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Kilauea episode 35
October 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Kilauea episode 35
I don't know why anybody is surprised about what's in the budget bill. It's the same thing that venture capitalists do: stripping an asset of resources, loading it with debt, and letting it sink into bankruptcy. They're just doing it to a country instead of a corporation.
June 30, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I don't know why anybody is surprised about what's in the budget bill. It's the same thing that venture capitalists do: stripping an asset of resources, loading it with debt, and letting it sink into bankruptcy. They're just doing it to a country instead of a corporation.
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Part of the social contract that grants the government a monopoly on violence is the understanding that the agents of the state will act in accord with our laws. When the agents of the state use their monopoly on violence without any regard for the law, the social contract starts to dissolve.
June 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Part of the social contract that grants the government a monopoly on violence is the understanding that the agents of the state will act in accord with our laws. When the agents of the state use their monopoly on violence without any regard for the law, the social contract starts to dissolve.
I don’t know why the media keeps saying Musk failed. He was able to steal data, compromise cyber security at agencies, destroy departments that were investigating his companies, and served as a distraction. He’s leaving because the damage is done. Looks like mission accomplished to me.
June 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I don’t know why the media keeps saying Musk failed. He was able to steal data, compromise cyber security at agencies, destroy departments that were investigating his companies, and served as a distraction. He’s leaving because the damage is done. Looks like mission accomplished to me.
I have a feeling in the future we'll think about generative AI the same way we think about asbestos and leaded gasoline now
June 2, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I have a feeling in the future we'll think about generative AI the same way we think about asbestos and leaded gasoline now
Wonder Ballroom. I hope it warms up in here.
May 30, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Wonder Ballroom. I hope it warms up in here.
Cloudflare is blocking access to the US Institute of Peace website. www.usip.org
March 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Cloudflare is blocking access to the US Institute of Peace website. www.usip.org
How petty and little to revel in the suffering of others. How limited to have all that power and wealth and only be able to think of ways to hurt people with it.
March 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
How petty and little to revel in the suffering of others. How limited to have all that power and wealth and only be able to think of ways to hurt people with it.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
March 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
Not sure why the adult male figure has a big swirly lollipop in this scenario. Also, it seems like the tree is specifically targeting the people. Not sure what they did to deserve that. Maybe it was warranted.
March 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Not sure why the adult male figure has a big swirly lollipop in this scenario. Also, it seems like the tree is specifically targeting the people. Not sure what they did to deserve that. Maybe it was warranted.
When you want to summon a Cinnabon instead of a Cenobite.
Broiche Tropezienne Cubes, filled with vanilla diplomat cream
February 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
When you want to summon a Cinnabon instead of a Cenobite.
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Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
![[“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? The moneylenders, the know-nothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreihuubdwcftfkvvlnepoaf6pfxqulryfp7ydrydi5fe2pflwz63wgm@jpeg)
February 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
Elected officials should have been required to take 100 hours of civics classes before being sworn in. It seems like most of them don't understand the purpose of government which is why they talk s*** about it all the time.
February 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Elected officials should have been required to take 100 hours of civics classes before being sworn in. It seems like most of them don't understand the purpose of government which is why they talk s*** about it all the time.
Musk has a total disregard for the well-being of US citizens and a stated intent to harm them by crashing the economy. It's disgusting seeing the hand wringing of politicians who have the authority to prevent it.
February 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Musk has a total disregard for the well-being of US citizens and a stated intent to harm them by crashing the economy. It's disgusting seeing the hand wringing of politicians who have the authority to prevent it.
Just a reminder if Trump is doing the tariffs and other international actions as bluffs, he drove his casino to bankruptcy.
February 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Just a reminder if Trump is doing the tariffs and other international actions as bluffs, he drove his casino to bankruptcy.
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Almost 20 years ago, a doctor on TV was asked, "Isn't 12 a little early for a kid to be deciding to transition?" And her response was, "It's old enough for them to decide that it's not worth living anymore if they can't."
That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.
That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Almost 20 years ago, a doctor on TV was asked, "Isn't 12 a little early for a kid to be deciding to transition?" And her response was, "It's old enough for them to decide that it's not worth living anymore if they can't."
That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.
That was the only argument I ever needed to hear about gender affirming care.
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A failed justice system corrodes democracy. When the Supreme Court granted immunity to the president-elect, it removed accountability, enabling authoritarianism. By placing the leader above the law, the Court transformed the presidency into kingship, endangering liberty and justice for all.
November 25, 2024 at 8:06 PM
A failed justice system corrodes democracy. When the Supreme Court granted immunity to the president-elect, it removed accountability, enabling authoritarianism. By placing the leader above the law, the Court transformed the presidency into kingship, endangering liberty and justice for all.
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January 26, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Someone should tell the Congress that if they approve Trump's "interesting" nominations, showing that they will enable anything he asks no matter what it is, that lobbyists will stop giving them money and just start paying Trump directly.
November 16, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Someone should tell the Congress that if they approve Trump's "interesting" nominations, showing that they will enable anything he asks no matter what it is, that lobbyists will stop giving them money and just start paying Trump directly.
If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh
September 14, 2024 at 8:52 AM
If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh
These are my "top stories"? NYT, biased much?
July 3, 2024 at 3:48 AM
These are my "top stories"? NYT, biased much?