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All other Ostriches are just TEMU Emus. Liberal. Housing enjoyer, car disrespecter, IVF Accelerationist, progressive taxation lover, renter's friend, greatest city in da world baby
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All other Ostriches are just TEMU Emus. Liberal. Housing enjoyer, car disrespecter, IVF Accelerationist, progressive taxation lover, renter's friend, greatest city in da world baby
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Re this @iris-meredith.bsky.social piece:
I think the dysphoria-like tendencies in tech are mostly downstream of an elite striver culture & business model that prizes and chiefly rewards ludicrously excessive self-control, to the point that a disordered relationship with desire is almost required.
I think the dysphoria-like tendencies in tech are mostly downstream of an elite striver culture & business model that prizes and chiefly rewards ludicrously excessive self-control, to the point that a disordered relationship with desire is almost required.
Carbon Dysphoria | deadSimpleTech
And now the punchline: this depersonalisation, the weird relationship to their bodily existence, inability to enjoy things and an internal void that people constantly try and fill with what they're to...
deadsimpletech.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Re this @iris-meredith.bsky.social piece:
I think the dysphoria-like tendencies in tech are mostly downstream of an elite striver culture & business model that prizes and chiefly rewards ludicrously excessive self-control, to the point that a disordered relationship with desire is almost required.
I think the dysphoria-like tendencies in tech are mostly downstream of an elite striver culture & business model that prizes and chiefly rewards ludicrously excessive self-control, to the point that a disordered relationship with desire is almost required.
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This year at the Munich Security Conference vs. Last year at the Munich Security Conference
February 15, 2026 at 1:04 PM
This year at the Munich Security Conference vs. Last year at the Munich Security Conference
Honestly there's a bit about people's thinking of Epsteingate that's like "omg all these elites got together and decided to cover up each other's pedophilia" and I sort of feel like it's more of a post-MAD geopolitics thing where nuclear countries can be out of pocket in their umbrella kinda
February 15, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Honestly there's a bit about people's thinking of Epsteingate that's like "omg all these elites got together and decided to cover up each other's pedophilia" and I sort of feel like it's more of a post-MAD geopolitics thing where nuclear countries can be out of pocket in their umbrella kinda
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The problem is the information environment is shit because the news is evil.
February 14, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The problem is the information environment is shit because the news is evil.
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slavery is one of the rare things historically where the more you learn about it the more you realize your initial assessment was correct and it was in fact one of the most evil things ever to occur
Physically incapable of analyzing politics outside of this insipid frame.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM
slavery is one of the rare things historically where the more you learn about it the more you realize your initial assessment was correct and it was in fact one of the most evil things ever to occur
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I'm not an expert, but I have read a fair amount of polisci research for a layperson, and there is just absolutely no justification for the argument that "elites cannot sway opinion." Nobody thinks that. It's completely wrong. 1
February 14, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I'm not an expert, but I have read a fair amount of polisci research for a layperson, and there is just absolutely no justification for the argument that "elites cannot sway opinion." Nobody thinks that. It's completely wrong. 1
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Happy Birthday to Frederick Douglass who didn’t know his birthday because he was born into slavery so he chose February 14 as his birthday.
February 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Happy Birthday to Frederick Douglass who didn’t know his birthday because he was born into slavery so he chose February 14 as his birthday.
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This ad should concern Susan Collins.
February 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This ad should concern Susan Collins.
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NEW: How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention
9-year-old Maria Antonia begged her mom to take her to the park’s annual Halloween celebration. But as soon as she arrived at Miami International Airport, everything started going wrong.
9-year-old Maria Antonia begged her mom to take her to the park’s annual Halloween celebration. But as soon as she arrived at Miami International Airport, everything started going wrong.
How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention
A 9-year-old shares her story of being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
NEW: How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention
9-year-old Maria Antonia begged her mom to take her to the park’s annual Halloween celebration. But as soon as she arrived at Miami International Airport, everything started going wrong.
9-year-old Maria Antonia begged her mom to take her to the park’s annual Halloween celebration. But as soon as she arrived at Miami International Airport, everything started going wrong.
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I don't think prisons should have investors
February 14, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I don't think prisons should have investors
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When you become disabled, you grieve the life you had before.
You grieve your health.
You grieve relationships.
You grieve your loss of autonomy, of independence and the freedom that comes with being able to count on your body.
Acceptance is not easy.
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You grieve your health.
You grieve relationships.
You grieve your loss of autonomy, of independence and the freedom that comes with being able to count on your body.
Acceptance is not easy.
🧵
February 14, 2026 at 4:47 AM
When you become disabled, you grieve the life you had before.
You grieve your health.
You grieve relationships.
You grieve your loss of autonomy, of independence and the freedom that comes with being able to count on your body.
Acceptance is not easy.
🧵
You grieve your health.
You grieve relationships.
You grieve your loss of autonomy, of independence and the freedom that comes with being able to count on your body.
Acceptance is not easy.
🧵
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the art of enjoying social media is to be the guy at the front of the picture and not give two fucks about the guy at the back
February 14, 2026 at 3:44 AM
the art of enjoying social media is to be the guy at the front of the picture and not give two fucks about the guy at the back
I think there are people who accept all three of these but wouldn't accept that Mackenzie Scott does it despite it obviously being true even if she distorts it in a way that favors what we like most of the time; it doesn't justify a system where her wealth cohort should get to do so
when you say "billionaires using their money to distort politics" you tend to think of elon musk and peter thiel...but it's also very much jk rowling. 1
February 14, 2026 at 3:48 AM
I think there are people who accept all three of these but wouldn't accept that Mackenzie Scott does it despite it obviously being true even if she distorts it in a way that favors what we like most of the time; it doesn't justify a system where her wealth cohort should get to do so
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It's immensely funny to me that Star Wars Chuds will try to insist that Star Wars is "apolitical" or that it was "apolitical" until Disney acquired it when in Revenge, Anakin talks about "security and order in his new Empire" and Kenobi yells back "My allegiance is to the Republic! To Democracy!"
February 13, 2026 at 11:50 PM
It's immensely funny to me that Star Wars Chuds will try to insist that Star Wars is "apolitical" or that it was "apolitical" until Disney acquired it when in Revenge, Anakin talks about "security and order in his new Empire" and Kenobi yells back "My allegiance is to the Republic! To Democracy!"
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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going to take the brave public stance of saying that we don’t need a profile on a minor bret easton elllis character
Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, has emerged as a beacon for a group of narcissistic, status-obsessed young men. He wants to take his fixation with “looksmaxxing” mainstream.
Looks Aren’t Everything? Clavicular Begs to Differ.
Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, has emerged as a beacon for a group of narcissistic, status-obsessed young men. He wants to take his fixation with “looksmaxxing” mainstream.
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
going to take the brave public stance of saying that we don’t need a profile on a minor bret easton elllis character
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@alexshephard.bsky.social your narrative about the Totenkopf seems to ignore the JI article which quoted a source as saying that Platner referred to the tattoo as "my Totenkopf" in 2012
jewishinsider.com/2025/10/grah...
jewishinsider.com/2025/10/grah...
Graham Platner says ‘I am not a secret Nazi’ after photos of his tattoo emerge
A former acquaintance of the Maine Senate candidate said he called the tattoo ‘my Totenkopf,’ referring to a symbol adopted by a Nazi SS unit
jewishinsider.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
@alexshephard.bsky.social your narrative about the Totenkopf seems to ignore the JI article which quoted a source as saying that Platner referred to the tattoo as "my Totenkopf" in 2012
jewishinsider.com/2025/10/grah...
jewishinsider.com/2025/10/grah...
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Article about new Democrat leaders comes out, and it's:
80% glazing a white guy with a Nazi tattoo and a long history of hateful beliefs
12% bitching about the party
5% pointing out Mamdani winning a major race
3% remembering Jasmine Crockett exists, because shit we need to put a woman in here
80% glazing a white guy with a Nazi tattoo and a long history of hateful beliefs
12% bitching about the party
5% pointing out Mamdani winning a major race
3% remembering Jasmine Crockett exists, because shit we need to put a woman in here
During Trump’s first term, Democratic voters didn’t rebel against their party’s status quo. They embraced it. That's different now. trib.al/E6LXjqX
These Are Not Your Father’s Democrats
Some are left, some aren’t. But what they have in common is that they are ready to rumble. It’s the Democratic Tea Party, with a twist.
trib.al
February 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Article about new Democrat leaders comes out, and it's:
80% glazing a white guy with a Nazi tattoo and a long history of hateful beliefs
12% bitching about the party
5% pointing out Mamdani winning a major race
3% remembering Jasmine Crockett exists, because shit we need to put a woman in here
80% glazing a white guy with a Nazi tattoo and a long history of hateful beliefs
12% bitching about the party
5% pointing out Mamdani winning a major race
3% remembering Jasmine Crockett exists, because shit we need to put a woman in here
Army Central Incel Command here to tell you that you will always be a kissless virgin and should take that out on the enemy
February 13, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Army Central Incel Command here to tell you that you will always be a kissless virgin and should take that out on the enemy
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it's simply not healthy to look directly at the rays. that's not a "blue sky" that's Cherenkov glow. some tweets should have "DROP AND RUN" engraved on them.
February 13, 2026 at 5:18 AM
it's simply not healthy to look directly at the rays. that's not a "blue sky" that's Cherenkov glow. some tweets should have "DROP AND RUN" engraved on them.
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this website is a machine for surfacing extremely rarefied internecine beef from toxic friend groups and you need to be able to recognize when it's happening and avert your gaze
February 13, 2026 at 5:13 AM
this website is a machine for surfacing extremely rarefied internecine beef from toxic friend groups and you need to be able to recognize when it's happening and avert your gaze
There's a type of weirdo on here that thinks two things:
- Harris people love Gavin Newsom (Harris wrote about their antagonistic relationship in 107 days)
- "I will vote for the Democrat in the general" is an endorsement of Gavin Newsom (and not an indictment of Vance)
- Harris people love Gavin Newsom (Harris wrote about their antagonistic relationship in 107 days)
- "I will vote for the Democrat in the general" is an endorsement of Gavin Newsom (and not an indictment of Vance)
February 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
There's a type of weirdo on here that thinks two things:
- Harris people love Gavin Newsom (Harris wrote about their antagonistic relationship in 107 days)
- "I will vote for the Democrat in the general" is an endorsement of Gavin Newsom (and not an indictment of Vance)
- Harris people love Gavin Newsom (Harris wrote about their antagonistic relationship in 107 days)
- "I will vote for the Democrat in the general" is an endorsement of Gavin Newsom (and not an indictment of Vance)
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🎬 Go behind-the-scenes of Very Important People with a new Last Looks feature of Demi Adejuyigbe!
February 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
🎬 Go behind-the-scenes of Very Important People with a new Last Looks feature of Demi Adejuyigbe!