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de facto absurdist and policy parsing empiricist
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When the zeitgeist is abysmal and promises to get worse, let go and let Philip Larkin's "This Be The Verse."
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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
May 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
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Subsidizing psychopathy and decimating protopia is de rigueur.
May 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Subsidizing psychopathy and decimating protopia is de rigueur.
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Canada applying for U.S. statehood is like a straight A student at Exeter asking to transfer to a public school in rural Alabama.
April 16, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Canada applying for U.S. statehood is like a straight A student at Exeter asking to transfer to a public school in rural Alabama.
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The average American voter….
It’s a level of ignorance, hypocrisy, and evil, previously unknown in the developed world.
It’s a level of ignorance, hypocrisy, and evil, previously unknown in the developed world.
April 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The average American voter….
It’s a level of ignorance, hypocrisy, and evil, previously unknown in the developed world.
It’s a level of ignorance, hypocrisy, and evil, previously unknown in the developed world.
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“Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.... I am against any nationalism, even in the guise of mere patriotism. Privileges based on position and property have always seemed to me unjust and pernicious, as did any exaggerated personality cult.” -- Albert Einstein
April 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.... I am against any nationalism, even in the guise of mere patriotism. Privileges based on position and property have always seemed to me unjust and pernicious, as did any exaggerated personality cult.” -- Albert Einstein
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When the zeitgeist is abysmal and promises to get worse, let go and let Philip Larkin's "This Be The Verse."
November 14, 2024 at 4:26 PM
When the zeitgeist is abysmal and promises to get worse, let go and let Philip Larkin's "This Be The Verse."
How fucked are we? Fully fucked, that is.
April 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
How fucked are we? Fully fucked, that is.
Charles Manson's weltanschauung seems quaint by comparison.
April 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Charles Manson's weltanschauung seems quaint by comparison.
Fucking fuck.
April 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Fucking fuck.
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To the rest of the world: we are aware that the United States has been captured by insane sociopaths and apologize for this inconvenience. These policies are wildly unpopular and we will try to fix this in due course. In the meantime, carry on without us and accept our apologies.
April 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
To the rest of the world: we are aware that the United States has been captured by insane sociopaths and apologize for this inconvenience. These policies are wildly unpopular and we will try to fix this in due course. In the meantime, carry on without us and accept our apologies.
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The decisive test of our society in my lifetime was the 2024 election and our failure was spectacular and total. I will never again have any faith in the American electorate to do the obviously right thing.
March 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The decisive test of our society in my lifetime was the 2024 election and our failure was spectacular and total. I will never again have any faith in the American electorate to do the obviously right thing.
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Apparently the art of the deal is to give me everything I want and then to impose no consequences when I still want more.
March 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Apparently the art of the deal is to give me everything I want and then to impose no consequences when I still want more.
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I'm thrilled to announce that I've just about had it
March 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I'm thrilled to announce that I've just about had it
March 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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So 77 million Americans voted for a vengeful convicted felon who’s pursued a life of crime and promised he’d exploit the presidency for retribution. No one should be surprised this sociopath, immunized by the Supreme Court, is now acting in an utterly lawless manner.
March 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
So 77 million Americans voted for a vengeful convicted felon who’s pursued a life of crime and promised he’d exploit the presidency for retribution. No one should be surprised this sociopath, immunized by the Supreme Court, is now acting in an utterly lawless manner.
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Fuck this and fuck that!
March 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Fuck this and fuck that!
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Never accommodate fascism
March 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Never accommodate fascism
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The belief that “natural” is better than “synthetic” is false—it’s the appeal to nature fallacy.
Some of the most toxic substances come from nature.
Botulinum toxin. Ricin. Abrin. Cyanide. Arsenic.
Your body doesn’t know—or care—whether a chemical is natural or synthetic.
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Some of the most toxic substances come from nature.
Botulinum toxin. Ricin. Abrin. Cyanide. Arsenic.
Your body doesn’t know—or care—whether a chemical is natural or synthetic.
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March 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The belief that “natural” is better than “synthetic” is false—it’s the appeal to nature fallacy.
Some of the most toxic substances come from nature.
Botulinum toxin. Ricin. Abrin. Cyanide. Arsenic.
Your body doesn’t know—or care—whether a chemical is natural or synthetic.
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Some of the most toxic substances come from nature.
Botulinum toxin. Ricin. Abrin. Cyanide. Arsenic.
Your body doesn’t know—or care—whether a chemical is natural or synthetic.
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Has a vehicle ever engendered more hate on sight than the Cybertruck? The visceral reactions at this point are almost involuntary.
March 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Has a vehicle ever engendered more hate on sight than the Cybertruck? The visceral reactions at this point are almost involuntary.
People are stupid and civilization has failed.
March 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
People are stupid and civilization has failed.
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It's official: The lunatics are now running the asylum.
March 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's official: The lunatics are now running the asylum.
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Everything will get worse before it gets even worse
March 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Everything will get worse before it gets even worse
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Something I really took for granted in life was not being governed by someone named “big balls.”
March 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Something I really took for granted in life was not being governed by someone named “big balls.”