Merry Christmas, Cyber Otters!
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There's an axiom that we become an amalgam of the 5 people we spend the most time with. Their likes become our likes, their wants become our wants, and their blind spots become our blind spots. So who are the 5 people your AI engine is hanging out with the most? #/?
Dude really put "Kill 'em all, and don't stop killing 'em all until they're all dead, and if they move after we've killed 'em, kill 'em some more" in a memo.
The USG has a new explanation on why they (now admittedly) intentionally killed 2 shipwrecked men. It does not pass the laws-of-war smell test
Worse for Hegseth, NYT: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved contingency plans for what to do if an initial strike left survivors."
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Worse for Hegseth, NYT: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved contingency plans for what to do if an initial strike left survivors."
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U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Dude really put "Kill 'em all, and don't stop killing 'em all until they're all dead, and if they move after we've killed 'em, kill 'em some more" in a memo.
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I heard there was a Cohen song,
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I heard there was a Cohen song,
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
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I’m not asking these guys to be partisan liberal cucks, just to actually read the political terrain and Clausewitz who stated that “No major proposal required for war can be worked out in ignorance of political factors”
December 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I’m not asking these guys to be partisan liberal cucks, just to actually read the political terrain and Clausewitz who stated that “No major proposal required for war can be worked out in ignorance of political factors”
If this was in Mexico we'd say it was a cartel kidnapping.
A new video captures masked ICE agents in unmarked vehicles swarming the mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew before hauling her away. There’s no way this was random.
December 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
If this was in Mexico we'd say it was a cartel kidnapping.
It should not be an extreme stance that if you believe the Pentagon IG report that Hegseth put troops in danger through his actions, and do nothing more than call for him to resign, you have no business representing your constitutents in Congress.
December 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It should not be an extreme stance that if you believe the Pentagon IG report that Hegseth put troops in danger through his actions, and do nothing more than call for him to resign, you have no business representing your constitutents in Congress.
What, and I can't emphasize this enough, the fuck am I reading here.
December 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What, and I can't emphasize this enough, the fuck am I reading here.
@profanity.accountant how'm I doing?
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
@profanity.accountant how'm I doing?
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
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“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
The latest from George F. Will:
The latest from George F. Will:
Opinion | This moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
The latest from George F. Will:
The latest from George F. Will:
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Trump to sign Executive Order ending the use of the metric system to describe quantities of cocaine.
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Trump to sign Executive Order ending the use of the metric system to describe quantities of cocaine.
If I had a nickel for every band I saw this year on their twentieth anniversary of an album tour I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but holy shit am I getting old.
December 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
If I had a nickel for every band I saw this year on their twentieth anniversary of an album tour I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but holy shit am I getting old.
If I'm reading this right, the message they're trying to send is that they are more than happy to be torturously awful to people to convince other people to self deport.
Nayra Guzmán was 15 days post C-section — going to see her baby in the NICU — when she was taken to Broadview and held in custody for about 34 hours.
She slept on a bench and barely got food. She couldn't pump.
Her story is a rare window into the growing detention of pregnant & postpartum people.
She slept on a bench and barely got food. She couldn't pump.
Her story is a rare window into the growing detention of pregnant & postpartum people.
Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.
Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE. Nayra Guzmán was detained while her 15-day-old baby was in the NICU.
19thnews.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
If I'm reading this right, the message they're trying to send is that they are more than happy to be torturously awful to people to convince other people to self deport.
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Damn, messing up on day one.
Pentagon spox confirmed that all strikes in Caribbean are "directed by the President". Congrats.
Pentagon spox confirmed that all strikes in Caribbean are "directed by the President". Congrats.
December 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Damn, messing up on day one.
Pentagon spox confirmed that all strikes in Caribbean are "directed by the President". Congrats.
Pentagon spox confirmed that all strikes in Caribbean are "directed by the President". Congrats.
I gotta admit, Wendy's Tendys is kinda genius.
Wendy's is now advertising chicken fingers as "Tendy's" kill me now
Wendy's Chicken Fingers Commercial (2025)
YouTube video by Commercial Archivist
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I gotta admit, Wendy's Tendys is kinda genius.
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John Brown, murdered this day in 1859 by the original MAGAts. RIP
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
John Brown, murdered this day in 1859 by the original MAGAts. RIP
"America is a good and safe nation to surrender to" shortened the European theater's participation in WWII by months & saved hundreds of thousands of lives, innumerable cultural and architectural artifacts, and untold millions of dollars.
1/2 This has got to be one of most painful responses to watch.
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
FOX: You said the follow up strike was lawful. What law is it that allows no survivors?
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"America is a good and safe nation to surrender to" shortened the European theater's participation in WWII by months & saved hundreds of thousands of lives, innumerable cultural and architectural artifacts, and untold millions of dollars.
For a politician, Jeffries is very bad at *checks notes* poitics.
The whole point is to demand a vote because Speaker Johnson writhing like a worm on a hook has been *horrendous* for the GOP in the court of public opinion. Demanding accountability is what the public wants & is good for his party.
The whole point is to demand a vote because Speaker Johnson writhing like a worm on a hook has been *horrendous* for the GOP in the court of public opinion. Demanding accountability is what the public wants & is good for his party.
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
For a politician, Jeffries is very bad at *checks notes* poitics.
The whole point is to demand a vote because Speaker Johnson writhing like a worm on a hook has been *horrendous* for the GOP in the court of public opinion. Demanding accountability is what the public wants & is good for his party.
The whole point is to demand a vote because Speaker Johnson writhing like a worm on a hook has been *horrendous* for the GOP in the court of public opinion. Demanding accountability is what the public wants & is good for his party.
SECDEF: "I want you to take care of that boat. And by 'take care of' I mean kill everyone on it."
ADM Bradley: "I'm going to need that in writing."
SECDEF: *hands ADM Bradley a copy of his book* "It's all in here."
ADM Bradley: "I'm going to need that in writing."
SECDEF: *hands ADM Bradley a copy of his book* "It's all in here."
The problem with running with "Hegseth didn't do this" is that Hegseth has spent the last year loudly proclaiming "I am going to do exactly this" at every opportunity.
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
SECDEF: "I want you to take care of that boat. And by 'take care of' I mean kill everyone on it."
ADM Bradley: "I'm going to need that in writing."
SECDEF: *hands ADM Bradley a copy of his book* "It's all in here."
ADM Bradley: "I'm going to need that in writing."
SECDEF: *hands ADM Bradley a copy of his book* "It's all in here."
We had a war 250 years ago to remind those tea-drinkers on the other side of the Atlantic we don't give a shit what they think.
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema trips
When Macaulay Culkin recently said he didn’t consider Die Hard to be a Christmas film – wading into one of pop culture’s most heated holiday debates – he was booed by a live audience.
But it looks like the British people are behind the actor, with a survey revealing that Home Alone is the UK’s favourite festive film, while Die Hard has officially been voted not a Christmas movie. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We had a war 250 years ago to remind those tea-drinkers on the other side of the Atlantic we don't give a shit what they think.
"Caught it just a touch heavy."
Younghoe Koo completely missed the ball and kicked the turf, Jaxson Dart can't believe it
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"Caught it just a touch heavy."
The cool part about a guy like Pete Hegseth having your back is when he shoves you into the path of a speeding bus.
December 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The cool part about a guy like Pete Hegseth having your back is when he shoves you into the path of a speeding bus.
Wait, so it's all legal and above board but also not ordered by the SECDEF? That's contradictory for two reasons: 1) SOCOM does things because the SECDEF tells them to. 2) Why would SECDEF not take credit for a totally legal thing that's also his job?
REPORTER: Does the administration deny that that second strike happened, or did it happen and the administration denies that Hegseth gave the order?
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Wait, so it's all legal and above board but also not ordered by the SECDEF? That's contradictory for two reasons: 1) SOCOM does things because the SECDEF tells them to. 2) Why would SECDEF not take credit for a totally legal thing that's also his job?
Contracting for Donald Trump:
December 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Contracting for Donald Trump: