George Dubya
@itisgeorge.bsky.social
A mishmash: Middle East stuff, development stuff, organizational dysfunction, crisis response, carbon transition dynamics, silly sports things. Mostly here to read smarter people than me.
New Mr. Beast video: these 30 untrained losers with guns must survive the Rocky Mountains in winter, the Canadian military, and grizzly bear attacks. The last one alive wins $500,000!
January 30, 2026 at 2:54 AM
New Mr. Beast video: these 30 untrained losers with guns must survive the Rocky Mountains in winter, the Canadian military, and grizzly bear attacks. The last one alive wins $500,000!
Earlier today the good people of Spokane (population 228K) had bought a grand total of 12 tickets for tomorrow's opening night, but I just checked and now it's all the way up to 19
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Earlier today the good people of Spokane (population 228K) had bought a grand total of 12 tickets for tomorrow's opening night, but I just checked and now it's all the way up to 19
Andrew Tate incels parachuting right into the tar sands to take the oil in a masculine fashion, realizing it's actually really hard to move around in that stuff
January 30, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Andrew Tate incels parachuting right into the tar sands to take the oil in a masculine fashion, realizing it's actually really hard to move around in that stuff
Look, that 5'7" guy from high school who made varsity linebacker strictly because he was an aggressive psycho, who's now divorced and has CTE and spends all his time on Facebook when he's not scoring DUIs? It's like you don't think the founding fathers would want him to decide who lives and who dies
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Look, that 5'7" guy from high school who made varsity linebacker strictly because he was an aggressive psycho, who's now divorced and has CTE and spends all his time on Facebook when he's not scoring DUIs? It's like you don't think the founding fathers would want him to decide who lives and who dies
Also since climate change isn’t real the only way to explain huge fires is Mapuche arsonists and/or the Jews
January 29, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Also since climate change isn’t real the only way to explain huge fires is Mapuche arsonists and/or the Jews
Milei thinks why fight fires when climate change doesn’t exist? And he’s too lazy to schlepp out to the actual fire line so he’s making AI pictures of him shaking firefighter hands
January 29, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Milei thinks why fight fires when climate change doesn’t exist? And he’s too lazy to schlepp out to the actual fire line so he’s making AI pictures of him shaking firefighter hands
I mean
a) he's not young (77 y.o.)
b) he's not svelte, and
c) he's had writer's block for 15 years.
It'll be a miracle if those things get finished
a) he's not young (77 y.o.)
b) he's not svelte, and
c) he's had writer's block for 15 years.
It'll be a miracle if those things get finished
January 29, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I mean
a) he's not young (77 y.o.)
b) he's not svelte, and
c) he's had writer's block for 15 years.
It'll be a miracle if those things get finished
a) he's not young (77 y.o.)
b) he's not svelte, and
c) he's had writer's block for 15 years.
It'll be a miracle if those things get finished
OMG Thom Tillis just doxxed himself. The radical left now knows his name, his job title, where he comes from, and what he looks like
January 28, 2026 at 11:15 PM
OMG Thom Tillis just doxxed himself. The radical left now knows his name, his job title, where he comes from, and what he looks like
Jesus, I was gonna run for president but I strained my back shoveling last year. I couldn't take the embarrassment to my family if that ever got out
January 28, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Jesus, I was gonna run for president but I strained my back shoveling last year. I couldn't take the embarrassment to my family if that ever got out
Kata'ib Hezbollah waiting with baited breath for Trump to tell them who should be in charge
January 28, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Kata'ib Hezbollah waiting with baited breath for Trump to tell them who should be in charge
Extremely Large Men keep stepping up when it matters
January 27, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Extremely Large Men keep stepping up when it matters
Lily, in court: "Look, I just felt like it needed biting."
There's not a jury in the world that would vote to convict.
There's not a jury in the world that would vote to convict.
January 27, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Lily, in court: "Look, I just felt like it needed biting."
There's not a jury in the world that would vote to convict.
There's not a jury in the world that would vote to convict.
I mean, maybe I'm reading too much into this but the implication seems to be that if she was in Amsterdam illegally, hauling her off to a death camp would be fine?
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I mean, maybe I'm reading too much into this but the implication seems to be that if she was in Amsterdam illegally, hauling her off to a death camp would be fine?
Vader's a lot shorter and whinier than I remember
January 26, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Vader's a lot shorter and whinier than I remember
I could see "lobbying blitz" being not so much "hey general public, the AI that lies and produces child porn and encourages you to commit suicide and will take your job and drives up your electric bill and uses all your water is actually awesome" and more "hey state senator, here's some money"
January 26, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I could see "lobbying blitz" being not so much "hey general public, the AI that lies and produces child porn and encourages you to commit suicide and will take your job and drives up your electric bill and uses all your water is actually awesome" and more "hey state senator, here's some money"