The tech oligarchs make things in their image and they are easily influenced, and are readily moved in whichever direction the wind blows.

Yeah. But it’s immaterial. He may as well have been a traditional Republican. He supported oligarchs and corporations and did some fucked up things foreign policy wise. I’ll give Obama a C+ at best. I think he tried to be everything for everyone. You gotta take a stand for what you actually believe.

Know the difference between oligarchic and corporatist control. Thiel is completely on the side of the oligarchs. American stability coming out of World War II was decidedly corporatist. The table has been slowly tilting toward the oligarchic ever since, and was dramatically accelerated since Reagan

Total coffee table book, along with On Bullshit.

It’s my wife’s special move. Both cars are covered in coffee stains. I suppose it’s cute.

I feel for you. I know it’s not much of a consolation, but that was a classic World Series and some of the best baseball I ever watched.

Breaks my heart he was my favorite as a kid. Those 90s Packers teams were electric.

This is a far more closely matched series than I expected. It’s just great baseball. I think Jays take the next one.

Hey Jays won. That’s more important right now.

John Howard Taft is a fucking menace

Tre White looked pretty good too

Legend.

Glad puppers decided to not take it laying down. 🤣

Got a friend who had a Chairman Meow.

There’s gonna be cap hell at some point, may as well cash in all your chips and trade for Parsons too.

I love the weird soundscapes on that album by Badalamenti. And of course the SP song.

SP songs on soundtracks are bangers. I played Identify on a loop, same The End is the Beginning is the End.

Such a chönk