peteriffic_2k
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"If you're not willing to risk your conscience, then surrender and be done with it."
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ICE invading Minnesota in January learning what Napoleon discovered in Russia
January 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
But I was snidely told Trump wouldn’t be any different from his first term
January 11, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Contrarianism: the lowest form of debate
January 11, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I think it’s fair to say venture capital is in a bit of a wandering period. Until the next “iPhone” comes along, I don’t know if there will be any huge exits. The iPhone really allowed app-based startups to reach their potential—imagine Airbnb or Uber of even Facebook being what they are without
January 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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The constitutional remedy for a president who launches a war of acquisition against an ally is impeachment, removal, disqualification, and ultimately a criminal trial. And the same is true for every member of his cabinet involved in such an illegal undertaking.
January 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
The Left will still try to argue their causes while the country is on fire
January 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I repeat
And people wonder why basketball is losing viewership… #BALatPIT
January 5, 2026 at 4:33 AM
And people wonder why basketball is losing viewership… #BALatPIT
January 5, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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It’s just a “law enforcement” operation that doesn’t require consulting Congress, but …
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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“Putin will destroy your infrastructure, but he’ll be very generous in his prices while charging you to fix it.”
This is an absolutely unhinged thing to say about a country that was invaded, bombed, and terrorized by Russia. Calling Putin “generous” while Ukraine is fighting for its survival tells you everything about where Trump’s loyalties actually lie.
December 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I’m so glad I was never in the club scene. Just bad dynamics going on all over the place with
December 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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An modern authoritarian regime without hereditary succession basically has to rely on incompetents to run it. Anyone competent is a threat, no matter how hard they perform to ingratiate themselves.
December 23, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I see a lot of people swearing by the sobriety movement, almost to a degree that you have to wonder how much they were drinking before they quit. Like it must have really been destroying their lives. I’m grateful that I never let alcohol become something so destructive in my life.
December 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Is it that the world is just turning to authoritarianism, or have people gotten way too drunk on “Ackchyually” contrarianism?
At least Andrew thinks the genocide part of Hitler’s legacy was bad
December 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Hey, at least they found a use for crypto!
Crypto casinos have become a multi-billion dollar industry. One of the ways they've grown is with an unusual marketing strategy: paying millions to internet celebrities to livestream themselves gambling for hours.
New from me, @neilbedi.bsky.social, and Jenny Vrentas.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Online Crypto Casinos Use Celebrities and Livestreamers to Recruit Gamblers
Using exploitative marketing strategies, the illicit gambling websites have profited and lured in a young generation of gamblers.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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All these arguments about how the stuff we have is obsolete ignore how badly other countries want what we have.

You know who doesn't think drones can replace cruise missiles? Ukraine.

You know who doesn't think carriers and next gen fighters are obsolete? China.
December 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It’s almost like we shouldn’t have re elected the guy who ran for President so he’d stay out of prison
December 4, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Repulsive rhetoric about an entire nationality
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Not only looking for a savior in politicians, but in things like crypto and blockchain technologies
This may explain some people, but how does it explain the many voters I meet who voted for Obama and then for Trump? They are just looking for a savior, and if one didn't succeed, they'll move on to the next who promises even more.
November 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Maybe he told Trump that FDR had four terms.
Let’s be clear.

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got Trump so charmed that Trump posted two photos of the two of them with Franklin Roosevelt’s portrait behind them AND one of just Mamdani and FDR’s portrait.
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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"Greeks living in Afghanistan were Buddhist 500 years before China and a thousand years before Southeast Asia" is one of those things that sounds made up but is in fact true
November 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The abyss has gazed into sooo many people, it’s scary
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Musk's Grokipedia cites a neo-Nazi website 42 times, researchers say www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu... via @nbcnews

"...Grokipedia includes 12,522 citations to online sources that previous academic research has deemed as having very low credibility."

"The guardrails are off."
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM