Alden Pyle
@aldenpyle.bsky.social
I guess I'm just your typical Quiet American...an idealist living in a corrupted world and not always making the best choices.
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Alden Pyle
@aldenpyle.bsky.social
· Apr 22
Then on the bus suddenly it smells like someone just shat an entire pack of Juicy Fruit. The stuff is so addictive they can't last 45 waking minutes without a hit.
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i also think that it is only a matter of time before this court rewrites section 1 of the 14th to effectively end birthright citizenship. the 14th amendment is the chief obstacle to a legal regime of tiered citizenship and subordinate castes, and they will not let it stand.
June 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
i also think that it is only a matter of time before this court rewrites section 1 of the 14th to effectively end birthright citizenship. the 14th amendment is the chief obstacle to a legal regime of tiered citizenship and subordinate castes, and they will not let it stand.
Don't wear cologne to the gym. Good God people.
May 15, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Don't wear cologne to the gym. Good God people.
Donald Trump is the Colorado Rockies of US presidents.
May 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Donald Trump is the Colorado Rockies of US presidents.
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Universities keep doing this. They have always done this. It's a massive mistake, & they should stop doing it & defend ALL the disciplines to the public. Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts research & teaching is stronger than ever.
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It's notable to me that in Harvard's messaging about the value of research, none of the examples come from education, or even from the social sciences. I'm curious about ways to better demonstrate the value of social science research. How can we address this?
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...
Research Funding
The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government...
www.harvard.edu
May 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Universities keep doing this. They have always done this. It's a massive mistake, & they should stop doing it & defend ALL the disciplines to the public. Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts research & teaching is stronger than ever.
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Vaping is our modern public nuisance. Every night at the bus station I watch who is vaping and stand back, knowing that they will hit it three times before they get on the bus, almost without fail with fellow passengers standing right next to them.
April 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Vaping is our modern public nuisance. Every night at the bus station I watch who is vaping and stand back, knowing that they will hit it three times before they get on the bus, almost without fail with fellow passengers standing right next to them.
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If you paid $1 In federal income taxes, you paid more than:
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
April 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If you paid $1 In federal income taxes, you paid more than:
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
Market up, market down, market confused, tariffs, no tariffs.
Know what? Fascism is bad for everyone who isn't plugged in at the highest level and collecting. Capitalists should never have supported it.
Know what? Fascism is bad for everyone who isn't plugged in at the highest level and collecting. Capitalists should never have supported it.
April 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Market up, market down, market confused, tariffs, no tariffs.
Know what? Fascism is bad for everyone who isn't plugged in at the highest level and collecting. Capitalists should never have supported it.
Know what? Fascism is bad for everyone who isn't plugged in at the highest level and collecting. Capitalists should never have supported it.
Today in the NYT Spelling Bee I got "mood, doom, and drool" right in a row. Seems appropriate.
April 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Today in the NYT Spelling Bee I got "mood, doom, and drool" right in a row. Seems appropriate.
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I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.
April 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.
You know that once Trump pulled this Liberation Day!!! stupidity that he had basically put himself in a situation where he had to do this. The thing that would have really crushed him would have been to not be talked about after his stupid press conference.
April 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
You know that once Trump pulled this Liberation Day!!! stupidity that he had basically put himself in a situation where he had to do this. The thing that would have really crushed him would have been to not be talked about after his stupid press conference.
I needed something to make me laugh today...
Morley: I think you’re confusing Roger Stone with Oliver Stone
Boebert: I may have misinterpreted that. I apologize
Boebert: I may have misinterpreted that. I apologize
April 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I needed something to make me laugh today...
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OK well here we are at what seems to be unambiguous defiance of court orders.
A kidney transplant specialist and professor at Brown University’s medical school has been deported from the U.S., even though she had a valid visa and a court order temporarily blocking her expulsion, according to her lawyer and court papers.
Brown University Surgeon and Professor Are Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
OK well here we are at what seems to be unambiguous defiance of court orders.
Trump's bullying of Zelensky is a sign of his basic weakness. Let him not get a deal. Go back on the resources and toughness of the Ukrainian people.
Likewise with his bullying of the press. He DESPERATELY wants the media there covering his every move. Report other things. Call his bluff.
Likewise with his bullying of the press. He DESPERATELY wants the media there covering his every move. Report other things. Call his bluff.
February 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Trump's bullying of Zelensky is a sign of his basic weakness. Let him not get a deal. Go back on the resources and toughness of the Ukrainian people.
Likewise with his bullying of the press. He DESPERATELY wants the media there covering his every move. Report other things. Call his bluff.
Likewise with his bullying of the press. He DESPERATELY wants the media there covering his every move. Report other things. Call his bluff.
I just canceled my WaPost subscription that I had for well over a decade.
February 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I just canceled my WaPost subscription that I had for well over a decade.
I'm sorry, but "Razin' Caine" is a stripper name.
And what is with this "warfighter" shit? Is "soldier" not tough enough anymore?
And what is with this "warfighter" shit? Is "soldier" not tough enough anymore?
February 22, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I'm sorry, but "Razin' Caine" is a stripper name.
And what is with this "warfighter" shit? Is "soldier" not tough enough anymore?
And what is with this "warfighter" shit? Is "soldier" not tough enough anymore?
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And here’s the copy. Please disseminate these images widely. Who needs to place ads in a newspaper that few people actually read anymore?
February 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
And here’s the copy. Please disseminate these images widely. Who needs to place ads in a newspaper that few people actually read anymore?
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JD Vance will reply to sub-10K accounts that do not mention him that his main account does not follow. He clearly has an alt, and finding it strikes me as a useful project if you’re a very online person who knows the terrain in that part of Twitter. Both for Kremlinology and propaganda purposes.
February 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
JD Vance will reply to sub-10K accounts that do not mention him that his main account does not follow. He clearly has an alt, and finding it strikes me as a useful project if you’re a very online person who knows the terrain in that part of Twitter. Both for Kremlinology and propaganda purposes.
This guy gets it. This is how you message.
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Elon Musk is a dick,
And he’s robbing you too.
Violets are blue,
Elon Musk is a dick,
And he’s robbing you too.
February 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This guy gets it. This is how you message.
Prediction: Within a year we'll be hearing "I got all the liberal dumb-dumbs fired and now they won't buy cars and houses and eat at restaurants, it's a conspiracy."
February 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Prediction: Within a year we'll be hearing "I got all the liberal dumb-dumbs fired and now they won't buy cars and houses and eat at restaurants, it's a conspiracy."
Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny
"When the men with guns who have always claimed to be against the system start wearing uniforms and marching with torches and pictures of a leader, the end is nigh. When the pro-leader paramilitary and the official police and military intermingle, the end has come." (42)
"When the men with guns who have always claimed to be against the system start wearing uniforms and marching with torches and pictures of a leader, the end is nigh. When the pro-leader paramilitary and the official police and military intermingle, the end has come." (42)
Maybe you could give them uniforms like matching brown shirts so we know they’re official
February 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny
"When the men with guns who have always claimed to be against the system start wearing uniforms and marching with torches and pictures of a leader, the end is nigh. When the pro-leader paramilitary and the official police and military intermingle, the end has come." (42)
"When the men with guns who have always claimed to be against the system start wearing uniforms and marching with torches and pictures of a leader, the end is nigh. When the pro-leader paramilitary and the official police and military intermingle, the end has come." (42)
We need a drinking game where you chug every time Brady talks about playing in the Super Bowl. The entire nation would be smashed, and it's not even halftime.
February 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
We need a drinking game where you chug every time Brady talks about playing in the Super Bowl. The entire nation would be smashed, and it's not even halftime.
One of my favorite analyses of what's going on here. Terrifying but clarifying.
This has been my most ambitious piece of writing so far. It's long. And I will be working on a much shorter version for a wider audience. But I also don't want to lose sight of the deep truths lurking around us. So, here is The Plot Against America. www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-plot-a...
The Plot Against America
How a Dangerous Ideology Born From the Libertarian Movement Stands Ready to Seize America
open.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:47 AM
One of my favorite analyses of what's going on here. Terrifying but clarifying.
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We were just told that they won’t let us in. They are denying entry to 2 dozen members of Congress. Elon Musk has all our private information & we have no idea what he’s doing with it. This is happening completely behind closed doors. HELL NO. It’s illegal. We demand oversight!
February 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We were just told that they won’t let us in. They are denying entry to 2 dozen members of Congress. Elon Musk has all our private information & we have no idea what he’s doing with it. This is happening completely behind closed doors. HELL NO. It’s illegal. We demand oversight!
In a purely short-term financial sense, there's a possibility that Trump's trade war bluffing works, at least to the extent that he claims political "wins" that are largely illusory.
But in the long term there's only one way this ends up--with trading partners who don't trust us.
But in the long term there's only one way this ends up--with trading partners who don't trust us.
February 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In a purely short-term financial sense, there's a possibility that Trump's trade war bluffing works, at least to the extent that he claims political "wins" that are largely illusory.
But in the long term there's only one way this ends up--with trading partners who don't trust us.
But in the long term there's only one way this ends up--with trading partners who don't trust us.