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Elon-strategy: make wild, absurd claims and somehow keep doing that year after year and no one calls you on it.
February 14, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Elon-strategy: make wild, absurd claims and somehow keep doing that year after year and no one calls you on it.
If you're going to press me on it, I think by that point of the season, given everything that's happened to them, you're right it's a much less likely stumbling block than in recent seasons! But just for the 'it's a tricky ground and team' vibes still.
February 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM
If you're going to press me on it, I think by that point of the season, given everything that's happened to them, you're right it's a much less likely stumbling block than in recent seasons! But just for the 'it's a tricky ground and team' vibes still.
Absolutely. I think there's a lot more yet to come this season and we have to stay calm if we can.
February 13, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Absolutely. I think there's a lot more yet to come this season and we have to stay calm if we can.
Here's what I would say about some of that: Liverpool sacrificed their entire attack to get a 0-0 draw against us, not fair to say we didn't attempt to win. Forest hung on desperately and celebrated like they won the league and survived a clear penalty claim. But we suffer from massive nerves 1-0 up
February 13, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Here's what I would say about some of that: Liverpool sacrificed their entire attack to get a 0-0 draw against us, not fair to say we didn't attempt to win. Forest hung on desperately and celebrated like they won the league and survived a clear penalty claim. But we suffer from massive nerves 1-0 up
Weird to post that after we've drawn Liverpool, Forest and Brentford and lost to United already in 2026. But let's see City get tested too, hopefully by Newcastle.
February 13, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Weird to post that after we've drawn Liverpool, Forest and Brentford and lost to United already in 2026. But let's see City get tested too, hopefully by Newcastle.
Mate, he's definitely gonna find an irrefutable one, though. Didn't you read the post?
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Mate, he's definitely gonna find an irrefutable one, though. Didn't you read the post?
I'm looking at Chelsea, Bournemouth, Villa and Everton as City's most likely points dropped (apart from the Arsenal game). For Arsenal, it's Brighton and Palace, but at this point we look fragile enough to drop any time.
February 13, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I'm looking at Chelsea, Bournemouth, Villa and Everton as City's most likely points dropped (apart from the Arsenal game). For Arsenal, it's Brighton and Palace, but at this point we look fragile enough to drop any time.
The want to be shitty assholes to everyone around them, but they want to be the most liked and normative while doing that.
February 11, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The want to be shitty assholes to everyone around them, but they want to be the most liked and normative while doing that.
I feel like this is still on trend for not great times ahead.
February 11, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I feel like this is still on trend for not great times ahead.
Seems good to me.
February 11, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Seems good to me.
How on earth does arbitrary tariff levying power arise from a supposed national emergency here? What’s the emergency that grants 100% subjective decisions like this?
February 11, 2026 at 12:33 AM
How on earth does arbitrary tariff levying power arise from a supposed national emergency here? What’s the emergency that grants 100% subjective decisions like this?
Tariffs, expulsion of workers, defunding academic research across the board are all anti-growth, anti-economy measures and are at the core of the Trump policy position.
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Tariffs, expulsion of workers, defunding academic research across the board are all anti-growth, anti-economy measures and are at the core of the Trump policy position.
I think only if Mike Pence has the courage to....
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
I think only if Mike Pence has the courage to....
Repeatedly falling over and clowning yourself to apologize on behalf of your cult leader, Herr Trump. Gg mate
February 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Repeatedly falling over and clowning yourself to apologize on behalf of your cult leader, Herr Trump. Gg mate
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I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
"Why would a president ever think of violating federal criminal law? Duh! Obviously we don't need to ensure any procedures to make sure *that* doesn't happen."
February 6, 2026 at 10:37 PM
"Why would a president ever think of violating federal criminal law? Duh! Obviously we don't need to ensure any procedures to make sure *that* doesn't happen."
See that’s my take but clearly others disagree.
February 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
See that’s my take but clearly others disagree.
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Here is Tim Wise and I on the hidden history of murdered white civil rights figures.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Here is Tim Wise and I on the hidden history of murdered white civil rights figures.
For more on this, register for our virtual lecture on Feb.10th, at 6:00 pm!
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Can we please decide what MTG stands for and only use it for that one use case?
February 6, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Can we please decide what MTG stands for and only use it for that one use case?
Can a crypto currency actually have fundamentals?
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Can a crypto currency actually have fundamentals?
Their solutions are always looking to find more work or more money from the poor and working classes. Why not look elsewhere for repositories of wealth in the nation? Where else can we find cash to solve our debt issues?
February 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Their solutions are always looking to find more work or more money from the poor and working classes. Why not look elsewhere for repositories of wealth in the nation? Where else can we find cash to solve our debt issues?
No no, Protestants specifically reject the authority of the Pope. Apparently as long as individuals are nice, governments can be as evil as they want!
February 4, 2026 at 1:17 PM
No no, Protestants specifically reject the authority of the Pope. Apparently as long as individuals are nice, governments can be as evil as they want!