Berserker Coach
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"Fuck every cause that ends in murder and children crying."
An autotelic soul wearing a corpse.
Optimized for a world that doesn't exist yet.
pronoiac, lawyer, coach, sport psychologist, Olympian, BJJ black belt, SFF/comics reader.
Baffled, angry
An autotelic soul wearing a corpse.
Optimized for a world that doesn't exist yet.
pronoiac, lawyer, coach, sport psychologist, Olympian, BJJ black belt, SFF/comics reader.
Baffled, angry
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The Supreme Court just set aside a 2nd Circuit decision upholding New York's requirement that all school students, public and private, obtain certain vaccinations, without any religious exemptions. It orders the 2nd Circuit to reconsider the ruling in light of SCOTUS' LGBTQ school books decision.
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Supreme Court just set aside a 2nd Circuit decision upholding New York's requirement that all school students, public and private, obtain certain vaccinations, without any religious exemptions. It orders the 2nd Circuit to reconsider the ruling in light of SCOTUS' LGBTQ school books decision.
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There are annoying bits in the DSA that I don't like. There are even annoying bits of the EU's ruling against Elon. But he's crying wolf here when there is no wolf.
Elon’s Crying Censorship Over An EU Fine That Has Nothing To Do With Censorship
Elon Musk is now calling for the dissolution of the European Union because it fined him $140 million for violating a law he once said was "exactly aligned" with his vision for (what was then called) Twitter. And he's…
Elon Musk is now calling for the dissolution of the European Union because it fined him $140 million for violating a law he once said was "exactly aligned" with his vision for (what was then called) Twitter. And he's…
Elon’s Crying Censorship Over An EU Fine That Has Nothing To Do With Censorship
Elon Musk is now calling for the dissolution of the European Union because it fined him $140 million for violating a law he once said was "exactly aligned" with his vision for (what was then called) Twitter. And he's doing it by lying about what the fine is actually for. The EU hit X with a $140 million fine last week for violating the Digital Services Act (DSA).
www.techdirt.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
There are annoying bits in the DSA that I don't like. There are even annoying bits of the EU's ruling against Elon. But he's crying wolf here when there is no wolf.
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And they will be promptly shot down upon entering U.S. airspace
Melania Trump: "Santa's reindeer -- Rudolph, Dasher, Comet, all of them -- they're resting in the North Pole. They need to save all of their energy for their great flight around the world on Christmas Eve. Santa told me they're snuggling beneath warm, fluffy blankets."
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
And they will be promptly shot down upon entering U.S. airspace
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Also, I don't understand how stories can mention Andreessen Horowitz without mentioning that they hired a partner solely on the basis that he strangled a man to death. It seems pertinent when they're trying to stop laws about software that encourages kids to die.
December 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Also, I don't understand how stories can mention Andreessen Horowitz without mentioning that they hired a partner solely on the basis that he strangled a man to death. It seems pertinent when they're trying to stop laws about software that encourages kids to die.
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The European Commission's proposed "Digital Omnibus" package would gut GDPR protections under the guise of cutting red tape. This is a terrible idea that would undermine privacy rights across the EU. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
EU's New Digital Package Proposal Promises Red Tape Cuts but Guts
The European Commission (EC) is considering a “Digital Omnibus” package that would substantially rewrite EU privacy law, particularly the landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It’s not
www.eff.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The European Commission's proposed "Digital Omnibus" package would gut GDPR protections under the guise of cutting red tape. This is a terrible idea that would undermine privacy rights across the EU. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
SuperGrift!
MORE GRIFT. The Warner Bros. merger was already suspect, but now Trump's family is getting in on the act.
Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, is now part of Paramount's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery & they cite HIM as the reason why their bid is more likely to get approved. This cannot stand.
Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, is now part of Paramount's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery & they cite HIM as the reason why their bid is more likely to get approved. This cannot stand.
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
SuperGrift!
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FLASHBACK: These humane immigration answers from Bush & Reagan show it’s the Republican Party that has become much more extreme.
Think either of these guys could even come close to winning a Republican primary these days? 😬
Think either of these guys could even come close to winning a Republican primary these days? 😬
December 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
FLASHBACK: These humane immigration answers from Bush & Reagan show it’s the Republican Party that has become much more extreme.
Think either of these guys could even come close to winning a Republican primary these days? 😬
Think either of these guys could even come close to winning a Republican primary these days? 😬
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im sorry but i just don't think all of public affairs and government at the federal level should just be Genuine Asshole, Who Is Shockingly Stupid and Incompetent, Tells Obvious Childlike Lie in Angry Voice
December 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
im sorry but i just don't think all of public affairs and government at the federal level should just be Genuine Asshole, Who Is Shockingly Stupid and Incompetent, Tells Obvious Childlike Lie in Angry Voice
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The President of the United States unilaterally levied a tax on all of us and is redistributing our taxes to a core segment of his supporters.
Trump: "I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the US will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs ... and we're going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. We love our farmers. The farmers like me ... $12 billion"
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The President of the United States unilaterally levied a tax on all of us and is redistributing our taxes to a core segment of his supporters.
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Brooke Rollins: "This weekend you signed an executive order on looking into the reason that so much of these costs have been driven up over and over. Equipment, fertilizer, seed, etc. Why have to understand why that is."
December 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Brooke Rollins: "This weekend you signed an executive order on looking into the reason that so much of these costs have been driven up over and over. Equipment, fertilizer, seed, etc. Why have to understand why that is."
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Trump-branded industrial parks...
Built on federal lands...
And owned by the federal government?
Yikes. www.wsj.com/tech/trump-s...
Built on federal lands...
And owned by the federal government?
Yikes. www.wsj.com/tech/trump-s...
December 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Trump-branded industrial parks...
Built on federal lands...
And owned by the federal government?
Yikes. www.wsj.com/tech/trump-s...
Built on federal lands...
And owned by the federal government?
Yikes. www.wsj.com/tech/trump-s...
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This article says more than half of the people leaving the state identify as republicans or conservatives, and that the state’s population has grown by one percent due largely to immigrants. Sounds good to me!
This is kind of a funny poll and writeup. People consider many things, but a much more powerful and interesting indicator is whether people are actually leaving Massachusetts.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/07/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/07/m...
1 in 3 voters say they’ve considered leaving Massachusetts — even if they want to stay. ‘Just outrageously expensive.’ - The Boston Globe
One-third of Massachusetts voters said they’ve considered leaving the state, according to a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll of 500 voters.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This article says more than half of the people leaving the state identify as republicans or conservatives, and that the state’s population has grown by one percent due largely to immigrants. Sounds good to me!
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Today’s “One First” tackles the grant of certiorari in one of the birthright citizenship cases, and then Justice Kagan’s TX redistricting dissent—“yet another warning about the majority’s seeming willingness to do … whatever it wants, at least where rulings on emergency applications are concerned.”
196. Justice Kagan's Texas Redistricting Dissent
As unsurprising as the Supreme Court's intervention in the Texas redistricting case may have been, Justice Kagan's dissent is still a telling indictment of another emergency ruling that lost its way.
www.stevevladeck.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Today’s “One First” tackles the grant of certiorari in one of the birthright citizenship cases, and then Justice Kagan’s TX redistricting dissent—“yet another warning about the majority’s seeming willingness to do … whatever it wants, at least where rulings on emergency applications are concerned.”
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This for the record disqualifies every single Democrat in the senate.
My new red line for supporting a candidate is “did you vote to confirm a single Trump nominee in his second term?” Same goes for any his supported bills.
If yes, you’re disqualified. You can’t be out there saying he’s an existential threat to democracy then vote enable him.
If yes, you’re disqualified. You can’t be out there saying he’s an existential threat to democracy then vote enable him.
All the senate democrats, not just some, fast tracked virtually all of Trump's cabinet nominees. Even the few they in theory slowed down they did very minimal obstruction for, instead giving boilerplate speeches to an empty chamber.
I talk more about it here in my guide on unanimous consent.
I talk more about it here in my guide on unanimous consent.
December 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This for the record disqualifies every single Democrat in the senate.
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For a while, they said if you needed tech help, ask a 10yo. But current 10-20yos didn't have to explore and click around and futz with things to get them to work, so if it's not immediately obvious, they can't do it.
Basically if you're 30-50 you're just doing tech support for everyone forever.
Basically if you're 30-50 you're just doing tech support for everyone forever.
What we say is their kids know the tech of a phone. If it’s not on the phone they struggle
December 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
For a while, they said if you needed tech help, ask a 10yo. But current 10-20yos didn't have to explore and click around and futz with things to get them to work, so if it's not immediately obvious, they can't do it.
Basically if you're 30-50 you're just doing tech support for everyone forever.
Basically if you're 30-50 you're just doing tech support for everyone forever.
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growing problem for the dems is that their voters want progressive candidates but the party leadership generally doesn't. so there's no structure to identify and vet good progressive candidates until it's too late.
The noisiest Dem primary so far is probably Maine Senate, and here for instance I think it’s useful to see that despite all the bad publicity Platner still appears to be the favorite:
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
growing problem for the dems is that their voters want progressive candidates but the party leadership generally doesn't. so there's no structure to identify and vet good progressive candidates until it's too late.
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Part of that it can be attributed to our press.
Seldom is there any citation to the constitutional language. Take the “third-term“ debate.
The 22nd Amd. language is only 14 words and could
not be more clear:
“No person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice.”
Seldom is there any citation to the constitutional language. Take the “third-term“ debate.
The 22nd Amd. language is only 14 words and could
not be more clear:
“No person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice.”
December 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Part of that it can be attributed to our press.
Seldom is there any citation to the constitutional language. Take the “third-term“ debate.
The 22nd Amd. language is only 14 words and could
not be more clear:
“No person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice.”
Seldom is there any citation to the constitutional language. Take the “third-term“ debate.
The 22nd Amd. language is only 14 words and could
not be more clear:
“No person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice.”
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Extra-hard mode: the GIF has to be STORED LOCALLY ON YOUR DEVICE RIGHT NOW!
Extra-hard mode: the GIF has to be STORED LOCALLY ON YOUR DEVICE RIGHT NOW!
December 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Extra-hard mode: the GIF has to be STORED LOCALLY ON YOUR DEVICE RIGHT NOW!
Extra-hard mode: the GIF has to be STORED LOCALLY ON YOUR DEVICE RIGHT NOW!
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Further evidence that widespread covid vaccination is better for everybody.
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
doi.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Further evidence that widespread covid vaccination is better for everybody.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
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this gets to the fundamental lawlessness. the difference between law as a game and law as a tool of government.
birthright citizenship is the law. nothing has changed. the documents are the same. if that can change based on *nothing*, you don't have a real constitution in the first place.
birthright citizenship is the law. nothing has changed. the documents are the same. if that can change based on *nothing*, you don't have a real constitution in the first place.
also, let’s say wurman is right. well, we have had nearly 160 years of unlimited birthright citizenship that has been affirmed again and again by generations of Americans. whatever the original intent, that is what the birthright clause *means*.
December 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
this gets to the fundamental lawlessness. the difference between law as a game and law as a tool of government.
birthright citizenship is the law. nothing has changed. the documents are the same. if that can change based on *nothing*, you don't have a real constitution in the first place.
birthright citizenship is the law. nothing has changed. the documents are the same. if that can change based on *nothing*, you don't have a real constitution in the first place.
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We need them. ♥️
"Camilo" is harvesting pomegranates in Firebaugh, CA. "We earn minimum wage. It's very tiring work. We climb up and down ladders with a heavy sack of fruit. We then rush to empty the sack into the bin. Today was a good day as the ground wasn't wet from the rain." #WeFeedYou
December 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
We need them. ♥️
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Scott Bessent: “Americans don’t realize how good they have it.”
Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
www.kcci.com/article/eddy...
Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
www.kcci.com/article/eddy...
Iowa restaurant drops salads amid national lettuce price spike
The Welcome Inn Bar and Grill in Eddyville dropped salads from its menu after lettuce costs soared from $23 to nearly $80 amid nationwide supply issues.
www.kcci.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Scott Bessent: “Americans don’t realize how good they have it.”
Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
www.kcci.com/article/eddy...
Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
www.kcci.com/article/eddy...