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What could possibly be gained by force - military bases? Minerals? - that couldn’t more easily be gained by negotiating a lease?
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 AM
What could possibly be gained by force - military bases? Minerals? - that couldn’t more easily be gained by negotiating a lease?
Miles of Aisles and Hissing
December 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Miles of Aisles and Hissing
It feels of a piece with the whole mess, and given that he was being advised by Bannon… who else would arrange a letter that was predestined to be returned to sender?
December 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
It feels of a piece with the whole mess, and given that he was being advised by Bannon… who else would arrange a letter that was predestined to be returned to sender?
I regret that I have but one Paramount+ subscription to cancel for my country.
December 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I regret that I have but one Paramount+ subscription to cancel for my country.
An absolute hidden gem of a destination. Don’t tell anyone else.
December 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
An absolute hidden gem of a destination. Don’t tell anyone else.
The Atlantic makes the same mistake as Congress. There is no “soon” - decisions have been made, options accepted or not. Whatever the GOP has bitten off, it’s time to start chewing.
December 19, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The Atlantic makes the same mistake as Congress. There is no “soon” - decisions have been made, options accepted or not. Whatever the GOP has bitten off, it’s time to start chewing.
Really? Everything behind the paywall now? If there’s no point in following your feed, bye.
December 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Really? Everything behind the paywall now? If there’s no point in following your feed, bye.
We won’t have Joe Biden to kick around anymore.
December 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
We won’t have Joe Biden to kick around anymore.
There’s a bullet point joke in here somewhere, but this is not the week to make it.
December 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
There’s a bullet point joke in here somewhere, but this is not the week to make it.
If you owned one of these in 1985, ask your doctor about new treatments for Dimensia.
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
If you owned one of these in 1985, ask your doctor about new treatments for Dimensia.
When did you stop believing in capitalism? I have to see a GP before seeing a specialist, so they’ve set up shop together and schedule my appointments an hour apart. Businesses adjust.
December 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
When did you stop believing in capitalism? I have to see a GP before seeing a specialist, so they’ve set up shop together and schedule my appointments an hour apart. Businesses adjust.
Only if you delete the first draft instead of releasing it.
December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Only if you delete the first draft instead of releasing it.
See also: every Cincinnati team of the past three decades
December 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
See also: every Cincinnati team of the past three decades
Just like they’re hooked on Wellfleet routers and Motorola flip phones and Cadillacs.
December 10, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Just like they’re hooked on Wellfleet routers and Motorola flip phones and Cadillacs.
My sorrow remains constant
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
My sorrow remains constant
Lacie? I could have loaned you a Zip drive if you had asked.
November 29, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Lacie? I could have loaned you a Zip drive if you had asked.
Record collection? It belongs on everyone’s turntable. Now. Permanently.
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Record collection? It belongs on everyone’s turntable. Now. Permanently.
Brother, your Hong Kong follower begs you to delete this.
November 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Brother, your Hong Kong follower begs you to delete this.
What a glorious thing it was and is. Beautifully produced solace for Beatles fans grieving the breakup, full of tunes that should have made it onto earlier albums, and devoid of the ego that make Lennon and McCartney’s early solo albums
hard listening.
hard listening.
November 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
What a glorious thing it was and is. Beautifully produced solace for Beatles fans grieving the breakup, full of tunes that should have made it onto earlier albums, and devoid of the ego that make Lennon and McCartney’s early solo albums
hard listening.
hard listening.
Exactly this. There is no possible peace plan - including the original 28 points - that doesn’t leave Russians immediately turning on the regime. Total victory or total defeat.
November 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Exactly this. There is no possible peace plan - including the original 28 points - that doesn’t leave Russians immediately turning on the regime. Total victory or total defeat.
At first glance I thought you said “Is he the Russian envoy?” And now I wonder that too.
November 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
At first glance I thought you said “Is he the Russian envoy?” And now I wonder that too.
It’s not every day you see a new collective noun being coined.
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It’s not every day you see a new collective noun being coined.
If the only song on that album were ‘Party Girl’ it would still be one of the top 50 live albums.
November 22, 2025 at 5:39 AM
If the only song on that album were ‘Party Girl’ it would still be one of the top 50 live albums.
If you could only own one album recorded between 1975 and 1979 - a strong, strong era - you could make a pretty decent case for this one. You’d certainly never tire of it.
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
If you could only own one album recorded between 1975 and 1979 - a strong, strong era - you could make a pretty decent case for this one. You’d certainly never tire of it.
The very definition of sublime.
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The very definition of sublime.