Nick Underwood
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“Government-forced indoctrination is good, actually.”
New: Gov. Greg Abbott and Turning Point USA are launching a partnership to create chapters of the right-wing organization on every Texas high school campus.
Abbott says Turning Point USA will expand in Texas schools
Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.
www.texastribune.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“Government-forced indoctrination is good, actually.”
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Could not be more contrary to American traditions. A gold-bedecked White House with a massive gilded ballroom and a government-created personality cult around the president complete with giant banners of his face on government buildings and official celebrations of his birthday.
When I saw the story in passing I thought it was the same dumb bit as the army parade, the fig leaf of using Flag Day because it happens to also be his birthday. But no, Trump's birthday as such is now an official commemoration for NPS free admission days.
www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
December 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Could not be more contrary to American traditions. A gold-bedecked White House with a massive gilded ballroom and a government-created personality cult around the president complete with giant banners of his face on government buildings and official celebrations of his birthday.
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They were 8 and 11 years old
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
They were 8 and 11 years old
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This is all true but
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This is all true but
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
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The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
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My stance towards generative AI has been the same for the past 3 years: why the fuck would I ever want to read or view something made by someone who didn't want to take the time to make it?
Why is my time less valuable than theirs? Get outta here
Why is my time less valuable than theirs? Get outta here
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
My stance towards generative AI has been the same for the past 3 years: why the fuck would I ever want to read or view something made by someone who didn't want to take the time to make it?
Why is my time less valuable than theirs? Get outta here
Why is my time less valuable than theirs? Get outta here
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it's not that what's going on in the US is worse than what's been going on in many WC host nations, or that FIFA's shameless toadying is more shameless or toadlike
but it's *my* country it's happening in and it makes me hate it more and feel more conflicted about how much fun I know I'm gonna have
but it's *my* country it's happening in and it makes me hate it more and feel more conflicted about how much fun I know I'm gonna have
Man it really stinks that our government is using the World Cup as an opportunity to advance their fascist agenda because the soccer is going to kick ass
Scotland [4] - 2 Denmark - K. McLean 90+8'
It's done! No Playoff! Straight through! And WHAT A GOAL TO FINISH IT OFF!!!!
It's done! No Playoff! Straight through! And WHAT A GOAL TO FINISH IT OFF!!!!
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
it's not that what's going on in the US is worse than what's been going on in many WC host nations, or that FIFA's shameless toadying is more shameless or toadlike
but it's *my* country it's happening in and it makes me hate it more and feel more conflicted about how much fun I know I'm gonna have
but it's *my* country it's happening in and it makes me hate it more and feel more conflicted about how much fun I know I'm gonna have
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Gambling is a net evil, a scourge that not only targets young men but also stokes the fires of violence and racism.
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Gambling is a net evil, a scourge that not only targets young men but also stokes the fires of violence and racism.
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Vince Gilligan had the 'Pluribus' credits include 'this show was made by humans'
"I hate AI. AI is the world’s most expensive and energy-intensive plagiarism machine. I think there’s a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit"
(via Variety)
"I hate AI. AI is the world’s most expensive and energy-intensive plagiarism machine. I think there’s a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit"
(via Variety)
November 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Vince Gilligan had the 'Pluribus' credits include 'this show was made by humans'
"I hate AI. AI is the world’s most expensive and energy-intensive plagiarism machine. I think there’s a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit"
(via Variety)
"I hate AI. AI is the world’s most expensive and energy-intensive plagiarism machine. I think there’s a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit"
(via Variety)
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IMO democracy becomes impossible in the absence of any social or political norms against lying.
Kristi Noem: "No American citizens have been arrested or detained. We focus on those who are here illegally. And anything you would hear or report that would be different than that is simply not true and false reporting."
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
IMO democracy becomes impossible in the absence of any social or political norms against lying.
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I think the proliferation of online betting apps and ads for them is a danger to society and requires much tighter regulation
October 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I think the proliferation of online betting apps and ads for them is a danger to society and requires much tighter regulation
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A stack of comics is the key to happiness.
October 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A stack of comics is the key to happiness.
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the situation here where Marco Rubio is clearly champing at the bit to do Iraq III: Somehow An Order Of Magnitude Stupider and we just keep escalating in the hopes it will trigger something and Trump will say yes to his war
it's not good imo
it's not good imo
October 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
the situation here where Marco Rubio is clearly champing at the bit to do Iraq III: Somehow An Order Of Magnitude Stupider and we just keep escalating in the hopes it will trigger something and Trump will say yes to his war
it's not good imo
it's not good imo
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This is insanely illegal and incredibly fucking dangerous.
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is insanely illegal and incredibly fucking dangerous.
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i see you're doing something online that you have effortlessly done 100,000 times. would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? w
October 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
i see you're doing something online that you have effortlessly done 100,000 times. would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? w
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The greatest player of all time is wrapping up the best season in MLS history and virtually everyone — from league diehards to general American sports fans to the broader soccer world — just straight up doesn't care. This is (a) sociologically interesting and (b) an utter catastrophe for MLS
Looks like Messi has locked in the golden boot along with the MVP award for 2025. What a historic season
October 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The greatest player of all time is wrapping up the best season in MLS history and virtually everyone — from league diehards to general American sports fans to the broader soccer world — just straight up doesn't care. This is (a) sociologically interesting and (b) an utter catastrophe for MLS
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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On #NoKings Day I present the Dept of Education spending for fiscal year 2025--a more than $230 *BILLION* dollar cut in spending totally unauthorized by Congress in just eight months
October 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
On #NoKings Day I present the Dept of Education spending for fiscal year 2025--a more than $230 *BILLION* dollar cut in spending totally unauthorized by Congress in just eight months
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SO much of the cultural and artistic nostalgia that society chases was just art made when people got paid to do it. Lavish movie posters made by human artists, video games made by people without sixteen different investment companies breathing down their neck, movies made by studios taking a chance.
October 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
SO much of the cultural and artistic nostalgia that society chases was just art made when people got paid to do it. Lavish movie posters made by human artists, video games made by people without sixteen different investment companies breathing down their neck, movies made by studios taking a chance.
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Imagine the media reaction if a single Democrat ever said anything like this ever once in history.
After bragging about permanently cutting "Democrat programs," Trump says "we're not closing up Republican programs."
October 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Imagine the media reaction if a single Democrat ever said anything like this ever once in history.
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Nixon’s crimes look like harmless high school pranks compared to the now-daily unprecedented illegal & unconstitutional crimes being committed daily by this president & his staff
Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine
Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
October 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Nixon’s crimes look like harmless high school pranks compared to the now-daily unprecedented illegal & unconstitutional crimes being committed daily by this president & his staff
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What an emblem of the billionaire class—descending on a peaceful city in a private jet on the horn to NYT asking for the place to be invaded by federal authorities because the rent-a-cops you employ for a week to harass a few junkies outside the convention center cost too much.
October 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
What an emblem of the billionaire class—descending on a peaceful city in a private jet on the horn to NYT asking for the place to be invaded by federal authorities because the rent-a-cops you employ for a week to harass a few junkies outside the convention center cost too much.
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I’ve been covering cons for 8 years and today’s DC Vertigo panel was the most exciting panel I’ve ever covered
So. Much. Cool. News.
www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-dc-c...
So. Much. Cool. News.
www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-dc-c...
www.comicsbeat.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I’ve been covering cons for 8 years and today’s DC Vertigo panel was the most exciting panel I’ve ever covered
So. Much. Cool. News.
www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-dc-c...
So. Much. Cool. News.
www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-25-dc-c...
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Republicans have been unable to come up with any comprehensible alternative to the ACA for the last 15+ years but they were definitely going to figure it all out by Thanksgiving but the mean ol’ Democrats wouldn’t let them
Mike Johnson: "It's about keeping Congress operating so we can get to healthcare. We always were going to. They're lying to you. Okay? The healthcare issues were always gonna be something discussed, deliberated, contemplated, and debated in October and November."
October 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Republicans have been unable to come up with any comprehensible alternative to the ACA for the last 15+ years but they were definitely going to figure it all out by Thanksgiving but the mean ol’ Democrats wouldn’t let them
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Jim Lee confirms DC Comics will not support AI-generated storytelling or art
October 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Jim Lee confirms DC Comics will not support AI-generated storytelling or art