February 17, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Denying the obvious existence of concentration camps, conforming to a false-dichotomy with an enemy of "the libs."
Relying on grievance politics and using argument to disconcert and spread despair...
If you're not a NAZI, you're doing a good impression
Relying on grievance politics and using argument to disconcert and spread despair...
If you're not a NAZI, you're doing a good impression
February 17, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Denying the obvious existence of concentration camps, conforming to a false-dichotomy with an enemy of "the libs."
Relying on grievance politics and using argument to disconcert and spread despair...
If you're not a NAZI, you're doing a good impression
Relying on grievance politics and using argument to disconcert and spread despair...
If you're not a NAZI, you're doing a good impression
The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert.
February 17, 2026 at 9:17 AM
The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert.
"They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past."
February 16, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past."
3/6 It can also disturb and unsettle us. It calls us to allow ourselves to be led by the Spirit in unexpected ways. We have to be prepared to go into places and situations that surprise or even disconcert us. It’s a call to risk stepping into the unknown.
February 15, 2026 at 10:40 AM
3/6 It can also disturb and unsettle us. It calls us to allow ourselves to be led by the Spirit in unexpected ways. We have to be prepared to go into places and situations that surprise or even disconcert us. It’s a call to risk stepping into the unknown.
Maybe the clone would be able to weaponize the ‘Uncanny Valley’ effect of twins to disconcert opponents?
At least he’d be younger, and aware of the necessity to be a fighter.
At least he’d be younger, and aware of the necessity to be a fighter.
February 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Maybe the clone would be able to weaponize the ‘Uncanny Valley’ effect of twins to disconcert opponents?
At least he’d be younger, and aware of the necessity to be a fighter.
At least he’d be younger, and aware of the necessity to be a fighter.
(Nods knowingly.) We had an unopened supermarket Christmas cake as my birthday-cake the other week.
Didn’t put any candles on it - no need to disconcert the local fire-station, eh? 🚒
Still got a (very nice!) chunk of the cake left for the weekend😂
Didn’t put any candles on it - no need to disconcert the local fire-station, eh? 🚒
Still got a (very nice!) chunk of the cake left for the weekend😂
February 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
(Nods knowingly.) We had an unopened supermarket Christmas cake as my birthday-cake the other week.
Didn’t put any candles on it - no need to disconcert the local fire-station, eh? 🚒
Still got a (very nice!) chunk of the cake left for the weekend😂
Didn’t put any candles on it - no need to disconcert the local fire-station, eh? 🚒
Still got a (very nice!) chunk of the cake left for the weekend😂
If you keep yourself calm, poised and dignified, [10] if you observe rather than are observed, if you don’t envy people with greater success, don’t let externals disconcert you – if you do all this, what more do you need?
February 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
If you keep yourself calm, poised and dignified, [10] if you observe rather than are observed, if you don’t envy people with greater success, don’t let externals disconcert you – if you do all this, what more do you need?
This quote is from 1946 (IIRC).
I've only changed "antisemite" to "Trump supporter."
And I just don't believe any of them anymore. From the smallest voter, to their cult leader.
I just don't believe them.
I've only changed "antisemite" to "Trump supporter."
And I just don't believe any of them anymore. From the smallest voter, to their cult leader.
I just don't believe them.
February 12, 2026 at 4:22 AM
This quote is from 1946 (IIRC).
I've only changed "antisemite" to "Trump supporter."
And I just don't believe any of them anymore. From the smallest voter, to their cult leader.
I just don't believe them.
I've only changed "antisemite" to "Trump supporter."
And I just don't believe any of them anymore. From the smallest voter, to their cult leader.
I just don't believe them.
Gutter theatrics.
Oh, you mean like Trump trying to disconcert Hillary in their public debate by inviting her husband’s accusers to sit in the audience?
Oh, you mean like Trump trying to disconcert Hillary in their public debate by inviting her husband’s accusers to sit in the audience?
Rep Jayapal introduces a row of white-clad Epstein victims and asks Bondi to apologize to them for releasing their personal information.
A stunt, sure. But Bondi’s reaction is to sneer.
“I’m not going to get in the gutter for her theatrics. I’m not getting in the gutter with this woman.”
A stunt, sure. But Bondi’s reaction is to sneer.
“I’m not going to get in the gutter for her theatrics. I’m not getting in the gutter with this woman.”
February 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Gutter theatrics.
Oh, you mean like Trump trying to disconcert Hillary in their public debate by inviting her husband’s accusers to sit in the audience?
Oh, you mean like Trump trying to disconcert Hillary in their public debate by inviting her husband’s accusers to sit in the audience?
The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert.
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM
The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert.
What Sartre said (about the entire right wing now, really).
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
What Sartre said (about the entire right wing now, really).
Ugh my kids keep saying really funny things but I'm so brain dead by the time I get on social media at night that I can't even bleet them
(file this under sentences that, while not of the "none of these words are in the Bible" category, would certainly disconcert a Puritan goodwife)
(file this under sentences that, while not of the "none of these words are in the Bible" category, would certainly disconcert a Puritan goodwife)
February 6, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Ugh my kids keep saying really funny things but I'm so brain dead by the time I get on social media at night that I can't even bleet them
(file this under sentences that, while not of the "none of these words are in the Bible" category, would certainly disconcert a Puritan goodwife)
(file this under sentences that, while not of the "none of these words are in the Bible" category, would certainly disconcert a Puritan goodwife)
Girls be like:
“So you don’t care about life and you don’t want souls. Why not?” I put my question quickly and somewhat sternly, on purpose to disconcert him. The effort succeeded; for an instant he unconsciously relapsed into his old servile manner, bent low before me, and actually fawned...
“So you don’t care about life and you don’t want souls. Why not?” I put my question quickly and somewhat sternly, on purpose to disconcert him. The effort succeeded; for an instant he unconsciously relapsed into his old servile manner, bent low before me, and actually fawned...
February 5, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Girls be like:
“So you don’t care about life and you don’t want souls. Why not?” I put my question quickly and somewhat sternly, on purpose to disconcert him. The effort succeeded; for an instant he unconsciously relapsed into his old servile manner, bent low before me, and actually fawned...
“So you don’t care about life and you don’t want souls. Why not?” I put my question quickly and somewhat sternly, on purpose to disconcert him. The effort succeeded; for an instant he unconsciously relapsed into his old servile manner, bent low before me, and actually fawned...
Sartre had this guy's number thirty years before he was born.
February 4, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Sartre had this guy's number thirty years before he was born.
Trump has the right to play. he even likes to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, he discredits the seriousness of his interlocutors. He delights in acting in bad faith, since he seeks not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert."
— Not Sartre
— Not Sartre
February 3, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Trump has the right to play. he even likes to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, he discredits the seriousness of his interlocutors. He delights in acting in bad faith, since he seeks not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert."
— Not Sartre
— Not Sartre
The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. 2/3
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM
The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. 2/3
You don’t. They probably don’t even believe it. It’s a dog whistle for other fascists.
They’re all evil liars who argue only in bad faith, and they always have been.
All Republicans Are Evil.
They’re all evil liars who argue only in bad faith, and they always have been.
All Republicans Are Evil.
January 31, 2026 at 7:33 PM
You don’t. They probably don’t even believe it. It’s a dog whistle for other fascists.
They’re all evil liars who argue only in bad faith, and they always have been.
All Republicans Are Evil.
They’re all evil liars who argue only in bad faith, and they always have been.
All Republicans Are Evil.
...The anti-Semites (Magas) have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert.
January 31, 2026 at 3:31 PM
...The anti-Semites (Magas) have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert.
"They know that their remarks are frivolous...But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words...They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert."
January 31, 2026 at 12:39 AM
"They know that their remarks are frivolous...But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words...They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert."
time for the old standby
"They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert."
"They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert."
January 31, 2026 at 12:02 AM
time for the old standby
"They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert."
"They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert."
