Werner Herzog's Bear
@jasontebbe.bsky.social
Teacher, historian, and blogger. Born and raised in Nebraska, working in NYC, living in Jersey.
Substack: I Used to Be Disgusted, Now I Try to Be Amused https://jasontebbe.substack.com/
Substack: I Used to Be Disgusted, Now I Try to Be Amused https://jasontebbe.substack.com/
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you don’t understand, under Biden doordash was expensive
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
you don’t understand, under Biden doordash was expensive
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Crucially, by upholding their constitution and the rule of law, Brazil discovered that support for Bolsonaro evaporated save for a dwindling minority of die-hards and dead-enders. Because Brazilians see Bolsonaro as a criminal and a loser, they've largely moved on from him.
Could've been us...
Could've been us...
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Crucially, by upholding their constitution and the rule of law, Brazil discovered that support for Bolsonaro evaporated save for a dwindling minority of die-hards and dead-enders. Because Brazilians see Bolsonaro as a criminal and a loser, they've largely moved on from him.
Could've been us...
Could've been us...
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This is so soulless, I can't stand it. We have BRAINS. We can USE THEM.
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is so soulless, I can't stand it. We have BRAINS. We can USE THEM.
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"device hoarding" is a phrase that would have made my grandparents become the Joker
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"device hoarding" is a phrase that would have made my grandparents become the Joker
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It's the social media, stupid.
People have always been fundamentally irrational - socially conveyed ideas have always superseded observable reality. But modern liberal democracy was made possible by epistemological structures, in the form of media institutions and political norms, that promoted fact and truth. They have collapsed
But that's the electorate we've got, and have always had. Humans have never been rational or fact-driven.
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's the social media, stupid.
I just can't let this go. Weiss is such an obvious buffoon, but she went to all the right schools and has all of the right elite opinions so she's getting to run a major news org without any reporting experience. She is THE symbol of the abject failure of our ruling class.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I just can't let this go. Weiss is such an obvious buffoon, but she went to all the right schools and has all of the right elite opinions so she's getting to run a major news org without any reporting experience. She is THE symbol of the abject failure of our ruling class.
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"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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The worst part about this site is that maybe 10% of users are maladjusted defectives who scour posts just looking for someone to get mad at.
People, just spend 5 minutes reading the actual op-ed.
People, just spend 5 minutes reading the actual op-ed.
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The worst part about this site is that maybe 10% of users are maladjusted defectives who scour posts just looking for someone to get mad at.
People, just spend 5 minutes reading the actual op-ed.
People, just spend 5 minutes reading the actual op-ed.
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Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
I’ve lived through multiple financial bubble bursts but this is the first where everyone has been openly talking for months about the burst we all know is about to happen.
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I’ve lived through multiple financial bubble bursts but this is the first where everyone has been openly talking for months about the burst we all know is about to happen.
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it's happening dot gif
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
it's happening dot gif
I have a friend who posts every year on the anniversary of the death of his cousin in a car crash in the 70s, who was his de facto older brother and surrogate father. I never met him but I feel like I know him. It's a good reminder to keep alive those we lose and keep saying their names.
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I have a friend who posts every year on the anniversary of the death of his cousin in a car crash in the 70s, who was his de facto older brother and surrogate father. I never met him but I feel like I know him. It's a good reminder to keep alive those we lose and keep saying their names.
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Even today, Carville claimed "the era of performative woke politics from 2020 to 2024 has left a lasting stain on our brand."
The peak of that was 2020... when we won POTUS and gained 3 Senate seats.
"We lost in 2020 because of woke" is not a sensible argument! We won! But he just breezes over it.
The peak of that was 2020... when we won POTUS and gained 3 Senate seats.
"We lost in 2020 because of woke" is not a sensible argument! We won! But he just breezes over it.
The thing about Carville's piece is that it's a perfect example of the way centrists can't write literally anything without getting in a few jabs at the left/minorities. It's entirely possible to run on "economic rage," sure. There's no need to go, "And remember what some people on Tumblr said??"
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Even today, Carville claimed "the era of performative woke politics from 2020 to 2024 has left a lasting stain on our brand."
The peak of that was 2020... when we won POTUS and gained 3 Senate seats.
"We lost in 2020 because of woke" is not a sensible argument! We won! But he just breezes over it.
The peak of that was 2020... when we won POTUS and gained 3 Senate seats.
"We lost in 2020 because of woke" is not a sensible argument! We won! But he just breezes over it.
Lucas did such a good job of world-building with the original trilogy that the Star Wars sequels and prequels rarely measured up to our own imaginations. Rogue One had to be pieced together, but it surpassed how I imagined the Death Star plans being taken, so it stands out.
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Lucas did such a good job of world-building with the original trilogy that the Star Wars sequels and prequels rarely measured up to our own imaginations. Rogue One had to be pieced together, but it surpassed how I imagined the Death Star plans being taken, so it stands out.
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“Make America Healthy Again” is classic right-wing branding.
Giving something a name that is the opposite of what the thing actually is.
It’s like how “Americans for Prosperity” sounds really agreeable and good but in practice is a group dedicated to exploding wealth inequality.
Giving something a name that is the opposite of what the thing actually is.
It’s like how “Americans for Prosperity” sounds really agreeable and good but in practice is a group dedicated to exploding wealth inequality.
The EPA has approved two new pesticides with "forever chemicals" that will be used on food.
The agency has also announced plans for four additional approvals.
The approved pesticides will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
The agency has also announced plans for four additional approvals.
The approved pesticides will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Make America Healthy Again” is classic right-wing branding.
Giving something a name that is the opposite of what the thing actually is.
It’s like how “Americans for Prosperity” sounds really agreeable and good but in practice is a group dedicated to exploding wealth inequality.
Giving something a name that is the opposite of what the thing actually is.
It’s like how “Americans for Prosperity” sounds really agreeable and good but in practice is a group dedicated to exploding wealth inequality.
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The Age of the Toddler
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Age of the Toddler
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November 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
sick of bitching about the atlantic? put your money where your poast is:
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In every dystopian novel: the government bans books.
In reality: we gave up reading voluntarily.
In reality: we gave up reading voluntarily.
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In every dystopian novel: the government bans books.
In reality: we gave up reading voluntarily.
In reality: we gave up reading voluntarily.
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Oh, so when some rando publishes Wizard of Oz fanfic it becomes a musical and a movie, but when I write Sonic/Luigi mpreg slash, I get banned from the Taco Bell forums. Make it make sense
November 30, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Oh, so when some rando publishes Wizard of Oz fanfic it becomes a musical and a movie, but when I write Sonic/Luigi mpreg slash, I get banned from the Taco Bell forums. Make it make sense
When I lived in East Texas a bbq place would smoke turkeys and they were so good. If you have a smoker give it a shot.
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
When I lived in East Texas a bbq place would smoke turkeys and they were so good. If you have a smoker give it a shot.
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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“we need to be nicer to men” bro they overturned women’s constitutional right to an abortion three years ago
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
“we need to be nicer to men” bro they overturned women’s constitutional right to an abortion three years ago
I know the town well. Family lived there for a long time and my ex grew up there. This is going to be devastating.
When a plant closes, like in Lexington, it affects the employees, the town, the ranchers dependent on that plant.
This is also true of mergers. Except we call it efficiencies and ignore those same effects. But there it is celebrated for some reason.
www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/...
This is also true of mergers. Except we call it efficiencies and ignore those same effects. But there it is celebrated for some reason.
www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/...
Tyson Lexington plant set to close
Questions and allegations abound as Tyson announces plans to shutter a major beef packing plant.
www.beefmagazine.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I know the town well. Family lived there for a long time and my ex grew up there. This is going to be devastating.
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There are many good reasons why people on the left shouldn't promote conspiracy theories. First off, they're always wrong. But more importantly, they create a cultural and political environment that bends toward right wing authoritarianism...a tendency that is being amplified today by social media.
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
There are many good reasons why people on the left shouldn't promote conspiracy theories. First off, they're always wrong. But more importantly, they create a cultural and political environment that bends toward right wing authoritarianism...a tendency that is being amplified today by social media.
I'm less intrigued by the foreign element than the fakery and the fact that the legacy media will take shit seeded by accounts like this and pretend it represents tremendous grassroots outrage in the United States. I am willing to bet the Cracker Barrel logo thing started with these actors.
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I'm less intrigued by the foreign element than the fakery and the fact that the legacy media will take shit seeded by accounts like this and pretend it represents tremendous grassroots outrage in the United States. I am willing to bet the Cracker Barrel logo thing started with these actors.