for food and ammo. Ukraine pounced.
Assault troops with Abrams tanks attacked along nine vectors in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia, clearing five settlements near the Haichur River.
Assault troops with Abrams tanks attacked along nine vectors in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia, clearing five settlements near the Haichur River.
February 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
This is of course excellent news, but it's also why SpaceX is an actual national security threat and needs to be nationalized. One billionaire with dubious loyalties to the Free World should not have this kind of power, especially since he's disabled Ukrainian attacks like this before too.
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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this is one of those cases where I think no, even rhetorically, you don’t go there. you draw a bright red line and when someone talks about denaturalization you laugh in their face and say “what are you taking about, we don’t do that in America” instead of dunking on their side’s immigrants
Democrats should promise, today, that Melania Trump, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel will be stripped of citizenship and deported if the administration advances this effort
cool, cool. so we are sort of like citizens, but not really?
February 13, 2026 at 1:17 PM
this is one of those cases where I think no, even rhetorically, you don’t go there. you draw a bright red line and when someone talks about denaturalization you laugh in their face and say “what are you taking about, we don’t do that in America” instead of dunking on their side’s immigrants
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Among many themes, IMO this was Mamdani's most important national narrative win. He's a mayor who loves his city.
The era of city leaders swept to power in a wave of resentment was awful. It's a self reinforcing doom cycle. A city has serious problems and then elects people who sh*t on the city.
The era of city leaders swept to power in a wave of resentment was awful. It's a self reinforcing doom cycle. A city has serious problems and then elects people who sh*t on the city.
There were a couple themes of the 2024 election but one was a declaration of war on American cities by American rural/exurban voters
He’s also doing this in Memphis…no one is reporting on it
February 13, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Among many themes, IMO this was Mamdani's most important national narrative win. He's a mayor who loves his city.
The era of city leaders swept to power in a wave of resentment was awful. It's a self reinforcing doom cycle. A city has serious problems and then elects people who sh*t on the city.
The era of city leaders swept to power in a wave of resentment was awful. It's a self reinforcing doom cycle. A city has serious problems and then elects people who sh*t on the city.
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it's not easy breeding deer for gigantism, but that's why I make the big bucks
February 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
it's not easy breeding deer for gigantism, but that's why I make the big bucks
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To write this newsletter, and to back up future reporting, I created my own model for data center costs, one I validated with multiple experts and analysts. AI data centers are awful businesses, and I'm very worried about what happens next.
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edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo...
February 13, 2026 at 3:21 AM
To write this newsletter, and to back up future reporting, I created my own model for data center costs, one I validated with multiple experts and analysts. AI data centers are awful businesses, and I'm very worried about what happens next.
edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo...
edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo...
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Kids frantically pushing aside the new Pokemon and Mandalorian LEGO sets in Target to purchase the ANE MÆRSK container vessel
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Kids frantically pushing aside the new Pokemon and Mandalorian LEGO sets in Target to purchase the ANE MÆRSK container vessel
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
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For the real heads, this is one of the most incredible scenes in a modern movie
February 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
For the real heads, this is one of the most incredible scenes in a modern movie
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This is also "history of technology"
February 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
This is also "history of technology"
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"Maybe all we do is frustrate," Star said. "Give someone one more day with their daughter or their dad.
"But if you lost your dad, or you lost your daughter, you would give anything to have one more day with them. And that’s what we can do.”
My latest for Slate
"But if you lost your dad, or you lost your daughter, you would give anything to have one more day with them. And that’s what we can do.”
My latest for Slate
Activists Are Fighting ICE Even Though It Could Get Them Killed. Here’s Why.
ICE is still trying to subjugate Minneapolis. It's still failing.
slate.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:18 PM
"Maybe all we do is frustrate," Star said. "Give someone one more day with their daughter or their dad.
"But if you lost your dad, or you lost your daughter, you would give anything to have one more day with them. And that’s what we can do.”
My latest for Slate
"But if you lost your dad, or you lost your daughter, you would give anything to have one more day with them. And that’s what we can do.”
My latest for Slate
As a merely occasional but native speaker of this dialect or one very near it I must say "theyd come snakes outta there" is immaculate in not just the sound it suggests but especially the phrasing
February 12, 2026 at 3:03 AM
As a merely occasional but native speaker of this dialect or one very near it I must say "theyd come snakes outta there" is immaculate in not just the sound it suggests but especially the phrasing
True enlightenment came from being the one to both destroy and fix the family computer
too many kids today have never destroyed the family PC with sketchy downloads
you must learn to fear Computer before you can properly wield Computer
you must learn to fear Computer before you can properly wield Computer
folks today don't know the abject fear of inadvertently downloading, for the first (and only lol) time, a .exe file from kazaa or limewire and it shows
def one of those "it only takes one time to learn" but oooo boy at what cost for that single instance
def one of those "it only takes one time to learn" but oooo boy at what cost for that single instance
February 12, 2026 at 2:57 AM
True enlightenment came from being the one to both destroy and fix the family computer
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the most significant change in the lives of those I’ve observed habituating themselves to LLM use is that they become worse thinkers and speakers. they cut themselves off from interesting conversations to “quickly check ChatGPT”. they regress. they become addicted. they certainly don’t “save time”
understand, I’m not scared of this stuff, and I’m not ignorant about it. I read the material, I listen to plenty of podcasts featuring people developing and using this tech every day, and I’ve engaged directly with LLM models to study them. they’re just not impressive
February 11, 2026 at 8:06 PM
the most significant change in the lives of those I’ve observed habituating themselves to LLM use is that they become worse thinkers and speakers. they cut themselves off from interesting conversations to “quickly check ChatGPT”. they regress. they become addicted. they certainly don’t “save time”
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understand, I’m not scared of this stuff, and I’m not ignorant about it. I read the material, I listen to plenty of podcasts featuring people developing and using this tech every day, and I’ve engaged directly with LLM models to study them. they’re just not impressive
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
understand, I’m not scared of this stuff, and I’m not ignorant about it. I read the material, I listen to plenty of podcasts featuring people developing and using this tech every day, and I’ve engaged directly with LLM models to study them. they’re just not impressive
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The worlds most hopeful dog
(Yes it’s closed)
(Yes it’s closed)
February 11, 2026 at 9:06 AM
The worlds most hopeful dog
(Yes it’s closed)
(Yes it’s closed)
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I'm a simple man: I see this video pop up on the TL and I reshare it
This episode begins with the Dukes of Burgundy (itself a special topic for Loons) and their insatiable need for credit, then ends in the one of the greatest shots in television history.
February 11, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I'm a simple man: I see this video pop up on the TL and I reshare it
This episode begins with the Dukes of Burgundy (itself a special topic for Loons) and their insatiable need for credit, then ends in the one of the greatest shots in television history.
February 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
This episode begins with the Dukes of Burgundy (itself a special topic for Loons) and their insatiable need for credit, then ends in the one of the greatest shots in television history.
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No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
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If you left Twitter because of the kinds of people and views Musk was using the platform to promote, but you're still using Substack, you are being ethically inconsistent.
February 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
If you left Twitter because of the kinds of people and views Musk was using the platform to promote, but you're still using Substack, you are being ethically inconsistent.