diskcordian.bsky.social
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The essence of Blue Labour thought is that somewhere in Downing Street there is a button marked “reindustrialise” that Tony Blair could have pressed, but instead he opted for the “more Woke Studies” button.
My brother in Christ, reindustrialization is based on international capital flows, not dumbass ideas to move down the value chain by turning colleges into vocational schools. You do realize that modern industry is almost always *high* skilled automation?
Read your Michael Pettis, you utter clown.
Read your Michael Pettis, you utter clown.
No reindustrialising? Our academic institutions are a part of the problem, overproducing elites and funnelling them into bullshit unproductive jobs. Half the universities need to close or become vocational colleges. You didn't even mention productivity.
Brexit is in the past. That ship has sailed.
Brexit is in the past. That ship has sailed.
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The essence of Blue Labour thought is that somewhere in Downing Street there is a button marked “reindustrialise” that Tony Blair could have pressed, but instead he opted for the “more Woke Studies” button.
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I loved it. But I also think that it’s delusional and out of touch to argue that the franchise is something new. I think Korean Americans have surpassed both Japan and S. Korea and I don’t meant that in a good or flattering way.
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I loved it. But I also think that it’s delusional and out of touch to argue that the franchise is something new. I think Korean Americans have surpassed both Japan and S. Korea and I don’t meant that in a good or flattering way.
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They’re calling him the world’s most sober man:
December 4, 2025 at 5:55 AM
They’re calling him the world’s most sober man:
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we need to let in more immigrants and raise the birth rate because the alternative is drowning in an aging population's nostalgia
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
we need to let in more immigrants and raise the birth rate because the alternative is drowning in an aging population's nostalgia
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I spilled lembas crumbs all over myself watching the war of the ring through the master stone in the Tower of Avallónë & a vanyar teenager shouted "this Úmanyar eating corn bread" & everyone laughed
November 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I spilled lembas crumbs all over myself watching the war of the ring through the master stone in the Tower of Avallónë & a vanyar teenager shouted "this Úmanyar eating corn bread" & everyone laughed
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Just decided to start reading again after my teachers forced me to write that the curtains were blue as a “metaphor”, are these audiobooks high-alpha?
- Atomic Habits
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- I Will Teach You To Be Rich
- Meditations
- The Brothers Karamazov
- Rommel: the Desert Fox
- Atomic Habits
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- I Will Teach You To Be Rich
- Meditations
- The Brothers Karamazov
- Rommel: the Desert Fox
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Just decided to start reading again after my teachers forced me to write that the curtains were blue as a “metaphor”, are these audiobooks high-alpha?
- Atomic Habits
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- I Will Teach You To Be Rich
- Meditations
- The Brothers Karamazov
- Rommel: the Desert Fox
- Atomic Habits
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- I Will Teach You To Be Rich
- Meditations
- The Brothers Karamazov
- Rommel: the Desert Fox
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Consider a programmer looking at code they themselves wrote a year ago, now having to identify and fix a bug. They have to rebuild the mental model of what is going on, which is easier if they have already had a mental model of what is going on.
June 24, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Consider a programmer looking at code they themselves wrote a year ago, now having to identify and fix a bug. They have to rebuild the mental model of what is going on, which is easier if they have already had a mental model of what is going on.
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Chotiner: how can you defend genocide?
Me: actually, I don’t.
Chotiner: you’re anti-genocide? Are the rest of your politics this good?
Me: the rest of my opinions on politics and media.
Chotiner: impressive. I also see you’re quite tall.
Me: yes. I love reading and Clairo.
Chotiner: wow.
Me: actually, I don’t.
Chotiner: you’re anti-genocide? Are the rest of your politics this good?
Me: the rest of my opinions on politics and media.
Chotiner: impressive. I also see you’re quite tall.
Me: yes. I love reading and Clairo.
Chotiner: wow.
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Chotiner: how can you defend genocide?
Me: actually, I don’t.
Chotiner: you’re anti-genocide? Are the rest of your politics this good?
Me: the rest of my opinions on politics and media.
Chotiner: impressive. I also see you’re quite tall.
Me: yes. I love reading and Clairo.
Chotiner: wow.
Me: actually, I don’t.
Chotiner: you’re anti-genocide? Are the rest of your politics this good?
Me: the rest of my opinions on politics and media.
Chotiner: impressive. I also see you’re quite tall.
Me: yes. I love reading and Clairo.
Chotiner: wow.
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The Only Children of White Collar Professional Parents In The 1990s website is uniquely badly-positioned to have good memories or holiday food
November 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The Only Children of White Collar Professional Parents In The 1990s website is uniquely badly-positioned to have good memories or holiday food
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Lord save me from 360 gen nostalgia
November 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Lord save me from 360 gen nostalgia
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I think I also get annoyed at people not recognising that a lot of modern trends are overcorrections from criticisms during that era. That if you want back to 2010 and complained about a 30+ hour game being too short, people would look at you funny
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I think I also get annoyed at people not recognising that a lot of modern trends are overcorrections from criticisms during that era. That if you want back to 2010 and complained about a 30+ hour game being too short, people would look at you funny
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for this to be David Weber, it'd have to have at least three run-on sentences about battles with hyphenated adjectives that are trying to sound like "wine-dark sea," all comma-spliced together with an "and" or two
May 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
for this to be David Weber, it'd have to have at least three run-on sentences about battles with hyphenated adjectives that are trying to sound like "wine-dark sea," all comma-spliced together with an "and" or two
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How Trump's dirty deal w/Putin unfolded at a meeting in Kyiv:
- US army secretary Daniel Driscoll showed up late and laced his comments with profanities: “We need to get this shit done"
- One senior European official described the tone of the meeting as “nauseating”
www.ft.com/content/f411...
- US army secretary Daniel Driscoll showed up late and laced his comments with profanities: “We need to get this shit done"
- One senior European official described the tone of the meeting as “nauseating”
www.ft.com/content/f411...
Trump envoys issue ultimatum to Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thursday
Hardline message over US-Russia plan at volatile meeting in Kyiv sparks alarm among European allies
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
How Trump's dirty deal w/Putin unfolded at a meeting in Kyiv:
- US army secretary Daniel Driscoll showed up late and laced his comments with profanities: “We need to get this shit done"
- One senior European official described the tone of the meeting as “nauseating”
www.ft.com/content/f411...
- US army secretary Daniel Driscoll showed up late and laced his comments with profanities: “We need to get this shit done"
- One senior European official described the tone of the meeting as “nauseating”
www.ft.com/content/f411...
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They call him ALI—great Caliph, the Trump of Arabia, should have been Caliph after Muhammad but Sleepy Abu Bakr stole it from him—but the WOKE want to erase him like all our great leaders, which is why I am signing an Executive Order saying all mosques must mention Ali in the Adhan! TYFYATTM!
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
They call him ALI—great Caliph, the Trump of Arabia, should have been Caliph after Muhammad but Sleepy Abu Bakr stole it from him—but the WOKE want to erase him like all our great leaders, which is why I am signing an Executive Order saying all mosques must mention Ali in the Adhan! TYFYATTM!
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long time chomsky haters vindicated
November 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
long time chomsky haters vindicated
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You know what is a weird thing I miss about regular TV seasons?
Obligatory seasonal holiday episodes.
Like, no one dropping 8 episodes in July is going to give you an unhinged Halloween ep, a totally inappropriate murder on Christmas ep, and probably some weird Valentine's Day nonsense.
Obligatory seasonal holiday episodes.
Like, no one dropping 8 episodes in July is going to give you an unhinged Halloween ep, a totally inappropriate murder on Christmas ep, and probably some weird Valentine's Day nonsense.
October 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
You know what is a weird thing I miss about regular TV seasons?
Obligatory seasonal holiday episodes.
Like, no one dropping 8 episodes in July is going to give you an unhinged Halloween ep, a totally inappropriate murder on Christmas ep, and probably some weird Valentine's Day nonsense.
Obligatory seasonal holiday episodes.
Like, no one dropping 8 episodes in July is going to give you an unhinged Halloween ep, a totally inappropriate murder on Christmas ep, and probably some weird Valentine's Day nonsense.
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it is kinda amazing that despite being world-emperor trumps brain can only think to run slightly larger-scale scams than the scams he ran when he as just a new york real estate mogul
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
it is kinda amazing that despite being world-emperor trumps brain can only think to run slightly larger-scale scams than the scams he ran when he as just a new york real estate mogul
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Good example of how much of a hack Oren Cass is—on April 2nd he had *the White House* publish his praise for Trump's tariffs, and now suddenly those tariffs were "haphazard", created "heightened uncertainty", and have "needlessly antagonized Allies"
October 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Good example of how much of a hack Oren Cass is—on April 2nd he had *the White House* publish his praise for Trump's tariffs, and now suddenly those tariffs were "haphazard", created "heightened uncertainty", and have "needlessly antagonized Allies"
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People pretend the Asoiaf books are much better but most of DwD is literally Daenerys and glup shitto Dornishmen hanging around with Hitlerio Francotis, dog feotus eating psychopath oriental nobleman in mystical not-Arab Indiana Jones fantasyland.
October 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
People pretend the Asoiaf books are much better but most of DwD is literally Daenerys and glup shitto Dornishmen hanging around with Hitlerio Francotis, dog feotus eating psychopath oriental nobleman in mystical not-Arab Indiana Jones fantasyland.
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Trump can't be held accountable for his lies because he's a liar and can't be held accountable for things he says he'll do because everyone knows he's a liar which means you lie if you tell the truth about what he says he'll do, even if it's true. Checkmate, liberals.
September 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Trump can't be held accountable for his lies because he's a liar and can't be held accountable for things he says he'll do because everyone knows he's a liar which means you lie if you tell the truth about what he says he'll do, even if it's true. Checkmate, liberals.
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I feel like a lot of people just engage with art for the fandom and fandom for the discourse.
September 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I feel like a lot of people just engage with art for the fandom and fandom for the discourse.
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democrats: how the FUCK do we win back straight men? should we fire all the women and gay comms staffers? should we pull back on abortion????
donald trump: heeeeeeyyy girlies, guesss who just finished redecorating the palm room in the white house!!! 💃💕💅
donald trump: heeeeeeyyy girlies, guesss who just finished redecorating the palm room in the white house!!! 💃💕💅
September 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
democrats: how the FUCK do we win back straight men? should we fire all the women and gay comms staffers? should we pull back on abortion????
donald trump: heeeeeeyyy girlies, guesss who just finished redecorating the palm room in the white house!!! 💃💕💅
donald trump: heeeeeeyyy girlies, guesss who just finished redecorating the palm room in the white house!!! 💃💕💅
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"It was strange: the pundits who proudly proclaimed that they had outgrown or [...] 'overcome' the traditional labels of liberal politics, "left" and "right", generally ended up on the right." - Robert Gay's Weimar culture: the Outsider as Insider (1968)
September 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"It was strange: the pundits who proudly proclaimed that they had outgrown or [...] 'overcome' the traditional labels of liberal politics, "left" and "right", generally ended up on the right." - Robert Gay's Weimar culture: the Outsider as Insider (1968)
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Not ONE mfer that tried to push Forex on me during quarantine is financially stable right now.
September 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Not ONE mfer that tried to push Forex on me during quarantine is financially stable right now.
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A thing that streaming has taken from us is nowadays, the wait between seasons is so long that you wouldn't get absolutely demented workarounds to 'Lucy Lawless is pregnant' like 'the lead role is played by a child actor for one episode'.
"Xena...you just swapped bodies with a sickly child."
September 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A thing that streaming has taken from us is nowadays, the wait between seasons is so long that you wouldn't get absolutely demented workarounds to 'Lucy Lawless is pregnant' like 'the lead role is played by a child actor for one episode'.