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Every installment of this MTG rehabilitation tour feels like “Nice Scorpion Regrets Past Stings, Needs Help With River Crossing!”
December 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Every installment of this MTG rehabilitation tour feels like “Nice Scorpion Regrets Past Stings, Needs Help With River Crossing!”
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Since we're all fucking rehashing the fastest impeachment in the history of the United States again, let me remind everyone:
There is not a single goddamned thing Nancy Pelosi could have done to make Mitch McConnell not be Mitch McConnell.
There is not a single goddamned thing Nancy Pelosi could have done to make Mitch McConnell not be Mitch McConnell.
December 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Since we're all fucking rehashing the fastest impeachment in the history of the United States again, let me remind everyone:
There is not a single goddamned thing Nancy Pelosi could have done to make Mitch McConnell not be Mitch McConnell.
There is not a single goddamned thing Nancy Pelosi could have done to make Mitch McConnell not be Mitch McConnell.
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I advise you never to make these. Or at the very least go into making them with your eyes wide open. Because they are basically the biscuit equivalent of crack.
Parmesan shortbreads are the perfect accompaniment to any festive fizz you may be uncorking to celebrate the New Year. They’re #RecipeOfTheDay now in case you want a get a head start on them, but they’re neither difficult nor time-consuming to make. www.nigella.com/recipes/parm...
Parmesan Shortbreads
This is an Italian-inspired recipe that comes to me from Australia via Brazil. To explain: a Brazilian friend, and the best cook I know, Helio Fenerich made it for me, and I had to keep (rudely) askin...
www.nigella.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I advise you never to make these. Or at the very least go into making them with your eyes wide open. Because they are basically the biscuit equivalent of crack.
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Hardly new or surprising at this point, but it's still so crazy how the US president goes to bat for Russia, aping the Russian government's propaganda, lying to the world on a Russian dictator's behalf, and trying to help Russian military aggression succeed against a US-partnered European democracy.
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hardly new or surprising at this point, but it's still so crazy how the US president goes to bat for Russia, aping the Russian government's propaganda, lying to the world on a Russian dictator's behalf, and trying to help Russian military aggression succeed against a US-partnered European democracy.
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Russia will not accept any peace deal that allows Ukraine to aggressively defend itself the next time we invade it.
December 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Russia will not accept any peace deal that allows Ukraine to aggressively defend itself the next time we invade it.
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A reminder: Russia doesn’t want/need Donbas; it isn’t historically/ethnically special. Ru wants all of Ukraine. Receiving the heavily fortified Donbas towns it couldn’t conquer for 11+ yrs on a silver platter from Trump would allow Ru an easier 2nd march on Kyiv. That’s what Pu is focusing on now.
December 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A reminder: Russia doesn’t want/need Donbas; it isn’t historically/ethnically special. Ru wants all of Ukraine. Receiving the heavily fortified Donbas towns it couldn’t conquer for 11+ yrs on a silver platter from Trump would allow Ru an easier 2nd march on Kyiv. That’s what Pu is focusing on now.
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Setting aside the obvious here, the reason Russia supplies low cost energy to neighbours is to prevent the emergence of alternatives and to create dependencies they can later exploit.
It's harder to push back on the demands of a country that can switch off your factories and winter heating.
It's harder to push back on the demands of a country that can switch off your factories and winter heating.
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Setting aside the obvious here, the reason Russia supplies low cost energy to neighbours is to prevent the emergence of alternatives and to create dependencies they can later exploit.
It's harder to push back on the demands of a country that can switch off your factories and winter heating.
It's harder to push back on the demands of a country that can switch off your factories and winter heating.
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It's idiotic to ask him these things while his mind is freshly full of Russian propaganda. Ru wants to occupy all of Ukraine, destroy everything Ukrainian, absorb, russify, and rebuild as Ru. That's what they're attempting to do in the occupied territories. It's genocidal intent, not good will.
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It's idiotic to ask him these things while his mind is freshly full of Russian propaganda. Ru wants to occupy all of Ukraine, destroy everything Ukrainian, absorb, russify, and rebuild as Ru. That's what they're attempting to do in the occupied territories. It's genocidal intent, not good will.
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Its insane this dude was the director of intelligence for CENTCOM, director of intelligence of the Joint Staff, director of intelligence for ISAF, and director of the DIA (under Obama)
1/ In a racist rant supported by a misleading graphic, Flynn proposes sending Obama “back to Africa” and suggests we “prosecute” Somalis on welfare.
December 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Its insane this dude was the director of intelligence for CENTCOM, director of intelligence of the Joint Staff, director of intelligence for ISAF, and director of the DIA (under Obama)
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Always get caught wondering if he's incredibly stupid or malevolent before remembering he can be both.
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Always get caught wondering if he's incredibly stupid or malevolent before remembering he can be both.
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Sauron wants to see Frodo succeed.
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Sauron wants to see Frodo succeed.
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think that despite the unsavory/brutal method, it's ultimately acceptable or irrelevant that Ukraine is reincorporated into the "russian world" support "peace through surrender". My impression is that a chunk of Western scholars of russian history, politics, culture are in the latter category.
December 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
think that despite the unsavory/brutal method, it's ultimately acceptable or irrelevant that Ukraine is reincorporated into the "russian world" support "peace through surrender". My impression is that a chunk of Western scholars of russian history, politics, culture are in the latter category.
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The deepest determinant of one's position on the Ru-Ukr war is how one perceives the prospects of Ru conquering, absorbing and dominating Ukraine again as it did for centuries. Those who think it's unacceptable to allow this national genocide support Ukr's resistance. Those who...
December 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The deepest determinant of one's position on the Ru-Ukr war is how one perceives the prospects of Ru conquering, absorbing and dominating Ukraine again as it did for centuries. Those who think it's unacceptable to allow this national genocide support Ukr's resistance. Those who...
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This is such a smarmy take. Nobody hates charity, oh my god!
Campaign funds are for campaigning. They have a dedicated purpose. And call to action for campaigns to use their limited funds for a very unmanageable and inefficient charity operation is completely reasonable to question.
Campaign funds are for campaigning. They have a dedicated purpose. And call to action for campaigns to use their limited funds for a very unmanageable and inefficient charity operation is completely reasonable to question.
the problem with dedicating campaign funds toward charitable endeavors is what if you lose and then all you’ve done is helped people in need in your community?
December 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is such a smarmy take. Nobody hates charity, oh my god!
Campaign funds are for campaigning. They have a dedicated purpose. And call to action for campaigns to use their limited funds for a very unmanageable and inefficient charity operation is completely reasonable to question.
Campaign funds are for campaigning. They have a dedicated purpose. And call to action for campaigns to use their limited funds for a very unmanageable and inefficient charity operation is completely reasonable to question.
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They had contempt for Biden because they believed he had values; they have respect for Trump because they know he doesn't. Mentality of whipped dogs.
Barely a blip in the news. 🦗from the New York Times editorial and opinion pages. Compare with days of Hunter Biden Hysteria about unprecedented abuse of the pardon power.
December 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
They had contempt for Biden because they believed he had values; they have respect for Trump because they know he doesn't. Mentality of whipped dogs.
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The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
December 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
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How dare that monster Joe Biden predict that donald trump will engage in vindictive and frivolous prosecution of his political punching bags
Joe Biden's decision to pardon Hunter Biden is not only selfish: It forces Democrats to take their focus off of Trump's wholly unqualified nominations to have to either defend or denounce his decision. It's part of a pattern of selfishness by Joe Biden.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
I’m not surprised that Biden pardoned Hunter. It fits a disappointing pattern
Once again, Joe Biden saddles his party with defending the indefensible. This has been going on for a while, says Eric Garcia
www.independent.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
How dare that monster Joe Biden predict that donald trump will engage in vindictive and frivolous prosecution of his political punching bags
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SCOTUS ruled bakers can refuse to make wedding cakes for gay couples; will they back POTUS suing someone who refuses to provide services for him?
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building. n.pr/49tB0uS
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
n.pr
December 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
SCOTUS ruled bakers can refuse to make wedding cakes for gay couples; will they back POTUS suing someone who refuses to provide services for him?
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This is extremely dumb for a variety of reasons but perhaps the most obvious is that the Romans didn't apply their adoption law to grants of citizenship.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I had missed this latest delirium by Adrian Vermeule on birthright citizenship
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
December 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This is extremely dumb for a variety of reasons but perhaps the most obvious is that the Romans didn't apply their adoption law to grants of citizenship.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
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OTD in 1991 the soviet union collapsed. Its creation was a great catastrophe as millions of citizens suddenly found themselves involuntarily living in Russia.
December 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
OTD in 1991 the soviet union collapsed. Its creation was a great catastrophe as millions of citizens suddenly found themselves involuntarily living in Russia.
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Happy Greatest Geopolitical Catastrophe of the 20th Century Day to all who celebrate!
December 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Happy Greatest Geopolitical Catastrophe of the 20th Century Day to all who celebrate!
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this is why I can never log off
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
this is why I can never log off
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Russian occupiers in Kostiantynivka attacked an evacuation mission with a drone. A volunteer from Kharkiv was killed, and two others were wounded. Russians are despicable inhuman monsters.
The video has subtitles.
The video has subtitles.
December 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Russian occupiers in Kostiantynivka attacked an evacuation mission with a drone. A volunteer from Kharkiv was killed, and two others were wounded. Russians are despicable inhuman monsters.
The video has subtitles.
The video has subtitles.
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Bari Weiss’ two accomplishments so far are hosting an interview that she desperately wanted people to watch (but they didn’t) and trying to spike a news story that she desperately wanted nobody to watch (but they did)
December 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Bari Weiss’ two accomplishments so far are hosting an interview that she desperately wanted people to watch (but they didn’t) and trying to spike a news story that she desperately wanted nobody to watch (but they did)
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When you want to get a choice action shot at your Shinto shrine, but you live in Nara
December 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
When you want to get a choice action shot at your Shinto shrine, but you live in Nara