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if elon just hired an Inverse Jester (guy hired to listen to his jokes and pretend they're funny) we could solve every problem except how to keep the inverse jester from killing himself
November 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
if elon just hired an Inverse Jester (guy hired to listen to his jokes and pretend they're funny) we could solve every problem except how to keep the inverse jester from killing himself
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Massie: "I would remind my Republican colleagues who are decided how to vote, Donald Trump can protect you in red districts right now by giving you an endorsement, but by 2030, he's not gonna be the president and you will have voted to protect pedophiles if you don't vote to release those files."
November 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Massie: "I would remind my Republican colleagues who are decided how to vote, Donald Trump can protect you in red districts right now by giving you an endorsement, but by 2030, he's not gonna be the president and you will have voted to protect pedophiles if you don't vote to release those files."
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ok we actually have to do something about religious illiteracy being ubiquitous and treated like a virtue—one too many "erm, I'm so glad the bishop randomly did a good thing for absolutely no reason whatsoever" posts for me today
June 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
ok we actually have to do something about religious illiteracy being ubiquitous and treated like a virtue—one too many "erm, I'm so glad the bishop randomly did a good thing for absolutely no reason whatsoever" posts for me today
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Interesting times incoming for MAGA Catholics discovering that there will be no exception for Based African Priests and that parishes and theological faculties will suddenly be in freefall
A State Dept. cable says the Trump administration might add up to 36 countries — most in Africa — to a list of 21 countries on which it imposed a full or partial travel ban this month. Citizens can't get visas to the US. Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
June 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Interesting times incoming for MAGA Catholics discovering that there will be no exception for Based African Priests and that parishes and theological faculties will suddenly be in freefall
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“latest shooting of gazans seeking food”
Israel kills 45 in latest shooting of Gazans seeking food, say local officials https://on.ft.com/4kMZ2EB
Israel kills 45 in latest shooting of Gazans seeking food, say local officials
Soldiers shot Gazans who were expecting aid trucks, according to the local health ministry
on.ft.com
June 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“latest shooting of gazans seeking food”
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“As a commitment to truth and reconciliation, I must acknowledge colonial and genocidal atrocities today, including the massacre of more than 17,000 Palestinian children in Gaza.”
That’s what an Ottawa high school Valedictorian said to cheers.
She was told not to come to school the next day.
That’s what an Ottawa high school Valedictorian said to cheers.
She was told not to come to school the next day.
June 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
“As a commitment to truth and reconciliation, I must acknowledge colonial and genocidal atrocities today, including the massacre of more than 17,000 Palestinian children in Gaza.”
That’s what an Ottawa high school Valedictorian said to cheers.
She was told not to come to school the next day.
That’s what an Ottawa high school Valedictorian said to cheers.
She was told not to come to school the next day.
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Asked on Air Force One about that assessment from Gabbard, that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon, Mr. Trump told reporters: "I don't care what she said. I think they were very close to having them." www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-r...
Trump says he wants "real end" to Iran's nuclear program, not just an Iran-Israel ceasefire
Trump says he's not "looking for a ceasefire" in the Israel-Iran war, as he warns all of Tehran's residents to evacuate and says Iran should be "giving up" its nuclear program entirely.
www.cbsnews.com
June 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Asked on Air Force One about that assessment from Gabbard, that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon, Mr. Trump told reporters: "I don't care what she said. I think they were very close to having them." www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-r...
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this country is too dumb to breathe
Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence fed the JFK files into an AI program, asking it to see if there was anything that should remain classified.
https://trib.al/AqWNKuR
https://trib.al/AqWNKuR
Gabbard Admits to Asking AI What to Classify in JFK Files
Gabbard revealed that she fed tens of thousands of documents about the JFK assassination into an AI program for review.
trib.al
June 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
this country is too dumb to breathe
i do think the eulogizing of MacIntyre as a Cool Marxian Aristotelian 😎, even if not as egregious a misreading as certain right-wing interpretations, is so reductive that it does eventually become caricature.
May 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
i do think the eulogizing of MacIntyre as a Cool Marxian Aristotelian 😎, even if not as egregious a misreading as certain right-wing interpretations, is so reductive that it does eventually become caricature.
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"Is Alasdair MacIntyre Dead" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12239 pages of heated debate,
May 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Is Alasdair MacIntyre Dead" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12239 pages of heated debate,
RIP Alasdair Macintyre. Let's pray for him
May 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
RIP Alasdair Macintyre. Let's pray for him
i am developing your historic neighborhood.... pray i do not develop it further....
May 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
i am developing your historic neighborhood.... pray i do not develop it further....
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WOW. The Trump admin said they will review social media and deny immigration benefits to people saying antisemitic claims. They're even trying to deport people with green cards on alleged claims of antisemitism.
Anyway, here's a tweet from an Afrikaner they flew here on Monday.
Anyway, here's a tweet from an Afrikaner they flew here on Monday.
May 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
WOW. The Trump admin said they will review social media and deny immigration benefits to people saying antisemitic claims. They're even trying to deport people with green cards on alleged claims of antisemitism.
Anyway, here's a tweet from an Afrikaner they flew here on Monday.
Anyway, here's a tweet from an Afrikaner they flew here on Monday.
ross douthat interviewing a lesswronger (and ND philosophy alum) for the NYT isn't necessarily great news, but it does confirm that my weird intellectual trajectory through life ended up being more au courant than my haters predicted.
May 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
ross douthat interviewing a lesswronger (and ND philosophy alum) for the NYT isn't necessarily great news, but it does confirm that my weird intellectual trajectory through life ended up being more au courant than my haters predicted.
Detroit's new archbishop, on the slaughter in Gaza: www.freep.com/story/opinio...
I'm Detroit’s new archbishop. As we celebrate Pope Leo XIV, don’t forget Gaza. | Opinion
As we celebrate Pope Leo XIV, it would be a tragedy to forget one of the greatest concerns of Pope Francis' final years and days: the war in Gaza.
www.freep.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Detroit's new archbishop, on the slaughter in Gaza: www.freep.com/story/opinio...
yea, i'm against ai enough that even the most chuck wendig-y ending to this chuck wendig tweet made me tear up a little
Hate this a lot. Value human creators, writers, artists, narrators, editors -- everyone in the chain of making a book and putting it out into the world should be a human being. Humans make art for humans.
P.S. fuck AI -- eat shit, artbarf robots
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
P.S. fuck AI -- eat shit, artbarf robots
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks
Amazon brand will offer more than 100 artificial intelligence-generated voices in English and other languages
www.theguardian.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:37 AM
yea, i'm against ai enough that even the most chuck wendig-y ending to this chuck wendig tweet made me tear up a little
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Non-actors reading non-books by non-authors. Now I just to have to create an AI avatar to not listen to them.
Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks
Amazon brand will offer more than 100 artificial intelligence-generated voices in English and other languages
www.theguardian.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Non-actors reading non-books by non-authors. Now I just to have to create an AI avatar to not listen to them.
this might be the best bluesky accunt there is
May 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
this might be the best bluesky accunt there is
i predicted the new pope would take the name Leo XV. Close but no cigar.
May 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
i predicted the new pope would take the name Leo XV. Close but no cigar.
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on the bright side, it's never been easier to give your kids a competitive advantage in the world. just read to them at night and don't give them a smartphone until they're 13 and they'll basically be superhuman
Google said it would make its Gemini chatbot available to children next week, as tech companies vie to attract young users with A.I. products.
Google Plans to Roll Out Gemini A.I. Chatbot to Children Under 13
The tech giant said it would make its Gemini chatbot available to children next week, and warned families in an email about the changes.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
on the bright side, it's never been easier to give your kids a competitive advantage in the world. just read to them at night and don't give them a smartphone until they're 13 and they'll basically be superhuman
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Gaza aid ship bombed by drones
it's on the front top of @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
(Greta mentioned quite far down as 'nearly about to board ship')
(Greta mentioned quite far down as 'nearly about to board ship')
Gaza humanitarian aid ship ‘bombed by drones’ in waters off Malta
Freedom Flotilla Coalition claims Israel to blame for attack on unarmed civilian vessel in international waters
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Gaza aid ship bombed by drones
when pascal says 'life is a dream a little less inconstant'....i felt that...
May 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
when pascal says 'life is a dream a little less inconstant'....i felt that...
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Van Hollen says that he asked the VP of El Salvador why his government continues to hold Abrego Garcia even though he’s not charged with any crime and there’s no evidence that he’s MS-13.
“His answer was that the Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT”
“His answer was that the Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT”
Senator Chris Van Hollen is speaking live from El Salvador, where he just met with the Salvadoran VP: www.youtube.com/live/pYZPzHy...
Van Hollen speaks to press after meeting with El Salvador VP about return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
www.youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Van Hollen says that he asked the VP of El Salvador why his government continues to hold Abrego Garcia even though he’s not charged with any crime and there’s no evidence that he’s MS-13.
“His answer was that the Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT”
“His answer was that the Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT”