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#319 - Opium War 4: Peddling the Drug Peddlers' War by The History of China
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#319 - Opium War 4: Peddling the Drug Peddlers' War
War is always a dirty thing, but this one dirtier than most.
Even so... someone's gotta sell it...
megaphone.link/ARML6336160274
War is always a dirty thing, but this one dirtier than most.
Even so... someone's gotta sell it...
megaphone.link/ARML6336160274
TFW the ladle of "man kibble" slop hits the bowl and you realize your life has been expurgated of any joy left to spark...
February 10, 2026 at 3:34 AM
TFW the ladle of "man kibble" slop hits the bowl and you realize your life has been expurgated of any joy left to spark...
I mean, I gave the whole Marie Kondo craze its fair share of crap... but she's very right that
"THIS DOES NOT SPARK JOY"
is an extremely powerful sentiment that should largely be heeded.
"THIS DOES NOT SPARK JOY"
is an extremely powerful sentiment that should largely be heeded.
February 10, 2026 at 3:33 AM
I mean, I gave the whole Marie Kondo craze its fair share of crap... but she's very right that
"THIS DOES NOT SPARK JOY"
is an extremely powerful sentiment that should largely be heeded.
"THIS DOES NOT SPARK JOY"
is an extremely powerful sentiment that should largely be heeded.
Someday a lot of these people are going to come to some form of realization that they could've made a sandwich, or a salad, or a taco, or fried rice, or a soup & gotten literally all of the benefits they want without resorting to making food into a joyless self-punishment slurry.
this "boy kibble" thing is clearly coding any enjoyment of the aesthetic of food as feminine and more importantly, another step toward a culture where people view the joy of cooking as incompatible with daily life: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/s...
Move Over, Girl Dinner. Boy Kibble Has Arrived.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Someday a lot of these people are going to come to some form of realization that they could've made a sandwich, or a salad, or a taco, or fried rice, or a soup & gotten literally all of the benefits they want without resorting to making food into a joyless self-punishment slurry.
"It could not be opium."
- The Duke of Wellington, on the causes of The Opium War
Tue. May 12th, 1840, The House of Lords, Parliament
- The Duke of Wellington, on the causes of The Opium War
Tue. May 12th, 1840, The House of Lords, Parliament
February 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
"It could not be opium."
- The Duke of Wellington, on the causes of The Opium War
Tue. May 12th, 1840, The House of Lords, Parliament
- The Duke of Wellington, on the causes of The Opium War
Tue. May 12th, 1840, The House of Lords, Parliament
Yes, the Chinese Pagliacci jokes write themselves... but at what cost?!
February 10, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Yes, the Chinese Pagliacci jokes write themselves... but at what cost?!
February 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
"The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada & permanently eliminate the Stanley Cup"
NOT TRUE!
The Stanley Cup will not be "eliminated," but merely repurposed as tribute to reforge the δΉιΌ of Sovereignty that were once lost
China respects barbarian ice rituals!
NOT TRUE!
The Stanley Cup will not be "eliminated," but merely repurposed as tribute to reforge the δΉιΌ of Sovereignty that were once lost
China respects barbarian ice rituals!
He belongs in a mental hospital. Truly.
And while attacking Canada *AGAIN* like a deranged maniac he kisses Putinβs ass non-stop and allows him to murder people every hour.
The part in here about hockey is quite literally insane.
And while attacking Canada *AGAIN* like a deranged maniac he kisses Putinβs ass non-stop and allows him to murder people every hour.
The part in here about hockey is quite literally insane.
February 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM
"The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada & permanently eliminate the Stanley Cup"
NOT TRUE!
The Stanley Cup will not be "eliminated," but merely repurposed as tribute to reforge the δΉιΌ of Sovereignty that were once lost
China respects barbarian ice rituals!
NOT TRUE!
The Stanley Cup will not be "eliminated," but merely repurposed as tribute to reforge the δΉιΌ of Sovereignty that were once lost
China respects barbarian ice rituals!
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Β· Jan 8
Great Qing & British India in the 19th Century:
(Insets: Pearl River Delta System & Canton Factory District)
(Insets: Pearl River Delta System & Canton Factory District)
February 9, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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@thoc.bsky.social
Β· 10d
"To: Queen Victoria, From: Lin Zexu (1839)"
"Dear Your Royal Highness,
Drugs are bad, mmkay? And if you sell drugs, then you're bad, mmkay? It's easy, mmkay?"
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"Dear Your Royal Highness,
Drugs are bad, mmkay? And if you sell drugs, then you're bad, mmkay? It's easy, mmkay?"
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To: Queen Victoria, From: Lin Zexu (1839) by The History of China
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February 9, 2026 at 11:04 PM
#319 - Opium War 4: Peddling the Drug Peddlers' War
War is always a dirty thing, but this one dirtier than most.
Even so... someone's gotta sell it...
megaphone.link/ARML6336160274
War is always a dirty thing, but this one dirtier than most.
Even so... someone's gotta sell it...
megaphone.link/ARML6336160274
#319 - Opium War 4: Peddling the Drug Peddlers' War by The History of China
megaphone.link
February 9, 2026 at 11:01 PM
#319 - Opium War 4: Peddling the Drug Peddlers' War
War is always a dirty thing, but this one dirtier than most.
Even so... someone's gotta sell it...
megaphone.link/ARML6336160274
War is always a dirty thing, but this one dirtier than most.
Even so... someone's gotta sell it...
megaphone.link/ARML6336160274
and - given this administration's propensity to directly tell on itself - even that's far from a guarantee
February 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
and - given this administration's propensity to directly tell on itself - even that's far from a guarantee
J. Jonah Jameson - anti-ICE hero:
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
J. Jonah Jameson - anti-ICE hero:
"Republicans lead on Election Day in many of these contests"
... have... have you guys looked at the polls recently? "Early Republican lead counties" are foing to be in Northern Idaho and the Oklahoma panhandle, maybe.... probably not too many others
... have... have you guys looked at the polls recently? "Early Republican lead counties" are foing to be in Northern Idaho and the Oklahoma panhandle, maybe.... probably not too many others
Over the past three weeks, the "nightmare scenario" for November's midterms has grown more plausible www.vox.com/politics/478...
February 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"Republicans lead on Election Day in many of these contests"
... have... have you guys looked at the polls recently? "Early Republican lead counties" are foing to be in Northern Idaho and the Oklahoma panhandle, maybe.... probably not too many others
... have... have you guys looked at the polls recently? "Early Republican lead counties" are foing to be in Northern Idaho and the Oklahoma panhandle, maybe.... probably not too many others
This is this generation's Jon Stewart telling Tucker Carlson: "The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls. What is wrong with you?"
February 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
This is this generation's Jon Stewart telling Tucker Carlson: "The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls. What is wrong with you?"
I got a 12 hr suspension for telling this guy his wife had every right to kick him in the balls before divorcing him for doing this.
No regrets.
He deserves to get kicked in the balls.
No regrets.
He deserves to get kicked in the balls.
February 9, 2026 at 9:20 AM
I got a 12 hr suspension for telling this guy his wife had every right to kick him in the balls before divorcing him for doing this.
No regrets.
He deserves to get kicked in the balls.
No regrets.
He deserves to get kicked in the balls.
something that these types really should (but probably never will) realize is that, no matter how good, or correct, or righteous their theorems/analyses may be... if all they can do is browbeatingly bray it in navelgazing jargon like a hee-hawing jackass, they've already lost the audience at word-1.
February 9, 2026 at 9:11 AM
something that these types really should (but probably never will) realize is that, no matter how good, or correct, or righteous their theorems/analyses may be... if all they can do is browbeatingly bray it in navelgazing jargon like a hee-hawing jackass, they've already lost the audience at word-1.
people who post at me like this in western tankiespeak get the block.
February 9, 2026 at 8:55 AM
people who post at me like this in western tankiespeak get the block.
I could literally recite the full lyrics of "Cruel Angel's Thesis" or "The Real Folk Blue" at the drop of a hat, and give you a pretty comprehensive running translation from sheer memory & that was way before I learned even my pre-school level Japanese.
February 9, 2026 at 7:39 AM
I could literally recite the full lyrics of "Cruel Angel's Thesis" or "The Real Folk Blue" at the drop of a hat, and give you a pretty comprehensive running translation from sheer memory & that was way before I learned even my pre-school level Japanese.
Fascinating.
I am located in over of the quieter suburbs between the "Internet Culture" and "American Intellectual" arms of the galaxy, that I am calling the "Nerdy History & Library People Local Cluster."
I am located in over of the quieter suburbs between the "Internet Culture" and "American Intellectual" arms of the galaxy, that I am calling the "Nerdy History & Library People Local Cluster."
February 9, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Fascinating.
I am located in over of the quieter suburbs between the "Internet Culture" and "American Intellectual" arms of the galaxy, that I am calling the "Nerdy History & Library People Local Cluster."
I am located in over of the quieter suburbs between the "Internet Culture" and "American Intellectual" arms of the galaxy, that I am calling the "Nerdy History & Library People Local Cluster."
Wow, Kid Rock really is a symbol of their entire movement.
February 9, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Wow, Kid Rock really is a symbol of their entire movement.
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It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
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both the president and literally everyone else understand any statement of a moral principle -- any moral principal -- as a denunciation
February 9, 2026 at 4:08 AM
both the president and literally everyone else understand any statement of a moral principle -- any moral principal -- as a denunciation
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To reject the US as a fundamentally American country with a deep shared history and commonality with the rest of the Americas, including that Spanish has long been our de facto national second language, is on a deep level anti-American. It's hating actual American culture and history and tradition.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
To reject the US as a fundamentally American country with a deep shared history and commonality with the rest of the Americas, including that Spanish has long been our de facto national second language, is on a deep level anti-American. It's hating actual American culture and history and tradition.
That's the # they're going with, but they're pooling it from across all the channels & streams they funneled it through
meanwhile Bad Bunny show easily 120-140M
meanwhile Bad Bunny show easily 120-140M
February 9, 2026 at 3:45 AM
That's the # they're going with, but they're pooling it from across all the channels & streams they funneled it through
meanwhile Bad Bunny show easily 120-140M
meanwhile Bad Bunny show easily 120-140M
The TPUSA show got 5-6 million views.
The Puppy Bowl got 12 million.
lol
The Puppy Bowl got 12 million.
lol
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
The TPUSA show got 5-6 million views.
The Puppy Bowl got 12 million.
lol
The Puppy Bowl got 12 million.
lol