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If Batman was a Santa, would he wear his hat like this, or like this
November 25, 2023 at 12:32 AM
If Batman was a Santa, would he wear his hat like this, or like this
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This has to be one of the greatest runs any director has ever experienced.
December 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This has to be one of the greatest runs any director has ever experienced.
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I feel compelled to write a review thread 🧵 for The Liz Truss Show because in the madness of the content, other aspects - vital aspects - are being missed.
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
December 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I feel compelled to write a review thread 🧵 for The Liz Truss Show because in the madness of the content, other aspects - vital aspects - are being missed.
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
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The Eclipse of the Sun in Venice, July 6, 1842, by Ippolito Caffi (1842)
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Eclipse of the Sun in Venice, July 6, 1842, by Ippolito Caffi (1842)
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
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This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:
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die startseite der ARD MEDIATHEK wünscht heute am 25.11. allen, die feiern, einen fröhlichen tag gegen gewalt an frauen
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
die startseite der ARD MEDIATHEK wünscht heute am 25.11. allen, die feiern, einen fröhlichen tag gegen gewalt an frauen
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Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
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*laughs in historian* “… ranks among the 10 minds in history, rivalling polymaths like da Vinci or Newton…”
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
*laughs in historian* “… ranks among the 10 minds in history, rivalling polymaths like da Vinci or Newton…”
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Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
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So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.
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Stereogum says Google's switch to AI Overviews reduced its ad revenue by *70 percent* www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
Stereogum soldiers on in the era of streaming and AI
Stereogum Founder Scott Lapatine on the importance of independent media in the age of AI slop and algorithms.
www.theverge.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.
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6/Neo-royalism asks what happens to international politics when small groups of hyper elites (royalist cliques) become the central actor in world politics rather than the state. In short, tribute/extraction and exceptionalism replace rules and sovereign equality. Its all about the squeeze.
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
6/Neo-royalism asks what happens to international politics when small groups of hyper elites (royalist cliques) become the central actor in world politics rather than the state. In short, tribute/extraction and exceptionalism replace rules and sovereign equality. Its all about the squeeze.
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1/This week has seen a blitz of what looks like corruption sandals: Saudi development deals for US military tech, Pakistani payments to Trump insiders for tariff relief, Swiss gold bars for a trade deal. Far from a payoff, this is a reordering of internat'l system.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
www.dropbox.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
1/This week has seen a blitz of what looks like corruption sandals: Saudi development deals for US military tech, Pakistani payments to Trump insiders for tariff relief, Swiss gold bars for a trade deal. Far from a payoff, this is a reordering of internat'l system.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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My Uber driver is driving like he has star power in Mario Kart. And even if he does, I don’t.
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
My Uber driver is driving like he has star power in Mario Kart. And even if he does, I don’t.
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ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
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Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski were going to buy 10 jets without engines from Spririt Airlines that Spirit didn't own.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
November 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski were going to buy 10 jets without engines from Spririt Airlines that Spirit didn't own.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Gegen die erschreckende Überlegenheit des FC Bayern München können nur neue Regeln helfen. Ein bescheidener Vorschlag zur Selbstverzwergung.
Wie den FC Bayern bremsen?: Make Bavaria Small Again
Gegen die erschreckende Überlegenheit des FC Bayern München können nur neue Regeln helfen. Ein bescheidener Vorschlag zur Selbstverzwergung.
taz.de
November 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Gegen die erschreckende Überlegenheit des FC Bayern München können nur neue Regeln helfen. Ein bescheidener Vorschlag zur Selbstverzwergung.
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New sign outside the Oval Office..
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
New sign outside the Oval Office..
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A year ago today, Trump was re-elected for a second term. It’s been a lively 12 months, marked by trade wars, government cuts, controversial executive orders and falling approval ratings (although he is still beating himself).
An #FTEdit 🧵 of eight charts illustrating a contentious presidency 👇
An #FTEdit 🧵 of eight charts illustrating a contentious presidency 👇
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A year ago today, Trump was re-elected for a second term. It’s been a lively 12 months, marked by trade wars, government cuts, controversial executive orders and falling approval ratings (although he is still beating himself).
An #FTEdit 🧵 of eight charts illustrating a contentious presidency 👇
An #FTEdit 🧵 of eight charts illustrating a contentious presidency 👇
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you don't have to put on blackface to get social media attention. you can simply develop mild depression, join a menswear forum, spend the next 15 years arguing about pants, and then weaponize the knowledge against your enemies on social media.
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
you don't have to put on blackface to get social media attention. you can simply develop mild depression, join a menswear forum, spend the next 15 years arguing about pants, and then weaponize the knowledge against your enemies on social media.
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ISS-Jubiläum: Seit 25 Jahren leben Menschen dauerhaft im All – aber keiner feiert das: Den Anfang machten zwei Russen und ein Amerikaner, inzwischen leben seit einem Vierteljahrhundert ohne Pause Menschen auf der Internationalen Raumstation. Warum feiert das niemand?
ISS-Jubiläum: Seit 25 Jahren leben Menschen dauerhaft im All – aber keiner feiert das
Den Anfang machten zwei Russen und ein Amerikaner, inzwischen leben seit einem Vierteljahrhundert ohne Pause Menschen auf der Internationalen Raumstation. Warum feiert das niemand?
www.spiegel.de
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
ISS-Jubiläum: Seit 25 Jahren leben Menschen dauerhaft im All – aber keiner feiert das: Den Anfang machten zwei Russen und ein Amerikaner, inzwischen leben seit einem Vierteljahrhundert ohne Pause Menschen auf der Internationalen Raumstation. Warum feiert das niemand?