Oxfords not Brogues
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Clear thinking, empathy, & right action maketh the man. That's the goal.
Allowing Ukraine the rights of any independent, sovereign state is not a “concession”. It is an obligation. - P. O'Brien
I often use memes. If you don't like it, tough.
Allowing Ukraine the rights of any independent, sovereign state is not a “concession”. It is an obligation. - P. O'Brien
I often use memes. If you don't like it, tough.
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We're looking at you, Magas, conspiracy nutters, & vatniks:
"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact & fiction & the distinction between true & false no longer exist".
- H. Arendt
"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact & fiction & the distinction between true & false no longer exist".
- H. Arendt
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i love how the right is acting like training for protesters is some major scandal. the most effective protest movement in us history - civil rights - was pulled off by highly trained protesters. training for protesters is GOOD. exploringsncc.weebly.com/sncc-trainin...
SNCC Training
Please answer the following questions: 1) Explain what is happening in these photos. What are these students doing? 2) How would you describe the faces and actions of the people being attacked?...
exploringsncc.weebly.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
i love how the right is acting like training for protesters is some major scandal. the most effective protest movement in us history - civil rights - was pulled off by highly trained protesters. training for protesters is GOOD. exploringsncc.weebly.com/sncc-trainin...
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“Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward…The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle.”
February 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM
“Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward…The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle.”
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In 2023, a Bronze Age sword was found during excavations in Nördlingen, Bavaria.
Non-destructive analysis now revealed new details about Bronze Age craftsmanship.
👉 www.helmholtz-berlin.de/pubbin/news_...
Non-destructive analysis now revealed new details about Bronze Age craftsmanship.
👉 www.helmholtz-berlin.de/pubbin/news_...
February 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
In 2023, a Bronze Age sword was found during excavations in Nördlingen, Bavaria.
Non-destructive analysis now revealed new details about Bronze Age craftsmanship.
👉 www.helmholtz-berlin.de/pubbin/news_...
Non-destructive analysis now revealed new details about Bronze Age craftsmanship.
👉 www.helmholtz-berlin.de/pubbin/news_...
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I'm a huge fan of Claudio Saunt's project on land claims and treaties and cessions that is so revelatory in its scope-- pic 1 is 1776, pic 2 is 1876. Blue is Indian homelands, gray is unceded territory, red is reservations. usg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappv...
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I'm a huge fan of Claudio Saunt's project on land claims and treaties and cessions that is so revelatory in its scope-- pic 1 is 1776, pic 2 is 1876. Blue is Indian homelands, gray is unceded territory, red is reservations. usg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappv...
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In today’s Wumao Soup, we’ll tell you 15 things about the People’s Republic of China that you didn’t learn from TikTok, Douyin or DeepSeek.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:12 PM
In today’s Wumao Soup, we’ll tell you 15 things about the People’s Republic of China that you didn’t learn from TikTok, Douyin or DeepSeek.
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This is still one of my favourite videos ever, perfectly explaining the staggering amount of public money that’s going into NOT solving traffic congestion.
“It means you spend a lot of money now for a very short-term benefit."
Jevon’s Paradox via Australia’s great show “Utopia.” Please share!
“It means you spend a lot of money now for a very short-term benefit."
Jevon’s Paradox via Australia’s great show “Utopia.” Please share!
How to Fix Traffic Congestion In Australia | Utopia
YouTube video by Working Dog Productions
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February 8, 2026 at 8:16 AM
This is still one of my favourite videos ever, perfectly explaining the staggering amount of public money that’s going into NOT solving traffic congestion.
“It means you spend a lot of money now for a very short-term benefit."
Jevon’s Paradox via Australia’s great show “Utopia.” Please share!
“It means you spend a lot of money now for a very short-term benefit."
Jevon’s Paradox via Australia’s great show “Utopia.” Please share!
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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A certain category of my fellow white people (cough MAGA/white supremacists cough) are really 100% in the cut off own nose to spite face camp.
There's a chilling case study on basically this in DYING OF WHITENESS by physician Jonathan Metzl, a book I think all white Americans should read.
There's a chilling case study on basically this in DYING OF WHITENESS by physician Jonathan Metzl, a book I think all white Americans should read.
The most common age for a Black person in the USA, is ~27 years old.
The most common age for a white person in the USA, is ~58 years old.
Old people need more healthcare.
So you would think that white people in the US would prefer policies that lead to more nurses and providers?
But no.🤷🏿♂️
The most common age for a white person in the USA, is ~58 years old.
Old people need more healthcare.
So you would think that white people in the US would prefer policies that lead to more nurses and providers?
But no.🤷🏿♂️
More immigration into the US raises the number of health care workers and saves the lives of older Americans, from David C. Grabowski, Jonathan Gruber, and Brian E. McGarry www.nber.org/papers/w34791
February 10, 2026 at 2:42 PM
A certain category of my fellow white people (cough MAGA/white supremacists cough) are really 100% in the cut off own nose to spite face camp.
There's a chilling case study on basically this in DYING OF WHITENESS by physician Jonathan Metzl, a book I think all white Americans should read.
There's a chilling case study on basically this in DYING OF WHITENESS by physician Jonathan Metzl, a book I think all white Americans should read.
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No matter which government rules the country, all European nations share a common dislike for Putin, even in Hungary. All but one: Serbia.
Remember this whenever Serbia makes calls for entering the EU. They are literally Putin‘s Only Fans.
Remember this whenever Serbia makes calls for entering the EU. They are literally Putin‘s Only Fans.
February 9, 2026 at 12:12 PM
No matter which government rules the country, all European nations share a common dislike for Putin, even in Hungary. All but one: Serbia.
Remember this whenever Serbia makes calls for entering the EU. They are literally Putin‘s Only Fans.
Remember this whenever Serbia makes calls for entering the EU. They are literally Putin‘s Only Fans.
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i just saw someone say "Kid Rock makes music for the people who have tattoos of their kids but not custody" and hol up i need a minute
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 AM
i just saw someone say "Kid Rock makes music for the people who have tattoos of their kids but not custody" and hol up i need a minute
Tell me again ICE only goes after Criminals
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Tell me again ICE only goes after Criminals
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
Something unusual and quite timely from Shakespeare, preformed by an exceptional actor. Start at time 20:20
I’m having a hard time thinking of an interview between two human beings I enjoyed more than tonight’s interview of the great Ian McKellen by the great Stephen Colbert. Every moment of it was a pleasure that I highly recommend… but then came the most REMARKABLE ending that you really HAVE to watch.
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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February 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Something unusual and quite timely from Shakespeare, preformed by an exceptional actor. Start at time 20:20
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I heavily pushed @vermontgmg.bsky.social's testimony on CBP's long-term criminality. Here, he lists 6 ways to fix DHS:
1) Basic Uniform and Identification Standards
2) Use of Force
3) Enforcement Standards and Restrictions
4) Restore DHS’s “Sensitive Locations” Restrictions
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1) Basic Uniform and Identification Standards
2) Use of Force
3) Enforcement Standards and Restrictions
4) Restore DHS’s “Sensitive Locations” Restrictions
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Six Ways to Reform ICE and CBP
And why congressional "reform" isn't actually the real problem....
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 4, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I heavily pushed @vermontgmg.bsky.social's testimony on CBP's long-term criminality. Here, he lists 6 ways to fix DHS:
1) Basic Uniform and Identification Standards
2) Use of Force
3) Enforcement Standards and Restrictions
4) Restore DHS’s “Sensitive Locations” Restrictions
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1) Basic Uniform and Identification Standards
2) Use of Force
3) Enforcement Standards and Restrictions
4) Restore DHS’s “Sensitive Locations” Restrictions
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That's a good way to look at it.
“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
February 4, 2026 at 9:38 PM
That's a good way to look at it.
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Made emergency batch of falafel. Soaked chickpeas, then spun them dry in salad spinner. Chopped mint, parsley, cilantro, garlic. Pulse in food processor until mostly smooth-ish crumbly mixture. Not able to hold its shape. Stick in fridge for 20 minutes for starch to make sticky
February 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Made emergency batch of falafel. Soaked chickpeas, then spun them dry in salad spinner. Chopped mint, parsley, cilantro, garlic. Pulse in food processor until mostly smooth-ish crumbly mixture. Not able to hold its shape. Stick in fridge for 20 minutes for starch to make sticky
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Some of my favourite WEIRD STARFLEET SHIPS, a 🧵
A mix of fan and canon designs. Feel free to share your own space oddities in the replies… [1/?]
A mix of fan and canon designs. Feel free to share your own space oddities in the replies… [1/?]
![Assorted weird ship designs from the Star Trek universe and fandom.
Credits (left to right, top to bottom): Paul Jouard, Ralph McQuarrie, Peter Elson, Alex Jay Brady, [Springfield-class ship model made for TNG 'The Best of Both Worlds' part 2], Markus Glanzer, [Star Trek Animated Series screenshot, Filmation], Atolm. Check the thread for more info about all of these.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mvd4njlxajan7j67vrfhunzv/bafkreicaedy64cumi5uof5x52xew25ranglocd2tlcqucyiwlyhpnhpfne@jpeg)
February 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Some of my favourite WEIRD STARFLEET SHIPS, a 🧵
A mix of fan and canon designs. Feel free to share your own space oddities in the replies… [1/?]
A mix of fan and canon designs. Feel free to share your own space oddities in the replies… [1/?]
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Why sheriff Taylor doesn't carry a gun.
Clip from 'The Andy Griffith Show', season 5, episode 23.
Broadcast on March 1st, 1965.
Clip from 'The Andy Griffith Show', season 5, episode 23.
Broadcast on March 1st, 1965.
June 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Why sheriff Taylor doesn't carry a gun.
Clip from 'The Andy Griffith Show', season 5, episode 23.
Broadcast on March 1st, 1965.
Clip from 'The Andy Griffith Show', season 5, episode 23.
Broadcast on March 1st, 1965.
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In this 4th Debunk of the Day, we’ll refute an absolute classic of vatnik BS, the crown jewel of peak dishonesty: whataboutism.
Now, not everything that looks like whataboutism is wrong. Seeking consistency or comparing actions or responses is normal.
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Now, not everything that looks like whataboutism is wrong. Seeking consistency or comparing actions or responses is normal.
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February 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
In this 4th Debunk of the Day, we’ll refute an absolute classic of vatnik BS, the crown jewel of peak dishonesty: whataboutism.
Now, not everything that looks like whataboutism is wrong. Seeking consistency or comparing actions or responses is normal.
1/5
Now, not everything that looks like whataboutism is wrong. Seeking consistency or comparing actions or responses is normal.
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For Sci-Fi Cutaway Saturday: This 1969 Davis Meltzer illustration includes a pool and a ping-pong table on the moon.
January 31, 2026 at 11:31 PM
For Sci-Fi Cutaway Saturday: This 1969 Davis Meltzer illustration includes a pool and a ping-pong table on the moon.
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The Tudor Heart Pendant. A spectacular 16th-century gold pendant linked to Henry VIII and his first wife Katherine of Aragon.
Discovered in Warwickshire by a metal detectorist in 2019.
British Museum 📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
Discovered in Warwickshire by a metal detectorist in 2019.
British Museum 📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
January 30, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The Tudor Heart Pendant. A spectacular 16th-century gold pendant linked to Henry VIII and his first wife Katherine of Aragon.
Discovered in Warwickshire by a metal detectorist in 2019.
British Museum 📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
Discovered in Warwickshire by a metal detectorist in 2019.
British Museum 📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
January 30, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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my increasingly curmudgeonly take is that we all, in fact, have responsibilities. politics isn't an arena for self-actualization. it's an arena for public service. this is as true of voters as it is of politicians.
Ps: a common refrain that you'll hear is that "you're saying the Dems can't be at fault, it's the voters, as if the voters owe something to politicians and not the other way around!"
Yes, actually, that's how the social contract of democracy works. Voters yet the government they work for. Or don't.
Yes, actually, that's how the social contract of democracy works. Voters yet the government they work for. Or don't.
January 29, 2026 at 5:10 PM
my increasingly curmudgeonly take is that we all, in fact, have responsibilities. politics isn't an arena for self-actualization. it's an arena for public service. this is as true of voters as it is of politicians.