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Hearing, and seeing, many university professors express despair, of this sort, this fall. Faculty are famously headstrong and truculent, if sometimes grouchy. But this affect is new. ’ve never seen the widespread descent into sorrow before, that I am seeing now.
Today I'm teaching the last few classes of the worst semester of my career. Just poor attendance, rampant AI use, disruptive students, and a sea of blank, disinterested faces. That last one is especially tough. It's hard to perform for a crowd that seems intent on giving no reaction whatsoever.
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hearing, and seeing, many university professors express despair, of this sort, this fall. Faculty are famously headstrong and truculent, if sometimes grouchy. But this affect is new. ’ve never seen the widespread descent into sorrow before, that I am seeing now.
None of this even makes sense. They talk like physicians are like restaurants. Hmmm, I feel like taco doctors today I wanna go there. Kinda sick of taco doctor I want Thai doctor, now I have the freedom to go there. Bro yo go where there’s the shortest wait and or what’s available in your area.
Chip Roy: "We need to give freedom options for the average hardworking American family so you can afford a catastrophic plan, go get health sharing, be able to have something that you can be able to go to the doctor of your choice rather than enriching insurance companies."
December 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
None of this even makes sense. They talk like physicians are like restaurants. Hmmm, I feel like taco doctors today I wanna go there. Kinda sick of taco doctor I want Thai doctor, now I have the freedom to go there. Bro yo go where there’s the shortest wait and or what’s available in your area.
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This one has always stuck with me, from November 2012. Truly cursed with the gift of prophecy
December 4, 2025 at 4:56 AM
This one has always stuck with me, from November 2012. Truly cursed with the gift of prophecy
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Multiple news outlets, reporting an arrest, but not reporting on the suspect’s identity.
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Multiple news outlets, reporting an arrest, but not reporting on the suspect’s identity.
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There is no clearer justification for the video put out by 6 Democrats to not follow unlawful orders than this.
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
There is no clearer justification for the video put out by 6 Democrats to not follow unlawful orders than this.
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Are we in a game of chicken to see how far a handful of freaks can push things until we bring back consequences and / or guillotines? How have we hyper-normalized them saying this shit out loud in public?
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Are we in a game of chicken to see how far a handful of freaks can push things until we bring back consequences and / or guillotines? How have we hyper-normalized them saying this shit out loud in public?
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Good morning. Fuck AI. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
The time has come to declare war on AI
"It's now in everything, even if you don't want it there."
www.sfgate.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Good morning. Fuck AI. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
Sounds like a great plank to hang the whole economy upon.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI will unleash a wave of new ideas and unfinished projects—leaving people busier, not freer, as “everybody’s jobs will be different.” trib.al/i8LvkCC
Nvidia CEO says AI will actually make everyone a lot busier: 'Everybody's jobs will be different' | Fortune
“I would say that there's every evidence that we will be more productive and yet still be busier because we have so many ideas,” Jensen Huang said.
trib.al
December 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Sounds like a great plank to hang the whole economy upon.
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Horror/comedy movie: being haunted and constantly roasted by these two.
December 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Horror/comedy movie: being haunted and constantly roasted by these two.
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MORE Breaking on MS NOW: Pete Hegseth refused an interview request for the Pentagon Inspector General's investigation into Signalgate, according to two sources who read and were briefed on report.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
Breaking on MS NOW: The Signalgate report contradicts Pete Hegseth's claims he did nothing wrong. It shows he "violated policy by using a non-approved device," a source who read the report says.
Hegseth failed to preserve records. The report says he put the operations and service people at risk.
Hegseth failed to preserve records. The report says he put the operations and service people at risk.
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
MORE Breaking on MS NOW: Pete Hegseth refused an interview request for the Pentagon Inspector General's investigation into Signalgate, according to two sources who read and were briefed on report.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
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Hey, quick question about this photo from Epstein's island: What the fuck
December 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hey, quick question about this photo from Epstein's island: What the fuck
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Okay for once I totally and completely empathize with President Trump.
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Okay for once I totally and completely empathize with President Trump.
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House Oversight Democrats are releasing another round of files obtained from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate.
These are from Epstein island.
One image is of a chalkboard with the words “Deception”, “power”, “plans to be free.”
Another image is of what looks to be a dentist’s chair.
House Oversight Democrats are releasing another round of files obtained from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate.
These are from Epstein island.
One image is of a chalkboard with the words “Deception”, “power”, “plans to be free.”
Another image is of what looks to be a dentist’s chair.
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
NEW
House Oversight Democrats are releasing another round of files obtained from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate.
These are from Epstein island.
One image is of a chalkboard with the words “Deception”, “power”, “plans to be free.”
Another image is of what looks to be a dentist’s chair.
House Oversight Democrats are releasing another round of files obtained from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate.
These are from Epstein island.
One image is of a chalkboard with the words “Deception”, “power”, “plans to be free.”
Another image is of what looks to be a dentist’s chair.
That’s not creepy at all.
House Oversight Democrats just released never-before-seen photos and videos from Jeffrey Epstein's Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands — including one room in his home that contained a dentist's chair.
Redactions are from the Committee. tinyurl.com/3nux463c
Redactions are from the Committee. tinyurl.com/3nux463c
December 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
That’s not creepy at all.
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Christian nationalist Joshua Haymes says Democrats and the media hate Pete Hegseth because he is "a straight, white, Christian man" who is preventing them from establishing their "gay race commie utopia."
December 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Christian nationalist Joshua Haymes says Democrats and the media hate Pete Hegseth because he is "a straight, white, Christian man" who is preventing them from establishing their "gay race commie utopia."
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"It’s like a children’s book about good old red, white, and blue—except it was written by Joan Didion in a black turtleneck, and it fucking sucks."
If the NYT and WaPo reviews were murders, @scaachi.bsky.social’s Slate piece is straight out of the Saw franchise.
Olivia Nuzzi’s Much-Hyped Book Was Always Going to Be Self-Serving. It’s So Much Worse Than That.
God, everyone sucks so much in American Canto.
slate.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"It’s like a children’s book about good old red, white, and blue—except it was written by Joan Didion in a black turtleneck, and it fucking sucks."
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
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get a load of the "journalist" asking questions at the Pentagon press briefing
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
get a load of the "journalist" asking questions at the Pentagon press briefing
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no one else has been so consistently artful in describing the last decade of conservative politics than David Roth, and for this accursèd talent the least he deserves is a Pulitzer defector.com/the-conserva...
The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring | Defector
Given his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a...
defector.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
no one else has been so consistently artful in describing the last decade of conservative politics than David Roth, and for this accursèd talent the least he deserves is a Pulitzer defector.com/the-conserva...
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I'm like 90% sure that's an innocent typo.
85%
85%
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I'm like 90% sure that's an innocent typo.
85%
85%
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3 (cont'd): ...Giving zero points looks like animus. I simply don't believe that a similarly bad essay without the religious stuff would have gotten a 0/25.
4. In this bad ugly bullshit time we're living in, giving zero points handed a weapon to the bad guys. Sorry but it's true.
4. In this bad ugly bullshit time we're living in, giving zero points handed a weapon to the bad guys. Sorry but it's true.
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
3 (cont'd): ...Giving zero points looks like animus. I simply don't believe that a similarly bad essay without the religious stuff would have gotten a 0/25.
4. In this bad ugly bullshit time we're living in, giving zero points handed a weapon to the bad guys. Sorry but it's true.
4. In this bad ugly bullshit time we're living in, giving zero points handed a weapon to the bad guys. Sorry but it's true.
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NYT:
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
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“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
December 2, 2025 at 2:32 AM
NYT:
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”