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Wishing I had the right friends to use this on

What's amazing is that in the 80+ years since WW2, simply opposing every war, knowing nothing else about it, has shown it will become the correct, accepted position over time. It's the political stance equivalent of investing in the S&P 500: safe, a little boring maybe, but outlasts all others.

to be blunt you need to develop a theory of mind that doesn't rely upon finding the first brown person who agrees with you.

Quit my job just in time

wow amazing that america has already collected almost enough 9/11 Points to earn another 9/11

This is why domestic "shuffle" flights between ICE detention centers have skyrocketed, much moreso than ICE deportation flights.

When you are moved to a different jurisdiction, you have to refile your habeas petition all over again. They want to wear people down so they'll give up on their cases.

how bellevue square ended up in the hands of the kemper family

Michael ‘5000’ Watts, Swishahouse founder and Houston hip-hop pioneer, dies at 52 Houston hip-hop icon Michael "5000" Watts, the founder of Swishahouse Records and a pioneer of the "chopped and screwed" sound, has passed away following a recent hospitalization.

Michael "5000" Watts, the producer who founded Swishahouse and helped propel Houston’s "chopped and screwed" sound to international heights, has died at 52

Screenshot of a Bernie 2016 "Issues" page from his campaign website. On the right it shows Bernie Sanders, an older white gentleman, smiling and waving from behind a lectern. To his left, a real policy plank has been altered to instead read: "Give Ilhan Omar a Gundam. Ilham Omar is a leader of courage and grace, who stands firmly against the horrors of war and western imperialism. When I am the President, we will finally give her a Gundam". Below that is Bernie's signature.

It's time to revisit this 2016 platform plank

understandable frustration with respectability politics but worth acknowledging that this kind of political situation is what it was for

I know I’m always Culturepoasting (just started reading SURFACE DETAIL, no spoilers) but I will never forget the bit in PLAYER OF GAMES where the Azad are like: there’s only one thing a dystopia can offer the citizen of a utopia: the libidinal pleasure of domination

kid's drawing of a truck

thank you for helping my friends come to school

A buddy in MN shared a drawing a classmate of his kid made. They've been making thank you notes for parents who have volunteered to carpool them to school so their own parents don't have to risk waiting out by the bus stop.

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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage

The Virgin Democratic Party Establishment Candidate: "ICE isn't coordinating with local police. This is no way to bring down prices!"

The Chad Episcopalian Bishop: "I have instructed my priests to prepare for martyrdom."

Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, January 7, 2025.

"There was a young woman who'd take bread to the poor in a pitcher so the people of Sodom wouldn't see it. The matter was revealed, so they smeared her with honey, put her on a wall, and hornets came and devoured her... a woman killed for an act of kindness." (Talmud, Sanhedrin 109b, Steinsaltz ed.)

Philosophers—the most relentlessly disputatious people alive—in complete agreement for once.

when me and my homies pull up to DTLA's legendary, all-ages, DIY, alcohol-free music and art venue known for its punk, noise, and experimental scenes

if they did January 6 today, it'd be called "January 6-7." Thank you for reading. RIP Ashley Babbert

one unexpected outlook change from being a dad is taking the self care people 10x more seriously when it comes to dealing with weirdly directed anger and rage (including Online). many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers

I am so proud of them. the kids did it. they made a new stupid number to say. they may now take their place in history.

POKEY IS TRAINING!! BY MEANS OF CALISTHENICS, BOXING, AND THE LIKE!! FINALLY, HIS TRAINER APPROACHES AND ASKS: WHAT IS YOUR MISSION??? POKEY RESOUNDINGLY REJOINDERS: TO FIGHT THE ELDERLY!!!!

Kash Patel clopping on lifts into the ops center extra fast so his jacket billows out in a way he thinks is a dove short of John Woo and slapping down a Grok-generated behavioral profile:
• 6 fingers
• "gin & juice (Phish Cover)"
• obsessed with time of Super Bowl
• nudes leak Britney nudes real xxx

"Political violence" is a term that exists to suggest a moral distinction between "violence against politicians" and "violence by politicians" - so that one can be condemned while the other can be normalized. Obviously, no such distinction exists in reality: violence is violence.