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🎶The world is riddled with maggots; the maggots are getting fat
They're making a tasty meal of all the bosses and bureaucrats
They're taking over the boardrooms, and they're fat and full of pride
And they all came out of the woodwork on the day the Nazi died🎶
They're making a tasty meal of all the bosses and bureaucrats
They're taking over the boardrooms, and they're fat and full of pride
And they all came out of the woodwork on the day the Nazi died🎶
December 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🎶The world is riddled with maggots; the maggots are getting fat
They're making a tasty meal of all the bosses and bureaucrats
They're taking over the boardrooms, and they're fat and full of pride
And they all came out of the woodwork on the day the Nazi died🎶
They're making a tasty meal of all the bosses and bureaucrats
They're taking over the boardrooms, and they're fat and full of pride
And they all came out of the woodwork on the day the Nazi died🎶
Whether an opinion is published has no relationship with the merits of the case.
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Whether an opinion is published has no relationship with the merits of the case.
Whoa, you can't jump straight to a task force! First we have to create an ad hoc committee tasked with commissioning a study on what a task force would even be tasked with!
September 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Whoa, you can't jump straight to a task force! First we have to create an ad hoc committee tasked with commissioning a study on what a task force would even be tasked with!
Holy fucking shit, Ezra has fully drunk his own kool-aid. I used to think he was smart, but as soon as he left Vox for the NYT, his brain went to mush.
September 18, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Holy fucking shit, Ezra has fully drunk his own kool-aid. I used to think he was smart, but as soon as he left Vox for the NYT, his brain went to mush.
I've been watching them in chronological order with my partner... I cannot recommend it. We started with AvP 1 (fun) and 2 (meh). Prometheus is fine, but Covenant is trash. We only really started having fun when we got to Alien Earth.
September 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I've been watching them in chronological order with my partner... I cannot recommend it. We started with AvP 1 (fun) and 2 (meh). Prometheus is fine, but Covenant is trash. We only really started having fun when we got to Alien Earth.
Wasn't in any of the debates? What do you think the 3/5s comprise was about?
September 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Wasn't in any of the debates? What do you think the 3/5s comprise was about?
This is not true. Currently, you only have to go to the sheriff (or local police) for a concealed pistol license. Under current law, you do not need a license or application to purchase a firearm (this will change in 2027).
September 4, 2025 at 4:54 AM
This is not true. Currently, you only have to go to the sheriff (or local police) for a concealed pistol license. Under current law, you do not need a license or application to purchase a firearm (this will change in 2027).
Most people have no idea that Congress has two houses called the House and Senate. Because of federalism, our govt is so complex you need a college degree to really understand it, but it's barely even taught at high school.
September 4, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Most people have no idea that Congress has two houses called the House and Senate. Because of federalism, our govt is so complex you need a college degree to really understand it, but it's barely even taught at high school.
The asking price has no relationship to affordability. Comparing median rent to affordability is a nonsensical statement.
August 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The asking price has no relationship to affordability. Comparing median rent to affordability is a nonsensical statement.
I read the piece. It's, let's say, unconvincing. Point #1 is that it's statistically unlikely that the Court will take the case. That's as ignorant as it is condescending. Technically true, but wildly misleading. The Court doesn't pick cases at random! The rest of the points are equally pollyannish.
August 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I read the piece. It's, let's say, unconvincing. Point #1 is that it's statistically unlikely that the Court will take the case. That's as ignorant as it is condescending. Technically true, but wildly misleading. The Court doesn't pick cases at random! The rest of the points are equally pollyannish.
It's not a pun? It's a double entendre, right? And it completely missed me until I saw this, but it is clever!
August 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It's not a pun? It's a double entendre, right? And it completely missed me until I saw this, but it is clever!
There was far less of it before Citizens United. But any capitalistic system will inevitably lead to this result. It's a predictable cycle. People pass laws limiting the reach of the powerful. The powerful use their power to erode those restrictions over time.
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August 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
There was far less of it before Citizens United. But any capitalistic system will inevitably lead to this result. It's a predictable cycle. People pass laws limiting the reach of the powerful. The powerful use their power to erode those restrictions over time.
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July 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Great episodes! Margaret said there's a speech that'd be linked in the show notes. I'm looking for it, but don't see it anywhere. Am I missing something or was it not included? I
July 17, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Great episodes! Margaret said there's a speech that'd be linked in the show notes. I'm looking for it, but don't see it anywhere. Am I missing something or was it not included? I
I don't disagree with you that the script probably just worked out that way, but the "recent conflict" is just the latest part of what started in 1948 when Zionists invaded Palestine, ethnically cleansed large areas, and began concentrating displaced Palestinians in Gaza.
July 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I don't disagree with you that the script probably just worked out that way, but the "recent conflict" is just the latest part of what started in 1948 when Zionists invaded Palestine, ethnically cleansed large areas, and began concentrating displaced Palestinians in Gaza.
YIMBYs say, actually, building multi racial, mixed income communities is fine by me, and in fact good. This attitude can be coopted by the rich to do the bad things you've described, but don't equate the two things
July 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
YIMBYs say, actually, building multi racial, mixed income communities is fine by me, and in fact good. This attitude can be coopted by the rich to do the bad things you've described, but don't equate the two things
In every comment, you're talking about NIMBY and YIMBY as if they are actual policy positions or philosophies. They aren't. They're vibe based. NIMBYs obstruct housing development to preserve the "character" (white, wealthy) of the neighborhood. It's right wing reactionary behavior.
July 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In every comment, you're talking about NIMBY and YIMBY as if they are actual policy positions or philosophies. They aren't. They're vibe based. NIMBYs obstruct housing development to preserve the "character" (white, wealthy) of the neighborhood. It's right wing reactionary behavior.
Yes to everything except #1. Requiring jobs just leads to Bullshit Jobs, whether that's state communism or neoliberal capitalism. We don't need make-work; we need human flourishing.
June 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Yes to everything except #1. Requiring jobs just leads to Bullshit Jobs, whether that's state communism or neoliberal capitalism. We don't need make-work; we need human flourishing.
You are describing right wing "libertarians," who stole the label from anarchists. Anarchism IS left libertarianism. Those terms are synonyms. And anarchism actually has a rich history in the US.
June 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
You are describing right wing "libertarians," who stole the label from anarchists. Anarchism IS left libertarianism. Those terms are synonyms. And anarchism actually has a rich history in the US.
These freaks fetishize centrism. They say both the far left and the far right are "wrong," but the right is wrong on substance whereas the "left" is wrong by word policing? Morons.
May 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
These freaks fetishize centrism. They say both the far left and the far right are "wrong," but the right is wrong on substance whereas the "left" is wrong by word policing? Morons.
A lot of people are saying that a lot of people are saying you're bad for being a boy. The problem is that no one is actually saying that. It's a manufactured narrative. People believe it's true because so many people are saying it is. It turns out that the Right doesn't actually care about facts
May 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A lot of people are saying that a lot of people are saying you're bad for being a boy. The problem is that no one is actually saying that. It's a manufactured narrative. People believe it's true because so many people are saying it is. It turns out that the Right doesn't actually care about facts
May 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A lot of people are saying that a lot of people are saying you're bad for being a boy. The problem is that no one is actually saying that. It's a manufactured narrative. People believe it's true because so many people are saying it is. It turns out that the Right doesn't actually care about facts
