Mirthfulisles
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An experienced researcher does the nightmare grind analyzing of the recent Minneapolis shooter's writings.
Since the Annunciation shooting in Minneapolis, I have bee transcribing the attackers diary, I have transcribed 231 of 291 pages. The diary is handwritten with (mostly) Cyrillic letters to look “Russian” but are English words spelled phonetically.
August 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
An experienced researcher does the nightmare grind analyzing of the recent Minneapolis shooter's writings.
You can want John Bolton, America's most influential enthusiast for the USA going to war against mid-sized nations, to be investigated for something and also fear that the USG is unjustly using this as a pretext for harassment of him.
August 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You can want John Bolton, America's most influential enthusiast for the USA going to war against mid-sized nations, to be investigated for something and also fear that the USG is unjustly using this as a pretext for harassment of him.
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We've talked about The Blue Sword at Reactor before, specifically with this essay by Ellen Cheesemen-Meyer about the role horses play within the story 🐎
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A Horse-lover's Guide to The Blue Sword - Reactor
Robin McKinley’s The Blue Sword was published in 1982. It’s a story about Imperialism; Fantasy Britain, known as Home, has conquered most of an area that I sort of think is Fantasy Iraq, and is starin...
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August 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We've talked about The Blue Sword at Reactor before, specifically with this essay by Ellen Cheesemen-Meyer about the role horses play within the story 🐎
reactormag.com/a-horse-love...
reactormag.com/a-horse-love...
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US healthcare system for the loss, drives another high profile NYC shooting: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
NYC shooter was targeting NFL HQ, mayor says
A gunman who killed four people at a Manhattan office building was trying to target the headquarters of the NFL but took the wrong elevator.
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July 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
US healthcare system for the loss, drives another high profile NYC shooting: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
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I think this is a pretty good independent signal that the terms of the deal weren’t so much “imposed” by the USG as actively *welcomed* by reactionary elements in Columbia’s administration (particularly on the Board of Trustees).
Larry Summers blesses the deal Columbia cut with Trump administration
July 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I think this is a pretty good independent signal that the terms of the deal weren’t so much “imposed” by the USG as actively *welcomed* by reactionary elements in Columbia’s administration (particularly on the Board of Trustees).
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The way Trump-Epstein is breaking now despite so much of it being public for years has me feeling like when a college player with a weird name or funny backstory gets drafted and NFL fans are freaking out about it and I’m like “didn’t everybody hear about this 5 years ago, he was a 4-star recruit”
July 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The way Trump-Epstein is breaking now despite so much of it being public for years has me feeling like when a college player with a weird name or funny backstory gets drafted and NFL fans are freaking out about it and I’m like “didn’t everybody hear about this 5 years ago, he was a 4-star recruit”
US political discourse has been under the reign of Glonzo from before the joke was created. It exists in other countries. Hopefully it does not spread further and contracts as people get better. Until then: youtu.be/e9o2i6GGPjc?...
Neronga showa all scenes
YouTube video by Scarfo's movie box
youtu.be
July 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
US political discourse has been under the reign of Glonzo from before the joke was created. It exists in other countries. Hopefully it does not spread further and contracts as people get better. Until then: youtu.be/e9o2i6GGPjc?...
I haven't watched the video yet, but John Bolton has survived whatever murderous high he got from the US bombing Iranian nuclear research facilities and is apparently talking about other topics.
John Bolton deems Trump's lack of 'philosophy' and coherent policy 'disconcerting to US allies'
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
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July 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I haven't watched the video yet, but John Bolton has survived whatever murderous high he got from the US bombing Iranian nuclear research facilities and is apparently talking about other topics.
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The British Empire ruled the world for centuries because if you had an upper class moron son, you could simply throw him at Zulus until he died.
June 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The British Empire ruled the world for centuries because if you had an upper class moron son, you could simply throw him at Zulus until he died.
A bummer truth about industry in Taiwan. Frankly the same as in any sufficiently wealthy country. I believe actual China gets around this with internal residency controls. I think this forces enough people to stay where they grow up and work at the factory/farm there.
Taiwan has recruited a record number of people from nearby nations to meet the surge in demand for chips for AI. These workers are usually represented by brokers, who have so much control over their lives that many migrants feel trapped and exploited
restofworld.org/2025/taiwan-...
restofworld.org/2025/taiwan-...
Taiwan’s chip plants run on migrant workers. Job brokers run their lives
In Taiwan’s AI-fueled chip boom, brokers control everything from paychecks to dorm beds, leaving workers feeling trapped and exploited.
restofworld.org
May 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A bummer truth about industry in Taiwan. Frankly the same as in any sufficiently wealthy country. I believe actual China gets around this with internal residency controls. I think this forces enough people to stay where they grow up and work at the factory/farm there.
Right now robots can make food if you're expectations are really low, but if you're hoping for cheap but homey, no. Also we continue to disincentivise tough old ladies who can cook volumes of good food and the robots can't do that yet.
Robot chefs are replacing humans at some South Korean restaurants. Tech companies say robots can help solve labor shortages in the aging country, but workers say they've been demoted from chefs to cleaning staff, and diners are complaining about the food.
Full story: restofworld.org/2025/robot-c...
Full story: restofworld.org/2025/robot-c...
Robot chefs take over at South Korea’s highway restaurants, to mixed reviews
Automation is posed as a labor shortage solution, but workers say robots are making their jobs — and food — worse.
restofworld.org
May 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Right now robots can make food if you're expectations are really low, but if you're hoping for cheap but homey, no. Also we continue to disincentivise tough old ladies who can cook volumes of good food and the robots can't do that yet.
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the pretty girl probably does not herself know or cannot articulate how to make her fall in love with you.
the failed kickboxer definitely does not have insight into this.
the failed kickboxer definitely does not have insight into this.
May 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
the pretty girl probably does not herself know or cannot articulate how to make her fall in love with you.
the failed kickboxer definitely does not have insight into this.
the failed kickboxer definitely does not have insight into this.
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I think it has to do with our different cultural pathologies. A dude with a bazooka kills 50,000 schoolchildren here and we’re like “that’s the price of freedom” whereas over there they felt the need to ban ninja swords cuz they haven’t found any ninjas so fuck, those guys must be *really good.*
April 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I think it has to do with our different cultural pathologies. A dude with a bazooka kills 50,000 schoolchildren here and we’re like “that’s the price of freedom” whereas over there they felt the need to ban ninja swords cuz they haven’t found any ninjas so fuck, those guys must be *really good.*
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Man: the Turkish government is threatening me for exposing the archaeological mismanagement at Göbekli Tepe!
Also man: *posts on open social media that he "snuck into" Göbekli Tepe and skirted around security to find "forbidden parts" of sites in Turkey to prove mismanagement and "coverup"*
Also man: *posts on open social media that he "snuck into" Göbekli Tepe and skirted around security to find "forbidden parts" of sites in Turkey to prove mismanagement and "coverup"*
a man and a woman standing next to each other with the words that 's a weird thing to say
Alt: a man and a woman standing next to each other and the woman says, that's a weird thing to say.
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March 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Man: the Turkish government is threatening me for exposing the archaeological mismanagement at Göbekli Tepe!
Also man: *posts on open social media that he "snuck into" Göbekli Tepe and skirted around security to find "forbidden parts" of sites in Turkey to prove mismanagement and "coverup"*
Also man: *posts on open social media that he "snuck into" Göbekli Tepe and skirted around security to find "forbidden parts" of sites in Turkey to prove mismanagement and "coverup"*
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Is the VA's bureaucracy opaque and inefficient? Absolutely, but private insurance is worse
Are there long wait times for care? You betcha, but no longer than there is for private practices
Are there long wait times for care? You betcha, but no longer than there is for private practices
March 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Is the VA's bureaucracy opaque and inefficient? Absolutely, but private insurance is worse
Are there long wait times for care? You betcha, but no longer than there is for private practices
Are there long wait times for care? You betcha, but no longer than there is for private practices
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Most Ukrainian cities have not been destroyed.
Ukrainian law prohibits holding elections in wartime (unlike the US Constitution, which requires it).
isw.pub/UkraineFacts...
Ukrainian law prohibits holding elections in wartime (unlike the US Constitution, which requires it).
isw.pub/UkraineFacts...
February 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Most Ukrainian cities have not been destroyed.
Ukrainian law prohibits holding elections in wartime (unlike the US Constitution, which requires it).
isw.pub/UkraineFacts...
Ukrainian law prohibits holding elections in wartime (unlike the US Constitution, which requires it).
isw.pub/UkraineFacts...
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To be fair the alternative is to admit that America is being dismantled by a dumb drug addict who made couple of good business decisions with a lot of help from the government. I can see why Silver went with the great man theory.
February 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
To be fair the alternative is to admit that America is being dismantled by a dumb drug addict who made couple of good business decisions with a lot of help from the government. I can see why Silver went with the great man theory.
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The Com Network can be broken down into three pillars of criminal activities:
1) cyber crimes (hacking, exploits, sim swapping) this is where Coristine was active;
2) extortion/sextortion (this is where 764, CVLT, Kaskar, Court, Incur, 7997, etc. are found)
3) offline services (NLM, MKY, 764, etc.)
1) cyber crimes (hacking, exploits, sim swapping) this is where Coristine was active;
2) extortion/sextortion (this is where 764, CVLT, Kaskar, Court, Incur, 7997, etc. are found)
3) offline services (NLM, MKY, 764, etc.)
February 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Com Network can be broken down into three pillars of criminal activities:
1) cyber crimes (hacking, exploits, sim swapping) this is where Coristine was active;
2) extortion/sextortion (this is where 764, CVLT, Kaskar, Court, Incur, 7997, etc. are found)
3) offline services (NLM, MKY, 764, etc.)
1) cyber crimes (hacking, exploits, sim swapping) this is where Coristine was active;
2) extortion/sextortion (this is where 764, CVLT, Kaskar, Court, Incur, 7997, etc. are found)
3) offline services (NLM, MKY, 764, etc.)
As someone who has been friends with former DC think tank people over the years, this tracks and pairs well with my joke yesterday that someone will try to name a school in the USA after Unity Mitford.
Think Tank Called ‘The Himmler Institute’ Assures Nation This All Legal
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February 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
As someone who has been friends with former DC think tank people over the years, this tracks and pairs well with my joke yesterday that someone will try to name a school in the USA after Unity Mitford.