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When I was a grad student at alma mater I always thought the exam question which would be most perfectly attuned to the undergrads’ status neuroses would be: “how would world history have been different if Yamamoto had studied at UPenn rather than Harvard?”
Yamamoto spent the better part of a decade in the States between getting a degree at Harvard and two stints as an attache
February 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
When I was a grad student at alma mater I always thought the exam question which would be most perfectly attuned to the undergrads’ status neuroses would be: “how would world history have been different if Yamamoto had studied at UPenn rather than Harvard?”
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With the size most monitors are now, any advantage of collapsing scrollbars to a few pixels wide, when not in use, is completely outweighed by how much more difficult they are to find and use. Thanks Microsoft.
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM
With the size most monitors are now, any advantage of collapsing scrollbars to a few pixels wide, when not in use, is completely outweighed by how much more difficult they are to find and use. Thanks Microsoft.
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In less than a week the Kennedy Center has effectively closed and our local DC paper has been gutted, both by billionaires.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
In less than a week the Kennedy Center has effectively closed and our local DC paper has been gutted, both by billionaires.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
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If you need to scramble an F-35 to hit a drone you are going to have problems down the line.
⚡️ A U.S. F-35 fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone after it aggressively approached the USS Abraham Lincoln.
US F-35 Downs Iranian Shahed Drone Near USS Lincoln in Arabian Sea
An F-35 fighter jet intercepted an Iranian drone threatening USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, maintaining the security of US personnel.
united24media.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
If you need to scramble an F-35 to hit a drone you are going to have problems down the line.
Impressive gestation period.
February 4, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Impressive gestation period.
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we're getting a gritty down-to-earth Thomas who can't stop drinking after his wife was killed in a bank robbery gone wrong
February 2, 2026 at 3:41 AM
we're getting a gritty down-to-earth Thomas who can't stop drinking after his wife was killed in a bank robbery gone wrong
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Once you understand that the administration is a criminal enterprise, you can grasp that there is no way to serve it with honor. If you are in it, it’s impossible not to be at least an accessory to many crimes.
February 2, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Once you understand that the administration is a criminal enterprise, you can grasp that there is no way to serve it with honor. If you are in it, it’s impossible not to be at least an accessory to many crimes.
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Of course, not. Only people who deny other people the ability to speak that we *don’t like* are authoritarian. People that we like are just rude.
I agree that shouting down college speakers is bad. I don’t agree that it’s “authoritarian.”
January 31, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Of course, not. Only people who deny other people the ability to speak that we *don’t like* are authoritarian. People that we like are just rude.
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Frozen Tidal Basin
January 31, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Frozen Tidal Basin
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Breaking News: The Border Patrol leader Greg Bovino mocked the Jewish faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota during a call with lawyers, according to several people with knowledge of the conversation.
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.
nyti.ms
January 31, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Breaking News: The Border Patrol leader Greg Bovino mocked the Jewish faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota during a call with lawyers, according to several people with knowledge of the conversation.
The Midterm Elections Need You. Here’s How to Help.
The sanctity of the 2026 vote is indeed under threat.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
The sanctity of the 2026 vote is indeed under threat.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Opinion | The Midterm Elections Need You. Here’s How to Help.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The Midterm Elections Need You. Here’s How to Help.
The sanctity of the 2026 vote is indeed under threat.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
The sanctity of the 2026 vote is indeed under threat.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
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The fruit & veg draw in the fridge is a terrible invention. Its design encourages unused things to slip to the bottom meaning horrible discoveries if you don't clean it thoroughly weekly.
January 29, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The fruit & veg draw in the fridge is a terrible invention. Its design encourages unused things to slip to the bottom meaning horrible discoveries if you don't clean it thoroughly weekly.
If only George Lucas had set a better example for us.
January 29, 2026 at 6:11 PM
If only George Lucas had set a better example for us.
She is so close to fully grasping the situation: 'Too many of her fellow Republicans are scared to say how they feel... “It’s almost like the stories that my mother would tell me of what she lived in Cuba, and we’re seeing it here,” she said.'
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
‘Latinas for Trump’ Co-Founder Warns Immigration Will Cost G.O.P. the Midterms
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 AM
She is so close to fully grasping the situation: 'Too many of her fellow Republicans are scared to say how they feel... “It’s almost like the stories that my mother would tell me of what she lived in Cuba, and we’re seeing it here,” she said.'
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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Come to Fesshole Live in 2026! Tickets are now on sale for Glasgow, Leicester, Luton and Leeds. The Sweden Tour visits Malmö, Göteborg and Stockholm, and Anon Opin hits Leicester and Glasgow . Best of Fesshole, audience confessions, secret history & more: https://sites.google.com/view/fesshole
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Come to Fesshole Live in 2026! Tickets are now on sale for Glasgow, Leicester, Luton and Leeds. The Sweden Tour visits Malmö, Göteborg and Stockholm, and Anon Opin hits Leicester and Glasgow . Best of Fesshole, audience confessions, secret history & more: https://sites.google.com/view/fesshole
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Wife was happy when our 36yo son moved out. When we visited him, he had turned his dining room into a war hammer battle room, & the spare bedroom a retro gaming room. Wife was furious saying his house is like a nerdy teen's bedroom. Secretly I'm jealous, he is living my fantasy
January 26, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Wife was happy when our 36yo son moved out. When we visited him, he had turned his dining room into a war hammer battle room, & the spare bedroom a retro gaming room. Wife was furious saying his house is like a nerdy teen's bedroom. Secretly I'm jealous, he is living my fantasy
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We know where a person's personality and identity exists within their body, so it makes no sense to say "Brian's head was cut clean off". Instead we should be saying "Brian's body was cut clean off at the neck". Decorpused not decapitated.
January 26, 2026 at 5:55 PM
We know where a person's personality and identity exists within their body, so it makes no sense to say "Brian's head was cut clean off". Instead we should be saying "Brian's body was cut clean off at the neck". Decorpused not decapitated.
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Public outrage and media exposure matter.
January 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Public outrage and media exposure matter.
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We're putting your opinions into a LIVE SHOW. Catch the full show in Leicester (12–13 Feb 2026), and Glasgow (17th March 2026) Come argue your bollocks opinion - live. https://sites.google.com/view/fesshole
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 AM
We're putting your opinions into a LIVE SHOW. Catch the full show in Leicester (12–13 Feb 2026), and Glasgow (17th March 2026) Come argue your bollocks opinion - live. https://sites.google.com/view/fesshole
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Tiananmen Square, Minnesota-style. So cathartic to watch.
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Tiananmen Square, Minnesota-style. So cathartic to watch.
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Instead of two or four fingers, Kit Kats should be sold with three or five. That way people could give their boss the middle finger.
January 23, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Instead of two or four fingers, Kit Kats should be sold with three or five. That way people could give their boss the middle finger.
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My grown children always tease me that porridge made with water is my favourite food because it's all they saw me eat. I hate porridge. I only ate it because it was 50p for a bag and I didn't want to let them know we were poor as shit. The 'proper food' was for them
January 23, 2026 at 1:20 PM
My grown children always tease me that porridge made with water is my favourite food because it's all they saw me eat. I hate porridge. I only ate it because it was 50p for a bag and I didn't want to let them know we were poor as shit. The 'proper food' was for them