SaguaroWest
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may post film scans sometimes
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it's this scene on a civilizational scale
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
it's this scene on a civilizational scale
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The best positive case for liberalism, relatedly, is thus: the open society that liberalism creates constantly challenges everyone to be more than what they are, to be more moral, more strong, more compassionate, more intelligent, more skilled.
It liberates the spirit of competition and creativity.
It liberates the spirit of competition and creativity.
July 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The best positive case for liberalism, relatedly, is thus: the open society that liberalism creates constantly challenges everyone to be more than what they are, to be more moral, more strong, more compassionate, more intelligent, more skilled.
It liberates the spirit of competition and creativity.
It liberates the spirit of competition and creativity.
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after having spent most of the past week at SGDQ, I've workshopped a theory. No axis is inherently superior to another. Please peer-review and/or plot yourself.
July 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
after having spent most of the past week at SGDQ, I've workshopped a theory. No axis is inherently superior to another. Please peer-review and/or plot yourself.
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Roman Praetorian murders politicians because they weren’t being paid enough
American Praetorian murders politicians because he melted his brain on Facebook and thinks Democrats have partnered with Hamas to make F-250s illegal
American Praetorian murders politicians because he melted his brain on Facebook and thinks Democrats have partnered with Hamas to make F-250s illegal
June 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Roman Praetorian murders politicians because they weren’t being paid enough
American Praetorian murders politicians because he melted his brain on Facebook and thinks Democrats have partnered with Hamas to make F-250s illegal
American Praetorian murders politicians because he melted his brain on Facebook and thinks Democrats have partnered with Hamas to make F-250s illegal
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No. Willing to die to protect the universal brotherhood of mankind, living in open societies in which everyone is entitled to the protection of the laws, regardless of race, creed, gender, orientation, or alienage, and which governments rule by the consent of the governed
Willing to die so that Exxon can pay out a larger dividend next quarter. You're not Garibaldi, bro
No, liberalism IS the right word. We’re not tossing out the proud history of the set of ideas that has liberated half of humanity because internet communists got drunk on late capitalism memes, or a bunch of compromised centrist slimeballs adopted it as code for bolstering the status quo
March 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
No. Willing to die to protect the universal brotherhood of mankind, living in open societies in which everyone is entitled to the protection of the laws, regardless of race, creed, gender, orientation, or alienage, and which governments rule by the consent of the governed
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in my academic life I try very hard to remind people that historical actors actually believed things and weren't rational decision-making boxes, but it's still hard to remember sometimes, thanks neoliberalism
March 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
in my academic life I try very hard to remind people that historical actors actually believed things and weren't rational decision-making boxes, but it's still hard to remember sometimes, thanks neoliberalism
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a lot of young men's problems are skill issues and it's true that sometimes it helps them to just be bluntly told they need to git gud, but I think there is also a genuine problem in our lack of social environments that encourage them to improve those skills
I saw this Reddit post earlier and it’s so true. The rise of incels and toxic masculinity stems from people who can’t just make friends and instead view every woman as a potential partner. Just be friends and be okay with that, that’s really all it takes.
March 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
a lot of young men's problems are skill issues and it's true that sometimes it helps them to just be bluntly told they need to git gud, but I think there is also a genuine problem in our lack of social environments that encourage them to improve those skills
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Tusk is really rising to the occasion www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...
March 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Tusk is really rising to the occasion www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...
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The last core unifying ideal of the Republican Party at this point is that they have no responsibilities or obligations to other citizens.
Colorado GOPs asking Trump White House to withhold funding from Colorado until Gov. Jared Polis pardons Tina Peters, county clerk convicted of tampering with voting machines, also asking DOJ in prosecute judge who sentenced her. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bCU...
Republicans call for pausing federal funds to Colorado unless governor pardons Tina Peters
YouTube video by Next 9NEWS
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March 4, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The last core unifying ideal of the Republican Party at this point is that they have no responsibilities or obligations to other citizens.
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being transgender in chicago is like seinfeld
March 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
being transgender in chicago is like seinfeld
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The roots of the post-WWII international order was not idealism, but rather that one hundred million people had died in the last six years and that some very ruthless and ambitious men understood that there was no longer any way to gain more from a Great Power conflict than there was to lose.
"Trump is in a tradition of realist presidents, going back to Theodore Roosevelt more than a century ago, who have viewed world politics as a great-power club, rather than an arena for idealism."
Must-read NEW Michael Lind.
Must-read NEW Michael Lind.
The roots of Trump’s realpolitik
unherd.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The roots of the post-WWII international order was not idealism, but rather that one hundred million people had died in the last six years and that some very ruthless and ambitious men understood that there was no longer any way to gain more from a Great Power conflict than there was to lose.
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Voting. Is. Not. Social. Signaling!
In its purest sense it's about allocating power and the authority to commit state violence
In its purest sense it's about allocating power and the authority to commit state violence
February 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Voting. Is. Not. Social. Signaling!
In its purest sense it's about allocating power and the authority to commit state violence
In its purest sense it's about allocating power and the authority to commit state violence
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and authority aside, your law breaking leaves the things you are doing vulnerable to legal challenge.
February 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
and authority aside, your law breaking leaves the things you are doing vulnerable to legal challenge.
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if you want to impose new duties on government officials, you need actual statutory authority. if you want to create new benefits, you need statutory authority.
February 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
if you want to impose new duties on government officials, you need actual statutory authority. if you want to create new benefits, you need statutory authority.
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here is the thing about the “argument” that democrats should have run roughshod over the law when they had the chance: it is much easier to break the law to destroy a program than break the law to create one.
February 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
here is the thing about the “argument” that democrats should have run roughshod over the law when they had the chance: it is much easier to break the law to destroy a program than break the law to create one.
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“We live in an era where the tactical aspects of resistance are studied intensively, even as they become increasingly disconnected from effective strategy.” www.liberalcurrents.com/how-to-win-a...
How To Win A Rigged Game
The Civil Rights Movement is worth studying not just because they were right, but because they won.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“We live in an era where the tactical aspects of resistance are studied intensively, even as they become increasingly disconnected from effective strategy.” www.liberalcurrents.com/how-to-win-a...
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the thing about the civil rights movement is that they weren't a mass movement, not really. the freedom rides and the freedom summer were a few thousand people. but they understood that despite lacking all formal power, they could create confrontations that advanced their narrative.
it worked.
it worked.
“We live in an era where the tactical aspects of resistance are studied intensively, even as they become increasingly disconnected from effective strategy.” www.liberalcurrents.com/how-to-win-a...
How To Win A Rigged Game
The Civil Rights Movement is worth studying not just because they were right, but because they won.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
the thing about the civil rights movement is that they weren't a mass movement, not really. the freedom rides and the freedom summer were a few thousand people. but they understood that despite lacking all formal power, they could create confrontations that advanced their narrative.
it worked.
it worked.
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People like this literally believe cops are demons that can operate entirely outside of politics.
February 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
People like this literally believe cops are demons that can operate entirely outside of politics.
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Working in politics as a vocation gives me such a fucked view of the “can we reclaim the flag” or “can leftists and libs make common cause” discourse.
Are you people fucking allergic to winning?!
Are you people fucking allergic to winning?!
February 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Working in politics as a vocation gives me such a fucked view of the “can we reclaim the flag” or “can leftists and libs make common cause” discourse.
Are you people fucking allergic to winning?!
Are you people fucking allergic to winning?!
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DEI to the Trump administration seems to be what the kulak was to the Stalin administration
January 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
DEI to the Trump administration seems to be what the kulak was to the Stalin administration
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i think part of the problem is that they're just so weird and out there that no one believes these guys are a legitimate threat until it's too late
Dems seriously need to debrief you on the postliberals.
January 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
i think part of the problem is that they're just so weird and out there that no one believes these guys are a legitimate threat until it's too late
"Obey Your Air Raid Warden" (1942, Robert Davis & Harry Hilfinger)
YouTube video by chicagofilmarchives
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January 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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"inconsistent with a commitment to an honorable lifestyle" I am not perfect but I assuredly have more honor than an abusive drunkard
Really nasty stuff.
January 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
"inconsistent with a commitment to an honorable lifestyle" I am not perfect but I assuredly have more honor than an abusive drunkard