Sunday is the 47th anniversary of Khomeini's return to Iran. It was a Thursday though.
January 30, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Sunday is the 47th anniversary of Khomeini's return to Iran. It was a Thursday though.
100 points to whoever can make a significant part of the right say "wait, why do they have to attack something so trivial?" 250 additional points for the difficult "are they tricking me into hating people who are trying to make things better..." combo.
January 30, 2026 at 5:45 PM
100 points to whoever can make a significant part of the right say "wait, why do they have to attack something so trivial?" 250 additional points for the difficult "are they tricking me into hating people who are trying to make things better..." combo.
Any journalist arrested for doing their job deserves our support. Listen to those they try to silence. Raise their profile until its clear that arresting journalists is self-defeating.
January 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Any journalist arrested for doing their job deserves our support. Listen to those they try to silence. Raise their profile until its clear that arresting journalists is self-defeating.
Questions that remove all doubt that we're an advanced society.
January 28, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Questions that remove all doubt that we're an advanced society.
... then along came Trump and it is now crippling itself on every front. Destroying everything that made it great. The breadth of the assault should is remarkable. It's as if they're trying to create an enemy in a place where none could ever exist naturally. Almost like they need one.
January 28, 2026 at 2:34 PM
... then along came Trump and it is now crippling itself on every front. Destroying everything that made it great. The breadth of the assault should is remarkable. It's as if they're trying to create an enemy in a place where none could ever exist naturally. Almost like they need one.
The U.S. is the richest, most powerful country in the world. It became so by attracting the brightest and giving them a chance in a free, dynamic economy that respected the rule of law. It built the greatest set of alliances and was threatened by no conventional scenario...
January 28, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The U.S. is the richest, most powerful country in the world. It became so by attracting the brightest and giving them a chance in a free, dynamic economy that respected the rule of law. It built the greatest set of alliances and was threatened by no conventional scenario...
There should be a clear term for when one continues to debate a fact that is indisputable, without entering any new evidence, just trying to muddy the waters with unfounded, dishonest blathering. Those organizations who cater to this should succinctly know why they've lost all respect.
January 26, 2026 at 1:57 PM
There should be a clear term for when one continues to debate a fact that is indisputable, without entering any new evidence, just trying to muddy the waters with unfounded, dishonest blathering. Those organizations who cater to this should succinctly know why they've lost all respect.
The Party shall provide an AI tutor. It won't try tell you what to think, only show you how.
January 23, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The Party shall provide an AI tutor. It won't try tell you what to think, only show you how.
They're really more beige anyways. I think hateful people aren't very good at detecting shade.
January 23, 2026 at 4:49 PM
They're really more beige anyways. I think hateful people aren't very good at detecting shade.
Someone doesn't like breaking his phone in half after each call.
January 23, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Someone doesn't like breaking his phone in half after each call.
Rare to actually see specific blocked blood vessels in text form.
January 23, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Rare to actually see specific blocked blood vessels in text form.
Time to rename an unpopulated island Griceland and inflate its size Mercator-style.
January 21, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Time to rename an unpopulated island Griceland and inflate its size Mercator-style.
Poor guy, I hope he gets better. Nice of all the people to keep listening and make him feel included though.
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Poor guy, I hope he gets better. Nice of all the people to keep listening and make him feel included though.
History is going to be making a lot of trips to the asterisk store.
September 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
History is going to be making a lot of trips to the asterisk store.
I thought the Republicans had possession right now? Unless they get a turnover, Democrats have to play defense until halftime, right?
Now that you mention it, I'm not sure they've been on offense since... Johnson?
Now that you mention it, I'm not sure they've been on offense since... Johnson?
September 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I thought the Republicans had possession right now? Unless they get a turnover, Democrats have to play defense until halftime, right?
Now that you mention it, I'm not sure they've been on offense since... Johnson?
Now that you mention it, I'm not sure they've been on offense since... Johnson?
This is what it sounds like when crows try.
August 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This is what it sounds like when crows try.
Sufficiently advanced Fantasy is indistinguishable from Sci-Fi. It'll find its way back.
August 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Sufficiently advanced Fantasy is indistinguishable from Sci-Fi. It'll find its way back.
This has an odd feel to it. Given the Panama and Brazil comments lately, the gesture likely isn't only directed towards Venezuela.
August 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This has an odd feel to it. Given the Panama and Brazil comments lately, the gesture likely isn't only directed towards Venezuela.
I have it on good authority that while smiling had recently been invented, it wasn't yet standard in photographs.
August 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I have it on good authority that while smiling had recently been invented, it wasn't yet standard in photographs.
Isn't it even simpler? It's just anger. Anything that can make people mad is a factor. If you look at anger as the fuel used, then it becomes easy to see how ideas, selective examples provoking outrage, technology, and material conditions can all be converted to a commodity.
August 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Isn't it even simpler? It's just anger. Anything that can make people mad is a factor. If you look at anger as the fuel used, then it becomes easy to see how ideas, selective examples provoking outrage, technology, and material conditions can all be converted to a commodity.
Getting in on the ground floor. Pivotal country after the fall of Russia, given the land bridge to China. Plus it's fun to say.
August 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Getting in on the ground floor. Pivotal country after the fall of Russia, given the land bridge to China. Plus it's fun to say.
Democracy is a conversation. It collapses without people being able to speak and being willing to listen. It's only made possible across millions of people by technology (printing press, radio, tv, the Internet, AI), so when you start to segment people off via technology, you'll end up with conflict
August 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Democracy is a conversation. It collapses without people being able to speak and being willing to listen. It's only made possible across millions of people by technology (printing press, radio, tv, the Internet, AI), so when you start to segment people off via technology, you'll end up with conflict
John, the kitten is still in your pocket.
August 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
John, the kitten is still in your pocket.
It clearly needs to be at least... 3 times bigger!
August 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It clearly needs to be at least... 3 times bigger!