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The Misrules of Acquisition @livingonferenginar.bsky.social · 1h

another L Ron Hubbard in the making, Xenu II on the way

Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 7h

My takeaways from Thiel's Secret Antichrist Lectures (embargo lifted):

1. Tech is building the "machinery" of the Antichrist. D'oh!

2. The Antichrist is defined by "velocity" ("acceleration," eh?)

3. The Antichrist will be Gen Z (weird numerology stuff about the number 33)

Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 8h

News: I have obtained full transcripts of Peter Thiel's Secret Antichrist Lectures (as have multiple other journalists).

They were supposed to be embargoed until 9 a.m. tomorrow, but Reuters has a story up. (They may have gotten them from a different source)

www.reuters.com/world/us/pet...

The Misrules of Acquisition @livingonferenginar.bsky.social · 1h

law professors are well known fantasists

Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 8h

Oh FFS that guy is a professor at Harvard Law

The Misrules of Acquisition @livingonferenginar.bsky.social · 14h

very few left, and none at all in corporate media

Elizabeth Donald @edonald.bsky.social · 15h

Please try to differentiate between the idiot talking heads, offering commentary on TV and actual journalists, who are not only covering the system we have and exposing its horrors, but being shot with rubber bullets and chemical weapons for doing it.

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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 15h

Mainstream "libertarians" haven't been *actual* libertarians (classical liberals) in roughly 15 years.

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The Five 8 @thefive8.bsky.social · 19h

The Civil War historian Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social joins Lisa Graves & Greg Olear to discuss the state of democracy in the Trump USA.

youtube.com/shorts/4IzXZ...

Historian Manisha Sinha: This is the Fall of the Third American Republic

YouTube video by The Five 8

youtube.com

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🥈72 dogs 🐝 @careycuprisin.bsky.social · 1d

It’s always something completely unhinged

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The Misrules of Acquisition @livingonferenginar.bsky.social · 16h

"being edgy" is an entire career for some people

Paulus @pdbqp.bsky.social · 1d

Would Yarvin be aware ancient Greek philosophers already suggested mixed governments, such as the constitutional monarchy plus parliamentary democracy in the Netherlands? The latter is also more consensus-based corporatism among stakeholders of different interest groups. Or does he merely provoke?

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The Misrules of Acquisition @livingonferenginar.bsky.social · 16h

to be a meet-and-greet sleep-away camp for the ruling class

iplayguitarbad.bsky.social @iplayguitarbad.bsky.social · 1d

Rubenfeld shouldn't even be a professor, what is the purpose of Yale?

yaledailynews.com/commencement...

Since Rubenfeld’s suspension: Yale Law Women and YLS Title IX Working Group advocate for increased transparency and justice

Content Warning: This article contains references to sexual violence. SHARE is available to all members of the Yale community who are dealing with sexual misconduct […]

yaledailynews.com

The Misrules of Acquisition @livingonferenginar.bsky.social · 23h

OK I'll admit it, I'm on the board

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

OK. It's going to be coming out soon because of the relentless investigations of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, so I might as well admit it before the news breaks:

I am the General Counsel of Antifa.

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🥈72 dogs 🐝 @careycuprisin.bsky.social · 1d

Jed Rubenfeld is back in the news

The Misrules of Acquisition @livingonferenginar.bsky.social · 1d

the dork in question is Jed Rubenfeld, husband of Amy Chua of Tiger Mom fame, who also mentored Vance. The fix was in, and it was most likely a very gentle 'debate'

Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 1d

At Yale Political Union, 72% of students voted against Curtis Yarvin’s resolution to “end the democratic experiment.”

He debated a Yale Law professor on the question.

New rule: Anyone who “debates” Yarvin is an even bigger and more desperate dork.

yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/10...

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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 12d

I think @enbuenora.bsky.social & @iriedc.bsky.social may have it right, that he knows he’s a hack but he is indignant about us plebs challenging our betters.

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The Misrules of Acquisition @livingonferenginar.bsky.social · 1d

whenever I see Jed or Amy in the news, I'm always like "jesus what now?"

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 1d

At Yale Political Union, 72% of students voted against Curtis Yarvin’s resolution to “end the democratic experiment.”

He debated a Yale Law professor on the question.

New rule: Anyone who “debates” Yarvin is an even bigger and more desperate dork.

yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/10...

Yarvin argues for American monarchy at closed-door debate

Curtis Yarvin, who is known for his anti-democratic views, argued to “end the democratic experiment” against Yale Law School professor Jed Rubenfeld in front of the Yale Political Union Tuesday evenin...

yaledailynews.com

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The Misrules of Acquisition @livingonferenginar.bsky.social · 1d

the dork in question is Jed Rubenfeld, husband of Amy Chua of Tiger Mom fame, who also mentored Vance. The fix was in, and it was most likely a very gentle 'debate'

Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 1d

At Yale Political Union, 72% of students voted against Curtis Yarvin’s resolution to “end the democratic experiment.”

He debated a Yale Law professor on the question.

New rule: Anyone who “debates” Yarvin is an even bigger and more desperate dork.

yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/10...

Yarvin argues for American monarchy at closed-door debate

Curtis Yarvin, who is known for his anti-democratic views, argued to “end the democratic experiment” against Yale Law School professor Jed Rubenfeld in front of the Yale Political Union Tuesday evenin...

yaledailynews.com

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Matt Ruby @mattruby.bsky.social · 1d

I demand accountability from everyone who made me listen to some "NFTs are the future" bullsh*t.

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Zombie Ostrich and 12.5k others @justostrich.com · 1d

To what effect, though?

Assuming a D controlled congress in the midterms, Congress passes such a law, R controlled SCOTUS rules it's unconstitutional restraint on the free speech of jackboots and also something something unitary executive, and we're back where we started.

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Zombie Ostrich and 12.5k others @justostrich.com · 1d

At this point the 14th Amendment is just paper. They don't care. They're busy acting, not legislating. The government is refusing to be bound by existing rules, so changing the rules isn't a prescription.

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The Misrules of Acquisition @livingonferenginar.bsky.social · 1d

you idiot, they're already doing things that are prohibited by law. Think better.

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1d

One of the (many) legal gaps that needs to be filled after this nightmare is over is to prohibit federal law enforcement agencies from using federal funds to create propaganda videos with anyone in custody. This is all about spectacle and content creation, remove the incentive and the means

Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 1d

Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

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Adam Young (obscure drummer) @iamadamyoung.bsky.social · 1d

I want to support journos who have real integrity. They're crucial for the democracy we wish we had.But if I see anything published by oligarch owned media I dismiss it out of hand. WP,CBS,NYT,CNN,FOX etc. All garbage. I try to support journalists but the best only receive a pittance of their value

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The Misrules of Acquisition @livingonferenginar.bsky.social · 1d

my fave is the fact that no matter what "expected by" date I get from an online site, I always always always get it two or three days late. Always

The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 1d

There are only two types of products and services now: outright scam and pseudo scam (where you're like ehh technically I got something in exchange for my money but cmon)

The Misrules of Acquisition @livingonferenginar.bsky.social · 1d

Abbott? I really wonder about the bitter unhappy universe all these people inhabit. I mean, for me to act the way they act, I would have to feel deeply wronged by the whole world. And yet they're the most privileged in history.

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The Misrules of Acquisition @livingonferenginar.bsky.social · 2d

by causing the NY media circle jerk to jerk it in your name

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

How does one “win” the news

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Matt Ruby @mattruby.bsky.social · 2d

🆕 SUBSTACK: "What Bari Weiss and The Free Press offers rich white men is priceless: the sense that they’re the real victims now. You can’t put a price tag on that. (OK, you can...it’s $150 million.)"

On Israel, Gaza, generational warfare, and Bari Weiss...

👇 LINK BELOW 👇

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The Misrules of Acquisition @livingonferenginar.bsky.social · 2d

Im sure Pam & Corey already have a nice co-op waiting for them in Dubai

The Misrules of Acquisition @livingonferenginar.bsky.social · 2d

Horseshoe Licking

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 2d

so funny how the far left and the far right have somehow come around to russian bootlicking as foreign policy. i wonder if there's some word for this