Aaron
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Tarantino is clearly a sick misogynist who gets off on hurting women.
There's numerous stories of him stepping in to perform violent acts on women in his films whenever he can (face won't be seen)
These moments in Kill Bill, Diane Kruger in Inglorious Bastards
slate.com/culture/2025...
There's numerous stories of him stepping in to perform violent acts on women in his films whenever he can (face won't be seen)
These moments in Kill Bill, Diane Kruger in Inglorious Bastards
slate.com/culture/2025...
Kill Bill Is Back in Theaters in a New Version. It’ll Never Play the Same.
The Whole Bloody Affair changed the way I saw Tarantino’s epic revenge film—and so did the reporting about its making.
slate.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Tarantino is clearly a sick misogynist who gets off on hurting women.
There's numerous stories of him stepping in to perform violent acts on women in his films whenever he can (face won't be seen)
These moments in Kill Bill, Diane Kruger in Inglorious Bastards
slate.com/culture/2025...
There's numerous stories of him stepping in to perform violent acts on women in his films whenever he can (face won't be seen)
These moments in Kill Bill, Diane Kruger in Inglorious Bastards
slate.com/culture/2025...
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The Virgin Birth is the true response to "toxic masculinity"
December 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Virgin Birth is the true response to "toxic masculinity"
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...Barth also says that the Virgin Birth had to happen because, among other reasons, men in particular had damaged the world so deeply by doing war and fascism (etc) that men in particular could have no part in the logic of the Incarnation.
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
...Barth also says that the Virgin Birth had to happen because, among other reasons, men in particular had damaged the world so deeply by doing war and fascism (etc) that men in particular could have no part in the logic of the Incarnation.
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Tulsi Gabbard is only Director of National Intelligence today for this reason
Also not like Bernie doesn't have a track record of endorsing some absolutely horrible people if they happen to back him.
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Tulsi Gabbard is only Director of National Intelligence today for this reason
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The Dutch for an electric fence literally means "startle wire"
As ever, do with this information what you will
As ever, do with this information what you will
December 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The Dutch for an electric fence literally means "startle wire"
As ever, do with this information what you will
As ever, do with this information what you will
kind of a minor point but I didn’t like how the kids all have to wear matching outfits and the boys all have buzz cuts
maybe that’s the hairstyle they want, but I KNOW they didn’t kick out identical outfits, I hate when parents (often conservatives) Dre’s their kids up like little dolls
maybe that’s the hairstyle they want, but I KNOW they didn’t kick out identical outfits, I hate when parents (often conservatives) Dre’s their kids up like little dolls
No, it’s because he’s a lying, cocky, murderous, drunk, Trump kiss ass, can’t do his job SOB! There is more but I’ll let you guys say the rest.
December 4, 2025 at 4:39 AM
kind of a minor point but I didn’t like how the kids all have to wear matching outfits and the boys all have buzz cuts
maybe that’s the hairstyle they want, but I KNOW they didn’t kick out identical outfits, I hate when parents (often conservatives) Dre’s their kids up like little dolls
maybe that’s the hairstyle they want, but I KNOW they didn’t kick out identical outfits, I hate when parents (often conservatives) Dre’s their kids up like little dolls
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Oh man! This paragraph is brutal. The best thing about this review is it's not trying to be mean. It's just listing how bad the writing is.
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Oh man! This paragraph is brutal. The best thing about this review is it's not trying to be mean. It's just listing how bad the writing is.
Madonna, my love
my number two artist was Paul McCaerney was my number two (I love Ram 🐏) so I wonder who will be my top artist next year…
my number two artist was Paul McCaerney was my number two (I love Ram 🐏) so I wonder who will be my top artist next year…
December 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Madonna, my love
my number two artist was Paul McCaerney was my number two (I love Ram 🐏) so I wonder who will be my top artist next year…
my number two artist was Paul McCaerney was my number two (I love Ram 🐏) so I wonder who will be my top artist next year…
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Having a rough time, if you'd like to support me here is what you can do. You go to savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en..., you donate a little bit of your American dollars, if you don't have than don't worry this message isn't for you, to assistance for the Ukrainian Army or to the organizations
Donate to Ukraine Army - Come Back Alive Foundation
Come Back Alive Foundation raises funds to help Ukrainian Army. You can donate to Ukraine Army from anywhere in the world via card payments, wire transfers, swift or crypto.
savelife.in.ua
December 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Having a rough time, if you'd like to support me here is what you can do. You go to savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en..., you donate a little bit of your American dollars, if you don't have than don't worry this message isn't for you, to assistance for the Ukrainian Army or to the organizations
the cardinals told the other birds!
December 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
the cardinals told the other birds!
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putting an O in front of all these truck front plates that say BAMA
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
putting an O in front of all these truck front plates that say BAMA
refilled my bird feeder since we got snow (and made peanut butter ones with some old paper towel roll)
the cardinals seem to enjoy it
the cardinals seem to enjoy it
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
refilled my bird feeder since we got snow (and made peanut butter ones with some old paper towel roll)
the cardinals seem to enjoy it
the cardinals seem to enjoy it
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Too many boards and presidents appear to believe that the value and legitimacy of their university resides in the brand when it, in fact, resides in knowledge and judgment, which in turn resides in the faculty and academic staff.
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Too many boards and presidents appear to believe that the value and legitimacy of their university resides in the brand when it, in fact, resides in knowledge and judgment, which in turn resides in the faculty and academic staff.
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(you can tell he's an artist because he flounced off-stage after an argument with the director.)
December 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
(you can tell he's an artist because he flounced off-stage after an argument with the director.)
oral exams are also coming back, I know a few history professors who have brought those back, to some success
essentially give them a prompt to come in and answer with follow up questions that students who used AI or just read Wikipedia and not class materials would be unable to answer
essentially give them a prompt to come in and answer with follow up questions that students who used AI or just read Wikipedia and not class materials would be unable to answer
My presumption has been this will all mean a shift to doing everything live (no take home). Is that happening? Impossible?
December 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
oral exams are also coming back, I know a few history professors who have brought those back, to some success
essentially give them a prompt to come in and answer with follow up questions that students who used AI or just read Wikipedia and not class materials would be unable to answer
essentially give them a prompt to come in and answer with follow up questions that students who used AI or just read Wikipedia and not class materials would be unable to answer
he is LOCKED IN for his nap
December 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
he is LOCKED IN for his nap
Julian has been very chaotic the past few days but he just joined me on the couch so we’re all good
December 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Julian has been very chaotic the past few days but he just joined me on the couch so we’re all good
I can’t wait until each one of the dies, possibly young, bc of the insane things they do to themselves bc even with all their money they can’t control time and fear death/aging so much
Tomorrow Grimes will DJ a livestream of immortality influencer Bryan Johnson tripping on shrooms to determine its effect on longevity. Mr. Beast and the CEO of Salesforce will be there too.
Grimes DJing Immortality Influencer's Shroom Trip With Special Guest Mr. Beast
Grimes is a fan of Bryan Johnson, the multimillionaire and immortality influencer who spends his time trying to fight death. He is perhaps best known for undergoing plasma transfusions with donations ...
stereogum.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I can’t wait until each one of the dies, possibly young, bc of the insane things they do to themselves bc even with all their money they can’t control time and fear death/aging so much
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So, yeah - this is basically fossilized #DinoPuke ... giving us a new species of #pterosaur. 🤷♂️
🦕🤮 www.science.org/content/arti... by @jack-tamisiea.bsky.social via @science.org
🦕🤮 www.science.org/content/arti... by @jack-tamisiea.bsky.social via @science.org
Fossil vomit contains new species of pterosaur from Brazil
Filter-feeding flying reptile was likely devoured by a dinosaur during the early Cretaceous
www.science.org
November 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
So, yeah - this is basically fossilized #DinoPuke ... giving us a new species of #pterosaur. 🤷♂️
🦕🤮 www.science.org/content/arti... by @jack-tamisiea.bsky.social via @science.org
🦕🤮 www.science.org/content/arti... by @jack-tamisiea.bsky.social via @science.org
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One of the reasons I am not optimistic about the US in the medium term is that the right’s entire political project for the last fifty-ish years has been the destruction of civic virtue while hypocritically whining about the moral decay of society that they have been actively encouraging
The core problem is that in a state, something has to be sovereign - in a democracy, it is the people - and you can design and tinker as much as you like but there is no way to design around a loss of virtue in that sovereign entity.
If the people keep elected maniacs, no guardrails can hold.
If the people keep elected maniacs, no guardrails can hold.
one of the things dr schake and i were both wrestling with in this conversation--i think not really conclusively--is how you maintain the norm of civilian supremacy when the civilians are issuing objectively illegal, murderous orders
November 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
One of the reasons I am not optimistic about the US in the medium term is that the right’s entire political project for the last fifty-ish years has been the destruction of civic virtue while hypocritically whining about the moral decay of society that they have been actively encouraging
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At least with Fukuyama his vast wrongness is backed up by a plausible meta theory. What does Huntington have except racism?
Amid the liberal internationalist optimism of the late 1990s, Samuel Huntington foresaw a world marked by continued conflict.
Samuel Huntington Is Getting His Revenge
The idea of a global “clash of civilizations” wasn’t wrong—it was just premature.
foreignpolicy.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
At least with Fukuyama his vast wrongness is backed up by a plausible meta theory. What does Huntington have except racism?
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in my St. Lucy era
November 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
in my St. Lucy era
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May we see 2192.
November 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
May we see 2192.
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There is an affordability crisis I am told
Breaking News: U.S. shoppers spent significantly more online this Black Friday than last year, seizing on deals despite inflation and economic worries.
U.S. Black Friday Sales Defy Tariffs and Economic Woes
Data on spending this week shows that consumers are shopping big for the holidays despite inflation and economic worries.
nyti.ms
November 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
There is an affordability crisis I am told