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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
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my most butlerian jihad coded belief is that we should probably make it illegal – and more importantly, we should work toward a cultural consensus that it is immoral – to design a computer program whose interface uses the first person
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
my most butlerian jihad coded belief is that we should probably make it illegal – and more importantly, we should work toward a cultural consensus that it is immoral – to design a computer program whose interface uses the first person
fellas is it being a tankie to oppose war
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
fellas is it being a tankie to oppose war
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the fantasy of an apocalypse wherein what was hidden will be revealed and justice finally rendered feels so quaint in a world where nothing was hidden to begin with and demons just thrive and thrive
November 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
the fantasy of an apocalypse wherein what was hidden will be revealed and justice finally rendered feels so quaint in a world where nothing was hidden to begin with and demons just thrive and thrive
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貓兒房，近侍三、四人，專飼御前有名分之貓。凡聖心所鍾愛者，亦加升管事職銜。牡者曰「某小廝」騸者曰「某老爺」，牝者曰「某丫頭」
The Cat Office employed three or four attendants to feed cats of recognized status. Favorites of the Emperor received promotions: males were styled “pages;” females, “maids;” neutered cats were addressed in the manner of senior eunuchs.
The Cat Office employed three or four attendants to feed cats of recognized status. Favorites of the Emperor received promotions: males were styled “pages;” females, “maids;” neutered cats were addressed in the manner of senior eunuchs.
November 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
貓兒房，近侍三、四人，專飼御前有名分之貓。凡聖心所鍾愛者，亦加升管事職銜。牡者曰「某小廝」騸者曰「某老爺」，牝者曰「某丫頭」
The Cat Office employed three or four attendants to feed cats of recognized status. Favorites of the Emperor received promotions: males were styled “pages;” females, “maids;” neutered cats were addressed in the manner of senior eunuchs.
The Cat Office employed three or four attendants to feed cats of recognized status. Favorites of the Emperor received promotions: males were styled “pages;” females, “maids;” neutered cats were addressed in the manner of senior eunuchs.
let the ontologically evil newspaper perish
multiple offline resist libs I know have moved away from or even canceled the paper out of frustration - people are desperate for some sort of institutional counterweight to Trump and the Times has very obviously fallen short
games and recipes are holding it together
games and recipes are holding it together
November 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
let the ontologically evil newspaper perish
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If you have a library card you can do your Wordle puzzles for $0. Same for the recipes section/app. Cancel your NYT subscription, free yourselves
multiple offline resist libs I know have moved away from or even canceled the paper out of frustration - people are desperate for some sort of institutional counterweight to Trump and the Times has very obviously fallen short
games and recipes are holding it together
games and recipes are holding it together
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If you have a library card you can do your Wordle puzzles for $0. Same for the recipes section/app. Cancel your NYT subscription, free yourselves
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Hey chat generate an infinite nightmare blunt rotation
How many of these people have been publicly accused of abuse?
November 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Hey chat generate an infinite nightmare blunt rotation
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Theory: the appearance of a furry little guy with a strangely nude face is a herald of the waning of empire
July 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Theory: the appearance of a furry little guy with a strangely nude face is a herald of the waning of empire
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There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.
reading the front-matter to the new translation of capital and i love this marxist version of practice-enlightenment
November 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
reading the front-matter to the new translation of capital and i love this marxist version of practice-enlightenment
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we gotta stop talking about these people as if they have anything useful to contribute or are operating in good faith. at the very least it is undignified *for you* to pretend that's true
November 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
we gotta stop talking about these people as if they have anything useful to contribute or are operating in good faith. at the very least it is undignified *for you* to pretend that's true
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nichiren in the streets
quiet in solitude
quiet in solitude
October 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
nichiren in the streets
quiet in solitude
quiet in solitude
nihilist political class
I mean has been the move when defending the indefensible- just pull back and back into abstractions until it seems reasonable. “Oh so what it’s now illegal to protest outside the capitol?!” Oh so now it’s not okay to have tattoos?!”
Both NYT and WaPo took the same dishonest approach: skip how it was done without Congress or public feedback, skip how it's funded illegally with private money, then also dodge the merits of the Epstein ballroom itself by framing the issue around the strawman 'can the White House ever be renovated?'
October 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
nihilist political class
the three poisons of ignorance, desire, and aversion
american politics only knows cope, larp, and seethe
October 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
the three poisons of ignorance, desire, and aversion
real elective monarchy hours
October 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
real elective monarchy hours
some people realized that this monk going around for alms was *the* angulimala, who made necklaces from the fingerbones of his victims. they attacked him, beat him, broke his almsbowl and tore his robes, destroyed his only possessions. he bore this treatment with equanimity. that's repentance.
the buddha ordained angulimala (pali/skt. "finger-necklace") as a monk after angulimala *repented* for his actions. he killed people and fear of him depopulated villages. he wouldn't have been ordained if he hadn't repented. you gotta fucking repent.
October 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
some people realized that this monk going around for alms was *the* angulimala, who made necklaces from the fingerbones of his victims. they attacked him, beat him, broke his almsbowl and tore his robes, destroyed his only possessions. he bore this treatment with equanimity. that's repentance.
the buddha ordained angulimala (pali/skt. "finger-necklace") as a monk after angulimala *repented* for his actions. he killed people and fear of him depopulated villages. he wouldn't have been ordained if he hadn't repented. you gotta fucking repent.
October 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
the buddha ordained angulimala (pali/skt. "finger-necklace") as a monk after angulimala *repented* for his actions. he killed people and fear of him depopulated villages. he wouldn't have been ordained if he hadn't repented. you gotta fucking repent.
ontologically evil newspaper
Mamdani is showing himself to be accommodating and intellectually flexible; meanwhile the president of the United States just nominated a self-described nazi to lead the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.
Bret Stephens woke up in the morning and decided to write about the former as a vector of fear.
Bret Stephens woke up in the morning and decided to write about the former as a vector of fear.
October 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
ontologically evil newspaper
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The reason Majora’s Mask is one of the greatest games of all time, from ambiance to concept, is because it ultimately boils down to experiencing the end of the world in some backwater town full of regret.
October 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The reason Majora’s Mask is one of the greatest games of all time, from ambiance to concept, is because it ultimately boils down to experiencing the end of the world in some backwater town full of regret.
show trials when
It seems like there would be some value at this moment for prominent Democrats to publicly say that they intend to investigate and criminally prosecute members of the military who have taken part in this.
This is an international disaster. They targeted a disabled fishing boat in Colombian territorial waters and killed fishermen.
October 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
show trials when
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some excellent practical advice on how to win wars in _Pantagruel and Gargantua_: if you happen to be big enough, you can just pee on everybody else
October 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
some excellent practical advice on how to win wars in _Pantagruel and Gargantua_: if you happen to be big enough, you can just pee on everybody else
lol just got blocked by greg sargent
October 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
lol just got blocked by greg sargent