RandomMinutia
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Purveyor of Random Information, Quotes, Facts, and All Around Nonsense. Some Translation May Be Required. That’s right. I live here now, too, and I DEMAND INFORMATION…ALSO COOKIES.
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It’s Thanksgiving 2026. Ryan Lizza has just realized part 37 of his Olivia tell-all. It turns out RFK Jr was three monkeys in a trench coat this entire time.
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It’s Thanksgiving 2026. Ryan Lizza has just realized part 37 of his Olivia tell-all. It turns out RFK Jr was three monkeys in a trench coat this entire time.
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
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I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.
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Who gave Bloomberg a recording of the Witkoff-Ushakov call, and why?
@shaunwalker7.bsky.social evaluates the suspects, and their motives.
@shaunwalker7.bsky.social evaluates the suspects, and their motives.
Who leaked Witkoff’s call advising Kremlin on how to get Trump on side?
Bloomberg publishes extraordinary transcripts of secret discussions, but their provenance remains unclear
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Who gave Bloomberg a recording of the Witkoff-Ushakov call, and why?
@shaunwalker7.bsky.social evaluates the suspects, and their motives.
@shaunwalker7.bsky.social evaluates the suspects, and their motives.
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CBS News' Nancy Cordes: Your DoJ OIG "reported this year that there was thorough vetting by DHS and the FBI of these Afghans who were brought into the US so why do you blame the Biden administration?"
President Trump: "Because they let them in. Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?"
President Trump: "Because they let them in. Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?"
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
CBS News' Nancy Cordes: Your DoJ OIG "reported this year that there was thorough vetting by DHS and the FBI of these Afghans who were brought into the US so why do you blame the Biden administration?"
President Trump: "Because they let them in. Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?"
President Trump: "Because they let them in. Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?"
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I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
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Exclusive: Surrendering land to Russia to end the war is off-limits, Zelensky’s chief negotiator tells Simon Shuster. “As long as Zelensky is president, no one should count on us giving up territory.” bit.ly/48gNPXK
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Exclusive: Surrendering land to Russia to end the war is off-limits, Zelensky’s chief negotiator tells Simon Shuster. “As long as Zelensky is president, no one should count on us giving up territory.” bit.ly/48gNPXK
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Horrifying.
BREAKING: President Donald Trump says West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died from wounds in the Washington, D.C., attack.
Afghan national charged in Guard ambush shooting drove across US to carry out attack, officials say
An Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Horrifying.
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Possibly my most correct piece ever
The Drone and AI Delusion
What Defense VC Firms Get Wrong about Military Evolutions and War
secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Possibly my most correct piece ever
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It's pretty openly acknowledged that their shit at best is hardware someone else built running their buggy kludged together shitty software and at worst just straight up doesn't work
But hey kath hicks said they're the future of defense so
But hey kath hicks said they're the future of defense so
US defense firm Anduril faces setbacks from drone crashes, including in a recent Air Force test, reported here for the first time reut.rs/3XFSBtb
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
It's pretty openly acknowledged that their shit at best is hardware someone else built running their buggy kludged together shitty software and at worst just straight up doesn't work
But hey kath hicks said they're the future of defense so
But hey kath hicks said they're the future of defense so
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lol good lord
don't put in the newspaper that palmer got mad apparently
don't put in the newspaper that palmer got mad apparently
November 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
lol good lord
don't put in the newspaper that palmer got mad apparently
don't put in the newspaper that palmer got mad apparently
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an underestimated threat AI poses is not convincing you that fake things are real, it’s convincing you that real things are fake
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
an underestimated threat AI poses is not convincing you that fake things are real, it’s convincing you that real things are fake
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November 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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The pretend University of Austin teaches "Forbidden Courses" with zero pushback even as the real universities are forbidding courses due to political pressure
My friend Jake (that’s Dr. Beck to you!) on the crisis in Texas universities.
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
Professor: Texas used to have universities
Former Texas Tech professor takes issue with the actions of Texas universities to restrict what topics can be discussed. Doing so makes them something other...
www.dallasnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The pretend University of Austin teaches "Forbidden Courses" with zero pushback even as the real universities are forbidding courses due to political pressure
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Our tribal ID’s validity depends entirely on the person we’re presenting it to. My attempting to use it has failed many times because of the lack of knowledge people in government have about it. After this, I expect the feds to try to further delegitimize it.
November 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Our tribal ID’s validity depends entirely on the person we’re presenting it to. My attempting to use it has failed many times because of the lack of knowledge people in government have about it. After this, I expect the feds to try to further delegitimize it.
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I'd grab some popcorn to watch this but I'm an author and we can't afford that shit.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I'd grab some popcorn to watch this but I'm an author and we can't afford that shit.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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A lot of this stuff comes as really surprising if youve never heard of french politics
The new rules will ban *all prayers in public.* That's a violation of religious liberty.
The restrictions on face coverings *also* seem to me seriously unjust— and even the paternalist justifications seems self-defeating if it leads to women simply being less able to leave the house.
The restrictions on face coverings *also* seem to me seriously unjust— and even the paternalist justifications seems self-defeating if it leads to women simply being less able to leave the house.
November 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A lot of this stuff comes as really surprising if youve never heard of french politics
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France on Thursday announced the creation of a paid, voluntary military service for young adults, becoming the latest European country to begin beefing up its armed forces in the face of perceived threats from Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Here's what to know.
Here's what to know.
France Creates Voluntary Military Service as Europe Faces Russian Threat
The effort is aimed at young people and came after an army chief angered many by saying the country must accept the possible loss of children in a future war.
nyti.ms
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
France on Thursday announced the creation of a paid, voluntary military service for young adults, becoming the latest European country to begin beefing up its armed forces in the face of perceived threats from Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Here's what to know.
Here's what to know.
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Russia's Baikonur launch pad has suffered damage (possibly major) after a Soyuz launch today-- putting in doubt Russia's ability to do manned launches to the ISS. Roscosmos says there's some damage, inspections ongoing.
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Russia's Baikonur launch pad has suffered damage (possibly major) after a Soyuz launch today-- putting in doubt Russia's ability to do manned launches to the ISS. Roscosmos says there's some damage, inspections ongoing.
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a significant portion of the left really does want our society to collapse and until we collectively realize this is a serious problem and exile those people the right is going to keep easily convincing normies that we’re all like this
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
a significant portion of the left really does want our society to collapse and until we collectively realize this is a serious problem and exile those people the right is going to keep easily convincing normies that we’re all like this
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I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
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In 2017, we moved across Canada. We decided to travel through the states to get there because the roads were better. So naturally I took the opportunity to check in on the yahoo-talk-radio crowd. The stuff you're seeing here is what those mouth-breathers were hyperventilating about then.
A prominent Texas Republican is running for Railroad Commission in order to fight the "Islamic invasion." He's vying for a seat vacated by a former commissioner, who is now running for Texas Comptroller on a vow to protect girls' sports.
The latest on Texas' (increasingly Islamophobic) primaries:
The latest on Texas' (increasingly Islamophobic) primaries:
What Does the Railroad Commision Have to Do With “Radical Islam”? Everything, One Candidate Says
Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French, known for his incendiary online presence, recently tendered his resignation to seek a position on the regulatory body that oversees the oil-and-gas industry.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In 2017, we moved across Canada. We decided to travel through the states to get there because the roads were better. So naturally I took the opportunity to check in on the yahoo-talk-radio crowd. The stuff you're seeing here is what those mouth-breathers were hyperventilating about then.
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"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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It's real hard to see what value these two brought as journalists that the establishment would bend over backward to keep them. So why then?
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
It's real hard to see what value these two brought as journalists that the establishment would bend over backward to keep them. So why then?