Pat
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Banana milkshake enthusiast. Bad at golf. Good at watching movies and reading.
Cowards
“.. this [DOGE] narrative should end very soon,” the official said. “Probably the best way for that to happen is no more town halls.”
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February 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Cowards
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“The reason we face the worst is because it helps us imagine the best.” What a fantastic, hopeful read. Treat yourself to this, and then spread it around.
I wrote about the worst people in the world, charting the depths of their depravity and vastness of their incompetence, and offered some thoughts about the opportunity presented by their failure to acknowledge reality and their refusal to access any form of human virtue.
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The Worst and the Dimmest
It's not a coincidence that we're being led by the least qualified monsters available; it's a deliberate strategy. Facing the Worst - a series about directional alignment.
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February 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“The reason we face the worst is because it helps us imagine the best.” What a fantastic, hopeful read. Treat yourself to this, and then spread it around.
Same applies to watching movies and buying dvd/bluray/4k
Buying books and reading books are 2 separate hobbies
December 17, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Same applies to watching movies and buying dvd/bluray/4k
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Gilded Age 2.0 watch
Compare this passage from landmark 1890 essay "The Right to Privacy"—which was, too few know, largely about the privacy of elites *from the press*—to this take in the WSJ Op-Ed Page
Compare this passage from landmark 1890 essay "The Right to Privacy"—which was, too few know, largely about the privacy of elites *from the press*—to this take in the WSJ Op-Ed Page
December 12, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Gilded Age 2.0 watch
Compare this passage from landmark 1890 essay "The Right to Privacy"—which was, too few know, largely about the privacy of elites *from the press*—to this take in the WSJ Op-Ed Page
Compare this passage from landmark 1890 essay "The Right to Privacy"—which was, too few know, largely about the privacy of elites *from the press*—to this take in the WSJ Op-Ed Page
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It seems like imposing 25% tariffs on your largest agricultural trade partners while simultaneously deporting the bulk of your domestic agricultural labor force might drive up the cost of groceries
November 26, 2024 at 7:34 PM
It seems like imposing 25% tariffs on your largest agricultural trade partners while simultaneously deporting the bulk of your domestic agricultural labor force might drive up the cost of groceries
I’m increasingly thinking that the “fluoride in the water is bad” “vaccines are bad” mentality can largely be attributed to the “silk slippers going down the stairs, wooden shoes going up” ideology. People have forgotten how bad things were before
November 22, 2024 at 6:56 PM
I’m increasingly thinking that the “fluoride in the water is bad” “vaccines are bad” mentality can largely be attributed to the “silk slippers going down the stairs, wooden shoes going up” ideology. People have forgotten how bad things were before
I love movies. Took my kids to see “Wild Robot” over the weekend. There really is nothing like the movie theater. Truly the best. It was the first time for my 4.5 year old and he was enraptured.
Nothing beats the big screen
Nothing beats the big screen
November 20, 2024 at 3:12 AM
I love movies. Took my kids to see “Wild Robot” over the weekend. There really is nothing like the movie theater. Truly the best. It was the first time for my 4.5 year old and he was enraptured.
Nothing beats the big screen
Nothing beats the big screen
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"We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel… is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.”
Ursula K. Le Guin .
Ursula K. Le Guin .
November 15, 2024 at 3:09 PM
"We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel… is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.”
Ursula K. Le Guin .
Ursula K. Le Guin .
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jake paul should make boxing history by fighting elon musk next
November 16, 2024 at 5:36 AM
jake paul should make boxing history by fighting elon musk next
Still can’t believe WB refused to give Eastwood’s “Juror #2” a full theatrical release.
November 15, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Still can’t believe WB refused to give Eastwood’s “Juror #2” a full theatrical release.
Read “A Short Stay in Hell” last night by Steven L Peck. Quick little 100page read. Half philosophy, half fantasy, 100% enjoyable…if you find existential dread enjoyable that is
November 15, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Read “A Short Stay in Hell” last night by Steven L Peck. Quick little 100page read. Half philosophy, half fantasy, 100% enjoyable…if you find existential dread enjoyable that is