Thishasbeenweird
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That and regularly kidnapping, imprisoning, and killing Karzai supporters at the behest of other Karzai supporters who had old scores to settle from the 90s civil war and who found out just saying “those guys are Taliban” not only settled them but got you money and guns
Hot take: JSOC (mainly ST6 in Afghanistan) may have destroyed a path to victory there. Nightly war crimes, canoeing innocents, etc. Terrorized the civilian population and radicalized them against the government. We stabbed ourselves in the back by letting that unit operate with 0 accountability.
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
That and regularly kidnapping, imprisoning, and killing Karzai supporters at the behest of other Karzai supporters who had old scores to settle from the 90s civil war and who found out just saying “those guys are Taliban” not only settled them but got you money and guns
A Coen brothers “Night of the Hunter”
bring back NBC's Kings
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A Coen brothers “Night of the Hunter”
Since everyone keeps waiting for my list:
1. Empire Strike Back
2. Star Wars
3. Return of the Jedi
4. The Last Jedi
5. Solo
6. The Force Awakens
7. Rogue One
8. The Phantom Menace
9. Revenge of the Sith
10. Clone Wars
11. The Rise of Skywalker
Gaps represent significant drops in quality
1. Empire Strike Back
2. Star Wars
3. Return of the Jedi
4. The Last Jedi
5. Solo
6. The Force Awakens
7. Rogue One
8. The Phantom Menace
9. Revenge of the Sith
10. Clone Wars
11. The Rise of Skywalker
Gaps represent significant drops in quality
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Since everyone keeps waiting for my list:
1. Empire Strike Back
2. Star Wars
3. Return of the Jedi
4. The Last Jedi
5. Solo
6. The Force Awakens
7. Rogue One
8. The Phantom Menace
9. Revenge of the Sith
10. Clone Wars
11. The Rise of Skywalker
Gaps represent significant drops in quality
1. Empire Strike Back
2. Star Wars
3. Return of the Jedi
4. The Last Jedi
5. Solo
6. The Force Awakens
7. Rogue One
8. The Phantom Menace
9. Revenge of the Sith
10. Clone Wars
11. The Rise of Skywalker
Gaps represent significant drops in quality
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What if wet Judy assume that pies aren’t good for us but are delicious anyway and don’t worry about which had moderately worse health effects?
Scientific American asked experts which type of Thanksgiving pie spikes blood sugar the most—and how to eat healthier while still enjoying the holidays
Which Thanksgiving Pie Gives You the Biggest Sugar Rush?
Scientific American asked experts which type of Thanksgiving pie spikes blood sugar the most—and how to eat healthier while still enjoying the holidays
www.scientificamerican.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
What if wet Judy assume that pies aren’t good for us but are delicious anyway and don’t worry about which had moderately worse health effects?
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It's time to end the arguments, they've gone on much too long. Here is the definitive ranking of Star Wars:
1. Star Wars (film, 1977)
2. Star Wars (comic book series, 1977-present)
3. Star Wars (video game, 1983)
4. Star Wars (novelisation, 1976)
5. Star Wars (proposed missile defence system, 1983)
1. Star Wars (film, 1977)
2. Star Wars (comic book series, 1977-present)
3. Star Wars (video game, 1983)
4. Star Wars (novelisation, 1976)
5. Star Wars (proposed missile defence system, 1983)
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
It's time to end the arguments, they've gone on much too long. Here is the definitive ranking of Star Wars:
1. Star Wars (film, 1977)
2. Star Wars (comic book series, 1977-present)
3. Star Wars (video game, 1983)
4. Star Wars (novelisation, 1976)
5. Star Wars (proposed missile defence system, 1983)
1. Star Wars (film, 1977)
2. Star Wars (comic book series, 1977-present)
3. Star Wars (video game, 1983)
4. Star Wars (novelisation, 1976)
5. Star Wars (proposed missile defence system, 1983)
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Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
I sometimes am ashamed of my country’s leaders but you know what? At least we don’t have to call our rich failsons “Lord”
There are some truly unhinged bits in the piece about Glasman, as to be expected when dealing with Glasman, but seriously what the actual? That's...one hell of a conflation of terminology.
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I sometimes am ashamed of my country’s leaders but you know what? At least we don’t have to call our rich failsons “Lord”
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Since January, a dynamic has emerged:
• DHS has repeatedly appealed to Christianity and scripture to justify its mass deportation efforts
• Some of the fiercest *critics* of DHS’ actions — to the point of protests and arrests — have been Christian clergy religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
• DHS has repeatedly appealed to Christianity and scripture to justify its mass deportation efforts
• Some of the fiercest *critics* of DHS’ actions — to the point of protests and arrests — have been Christian clergy religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
November 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Since January, a dynamic has emerged:
• DHS has repeatedly appealed to Christianity and scripture to justify its mass deportation efforts
• Some of the fiercest *critics* of DHS’ actions — to the point of protests and arrests — have been Christian clergy religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
• DHS has repeatedly appealed to Christianity and scripture to justify its mass deportation efforts
• Some of the fiercest *critics* of DHS’ actions — to the point of protests and arrests — have been Christian clergy religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
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Imagine looking around America in 2025 and thinking, "What we need less of is morality."
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Imagine looking around America in 2025 and thinking, "What we need less of is morality."
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The vast body of research that Ken Burns relied upon to make his new documentary on the American Revolution would be practically impossible to be produced today, what with the defunding of humanistic scholarship, the collapse of stable academic jobs, the attack on public history & academic freedom.🗃️
November 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The vast body of research that Ken Burns relied upon to make his new documentary on the American Revolution would be practically impossible to be produced today, what with the defunding of humanistic scholarship, the collapse of stable academic jobs, the attack on public history & academic freedom.🗃️
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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In 2028 I will vote for whoever will send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
In 2028 I will vote for whoever will send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
I’m starting to think maybe social media platforms making the internet posting accessible to the dumbest people alive was a mistake
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I’m starting to think maybe social media platforms making the internet posting accessible to the dumbest people alive was a mistake
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With so much great tv coming out right now, this isn’t getting the attention it deserves. A+
November 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
With so much great tv coming out right now, this isn’t getting the attention it deserves. A+
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Death by Lightning should have been a fifty episode television show.
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Death by Lightning should have been a fifty episode television show.
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....good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times. It sounds clever but what they don't realize is they're the weak men creating hard times.
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
....good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times. It sounds clever but what they don't realize is they're the weak men creating hard times.
November 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Even at his most lapsed I would say all of Marty’s movies are at least thematically Catholic even if the theme is only “these guys sure aren’t good Catholics”
Potentially hot take?: Mean Streets is a Christian film, and Charlie's character portrays what it means to live as a "monk in this world" as Dostoevsky would say
November 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Even at his most lapsed I would say all of Marty’s movies are at least thematically Catholic even if the theme is only “these guys sure aren’t good Catholics”
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The Christian right for decades has fear-mongered that federal agents (under Dem presidents) would "criminalize" Christianity and literally prevent them from worshipping.
Now that Trump's stormtroopers are doing it ... crickets
Now that Trump's stormtroopers are doing it ... crickets
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The Christian right for decades has fear-mongered that federal agents (under Dem presidents) would "criminalize" Christianity and literally prevent them from worshipping.
Now that Trump's stormtroopers are doing it ... crickets
Now that Trump's stormtroopers are doing it ... crickets
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FWIW, I've reached out to the Alliance Defending Freedom and the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty — groups that have long touted their support for religious freedom — about things such as the treatment of clergy, alleged inability of ICE detainees to access religious rites, etc.
No response yet.
No response yet.
The Christian right for decades has fear-mongered that federal agents (under Dem presidents) would "criminalize" Christianity and literally prevent them from worshipping.
Now that Trump's stormtroopers are doing it ... crickets
Now that Trump's stormtroopers are doing it ... crickets
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
FWIW, I've reached out to the Alliance Defending Freedom and the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty — groups that have long touted their support for religious freedom — about things such as the treatment of clergy, alleged inability of ICE detainees to access religious rites, etc.
No response yet.
No response yet.
Jesus Christ. I feel ashamed as a member of the left that there wasn’t already a coordinated campaign to ask Matt Walsh what his definition of a child is, since we all know the answer
November 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Jesus Christ. I feel ashamed as a member of the left that there wasn’t already a coordinated campaign to ask Matt Walsh what his definition of a child is, since we all know the answer
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It is very funny that this Pope is just going to get jerseys from now on. Everyone decided that's what this Pope likes and that is it. It's like if your grandmother got you a puzzle for Christmas one year and you said you liked it so your entire extended family is like "oh that's the puzzle kid"
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
Spike Lee Blesses Pope Leo with Knicks Jersey
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
www.vulture.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It is very funny that this Pope is just going to get jerseys from now on. Everyone decided that's what this Pope likes and that is it. It's like if your grandmother got you a puzzle for Christmas one year and you said you liked it so your entire extended family is like "oh that's the puzzle kid"
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genuinely not surprising at all to me that the transmisogyny moral panic is moving all through the same anglosphere media network that is and continues to do massive coverups for the fact that their entire ruling class is good buddies with jeffrey epstein
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
genuinely not surprising at all to me that the transmisogyny moral panic is moving all through the same anglosphere media network that is and continues to do massive coverups for the fact that their entire ruling class is good buddies with jeffrey epstein
What if strongly held views actually help you move fickle voters and even when elections?
I know this is deeply unfashionable but IMO politics largely consists of two things:
— Pandering to the fickle views of the voters to try to win elections
— Handling a series of tedious technical issues that most people don't care about or understand well
Having strongly held views not helpful.
— Pandering to the fickle views of the voters to try to win elections
— Handling a series of tedious technical issues that most people don't care about or understand well
Having strongly held views not helpful.
I was going to say — I don't think this is a failing at all, it's way better than all the leftist intellectuals on here with their inflexible ideological dogmatism.
November 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
What if strongly held views actually help you move fickle voters and even when elections?
This has been my exact trajectory except I’ve never been to a charismatic catholic service. I’ve had to reevaluate a lot of my priors over the years but I’ve been right about Bill Clinton since the second grade
I hated Bill Clinton when I was a deeply conservative Charismatic Catholic child. I hated Bill Clinton when I was a relatively conservative adult. Now that I'm a radical left lunatic, I still hate that philandering cad Bill Clinton and if he's in the files, he needs to go to jail.
Buuuuuuut, Bill Clinton…
Seriously, if so, IDGAF.
Jail them all.
Seriously, if so, IDGAF.
Jail them all.
November 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This has been my exact trajectory except I’ve never been to a charismatic catholic service. I’ve had to reevaluate a lot of my priors over the years but I’ve been right about Bill Clinton since the second grade