First SOTU I’ve missed since ‘03 when I volunteered to tape record it for my social studies class. I don’t really feel a need to tune in to a fascist narcissist blathering on about crap. Surprised to hear people talk about it today because he does this crap every day anyhow.
You’re on a terrible horseshoe when you come around to Claremont.
Attorney General Pom-Pom Banditti!
1-10?
I’m sorry I missed our weekly.
@redlettermedia.com should do a Clue ReView given the extensive commentary they’ve given to the potential for modern board game-based movies.
Everyone who wants to say there’s something inherently wrong with Trump trying to task the hemisphere—I agree with you, but there is a certain logic to the project if you turn it towards Jefferson’s “Empire of Liberty.” That’s just never what’s it’s been in practice. Or could be.
Just arrived in Chicago for AHA. Ping me if you want to get together between now and Sunday!
No matter how desperately you try @adamfreidland.bsky.social you will never match this level of lizard-person media come-upper. He has your backdrop, your pseudo-intellectual vibe, your same level of fake care of minorities. It’s wild.
I started reading this and expected you to say you wanted a uniform to go with your game, and you were infuriated that one was not available. A large story to happen in the space of .2 seconds.
Voldemort—that sissy simp soy boy—could only *hope.*
William F Buckley Jr is absolutely one of the creepiest looking people who have ever lived. Watching his mannerisms makes me wonder why people ever booed Muhammad Ali’s talk about literal white devils, because he fit the part better than any actor ever could have. Like an actual snake in human skin.
MERRY XMAS to all the Sick O’s and Haters afflicted with the brain disease colloquy known as TDS…TRUMP Derangament Syndrome, who cannot stop distracting from this Administration’s TITANTIC accomplishments with Democrat Epstein Deep-Fakes. Have a great time celebrating Jesus even tho he’s Mexican.DJT
Interesting that Pluribus seemed to be the ultimate in utilitarianism and has turned into the ultimate version of Kantianism—which seems to be the exact opposite of what evolution would indicate is successful. Unless Pluribus can develop enough to launch its code elsewhere before it fails.
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Kelly is like a modern John C. Fremont, an almost lab-made candidate for the era. But he has better favorables than his relative opponent, no third party to contend with, and he went to FUCKING SPACE. California is cool, but—SPACE??
It’s shocking how much this is an intro campaign speech. This man is the real life Buzz Lightyear who has also actually killed people in combat but doesn’t make light of it. There may be no better possible match-up between him and whoever the GOP can drudge up out of the sewers by then.
Mark Kelly—the first world leader who has been to space. Coming 2028.
How could I forget Austria! I taught there, too, the most lush room on campus! With a Hayek mention to boot in the displayed list of Nobel winners from Austria.
I think I officially taught in Israel, India, Welsh, English, and Chinese, but I also did private tutoring sessions in several other rooms that were open at the time. Closest to a real Hogwarts there probably actually is.
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Pittsburgh is an incredible place. My adopted hometown. I’m forever grateful to have gotten to see the Cathedral of Learning burst out in front of me—tall as God himself—every time I left Posvar Hall for the evening. And happy to have taught in several national rooms.
Who’s going to thank libertarians for Thomas Massie?
What if we see the most lightning fast thing the GOP has done since Operation Iraqi Freedom tonight and by this time tomorrow Trump has been removed from office?
I feel like the older I get the more comfortable I am with the idea that I won’t always be. In any case, I never want to be some entombed and worshipped Pharoah-type figure whose influence compels people after I’m gone.
There’s a Universe where Trump pledged to run for a single term, decentralized, depolarized, cut the government down to size, and ended the forever wars—and then just left, having accomplished his goals.
That’s not our Universe, and we might be better off trying to jump phases than fix the world.
Through the app, I currently don’t even have menu access. I’m goin for hold Mark Pork personally responsible for the loss of all my HEI points if this issue is not immediately resolved.
Also, the Seminole Wars.
Calling it now—Vince Gilligan is an Anti-Federalist.
It’s not sex I want from Democrats; it’s sex I *don’t* want from Republicans. #AlwaysSunnyAndRealInDC
I feel like whether people now want or expect this, it will happen. Probably sometime around when AI starts truly taking over most human tasks. Markets will merge despite human protestations, into serving the wider needs of humans, machines, and cyborgs.
But we need this
