ajlunce
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They/Them, Not a huge fan of this whole Barbarism thing, kinda wish we could get some Socialism
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it is impossible for mayors or cops to learn positive lessons about protest response because they all have two immovable beliefs:
1. it is evil and childish to hold police officers accountable for violent acts
2. cops must be present at all times during protests
1. it is evil and childish to hold police officers accountable for violent acts
2. cops must be present at all times during protests
The lesson Frey and Walz were supposed to learn in 2020 was that sending riot police to a peaceful protest creates a confrontation that results in some dipshit cops shooting people in the eye with a gas canister which then we have to goddamn pay for in settlements while also our city burns.
January 10, 2026 at 6:02 AM
it is impossible for mayors or cops to learn positive lessons about protest response because they all have two immovable beliefs:
1. it is evil and childish to hold police officers accountable for violent acts
2. cops must be present at all times during protests
1. it is evil and childish to hold police officers accountable for violent acts
2. cops must be present at all times during protests
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Me, a sophisticated student of relevant military history: It’s all just Tarkin Doctrine with no Death Star to back it up.
They won't have the numbers to occupy the nation and force everyone to comply, and that's why they're engaged in such an aggressive show of force. They're hoping we all get cowed into submission and do their work of suppression ourselves.
Once again, no.
The mantra remains "fuck you, make me."
Once again, no.
The mantra remains "fuck you, make me."
January 10, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Me, a sophisticated student of relevant military history: It’s all just Tarkin Doctrine with no Death Star to back it up.
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One of the takeaways of my current book is that the ability of the federal government to exert real power in domestic settings has always been largely overblown.
They don’t have the juice or manpower for it. This is not late 1930s Germany. There is no state monopoly on media. They are wildly unpopular.
The goal here is martial law. It’s martial law. Let’s be clear about that.
January 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
One of the takeaways of my current book is that the ability of the federal government to exert real power in domestic settings has always been largely overblown.
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This Is How You Get JARHEAD Sequels
YouTube video by Folding Ideas
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January 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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I would never accuse the Iraqi Army of being well trained or using a lot of restraint. And yet in Mosul I came to expect more discretion from the average Iraqi soldier than U.S. cops who have never taken incoming fire.
not for the first time I note these guys pulling shit that would have gotten you extremely killed in any actual insurgency situation
Minneapolis, after the murder of Renee Nicole Good.
January 10, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I would never accuse the Iraqi Army of being well trained or using a lot of restraint. And yet in Mosul I came to expect more discretion from the average Iraqi soldier than U.S. cops who have never taken incoming fire.
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Democrats should demand the dismantling of ICE, congressional hearings into its operations and prosecution of its worst offenders, but at the VERY least they must refuse to spend our tax money to fund these masked goons who are terrorizing our communities.
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Democrats should demand the dismantling of ICE, congressional hearings into its operations and prosecution of its worst offenders, but at the VERY least they must refuse to spend our tax money to fund these masked goons who are terrorizing our communities.
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There are no rules, they don’t actually care about respect, decorum, bipartisanship or debate, and only pretend to do so to browbeat you into submission. Nothing is going to change until more people realise that and respond accordingly; including to the media and politicians who have failed them.
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
There are no rules, they don’t actually care about respect, decorum, bipartisanship or debate, and only pretend to do so to browbeat you into submission. Nothing is going to change until more people realise that and respond accordingly; including to the media and politicians who have failed them.
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BREAKING NEWS: We are opening a formal investigation into the shooting involving federal agents in Portland today.
Our office will take every step necessary to ensure the rights and security of Oregonians are protected. #orpol #breakingnews
Our office will take every step necessary to ensure the rights and security of Oregonians are protected. #orpol #breakingnews
January 9, 2026 at 4:06 AM
BREAKING NEWS: We are opening a formal investigation into the shooting involving federal agents in Portland today.
Our office will take every step necessary to ensure the rights and security of Oregonians are protected. #orpol #breakingnews
Our office will take every step necessary to ensure the rights and security of Oregonians are protected. #orpol #breakingnews
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I said what I said.
January 9, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I said what I said.
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No more Yale Guys. Society has progressed past the need for Yale Guys
September 21, 2023 at 4:45 PM
No more Yale Guys. Society has progressed past the need for Yale Guys
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I'm already seeing people on here use AI face tools to try to identify the masked ICE agent in Minneapolis. It's a truly terrible idea and here's why
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I'm already seeing people on here use AI face tools to try to identify the masked ICE agent in Minneapolis. It's a truly terrible idea and here's why
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Bravest motherfuckers you've ever seen. They just saw a neighbor get murdered and still out there. Maybe let's see some local officials with the power to arrest show as much backbone as these voters PAYING YOUR FUCKING SALARY
Live updates: Around 200 people marched more than two miles from the scene of the shooting to Minneapolis City Hall, shouting “ICE out now!” after police hurried away from the scene Wednesday afternoon.
The crowd of is continuing to snake its way through downtown.
The crowd of is continuing to snake its way through downtown.
Live: ICE agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
Video of the shooting shows an agent firing at a vehicle as it drives toward him. The governor and Minneapolis mayor called for calm after the incident. ICE said the agent acted defensively.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Bravest motherfuckers you've ever seen. They just saw a neighbor get murdered and still out there. Maybe let's see some local officials with the power to arrest show as much backbone as these voters PAYING YOUR FUCKING SALARY
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It really feels like we're on a highway without an offramp.
Once again, I am strongly advising against fedposting because they are absolutely going to try and drop the hammer.
Once again, I am strongly advising against fedposting because they are absolutely going to try and drop the hammer.
January 7, 2026 at 7:37 PM
It really feels like we're on a highway without an offramp.
Once again, I am strongly advising against fedposting because they are absolutely going to try and drop the hammer.
Once again, I am strongly advising against fedposting because they are absolutely going to try and drop the hammer.
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Actions have consequences.
January 7, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Actions have consequences.
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Be like Daniel. Have your New Years resolution be to tell any NYTimes “journalists” who approach you to eat a metaphorical dick
January 7, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Be like Daniel. Have your New Years resolution be to tell any NYTimes “journalists” who approach you to eat a metaphorical dick
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oh i had this realization once
January 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
oh i had this realization once
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inland city denizen: dude fuck pigeons they shit everywhere they're the rats of the sky
coastal city enjoyer: we are Brothers. we are Kin. there are Greater Enemies.
coastal city enjoyer: we are Brothers. we are Kin. there are Greater Enemies.
thinking about how I've never once been able to dislike the presence of pigeons because I live in a place with seagulls
January 7, 2026 at 8:22 AM
inland city denizen: dude fuck pigeons they shit everywhere they're the rats of the sky
coastal city enjoyer: we are Brothers. we are Kin. there are Greater Enemies.
coastal city enjoyer: we are Brothers. we are Kin. there are Greater Enemies.
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Not crazy to say there was a much clearer criminal case against MBS, who ordered the murder of an American newspaper columnist, than there is against Maduro.
BARTIROMO: With all due respect, I think the goal here is to stop the drug and human trafficking into America, and I don't think Saudi Arabia is sending fentanyl into America
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
January 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Not crazy to say there was a much clearer criminal case against MBS, who ordered the murder of an American newspaper columnist, than there is against Maduro.
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Guys if you haven't watched it yet, this 4 part YouTube miniseries about how the first transatlantic telegraph line in the mid 19th century is like the tv show HOME IMPROVEMENT is one of the best things I watched in 2025 youtu.be/zmyBSrQodnI?...
The birth of the internet, according to Jon Bois
YouTube video by Secret Base
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January 6, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Guys if you haven't watched it yet, this 4 part YouTube miniseries about how the first transatlantic telegraph line in the mid 19th century is like the tv show HOME IMPROVEMENT is one of the best things I watched in 2025 youtu.be/zmyBSrQodnI?...
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I am more and more convinced that right-wingers are like this because they surround themselves with sociopaths to the point they don't know when they're broken inside because they're the same as the people they are regularly around.
Traumatized people traumatizing their kids.
Traumatized people traumatizing their kids.
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I am more and more convinced that right-wingers are like this because they surround themselves with sociopaths to the point they don't know when they're broken inside because they're the same as the people they are regularly around.
Traumatized people traumatizing their kids.
Traumatized people traumatizing their kids.
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we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
January 5, 2026 at 8:44 PM
we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
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I actually didn't think it was possible to get 94% of Americans to agree on anything.
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I actually didn't think it was possible to get 94% of Americans to agree on anything.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago