Alexander Damn Bell
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Nobody knows what they're doing, but I don't know what I'm doing more than anybody ever has before
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February 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Take a moment to reflect on the enduring nature of some British War Propaganda.
Carrots are good for your eyesight? British War Propaganda
Napoleon was short? British War Propaganda.
Yankee Doodle? Brother you KNOW that was British War Propaganda
Carrots are good for your eyesight? British War Propaganda
Napoleon was short? British War Propaganda.
Yankee Doodle? Brother you KNOW that was British War Propaganda
January 28, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Take a moment to reflect on the enduring nature of some British War Propaganda.
Carrots are good for your eyesight? British War Propaganda
Napoleon was short? British War Propaganda.
Yankee Doodle? Brother you KNOW that was British War Propaganda
Carrots are good for your eyesight? British War Propaganda
Napoleon was short? British War Propaganda.
Yankee Doodle? Brother you KNOW that was British War Propaganda
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INBOX: Schumer announces Senate Democrats Will Not Advance Appropriations Bill If DHS Funding Is Included.
"Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included"
"Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included"
January 24, 2026 at 11:54 PM
INBOX: Schumer announces Senate Democrats Will Not Advance Appropriations Bill If DHS Funding Is Included.
"Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included"
"Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included"
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Seeing a bunch of normal ass midwestern moms and dads marching in -20 degrees knowing they might be tear gassed or worse really drives home what a cowardly lot of people the pundit class is
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Seeing a bunch of normal ass midwestern moms and dads marching in -20 degrees knowing they might be tear gassed or worse really drives home what a cowardly lot of people the pundit class is
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The elites and institutions have folded but regular people haven’t
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 22, 2026 at 4:48 PM
The elites and institutions have folded but regular people haven’t
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"i saw a bad post on x" ok well i saw a turd in the toilet but i'm not making you look at a screenshot of it
January 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
"i saw a bad post on x" ok well i saw a turd in the toilet but i'm not making you look at a screenshot of it
Just a reminder that Anne Frank wasn't executed in a death camp. She was deported and kept in squalid, overcrowded conditions, which likely led to her contracting typhus and dying (though we don't have a definitive cause of death.) The Nazi regime was still 100% culpable.
January 14, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Just a reminder that Anne Frank wasn't executed in a death camp. She was deported and kept in squalid, overcrowded conditions, which likely led to her contracting typhus and dying (though we don't have a definitive cause of death.) The Nazi regime was still 100% culpable.
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The history of civilian mass detention on the basis of identity without due process or recourse (which is how I defined concentration camps in my history of them) shows that it invariably leads to permanent harm—and typically significant loss of life as well. The longer it goes on the worse it gets.
As detention expands, conditions get worse, thanks to overcrowding and the chaotic transfers of people all over the country.
ICE detention has always had problems, but they're worse than ever now and the impact is clear. Deaths hit a record level in 2025, and 2026 is already looking to be worse.
ICE detention has always had problems, but they're worse than ever now and the impact is clear. Deaths hit a record level in 2025, and 2026 is already looking to be worse.
The detention system has grown so rapidly that already harmful conditions have worsened.
Thousands of immigrants arrested in the interior are detained in hastily built tent camps, where conditions are brutal.
More people died in ICE detention in 2025 than in the past four years combined.
Thousands of immigrants arrested in the interior are detained in hastily built tent camps, where conditions are brutal.
More people died in ICE detention in 2025 than in the past four years combined.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
The history of civilian mass detention on the basis of identity without due process or recourse (which is how I defined concentration camps in my history of them) shows that it invariably leads to permanent harm—and typically significant loss of life as well. The longer it goes on the worse it gets.
Watching a bunch of geese strut around in the grass just casually dropping turds without interrupting their business and I'm overcome with unseemly envy
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Watching a bunch of geese strut around in the grass just casually dropping turds without interrupting their business and I'm overcome with unseemly envy
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I don't have the capacity or energy to dive into this right now but, due to the Greenland business, there are a lot of not so good takes, "analysis" and newly formed opinions on northern latitude security issues floating around.
Skepticism is very much required.
Skepticism is very much required.
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I don't have the capacity or energy to dive into this right now but, due to the Greenland business, there are a lot of not so good takes, "analysis" and newly formed opinions on northern latitude security issues floating around.
Skepticism is very much required.
Skepticism is very much required.
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Man I got no idea what my car alarm sounds like. It's probably hella generic. I live in a pretty crowded area so. It'd have to be going for like half an hour before I finally go "huh I guess that might be mine, I should go check."
January 6, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Man I got no idea what my car alarm sounds like. It's probably hella generic. I live in a pretty crowded area so. It'd have to be going for like half an hour before I finally go "huh I guess that might be mine, I should go check."
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while my mom was pregnant with me, she was delivering chinese food on bike in new orleans. i like to think that the music she heard in the streets made me the way i am now.
happy new year everyone!
happy new year everyone!
January 2, 2026 at 4:23 AM
while my mom was pregnant with me, she was delivering chinese food on bike in new orleans. i like to think that the music she heard in the streets made me the way i am now.
happy new year everyone!
happy new year everyone!
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December 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I know some of you don't love the Substack platform. So I've found a second home for my daily war writing over at the new Newsbreak. You can subscribe to daily premium stories for just $5 a month!
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A huge thank you to Free Times for including David Axe and the Kino in their 2025 Power List. It’s been our honor to serve the Columbia community this year and create a space where people of all walks can come together to celebrate art in many forms.
December 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A huge thank you to Free Times for including David Axe and the Kino in their 2025 Power List. It’s been our honor to serve the Columbia community this year and create a space where people of all walks can come together to celebrate art in many forms.
Hate when you're like "I'm gonna be petty for a sec" to someone and they go "noooo, that's not petty at all" like mf I'm TRYING to be petty, you're not "validating my feelings" you're woobifying me against my will.
December 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Hate when you're like "I'm gonna be petty for a sec" to someone and they go "noooo, that's not petty at all" like mf I'm TRYING to be petty, you're not "validating my feelings" you're woobifying me against my will.
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A client changed directions, so I'm available! I write about the war in Ukraine & the possible war over Taiwan. I produce videos & podcasts. Tech, political & operational angles.
25 years' experience, 10s of millions of views. Anyone need readable war content? david.t.axe at gmail.
25 years' experience, 10s of millions of views. Anyone need readable war content? david.t.axe at gmail.
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A client changed directions, so I'm available! I write about the war in Ukraine & the possible war over Taiwan. I produce videos & podcasts. Tech, political & operational angles.
25 years' experience, 10s of millions of views. Anyone need readable war content? david.t.axe at gmail.
25 years' experience, 10s of millions of views. Anyone need readable war content? david.t.axe at gmail.
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I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
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I’m $200 away from meeting my monthly budget at Trench Art. Annual subs are discounted, so get yours now for the best daily war news. Today’s news: how a Ukrainian gun robot beat a Russian armored vehicle.
A Ukrainian Gun-'Bot Just Fought A Russian Armored Vehicle For First Time—And Won
The unmanned ground vehicle and the MT-LB ran into each by accident
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November 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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NEW data I've received: Just 5% of people detained by ICE since October 1 have had violent criminal convictions, 3/4 had no criminal convictions at all. Most "criminals" had immigration, traffic, and vice offenses. Not the "worst of the worst"...
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
NEW data I've received: Just 5% of people detained by ICE since October 1 have had violent criminal convictions, 3/4 had no criminal convictions at all. Most "criminals" had immigration, traffic, and vice offenses. Not the "worst of the worst"...
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I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
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In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan