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It’s a weird thing thinking of colleges for a kid to apply to and having to figure which are on the presidents kill list. #lifeunderTrump
July 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It’s a weird thing thinking of colleges for a kid to apply to and having to figure which are on the presidents kill list. #lifeunderTrump
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20+ years ago, results of a 'War Game' set up for the Atlantic (reported by me) showed that US attacks on Iran would backfire more sweepingly than land wars in Iraq or even Vietnam.
The fundamentals have not changed.
DO NOT DO THIS. Or even rant about it.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The fundamentals have not changed.
DO NOT DO THIS. Or even rant about it.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Will Iran Be Next?
Soldiers, spies, and diplomats conduct a classic Pentagon war game—with sobering results
www.theatlantic.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
20+ years ago, results of a 'War Game' set up for the Atlantic (reported by me) showed that US attacks on Iran would backfire more sweepingly than land wars in Iraq or even Vietnam.
The fundamentals have not changed.
DO NOT DO THIS. Or even rant about it.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The fundamentals have not changed.
DO NOT DO THIS. Or even rant about it.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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OK. This is incredible content.
One block over from the White House: the aspirational security line setup
June 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
OK. This is incredible content.
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W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
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The photographer Lee Friedlander’s portraits of his wife, Maria, thrum with gentle affection and capture the inexorable movement of time.
Lee Friedlander’s Intimate Portraits of His Wife, Through Sixty Years of Marriage
Friedlander’s style of photography is usually cool, winking, and gamesman-like, but his pictures of his wife thrum with gentle affection.
www.newyorker.com
May 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The photographer Lee Friedlander’s portraits of his wife, Maria, thrum with gentle affection and capture the inexorable movement of time.
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Some senator no one cares about: now sir please explain why you cut 80% of the budget for Alzheimer’s re-
RFK Jr: now *deep breath* *hacking cough* wreeeeeee so pffshhff
Senator: sir I-
RFK Jr: *sound of a trolley car* *mouth raspberries* *vomits* the hrump allegations ugh yeah *belch* yrarghhy
RFK Jr: now *deep breath* *hacking cough* wreeeeeee so pffshhff
Senator: sir I-
RFK Jr: *sound of a trolley car* *mouth raspberries* *vomits* the hrump allegations ugh yeah *belch* yrarghhy
May 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Some senator no one cares about: now sir please explain why you cut 80% of the budget for Alzheimer’s re-
RFK Jr: now *deep breath* *hacking cough* wreeeeeee so pffshhff
Senator: sir I-
RFK Jr: *sound of a trolley car* *mouth raspberries* *vomits* the hrump allegations ugh yeah *belch* yrarghhy
RFK Jr: now *deep breath* *hacking cough* wreeeeeee so pffshhff
Senator: sir I-
RFK Jr: *sound of a trolley car* *mouth raspberries* *vomits* the hrump allegations ugh yeah *belch* yrarghhy
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Hey, I know her! Time to dig out this old meme I made as advice to lawyers about social media.
February 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Hey, I know her! Time to dig out this old meme I made as advice to lawyers about social media.
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Monday Changed Everything: Gov Hochul Needs to Remove Eric Adams from Office talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/monda...
Monday Changed Everything: Gov Hochul Needs to Remove Eric Adams from Office
Events in the Trump DOJ-Eric Adams story have moved very quickly this...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Monday Changed Everything: Gov Hochul Needs to Remove Eric Adams from Office talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/monda...
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This is all a good reminder that, “no help, no votes until the criminal conduct stops” is neither a big ask nor a politically perilous one.
February 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is all a good reminder that, “no help, no votes until the criminal conduct stops” is neither a big ask nor a politically perilous one.
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Possibly useful tip: the Trader Joe's precooked hardboiled eggs seem to be immune from the egg price hikes so far. The downside is that eating wet eggs from a bag makes you feel worse about yourself.
February 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Possibly useful tip: the Trader Joe's precooked hardboiled eggs seem to be immune from the egg price hikes so far. The downside is that eating wet eggs from a bag makes you feel worse about yourself.
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Good Morning! Buenos Dias!
February 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Good Morning! Buenos Dias!
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