The Constant
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A History of Getting Things Wrong. But in podcast form. One time I discovered that a submarine wasn’t. Constantpodcast.com
Ah well, nothing a couple of good news cycles can’t fix! Now to take a big mouthful of coffee and open up the ol’ internet!
November 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Ah well, nothing a couple of good news cycles can’t fix! Now to take a big mouthful of coffee and open up the ol’ internet!
What the hell is happening?
October 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
What the hell is happening?
Critics suspiciously agree: Ball X Pit is “moreish”.
October 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Critics suspiciously agree: Ball X Pit is “moreish”.
They’re turning Stancil into a revolutionary. I think Yarvin and Fuentes are right to be afraid. I hope they spread the word.
October 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
They’re turning Stancil into a revolutionary. I think Yarvin and Fuentes are right to be afraid. I hope they spread the word.
Sometimes (read: frequently) I neglect to post about new episodes. But not today, because this one comes with pictures! From Abbott Handerson Thayer, painter of angels, discoverer of camouflage, nemesis to Teddy Roosevelt.
September 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Sometimes (read: frequently) I neglect to post about new episodes. But not today, because this one comes with pictures! From Abbott Handerson Thayer, painter of angels, discoverer of camouflage, nemesis to Teddy Roosevelt.
Hard to argue with that
June 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Hard to argue with that
Canada thought that was that. But America (and Americans) were pissed. A lot of fresh Americans joined Mackenzie in The Patriot War. Which they very much lost, but it did eventually help put an end to The Compact.
June 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Canada thought that was that. But America (and Americans) were pissed. A lot of fresh Americans joined Mackenzie in The Patriot War. Which they very much lost, but it did eventually help put an end to The Compact.
Then they lit the boat on fire and tossed it over the falls.
June 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Then they lit the boat on fire and tossed it over the falls.
The British Navy crossed into American Waters and seized The Caroline in a firefight that left one American (a freeman of color and watchmaker named Amos Durfee) dead.
June 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The British Navy crossed into American Waters and seized The Caroline in a firefight that left one American (a freeman of color and watchmaker named Amos Durfee) dead.
But Mackenzie escaped to America, where he began crafting a new plan. With the aid of some Canadian expats and sympathetic Americans, he built himself a small army. They seized Navy Island in The St. Lawrence and named it “The Republic of Canada.” (Good flag)
June 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
But Mackenzie escaped to America, where he began crafting a new plan. With the aid of some Canadian expats and sympathetic Americans, he built himself a small army. They seized Navy Island in The St. Lawrence and named it “The Republic of Canada.” (Good flag)
He and his fellow rebels—who called themselves, variously, Hunters, Patriots, Hunter-Patriots, or The Sons of The Patriots—tried to march on Toronto, but got as far as a suburban tavern where the British army totally routed them.
June 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
He and his fellow rebels—who called themselves, variously, Hunters, Patriots, Hunter-Patriots, or The Sons of The Patriots—tried to march on Toronto, but got as far as a suburban tavern where the British army totally routed them.
He ran a newspaper that satirized The Family Compact, up until the compact got a bunch of law students to throw his printing press into the lake and beat him up.
June 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
He ran a newspaper that satirized The Family Compact, up until the compact got a bunch of law students to throw his printing press into the lake and beat him up.
After The War of 1812, Canada fell under the rule of a group of oligarchs known as “The Family Compact.” They counted themselves as benevolent leaders, but not everyone agreed.
The guy who disagreed most was this dude: William Lyon Mackenzie.
The guy who disagreed most was this dude: William Lyon Mackenzie.
June 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
After The War of 1812, Canada fell under the rule of a group of oligarchs known as “The Family Compact.” They counted themselves as benevolent leaders, but not everyone agreed.
The guy who disagreed most was this dude: William Lyon Mackenzie.
The guy who disagreed most was this dude: William Lyon Mackenzie.
Since we’re apparently doing this again, let’s talk how Canada set an American steamship on fire and sent it over Niagara Falls, and how that created the legal precedent for when a nation can launch a “preemptive attack.”
Thread!
Thread!
June 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Since we’re apparently doing this again, let’s talk how Canada set an American steamship on fire and sent it over Niagara Falls, and how that created the legal precedent for when a nation can launch a “preemptive attack.”
Thread!
Thread!
Duel Peru/Chicago citizenship? Rare double win for Mr. Pollo.
May 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Duel Peru/Chicago citizenship? Rare double win for Mr. Pollo.
People should hang.
April 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
People should hang.
Trump has single-handedly erased an entire year.
April 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Trump has single-handedly erased an entire year.
Every resistlib conspiracy was right
February 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Every resistlib conspiracy was right