Austin Wu
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It's 410 CE, and I'm your podcast host, Rossus Douthaticus. I'm here with Alaric the Visigoth, who recently sacked the Eternal City.
Alaric, why do you think people have lost faith in Rome? Is it a crisis of liberalism? Is it because of the feminization of the workplace?
Alaric, why do you think people have lost faith in Rome? Is it a crisis of liberalism? Is it because of the feminization of the workplace?
January 29, 2026 at 3:24 PM
It's 410 CE, and I'm your podcast host, Rossus Douthaticus. I'm here with Alaric the Visigoth, who recently sacked the Eternal City.
Alaric, why do you think people have lost faith in Rome? Is it a crisis of liberalism? Is it because of the feminization of the workplace?
Alaric, why do you think people have lost faith in Rome? Is it a crisis of liberalism? Is it because of the feminization of the workplace?
outer ... space!
"please mr kennedy" from inside llewyn davis is low key a banger
January 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM
outer ... space!
gift link: www.economist.com/united-state...
January 29, 2026 at 5:27 AM
gift link: www.economist.com/united-state...
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American Juche has been very stupid, it’s true
January 29, 2026 at 3:44 AM
American Juche has been very stupid, it’s true
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Kim Il Sung is still alive in our hearts
January 29, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Kim Il Sung is still alive in our hearts
maybe in a similar-ish vein, but this is how I've always been taught to work as a poll worker -- to make it as accessible to vote and assist voters as much as possible, not to look for the slightest infraction or misstep to turn someone away.
It feels very far away right now, but I still believe that we should have a federal immigration service/system who's main job and purpose is to help people stay in the US and make their lives as new Americans work.
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 AM
maybe in a similar-ish vein, but this is how I've always been taught to work as a poll worker -- to make it as accessible to vote and assist voters as much as possible, not to look for the slightest infraction or misstep to turn someone away.
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we are never getting over this
Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children…”
Today is Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. I got gas for the first time this year by myself. The gas station was mostly empty. I drove into the station, heart thudding in my chest. I did everything as f…
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January 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM
we are never getting over this
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john brown saved the union
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 AM
john brown saved the union
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Completely agree. I know me personally pitching e-bikes right now might seem sort of odd but during unrest they were *by far* the easiest and fastest way to get around the city/neighborhoods.
Honestly the longer ICE stays here the more advantage we gain. They have to be gone by spring. If the bike whackos get a shot at patrol it’s OVER.
January 29, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Completely agree. I know me personally pitching e-bikes right now might seem sort of odd but during unrest they were *by far* the easiest and fastest way to get around the city/neighborhoods.
the additional money, split between four years (~$18.75 billion/year) is still in excess of annual military spending by most countries in the world
January 29, 2026 at 3:08 AM
the additional money, split between four years (~$18.75 billion/year) is still in excess of annual military spending by most countries in the world
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Reminds me of this icon
January 29, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Reminds me of this icon
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"This is their Stalingrad" is a lot more apt than most people realize because the war went on for another 2 years after that
We are going to win. But it is going to hurt. In Minneapolis-St Paul, it's hurting. And that pain is about to be brought on, likely even more acutely, in Springfield, where they've already been terrorized once before.
January 29, 2026 at 2:44 AM
"This is their Stalingrad" is a lot more apt than most people realize because the war went on for another 2 years after that
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COMPROMISE: both alberta and québéc become overseas departments of france but have to deposit 50% of their monetary reserves in the banque de france and any yoy increase in gdp over 10% must be sent directly into emmanuel macron's pockets. tough but fair
January 29, 2026 at 2:33 AM
COMPROMISE: both alberta and québéc become overseas departments of france but have to deposit 50% of their monetary reserves in the banque de france and any yoy increase in gdp over 10% must be sent directly into emmanuel macron's pockets. tough but fair
throwing my hand into the discourse blender: to think about mostly material/technical concerns while omitting uneasy questions about social values and politics is one of the most significant weaknesses of 'abundance' movers in this time imo -- a time of fascism, demagoguery, and occupation
Today, an imperial presidency exercises largely unrestrained control over the most powerful military on Earth. As America and Canada industrialized and grew into this continent we share, logistical barriers to invasion dropped away. We should ask ourselves: what about the democratic ones?
January 29, 2026 at 2:18 AM
throwing my hand into the discourse blender: to think about mostly material/technical concerns while omitting uneasy questions about social values and politics is one of the most significant weaknesses of 'abundance' movers in this time imo -- a time of fascism, demagoguery, and occupation
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Not of any importance but as you might expect my repulsion toward Dodge SUVs, Cadillac Escalades, Ford Exploders and Expeditions, Chevy Suburbans and Tahoes and all the rest, especially those with fully tinted windows has never been more heartfelt. For these are the vehicles of monsters.
ICE = SUV
ICE = SUV
January 29, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Not of any importance but as you might expect my repulsion toward Dodge SUVs, Cadillac Escalades, Ford Exploders and Expeditions, Chevy Suburbans and Tahoes and all the rest, especially those with fully tinted windows has never been more heartfelt. For these are the vehicles of monsters.
ICE = SUV
ICE = SUV
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Artificially limiting the size of the House to 435 members has been a detriment to democracy and the Republic.
#NEW: 2030 Apportionment Forecast based on 2025 Census Bureau Population Estimates (January 27, 2026).
Forecast prepared by Dr. Jonathan Cervas (CMIST) at Carnegie Mellon University
Forecast prepared by Dr. Jonathan Cervas (CMIST) at Carnegie Mellon University
January 29, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Artificially limiting the size of the House to 435 members has been a detriment to democracy and the Republic.
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I've sometimes wondered what it would look like for the DFL to put up bus interior ads or outdoor banners that kind of look like this, without any other context (clearly graphic design is my passion
January 29, 2026 at 1:18 AM
I've sometimes wondered what it would look like for the DFL to put up bus interior ads or outdoor banners that kind of look like this, without any other context (clearly graphic design is my passion
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now is the time for believing in things and courageously standing up for those things you believe in. do not care about how you think things should be worded or how not to overplay whatever hand. we're past that
January 29, 2026 at 12:21 AM
now is the time for believing in things and courageously standing up for those things you believe in. do not care about how you think things should be worded or how not to overplay whatever hand. we're past that
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there are people going out in the freezing cold and literally putting their lives on the line in defense of their communities and the multicultural secular society they believe in. not interested in what some online wannabe dnc consultant type wants to tell me what is and isn't possible now
January 29, 2026 at 12:20 AM
there are people going out in the freezing cold and literally putting their lives on the line in defense of their communities and the multicultural secular society they believe in. not interested in what some online wannabe dnc consultant type wants to tell me what is and isn't possible now
fwiw, from May 2022 -- www.uottawa.ca/faculty-soci...
January 29, 2026 at 12:52 AM
fwiw, from May 2022 -- www.uottawa.ca/faculty-soci...
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January 29, 2026 at 12:37 AM