@shortale.bsky.social
squarely on the dark side since 2008
January 24, 2026 at 5:22 PM
squarely on the dark side since 2008
In case anyone forgot what 24 karat poopsmith (look up Homestar) he is, there's this gem from way back with the epic defense "I'm not a homophobe. Anderw Sullivan is godfather to my kid." www.theguardian.com/books/2013/m...
Niall Ferguson apologises for remarks about 'gay and childless' Keynes
In speech at conference, Harvard professor implied economist lacked foresight because he was childless and gay
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In case anyone forgot what 24 karat poopsmith (look up Homestar) he is, there's this gem from way back with the epic defense "I'm not a homophobe. Anderw Sullivan is godfather to my kid." www.theguardian.com/books/2013/m...
About 20 years ago, the Atlantic had a cover story about the threat of the Chinese submarine and I cancelled my subscription thinking precisely those words: "I'm not paying for this shit so someone tell me -- is this a joke?"
January 21, 2026 at 4:54 AM
About 20 years ago, the Atlantic had a cover story about the threat of the Chinese submarine and I cancelled my subscription thinking precisely those words: "I'm not paying for this shit so someone tell me -- is this a joke?"
TBF - the Dow did get to 36000, just 25 years later than he said it would. Same with the drop-off in COVID cases. Kevin's just ahead of his time.
January 16, 2026 at 8:08 PM
TBF - the Dow did get to 36000, just 25 years later than he said it would. Same with the drop-off in COVID cases. Kevin's just ahead of his time.
You do know there were 4 Eli Mannings, right?
January 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
You do know there were 4 Eli Mannings, right?
TBF, he's offering a generous trade of his FIFA prize and a vintage Trump Taj Mahal "World's Best CEO" coffee mug
January 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
TBF, he's offering a generous trade of his FIFA prize and a vintage Trump Taj Mahal "World's Best CEO" coffee mug
The one upside here is that none of the people making these idiotic decisions have strong reputations as scholars so we don't have to listen to bullshit like we did about how smart Wolfowitz was.
January 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The one upside here is that none of the people making these idiotic decisions have strong reputations as scholars so we don't have to listen to bullshit like we did about how smart Wolfowitz was.
and who can forget Paul Wolfowitz's other hit, "it will pay for itself with oil revenues".
January 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
and who can forget Paul Wolfowitz's other hit, "it will pay for itself with oil revenues".
The true architect of the Mar-a-lago wax museum look? Ron DeSantis.
December 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The true architect of the Mar-a-lago wax museum look? Ron DeSantis.
and one of them told me to 'suck on this'
December 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
and one of them told me to 'suck on this'
Shorter Bill Grueskin: "Bari Weiss is an employed Republican"
December 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Shorter Bill Grueskin: "Bari Weiss is an employed Republican"
As Paul Krugman once said in the NYT pages about a main rule of economics: "People respond to incentives. Duh."
December 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
As Paul Krugman once said in the NYT pages about a main rule of economics: "People respond to incentives. Duh."
Is that Jeffrey Epstein?
December 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Is that Jeffrey Epstein?
But does it approach the level of Two Shoes and Blind Lemon Lipshitz? youtu.be/mbISCW_RVh4
Blues Song
YouTube video by The Dead Milkmen - Topic
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
But does it approach the level of Two Shoes and Blind Lemon Lipshitz? youtu.be/mbISCW_RVh4
Oleg Deripaska called. He said he's sick of getting low-balled by these cheesy wogs. Elon should promote European content on X. MAKE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC TROLL FARMING GREAT AGAIN!!!
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Oleg Deripaska called. He said he's sick of getting low-balled by these cheesy wogs. Elon should promote European content on X. MAKE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC TROLL FARMING GREAT AGAIN!!!
The "on the nose" part is that her search history had "zip ties near me" and she drove to the Dollar General in a Maserati. Or maybe that makes it art.
November 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The "on the nose" part is that her search history had "zip ties near me" and she drove to the Dollar General in a Maserati. Or maybe that makes it art.
and here I thought his kink was getting his ass handed to him in public by Paul Krugman during policy debates
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
and here I thought his kink was getting his ass handed to him in public by Paul Krugman during policy debates
and for all these years we thought Larry Summers' big kink was getting his ass handed to him in public in econ policy debates with Krugman.
November 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
and for all these years we thought Larry Summers' big kink was getting his ass handed to him in public in econ policy debates with Krugman.
Yeoman fling tons of poo at Burghers the right way!
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
November 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Yeoman fling tons of poo at Burghers the right way!
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
Oddly enough, Kitara Ravache (Geo. Santos) was also on that website as an 18 year old
November 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Oddly enough, Kitara Ravache (Geo. Santos) was also on that website as an 18 year old
"I've heard it both ways" - new White House spokesman Sean Spencer
November 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"I've heard it both ways" - new White House spokesman Sean Spencer
THE fundamental tenet of modern conservatism is that the New Deal and Stalinism are the same. It justifies the bug-eyed yodeling whenever someone suggests the possibility of market failure.
November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
THE fundamental tenet of modern conservatism is that the New Deal and Stalinism are the same. It justifies the bug-eyed yodeling whenever someone suggests the possibility of market failure.
Much as Trump takes his tariff cues from the McKinley admin, JD was elated to discover that back then they had schools to teach kids to NOT be Indian!
November 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Much as Trump takes his tariff cues from the McKinley admin, JD was elated to discover that back then they had schools to teach kids to NOT be Indian!
Nero to join the Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
October 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Nero to join the Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.