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Is there any precedent in modern history for a mass shooting occurring in a public setting with 10+ casualties and the perpetrator not being apprehended? It's really hard to fathom.
December 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Is there any precedent in modern history for a mass shooting occurring in a public setting with 10+ casualties and the perpetrator not being apprehended? It's really hard to fathom.
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I still can't believe they're trying to make a war happen out of thin air. Not just their abrogation of Congress's role in formally declaring a war -- that's been a slippery slope for decades -- but their total unwillingness even to go through the motions of drumming up public support.
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I still can't believe they're trying to make a war happen out of thin air. Not just their abrogation of Congress's role in formally declaring a war -- that's been a slippery slope for decades -- but their total unwillingness even to go through the motions of drumming up public support.
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The fact that it at least anecdotally seems to be a semi-regular practice to tell white people a minority got the job in order to soften the blow of rejection really should put the elite woke panic into perspective.
December 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The fact that it at least anecdotally seems to be a semi-regular practice to tell white people a minority got the job in order to soften the blow of rejection really should put the elite woke panic into perspective.
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Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
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They developed the "high school girl's sports" angle as a wedge issue, to lever their way up to full society-wide discrimination. What's endlessly stunning to me is how many purported liberals a) helped them when it started & b) are still helping them even after the larger purpose has become clear!
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
They developed the "high school girl's sports" angle as a wedge issue, to lever their way up to full society-wide discrimination. What's endlessly stunning to me is how many purported liberals a) helped them when it started & b) are still helping them even after the larger purpose has become clear!
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Two former FBI Directors, at least
Trump just endorsed a post calling for the arrests of Chris Wray and Merrick Garland.
There's almost no media coverage of the sitting president supporting the arrest of a former FBI director and former Attorney General.
There's almost no media coverage of the sitting president supporting the arrest of a former FBI director and former Attorney General.
December 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Two former FBI Directors, at least
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it's really hard to articulate the horror when it is laid plain, bare and transparent, in its logic in such mundanity. the secret police and their increasingly large system of internment camps of torture and rape are blips. one quarter, modelos are no longer the best selling beer, the next this:
Any thoughts on what’s happening with population in the labor report?
December 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
it's really hard to articulate the horror when it is laid plain, bare and transparent, in its logic in such mundanity. the secret police and their increasingly large system of internment camps of torture and rape are blips. one quarter, modelos are no longer the best selling beer, the next this:
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you can connect and find common ground with people without trying to force them to think like you do. in fact, what we see from the rest of the congregation proves exactly the opposite. if you surround yourself ONLY with people who reinforce your priors, you atrophy and become a monster
December 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
you can connect and find common ground with people without trying to force them to think like you do. in fact, what we see from the rest of the congregation proves exactly the opposite. if you surround yourself ONLY with people who reinforce your priors, you atrophy and become a monster
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and Martha thinking the graffiti dicks are rocket ships is hilarious but also chilling
“I can’t recognize the shape of a penis but I know a whore when I see one” is such a specific kind of Asshole Church Lady
“I can’t recognize the shape of a penis but I know a whore when I see one” is such a specific kind of Asshole Church Lady
The early scene where they're whitewashing the tomb (hide the penises!) tells us *right away* that there's something real nasty going on just barely under the surface.
December 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
and Martha thinking the graffiti dicks are rocket ships is hilarious but also chilling
“I can’t recognize the shape of a penis but I know a whore when I see one” is such a specific kind of Asshole Church Lady
“I can’t recognize the shape of a penis but I know a whore when I see one” is such a specific kind of Asshole Church Lady
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can't wait to watch this come true
December 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
can't wait to watch this come true
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it is a noteworthy shift that Bush et al felt the need to lay like two years of groundwork to justify invading Iraq on WMD grounds and Trump is just saying "Venezuela's oil is our rightful property" and sending in the Navy
December 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
it is a noteworthy shift that Bush et al felt the need to lay like two years of groundwork to justify invading Iraq on WMD grounds and Trump is just saying "Venezuela's oil is our rightful property" and sending in the Navy
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Gotta say it's mindblowing to me that the Brown shooter is still at large and they don't even seem to have identified who they're looking for.
December 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Gotta say it's mindblowing to me that the Brown shooter is still at large and they don't even seem to have identified who they're looking for.
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Again I say: how fucking interesting that remote work technology is bad and not worth adopting despite all research pointing to productivity gains, but genAI which offers NOTHING is so important to adopt and force on people who have no use for it despite all the horrible things genAI does
December 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Again I say: how fucking interesting that remote work technology is bad and not worth adopting despite all research pointing to productivity gains, but genAI which offers NOTHING is so important to adopt and force on people who have no use for it despite all the horrible things genAI does
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One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
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One of the great failures of contemporary political news coverage in a lot of media is the unspoken principle that no violation of norms or decency by Trump is really news, worthy of sustained attention, unless it also upsets people who love him. It isn't "not taking the bait"; it's sleepwalking.
December 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
One of the great failures of contemporary political news coverage in a lot of media is the unspoken principle that no violation of norms or decency by Trump is really news, worthy of sustained attention, unless it also upsets people who love him. It isn't "not taking the bait"; it's sleepwalking.
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watching the new criterion 4k of THIS IS SPINAL TAP. haven't seen this movie in a decade but I did watch it basically every week as a teenager and I still remember every single line
December 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
watching the new criterion 4k of THIS IS SPINAL TAP. haven't seen this movie in a decade but I did watch it basically every week as a teenager and I still remember every single line
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the “you should love ai” line is best outlined by a recent joe rogan episode. he LOVES ai music and always tells guests this. a guest pushed back on him saying “i’ve heard ai podcasts are amazing too” and joe rogan immediately pushes back. losers love it until it comes for them
December 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
the “you should love ai” line is best outlined by a recent joe rogan episode. he LOVES ai music and always tells guests this. a guest pushed back on him saying “i’ve heard ai podcasts are amazing too” and joe rogan immediately pushes back. losers love it until it comes for them
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The conservatives going after Trump’s statement haven’t forgotten who he is or have different feelings now than they did when they supported him, they’re just seizing a smoother exit from a sinking ship
December 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The conservatives going after Trump’s statement haven’t forgotten who he is or have different feelings now than they did when they supported him, they’re just seizing a smoother exit from a sinking ship
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"Nobody is required to listen to anyone, for any reason. If someone started yelling opinions at you in the street or at a party, you’d walk away."
This is old but feels relevant again: people can use social media in whatever way they like, stop complaining that they're doing it wrong.
This is old but feels relevant again: people can use social media in whatever way they like, stop complaining that they're doing it wrong.
In defence of echo chambers
This week, some common terms from naval language, and a map of left behind places. But first, what’s the problem with filter bubbles anyway?
jonn.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"Nobody is required to listen to anyone, for any reason. If someone started yelling opinions at you in the street or at a party, you’d walk away."
This is old but feels relevant again: people can use social media in whatever way they like, stop complaining that they're doing it wrong.
This is old but feels relevant again: people can use social media in whatever way they like, stop complaining that they're doing it wrong.
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i think we should all commit ourselves to, at minimum, a national 3 day party When It Happens. one bottle of champagne in the back of your closet is no longer adequate. be prepared
December 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
i think we should all commit ourselves to, at minimum, a national 3 day party When It Happens. one bottle of champagne in the back of your closet is no longer adequate. be prepared
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
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The latest on Bondi Beach terrorist attack:
At least 15 people were killed and 27 remain hospitalized. The victims were between 10 and 87 yrs old.
Australia's PM has announced plans to strengthen the country's already tough gun laws with new measures that will restrict who gets a license.
At least 15 people were killed and 27 remain hospitalized. The victims were between 10 and 87 yrs old.
Australia's PM has announced plans to strengthen the country's already tough gun laws with new measures that will restrict who gets a license.
December 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The latest on Bondi Beach terrorist attack:
At least 15 people were killed and 27 remain hospitalized. The victims were between 10 and 87 yrs old.
Australia's PM has announced plans to strengthen the country's already tough gun laws with new measures that will restrict who gets a license.
At least 15 people were killed and 27 remain hospitalized. The victims were between 10 and 87 yrs old.
Australia's PM has announced plans to strengthen the country's already tough gun laws with new measures that will restrict who gets a license.
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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"Next up, we have a 3 hour interview with an 80 year old Italian tailor who is no longer taking orders and isn't interested in helping you."
December 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
"Next up, we have a 3 hour interview with an 80 year old Italian tailor who is no longer taking orders and isn't interested in helping you."