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“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.” – H.L. Mencken
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· Feb 14
With all due respect to Cavafy, it now seems clear that the barbarians were a really bad kind of solution.
Well, I guess we should take some comfort that women are just as capable of making really bad decisions with their genitalia as men are. Equal opportunity, amirite?
Lizza says Nuzzi was acting as a campaign operative while pretending to be a journalist. she did catch and kill, outing sources in the campaign; she tried to get RFK surrogates on television; she wrote strategy memos. 1
While there are often some ethical issues with making free PDFs of paywalled content, in this case it seems entirely justifiable, given the author, the subject, and the journalistic imperative to provide the widest possible audience for the verb "Michael Wolffed"
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gofile.io/d/Ap4v35
November 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Well, I guess we should take some comfort that women are just as capable of making really bad decisions with their genitalia as men are. Equal opportunity, amirite?
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Nuzzi is like Trump in this sense: the worst thing about America is not that someone that awful exists, the worst thing is that much of the press promotes and normalizes it for clicks.
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Nuzzi is like Trump in this sense: the worst thing about America is not that someone that awful exists, the worst thing is that much of the press promotes and normalizes it for clicks.
F**k this decaying, corrupt, ugly old corpse.
The New York Times produced a detailed, data-driven report on President Trump showing signs of aging. The president, 79, responded by calling the female reporter who co-wrote the story “ugly.” https://cnn.it/48idUFL
November 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
F**k this decaying, corrupt, ugly old corpse.
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#OTD in 1950 the Battle of Chosin Reservoir begins. The operation became a defining moment of the Korean War and one of the proudest chapters in Marine Corps history.
usni.org/magazines/n...
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70 Miles of Cold, Hard Road | Naval History Magazine - December 2010 Volume 24, Number 6
The 1st Marine Division’s breakout from the Chosin Reservoir was a defining moment, both in the Korean War and in the history of the Corps.
www.usni.org
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#OTD in 1950 the Battle of Chosin Reservoir begins. The operation became a defining moment of the Korean War and one of the proudest chapters in Marine Corps history.
usni.org/magazines/n...
usni.org/magazines/n...
This is the content I am here for. 💯
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This is the content I am here for. 💯
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Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Now I understand why he reliably says he hasn’t seen or heard about some newsworthy development (especially concerning Trump). He’s not lying, he’s just overwhelmed with 10,000 voice mail and text messages per day.
A Heartbreaking Tale of Staggering Mediocrity. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Now I understand why he reliably says he hasn’t seen or heard about some newsworthy development (especially concerning Trump). He’s not lying, he’s just overwhelmed with 10,000 voice mail and text messages per day.
You can buy an incel version that omits the passenger seat entirely.
Every time I see a cyber truck I am reminded that I've never seen a Cyber truck with someone in the passenger seat.
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
You can buy an incel version that omits the passenger seat entirely.
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Pediatricians say vaccines do not cause autism. A bear-eating heroin addict who fantasizes about sucking his own semen out of his lovers' orifices says they do. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Pediatricians say vaccines do not cause autism. A bear-eating heroin addict who fantasizes about sucking his own semen out of his lovers' orifices says they do. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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I think I have grown as a person, because I'm not even interested in reading the third installment of the Double Z Club drama. 🕉️
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I think I have grown as a person, because I'm not even interested in reading the third installment of the Double Z Club drama. 🕉️
According to @wmarybeard.bsky.social, Roman men greeted each other with kisses on the lips. Apparently it was pretty common back then.
Jesus was smooching men on the lips in the bible!
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
According to @wmarybeard.bsky.social, Roman men greeted each other with kisses on the lips. Apparently it was pretty common back then.
I would gleefully share this information over Thanksgiving Dinner were I invited to one in the South. It would really break the ice! 😂
Because yes, Thanksgiving as a national holiday has to do with the Civil War and not the Puritans or previously proclaimed days of Thanksgiving (of which there were hundreds) - so be sure, as you gather about the table, to give thanks for the victories brought by Union arms at Vicksburg & Gettysburg
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I would gleefully share this information over Thanksgiving Dinner were I invited to one in the South. It would really break the ice! 😂
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Sir.
if you can tell me how to easily disable AI on every device I have, I'd love to hear how
The fact that it's in almost everything *and* also a nightmare to disable is not coincidence.
and I'm tired of being gaslighted about that fact
if you can tell me how to easily disable AI on every device I have, I'd love to hear how
The fact that it's in almost everything *and* also a nightmare to disable is not coincidence.
and I'm tired of being gaslighted about that fact
November 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Sir.
if you can tell me how to easily disable AI on every device I have, I'd love to hear how
The fact that it's in almost everything *and* also a nightmare to disable is not coincidence.
and I'm tired of being gaslighted about that fact
if you can tell me how to easily disable AI on every device I have, I'd love to hear how
The fact that it's in almost everything *and* also a nightmare to disable is not coincidence.
and I'm tired of being gaslighted about that fact
The troops had a solution for this in Vietnam.
When you draw a platoon leader like Hegseth, it’s your worst nightmare. You just ride it out until he’s gone and gets replaced by someone who isn’t a complete jackass. Only a fool like Trump would put one of them in charge of the entire defense department.
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The troops had a solution for this in Vietnam.
Honestly, this is hilarious. If anything is going to wean the lumpen bourgeoisie off AI, it’s gonna be a few ruined holiday dinners.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Honestly, this is hilarious. If anything is going to wean the lumpen bourgeoisie off AI, it’s gonna be a few ruined holiday dinners.
I hope the default answer is “cash.” 😂
Roughly 42% of shoppers are already using A.I. tools for their holiday shopping, a recent survey found. More than half of Generation Z and millennial respondents said they trusted A.I. to recommend unique gifts. nyti.ms/4pocGQc
A.I. Can Do More of Your Shopping This Holiday Season
New tools and features from retailers and tech companies use artificial intelligence to help people find gifts and make decisions about their shopping lists.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I hope the default answer is “cash.” 😂
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Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
www.theverge.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
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I’m all out of fucks.
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I’m All Out of Fucks
Cry harder MAGA.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’m all out of fucks.
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Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him.
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him.
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
If DOGE’s true purpose was to improve efficiency, reduce bureaucratic fraud and waste, and reduce costs (it wasn’t), their first step should have been to fund, empower, and unleash the 12 departmental Inspectors General who were already in place. Instead, they fired them. This is still a good idea.
The nonprofit Democracy Forward has tapped more than a dozen former government workers as fellows to generate proposals to improve their former agencies’ effectiveness in the wake of federal workforce cuts. buff.ly/6PpRTNl
Ex-feds join forces to reimagine government post-Trump
The nonprofit Democracy Forward has tapped more than a dozen former government workers as fellows to generate proposals to improve their former agencies’ effectiveness.
www.govexec.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
If DOGE’s true purpose was to improve efficiency, reduce bureaucratic fraud and waste, and reduce costs (it wasn’t), their first step should have been to fund, empower, and unleash the 12 departmental Inspectors General who were already in place. Instead, they fired them. This is still a good idea.
Eight years old, but sadly more relevant than ever. And still excellently written. angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
Stop Calling Us Warriors
If you’ve been in the Army longer than five minutes, you’ve probably been called “warrior” already. Or maybe “hero,” usually used sarcastically when referring to…
angrystaffofficer.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Eight years old, but sadly more relevant than ever. And still excellently written. angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
Weren’t Bonespur and Shotglass Shakespearean characters? 🤔
President Bonespur: Let's court martial an astronaut and US Senator for telling me things about the UCMJ that I don't want to hear.
Secretary Shotglass: Right on it, sir!
Secretary Shotglass: Right on it, sir!
November 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Weren’t Bonespur and Shotglass Shakespearean characters? 🤔
It’s not killing him fast enough for my liking. 🤨
Elon's "Rosebud" is posting. His deepest desire is for everyone to tell him what a hilarious and clever poster he is. The problem is that he isn't funny. And it kills him.
It explains why he bought Twitter. It's why Grok is the way it is. And it explains . . . whatever the holy hell this is.
It explains why he bought Twitter. It's why Grok is the way it is. And it explains . . . whatever the holy hell this is.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It’s not killing him fast enough for my liking. 🤨