Zev זאב
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Zev זאב
@zevsamm.bsky.social
· Oct 21
best history names
Ivan the Terrible
Julian the Apostate
Æthelred the Unready
Ivar the Boneless
Yochanan HaSandlar (The Shoemaker)
Muhammad Abu Nabbut (Father of the Stick)
Ivan the Terrible
Julian the Apostate
Æthelred the Unready
Ivar the Boneless
Yochanan HaSandlar (The Shoemaker)
Muhammad Abu Nabbut (Father of the Stick)
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GOD: if my commandments get 50,000 likes, i will tell Abraham to kill his son
December 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
GOD: if my commandments get 50,000 likes, i will tell Abraham to kill his son
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Weird econ question:
Separate from whether it'd be good or bad policy, what if instead of an inheritance tax to avoid wealth concentration, the inheritance simply disappeared. Meaning the money doesn't go to the gov't when you die. It just disappears from your bank account.
Separate from whether it'd be good or bad policy, what if instead of an inheritance tax to avoid wealth concentration, the inheritance simply disappeared. Meaning the money doesn't go to the gov't when you die. It just disappears from your bank account.
December 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Weird econ question:
Separate from whether it'd be good or bad policy, what if instead of an inheritance tax to avoid wealth concentration, the inheritance simply disappeared. Meaning the money doesn't go to the gov't when you die. It just disappears from your bank account.
Separate from whether it'd be good or bad policy, what if instead of an inheritance tax to avoid wealth concentration, the inheritance simply disappeared. Meaning the money doesn't go to the gov't when you die. It just disappears from your bank account.
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Oh wow, absolute power corrupted you absolutely? That’s so weird, I got absolute power last year and my subjects say I’ve only gotten wiser and more virtuous
December 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Oh wow, absolute power corrupted you absolutely? That’s so weird, I got absolute power last year and my subjects say I’ve only gotten wiser and more virtuous
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Attention northern word nerds: The very first Canadian Word of the Year is MAPLEWASHING!
And the results are in! After carefully reviewing the results of a national poll the Board of Directors of the Society for Canadian English (SCE) has determined that this year’s Canadian Word of the Year (CWOTY), the first of its kind, will be “maplewashing.”
December 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Attention northern word nerds: The very first Canadian Word of the Year is MAPLEWASHING!
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Henry Ford HATED Jazz because too many Jewish & Black Folks were a part of it. He pushed the Department of Education to make square dance part of the curriculum to counter Jazz.
December 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Henry Ford HATED Jazz because too many Jewish & Black Folks were a part of it. He pushed the Department of Education to make square dance part of the curriculum to counter Jazz.
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white conservatives *love* Black people who validate them, both as political tools and because almost every white person in America wants Black people to tell them they're cool.
December 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
white conservatives *love* Black people who validate them, both as political tools and because almost every white person in America wants Black people to tell them they're cool.
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Manousos is my new Saw Gerrera. I love this principled crank so fucking much
My review of this week's wonderful Pluribus, where Manousos took a trip across South America, while Carol enjoyed some me time back in ABQ:
Pluribus recap, Episode 7: 'The Gap'
Manousos takes a trip, and Carol enjoys some me time
www.whatsalanwatching.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Manousos is my new Saw Gerrera. I love this principled crank so fucking much
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December 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.
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me when an ai tool offers to "help"
December 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
me when an ai tool offers to "help"
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every survivor on pluribus speaks to me. i could easily imagine myself coping as each of them would (very differently) if the world as i know it ended
December 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
every survivor on pluribus speaks to me. i could easily imagine myself coping as each of them would (very differently) if the world as i know it ended
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The flooding happening in WA state right now is extreme. Homes under water. Evacuations underway. We also have new, PNW-flavored competition for the "shark in the flood water" image from so many hurricanes past. (Just to be REAL CLEAR here, this photo is NOT REAL, and not meant to look real.)
December 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The flooding happening in WA state right now is extreme. Homes under water. Evacuations underway. We also have new, PNW-flavored competition for the "shark in the flood water" image from so many hurricanes past. (Just to be REAL CLEAR here, this photo is NOT REAL, and not meant to look real.)
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i stand by this statement every year
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
i stand by this statement every year
I pardon all of you for your bad posts
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I pardon all of you for your bad posts
when did everyone start saying “first principles” ?
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
when did everyone start saying “first principles” ?
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I hate that we have to explain this every year: The TIME "Person of the Year" award is specifically for the BEST person of the year, it means the editors of TIME think this person is objectively better than all other people, that it is their favorite person who they 100% support
December 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I hate that we have to explain this every year: The TIME "Person of the Year" award is specifically for the BEST person of the year, it means the editors of TIME think this person is objectively better than all other people, that it is their favorite person who they 100% support
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Had a dream last night that there was an infamously violent NHL team with a notoriously shitty fanbase called the "Ohio Mustards." (Might have been influenced by the fact that I'm out of mustard, it's been bothering me)
December 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Had a dream last night that there was an infamously violent NHL team with a notoriously shitty fanbase called the "Ohio Mustards." (Might have been influenced by the fact that I'm out of mustard, it's been bothering me)
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I changed my avi for the first time in four years. No more peace signs. We’re all about violence now
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I changed my avi for the first time in four years. No more peace signs. We’re all about violence now
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*reads news about Venezuelan tanker seizure*
*sees Bluesky commentary*
*extreme pedantry voice* Actually, it would be “privateering,” not “piracy.”
*sees Bluesky commentary*
*extreme pedantry voice* Actually, it would be “privateering,” not “piracy.”
December 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
*reads news about Venezuelan tanker seizure*
*sees Bluesky commentary*
*extreme pedantry voice* Actually, it would be “privateering,” not “piracy.”
*sees Bluesky commentary*
*extreme pedantry voice* Actually, it would be “privateering,” not “piracy.”
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my ideology is to not to be too orthodox about any ideology
December 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
my ideology is to not to be too orthodox about any ideology
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I think “speak to your fake dead relative” might be the most evil application of “AI” i’ve seen so far
December 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I think “speak to your fake dead relative” might be the most evil application of “AI” i’ve seen so far
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Cave diving, food edition
the risk-reward ratio in foraging wild mushrooms is amazing
risk: you might die an agonizing death
reward: you might get a tasty mushroom
risk: you might die an agonizing death
reward: you might get a tasty mushroom
Death cap mushrooms look harmless, but are responsible for the majority of the world's mushroom-related deaths. California officials say 21 people have been sickened in recent weeks, one fatally. n.pr/492ntdv
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Cave diving, food edition
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This area is reserved for wheelchair users, the deaf, the blind, and... actors (???)
December 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
This area is reserved for wheelchair users, the deaf, the blind, and... actors (???)