Tom Richardson
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That’s the bike I road around on during the filming of the freeway sequence of The Matrix Reloaded
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That’s the bike I road around on during the filming of the freeway sequence of The Matrix Reloaded
January 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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if any crave redress of injustice, they should exhibit their petitions in the street
January 8, 2026 at 3:49 AM
if any crave redress of injustice, they should exhibit their petitions in the street
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Denny is completely correct here. I'll even go a step further and say that strictly from a craven political ambition standpoint, if you're the person who stands up to this murder and takes ICE to task and doesn't back down, you become the 2028 Dem frontrunner overnight. People yearn for a leader
There's just no choice. If the state backs down from this it is *over* over.
Gov Walz vows justice
January 7, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Denny is completely correct here. I'll even go a step further and say that strictly from a craven political ambition standpoint, if you're the person who stands up to this murder and takes ICE to task and doesn't back down, you become the 2028 Dem frontrunner overnight. People yearn for a leader
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"The Fireside Angel"
Max Ernst, 1937
Pic on right was less than six months ago. Noticeable deterioration since then.
Max Ernst, 1937
Pic on right was less than six months ago. Noticeable deterioration since then.
August 27, 2025 at 5:06 AM
"The Fireside Angel"
Max Ernst, 1937
Pic on right was less than six months ago. Noticeable deterioration since then.
Max Ernst, 1937
Pic on right was less than six months ago. Noticeable deterioration since then.
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The most illuminating thing about The Art of War is not its often obvious maxims, but the fact that Sun Tzu felt such obvious things were necessary & instructive for his prospective patrons
January 7, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The most illuminating thing about The Art of War is not its often obvious maxims, but the fact that Sun Tzu felt such obvious things were necessary & instructive for his prospective patrons
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i'll always say its worth it to study military related things but to be honest the problem we're facing now has little to do with knowledge and isn't going to be addressed by ingesting more knowledge
January 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
i'll always say its worth it to study military related things but to be honest the problem we're facing now has little to do with knowledge and isn't going to be addressed by ingesting more knowledge
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It's an MTV simulator with almost 30,000 videos, organized by decade, with special sections for Headbanger's Ball and Yo! MTV Raps. This is so good.
January 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
It's an MTV simulator with almost 30,000 videos, organized by decade, with special sections for Headbanger's Ball and Yo! MTV Raps. This is so good.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:17 PM
A mind without an LLM is like a fish without a bicycle
January 6, 2026 at 4:12 AM
A mind without an LLM is like a fish without a bicycle
January 6, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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If you're bargaining from a place of "don't punch me in the face too bad, sir," you're gonna get punched in the face, and they're probably gonna do it harder and harder.
If your bargaining position is, "I will expose your pedophile friends and you will face tribunals," the conversation changes.
If your bargaining position is, "I will expose your pedophile friends and you will face tribunals," the conversation changes.
January 6, 2026 at 1:31 AM
If you're bargaining from a place of "don't punch me in the face too bad, sir," you're gonna get punched in the face, and they're probably gonna do it harder and harder.
If your bargaining position is, "I will expose your pedophile friends and you will face tribunals," the conversation changes.
If your bargaining position is, "I will expose your pedophile friends and you will face tribunals," the conversation changes.
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Using my tax money to bomb Venezuela then giving my tax money to Exxon so they can sell the oil they stole from Venezuela
TRUMP: MAY SUBSIDIZE OIL COMPANIES REBUILDING IN VENEZUELA: NBC
January 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Using my tax money to bomb Venezuela then giving my tax money to Exxon so they can sell the oil they stole from Venezuela
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The only acceptable headline:
The stupidest man on earth still doesn't understand the term "looking for asylum"
The stupidest man on earth still doesn't understand the term "looking for asylum"
Q: You've talked about returning some control to American companies. Did that play at all into your decision to capture Maduro?
TRUMP: No. What really played is the fact he sent millions of people into our country from prisons and mental institutions
TRUMP: No. What really played is the fact he sent millions of people into our country from prisons and mental institutions
January 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM
The only acceptable headline:
The stupidest man on earth still doesn't understand the term "looking for asylum"
The stupidest man on earth still doesn't understand the term "looking for asylum"
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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Democrats need to grow a f*cking spine.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
January 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Democrats need to grow a f*cking spine.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
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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
“What’s the last car you stopped to take a picture of?”
January 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
“What’s the last car you stopped to take a picture of?”
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My statement on Ai from the mini-comic as syllabus i made for new class I'm teaching that starts tomorrow! It robs you of your decisions & struggles - and the joy of being surprised. We won’t to be robbed of our learning - this is essential. This & the full mini at post:
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August 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
My statement on Ai from the mini-comic as syllabus i made for new class I'm teaching that starts tomorrow! It robs you of your decisions & struggles - and the joy of being surprised. We won’t to be robbed of our learning - this is essential. This & the full mini at post:
bsky.app/profile/nsou...
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An insight from September:
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yalereview.org/article/dasg...
January 4, 2026 at 2:17 AM
An insight from September:
yalereview.org/article/dasg...
yalereview.org/article/dasg...
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Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
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This is how it's done. If incumbent Democrats won't do the job, their primary challengers can and will use this to make sure someone else does
The Republican Congress has chosen to give away its authority and power and now we are being told Trump plans to occupy Venezuela. We don't cry for Maduro. We demand the following of our laws and Constitution. He is already threatening Mexico and Cuba will be next. Ann Wagner is silent.
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
This is how it's done. If incumbent Democrats won't do the job, their primary challengers can and will use this to make sure someone else does
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he's just gonna keep doing illegal shit as long as everyone keeps letting him
January 4, 2026 at 12:08 AM
he's just gonna keep doing illegal shit as long as everyone keeps letting him
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You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 AM
You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.