Nothing is as instantly deadly to accurate reporting as putting "access" first. CC: @jfallows.bsky.social
Once you put that first, they've got you.
Once you put that first, they've got you.
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Nothing is as instantly deadly to accurate reporting as putting "access" first. CC: @jfallows.bsky.social
Once you put that first, they've got you.
Once you put that first, they've got you.
Attributed to Gen. Sherman, and this is close to a quote.
I'm a better tactician than Grant. I'm better at supply and training. But I'll tell you where he beats me and beats the world.
He doesn't give a damn what the enemy's doing on the other side of the hill, while it scares the hell out of me.
I'm a better tactician than Grant. I'm better at supply and training. But I'll tell you where he beats me and beats the world.
He doesn't give a damn what the enemy's doing on the other side of the hill, while it scares the hell out of me.
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Attributed to Gen. Sherman, and this is close to a quote.
I'm a better tactician than Grant. I'm better at supply and training. But I'll tell you where he beats me and beats the world.
He doesn't give a damn what the enemy's doing on the other side of the hill, while it scares the hell out of me.
I'm a better tactician than Grant. I'm better at supply and training. But I'll tell you where he beats me and beats the world.
He doesn't give a damn what the enemy's doing on the other side of the hill, while it scares the hell out of me.
Add tariffs. Then add unpredictable tariffs.
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Add tariffs. Then add unpredictable tariffs.
I can’t help but notice: there is an important difference between “fascist” and “fascist aspiring.” Without downplay the danger, use of the term admits were not there yet.
November 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I can’t help but notice: there is an important difference between “fascist” and “fascist aspiring.” Without downplay the danger, use of the term admits were not there yet.
When you're famous they let you do it.
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
When you're famous they let you do it.
Every day, I’m thankful for modern medicine. As a history nerd I sometimes wonder what it would be like to live in the past, and then I remember when modern medicine saved my own young daughter.
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Every day, I’m thankful for modern medicine. As a history nerd I sometimes wonder what it would be like to live in the past, and then I remember when modern medicine saved my own young daughter.
Reposted by Doug Thompson
A quality shared by virtually every good politician I’ve ever met is being extremely quick to bury a grudge if it stops mattering
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A quality shared by virtually every good politician I’ve ever met is being extremely quick to bury a grudge if it stops mattering
The way to make your AI popular is to tell people what they want to hear. Bears a strong family resemblance to politics these days.
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The way to make your AI popular is to tell people what they want to hear. Bears a strong family resemblance to politics these days.