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Dogs, philosophy, books, house music, opera, musicals, theater, gym, (there's a conclusion to be drawn), horror, a few other things
ND, OSU, now teach at a liberal arts school
Hoosier living in southernmost California
Etiam si omnes ego non
ND, OSU, now teach at a liberal arts school
Hoosier living in southernmost California
Etiam si omnes ego non
Pinned
Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide
Pepfar, which is estimated to have delivered lifesaving treatment to as many as 25 million people in 54 countries, faces a funding delay of as long as 180 days.
www.nytimes.com
This is the one and only good thing that George W Bush did as president. It has saved millions of lives at very little cost. Why pause it—for a period long enough to cause major damage and death? Because you want (those) people to die.
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"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department."
James Madison
James Madison
January 3, 2026 at 9:14 AM
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department."
James Madison
James Madison
Just war theory, taken seriously, judges almost all war, apart from a few defensive cases, as unjustified evil.
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Just war theory, taken seriously, judges almost all war, apart from a few defensive cases, as unjustified evil.
So, a lawless war of naked aggression, with not even the thinnest veneer of justification?
January 3, 2026 at 7:07 AM
So, a lawless war of naked aggression, with not even the thinnest veneer of justification?
I mean, she’s not a journalist or writer. She’s a billionaire hanger-on. Her patrons aren’t known for their intelligence or taste.
January 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I mean, she’s not a journalist or writer. She’s a billionaire hanger-on. Her patrons aren’t known for their intelligence or taste.
The modern “conservative” view: Male loneliness is a crisis. Also, there’s nothing above and beyond the individual.
January 2, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The modern “conservative” view: Male loneliness is a crisis. Also, there’s nothing above and beyond the individual.
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Well, when you put it that way...
"The world's richest man, a well-documented drug addict who is a Nazi and a major support and adviser of the President of the United States of America, has created a website that produces CSAM on demand at scale while he demands ethnic cleansing worldwide"
January 2, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Well, when you put it that way...
All the girlies are in the gym today.
January 2, 2026 at 5:17 PM
All the girlies are in the gym today.
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gay men: “women often write wish fulfillment stories that don’t capture my lived experiences and it’s extremely alienating.”
some rando: “why are you MISOGYNISTIC?!”
jesus christ.
like if you wanna cast stones in a glass house maybe let’s talk about how this type of person’s fetishizing of gay—
some rando: “why are you MISOGYNISTIC?!”
jesus christ.
like if you wanna cast stones in a glass house maybe let’s talk about how this type of person’s fetishizing of gay—
January 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
gay men: “women often write wish fulfillment stories that don’t capture my lived experiences and it’s extremely alienating.”
some rando: “why are you MISOGYNISTIC?!”
jesus christ.
like if you wanna cast stones in a glass house maybe let’s talk about how this type of person’s fetishizing of gay—
some rando: “why are you MISOGYNISTIC?!”
jesus christ.
like if you wanna cast stones in a glass house maybe let’s talk about how this type of person’s fetishizing of gay—
A decent resolution for 2026: Don’t let pundits or politicians or media or even age convince you to mistrust and fear your neighbors, especially when they differ from you or your expectations.
January 2, 2026 at 8:14 AM
A decent resolution for 2026: Don’t let pundits or politicians or media or even age convince you to mistrust and fear your neighbors, especially when they differ from you or your expectations.
Of course, Elon's machine was going to be making non-consensual porn and CSAM. And, of course, he thinks it's funny.
January 2, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Of course, Elon's machine was going to be making non-consensual porn and CSAM. And, of course, he thinks it's funny.
An omen for 2026!
January 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
An omen for 2026!
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I was listening to “Furious Minds”, Laura K Field’s (excellent) history of the american New Right, and she’s comparing Patrick Deneen to Allan Bloom, and I decided to listen to this critique of Bloom again.
Ethics of Principle vs Sensitivity - Richard Rorty (1990)
YouTube video by Philosophy Overdose
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I was listening to “Furious Minds”, Laura K Field’s (excellent) history of the american New Right, and she’s comparing Patrick Deneen to Allan Bloom, and I decided to listen to this critique of Bloom again.
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And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
December 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Beginning the year with the Pineapple Express, but there’ll be soup dumplings later!
January 1, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Beginning the year with the Pineapple Express, but there’ll be soup dumplings later!
There’s reason to believe that maybe this year will be better than the last. I can’t remember all the times I tried to tell myself to hold onto these moments as they pass.
January 1, 2026 at 8:04 AM
There’s reason to believe that maybe this year will be better than the last. I can’t remember all the times I tried to tell myself to hold onto these moments as they pass.
Anderson Cooper is becoming Robert Englund.
January 1, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Anderson Cooper is becoming Robert Englund.
Don't know what you call it when official government accounts post one racist meme after another and demand absolute fealty to the Great Leader.
January 1, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Don't know what you call it when official government accounts post one racist meme after another and demand absolute fealty to the Great Leader.
Twenty-something neighbor came by to tell us they’re having people over and to call if they get to loud.
That’s how it’s done.
Told her we were young once, too.
That’s how it’s done.
Told her we were young once, too.
January 1, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Twenty-something neighbor came by to tell us they’re having people over and to call if they get to loud.
That’s how it’s done.
Told her we were young once, too.
That’s how it’s done.
Told her we were young once, too.
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Just saw a reel that said "I'd rather be cringe to a stranger than a stranger to myself," and that's the energy I'm taking into 2026.
Yeah, I can be "cringe" to some people with all my enthusiasm for my interests and passions.
But who gives a damn? That's their problem, not mine.
Yeah, I can be "cringe" to some people with all my enthusiasm for my interests and passions.
But who gives a damn? That's their problem, not mine.
December 31, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Just saw a reel that said "I'd rather be cringe to a stranger than a stranger to myself," and that's the energy I'm taking into 2026.
Yeah, I can be "cringe" to some people with all my enthusiasm for my interests and passions.
But who gives a damn? That's their problem, not mine.
Yeah, I can be "cringe" to some people with all my enthusiasm for my interests and passions.
But who gives a damn? That's their problem, not mine.
Watched about half of The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane last night and, my God, we don't talk enough about how pervasive obsession with sexualized children—especially girls—was in the culture of the 1970s.
December 31, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Watched about half of The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane last night and, my God, we don't talk enough about how pervasive obsession with sexualized children—especially girls—was in the culture of the 1970s.
Not within his legitimate* power, of course.
Trump administration reportedly freezes all childcare payments to all states
Trump administration reportedly freezes all childcare payments to all states
Trump official says funds will be released ‘only when states prove they are being spent legitimately’
The Department of Health and Human Services is freezing all childcare payments to all states, an official for Donald Trump’s administration told ABC News in a report published Wednesday, just hours after department officials announced that they had frozen childcare funding to Minnesota.
States’ funds, the unnamed official said, will be released “only when states prove they are being spent legitimately”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Not within his legitimate* power, of course.
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
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wha'tha'fuuuuuuucccckkkkk.
Uh… check out what ChatGPT allegedly told a man before he killed his mother and then himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
wha'tha'fuuuuuuucccckkkkk.
When the year leaves you deflated.
December 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
When the year leaves you deflated.