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Geek, historian, National Parks lover, teacher, writer, and probably the tallest guy you've met.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
There is only one river…
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Next Compact piece: Anthony Joshua only won because of affirmative action bsky.app/profile/chad...
December 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Next Compact piece: Anthony Joshua only won because of affirmative action bsky.app/profile/chad...
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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"megachurches are shen yun for white people" is an incredible and damning true statement
for all people make fun of falun gong, it's wild how much this is basically the same thing as shen yun
December 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"megachurches are shen yun for white people" is an incredible and damning true statement
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It’s now a thing that when your institution gets shot up, largely because one political party refuses to limit firearms, that same political party will then seize the opportunity to come for you viciously with lies and try to destroy the institution
The Trump administration and its allies seized on the shooting at Brown University to cast the school as incompetent and ideologically hostile to conservatives, amplifying unfounded claims that a Palestinian student was responsible for the bloodshed.
Trump allies amplified unfounded online theories in wake of Brown shooting
In the gap between the shooting and an arrest, several top officials cast the school as inept and ideologically hostile to conservatives.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:34 AM
It’s now a thing that when your institution gets shot up, largely because one political party refuses to limit firearms, that same political party will then seize the opportunity to come for you viciously with lies and try to destroy the institution
Who knew that the Jake Paul v Anthony Joshua bout would be a model for Weiss’s CBS News?
December 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Who knew that the Jake Paul v Anthony Joshua bout would be a model for Weiss’s CBS News?
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HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
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at @dailykos.com we're not going to stop reminding you that charlie kirk was a bigot and turning point usa is racist
Wife of murdered bigot endorses Vance for 2028 www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Wife of murdered bigot endorses Vance for 2028 www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Wife of murdered bigot endorses Vance for 2028
Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and the head of right-wing pressure group Turning Point USA, endorsed Vice President JD Vance for president on Thursday night. Turning Point’...
www.dailykos.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
at @dailykos.com we're not going to stop reminding you that charlie kirk was a bigot and turning point usa is racist
Wife of murdered bigot endorses Vance for 2028 www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Wife of murdered bigot endorses Vance for 2028 www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
This CGI gets more realistic every year.
December 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This CGI gets more realistic every year.
Hahahahahahaha
Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is dropping out of the New York governor's race, and will not seek reelection to Congress.
In the latest polling in the race, Siena University found Gov Hochul maintained a double-digit lead over Rep Stefanik.
In the latest polling in the race, Siena University found Gov Hochul maintained a double-digit lead over Rep Stefanik.
Stefanik drops her candidacy for governor, won't seek reelection
Stefanik sent a statement in a tweet just before 4p.m. Friday announcing her decision.
nystateofpolitics.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Hahahahahahaha
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"The year was 2025
(How I wish I was in Ogden now)
A letter of marque came from the Prez
To the crappiest bass boat I'd ever seen...
God damn them all! I was told
We'd cruise the seas for migrant drugs
We'd fire no guns, miss no meals
Now I'm a broken man in SLC
The last of Mike Lee's privateers"
(How I wish I was in Ogden now)
A letter of marque came from the Prez
To the crappiest bass boat I'd ever seen...
God damn them all! I was told
We'd cruise the seas for migrant drugs
We'd fire no guns, miss no meals
Now I'm a broken man in SLC
The last of Mike Lee's privateers"
Apparently this is not the onion: www.lee.senate.gov/2025/12/patr...
December 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"The year was 2025
(How I wish I was in Ogden now)
A letter of marque came from the Prez
To the crappiest bass boat I'd ever seen...
God damn them all! I was told
We'd cruise the seas for migrant drugs
We'd fire no guns, miss no meals
Now I'm a broken man in SLC
The last of Mike Lee's privateers"
(How I wish I was in Ogden now)
A letter of marque came from the Prez
To the crappiest bass boat I'd ever seen...
God damn them all! I was told
We'd cruise the seas for migrant drugs
We'd fire no guns, miss no meals
Now I'm a broken man in SLC
The last of Mike Lee's privateers"
Hi, folks. Just noting that John F. Kennedy was not a hero. If you haven't read a recent academic history of the man and his presidency, you'll probably be shocked at what a bumbling, sexist mediocrity he was. Cleansing his legacy was an intentional political project.
December 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Hi, folks. Just noting that John F. Kennedy was not a hero. If you haven't read a recent academic history of the man and his presidency, you'll probably be shocked at what a bumbling, sexist mediocrity he was. Cleansing his legacy was an intentional political project.
A hot dog is a hot dog. It cannot become a sandwich. A sandwich is a sandwich. It cannot become a taco. A taco is a taco. It cannot become a hot dog. See? God’s master plan at work.
"Men are men. Men can never become women. Women are women. Women can never become men."
December 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A hot dog is a hot dog. It cannot become a sandwich. A sandwich is a sandwich. It cannot become a taco. A taco is a taco. It cannot become a hot dog. See? God’s master plan at work.
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Fuck yeah!
Swearing Actually Seems to Make Humans Physically Stronger
The gym's about to get a whole lot swear-ier, thanks to science.
www.sciencealert.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Fuck yeah!
Students should not be permitted to secretly record teachers or professors. This is never never never never never okay.
1/2 Ongoing "framing of Harvard stories" saga
Lede: News is secret investigation, about students "drawing scrutiny" to Epstein ties
Three grafs down: Actual problem is that students snuck into a class, and secretly recorded Summers's opening apology
Newsworthy "secrecy" is on student side, right?
Lede: News is secret investigation, about students "drawing scrutiny" to Epstein ties
Three grafs down: Actual problem is that students snuck into a class, and secretly recorded Summers's opening apology
Newsworthy "secrecy" is on student side, right?
December 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Students should not be permitted to secretly record teachers or professors. This is never never never never never okay.
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my dog: so you traded the ability to live outside without clothes for..
me: economic anxiety that's right
me: economic anxiety that's right
December 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
my dog: so you traded the ability to live outside without clothes for..
me: economic anxiety that's right
me: economic anxiety that's right
People forget that Cassandra of Troy is a tragic figure not just because people didn’t listen to her prophecies but because her predictions were *correct* and listeners ignored her anyway.
On con law exam day, here is my answer (to a different prompt)
A collab with @ryandoerfler.bsky.social based on our draft piece
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A collab with @ryandoerfler.bsky.social based on our draft piece
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
People forget that Cassandra of Troy is a tragic figure not just because people didn’t listen to her prophecies but because her predictions were *correct* and listeners ignored her anyway.
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On con law exam day, here is my answer (to a different prompt)
A collab with @ryandoerfler.bsky.social based on our draft piece
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A collab with @ryandoerfler.bsky.social based on our draft piece
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
On con law exam day, here is my answer (to a different prompt)
A collab with @ryandoerfler.bsky.social based on our draft piece
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A collab with @ryandoerfler.bsky.social based on our draft piece
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The problem isn't that we can't talk to each other
The marketplace has heard the ideas
Large supermajorities reject them
Yet our anti-democratic political institutions allow the 20-25% that like those ideas to capture & control all the institutions
The problem is the anti-democratic institutions
The marketplace has heard the ideas
Large supermajorities reject them
Yet our anti-democratic political institutions allow the 20-25% that like those ideas to capture & control all the institutions
The problem is the anti-democratic institutions
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
December 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The problem isn't that we can't talk to each other
The marketplace has heard the ideas
Large supermajorities reject them
Yet our anti-democratic political institutions allow the 20-25% that like those ideas to capture & control all the institutions
The problem is the anti-democratic institutions
The marketplace has heard the ideas
Large supermajorities reject them
Yet our anti-democratic political institutions allow the 20-25% that like those ideas to capture & control all the institutions
The problem is the anti-democratic institutions
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Pediatric phalloplasty is something that takes place when there is severe genital injury or a congenital condition. I have not been able to find a single report of phalloplasty performed on a transgender minor.
This is grotesque fear-mongering.
This is grotesque fear-mongering.
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Pediatric phalloplasty is something that takes place when there is severe genital injury or a congenital condition. I have not been able to find a single report of phalloplasty performed on a transgender minor.
This is grotesque fear-mongering.
This is grotesque fear-mongering.
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FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
In the 90 minutes since I posted this, I've gotten two more death notifications.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
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If this were true, they wouldn't be banning the medical care that does this.
"Men are men. Men can never become women. Women are women. Women can never become men."
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If this were true, they wouldn't be banning the medical care that does this.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Look at the chyron: “President Trump Hosts Hanukkah Reception”
Happy Hanukkah, I guess?
Happy Hanukkah, I guess?
Trump: "The only time anybody could see those planes was when those bomb chutes open up, because it becomes totally un-stealth. You're going in, you go like this. As soon as it goes like this, for some reason the plane is totally visible. Not good. I watched it happening. I watched it go bing bing"
December 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Look at the chyron: “President Trump Hosts Hanukkah Reception”
Happy Hanukkah, I guess?
Happy Hanukkah, I guess?