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And you know what else.
I don't pretend to understand the old guard GOP and its selective sensibilities around military honor.
But if they slice deep enough on this one, even a lot of these coward Dems are gonna scent the blood in the water and think some interesting thoughts
I don't pretend to understand the old guard GOP and its selective sensibilities around military honor.
But if they slice deep enough on this one, even a lot of these coward Dems are gonna scent the blood in the water and think some interesting thoughts
Any sign that actual consequences still exist will REALLY freak out a not-insignificant percentage of the current DC elite
And to anyone who’d claim someone worse will replace him: even if that happens, Hegseth would still be outed. Which would inspire more pushback against Trump’s incumbents and lead to more calls for ousting them
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 AM
And you know what else.
I don't pretend to understand the old guard GOP and its selective sensibilities around military honor.
But if they slice deep enough on this one, even a lot of these coward Dems are gonna scent the blood in the water and think some interesting thoughts
I don't pretend to understand the old guard GOP and its selective sensibilities around military honor.
But if they slice deep enough on this one, even a lot of these coward Dems are gonna scent the blood in the water and think some interesting thoughts
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On your deathbed, you will probably not be thinking, "at least I totally owned those trolls on social media," and if you are it's unlikely there will be anyone there to hold your hand as you go
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
On your deathbed, you will probably not be thinking, "at least I totally owned those trolls on social media," and if you are it's unlikely there will be anyone there to hold your hand as you go
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Yep. And there is, by design, no clear successor.
Vance was chosen precisely because the base would never accept him as the next MAGA savior, and the base is already fracturing too quickly for any one faction leader to find a path to uniting the movement.
When he goes: chaos.
Vance was chosen precisely because the base would never accept him as the next MAGA savior, and the base is already fracturing too quickly for any one faction leader to find a path to uniting the movement.
When he goes: chaos.
JP Morgan’s CEO going “we’re not funding the ballroom, the next DOJ will hit us with the book over it” is a pretty big sign that the winds are shifting as far as Trump having a glorious 1000 year reich. I doubt he’ll even make the full four years, and his entourage have their future to pay for it
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Yep. And there is, by design, no clear successor.
Vance was chosen precisely because the base would never accept him as the next MAGA savior, and the base is already fracturing too quickly for any one faction leader to find a path to uniting the movement.
When he goes: chaos.
Vance was chosen precisely because the base would never accept him as the next MAGA savior, and the base is already fracturing too quickly for any one faction leader to find a path to uniting the movement.
When he goes: chaos.
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He's talentless and anti-charismatic, his undisguised psychopathy is what makes him useful to Trump.
It also makes him a liability to everyone else once this enterprise collapses (it's going to), and an obvious first target for prosecution if Dems ever grow a spine.
It also makes him a liability to everyone else once this enterprise collapses (it's going to), and an obvious first target for prosecution if Dems ever grow a spine.
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
He's talentless and anti-charismatic, his undisguised psychopathy is what makes him useful to Trump.
It also makes him a liability to everyone else once this enterprise collapses (it's going to), and an obvious first target for prosecution if Dems ever grow a spine.
It also makes him a liability to everyone else once this enterprise collapses (it's going to), and an obvious first target for prosecution if Dems ever grow a spine.
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I imagine he'll land a book deal, but I don't see it really selling. I don't see him being hands-off enough to let a ghost writer do anything interesting, it'll end up being Temu Mein Kampf
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I imagine he'll land a book deal, but I don't see it really selling. I don't see him being hands-off enough to let a ghost writer do anything interesting, it'll end up being Temu Mein Kampf
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Even in a fash-friendly future, no one needs or wants him once Trump kicks the bucket.
He's not bright enough to be a meaningful asset for think tanks, he's too off-putting to become a media personality. I doubt he'll be tolerated, let alone liked, in DC power circles--so lobbying is mostly out.
He's not bright enough to be a meaningful asset for think tanks, he's too off-putting to become a media personality. I doubt he'll be tolerated, let alone liked, in DC power circles--so lobbying is mostly out.
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Even in a fash-friendly future, no one needs or wants him once Trump kicks the bucket.
He's not bright enough to be a meaningful asset for think tanks, he's too off-putting to become a media personality. I doubt he'll be tolerated, let alone liked, in DC power circles--so lobbying is mostly out.
He's not bright enough to be a meaningful asset for think tanks, he's too off-putting to become a media personality. I doubt he'll be tolerated, let alone liked, in DC power circles--so lobbying is mostly out.
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That's the thing, Miller is absolutely the lowest hanging fruit here because he has no friends, freaks people out, and also (importantly) ordered a bunch of criminal human rights abuses.
If you're trying to look tough as a Dem in a post-Trump era, he'd be the logical place to start.
If you're trying to look tough as a Dem in a post-Trump era, he'd be the logical place to start.
Right, Kissinger was respected by some sectors, and at least politely tolerated by others. I don’t think anyone who’s not working in the WH cares for Miller: I’d almost think he would be the big fall guy if things go real south for Trump
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
That's the thing, Miller is absolutely the lowest hanging fruit here because he has no friends, freaks people out, and also (importantly) ordered a bunch of criminal human rights abuses.
If you're trying to look tough as a Dem in a post-Trump era, he'd be the logical place to start.
If you're trying to look tough as a Dem in a post-Trump era, he'd be the logical place to start.
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Words mean things. Poor indicates a consistent lack of access to basic necessities.
Not the fact that you wanted a Sprite and you had to get a Chek.
It also doesn’t mean you don’t deserve your Sprite.
You do not have to claim poverty to acknowledge lack or to advocate for more and better.
Not the fact that you wanted a Sprite and you had to get a Chek.
It also doesn’t mean you don’t deserve your Sprite.
You do not have to claim poverty to acknowledge lack or to advocate for more and better.
November 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Words mean things. Poor indicates a consistent lack of access to basic necessities.
Not the fact that you wanted a Sprite and you had to get a Chek.
It also doesn’t mean you don’t deserve your Sprite.
You do not have to claim poverty to acknowledge lack or to advocate for more and better.
Not the fact that you wanted a Sprite and you had to get a Chek.
It also doesn’t mean you don’t deserve your Sprite.
You do not have to claim poverty to acknowledge lack or to advocate for more and better.
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I have had eviction notices on the door. I have lived in the winter without heat. I have lived without water flowing from the faucet.
We can acknowledge parallel struggles that exist among different classes of people but what we not gone do is act like if you’re not rich you’re poor. No.
We can acknowledge parallel struggles that exist among different classes of people but what we not gone do is act like if you’re not rich you’re poor. No.
November 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I have had eviction notices on the door. I have lived in the winter without heat. I have lived without water flowing from the faucet.
We can acknowledge parallel struggles that exist among different classes of people but what we not gone do is act like if you’re not rich you’re poor. No.
We can acknowledge parallel struggles that exist among different classes of people but what we not gone do is act like if you’re not rich you’re poor. No.
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When yall say things like everyone is poor it makes me realize that you have not actually looked poverty in the face.
It is absolutely disingenuous for anyone to liken him/herself to people who cannot pay bills, who are unhoused, who truly have empty cupboards, who do not have warm sheets.
It is absolutely disingenuous for anyone to liken him/herself to people who cannot pay bills, who are unhoused, who truly have empty cupboards, who do not have warm sheets.
November 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
When yall say things like everyone is poor it makes me realize that you have not actually looked poverty in the face.
It is absolutely disingenuous for anyone to liken him/herself to people who cannot pay bills, who are unhoused, who truly have empty cupboards, who do not have warm sheets.
It is absolutely disingenuous for anyone to liken him/herself to people who cannot pay bills, who are unhoused, who truly have empty cupboards, who do not have warm sheets.
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fuck it, for the people in the back:
the jeff bezos owned washington post is the outlet responsible for making sure the primary complaint about AI was water. this may have been in part because jeff knew it was bullshit, so when amzn gets blowback they can easily prove their water footprint is small
the jeff bezos owned washington post is the outlet responsible for making sure the primary complaint about AI was water. this may have been in part because jeff knew it was bullshit, so when amzn gets blowback they can easily prove their water footprint is small
not to be conspiratorial but the outlet that successfully pushed this line and made it the primary complaint was wapo
December 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
fuck it, for the people in the back:
the jeff bezos owned washington post is the outlet responsible for making sure the primary complaint about AI was water. this may have been in part because jeff knew it was bullshit, so when amzn gets blowback they can easily prove their water footprint is small
the jeff bezos owned washington post is the outlet responsible for making sure the primary complaint about AI was water. this may have been in part because jeff knew it was bullshit, so when amzn gets blowback they can easily prove their water footprint is small
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It really speaks to Hegseth's overall density that he doesn't seem the least bit troubled knowing Trump is out there doing a Mariah bit about him
Trump just today started distancing himself from this by saying he didn’t know about it & that Hegseth said he didn’t do this. Meanwhile Kegsbreath is out here posting like he’s gonna get off scot-free. Will make his inevitable punishment (karmic or genuine) all the sweeter
December 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It really speaks to Hegseth's overall density that he doesn't seem the least bit troubled knowing Trump is out there doing a Mariah bit about him
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not to be conspiratorial but the outlet that successfully pushed this line and made it the primary complaint was wapo
December 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
not to be conspiratorial but the outlet that successfully pushed this line and made it the primary complaint was wapo
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like, the power usage for this is like ... idk, using a Playstation 5 for ten minutes, which is pretty bad, but there are _single farms_ which use more water than _all AI combined._
December 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
like, the power usage for this is like ... idk, using a Playstation 5 for ten minutes, which is pretty bad, but there are _single farms_ which use more water than _all AI combined._
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it is absolutely unbelievable how complaining about water has somehow obliterated every real harm
December 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
it is absolutely unbelievable how complaining about water has somehow obliterated every real harm
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the problems with AI are, in order:
(a) what people do with it;
(b) what it does;
(c) the power it uses;
(d) everything else
(a) what people do with it;
(b) what it does;
(c) the power it uses;
(d) everything else
December 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
the problems with AI are, in order:
(a) what people do with it;
(b) what it does;
(c) the power it uses;
(d) everything else
(a) what people do with it;
(b) what it does;
(c) the power it uses;
(d) everything else
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Replace profits with unpaid wages. So the premise of trickle down is that capitalists would eventually pay some of the unpaid wages to their workers.
It's absurd.
It's absurd.
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Replace profits with unpaid wages. So the premise of trickle down is that capitalists would eventually pay some of the unpaid wages to their workers.
It's absurd.
It's absurd.
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everyone: my job sucks my social life is dead everything is too expensive and i have no hope for the future
experts: very interesting that you think that, but the numbers just don't back it up. i'm more concerned by your lack of financial literacy, to be perfectly honest
experts: very interesting that you think that, but the numbers just don't back it up. i'm more concerned by your lack of financial literacy, to be perfectly honest
November 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
everyone: my job sucks my social life is dead everything is too expensive and i have no hope for the future
experts: very interesting that you think that, but the numbers just don't back it up. i'm more concerned by your lack of financial literacy, to be perfectly honest
experts: very interesting that you think that, but the numbers just don't back it up. i'm more concerned by your lack of financial literacy, to be perfectly honest
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Today the #independent newspaper is bleating about “why are the pensioners a special case” when they should be asking “why are millionaires a special case”
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Today the #independent newspaper is bleating about “why are the pensioners a special case” when they should be asking “why are millionaires a special case”
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Kingfisher,
Watercolour painting.
#Kingfisher #Birds #BirdsArt #Watercolour #Art #Painting #BirdsWallArt #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
Watercolour painting.
#Kingfisher #Birds #BirdsArt #Watercolour #Art #Painting #BirdsWallArt #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
November 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Kingfisher,
Watercolour painting.
#Kingfisher #Birds #BirdsArt #Watercolour #Art #Painting #BirdsWallArt #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
Watercolour painting.
#Kingfisher #Birds #BirdsArt #Watercolour #Art #Painting #BirdsWallArt #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
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I ain't losing weight any time soon. Not with me only getting a disability check of $1k and No food stamps. I have no choice but to eat junk because it's cheaper.
November 30, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I ain't losing weight any time soon. Not with me only getting a disability check of $1k and No food stamps. I have no choice but to eat junk because it's cheaper.