Jeffrey Vagle
@jvagle.me
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Jeffrey Vagle
@jvagle.me
· Nov 10
"I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I WILL HOLD."
-- 1LT Clifton Cates, Message to Battalion Headquarters, 19 Jul 1918, Battle of Soissons
-- 1LT Clifton Cates, Message to Battalion Headquarters, 19 Jul 1918, Battle of Soissons
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was dressed for the Arctic conditions normal to the Northern Fleet submarine base at Polyarnyy. Five layers of wool and oilskin enclosed him.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, couldn't ignore the crazy visions of him in LA. He heard that there's a special place, where boys and girls can all be queens every single day.
December 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was dressed for the Arctic conditions normal to the Northern Fleet submarine base at Polyarnyy. Five layers of wool and oilskin enclosed him.
You will be visited by three spirits.
December 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
You will be visited by three spirits.
The administration's (not very subtle) message to non-Christians (and perhaps even non-evangelical Christians) is that "your presence and/or citizenship in this country is, at best, second class, and may be subject to downward revision at any time and for any reason."
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The administration's (not very subtle) message to non-Christians (and perhaps even non-evangelical Christians) is that "your presence and/or citizenship in this country is, at best, second class, and may be subject to downward revision at any time and for any reason."
It's noteworthy in this context that Thiel and his fellow travelers are arguing that the actual antichrist is someone who regulates the tech industry.
There’s something in here about how after Jesus was born, Joseph fled with Jesus and Mary to Egypt under the cover of night…for ~4 years until Herod died.
December 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It's noteworthy in this context that Thiel and his fellow travelers are arguing that the actual antichrist is someone who regulates the tech industry.
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The whole thing is the epitome of anti-Christ in a very fundamental way
There’s something in here about how after Jesus was born, Joseph fled with Jesus and Mary to Egypt under the cover of night…for ~4 years until Herod died.
December 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The whole thing is the epitome of anti-Christ in a very fundamental way
What’s the best Christmas present you got as a kid?🎁
December 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
What’s the best Christmas present you got as a kid?🎁
December 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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The Professor, our foster dog, is up for adoption but has had zero applications. And I get it, people are busy, but he’s wonderful.
Not a sleep in your lap dog but the king of sleep next to you dogs. Just a nice little 4 month old gentleman. With a PhD.
new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal...
Not a sleep in your lap dog but the king of sleep next to you dogs. Just a nice little 4 month old gentleman. With a PhD.
new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal...
December 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Professor, our foster dog, is up for adoption but has had zero applications. And I get it, people are busy, but he’s wonderful.
Not a sleep in your lap dog but the king of sleep next to you dogs. Just a nice little 4 month old gentleman. With a PhD.
new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal...
Not a sleep in your lap dog but the king of sleep next to you dogs. Just a nice little 4 month old gentleman. With a PhD.
new.shelterluv.com/embed/animal...
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Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
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Looking for a Christmas miracle for a kitty (aging parent situation) for Baltimore pals: (1/2)
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
December 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Looking for a Christmas miracle for a kitty (aging parent situation) for Baltimore pals: (1/2)
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
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[butterfly meme] Is this ceremonial deism?
December 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
[butterfly meme] Is this ceremonial deism?
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This is not a “duel,” which suggests both sides are equally culpable, but the latest salvo in the Trump administration’s ideological war on Harvard and higher education.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u...
In Private Letters, Harvard and Trump Administration Escalate Duel
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
This is not a “duel,” which suggests both sides are equally culpable, but the latest salvo in the Trump administration’s ideological war on Harvard and higher education.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u...
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Tonight is Christmas Eve, when we in Iceland open presents. All the Yule Lads have already come down from the mountains, but tonight the Yule Cat arrives and he will eat all the children who weren't gifted any new clothes for Christmas.
My daughters both got woollen socks so they are safe 🙏
My daughters both got woollen socks so they are safe 🙏
December 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Tonight is Christmas Eve, when we in Iceland open presents. All the Yule Lads have already come down from the mountains, but tonight the Yule Cat arrives and he will eat all the children who weren't gifted any new clothes for Christmas.
My daughters both got woollen socks so they are safe 🙏
My daughters both got woollen socks so they are safe 🙏
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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
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In NYC there are plenty of people who don't celebrate, and people who do, who dont have anywhere to go.
So as is our tradition, Anyone Comics in BK and Everyone Comics at Queensboro Plaza will be there to entertain from 12-5pm and handing out free books for those who feel left out!
So as is our tradition, Anyone Comics in BK and Everyone Comics at Queensboro Plaza will be there to entertain from 12-5pm and handing out free books for those who feel left out!
December 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
In NYC there are plenty of people who don't celebrate, and people who do, who dont have anywhere to go.
So as is our tradition, Anyone Comics in BK and Everyone Comics at Queensboro Plaza will be there to entertain from 12-5pm and handing out free books for those who feel left out!
So as is our tradition, Anyone Comics in BK and Everyone Comics at Queensboro Plaza will be there to entertain from 12-5pm and handing out free books for those who feel left out!
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Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and stra...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
“While a distorted economy leads us to treat human beings as mere merchandise, God becomes like us, revealing the infinite dignity of every person.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas message
Refusing to help those in need is tantamount to rejecting God himself, says pontiff during Christmas Eve mass
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
“While a distorted economy leads us to treat human beings as mere merchandise, God becomes like us, revealing the infinite dignity of every person.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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The “What Would Putin Do?” theory of the American presidency remains undefeated www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The “What Would Putin Do?” theory of the American presidency remains undefeated www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
Making lefse and listening to the Grateful Dead. Merry Christmas, y’all!
December 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Making lefse and listening to the Grateful Dead. Merry Christmas, y’all!
At best, Bari Weiss is unserious and unschooled about her job. At worst she’s ham-handedly trying to help appease Trump in the interest of promoting her boss’ business empire.
(via @dandrezner.bsky.social)
danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-amateu...
(via @dandrezner.bsky.social)
danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-amateu...
The Amateurism of Bari Weiss
No explanation of Bari Weiss' behavior speaks well of her recent job performance.
danieldrezner.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
At best, Bari Weiss is unserious and unschooled about her job. At worst she’s ham-handedly trying to help appease Trump in the interest of promoting her boss’ business empire.
(via @dandrezner.bsky.social)
danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-amateu...
(via @dandrezner.bsky.social)
danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-amateu...
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Just gonna leave this here: open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
December 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just gonna leave this here: open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
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James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.