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Yeah but this seems extremely minor. Trump is literally receiving cash payments in exchange for favorable national security decisions from 5 or 10 different foreign countries and a similar number of corporations.
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Yeah but this seems extremely minor. Trump is literally receiving cash payments in exchange for favorable national security decisions from 5 or 10 different foreign countries and a similar number of corporations.
Very Picard. He's also an archaeology wonk.
February 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Very Picard. He's also an archaeology wonk.
I recently got the exact same deal from the New York Times, which I accepted.
They're factoring into the pricing that you'll forget to cancel after a year, but really this is what newspapers should cost for online-only.
They're factoring into the pricing that you'll forget to cancel after a year, but really this is what newspapers should cost for online-only.
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
I recently got the exact same deal from the New York Times, which I accepted.
They're factoring into the pricing that you'll forget to cancel after a year, but really this is what newspapers should cost for online-only.
They're factoring into the pricing that you'll forget to cancel after a year, but really this is what newspapers should cost for online-only.
... What if Trump were to threaten some really high tariffs?
February 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
... What if Trump were to threaten some really high tariffs?
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For those keeping score at home:
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
For those keeping score at home:
I hate to tell you how much of this numerology is formally used when analyzing stock prices as well, and they exhibit the same behavior.
February 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I hate to tell you how much of this numerology is formally used when analyzing stock prices as well, and they exhibit the same behavior.
It's always amazing to me how much advice is given by doctors that is based on hardly any research, but it just makes sense or they heard it through the doctor grapevine.
And yet they HATE it when patients research their own conditions.
www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
And yet they HATE it when patients research their own conditions.
www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
Why coffee is so good for your heart and the healthiest way to drink it
Cardiologists have long cautioned patients with atrial fibrillation against caffeine, but new evidence has transformed the experts’ advice
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
It's always amazing to me how much advice is given by doctors that is based on hardly any research, but it just makes sense or they heard it through the doctor grapevine.
And yet they HATE it when patients research their own conditions.
www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
And yet they HATE it when patients research their own conditions.
www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
He didn't even say "percent", but he's getting closer. Nonetheless I would bet any amount of money he'll be back to saying 500% or whatever sooner or later.
February 3, 2026 at 9:52 PM
He didn't even say "percent", but he's getting closer. Nonetheless I would bet any amount of money he'll be back to saying 500% or whatever sooner or later.
Amazon also used to have a pretty good full-text search on perhaps millions of books, and not just public domain books, but I think it's been gone for years.
February 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Amazon also used to have a pretty good full-text search on perhaps millions of books, and not just public domain books, but I think it's been gone for years.
Kayleigh didn't even bother to go LOL
February 2, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Kayleigh didn't even bother to go LOL
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Once again we run up against the "Is he lying or just that stupid?" debate.
With Trump there is no clear answer, but Musk is of roughly average intelligence and his whole empire is built on being a Munchausen-level liar about everything.
With Trump there is no clear answer, but Musk is of roughly average intelligence and his whole empire is built on being a Munchausen-level liar about everything.
Once again: there is zero valid reason to put a data center in space. In addition to the launch costs and inability to service them, you need significant cooling infrastructure. The only reason to do this is a) you are an idiot, or b) you are grifting money from idiots.
January 31, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Once again we run up against the "Is he lying or just that stupid?" debate.
With Trump there is no clear answer, but Musk is of roughly average intelligence and his whole empire is built on being a Munchausen-level liar about everything.
With Trump there is no clear answer, but Musk is of roughly average intelligence and his whole empire is built on being a Munchausen-level liar about everything.
Once again we run up against the "Is he lying or just that stupid?" debate.
With Trump there is no clear answer, but Musk is of roughly average intelligence and his whole empire is built on being a Munchausen-level liar about everything.
With Trump there is no clear answer, but Musk is of roughly average intelligence and his whole empire is built on being a Munchausen-level liar about everything.
Once again: there is zero valid reason to put a data center in space. In addition to the launch costs and inability to service them, you need significant cooling infrastructure. The only reason to do this is a) you are an idiot, or b) you are grifting money from idiots.
January 31, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Once again we run up against the "Is he lying or just that stupid?" debate.
With Trump there is no clear answer, but Musk is of roughly average intelligence and his whole empire is built on being a Munchausen-level liar about everything.
With Trump there is no clear answer, but Musk is of roughly average intelligence and his whole empire is built on being a Munchausen-level liar about everything.
The origin of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has apparently been identified as rats & mice in Mexico City. It was in samples taken there in 2020, a year before being identified in humans in Botswana.
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
A clue to clarify the origin of Omicron
Abstract. This study utilized faecal samples from synanthropic rodents collected during September–December of 2020 from a public park in southern Mexico Ci
royalsocietypublishing.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:11 AM
The origin of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has apparently been identified as rats & mice in Mexico City. It was in samples taken there in 2020, a year before being identified in humans in Botswana.
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
USA straight up transitioning from a services-based economy to a tariffs-based economy
50% tariffs because of airplane snit, over and above the 100% tariffs because of trading with China, over and above the unspecified tariffs because of trading with Cuba, over and above the 15% base tariffs on every country in the world, over and ab
January 30, 2026 at 10:15 PM
USA straight up transitioning from a services-based economy to a tariffs-based economy
50% tariffs because of airplane snit, over and above the 100% tariffs because of trading with China, over and above the unspecified tariffs because of trading with Cuba, over and above the 15% base tariffs on every country in the world, over and ab
January 30, 2026 at 10:07 PM
50% tariffs because of airplane snit, over and above the 100% tariffs because of trading with China, over and above the unspecified tariffs because of trading with Cuba, over and above the 15% base tariffs on every country in the world, over and ab
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REVIEW | Melania Trump is a scowling void of pure nothingness in her ghastly film
Melania Trump is a scowling void of pure nothingness in her ghastly film – review
www.independent.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 5:03 PM
REVIEW | Melania Trump is a scowling void of pure nothingness in her ghastly film
"What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
January 30, 2026 at 8:28 PM
"What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
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Pedophile 47’s Fed pick. 👇🏾
January 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Pedophile 47’s Fed pick. 👇🏾
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
I can't explain it but somehow Trump enjoys this. All these operations are done wildly incompetently because on some level he WANTS the world to know he's done all these crimes and got away with them and nobody can stop him.
Not just the theft, treason, bribes, but even stuff like this.
Not just the theft, treason, bribes, but even stuff like this.
January 30, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I can't explain it but somehow Trump enjoys this. All these operations are done wildly incompetently because on some level he WANTS the world to know he's done all these crimes and got away with them and nobody can stop him.
Not just the theft, treason, bribes, but even stuff like this.
Not just the theft, treason, bribes, but even stuff like this.
Legal immigrants at risk of being kidnapped by illegal president
January 29, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Legal immigrants at risk of being kidnapped by illegal president
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Weed and The Computer are similar in that too-early or too-late exposure to either drives you insane
January 26, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Weed and The Computer are similar in that too-early or too-late exposure to either drives you insane
Check that new bunker they're building under the White House for an 8,000-ton golden sarcophagus
January 26, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Check that new bunker they're building under the White House for an 8,000-ton golden sarcophagus
Sarcastic post from pre-Apartheid Twitter era
January 26, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Sarcastic post from pre-Apartheid Twitter era