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They aren't *hypocrites*: they believe very firmly in the principle that violence is acceptable when the victims are the right people.
The Distance Between Renee Good and Ashli Babbitt Is Fascism
It’s not a hypocrisy. It’s a coherent worldview.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
They aren't *hypocrites*: they believe very firmly in the principle that violence is acceptable when the victims are the right people.
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I needed to be reminded (again):
January 9, 2026 at 3:48 AM
I needed to be reminded (again):
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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Roman History 101: Caesar Augustus didn't abolish the institutions of the Republic. He just allowed them to consign themselves to compliant irrelevance in face of the Emperor's uncontested powers and patronage.
January 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Roman History 101: Caesar Augustus didn't abolish the institutions of the Republic. He just allowed them to consign themselves to compliant irrelevance in face of the Emperor's uncontested powers and patronage.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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In the past week, the Trump-Vance admin:
–Bombed Nigeria
–Bombed Venezuela, abducted its leader
–Bombed more ships in the middle of the ocean
–Threatened military action in Iran, Colombia, and Cuba
–Accepted the “Israel Prize” & hosted Netanyahu in Mar-a-Lago (despite his soldiers killing Americans)
–Bombed Nigeria
–Bombed Venezuela, abducted its leader
–Bombed more ships in the middle of the ocean
–Threatened military action in Iran, Colombia, and Cuba
–Accepted the “Israel Prize” & hosted Netanyahu in Mar-a-Lago (despite his soldiers killing Americans)
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 PM
In the past week, the Trump-Vance admin:
–Bombed Nigeria
–Bombed Venezuela, abducted its leader
–Bombed more ships in the middle of the ocean
–Threatened military action in Iran, Colombia, and Cuba
–Accepted the “Israel Prize” & hosted Netanyahu in Mar-a-Lago (despite his soldiers killing Americans)
–Bombed Nigeria
–Bombed Venezuela, abducted its leader
–Bombed more ships in the middle of the ocean
–Threatened military action in Iran, Colombia, and Cuba
–Accepted the “Israel Prize” & hosted Netanyahu in Mar-a-Lago (despite his soldiers killing Americans)
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January 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
Cuba, probably. Denmark is too rich and white, and they’ve not made a public case that Panama is evil yet. There are enough Cuban refugees (and descendants) living in Florida who can talk about the dictatorship.
Trump on Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado: "She doesn’t have the respect of the people there." Same Trump 1.0 pattern as Juan Guaidó—elevate a democratic figure when useful, discard them when they’re not.
The U.S. will “run” Venezuela.
So who’s next, Cuba? The Panama Canal? Greenland?
The U.S. will “run” Venezuela.
So who’s next, Cuba? The Panama Canal? Greenland?
January 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Cuba, probably. Denmark is too rich and white, and they’ve not made a public case that Panama is evil yet. There are enough Cuban refugees (and descendants) living in Florida who can talk about the dictatorship.
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I want to write an article on why people love and read LOTR. Share one reason why you love reading LOTR or why someone else should pick it up...
December 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I want to write an article on why people love and read LOTR. Share one reason why you love reading LOTR or why someone else should pick it up...
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After reading the Redwall books, I have a literary criteria to which all books must be subjected. Are the depictions of rich cooking central to the plot?
I call it the Beschamel Test.
I call it the Beschamel Test.
January 3, 2026 at 2:43 AM
After reading the Redwall books, I have a literary criteria to which all books must be subjected. Are the depictions of rich cooking central to the plot?
I call it the Beschamel Test.
I call it the Beschamel Test.
The "Love Actually" chart has long been one of my favorites. More Wikipedia articles about films need that sort of diagram.
here are some surprisingly complicated charts in case anyone is interested
December 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The "Love Actually" chart has long been one of my favorites. More Wikipedia articles about films need that sort of diagram.
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Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
"The Christmas community"
December 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"The Christmas community"
The Pope is a commie! ... Wait no, that's just regular Christian social ethics.
Pope Leo: “At the center of any work dynamic, there should be neither capital, nor market laws, nor profit, but rather the individual, the family, and their well-being, to which everything else is secondary.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope: Employment consultants should be close to families, promote safety - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV meets with the Italian Order of Employment Consultants, and invites them to be close to those who are in need, as they continue promoting ...
www.vaticannews.va
December 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The Pope is a commie! ... Wait no, that's just regular Christian social ethics.
The "everybody is 12 now" theory continues to explain more of reality than anything else.
White House adds insulting plaques below Biden and Obama portraits
Newest additions appear to be part of the administration’s ongoing ‘troll’ campaign against former presidents and Trump’s opponents
www.independent.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The "everybody is 12 now" theory continues to explain more of reality than anything else.
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"Oh, we're just the average family," he said thoughtfully; "mother, father, and 2.58 children—and, as I explained, I'm the .58."
"It must be rather odd being only part of a person," Milo remarked.
"Not at all. Every average family has 2.58 children, so I always have someone to play with.”
"It must be rather odd being only part of a person," Milo remarked.
"Not at all. Every average family has 2.58 children, so I always have someone to play with.”
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"Oh, we're just the average family," he said thoughtfully; "mother, father, and 2.58 children—and, as I explained, I'm the .58."
"It must be rather odd being only part of a person," Milo remarked.
"Not at all. Every average family has 2.58 children, so I always have someone to play with.”
"It must be rather odd being only part of a person," Milo remarked.
"Not at all. Every average family has 2.58 children, so I always have someone to play with.”
The Wikipedia article for “Gangnam Style” has 518 citations
December 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The Wikipedia article for “Gangnam Style” has 518 citations
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Oh, look.
BREAKING: WELL, WELL, WELL! Newly unearthed footage shows Pete Hegseth saying EXACTLY what the six Democrats said in their video that prompted Trump and Hegseth to hysterically smear them as traitors!
You must refuse illegal orders.
You must refuse illegal orders.
December 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Oh, look.
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Just an absolutely amazing morning in #Pittsburgh today. The snow looked incredible as it fell over the city, and I spent nearly six hours capturing so many different areas of the city. We'll start with a couple snowglobe images of the Horne's Tree and Duquesne Incline though. What a day.
December 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Just an absolutely amazing morning in #Pittsburgh today. The snow looked incredible as it fell over the city, and I spent nearly six hours capturing so many different areas of the city. We'll start with a couple snowglobe images of the Horne's Tree and Duquesne Incline though. What a day.
Remember when the GOP explicitly argued that this would happen two weeks ago, and everybody argued that it was an obvious cover-up?
“When the House Oversight Committee released a trove of files & emails from the Epstein estate earlier this month, alleged victims of the convicted sex offender responded with ‘widespread panic” after learning the docs. included dozens of unredacted victim names….”
Law firm representing alleged Epstein victims sends scathing letter over DOJ document release
Lawyers for alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein asked a judge to order the Justice Department to take more care to protect alleged victims' identities in files releases.
abcnews.go.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Remember when the GOP explicitly argued that this would happen two weeks ago, and everybody argued that it was an obvious cover-up?
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OK, who narced?
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
OK, who narced?
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one of the problems I have with Democrats (and other critics) labeling these "war crimes" is that it accepts the underlying claim that the people being murdered are enemy combatants. They're not! it's just murder!
Fox News' Joey Jones justifies the US military killing survivors after an initial boat strike: "An enemy combatant does not have to have a gun to be a danger or a threat... if you leave anybody alive, they can signal and let others know what’s happening and they can also retaliate through radio."
December 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
one of the problems I have with Democrats (and other critics) labeling these "war crimes" is that it accepts the underlying claim that the people being murdered are enemy combatants. They're not! it's just murder!
You know who would’ve absolutely hated annual Thanksgiving? The guys who banned Christmas for fifty years in Massachusetts because it’s a holiday - the Pilgrims.
November 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
You know who would’ve absolutely hated annual Thanksgiving? The guys who banned Christmas for fifty years in Massachusetts because it’s a holiday - the Pilgrims.