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This credulous NYTimes article makes exactly one reference, near the end, to what everybody with a brain knows Republicans mean when they say "theater kid."
It means gay, effeminate, unmanly. Toxic masculinity isn't subtle or novel (or interesting), it's always the same crap again and again.
It means gay, effeminate, unmanly. Toxic masculinity isn't subtle or novel (or interesting), it's always the same crap again and again.
December 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This credulous NYTimes article makes exactly one reference, near the end, to what everybody with a brain knows Republicans mean when they say "theater kid."
It means gay, effeminate, unmanly. Toxic masculinity isn't subtle or novel (or interesting), it's always the same crap again and again.
It means gay, effeminate, unmanly. Toxic masculinity isn't subtle or novel (or interesting), it's always the same crap again and again.
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“I am a hopeful animal and in my most hopeful moments, I think the longer term consequence of the Trump presidency will be much more stringent restrictions on the executive power of the president of the United States.” @ldfreedman.bsky.social drew me out on civ-mil and US politics.
The State and the Soldier
How should the US military react to a "unprincipled principal"?
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December 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“I am a hopeful animal and in my most hopeful moments, I think the longer term consequence of the Trump presidency will be much more stringent restrictions on the executive power of the president of the United States.” @ldfreedman.bsky.social drew me out on civ-mil and US politics.
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I am furious that DOJ ignored the new federal law requiring release of the Epstein Files. I am equally angry that so many in legacy media seem not to care.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I am furious that DOJ ignored the new federal law requiring release of the Epstein Files. I am equally angry that so many in legacy media seem not to care.
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When JD Vance says you don’t have to apologize for being White anymore, what he really means is it’s ok to be openly racist in MAGA America.
December 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
When JD Vance says you don’t have to apologize for being White anymore, what he really means is it’s ok to be openly racist in MAGA America.
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My simple policy has been never to trust AI to a task I wouldn't trust an overzealous unpaid intern to do.
Because if I have to read their work AND then go read all of the documents they cited to ensure they're not putting my career at stake, I might as well just do the thing myself.
Because if I have to read their work AND then go read all of the documents they cited to ensure they're not putting my career at stake, I might as well just do the thing myself.
suspect a big reason why many academics and others who work in areas where getting facts RIGHT is key are disinterested in using LLMs for research:
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
December 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My simple policy has been never to trust AI to a task I wouldn't trust an overzealous unpaid intern to do.
Because if I have to read their work AND then go read all of the documents they cited to ensure they're not putting my career at stake, I might as well just do the thing myself.
Because if I have to read their work AND then go read all of the documents they cited to ensure they're not putting my career at stake, I might as well just do the thing myself.
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Republicans decided to go home for the holidays, leaving millions of Americans staring down massive health care premium hikes.
They didn’t just clock out. They walked away from people’s lives. NOTE: These are all red or purple districts.
They didn’t just clock out. They walked away from people’s lives. NOTE: These are all red or purple districts.
December 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Republicans decided to go home for the holidays, leaving millions of Americans staring down massive health care premium hikes.
They didn’t just clock out. They walked away from people’s lives. NOTE: These are all red or purple districts.
They didn’t just clock out. They walked away from people’s lives. NOTE: These are all red or purple districts.
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Am aware some never actually thought he’d do what he said he would while many of us knew he would. With that stated and out the way, only way out is through and I say it’s about time some voters finally get exactly what the hell they voted for. Call me mean, I no longer care.
December 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Am aware some never actually thought he’d do what he said he would while many of us knew he would. With that stated and out the way, only way out is through and I say it’s about time some voters finally get exactly what the hell they voted for. Call me mean, I no longer care.
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This is turned me into the fucking Joker, I'm heading for Montana right the fuck now to fight this motherfucker I AM IN FACT QUITE AWARE THAT THE MAJESTIC AMERICAN WEST NEEDS MAINTENANCE YOU MOTHERFUCKERS THAT SHIT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY AND IT'S WORTH IT AND --YOU-- ASSHOLES KEEP VOTING AGAINST IT
December 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is turned me into the fucking Joker, I'm heading for Montana right the fuck now to fight this motherfucker I AM IN FACT QUITE AWARE THAT THE MAJESTIC AMERICAN WEST NEEDS MAINTENANCE YOU MOTHERFUCKERS THAT SHIT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY AND IT'S WORTH IT AND --YOU-- ASSHOLES KEEP VOTING AGAINST IT
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Dude did a minute long riff on his wife's underwear, but when your job as a member of the mainstream media is sane washing the incoherent ramblings of a guy who keeps the lights on in your building, the public must be told he's just doing normal President stuff🙃
December 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Dude did a minute long riff on his wife's underwear, but when your job as a member of the mainstream media is sane washing the incoherent ramblings of a guy who keeps the lights on in your building, the public must be told he's just doing normal President stuff🙃
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Hey! Remember when Barr (Bondi) withheld the Mueller (Epstein) documents for weeks so he (she) could mischaracterize what was in the Mueller (Epstein) Report and spin the findings for three weeks and then over-redact them? I sure do!
December 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Hey! Remember when Barr (Bondi) withheld the Mueller (Epstein) documents for weeks so he (she) could mischaracterize what was in the Mueller (Epstein) Report and spin the findings for three weeks and then over-redact them? I sure do!
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What a shameful question.
First, it is not what Congress "asked for." It is what a federal statute REQUIRES.
Second, WTF does "spirit but not intent" even mean?
CBS bent a knee and paid Trump, it has a new owner who wants to please Trump, and sadly this is the result.
First, it is not what Congress "asked for." It is what a federal statute REQUIRES.
Second, WTF does "spirit but not intent" even mean?
CBS bent a knee and paid Trump, it has a new owner who wants to please Trump, and sadly this is the result.
BRENNAN: This isn't everything you asked for just yet, but would you acknowledge that they are complying with the spirit if not the intent of your law?
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
December 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What a shameful question.
First, it is not what Congress "asked for." It is what a federal statute REQUIRES.
Second, WTF does "spirit but not intent" even mean?
CBS bent a knee and paid Trump, it has a new owner who wants to please Trump, and sadly this is the result.
First, it is not what Congress "asked for." It is what a federal statute REQUIRES.
Second, WTF does "spirit but not intent" even mean?
CBS bent a knee and paid Trump, it has a new owner who wants to please Trump, and sadly this is the result.
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I'm still not used to CBS being state media
BRENNAN: This isn't everything you asked for just yet, but would you acknowledge that they are complying with the spirit if not the intent of your law?
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
December 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm still not used to CBS being state media
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"Boys will be boys" and "racists will be racists" unless the institution publicly prohibits this behavior
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December 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Boys will be boys" and "racists will be racists" unless the institution publicly prohibits this behavior
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"cite your sources" is not just an externally-imposed mandate but a personal discipline on thought itself. "cite your sources" is how you keep yourself in contact with reality. "cite your sources" is how you keep yourself from shadowboxing your own imagination."
December 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"cite your sources" is not just an externally-imposed mandate but a personal discipline on thought itself. "cite your sources" is how you keep yourself in contact with reality. "cite your sources" is how you keep yourself from shadowboxing your own imagination."
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At this point, the only way they could be more obvious is if they started showing up to these things wearing white hoods.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
At this point, the only way they could be more obvious is if they started showing up to these things wearing white hoods.
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Yes, but JK Rowling spends her fortune making life hell for trans people, so who's the real hero here, HUH? (I hope the sarcasm meter works on this one.)
Gonna guess that more people suffer from the effects of usury than from possibly having to pee in a stall next to a trans person.
Gonna guess that more people suffer from the effects of usury than from possibly having to pee in a stall next to a trans person.
The actor Michael Sheen used all his money to start a fake debt collecting business, buy 900 people in Wales's debt, and excused it. If Musk bought ALL $194 billion in medical debt in the U.S. and excused it in the same way, he'd still be the world's riches man by hundreds of billions of dollars.
Michael Sheen spent his own money to write off $1.3 million of neighbors’ debts | CNN
Actor Michael Sheen has bought $1.3 million of his neighbors’ debts and written them off using $129,000 of his own money.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Yes, but JK Rowling spends her fortune making life hell for trans people, so who's the real hero here, HUH? (I hope the sarcasm meter works on this one.)
Gonna guess that more people suffer from the effects of usury than from possibly having to pee in a stall next to a trans person.
Gonna guess that more people suffer from the effects of usury than from possibly having to pee in a stall next to a trans person.
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Politics exits to determine what we do and how we do it. It doesn't have a mind of its own and doesn't have a neutral state as such.
This means 'Do what is popular' is never a viable political strategy in and of itself because what's popular could be wrong and people can hate you for it!
This means 'Do what is popular' is never a viable political strategy in and of itself because what's popular could be wrong and people can hate you for it!
December 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Politics exits to determine what we do and how we do it. It doesn't have a mind of its own and doesn't have a neutral state as such.
This means 'Do what is popular' is never a viable political strategy in and of itself because what's popular could be wrong and people can hate you for it!
This means 'Do what is popular' is never a viable political strategy in and of itself because what's popular could be wrong and people can hate you for it!
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These guys really should just watch sports and do sports betting instead because complaining about "underperformance" in a win is degenerate gambler behavior
This is why I'm really starting to hate the data bros.
Matty Y: "Dems should focus less on climate change/renewable energy, it's a losing issue."
Sean Casten (an actual Congressman): "I won a purple district multiple times by focusing on those issues"
Lakshya: "YEAH BUT YOU DIDN'T OVERPERFORM"
Matty Y: "Dems should focus less on climate change/renewable energy, it's a losing issue."
Sean Casten (an actual Congressman): "I won a purple district multiple times by focusing on those issues"
Lakshya: "YEAH BUT YOU DIDN'T OVERPERFORM"
December 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
These guys really should just watch sports and do sports betting instead because complaining about "underperformance" in a win is degenerate gambler behavior
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Also smarter to defer to people who win elections as opposed to people who talk about winning elections.
December 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Also smarter to defer to people who win elections as opposed to people who talk about winning elections.
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Weird coincidence how Nicki Minaj now shmoozing with the party that protects sexual predators innit
December 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Weird coincidence how Nicki Minaj now shmoozing with the party that protects sexual predators innit
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They immediately raised $50m and were hired by the White House.
December 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
They immediately raised $50m and were hired by the White House.
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If I was Donald Trump, I would basically fire everyone in DOJ right now. Not because they aren't useful loyal idiots, but because they've so absolutely bungled protecting me that they've made it 100% worse.
I know it may come as a shock to some to hear that Donald Trump’s DoJ is anything less than 100% competent and professional. But they’re not even good at delivering for him, let alone for the American people.
December 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If I was Donald Trump, I would basically fire everyone in DOJ right now. Not because they aren't useful loyal idiots, but because they've so absolutely bungled protecting me that they've made it 100% worse.
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ikr? That train is full of syphilis and is crashing into an ocean
Imagine jumping on the Trump Train in 2025
December 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
ikr? That train is full of syphilis and is crashing into an ocean
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Most people who call themselves leftists aren’t anything approximating leftwing.
They abandon solidarity at the drop of a hat in favor of stimulating themselves with grievance and bullying.
Branding isn’t ideology.
It’s branding.
They abandon solidarity at the drop of a hat in favor of stimulating themselves with grievance and bullying.
Branding isn’t ideology.
It’s branding.
December 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Most people who call themselves leftists aren’t anything approximating leftwing.
They abandon solidarity at the drop of a hat in favor of stimulating themselves with grievance and bullying.
Branding isn’t ideology.
It’s branding.
They abandon solidarity at the drop of a hat in favor of stimulating themselves with grievance and bullying.
Branding isn’t ideology.
It’s branding.
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Skilled-worker visa holders who traveled back to India this month to renew their US work permits are now stranded far from home after their appointments were abruptly canceled by U.S. consular offices and rescheduled for months later.
H-1B workers flew to India to renew U.S. visas. Now they’re stuck.
H-1B holders who returned to India this month to renew their visas had consular appointments canceled, stranding them far from their homes and jobs, lawyers said.
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December 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Skilled-worker visa holders who traveled back to India this month to renew their US work permits are now stranded far from home after their appointments were abruptly canceled by U.S. consular offices and rescheduled for months later.