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Pinned
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, and those who can remember the past are like, what the hell, man?
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This is what is known in the Navy as getting thrown out of the sub.
If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This is what is known in the Navy as getting thrown out of the sub.
Reminds me of northern states throwing sand in the gears of the Fugitive Slave Law.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Reminds me of northern states throwing sand in the gears of the Fugitive Slave Law.
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Thank god here’s one I understood. 👊
I named my fists Moby and Dick because I am about to whale on you.
I named my fists Chekhov and Gun because you know they're coming but you don't know when
December 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Thank god here’s one I understood. 👊
Crickets...
These scientists violated a cardinal rule of entomology: when deciding what to research, always choose the lesser weevil.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Rediscovery of the greater chestnut weevil highlights the power of digital platforms in biodiversity research and conservation
Charles et al. rediscover the presumed-extinct greater chestnut weevil (Curculio caryatrypes)
in the eastern US via iNaturalist, and genomic data and field surveys confirm identity
and active reproduc...
www.cell.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Crickets...
These scientists violated a cardinal rule of entomology: when deciding what to research, always choose the lesser weevil.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Rediscovery of the greater chestnut weevil highlights the power of digital platforms in biodiversity research and conservation
Charles et al. rediscover the presumed-extinct greater chestnut weevil (Curculio caryatrypes)
in the eastern US via iNaturalist, and genomic data and field surveys confirm identity
and active reproduc...
www.cell.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
These scientists violated a cardinal rule of entomology: when deciding what to research, always choose the lesser weevil.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
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I was going to come up with one of these but this one is too compelling.
I named my fists Moby and Dick because I am about to whale on you.
I named my fists Chekhov and Gun because you know they're coming but you don't know when
December 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I was going to come up with one of these but this one is too compelling.
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I named my fists Adam and Smith cause these hands are invisible, baby, you’ll NEVER see them coming.
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
I named my fists Blood and Meridian because I’m fixing to Judge your ass.
December 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I named my fists Adam and Smith cause these hands are invisible, baby, you’ll NEVER see them coming.
The nerdier, the better imho
I named my fists Principia and Mathematica because I'm about to send you into orbit.
I named my fists Moby and Dick because I am about to whale on you.
December 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The nerdier, the better imho
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I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
I named my fists Blood and Meridian because I’m fixing to Judge your ass.
I named my fists Moby and Dick because I am about to whale on you.
December 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
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I named my fists Thatcher and Reagan because they're about to significantly reduce your quality of life.
I named my fists Moby and Dick because I am about to whale on you.
I named my fists Chekhov and Gun because you know they're coming but you don't know when
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 AM
I named my fists Thatcher and Reagan because they're about to significantly reduce your quality of life.
I named my fists Moby and Dick because I am about to whale on you.
I named my fists Chekhov and Gun because you know they're coming but you don't know when
i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I named my fists Moby and Dick because I am about to whale on you.
People have a lot of nerve writing new books when I still haven't finished reading the books that have already been written.
December 1, 2025 at 2:40 AM
People have a lot of nerve writing new books when I still haven't finished reading the books that have already been written.
Beckert's new book on the history of capitalism is 1,325 pages! The good news is that capitalism will have ended by the time I finish reading it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/b...
How Capitalism Took Over the World
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Beckert's new book on the history of capitalism is 1,325 pages! The good news is that capitalism will have ended by the time I finish reading it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/b...
"You can take the timeout here or not."
Astute commentary!
Astute commentary!
November 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"You can take the timeout here or not."
Astute commentary!
Astute commentary!
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Let’s be clear: these are extrajudicial killings. “Kill them all” Hegseth needs to be held accountable.
What’s more, Trump promised the American people no new wars but is now manufacturing this conflict & lying about his motives.
This warmongering has got to stop.
What’s more, Trump promised the American people no new wars but is now manufacturing this conflict & lying about his motives.
This warmongering has got to stop.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Let’s be clear: these are extrajudicial killings. “Kill them all” Hegseth needs to be held accountable.
What’s more, Trump promised the American people no new wars but is now manufacturing this conflict & lying about his motives.
This warmongering has got to stop.
What’s more, Trump promised the American people no new wars but is now manufacturing this conflict & lying about his motives.
This warmongering has got to stop.
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Very sneaky, hiding his views in a book
A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Very sneaky, hiding his views in a book
Tarzan: Strong floor, no ceiling
Jane: uhh, no
Jane: uhh, no
November 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Tarzan: Strong floor, no ceiling
Jane: uhh, no
Jane: uhh, no
Thank you to @rachelshelden.bsky.social who recommended Straight Man by Richard Russo, a book about the hijinks of an interim chair of an English Department. My only regret is that I read it with only a few weeks left in my own term as interim chair. I should have read it at the start!
The hardest thing for any writer to do is to write a genuinely funny book.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
November 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Thank you to @rachelshelden.bsky.social who recommended Straight Man by Richard Russo, a book about the hijinks of an interim chair of an English Department. My only regret is that I read it with only a few weeks left in my own term as interim chair. I should have read it at the start!
You just have to rob people at scale
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
You just have to rob people at scale
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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On the horrific news that Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of boat bombing survivors, remember: The Trump Murder Memo "authorizing" the strikes preemptively clears those carrying them out. That's unusual. And we still haven't heard from the commander who resigned:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
November 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
On the horrific news that Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of boat bombing survivors, remember: The Trump Murder Memo "authorizing" the strikes preemptively clears those carrying them out. That's unusual. And we still haven't heard from the commander who resigned:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Very sneaky, hiding his views in a book
A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Very sneaky, hiding his views in a book
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Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
Somebody will be punished for this earthquake once we find out whose fault it is.
November 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Somebody will be punished for this earthquake once we find out whose fault it is.
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.