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I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
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The people with the most power in our society appear to be nothing more than a pack of rabid chimpanzees singularly focused on destroying the works of people immeasurably better than they are.
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The people with the most power in our society appear to be nothing more than a pack of rabid chimpanzees singularly focused on destroying the works of people immeasurably better than they are.
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for all my cold sober realist natsec & China hawk GOPers (I know you're here somewhere), this is also roughly enough to replace all the SM-3s we shot in defense of Israel
or about 5 more F-35s
or about 6 months of operations at Pantex
etc etc , all of which would make the country safer than this
or about 5 more F-35s
or about 6 months of operations at Pantex
etc etc , all of which would make the country safer than this
"Federal troop deployments to U.S. cities cost a total of $496 million in 2025, CBO estimates. Continuing current deployments will cost $93 million a month; 1,000 Guard personnel deployed to a city will cost at least $18 million a month." www.cbo.gov/publication/...
January 28, 2026 at 10:32 PM
for all my cold sober realist natsec & China hawk GOPers (I know you're here somewhere), this is also roughly enough to replace all the SM-3s we shot in defense of Israel
or about 5 more F-35s
or about 6 months of operations at Pantex
etc etc , all of which would make the country safer than this
or about 5 more F-35s
or about 6 months of operations at Pantex
etc etc , all of which would make the country safer than this
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you may not be interested in foreign policy, but foreign policy is interested in you
(this is the fundamental lesson that so many Americans, even those who are anti-Trump, do not grasp).
(this is the fundamental lesson that so many Americans, even those who are anti-Trump, do not grasp).
January 20, 2026 at 8:45 PM
you may not be interested in foreign policy, but foreign policy is interested in you
(this is the fundamental lesson that so many Americans, even those who are anti-Trump, do not grasp).
(this is the fundamental lesson that so many Americans, even those who are anti-Trump, do not grasp).
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Just some bangers from the COIN Manual that informed so many of our experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The level of restraint we expect from our soldiers and Marines, even in a COIN environment, is remarkable.
Such professionalism should be expected of every American we trust to bear arms.
The level of restraint we expect from our soldiers and Marines, even in a COIN environment, is remarkable.
Such professionalism should be expected of every American we trust to bear arms.
January 9, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Just some bangers from the COIN Manual that informed so many of our experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The level of restraint we expect from our soldiers and Marines, even in a COIN environment, is remarkable.
Such professionalism should be expected of every American we trust to bear arms.
The level of restraint we expect from our soldiers and Marines, even in a COIN environment, is remarkable.
Such professionalism should be expected of every American we trust to bear arms.
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three-quarters of the profoundly unpleasant people interviewed for this story aren’t just people i would never date, they’re people i would never voluntarily speak to
If you made a Venn diagram of every weird person I knew in Silicon Valley during the first dot-com boom, centrifuged it, extracted the pellet, and re-suspended it in high-proof eugenics with a splash of AI, you'd end up with something like this.
It'll take a strong stomach to read this "gift" link.
It'll take a strong stomach to read this "gift" link.
Can You Optimize Love?
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:27 AM
three-quarters of the profoundly unpleasant people interviewed for this story aren’t just people i would never date, they’re people i would never voluntarily speak to
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this is where i am at: THERE IS NO ONE ELSE. do you want to outsource your military policy to steven miller? no? how about the dc blob? also no? THEN LEARN WHAT THE FUCK HOW TO MILITARY
www.breakingbeijing.com/p/there-is-n...
www.breakingbeijing.com/p/there-is-n...
January 6, 2026 at 10:28 PM
this is where i am at: THERE IS NO ONE ELSE. do you want to outsource your military policy to steven miller? no? how about the dc blob? also no? THEN LEARN WHAT THE FUCK HOW TO MILITARY
www.breakingbeijing.com/p/there-is-n...
www.breakingbeijing.com/p/there-is-n...
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“If a woman dares to show herself in public in any way, then she can and will be sexually harassed with the aid of genAI-driven tools that can easily turn her face into highly realistic pornography” is an absolute red-alarm human rights disaster
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
“If a woman dares to show herself in public in any way, then she can and will be sexually harassed with the aid of genAI-driven tools that can easily turn her face into highly realistic pornography” is an absolute red-alarm human rights disaster
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Can we get a real, normal lib nat sec think tank pls
January 4, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Can we get a real, normal lib nat sec think tank pls
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These online right wing freaks don't just hate their own country in the abstract. If you are reading this here, they hate *you* specifically. I don't know what our future holds for living with these people, but people should remember that toleration in Europe started behind a sword and a shield.
January 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
These online right wing freaks don't just hate their own country in the abstract. If you are reading this here, they hate *you* specifically. I don't know what our future holds for living with these people, but people should remember that toleration in Europe started behind a sword and a shield.
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So they knew before congress and decided not to leak it but they're totally down with leaking incredibly sensitive information about partner countries like Ukrainian GBAD magazine depth?
(Semafor) - The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops ..
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM
So they knew before congress and decided not to leak it but they're totally down with leaking incredibly sensitive information about partner countries like Ukrainian GBAD magazine depth?
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It was one thing when Biden got no credit for ending the drone war. It's fucking farcical that the same people literally don't give a shit that Trump is restarting the drone war.
December 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It was one thing when Biden got no credit for ending the drone war. It's fucking farcical that the same people literally don't give a shit that Trump is restarting the drone war.
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I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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the correct answer to genocide is the joint direct attack munition
November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
the correct answer to genocide is the joint direct attack munition
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don't threaten me with a good time
I think it's an opinion that is shared by most people, I'd wager probably including you. Unless you're in favor of bombing, let's see, Sudan, DRC, Myanmar and Israel currently
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
don't threaten me with a good time
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I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
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The winning Democratic message in 2025:
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The winning Democratic message in 2025:
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“We should care more about the growth of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State in Africa”
November 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
“We should care more about the growth of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State in Africa”
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My kingdom for a liberal politician with a steel spine who can look into the darkness without being seduced by it
We know Dems think war is icky and have completely acquiesced to the idea that the GOP = law and order.
What if, instead, you faced reality, grabbed some sack and lived your values??
We know Dems think war is icky and have completely acquiesced to the idea that the GOP = law and order.
What if, instead, you faced reality, grabbed some sack and lived your values??
October 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My kingdom for a liberal politician with a steel spine who can look into the darkness without being seduced by it
We know Dems think war is icky and have completely acquiesced to the idea that the GOP = law and order.
What if, instead, you faced reality, grabbed some sack and lived your values??
We know Dems think war is icky and have completely acquiesced to the idea that the GOP = law and order.
What if, instead, you faced reality, grabbed some sack and lived your values??
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who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.
October 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.
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If nothing else I find it obscene to turn governmental agencies that are meant to function as institutions in service of the entire American political community into overtly partisan propaganda mouthpieces.
It’s just such a visceral degeneration of civic life it drives me insane.
It’s just such a visceral degeneration of civic life it drives me insane.
October 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
If nothing else I find it obscene to turn governmental agencies that are meant to function as institutions in service of the entire American political community into overtly partisan propaganda mouthpieces.
It’s just such a visceral degeneration of civic life it drives me insane.
It’s just such a visceral degeneration of civic life it drives me insane.
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This administration is utterly entirely beholden to a few dozen guys absolutely enamoured by this specific scene in Sicario, it's actually nuts.
October 4, 2025 at 6:04 AM
This administration is utterly entirely beholden to a few dozen guys absolutely enamoured by this specific scene in Sicario, it's actually nuts.