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It's good to get occasional reminders that the enemies of our enemies aren't our friends even if they're active on the battlefield.
kyivindependent.com/top-anti-put...
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Top anti-Putin Russian commander killed fighting for Ukraine
Denis Kapustin, also known by his nom de guerre "White Rex," led the right-wing Russian Volunteer Corps until he was killed by an FPV drone on the southern front, according to preliminary reports. Mor...
kyivindependent.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It's good to get occasional reminders that the enemies of our enemies aren't our friends even if they're active on the battlefield.
kyivindependent.com/top-anti-put...
kyivindependent.com/top-anti-put...
21st century American Prometheus
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
21st century American Prometheus
Christmas is for reliving past kills.
December 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Christmas is for reliving past kills.
Interesting piece on minor players in the region. The role Azerbaijan (and Armenia, and Georgia) might end up playing in the balance between Iran, Russia, and the Middle East is up for geopolitical negotiation. The fact that they're realigning under relative US indifference is troubling.
Azerbaijan warns against security focus in postwar Gaza | The Jerusalem Post
For Azerbaijan, the stakes extend beyond Gaza, as it positions itself at the center of a geopolitical contest that stretches from Israel and Turkey through Iran, Russia, and the South Caucasus.
www.jpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Interesting piece on minor players in the region. The role Azerbaijan (and Armenia, and Georgia) might end up playing in the balance between Iran, Russia, and the Middle East is up for geopolitical negotiation. The fact that they're realigning under relative US indifference is troubling.
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Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
December 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
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After what we're seeing at CBS, if today is not the perfect day for everyone to find some independent journalism & nonprofit newsrooms to support... what day could be better?
December 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
After what we're seeing at CBS, if today is not the perfect day for everyone to find some independent journalism & nonprofit newsrooms to support... what day could be better?
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Meanwhile in Russia…
“A teenager had his skull fractured by a xylophone at a patriotic camp on Sakhalin.”
That has got to be a brand new sentence.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8313716
“A teenager had his skull fractured by a xylophone at a patriotic camp on Sakhalin.”
That has got to be a brand new sentence.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8313716
December 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Meanwhile in Russia…
“A teenager had his skull fractured by a xylophone at a patriotic camp on Sakhalin.”
That has got to be a brand new sentence.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8313716
“A teenager had his skull fractured by a xylophone at a patriotic camp on Sakhalin.”
That has got to be a brand new sentence.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8313716
I don't expect pop music to do geopolitics well by any means, but just stating that Iran is "so far away" always struck me as a shallow analysis. Do better, Flock of Seagulls.
December 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I don't expect pop music to do geopolitics well by any means, but just stating that Iran is "so far away" always struck me as a shallow analysis. Do better, Flock of Seagulls.
Random, but since Salem, NH is suddenly in the news, shout out to this place for the best mulligatawny I've ever had: www.kashmirindianfood.com
Kashmir Indian Cuisine - Authentic India Restaurant In Salem NH
Kashmir Indian Cuisine invites you to come and enjoy the traditional flavors of India and allows you to taste the finest Indian cuisine.The casually elegant atmosphere of our dining room is well suite...
www.kashmirindianfood.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Random, but since Salem, NH is suddenly in the news, shout out to this place for the best mulligatawny I've ever had: www.kashmirindianfood.com
Visionary pose Shiba. I’m assuming she’ll use this one on LinkedIn.
December 18, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Visionary pose Shiba. I’m assuming she’ll use this one on LinkedIn.
Assertion: Driven to Tears has the single strangest guitar solo in a pop song. Andy Summers really knows how to make things weird (approbation).
December 14, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Assertion: Driven to Tears has the single strangest guitar solo in a pop song. Andy Summers really knows how to make things weird (approbation).
Heeler enjoying unseasonable weather.
December 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Heeler enjoying unseasonable weather.
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'Heather Cox Richardson Stole My Wife' Is Feel-Good Hit Of The Holiday Season!
This is so insane.
evanhurst.substack.com/p/heather-co...
This is so insane.
evanhurst.substack.com/p/heather-co...
'Heather Cox Richardson Stole My Wife' Is Feel-Good Hit Of The Holiday Season!
Strap in, you're about to laugh A LOT.
evanhurst.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
'Heather Cox Richardson Stole My Wife' Is Feel-Good Hit Of The Holiday Season!
This is so insane.
evanhurst.substack.com/p/heather-co...
This is so insane.
evanhurst.substack.com/p/heather-co...
The Wild’s hot young goaltender is somehow putting up a .700 save percentage against the Abbotsford Canucks (plus some other guys) and somehow I just know Vancouver is still in panic mode.
December 7, 2025 at 4:50 AM
The Wild’s hot young goaltender is somehow putting up a .700 save percentage against the Abbotsford Canucks (plus some other guys) and somehow I just know Vancouver is still in panic mode.
Today’s favorite ball is just out of frame. You’ll never guess where.
December 7, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Today’s favorite ball is just out of frame. You’ll never guess where.
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Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
I don’t know what’s gotten into her, but the Shiba has decided she likes glamour shots.
December 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I don’t know what’s gotten into her, but the Shiba has decided she likes glamour shots.
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"Unto me grant that which the physician has requested on my behalf" just refuses to fit in a reggae groove.
December 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
"Unto me grant that which the physician has requested on my behalf" just refuses to fit in a reggae groove.
Shiba decided to pose.
December 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Shiba decided to pose.