David Ambaras
@borderlander62.bsky.social
Historian. Author, Japan's Imperial Underworlds: Intimate Encounters At the Borders of Empire (2018), Bad Youth: Juvenile Delinquency and the Politics of Everyday Life in Modern Japan (2006). Co-director, https://bodiesandstructures.org. Also shitposts.
Behold the master race
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Behold the master race
He has long known he's a joke, but he was too dumb to understand that he's also the punch line
January 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
He has long known he's a joke, but he was too dumb to understand that he's also the punch line
Tony's heading towards this outcome
January 3, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Tony's heading towards this outcome
Happy New Year, everybody!
January 1, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Happy New Year, everybody!
Trump: Let's put the Times in front of a firing squad
The Times: Can we pull the trigger ourselves
The Times: Can we pull the trigger ourselves
December 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Trump: Let's put the Times in front of a firing squad
The Times: Can we pull the trigger ourselves
The Times: Can we pull the trigger ourselves
But then the Times lives up to character
December 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
But then the Times lives up to character
Again, the proper response to such assertions is always
December 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Again, the proper response to such assertions is always
You should read Sean Casten's response to Matt Yglesias's column, as it's a thing of beauty. But if you want the summary, here it is:
December 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
You should read Sean Casten's response to Matt Yglesias's column, as it's a thing of beauty. But if you want the summary, here it is:
Greatest tweet ever was a response to Fox
December 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Greatest tweet ever was a response to Fox
December 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Little difference with this photo of WH interns
December 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Little difference with this photo of WH interns
This passage from the CompactMag piece strikes me as relevant here
December 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This passage from the CompactMag piece strikes me as relevant here
At the University of Austin, things are going doubleplus good!
December 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
At the University of Austin, things are going doubleplus good!
Running a close second:
December 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Running a close second: