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Saruman's industrial growth policies
@midwesternterroir.bsky.social
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“Be curious, not judgmental.”

Star Trek, politics (with a strong affinity for low-level policy discussion), horror (films, shows, books, games), 40k, Elite: Dangerous, GNU/Linux, Soulsborne, golf, and anything that I may find funny.
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mattbh.com
This is so spot on
Ari Drennen @AriDrennen Follow The high trust neighborhoods that MAGA yearns for exist all over America, and they're all like D+40 nxthompson A @nxthompson •22h An extraordinary paragraph. buff.ly/uH5ykhX The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they're the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once. Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesivebecause of its diversity and not in spite of it. Minnesotans have found and loved one another in a world atomized by social media, where empty men have tried to fill their lonely soul with lies about their own inherent superiority. Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about "Western civilization," while armed brutes try to tear it down by force.
February 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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50megatonfbomb.bsky.social
Had an IC class where I read a bunch of interviews with former warlord/terrorist recruits and it was very interesting how many of them were using ideology as a vehicle for violence instead of using violence to pursue an ideology. "Excitement" was one of the main reasons a lot of them joined!
whstancil.bsky.social Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 11h
Yes. This is it. Some people believe their politics; other people adopt politics as an excuse to hurt other people for fun and tell themselves it’s for a good cause and they can’t be blamed.

The internet has let all the people in the latter group find each other and make better rationalizations.
twlldun.bsky.social Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 13h
I often think the real ideological divide online is not really ideology by whether politics exists as a permission structure for behaviour or not
February 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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kellalena.bsky.social
Kidnapper: your getting in the trunk

Me: *you’re
February 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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danifroom.bsky.social
Suburban wine moms will really be like "you believe in voting? that pales in effectiveness to my strategy, firebombing a concentration camp" and then very effectively firebomb a concentration camp
Alleged someone allegedly burning a concentration camp in Kansas City.
February 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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hypervisible.blacksky.app
STFU www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-...
Flock confirmed that it never received any videos from Ring customers. Company founder Jamie Siminoff told CBS News on Thursday that the company protects privacy. "The backlash has been a little bit around this concept of, 'Is this surveillance?'," he said. "It's actually not. It's allowing your camera to be an intelligent assistant for you and then allowing you to be a great neighbor."
February 14, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
OK everyone who is making fun of Kristi Noem over the blanket thing has OBVIOUSLY never had a toddler who was elevated to a Cabinet position
February 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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golikehellmachine.com
going to take the brave public stance of saying that we don’t need a profile on a minor bret easton elllis character
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d
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
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briangaar.bsky.social
We're living in that Treehouse of Horror episode where Homer gets the time-traveling toaster and sneezes on a dinosaur
memeorandum.com memeorandum @memeorandum.com · 1d
Stephen A. Smith Tells CBS News He Is Not Ruling Out 2028 Presidential Run: "I'd Love To Be On The Debate Stages Against Some Of These Individuals" (Ted Johnson/Deadline)

Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
February 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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brennancenter.org
Congress should once again reject the SAVE Act. Add your voice to help protect the freedom to vote: bit.ly/4tmVIor
February 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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kroyvr.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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mikeblack114.bsky.social
this behavior is indistinguishable from that of an abuser, and it's unfortunate it has consumed a segment of this place
February 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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jamellebouie.net
rod dreher is not that interesting. he is a guy very clearly filled with self hatred tied to repressed feelings related to his gender and sexuality, and rather than deal with them, he blames “modernity” and “secularism” for why he’s unhappy. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Rod Dreher Thinks the Enlightenment Was a Mistake
The influential author derides secularism and the modern world. Conservatives—including the vice president—are joining him on a march back to the Middle Ages.
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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askaubry.com
Funny how these dudes always want a tradwife but clutches pearls when they are asked to be trad-husbands.
official_wckd07 8h First off where are the woman that wake up at 6am make breakfast and lunch for there man? I want one of those. Tired of making my own damn breakfast and lunch. Can't find those type of woman now a days 30 419 3 ask_aubry 2h So you are a traditional man? You make enough to pay for everything, give her a house, a garden, pay for her luxuries, and set up for her to continue her lifestyle when you die lady_madrina 50m No, he gone leave when it's get hard and he burned her out + kinglaw092 53m Can u just chill 1 wildboytae23 1h Can a woman not just cook for a man without expecting a man to take care of her entire livelihood? Can a man just not be a labor-digger and cook his own food like an adult? 19 Top View activity > wildboytae23 1h A man can do that, but if that's the case, then he has no use for you if you're not willing to take certain burdens away from a man, he won't be with you. He will just find another.
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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relay.fm
Reconcilable Differences 280: How Dangerous I Can Be

John explores how to repurpose an extra hole.

http://relay.fm/rd/280
Reconcilable Differences #280: How Dangerous I Can Be - Relay
John explores how to repurpose an extra hole.
relay.fm
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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parkermolloy.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Judge blocks Hegseth effort to punish Sen. Kelly.

"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."

Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MARK KELLY, Plaintiff, Civil Case No. 26-81 (RJL) V. PETE HEGSETH, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION February 12, 2026 [Dkt. #2] United States Senator Mark Kelly, a retired naval officer, has been censured by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for voicing certain opinions on military actions and policy. In addition, he has been subjected to proceedings to possibly reduce his retirement rank and pay and threatened with criminal prosecution if he continues to speak out on these issues. Secretary Hegseth relies on the well-established doctrine that military servicemembers enjoy less vigorous First Amendment protections given the fundamental obligation for obedience and discipline in the armed forces. Unfortunately for Secretary Hegseth, no court has ever extended those principles to retired servicemembers, much less a retired servicemember serving in Congress and exercising oversight responsibility over the military. This Court will not be the first to do so! Worse still, Secretary Hegseth contends that this Court is not yet competent to decide the issues in this case. He and his fellow Defendants argue that military personnel 1 Case 1:26-cv-00081-RJL Document 37 Filed 02/12/26 Page 2 of 29 decisions are exempt from judicial review and, in any event, that Senator Kelly should first be required to go through the military appeals process so the military can have the first crack at adjudicating his First Amendment rights. I disagree. This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees. After all, as Bob Dylan famously said, "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows." To say the least, our retired veterans deserve more respect from their Government, and our Constitution demands they receive it! Senator Kelly's First Amendment claim is not only justiciable; he is likely to succeed on the merits. He has also shown irreparable harm, and the balance of the equities fall decidedly in his favor. As such, his motion for a preliminary injunction on his First Amendment claim is hereby GRANTED.
February 12, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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thefienprint.bsky.social
I shall forever remember @lindaholmes.bsky.social's look of horror when I confessed on an unrelated @screendrafts.bsky.social episode that I was #TeamDawson.

Anyway... I wrote a little about James Van Der Beek.
Critic’s Appreciation: James Van Der Beek Will Be Remembered for ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ but His Best Work Was Far Funnier and Odder
'Varsity Blues' and 'Dawson's Creek' generated the memes, but things like 'Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23' showed Van Der Beek's talent.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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wajali.bsky.social
Keep an eye on Dem leadership. Make sure they dont budget on DHS when it comes to funding and accountability.
February 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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whstancil.bsky.social
This episode has been a nightmare for my city and state, but I hope people realize it’s also a profound defeat and political catastrophe for Trump and DHS, who are slinking away having accomplished nothing. Minneapolis simply wouldn’t bend to them and they lost
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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kristinekenyon.bsky.social
“pAiD aGiTatOrS”

Paid by who, Bed, Bath & Beyond? #hero ✊
February 12, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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jamellebouie.net
“my ‘we’re not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process’ shirt is raising a lot of questions that are answered by the shirt”
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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cwebbonline.com
You gotta admit, the staffers in the background keeping it real are the best part.
February 12, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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atrupar.com
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.

BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned

NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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alexhanna.bsky.social
This is not even in the offing! That is part of the hype.

And it's so weird to frame an outcome of "replace all white collar jobs in 10 years" as having a probability. I feel like Polymarket has broken us.
chrislhayes.bsky.social Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 3d
I'm not even saying that's the most *likely* possibility, but it's just very clear that the likelihood of that outcome as increased and even if there's, like, a 1 in 10 change that "AI replaces most to all white collar jobs in 10 years" that's an *enormous* risk to the social order!
February 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM