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Art Style 72: Reversal of Time
I always keep my finger on the trigger, when I walk in solemn landscapes where the past and present linger
New Vanguard Theory Group Zero
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Art Style 72: Reversal of Time
I always keep my finger on the trigger, when I walk in solemn landscapes where the past and present linger
New Vanguard Theory Group Zero
Pinned
I just reminded myself of the band I Decline and I'm gonna pin this tweet until I remember to recover the songs I have from them
I had accidentally clicked back on this and read this bit again. journalofcogency.com/2025/08/20/p...
December 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I had accidentally clicked back on this and read this bit again. journalofcogency.com/2025/08/20/p...
Reposting a reaction essay I wrote in response to reading The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi journalofcogency.com/2025/08/20/p...
Palestine: A Virtuous Cause – Journal of Cogency
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December 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Reposting a reaction essay I wrote in response to reading The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi journalofcogency.com/2025/08/20/p...
I hate Jon Jones. This essay isn't about me hating Jon Jones but I did get to use that fact to make a point. journalofcogency.com/2025/12/01/c...
December 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I hate Jon Jones. This essay isn't about me hating Jon Jones but I did get to use that fact to make a point. journalofcogency.com/2025/12/01/c...
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New post on Journal of Cogency: "Circles of Belief", a brief essay about the social structure of belief using examples of religion, science, and professional wrestling journalofcogency.com/2025/12/01/c...
Circles of Belief – Journal of Cogency
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December 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
New post on Journal of Cogency: "Circles of Belief", a brief essay about the social structure of belief using examples of religion, science, and professional wrestling journalofcogency.com/2025/12/01/c...
It's a bit funny that people don't realize they're contributing to dismantling the concept of antisemitism. I saw someone go "AIPAC, who owns congress, won't allow ____." and someone responded "you don't have to use antisemitic tropes to criticize them" and the thing is... they're not.
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
It's a bit funny that people don't realize they're contributing to dismantling the concept of antisemitism. I saw someone go "AIPAC, who owns congress, won't allow ____." and someone responded "you don't have to use antisemitic tropes to criticize them" and the thing is... they're not.
Incredible the level of entitlement people feel to get something completely wrong but still feel like they should come out of an exchange shining. I actually don't decide that. I don't tell people to agree with me, I just happen to be right more often than not.
December 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Incredible the level of entitlement people feel to get something completely wrong but still feel like they should come out of an exchange shining. I actually don't decide that. I don't tell people to agree with me, I just happen to be right more often than not.
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This is just my opinion, but I don't think departments need to change their strategy for reading or grading student work.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This is just my opinion, but I don't think departments need to change their strategy for reading or grading student work.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
Departments need a strategy for responding to harassment and attacks.
New post on Journal of Cogency: "Circles of Belief", a brief essay about the social structure of belief using examples of religion, science, and professional wrestling journalofcogency.com/2025/12/01/c...
Circles of Belief – Journal of Cogency
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December 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
New post on Journal of Cogency: "Circles of Belief", a brief essay about the social structure of belief using examples of religion, science, and professional wrestling journalofcogency.com/2025/12/01/c...
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It is no longer sufficient in any government to give the right wing party the benefit of the doubt. That is not cynicism that is being conscious.
December 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It is no longer sufficient in any government to give the right wing party the benefit of the doubt. That is not cynicism that is being conscious.
I really should write this thing about circles of understanding because it applies both to religion and to like heel shit in wrestling, but I think I can only really sketch it right now. We'll see, I have too many things in my head right now anyway.
December 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I really should write this thing about circles of understanding because it applies both to religion and to like heel shit in wrestling, but I think I can only really sketch it right now. We'll see, I have too many things in my head right now anyway.
The thing about making something intentionally off-putting is that people are going to say "that's off-putting" and I don't think it's then fair to say "actually it's okay for them to be off-putting". There isn't a disagreement here, you just like that it's off-putting and they dislike it.
December 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The thing about making something intentionally off-putting is that people are going to say "that's off-putting" and I don't think it's then fair to say "actually it's okay for them to be off-putting". There isn't a disagreement here, you just like that it's off-putting and they dislike it.
One thing that people are not yet economically prepared for, and which is going to add to the shock we get once AI bursts and the tariff impacts really come home, is that the market for anti-woke shit is much, much smaller than people think it is and it always will be. Target's a bellweather.
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
One thing that people are not yet economically prepared for, and which is going to add to the shock we get once AI bursts and the tariff impacts really come home, is that the market for anti-woke shit is much, much smaller than people think it is and it always will be. Target's a bellweather.
Nope. Shame. Probably on balance I was more annoyed by the nuclear block than not but boy was it useful.
Do we still have the nuclear block on here? Was considering blocking someone who doesn't really deserve it but who, by blocking, would eliminate any chance of more dog ass replies in that vein.
December 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Nope. Shame. Probably on balance I was more annoyed by the nuclear block than not but boy was it useful.
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I'm really tired of people pretending that this is about whether or not the essay was bad! It's not. It's about trying to purge trans people from society. The student called the TA a fucking demon, man. Do you know what that's like?
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I'm really tired of people pretending that this is about whether or not the essay was bad! It's not. It's about trying to purge trans people from society. The student called the TA a fucking demon, man. Do you know what that's like?
Kemi Badenoch is so fucking funny. She's an absolutely demented, despicable person, but she has so little juice that like the fourth-string Labour leader is considered 10x more odious than her. The Tory leader should be like top 5 most despised people in the world but she's getting lapped by Reform.
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Kemi Badenoch is so fucking funny. She's an absolutely demented, despicable person, but she has so little juice that like the fourth-string Labour leader is considered 10x more odious than her. The Tory leader should be like top 5 most despised people in the world but she's getting lapped by Reform.
Do we still have the nuclear block on here? Was considering blocking someone who doesn't really deserve it but who, by blocking, would eliminate any chance of more dog ass replies in that vein.
December 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Do we still have the nuclear block on here? Was considering blocking someone who doesn't really deserve it but who, by blocking, would eliminate any chance of more dog ass replies in that vein.
It's been like 20 years but whenever someone says the word "advent" I do get excited like we're all gonna start talking about Advent Rising.
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's been like 20 years but whenever someone says the word "advent" I do get excited like we're all gonna start talking about Advent Rising.
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Solidarity and fierce love for everyone on earth affected by AIDS and HIV, I grew up and came of gayage through the brutal outbreak and vicious callousness through ACT UP to ever greater promises of a cure. Today on World AIDS day I fear for our future and ask us to keep a loving rage in our hearts.
December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Solidarity and fierce love for everyone on earth affected by AIDS and HIV, I grew up and came of gayage through the brutal outbreak and vicious callousness through ACT UP to ever greater promises of a cure. Today on World AIDS day I fear for our future and ask us to keep a loving rage in our hearts.
I would hope that the things I've posted would show that I am aware that the OU thing is about eliminating trans people from public life, but I do have to say, the fact that so many profs are like "actually this level of writing is fine, I might give an okay grade to this" is extremely troubling.
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I would hope that the things I've posted would show that I am aware that the OU thing is about eliminating trans people from public life, but I do have to say, the fact that so many profs are like "actually this level of writing is fine, I might give an okay grade to this" is extremely troubling.
It's hard to be too critical cause everybody prominent in the US is also a big pile of shit so there's not a ton to choose from but damn man.
It's so good to criticize Jeffries and get people going "that's right! we gotta get Jamie 'let's recruit MTG' Raskin in there!! Let's get 'Ms Give Up Early Just To Get Slapped Later' AOC in the chair!"
December 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's hard to be too critical cause everybody prominent in the US is also a big pile of shit so there's not a ton to choose from but damn man.
It's so good to criticize Jeffries and get people going "that's right! we gotta get Jamie 'let's recruit MTG' Raskin in there!! Let's get 'Ms Give Up Early Just To Get Slapped Later' AOC in the chair!"
December 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It's so good to criticize Jeffries and get people going "that's right! we gotta get Jamie 'let's recruit MTG' Raskin in there!! Let's get 'Ms Give Up Early Just To Get Slapped Later' AOC in the chair!"
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The purpose of US liberal education is to strip figures like Parks of all of their radical edges and make them caricatures. Parks is portrayed as a frail, tired woman who just wanted to sit down. Just like Harriet Tubman is portrayed as simply a helpful caretaker.
6) Rosa Parks wasn't meek. A lifelong believer in self defense, her politics were expansive. She loved Martin & Malcolm & Stokely, Ella Baker & Queen Mother Moore, fought for reparations, Black history in every curriculum, prisoner defense, welfare rights—"any move to show we are dissatisfied."
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The purpose of US liberal education is to strip figures like Parks of all of their radical edges and make them caricatures. Parks is portrayed as a frail, tired woman who just wanted to sit down. Just like Harriet Tubman is portrayed as simply a helpful caretaker.
Just got mad at comments (my fault I know) on a clip of John Mulaney talking about Seinfeld's theater litter joke and being like "I've heard darker jokes like that in elementary school".
He's not saying the joke is fucked up like the Aristocrats. He is saying "this reveals what a bad guy he is".
He's not saying the joke is fucked up like the Aristocrats. He is saying "this reveals what a bad guy he is".
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Just got mad at comments (my fault I know) on a clip of John Mulaney talking about Seinfeld's theater litter joke and being like "I've heard darker jokes like that in elementary school".
He's not saying the joke is fucked up like the Aristocrats. He is saying "this reveals what a bad guy he is".
He's not saying the joke is fucked up like the Aristocrats. He is saying "this reveals what a bad guy he is".
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today is the first time since 1988 that the united states is not observing world AIDS day
in fact, per STAT, the state department has forbidden federal employees AND GRANTEES to not utilize any funding to promote or commemorate this day
in fact, per STAT, the state department has forbidden federal employees AND GRANTEES to not utilize any funding to promote or commemorate this day
December 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
today is the first time since 1988 that the united states is not observing world AIDS day
in fact, per STAT, the state department has forbidden federal employees AND GRANTEES to not utilize any funding to promote or commemorate this day
in fact, per STAT, the state department has forbidden federal employees AND GRANTEES to not utilize any funding to promote or commemorate this day
Excerpt from Bataille's The Accursed Share, Vol. 2, which I'm going back to. This statement is essentially why I'm reading this book.
December 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Excerpt from Bataille's The Accursed Share, Vol. 2, which I'm going back to. This statement is essentially why I'm reading this book.