Veneer of Discipline
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Born to be a house hippo, forced to be outdoorsy.
“You need to compliment the pretty ones even if they don’t do well.”
“You need to compliment the pretty ones even if they don’t do well.”
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NEW: The families of two teenage boys who died by suicide filed a lawsuit today against Meta, alleging that for years the tech company ignored the danger of sexual blackmail schemes targeting teens on Instagram. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
I interviewed one of the parents.
I interviewed one of the parents.
Two families sue Meta over teens' deaths by suicide, citing ‘sextortion’ scams
One boy joined Instagram on Sunday and was dead by Tuesday afternoon. His mother says the app is to blame.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
NEW: The families of two teenage boys who died by suicide filed a lawsuit today against Meta, alleging that for years the tech company ignored the danger of sexual blackmail schemes targeting teens on Instagram. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
I interviewed one of the parents.
I interviewed one of the parents.
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Left-Wing Group Too Disorganized For FBI Agents To Infiltrate https://theonion.com/left-wing-group-too-disorganized-for-fbi-agents-to-infi-1848923025/
September 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Left-Wing Group Too Disorganized For FBI Agents To Infiltrate https://theonion.com/left-wing-group-too-disorganized-for-fbi-agents-to-infi-1848923025/
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They'll move money from the CR around (illegally) to do this, open question whether it breaks DFAS
But the latest development of ship money might be enough to roust the appropriators to add an amendment regarding zeroing out DoD's reprogramming authority for FY26
But the latest development of ship money might be enough to roust the appropriators to add an amendment regarding zeroing out DoD's reprogramming authority for FY26
December 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
They'll move money from the CR around (illegally) to do this, open question whether it breaks DFAS
But the latest development of ship money might be enough to roust the appropriators to add an amendment regarding zeroing out DoD's reprogramming authority for FY26
But the latest development of ship money might be enough to roust the appropriators to add an amendment regarding zeroing out DoD's reprogramming authority for FY26
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OH WAIT YOU MEAN THE ONE THEY BLAMED ON DEI??!!?
The U.S. government admits negligence in the helicopter-plane collision last January that killed 67 in Washington, D.C.
US government admits negligence in helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington
The U.S. government has admitted that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation’s capital that killed 67 people.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
OH WAIT YOU MEAN THE ONE THEY BLAMED ON DEI??!!?
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"Zaslav will receive $30 million in "Golden Parachute' compensation along with $537 million in equity for a total of $567 million in a transaction-associated pay."
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
Warner Bros. Golden Parachutes Revealed: What David Zaslav and C-Suite Will Get In a Deal
The CEO stands to gain $567 million if a deal is sealed to sell the WB empire while longtime lieutenant Gunnar Wiedenfels will see $144 million in cash and stock considerations if a transaction close...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"Zaslav will receive $30 million in "Golden Parachute' compensation along with $537 million in equity for a total of $567 million in a transaction-associated pay."
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
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"Investigations initiated by the IRS into abusive tax schemes fell by 63 percent from the previous year, according to an annual report released December 12."
www.taxnotes.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"Investigations initiated by the IRS into abusive tax schemes fell by 63 percent from the previous year, according to an annual report released December 12."
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annual holiday reminder, female cardinals are brown so any time you see two red cardinals snuggling on a branch, they are boyfriends
December 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
annual holiday reminder, female cardinals are brown so any time you see two red cardinals snuggling on a branch, they are boyfriends
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UNC system: pays Belichick $10 million a year
Also UNC system: cuts six research centers to “save” 4.8 million total
Also UNC system: cuts six research centers to “save” 4.8 million total
December 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
UNC system: pays Belichick $10 million a year
Also UNC system: cuts six research centers to “save” 4.8 million total
Also UNC system: cuts six research centers to “save” 4.8 million total
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The system rewarded Ross Douthat with a fucking column!
If you think the system doesn't seem interested in rewarding white guys at all that seems to be an issue of your media diet and not a reflection of reality
December 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The system rewarded Ross Douthat with a fucking column!
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Everyone is understandably sharing the Miller quote, but I found this response from photographer Christopher Anderson to be notable, too.
December 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Everyone is understandably sharing the Miller quote, but I found this response from photographer Christopher Anderson to be notable, too.
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Shit gets dark real quick when you consider this within the context of the last few weeks
Sen. Mark Kelly calls Pentagon investigation into his remarks a move to chill military dissent
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona says the Pentagon’s escalating investigation into his plea to troops to refuse unlawful orders is part of an effort to silence dissent within the
www.cbs19news.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Shit gets dark real quick when you consider this within the context of the last few weeks
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The Trump admin says it aims to file 100-200 denaturalization cases per month, a huge increase. But these cases are hard to file and win, and require a lot of DOJ resources, and the DOJ is incredibly stretched thin already. So we’ll see; I have serious doubts about their ability to do this.
What this will mean, in practice, that if you are deemed an enemy of the administration, they will pore through your citizenship application paperwork looking for some reason to retroactively disqualify you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Trump admin says it aims to file 100-200 denaturalization cases per month, a huge increase. But these cases are hard to file and win, and require a lot of DOJ resources, and the DOJ is incredibly stretched thin already. So we’ll see; I have serious doubts about their ability to do this.
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You roll into Ohare one week before Christmas and cause chaos in the rideshare lot for only one reason and it's not to keep people safe.
Border patrol under command of Greg Bovino running a checkpoint at the exit to the Uber lot at O’Hare airport in Chicago, asking drivers for proof of valid residency in this country
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
You roll into Ohare one week before Christmas and cause chaos in the rideshare lot for only one reason and it's not to keep people safe.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“Exploiting [Jan 6] violence, President Trump and his associates tried to call Members of Congress in furtherance of their criminal scheme, urging them to further delay certification of the 2020 election.”
“I didn’t choose those Members," Smith added, “President Trump did.”
“I didn’t choose those Members," Smith added, “President Trump did.”
“Chairman Jordan made an excellent decision in not allowing Jack Smith to testify publicly, because had he done so, it would have been absolutely devastating to the President and all the president's men,” says @raskin.house.gov. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election
Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“Exploiting [Jan 6] violence, President Trump and his associates tried to call Members of Congress in furtherance of their criminal scheme, urging them to further delay certification of the 2020 election.”
“I didn’t choose those Members," Smith added, “President Trump did.”
“I didn’t choose those Members," Smith added, “President Trump did.”
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gift link wapo.st/48U8yB2
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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It's nothing that the man nominating him for lifetime tenure on the bench hasn't all but said himself.
December 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It's nothing that the man nominating him for lifetime tenure on the bench hasn't all but said himself.
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Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
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as the hosts hint that they would like to be invited to watch the movie at the white house, one asks "is there a movie theater in the white house?"
no, dumbass, there is not. It was in the east wing.
no, dumbass, there is not. It was in the east wing.
of all of the things I am going to not watch, this is the thing I am going to not watch the most
December 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
as the hosts hint that they would like to be invited to watch the movie at the white house, one asks "is there a movie theater in the white house?"
no, dumbass, there is not. It was in the east wing.
no, dumbass, there is not. It was in the east wing.
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I do want to know what, if anything, is going on inside Tom Kean Jr.'s brain the way he never joins in any of this stuff. I suspect it's just a howling, whistling wind that used to just fill the void left by the absence of his father's love but slowly grew to encompass his entire brain
FOUR REPUBLICANS just signed the House Democratic discharge petition to force a House vote on the Hakeem Jeffries bill to extend health care tax credits for 3 years: Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Mike Lawler (NY), Rob Bresnahan (PA), and Ryan Mackenzie (PA). Gives it the required 218 signatures. Huge news
December 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I do want to know what, if anything, is going on inside Tom Kean Jr.'s brain the way he never joins in any of this stuff. I suspect it's just a howling, whistling wind that used to just fill the void left by the absence of his father's love but slowly grew to encompass his entire brain
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there's a set of folks in the Republican party who seem to believe they can hold the line against anti-Indian racism and antisemitism while engaging in a free-for-all hatefest against Haitian, Somalian, and Muslim immigrants and...that's just not how it works, guys www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
Opinion | What Is an American?
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
there's a set of folks in the Republican party who seem to believe they can hold the line against anti-Indian racism and antisemitism while engaging in a free-for-all hatefest against Haitian, Somalian, and Muslim immigrants and...that's just not how it works, guys www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
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White men have been griping about the unfair advantages given to Black people since literally the day after slavery
December 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
White men have been griping about the unfair advantages given to Black people since literally the day after slavery
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Despite allegations of domestic violence and child abuse, Shannon Gooden was able to manipulate the family court system and get primary custody of his children.
Before killing first responders, Burnsville shooter used legal system against his accuser
As the mother of three of his children, Noemi Torres knew Shannon Gooden was a manipulative man. But the court system didn’t see it until it was too late.
www.mprnews.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Despite allegations of domestic violence and child abuse, Shannon Gooden was able to manipulate the family court system and get primary custody of his children.