apogean, reborn in fire
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trans woman internet goblin (she/her). gay shitlib. we are going to get through this.
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imagine Donald John Trump, standing at the podium, finally getting another hit of what he craves most in the world (attention). but half the room is empty. bare. a tumbleweed blows through as a lonesome wolf howls. and in that moment, he remembers that his father always loved his brother more.
February 19, 2026 at 4:44 PM
imagine Donald John Trump, standing at the podium, finally getting another hit of what he craves most in the world (attention). but half the room is empty. bare. a tumbleweed blows through as a lonesome wolf howls. and in that moment, he remembers that his father always loved his brother more.
I want Democrats to blanket boycott the State of the Union rather than disrupt it. Not because I care about decorum *or* messaging, but because I think it's the tactic most likely to make Trump crash out and have a whiny baby tantrum on live TV
February 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I want Democrats to blanket boycott the State of the Union rather than disrupt it. Not because I care about decorum *or* messaging, but because I think it's the tactic most likely to make Trump crash out and have a whiny baby tantrum on live TV
becoming not-depressed is weird because you'll go from binge eating and not leaving your bed for weeks to "I've been eating well but I haven't talked to a human in a month" or "I'm having an active social life but eating one meal every two days" and have to remind yourself this is real progress
February 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
becoming not-depressed is weird because you'll go from binge eating and not leaving your bed for weeks to "I've been eating well but I haven't talked to a human in a month" or "I'm having an active social life but eating one meal every two days" and have to remind yourself this is real progress
learning about "consultative authoritarianism" or exploring the actual mechanics of how revolutions play out is pretty eye-opening, I think
1. a lot of people whose political education ended in 8th grade would fo well to understand that the Constitution does not execute itself, but
2. once you enter constitutional crisis territory you have to actually consider what your sources of legitimacy are and how to capitalize on them!
2. once you enter constitutional crisis territory you have to actually consider what your sources of legitimacy are and how to capitalize on them!
Right, and I guess what I'm getting at is that it's a bit silly to say something like "declare no confidence in the president and hold snap elections," because once you're at that level of extra-constitutionality, you may as well just shoot the president and proclaim a committee of public safety
February 19, 2026 at 4:10 PM
learning about "consultative authoritarianism" or exploring the actual mechanics of how revolutions play out is pretty eye-opening, I think
1. a lot of people whose political education ended in 8th grade would fo well to understand that the Constitution does not execute itself, but
2. once you enter constitutional crisis territory you have to actually consider what your sources of legitimacy are and how to capitalize on them!
2. once you enter constitutional crisis territory you have to actually consider what your sources of legitimacy are and how to capitalize on them!
Right, and I guess what I'm getting at is that it's a bit silly to say something like "declare no confidence in the president and hold snap elections," because once you're at that level of extra-constitutionality, you may as well just shoot the president and proclaim a committee of public safety
That’s what Ina criticizing you dipshit
Change the fucking system
And all I hear is „this is good actually“
You sound like a gun rights advocate
„No seriously all these dead children are by design“
Change the fucking system
And all I hear is „this is good actually“
You sound like a gun rights advocate
„No seriously all these dead children are by design“
February 19, 2026 at 3:54 PM
1. a lot of people whose political education ended in 8th grade would fo well to understand that the Constitution does not execute itself, but
2. once you enter constitutional crisis territory you have to actually consider what your sources of legitimacy are and how to capitalize on them!
2. once you enter constitutional crisis territory you have to actually consider what your sources of legitimacy are and how to capitalize on them!
I will never get over the extent to which this man can stand on the biggest stage in the world and say "give me your MONEY I want MONEY NOW" and it's not even a news story
Trump: "This building was built for peace. Nobody knew what to name it, and then Marco named it after me. I had nothing to do with it. I swear. They said, 'There's a surprise coming.' I thought they were gonna give me a lot of money or something. Maybe cash. Can always use some extra cash."
February 19, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I will never get over the extent to which this man can stand on the biggest stage in the world and say "give me your MONEY I want MONEY NOW" and it's not even a news story
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Here's an attempt at putting together a theory as to why it's happening
1. We're all a bunch of neurotics
2. Caring about X means knowing more about it
3. In order to motivate others on the wrong side, we try to raise salience by forecasting disaster
4. it doesn't work
1. We're all a bunch of neurotics
2. Caring about X means knowing more about it
3. In order to motivate others on the wrong side, we try to raise salience by forecasting disaster
4. it doesn't work
February 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Here's an attempt at putting together a theory as to why it's happening
1. We're all a bunch of neurotics
2. Caring about X means knowing more about it
3. In order to motivate others on the wrong side, we try to raise salience by forecasting disaster
4. it doesn't work
1. We're all a bunch of neurotics
2. Caring about X means knowing more about it
3. In order to motivate others on the wrong side, we try to raise salience by forecasting disaster
4. it doesn't work
the Democratic party as a whole gets a lot of unearned flak but "congressional Democratic leadership values comity more than courageous messaging" is unquestionably true
nobody loves dipshit stunts more than Republicans! A moment of real crisis is precisely the time for attention-grabbing stunts!
nobody loves dipshit stunts more than Republicans! A moment of real crisis is precisely the time for attention-grabbing stunts!
Trump is in the Epstein files thousands of times, he is shredding the first amendment, he is brazenly corrupt, he is opening concentration camps in their districts, and he is starting an unprovoked war with Iran. WHY WOULD YOU NOT DISRUPT THE STATE OF THE UNION.
The whole D leadership needs to go.
The whole D leadership needs to go.
House Democrats try to shut down disruptions at Trump's State of the Union
Jeffries told his members to either show "silent defiance" or boycott the speech.
www.axios.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:29 PM
the Democratic party as a whole gets a lot of unearned flak but "congressional Democratic leadership values comity more than courageous messaging" is unquestionably true
nobody loves dipshit stunts more than Republicans! A moment of real crisis is precisely the time for attention-grabbing stunts!
nobody loves dipshit stunts more than Republicans! A moment of real crisis is precisely the time for attention-grabbing stunts!
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France launches rewilding project in Dauphiné Alps. It builds on decades of natural species return, aiming to restore herbivores, predators & river systems across mostly forested land, pairing biodiversity recovery with local economic activity & climate resilience buff.ly/jOwrVNc
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
France’s largest rewilding project takes root in the Dauphiné Alps
In the foothills of the western Alps in southeastern France, horned alpine ibex roam the limestone cliffs of a smaller mountain range known as the Dauphiné Alps, a region once home to thriving…
buff.ly
February 19, 2026 at 1:50 PM
France launches rewilding project in Dauphiné Alps. It builds on decades of natural species return, aiming to restore herbivores, predators & river systems across mostly forested land, pairing biodiversity recovery with local economic activity & climate resilience buff.ly/jOwrVNc
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
they have violated the sacred law of hospitality. the wrath of the gods will be fierce.
so many things ICE is doing just violate ALL the hospitality/kindness/helpfulness norms we have had as a species since we came down from the trees.
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
February 19, 2026 at 11:49 AM
they have violated the sacred law of hospitality. the wrath of the gods will be fierce.
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I don’t know what you are all celebrating for, this is the first step of Carolingian tyranny. Next he’s going to start on members of the House of Lords like Peter Mandelson. This is textbook stuff.
February 19, 2026 at 10:09 AM
I don’t know what you are all celebrating for, this is the first step of Carolingian tyranny. Next he’s going to start on members of the House of Lords like Peter Mandelson. This is textbook stuff.
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“The cavalry is coming.”
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band to launch Land of Hope & Dreams Tour 'in defense of America' — Billboard
“The calvary is coming,” the Boss declares with the 20-date outing
apple.news
February 17, 2026 at 8:11 PM
“The cavalry is coming.”
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Hemingway was once bet that he couldn’t write the world’s happiest short story in just 5 words. He replied,
February 19, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Hemingway was once bet that he couldn’t write the world’s happiest short story in just 5 words. He replied,
I am going to need Fuse Games to ADD👏GLUB👏SHITTO👏TO👏STAR👏WARS👏GALACTIC👏RACER
February 19, 2026 at 7:40 AM
I am going to need Fuse Games to ADD👏GLUB👏SHITTO👏TO👏STAR👏WARS👏GALACTIC👏RACER
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WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
www.heise.de
February 19, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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Undefeated!
February 19, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Undefeated!
with the White House violating the core Catholic concepts of jus ad bellum, repeatedly mischaracterizing Ordo Amoris and the true teachings of Jesus, and casting doubt on the authority of the Mother Church, Pope Leo is left with only one option
JD Vance must be excommunicated
JD Vance must be excommunicated
NEW: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, a Catholic, criticized Pope Leo XIV’s decision to decline President Trump’s invitation to join the proposed Gaza “Board of Peace.”
The pope’s top Middle East envoy condemned the initiative as a pay-to-play “colonialist operation.”
The pope’s top Middle East envoy condemned the initiative as a pay-to-play “colonialist operation.”
Pope Leo Rejects Trump’s Gaza “Peace Board” Invitation
After his top Middle East envoy denounced the plan as a “colonialist operation,” the Vatican formally declined to participate in Trump’s pay-to-play Gaza “Peace Board.”
www.thelettersfromleo.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:34 AM
with the White House violating the core Catholic concepts of jus ad bellum, repeatedly mischaracterizing Ordo Amoris and the true teachings of Jesus, and casting doubt on the authority of the Mother Church, Pope Leo is left with only one option
JD Vance must be excommunicated
JD Vance must be excommunicated
Hades 2 is a game about a trans woman incepting her intolerant grandfather with memories of her happy childhood as a girl to finally heal her relationships, I will not be taking questions
why is the Discourse always about factional infighting and not the things that really matter: how badly I want to kiss Nemesis from Hades 2
February 19, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Hades 2 is a game about a trans woman incepting her intolerant grandfather with memories of her happy childhood as a girl to finally heal her relationships, I will not be taking questions
why is the Discourse always about factional infighting and not the things that really matter: how badly I want to kiss Nemesis from Hades 2
February 18, 2026 at 5:32 PM
why is the Discourse always about factional infighting and not the things that really matter: how badly I want to kiss Nemesis from Hades 2
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There’s a whole poem on the Statue of Liberty that describes the best fucking system humanity has ever devised.
February 18, 2026 at 4:58 PM
There’s a whole poem on the Statue of Liberty that describes the best fucking system humanity has ever devised.
LLMs are cool tech, can't wait for someone to invent a use case
February 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
LLMs are cool tech, can't wait for someone to invent a use case
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Qualia? Why don't you spend some qualia time with your family instead
February 18, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Qualia? Why don't you spend some qualia time with your family instead
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but in trying to express purity concerns without the language to do so, the left abstainer can often end up saying stuff that - to be blunt - doesn't make a lot of sense
then getting angry & digging in when called on it
then getting angry & digging in when called on it
February 18, 2026 at 12:56 PM
but in trying to express purity concerns without the language to do so, the left abstainer can often end up saying stuff that - to be blunt - doesn't make a lot of sense
then getting angry & digging in when called on it
then getting angry & digging in when called on it
tbh I still really love space exploration, which is why SpaceX must be nationalized and Starlink mostly dismantled
“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
February 18, 2026 at 2:06 PM
tbh I still really love space exploration, which is why SpaceX must be nationalized and Starlink mostly dismantled
dark gritty reboot of politics where it is a grim struggle for justice against a tide of ignorance and hatred that perpetually threatens our way of life
Dark gritty reboot of philosophy wherein all the philosophers are reimagined as depressed and barely coping with things, as their fragile ability to order their thoughts is of little help in ordering their lives or the world around them.
February 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
dark gritty reboot of politics where it is a grim struggle for justice against a tide of ignorance and hatred that perpetually threatens our way of life