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Part of this week’s newsletter was inspired by the post below. Was there a way to show the distance between normal Americans and the super wealthy?
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November 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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In one way or another, cars are responsible for most of the sludge. Ground up tires and asphalt, brake dust, tailpipe hydrocarbons. Jet exhaust and pollution from oil/gas wells or refineries are other sources
November 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
In one way or another, cars are responsible for most of the sludge. Ground up tires and asphalt, brake dust, tailpipe hydrocarbons. Jet exhaust and pollution from oil/gas wells or refineries are other sources
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Do you see the sludge in the buckets? That's stuff that was deposited with the rain or washed off the roof with a few grains of composite roof material. Mostly air pollution. During the 9-10 month dry season in SoCal, the black stuff builds up on leaves. We give our trees & shrubs occasional showers
November 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Do you see the sludge in the buckets? That's stuff that was deposited with the rain or washed off the roof with a few grains of composite roof material. Mostly air pollution. During the 9-10 month dry season in SoCal, the black stuff builds up on leaves. We give our trees & shrubs occasional showers
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“You’ve learned some flashy tricks, your holiness, but you’ve forgotten the essence of the game … it’s about the cones.
I move my abbot to the ocean hex,
which moves my brinksman to the devil's lair,
and pushes my farmer, yes, my humble farmer,
directly into the central cone.
I move my abbot to the ocean hex,
which moves my brinksman to the devil's lair,
and pushes my farmer, yes, my humble farmer,
directly into the central cone.
Adam Scott meeting the pope, for anyone interested in that sort of thing
November 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“You’ve learned some flashy tricks, your holiness, but you’ve forgotten the essence of the game … it’s about the cones.
I move my abbot to the ocean hex,
which moves my brinksman to the devil's lair,
and pushes my farmer, yes, my humble farmer,
directly into the central cone.
I move my abbot to the ocean hex,
which moves my brinksman to the devil's lair,
and pushes my farmer, yes, my humble farmer,
directly into the central cone.
I am really sick of making plans with people who bail at the last minute. Not only is it rude but this shit is expensive!
November 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I am really sick of making plans with people who bail at the last minute. Not only is it rude but this shit is expensive!
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What if "Wag the Dog" but with a real war.
Epstein’s War
November 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
What if "Wag the Dog" but with a real war.
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The only people who can use this bench now are secret agents
June 8, 2023 at 10:32 PM
The only people who can use this bench now are secret agents
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Whenever it rains in LA, I always think about the “Emerald Necklace Vision Plan”, which, if implemented, would result in expanded parks and green space along several waterways in the area.
November 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Whenever it rains in LA, I always think about the “Emerald Necklace Vision Plan”, which, if implemented, would result in expanded parks and green space along several waterways in the area.
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I think that's part of it, but also I think they just genuinely felt that an anti-gay, anti-abortion church with a male-only hierarchy ruled by an infallible dictator WOULD OF COURSE align with their fascist project.
And forgot to, you know, check.
And forgot to, you know, check.
I'm convinced most tradcaths in the political class (e.g. Walsh, Vance) chose Catholicism because they didn't think they could compete for attention in *Protestant* Evangelical spaces. They thought marking themselves as 'Catholic' would help them stand out.
November 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I think that's part of it, but also I think they just genuinely felt that an anti-gay, anti-abortion church with a male-only hierarchy ruled by an infallible dictator WOULD OF COURSE align with their fascist project.
And forgot to, you know, check.
And forgot to, you know, check.
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Good answers here to a question I was wondering.
I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
November 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Good answers here to a question I was wondering.
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day 151 of making a cow tools every day unless i don't
April 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
day 151 of making a cow tools every day unless i don't
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*Man creeps woman out of STEM*
“Huh, I guess women just aren’t that into… science”
“Huh, I guess women just aren’t that into… science”
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
*Man creeps woman out of STEM*
“Huh, I guess women just aren’t that into… science”
“Huh, I guess women just aren’t that into… science”
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Posting ghost jobs should be illegal. If companies do this to harvest consumer data or create the appearance that they are “always hiring” to appease investors, how is this just not fraud? Is there a meaningful legislative remedy for this?
November 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Posting ghost jobs should be illegal. If companies do this to harvest consumer data or create the appearance that they are “always hiring” to appease investors, how is this just not fraud? Is there a meaningful legislative remedy for this?
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for the past two years, all their bad moderation excuses have been shambolic and based on flimsy post-hoc rationalisations and rules made up on the spot, why would I presume them to suddenly show competence?
November 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
for the past two years, all their bad moderation excuses have been shambolic and based on flimsy post-hoc rationalisations and rules made up on the spot, why would I presume them to suddenly show competence?
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Noted badass and one of the least bad presidents James Garfield was in his early 30s when he was a general!
one reason that Civil War leaders seem so relatively dynamic and influential (cool haircuts, partying hard with the ladies, etc etc) is that they were by-and-large 35-45 years old, instead of today's leaders, who are aged 75-85
November 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Noted badass and one of the least bad presidents James Garfield was in his early 30s when he was a general!
holy shit i need twelve
November 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
holy shit i need twelve
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Matt Walsh is a tradcath Catholic convert, incidentally.
These chucklefucks are about to try and force a schism and they are going to be very disappointed at how it turns out
These chucklefucks are about to try and force a schism and they are going to be very disappointed at how it turns out
The U.S. bishops defended migrant families. Tom Homan snapped. Nan Hayworth called Pope Leo a “tool of our enemies.” Tim Burchett accused the church of getting rich off of sex trafficking.
Matt Walsh, Lara Logan, and the rest joined in. This is what MAGA anti-Catholicism looks like.
Matt Walsh, Lara Logan, and the rest joined in. This is what MAGA anti-Catholicism looks like.
“Pope Leo Is a Tool of Our Enemies”: Homan Leads MAGA Attacks as Hayworth, Others Pile On
It’s the latest MAGA attack on Pope Leo’s pro-immigrant stance. Disgraced border chief Tom Homan — caught taking a $50,000 bribe in a Cava takeout bag — led the charge against Leo and the bishops.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Matt Walsh is a tradcath Catholic convert, incidentally.
These chucklefucks are about to try and force a schism and they are going to be very disappointed at how it turns out
These chucklefucks are about to try and force a schism and they are going to be very disappointed at how it turns out
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Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
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Confederate cosplayers always have the worst costumes. If I can see your hoop, you need more pettticoats AND a heavier skirt fabric.
(The pic is of confederate cosplayers at a Gettysburg parade, with a bystander holding a sign that reads "This [Confederate flag] Fought For (underlined) Slavery".)
(The pic is of confederate cosplayers at a Gettysburg parade, with a bystander holding a sign that reads "This [Confederate flag] Fought For (underlined) Slavery".)
Always great to see my friend and fellow historian Scott Hancock reminding Gettysburg residents during its annual Remembrance Day Parade that Confederates "fought for slavery." 🗃️
November 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Confederate cosplayers always have the worst costumes. If I can see your hoop, you need more pettticoats AND a heavier skirt fabric.
(The pic is of confederate cosplayers at a Gettysburg parade, with a bystander holding a sign that reads "This [Confederate flag] Fought For (underlined) Slavery".)
(The pic is of confederate cosplayers at a Gettysburg parade, with a bystander holding a sign that reads "This [Confederate flag] Fought For (underlined) Slavery".)
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new from me this morning www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show
Pair devised responses to public outrage about Epstein’s criminal history, his treatment by the justice system and his friendships with powerful people
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
new from me this morning www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Troops are collapsing from heat exhaustion. Military bases are flooding. Planes can’t lift off in hotter air.
But the Pentagon’s new message under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “We don’t do climate change crap.”
But the Pentagon’s new message under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “We don’t do climate change crap.”
Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops
For decades, the military treated climate change as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather.
floodlightnews.org
November 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Troops are collapsing from heat exhaustion. Military bases are flooding. Planes can’t lift off in hotter air.
But the Pentagon’s new message under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “We don’t do climate change crap.”
But the Pentagon’s new message under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “We don’t do climate change crap.”
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It's fucking winter virus season. Get vaccinated. Wear masks around groups of other people. If you feel sick stay home! Let's help each other out with this shit, people, jfc.
November 20, 2023 at 1:01 AM
It's fucking winter virus season. Get vaccinated. Wear masks around groups of other people. If you feel sick stay home! Let's help each other out with this shit, people, jfc.
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Some of y'all won't even wear masks during a literal pandemic, or cough into your elbow, or even wash yo damn hands after you pee; how you gonna distribute food & medicine & help mitigate virulent illness in a hermetically sealed containment space? How you gonna help fix a busted low-gravity toilet?
Thinking on social science, humanities, & space: Reading Babylon's Ashes (expanse book 6) and y'know it is truly wild of some people to think they'd survive in a space exploration situation when they won't even do the bare minimum to protect themselves & others here on earth. Just… astounding stuff…
You know how in SFF shows about The Future™ they always have shit like 10 year olds doing linear algebra or whatever? I want to see that but for them reading advanced social science and humanities texts.
August 20, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Some of y'all won't even wear masks during a literal pandemic, or cough into your elbow, or even wash yo damn hands after you pee; how you gonna distribute food & medicine & help mitigate virulent illness in a hermetically sealed containment space? How you gonna help fix a busted low-gravity toilet?
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Boeing is paying Charm Industrial to remove 100000 tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere, which is a time machine that takes us back by 1 minute and 15 seconds. 🥲
Boeing has a carbon emissions problem. Startup Charm Industrial is cleaning up. | TechCrunch
The deal will see Charm Industrial collect forestry waste and transform it into a bio-oil it buries underground.
techcrunch.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Boeing is paying Charm Industrial to remove 100000 tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere, which is a time machine that takes us back by 1 minute and 15 seconds. 🥲
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How she was bullied to protect Dershowitz
To be very clear, Virginia Giuffre was made to say she mistakenly identified Alan Dershowitz as one of the people who sexually abused her. Here is the proof from this week's Epstein files dropped by the House Oversight Committee.
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
How she was bullied to protect Dershowitz