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"We're on the brink right now because we keep reacting to things we don't understand. We scared, we're hurt, and we're reaching for violence because we can't figure out what to do. Just this once, can't we try something else?" - James Holden/Anna Volovodov
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American fascism is hilarious; it’s politics as aesthetics, but the aesthetics are ass.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
American fascism is hilarious; it’s politics as aesthetics, but the aesthetics are ass.
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It is *lunacy* for the ostensibly liberal opposition party to say we shouldn't limit any individual's wealth and power after watching a cadre of fascist billionaires systematically destroy this country. That's probably the single most important thing we *must* do!
November 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
It is *lunacy* for the ostensibly liberal opposition party to say we shouldn't limit any individual's wealth and power after watching a cadre of fascist billionaires systematically destroy this country. That's probably the single most important thing we *must* do!
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Hegseth told soldiers under his command in Iraq to ignore legal advice about when they were permitted to kill enemy combatants under their rules of engagement. The anecdote is contained in a book Hegseth wrote last year in which he sharply disparaged the Geneva and Hague Conventions.
Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement
Defense secretary shares anecdote in The War on Warriors and rails against ‘rules and regulations’ governing war
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hegseth told soldiers under his command in Iraq to ignore legal advice about when they were permitted to kill enemy combatants under their rules of engagement. The anecdote is contained in a book Hegseth wrote last year in which he sharply disparaged the Geneva and Hague Conventions.
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and you know what? these students should also be judged, and judged harshly for this. running to the admins and state legislators and the press because you got a fairly earned failing grade on an assignment is and should be seen as a mark of extremely poor character. it makes you a very bad person.
the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
and you know what? these students should also be judged, and judged harshly for this. running to the admins and state legislators and the press because you got a fairly earned failing grade on an assignment is and should be seen as a mark of extremely poor character. it makes you a very bad person.
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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
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all stanning of popes is necessarily conditional, the Church is the Church, but the man said AI won't stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God's creation so with all our conditions intact yes we stan
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
all stanning of popes is necessarily conditional, the Church is the Church, but the man said AI won't stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God's creation so with all our conditions intact yes we stan
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Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
Jesus Christ.
"Of the 383 canceled trials, 118 (31 percent) were for cancers, 97 (25 percent) were for infectious diseases, 48 (12.5 percent) were for reproductive health, and 47 (12 percent) were for mental health."
"Of the 383 canceled trials, 118 (31 percent) were for cancers, 97 (25 percent) were for infectious diseases, 48 (12.5 percent) were for reproductive health, and 47 (12 percent) were for mental health."
Trump admin axed 383 active clinical trials, dumping over 74K participants
It’s a “violation of foundational ethical principles of human participant research.”…
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Jesus Christ.
"Of the 383 canceled trials, 118 (31 percent) were for cancers, 97 (25 percent) were for infectious diseases, 48 (12.5 percent) were for reproductive health, and 47 (12 percent) were for mental health."
"Of the 383 canceled trials, 118 (31 percent) were for cancers, 97 (25 percent) were for infectious diseases, 48 (12.5 percent) were for reproductive health, and 47 (12 percent) were for mental health."
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Trump’s first nominee for Attorney General of the United States
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Trump’s first nominee for Attorney General of the United States
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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Is Schumer still the minority leader? Is Durbin still the whip? Is Cortes-Masto still a vice chair? Good Democrats -- rank and file, those committed to restoring party --must tell Act Blue and every candidate with hands out for the coming midterms -- that there's no cash coming without new leaders.
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Is Schumer still the minority leader? Is Durbin still the whip? Is Cortes-Masto still a vice chair? Good Democrats -- rank and file, those committed to restoring party --must tell Act Blue and every candidate with hands out for the coming midterms -- that there's no cash coming without new leaders.
Predator movie rankings:
1. Predator
2. Prey
3. Predator 2
4. Badlands (go see it)
5. Predators
<big drop>
6. The Predator
Kind of surprising how, for the most part, this franchise is pretty solid.
The AVP movies never happened and do not count.
1. Predator
2. Prey
3. Predator 2
4. Badlands (go see it)
5. Predators
<big drop>
6. The Predator
Kind of surprising how, for the most part, this franchise is pretty solid.
The AVP movies never happened and do not count.
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Predator movie rankings:
1. Predator
2. Prey
3. Predator 2
4. Badlands (go see it)
5. Predators
<big drop>
6. The Predator
Kind of surprising how, for the most part, this franchise is pretty solid.
The AVP movies never happened and do not count.
1. Predator
2. Prey
3. Predator 2
4. Badlands (go see it)
5. Predators
<big drop>
6. The Predator
Kind of surprising how, for the most part, this franchise is pretty solid.
The AVP movies never happened and do not count.
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I've written about Pericles, Lincoln, and the decay of civic life. You're welcome. I know this is the content everyone wanted.
othermeans.io/p/the-conspi...
othermeans.io/p/the-conspi...
The Conspiracy Against America
National Populism and the United States
othermeans.io
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I've written about Pericles, Lincoln, and the decay of civic life. You're welcome. I know this is the content everyone wanted.
othermeans.io/p/the-conspi...
othermeans.io/p/the-conspi...
I will not make any donations to the Democratic Party while Chuck Schumer is leader in the Senate. I will, however, make direct donations to anyone running against the senators who caved to end the shutdown while getting nothing in return. This includes those running in 2028 and 2030.
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I will not make any donations to the Democratic Party while Chuck Schumer is leader in the Senate. I will, however, make direct donations to anyone running against the senators who caved to end the shutdown while getting nothing in return. This includes those running in 2028 and 2030.
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Every single Dem that caved and agreed to this deal needs to be primaried and voted out. They are cowards who wasted the last month for a half baked promise vote a month from now.
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Every single Dem that caved and agreed to this deal needs to be primaried and voted out. They are cowards who wasted the last month for a half baked promise vote a month from now.
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i’m ready for something different than whatever the fuck this is
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
i’m ready for something different than whatever the fuck this is
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Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
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you ever think about the works progress administration? I sure do. I wish that was a thing now. I would be so glad to contribute my labor to like. A random ass local bridge
November 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
you ever think about the works progress administration? I sure do. I wish that was a thing now. I would be so glad to contribute my labor to like. A random ass local bridge
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If I was running for Congress, I would promise to appropriate money for USAID, b/c as far as I am concerned it remains an agency as no-one repealed the statute that created it in 1998. It blew my mind at the time that we were like, yep, sure, we will just close an agency without authorization.
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
If I was running for Congress, I would promise to appropriate money for USAID, b/c as far as I am concerned it remains an agency as no-one repealed the statute that created it in 1998. It blew my mind at the time that we were like, yep, sure, we will just close an agency without authorization.
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Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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Also: re-re-re-re-re-re-upping my call for a national youth pastor registry. Parents have a right to know if any youth pastors are living in their neighborhoods.
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Also: re-re-re-re-re-re-upping my call for a national youth pastor registry. Parents have a right to know if any youth pastors are living in their neighborhoods.
Meta estimates users across its apps in encounter 15 billion “high risk” scam ads a day... on top of 22 billion organic scam attempts that Meta users are exposed to daily... Last year, the company projected about $16 billion, which represents about 10% of its revenue, would come from scam ads.
Bombshell report exposes how Meta relied on scam ad profits to fund AI
Meta goosed its revenue by targeting users likely to click on scam ads, docs show.
arstechnica.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Meta estimates users across its apps in encounter 15 billion “high risk” scam ads a day... on top of 22 billion organic scam attempts that Meta users are exposed to daily... Last year, the company projected about $16 billion, which represents about 10% of its revenue, would come from scam ads.
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Trump literally could not care less if you live or die.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Trump literally could not care less if you live or die.