The Velvet Ambassador
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If you had told me 20 years ago that Brett Ratner would be our country’s Leni Riefenstahl I would not have… actually I totally would’ve believed you. Definitely tracks.
January 28, 2026 at 8:56 AM
If you had told me 20 years ago that Brett Ratner would be our country’s Leni Riefenstahl I would not have… actually I totally would’ve believed you. Definitely tracks.
Gadaffi was the Kanye of politics. His early work was brilliant but untreated mental illness and a lack of guardrails on his ego drove him over the edge. Still, The Green Book is his Graduation.
January 28, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Gadaffi was the Kanye of politics. His early work was brilliant but untreated mental illness and a lack of guardrails on his ego drove him over the edge. Still, The Green Book is his Graduation.
This will wreck you but it SHOULD wreck you.
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:22 AM
This will wreck you but it SHOULD wreck you.
Hey Schiffie just checking in… how’s that standing up going?
We often look back on the seminal moments in our history and wonder "What would I have done?"
This is our moment. This is our time.
We must stand up. We must speak out. We must do everything we can to stop a President who has every intention of destroying our democracy.
This is our moment. This is our time.
We must stand up. We must speak out. We must do everything we can to stop a President who has every intention of destroying our democracy.
January 28, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Hey Schiffie just checking in… how’s that standing up going?
Hmm. Looks like a 50501 jam which means performative chanting but no real demands.
I used to root for these "retired art teacher" protests because they got normies out in the street without the risk of rubber bullets and Sabre Red. But we need a real uprising right now.
nationalshutdown.org
I used to root for these "retired art teacher" protests because they got normies out in the street without the risk of rubber bullets and Sabre Red. But we need a real uprising right now.
nationalshutdown.org
NATIONAL SHUTDOWN—FRI. JANUARY 30
nationalshutdown.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Hmm. Looks like a 50501 jam which means performative chanting but no real demands.
I used to root for these "retired art teacher" protests because they got normies out in the street without the risk of rubber bullets and Sabre Red. But we need a real uprising right now.
nationalshutdown.org
I used to root for these "retired art teacher" protests because they got normies out in the street without the risk of rubber bullets and Sabre Red. But we need a real uprising right now.
nationalshutdown.org
Mark Sunshine is brilliant follow him
What does a #vocalist (ME ) do when I telemarketer calls? See the results here: youtu.be/2sAiFmo6JEs?... • #youtube #humancreator #vlog #creativity
One Way to Deal with a Telemarketer
YouTube video by Mark Sunshine • Creative • 🍀
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January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Mark Sunshine is brilliant follow him
Gemini is suddenly hijacking my Gmail to compose the most cringe emails I've ever read. Just the act of making them sound remotely human takes far more time and energy that just writing the damn thing myself and no trees are killed in the process. Enough with this enshittified shit!
January 27, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Gemini is suddenly hijacking my Gmail to compose the most cringe emails I've ever read. Just the act of making them sound remotely human takes far more time and energy that just writing the damn thing myself and no trees are killed in the process. Enough with this enshittified shit!
I think it's important to distinguish a fash beard from a rad beard.
A fash beard is carefully sculpted and rarely goes below the neck. It's meant to hide a double chin and make the jawline more pronounced and masculine. This is because modern USA fascism is rooted in male insecurity.
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A fash beard is carefully sculpted and rarely goes below the neck. It's meant to hide a double chin and make the jawline more pronounced and masculine. This is because modern USA fascism is rooted in male insecurity.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I think it's important to distinguish a fash beard from a rad beard.
A fash beard is carefully sculpted and rarely goes below the neck. It's meant to hide a double chin and make the jawline more pronounced and masculine. This is because modern USA fascism is rooted in male insecurity.
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A fash beard is carefully sculpted and rarely goes below the neck. It's meant to hide a double chin and make the jawline more pronounced and masculine. This is because modern USA fascism is rooted in male insecurity.
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a skilled ER nurse with a deep sense of civic responsibility is exactly the kind of person you want carrying a firearm.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 AM
a skilled ER nurse with a deep sense of civic responsibility is exactly the kind of person you want carrying a firearm.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
I receive on average about 15 emails and texts a day from the DNC and various Democratic politicians, mobilization groups, and PACs asking for donations.
Guess how many emails I received today calling for a general strike?
These. Are. Collaborators.
Guess how many emails I received today calling for a general strike?
These. Are. Collaborators.
January 25, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I receive on average about 15 emails and texts a day from the DNC and various Democratic politicians, mobilization groups, and PACs asking for donations.
Guess how many emails I received today calling for a general strike?
These. Are. Collaborators.
Guess how many emails I received today calling for a general strike?
These. Are. Collaborators.
"They platform Nazis" is a weird line in the sand when you consider that "they platform centrist liberals" is about to become a crime.
January 21, 2026 at 4:41 PM
"They platform Nazis" is a weird line in the sand when you consider that "they platform centrist liberals" is about to become a crime.
Also don't use any newsletter platform that would turn over your mailing list to NSA which is 99% of them.
January 21, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Also don't use any newsletter platform that would turn over your mailing list to NSA which is 99% of them.
If you left Substack because they platform Nazis, but would still take a gig for the New York Times, what the fuck is wrong with you?
January 21, 2026 at 4:37 PM
If you left Substack because they platform Nazis, but would still take a gig for the New York Times, what the fuck is wrong with you?
L.A. Taco > L.A. Times, best journalism in the city and it's not even remotely disputable. Oh also > NYT and WaPo but that should go without saying, those papers are fash slop.
January 21, 2026 at 4:34 PM
L.A. Taco > L.A. Times, best journalism in the city and it's not even remotely disputable. Oh also > NYT and WaPo but that should go without saying, those papers are fash slop.
Remember Siri? Like 2011 Siri? What if she was 1000x worse but also killed trees?
VC guy: Goddamnit, I’m in.
VC guy: Goddamnit, I’m in.
January 12, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Remember Siri? Like 2011 Siri? What if she was 1000x worse but also killed trees?
VC guy: Goddamnit, I’m in.
VC guy: Goddamnit, I’m in.
The Dems are pushing for more ICE training and no masks.
No really. Check your emails.
Even if you ignore that they clearly have no idea what they are up against, these are the bare minimum demands you make when you’ve already lost the fight but need to save face with a “performative “get.”
No really. Check your emails.
Even if you ignore that they clearly have no idea what they are up against, these are the bare minimum demands you make when you’ve already lost the fight but need to save face with a “performative “get.”
January 11, 2026 at 9:55 PM
The Dems are pushing for more ICE training and no masks.
No really. Check your emails.
Even if you ignore that they clearly have no idea what they are up against, these are the bare minimum demands you make when you’ve already lost the fight but need to save face with a “performative “get.”
No really. Check your emails.
Even if you ignore that they clearly have no idea what they are up against, these are the bare minimum demands you make when you’ve already lost the fight but need to save face with a “performative “get.”
X is for arguing with fascists. Bluesky is for arguing with liberals. Facebook is for arguing with the dumbest dudes from your high school. WhatsApp is for arguing with Euros about World Cup football.
January 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
X is for arguing with fascists. Bluesky is for arguing with liberals. Facebook is for arguing with the dumbest dudes from your high school. WhatsApp is for arguing with Euros about World Cup football.
The reason Peter Thiel holds sway over JB Vance is because JB is gay and Thiel has the receipts. I know a closet trap seems anachronistic in 2026 but these are people still living in the 1950s.
Remember how Thiel went nuclear when he was un-closeted? Excactly. He'd otherwise still be in there.
Remember how Thiel went nuclear when he was un-closeted? Excactly. He'd otherwise still be in there.
January 10, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The reason Peter Thiel holds sway over JB Vance is because JB is gay and Thiel has the receipts. I know a closet trap seems anachronistic in 2026 but these are people still living in the 1950s.
Remember how Thiel went nuclear when he was un-closeted? Excactly. He'd otherwise still be in there.
Remember how Thiel went nuclear when he was un-closeted? Excactly. He'd otherwise still be in there.
Trust your eyes. Don't jump on a narrative or pundit hot take. Look at the video and trust your eyes.
January 7, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Trust your eyes. Don't jump on a narrative or pundit hot take. Look at the video and trust your eyes.
Trump isn't America's Hitler, Mussolini, or Franco... he's its Poochie.
January 7, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Trump isn't America's Hitler, Mussolini, or Franco... he's its Poochie.
Yes, yes, Bari Weiss was a blogger not a journalist, of course she's never actually run a newsroom but I mean that's the point. She's an extension of an administration where inexperienced loyalists are hired for the sole purpose of doing a bad job. Kash Patel is head of the FBI, people. KASH PATEL.
December 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Yes, yes, Bari Weiss was a blogger not a journalist, of course she's never actually run a newsroom but I mean that's the point. She's an extension of an administration where inexperienced loyalists are hired for the sole purpose of doing a bad job. Kash Patel is head of the FBI, people. KASH PATEL.