There's a reason his mom wrote that letter
i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
There's a reason his mom wrote that letter
Dead on the money here. Technology is not ideologically neutral
Wrecking young people's reading, writing & analytical skills during their formative years is an economic imperative for AI companies. For many of us who learned these things without AI, slop can't pass for news or entertainment. Destroying standards is essential to the industry's growth & survival.
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Dead on the money here. Technology is not ideologically neutral
Israel too?
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, just introduced a bill to ban Americans from holding dual citizenship. The bill says that to “preserve the integrity of national citizenship, allegiance to the United States must be undivided.” It’s called the Exclusive Citizenship Act.
December 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Israel too?
Chippewa, Shoshone, Sioux, Apache, Iroquois, Shawnee, Oneida, Cherokee, Seminole, Creek, Choctaw, Winnebago, Blackfeet, Algonquin, Dakota
Before Trump, cite a unilateral action by the United States towards another nation for the acquisition of their resources?
November 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Chippewa, Shoshone, Sioux, Apache, Iroquois, Shawnee, Oneida, Cherokee, Seminole, Creek, Choctaw, Winnebago, Blackfeet, Algonquin, Dakota
I genuinely don't know what an English course is without these things
At this point, our intro comp/first-year English course has been so heavily revised, it no longer includes a novel, or "extended reading" of any kind, no "specialized" or "historical" reading, mostly in-class assignments, no research essay...and we are still seeing a 40-50% rate of AI misconduct.
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I genuinely don't know what an English course is without these things
It's the exact same feeling you get watching a stand up bomb
JD Vance: "How many of you really like turkey?"
Many soldiers raise their hands.
Vance: "You're all full of shit."
Many soldiers raise their hands.
Vance: "You're all full of shit."
November 29, 2025 at 4:52 AM
It's the exact same feeling you get watching a stand up bomb
American Beauty is a trivially stupid movie and any dolt can understand it but even when they're approving these morons mistake depiction for endorsement.
MAN WHAT?
using kevin spacey for a comparison or example here is definitely… a choice
using kevin spacey for a comparison or example here is definitely… a choice
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
American Beauty is a trivially stupid movie and any dolt can understand it but even when they're approving these morons mistake depiction for endorsement.
Basically all divorces are good ideas
Silver splitters: why divorced women are so happy
Silver splitters: why divorced women are so happy
It’s not just Melinda French Gates. Many divorcees in their 40s to 60s are glad to be free – their male exes, less so
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Basically all divorces are good ideas
Letting these fuckers off the hook is *exactly* how we got here.
November 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Letting these fuckers off the hook is *exactly* how we got here.
That is *not* what Lolita is about.
Interesting email here from Elisa New, Harvard professor and wife to Larry Summers, to Epstein, reflecting on Lolita.
"...it's about a man whose life is stamped forever by his impression of a young girl."
"...it's about a man whose life is stamped forever by his impression of a young girl."
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
That is *not* what Lolita is about.
This is exactly why the primary process exists. We sniff out these issues early so we can jettison shitty candidates and run someone with a realistic shot. Get rid of this guy and move on.
A survey, conducted on behalf of the Democratic group EMILYs List and obtained by POLITICO, finds that most voters wouldn’t support Platner over Republican Sen. Susan Collins after learning of his past social media posts
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
EMILYs List poll: Platner will lose Maine Senate race
The Maine Senate race is all but a must-win for Democrats looking to take back the Senate.
www.politico.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This is exactly why the primary process exists. We sniff out these issues early so we can jettison shitty candidates and run someone with a realistic shot. Get rid of this guy and move on.
I can only speak for myself but I know I've been absolutely baffled as to where the Republicans stand on the ACA. They've been so cagey and mysterious about their support of Obama's signature policy victory. I'm glad we'll finally have clarity on their heretofore ambiguous political position.
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I can only speak for myself but I know I've been absolutely baffled as to where the Republicans stand on the ACA. They've been so cagey and mysterious about their support of Obama's signature policy victory. I'm glad we'll finally have clarity on their heretofore ambiguous political position.
Again, one of Republican's core constituencies is car dealers. They will do anything to keep those people happy.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Again, one of Republican's core constituencies is car dealers. They will do anything to keep those people happy.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Board games
as the husband of a mahjong addict, dudes need to identify an activity that can be done relatively easily in groups with minimal financial commitment so they can get out of the house for 2-3 hours on a school night, have two beers, and shoot the shit with their buddies.
It won't be mahjong tho.
It won't be mahjong tho.
This is excellent, and great fun to read. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Board games
Rand Paul cares about pot taxes more than Schumer cares about poor people getting healthcare.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Sen. Rand Paul said he will not support speedy passage of a deal to reopen the government because of a provision that would make some THC products illegal.
Sen. Rand Paul said he will not support speedy passage of a deal to reopen the government because of a provision that would make some THC products illegal.
The government shutdown may last longer because of a fight over hemp
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he will not support speedy passage of a deal to reopen the government because of a provision that would make some THC products illegal.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Rand Paul cares about pot taxes more than Schumer cares about poor people getting healthcare.
A sad day for fans of insider trading
Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced Thursday that this term in Congress will be her last.
After 35 years, Nancy Pelosi is retiring from Congress
Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced Thursday that this term in Congress will be her last.
19thnews.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A sad day for fans of insider trading
I remember this guy from the illustrated edition of "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
I'm calling for a total and complete shutdown of polarization theory in lay discourse until we can find out what's going on
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I remember this guy from the illustrated edition of "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
Challenge.
Name the party that nominated Mamdani.
Name the party that nominated Mamdani.
November 4, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Challenge.
Name the party that nominated Mamdani.
Name the party that nominated Mamdani.
This rocks.
November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This rocks.
It's not just that establishment Dems *don't mind* Nazi tattoos. They like that they have a way to sterilize fascist iconography and make space for candidates with Nazi sympathies because they think they need to "move to the center" and right now the center is, at best, fascist adjacent.
Yeah exactly this is the huge piece people keep forgetting about. This is an act to get elected and the fact that he's doubling and tripling down on "the Dem machine is after me" is nuts. All while talking to Jen fucking Psaki. Just say you don't mind Nazi tattoos and be done with it.
This is the tuition of Platner’s private boarding HS. He is a scion of wealth, like Eric and Don Jr.
October 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It's not just that establishment Dems *don't mind* Nazi tattoos. They like that they have a way to sterilize fascist iconography and make space for candidates with Nazi sympathies because they think they need to "move to the center" and right now the center is, at best, fascist adjacent.
It's a really a shame that we've gotten to the point where we judge political candidates for things they've said and done. We used to be a country.
"It's really interesting to have this whole power structure essentially turn on to try to drag my name through the mud." Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner describes the resistance he has experienced within the Democratic Party.
www.threads.com/@thebriefing...
www.threads.com/@thebriefing...
The Briefing with Jen Psaki (@thebriefingwithpsaki) on Threads
"It's really interesting to have this whole power structure essentially turn on to try to drag my name through the mud." Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner describes the resistance he has experienc...
www.threads.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:39 AM
It's a really a shame that we've gotten to the point where we judge political candidates for things they've said and done. We used to be a country.
Establishment Dems' best plan continues to be "make a time machine that only goes to 2008."
Li'l scoop at Semafor: A new report endorsed by Biden's former campaign manager, former DCCC chair Cheri Bustos, and other centrist Dems blames the party's broken brand on post-2012 left-wing language and ideas - not just "the groups" but adopted by whole party www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
Left-wing ideas have wrecked Democrats’ brand, new report warns
The center-left group Welcome relied on polling of hundreds of thousands of voters over six months for its findings, shared first with Semafor.
www.semafor.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Establishment Dems' best plan continues to be "make a time machine that only goes to 2008."
This guy is, again, a profoundly dishonest hack. Mamdani is not uniquely unpopular. He's a local candidate running a local campaign. People outside of New York don't know who he is, which is exactly what this dipshit's polling shows.
October 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This guy is, again, a profoundly dishonest hack. Mamdani is not uniquely unpopular. He's a local candidate running a local campaign. People outside of New York don't know who he is, which is exactly what this dipshit's polling shows.