Peng, the Dark Souls of People
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Formerly Stevens County's Best Public Liberal Arts College Newspaper Editor of the Year. It's not on my resume. He/him | For better or worse, a lifelong Minnesotan
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this just so perfectly encapsulates the decades-long messaging failures by the dems
Republicans made welfare fraud in Minnesota the most important story in the country. Schumer turned a war for oil into a question about national security briefings.
January 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
this just so perfectly encapsulates the decades-long messaging failures by the dems
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It's true but to me "the voters" are farther down on the responsibility scale. At the top are the elites who failed to understand the danger, the necessity for accountability, and kinda just hoped this would all go away. In a healthy political system he'd never be allowed to run again
The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It's true but to me "the voters" are farther down on the responsibility scale. At the top are the elites who failed to understand the danger, the necessity for accountability, and kinda just hoped this would all go away. In a healthy political system he'd never be allowed to run again
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if they did January 6 today, it'd be called "January 6-7." Thank you for reading. RIP Ashley Babbert
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
if they did January 6 today, it'd be called "January 6-7." Thank you for reading. RIP Ashley Babbert
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reminder that "check a book" also doesn't work now since AI has been ruining those for years, also
January 6, 2026 at 5:50 AM
reminder that "check a book" also doesn't work now since AI has been ruining those for years, also
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my 75yo mother told me last night that she’s planning to delete Instagram and Facebook because she’s sick of not being able to tell what’s AI and what’s not, and I genuinely don’t think tech companies have reckoned with this kind of move as an actual possibility
January 6, 2026 at 3:12 AM
my 75yo mother told me last night that she’s planning to delete Instagram and Facebook because she’s sick of not being able to tell what’s AI and what’s not, and I genuinely don’t think tech companies have reckoned with this kind of move as an actual possibility
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The Trump administration just conducted an illegal attack on Venezuela and has spoken about attacking Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, and Denmark.
These Democrats just voted to confirm Trump's nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense:
Fetterman
Gallego
Kaine
King
Reed
Rosen
Shaheen
These Democrats just voted to confirm Trump's nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense:
Fetterman
Gallego
Kaine
King
Reed
Rosen
Shaheen
January 6, 2026 at 4:09 AM
The Trump administration just conducted an illegal attack on Venezuela and has spoken about attacking Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, and Denmark.
These Democrats just voted to confirm Trump's nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense:
Fetterman
Gallego
Kaine
King
Reed
Rosen
Shaheen
These Democrats just voted to confirm Trump's nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense:
Fetterman
Gallego
Kaine
King
Reed
Rosen
Shaheen
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The Internet is one of the most destructive things humanity has ever created, not because it destroys bodies or physical material but rather it the destroys the social fabric that binds society and civilization together and that’s a first of its kind sort of thing.
Anyway, here’s a fun thought: things 09A show that “communities” based around pure nihilism can form online, this combined with LLMs and chatbot psychosis, mean you could create scalable turnkey antisocial behavior inculcators as a service. I’m certain nation-states are already thinking about this.
I think the mechanism is pretty clear imo: it's trained to be agreeable, and so when someone with mental illness starts inputting their delusions it defaults to affirmation. what's more interesting is why this isn't happening with the other chatbots. just not as much market penetration?
January 5, 2026 at 9:38 PM
The Internet is one of the most destructive things humanity has ever created, not because it destroys bodies or physical material but rather it the destroys the social fabric that binds society and civilization together and that’s a first of its kind sort of thing.
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even as denmark puts out statements asking the US to back off greenland, it won’t come out and directly criticize the US for violating international law in venezuela.
it’s the typical western response: “maduro was bad and international law should be respected” but never stating who violated it.
it’s the typical western response: “maduro was bad and international law should be respected” but never stating who violated it.
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
even as denmark puts out statements asking the US to back off greenland, it won’t come out and directly criticize the US for violating international law in venezuela.
it’s the typical western response: “maduro was bad and international law should be respected” but never stating who violated it.
it’s the typical western response: “maduro was bad and international law should be respected” but never stating who violated it.
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Technically, the 9/11 attacks were also "well conceived and courageously executed." Does not mean we gotta hand it to them.
If your premise is that the raid and government overthrow were illegal, then you should be advising service members to not follow such orders, as it is their duty not to.
If your premise is that the raid and government overthrow were illegal, then you should be advising service members to not follow such orders, as it is their duty not to.
Democratic Senator Jack Reed calls the Venezuela operation "well conceived and courageously executed" before adding the campaign is "illegal"
January 5, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Technically, the 9/11 attacks were also "well conceived and courageously executed." Does not mean we gotta hand it to them.
If your premise is that the raid and government overthrow were illegal, then you should be advising service members to not follow such orders, as it is their duty not to.
If your premise is that the raid and government overthrow were illegal, then you should be advising service members to not follow such orders, as it is their duty not to.
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BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
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"Grilled cheese" is somewhat of a misnomer. It's actually the bread that's grilled; the cheese just melts. We've been getting lied to for years.
January 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
"Grilled cheese" is somewhat of a misnomer. It's actually the bread that's grilled; the cheese just melts. We've been getting lied to for years.
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Stop saying that all Schumer and Jeffries ever do is write strongly worded letters. Bullshit. They're not strongly worded at all.
January 4, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Stop saying that all Schumer and Jeffries ever do is write strongly worded letters. Bullshit. They're not strongly worded at all.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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Looks like they have made up their mind about Greenland. "Trump renews push to annex Greenland after Venezuela strike
President Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about annexing Greenland. He reupped those calls hours after the U.S. captured Venezuela's leader." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
President Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about annexing Greenland. He reupped those calls hours after the U.S. captured Venezuela's leader." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
January 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Looks like they have made up their mind about Greenland. "Trump renews push to annex Greenland after Venezuela strike
President Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about annexing Greenland. He reupped those calls hours after the U.S. captured Venezuela's leader." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
President Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about annexing Greenland. He reupped those calls hours after the U.S. captured Venezuela's leader." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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damn who could have imagined that a commander-in-chief unilaterally using military force against another sovereign state with no consequences could have gone this way
Looks like they have made up their mind about Greenland. "Trump renews push to annex Greenland after Venezuela strike
President Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about annexing Greenland. He reupped those calls hours after the U.S. captured Venezuela's leader." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
President Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about annexing Greenland. He reupped those calls hours after the U.S. captured Venezuela's leader." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
January 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
damn who could have imagined that a commander-in-chief unilaterally using military force against another sovereign state with no consequences could have gone this way
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This article spends THIRTY THREE PARAGRAPHS quoting mostly reactionaries and genocide activists before conceding, in the thirty fourth paragraph, that Jews and Jewish organizations that helped get Mamdani into office support this decision
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
January 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
This article spends THIRTY THREE PARAGRAPHS quoting mostly reactionaries and genocide activists before conceding, in the thirty fourth paragraph, that Jews and Jewish organizations that helped get Mamdani into office support this decision
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
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i’ve still seen people not take trump seriously on greenland but i’ve never been more certain he really does want to colonize it
January 4, 2026 at 7:43 PM
i’ve still seen people not take trump seriously on greenland but i’ve never been more certain he really does want to colonize it
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99-0 confirmation
The funniest line to me in the article
January 4, 2026 at 4:12 AM
99-0 confirmation
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Trump is trying to force US oil companies to rebuild Venezuelan oil fields that are too expensive to invest in at current crude prices while a full blown energy revolution is happening with cheap solar and electrification growing exponentially.
This is a dying empire shit.
This is a dying empire shit.
a lot of interesting revelations between the lines of this story www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Trump is trying to force US oil companies to rebuild Venezuelan oil fields that are too expensive to invest in at current crude prices while a full blown energy revolution is happening with cheap solar and electrification growing exponentially.
This is a dying empire shit.
This is a dying empire shit.