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Rahm Emanuel covered up the murder of Laquan McDonald by Chicago police
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday a decision on whether to pursue the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination comes down to whether he thinks he can meet “both the challenge and the promise of tomorrow” and execute on it.
Rahm Emanuel points to record, trust with Republicans as he considers presidential bid
Former Chicago mayor and Japan ambassador Rahm Emanuel said at a City Club of Chicago luncheon he needs to have something unique to say and know he can execute on it to run for president.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Rahm Emanuel covered up the murder of Laquan McDonald by Chicago police
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There is power in disdain
November 24, 2024 at 12:29 AM
There is power in disdain
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If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
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Japan has a wrestling camp for kids where at the end they have a show match in front of their parents to show off what they learned.
Thought you'd enjoy this.
Thought you'd enjoy this.
September 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Japan has a wrestling camp for kids where at the end they have a show match in front of their parents to show off what they learned.
Thought you'd enjoy this.
Thought you'd enjoy this.
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And yes, I am going to keep shitting on Ezra Klein until one of us is dead, and depending on fate and cosmology, probably after that.
It’s Ezra’s obligation to work to find common ground with me.
It’s Ezra’s obligation to work to find common ground with me.
September 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
And yes, I am going to keep shitting on Ezra Klein until one of us is dead, and depending on fate and cosmology, probably after that.
It’s Ezra’s obligation to work to find common ground with me.
It’s Ezra’s obligation to work to find common ground with me.
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SEIU California President David Huerta has apparently been charged with a federal crime--conspiracy to impede an officer. This is a felony that carries a sentence of six years in federal prison.
June 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
SEIU California President David Huerta has apparently been charged with a federal crime--conspiracy to impede an officer. This is a felony that carries a sentence of six years in federal prison.
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youtu.be/tX5jrYycM-4?... just found this
Andor Cerveza Cristal
YouTube video by Antonin Morlet
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May 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
youtu.be/tX5jrYycM-4?... just found this
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For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
April 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
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Don’t torch Teslas, don’t yell at officials in unofficial places (restaurants, airports, homes, etc), be civil — any stance along those lines is an appeal to democracy and rule of law.
That social contract is broken. No one’s immune from the consequences.
Not an endorsement. A what-did-you-expect.
That social contract is broken. No one’s immune from the consequences.
Not an endorsement. A what-did-you-expect.
March 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Don’t torch Teslas, don’t yell at officials in unofficial places (restaurants, airports, homes, etc), be civil — any stance along those lines is an appeal to democracy and rule of law.
That social contract is broken. No one’s immune from the consequences.
Not an endorsement. A what-did-you-expect.
That social contract is broken. No one’s immune from the consequences.
Not an endorsement. A what-did-you-expect.
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Every time some elected democrat sucks off Reagan, I think about Duane.
March 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Every time some elected democrat sucks off Reagan, I think about Duane.
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i think "an effective altruist is personally denying twenty million people their HIV medications despite a court order telling him to send the money" is a pretty good summary of effective altruism as a real world philosophy
February 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
i think "an effective altruist is personally denying twenty million people their HIV medications despite a court order telling him to send the money" is a pretty good summary of effective altruism as a real world philosophy
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America became the cop of the whole planet based on a “we hate two things: kings and Nazis” branding scheme
that was our whole deal!!!
that was our whole deal!!!
February 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
America became the cop of the whole planet based on a “we hate two things: kings and Nazis” branding scheme
that was our whole deal!!!
that was our whole deal!!!
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Don’t expect any further rewards or handclaps. This is how normal people are all the time.
February 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Don’t expect any further rewards or handclaps. This is how normal people are all the time.
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I'd say Merrick Garland was our Neville Chamberlain, but I feel like that's unfair to Chamberlain
February 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I'd say Merrick Garland was our Neville Chamberlain, but I feel like that's unfair to Chamberlain
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Just a reminder that Germany was the center of scientific progress until the Nazis suppressed, drove away, or killed all the non-Nazi scientists.
February 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Just a reminder that Germany was the center of scientific progress until the Nazis suppressed, drove away, or killed all the non-Nazi scientists.
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“Do not bend your neck for that which cuts necks.”
A Sumerian proverb, as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.
A Sumerian proverb, as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.
February 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“Do not bend your neck for that which cuts necks.”
A Sumerian proverb, as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.
A Sumerian proverb, as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.
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mary: can you rub my feet
joseph: is there a way i can do that without actually touching them, and yet somehow, as if by magic, you still benefit?
mary: ok i can tell you're still angry
joseph: is there a way i can do that without actually touching them, and yet somehow, as if by magic, you still benefit?
mary: ok i can tell you're still angry
May 21, 2023 at 11:26 PM
mary: can you rub my feet
joseph: is there a way i can do that without actually touching them, and yet somehow, as if by magic, you still benefit?
mary: ok i can tell you're still angry
joseph: is there a way i can do that without actually touching them, and yet somehow, as if by magic, you still benefit?
mary: ok i can tell you're still angry
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So I've been thinking about why is it that most programmers I know are excited about AI replacing a lot of what they do and most artists I know are not. What's especially odd is that as far as I can tell, coding is a much more solvable problem because of huge data sets and high checkability. Ideas:
December 17, 2024 at 7:04 PM
So I've been thinking about why is it that most programmers I know are excited about AI replacing a lot of what they do and most artists I know are not. What's especially odd is that as far as I can tell, coding is a much more solvable problem because of huge data sets and high checkability. Ideas:
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this feels newly-relevant today: “It is a bad habit of the soul to celebrate anyone's death…but there are some people whose deaths come as a relief…because justice was never served for the acts of such a person. And relief is the closest thing to justice that people will experience.”
the first anniversary of henry kissinger’s death is a good time to revisit this interview i did with @attackerman.bsky.social about his righteous obituary for the heinous war criminal: www.thehandbasket.co/p/writing-an...
December 4, 2024 at 10:44 PM
this feels newly-relevant today: “It is a bad habit of the soul to celebrate anyone's death…but there are some people whose deaths come as a relief…because justice was never served for the acts of such a person. And relief is the closest thing to justice that people will experience.”