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The Three Rings were actually made in secret without Sauron's knowledge. Them being susceptible to the One was more of an unexpected bonus, though the wearers of the Three also immediately sensed when Sauron forged the One, revealing his treachery.
January 26, 2026 at 5:22 AM
The Three Rings were actually made in secret without Sauron's knowledge. Them being susceptible to the One was more of an unexpected bonus, though the wearers of the Three also immediately sensed when Sauron forged the One, revealing his treachery.
ICE does give off the vibe of Sharkey's Ruffians if they were cosplaying as Uruk-Hai. Of course even Isengard was described by Tolkien as little more than a child's mimicry of Barad-dur.
January 26, 2026 at 1:25 AM
ICE does give off the vibe of Sharkey's Ruffians if they were cosplaying as Uruk-Hai. Of course even Isengard was described by Tolkien as little more than a child's mimicry of Barad-dur.
Sauron's dominion included most of Middle-Earth, with many Men among his servants.
January 26, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Sauron's dominion included most of Middle-Earth, with many Men among his servants.
Saruman had nearly twice as many Uruk-hai as the regime has ICE agents and it still wasn't enough. The population of the Twin Cities is even about the same as estimates for Rohan.
January 25, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Saruman had nearly twice as many Uruk-hai as the regime has ICE agents and it still wasn't enough. The population of the Twin Cities is even about the same as estimates for Rohan.
Some were the thugs of landed nobles, the robber barons.
January 21, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Some were the thugs of landed nobles, the robber barons.
Before reading this my impression of the hoplites was that they were particularly competent infantry for their time, if perhaps overly specialized. Now I am left wondering how these barely trained amateurs managed to defeat the Persians not once but twice.
January 20, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Before reading this my impression of the hoplites was that they were particularly competent infantry for their time, if perhaps overly specialized. Now I am left wondering how these barely trained amateurs managed to defeat the Persians not once but twice.
In vassalage based medieval armies, how were infantry formations formed? What little I have read about it says that each knight commanded their own guys, but knights were usually cavalry. Given that these "units" were of irregular size, how did footmen maintain some degree of formation and order?
January 6, 2026 at 2:26 AM
In vassalage based medieval armies, how were infantry formations formed? What little I have read about it says that each knight commanded their own guys, but knights were usually cavalry. Given that these "units" were of irregular size, how did footmen maintain some degree of formation and order?
Didn't Pliny the Elder himself own much more than 4.36 acres?
January 5, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Didn't Pliny the Elder himself own much more than 4.36 acres?
This fossil was discovered and described years ago.
January 4, 2026 at 4:26 PM
This fossil was discovered and described years ago.
Genetic studies have found that the Palestinian population are primarily descended from the same people that lived there millennia beforehand, just like the Jewish people are. They just followed different religions during that time.
January 4, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Genetic studies have found that the Palestinian population are primarily descended from the same people that lived there millennia beforehand, just like the Jewish people are. They just followed different religions during that time.
I like how the Mandasuchus is reconstructed to look kind of like a cross between an aphanosaur and
Qianosuchus. The lack of basal Early Triassic archosaur fossils makes it impossible to be certain, but maybe that is what the first archosaurs looked like?
Qianosuchus. The lack of basal Early Triassic archosaur fossils makes it impossible to be certain, but maybe that is what the first archosaurs looked like?
December 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I like how the Mandasuchus is reconstructed to look kind of like a cross between an aphanosaur and
Qianosuchus. The lack of basal Early Triassic archosaur fossils makes it impossible to be certain, but maybe that is what the first archosaurs looked like?
Qianosuchus. The lack of basal Early Triassic archosaur fossils makes it impossible to be certain, but maybe that is what the first archosaurs looked like?
So basically Morgoth's motivation.
October 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
So basically Morgoth's motivation.
I am starting to think that the reason the tech bros have been pushing AI so much is so it can get to a point were it can create videos like this so at to discredit video evidence of their own crimes.
October 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I am starting to think that the reason the tech bros have been pushing AI so much is so it can get to a point were it can create videos like this so at to discredit video evidence of their own crimes.
That "report" is not from a reliable source. It was authored by the Center for Immigration Studies, a hate group founded by white supremist John Tanton, who opposed immigration on racist grounds. The organization has a history of using data manipulation and fraud to advance their agenda.
September 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
That "report" is not from a reliable source. It was authored by the Center for Immigration Studies, a hate group founded by white supremist John Tanton, who opposed immigration on racist grounds. The organization has a history of using data manipulation and fraud to advance their agenda.
It looks amazing!
September 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
It looks amazing!
I think Trump is hoping for unrest to justify declaring martial law. The problem (for him) is that can easily backfire.
March 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I think Trump is hoping for unrest to justify declaring martial law. The problem (for him) is that can easily backfire.
That is actually Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis, a second species of Tyrannosaurus described just last year.
February 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
That is actually Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis, a second species of Tyrannosaurus described just last year.
This assumes that he is physically in the White House when he presses that button instead in Mar-a-Lago or somewhere else. However, losing the White House soon after pressing that button would at the very least further damage his legitimacy.
February 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This assumes that he is physically in the White House when he presses that button instead in Mar-a-Lago or somewhere else. However, losing the White House soon after pressing that button would at the very least further damage his legitimacy.
Despite being almost uniquely obsessed with war, fascists are also uniquely bad at it.
February 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Despite being almost uniquely obsessed with war, fascists are also uniquely bad at it.
Hatzegopteryx was a pterosaur, a group closely related to the dinosaurs but not dinosaurs themselves. It was also shorter, but a lot more heavily built, than was thought when this reconstruction was made. Here is a more up to date example by the same artist.
February 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Hatzegopteryx was a pterosaur, a group closely related to the dinosaurs but not dinosaurs themselves. It was also shorter, but a lot more heavily built, than was thought when this reconstruction was made. Here is a more up to date example by the same artist.
For a lot of them, they appear to believe that there won't be legitimate elections in the future, which certainty seems to be Trump's plan.
February 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
For a lot of them, they appear to believe that there won't be legitimate elections in the future, which certainty seems to be Trump's plan.
Their method is to do a bunch of genuinely messed up shit at once on the assumption we can only handle so much.
February 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Their method is to do a bunch of genuinely messed up shit at once on the assumption we can only handle so much.
He is trying to shift the blame because he knows it was the insane EOs he signed that caused this.
February 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
He is trying to shift the blame because he knows it was the insane EOs he signed that caused this.