A Person Of Real Intellectual Influence
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Liked, but not well-liked.
Rushing to get an invoice out to a hostile client today so that payment is due on Dec. 25th, Merry Christmas to me MFers!
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Rushing to get an invoice out to a hostile client today so that payment is due on Dec. 25th, Merry Christmas to me MFers!
I want you to know
I don’t like your inflatable pilgrim-hatted turkey lawn ornament
But I appreciate how brazenly tacky it is
And I support your right to display it
I don’t like your inflatable pilgrim-hatted turkey lawn ornament
But I appreciate how brazenly tacky it is
And I support your right to display it
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I want you to know
I don’t like your inflatable pilgrim-hatted turkey lawn ornament
But I appreciate how brazenly tacky it is
And I support your right to display it
I don’t like your inflatable pilgrim-hatted turkey lawn ornament
But I appreciate how brazenly tacky it is
And I support your right to display it
There are dozens of us. Dozens!
November 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
There are dozens of us. Dozens!
When you’re in a room full of people desperately trying to look like it’s not their first time in the room, there’s a lot of power in saying “boy, what a room, I’ve never been here before!” loudly enough for them all to hear you.
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
When you’re in a room full of people desperately trying to look like it’s not their first time in the room, there’s a lot of power in saying “boy, what a room, I’ve never been here before!” loudly enough for them all to hear you.
Worst ever death metal band out of Denton amirite
Gavin and Tanner, planned and trained for nearly a year, legal documents say, in an elaborate attempt to invade a Haitian island, kill its Black men, enslave its Black women and Black children and fulfill their "rape fantasies."
www.fox4news.com/news/haitian...
www.fox4news.com/news/haitian...
NTX men planned to murder men, enslave women on foreign island: Indictment
Two North Texas men have been indicted for an alleged scheme to sail to a foreign island, murder all the men, and enslave the women and children.
www.fox4news.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Worst ever death metal band out of Denton amirite
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Agreed! And while I'll still have a burger on the 4th of July, I frown and shake my head a lot so people know I disapprove
"Political violence is..."
Never ok for people to use to achieve a political goal: 83%
Sometimes ok for people to use violence as a way to achieve a political goal: 16%
Gallup / Aug 25, 2025
Never ok for people to use to achieve a political goal: 83%
Sometimes ok for people to use violence as a way to achieve a political goal: 16%
Gallup / Aug 25, 2025
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Agreed! And while I'll still have a burger on the 4th of July, I frown and shake my head a lot so people know I disapprove
It’s impossible to get customer service from Dun & Bradstreet, which is bad enough, but even worse, their hold music is the Temu version of New Slang.
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
It’s impossible to get customer service from Dun & Bradstreet, which is bad enough, but even worse, their hold music is the Temu version of New Slang.
Can someone please take this nutbar seriously and respond appropriately? It’s not terribly hard to do!
Trump posts again about Democrats, saying their behavior is “punishable by DEATH!”
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Can someone please take this nutbar seriously and respond appropriately? It’s not terribly hard to do!
Two thumbs up for my neighborhood’s Brechtian commitment to alt-text.
November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Two thumbs up for my neighborhood’s Brechtian commitment to alt-text.
He tricked Dems into exercising political power for the public good in a manner appropriate to the situation, truly a monumental achievement.
Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It
As the Trump-GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms suddenly faces big new setbacks, a Democratic operative who’s leading in these fights explains why the battle isn’t over—and what must happen now.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
He tricked Dems into exercising political power for the public good in a manner appropriate to the situation, truly a monumental achievement.
Chat is it smart and cool to buy fighter jets that can’t fly or shoot without regular software updates?
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Chat is it smart and cool to buy fighter jets that can’t fly or shoot without regular software updates?
Famously, a man who does not drink alcohol. And yet.
Trump is ranting barely coherently to McDonald's franchise owners: "The one pilot said, 'skedaddle!' And that thing just turned on its side -- pppph. And it's so unbelievable. And that knocked out Iran nuclear capability."
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Famously, a man who does not drink alcohol. And yet.
After reviewing my United Healthcare family plan options for next year I’ve concluded that Luigi Mangione did nothing wrong.
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
After reviewing my United Healthcare family plan options for next year I’ve concluded that Luigi Mangione did nothing wrong.
Or rather, a party that only needs a one-seat majority to knock Mike Johnson out of the speakership and take control of the oversight subpoenas has room for literally anyone from across the aisle.
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Or rather, a party that only needs a one-seat majority to knock Mike Johnson out of the speakership and take control of the oversight subpoenas has room for literally anyone from across the aisle.
IT COULD BE SOME SECRET THIRD THING
BESSENT: “THE $2,000 DIVIDEND COULD COME IN LOTS OF FORMS… IT COULD BE JUST THE TAX DECREASES. IT COULD BE NO TAX ON TIPS.”
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 AM
IT COULD BE SOME SECRET THIRD THING
Area nine-year-old dares to ask “how many Poppis can one child open, drink a few sips of, and forget about in one afternoon?”
The answer may surprise you!
The answer may surprise you!
November 16, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Area nine-year-old dares to ask “how many Poppis can one child open, drink a few sips of, and forget about in one afternoon?”
The answer may surprise you!
The answer may surprise you!
Some personal news, I have left NYC and I will claim it was because of Mamdani in exchange for some of that right-wing grifter money that’s always sloshing around, at which point I could maybe afford to move to NYC or someplace cool like that.
No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's democratic socialist views spark fears companies and capital will flee, but top real estate CEOs say it's not true.
cnb.cx
November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Some personal news, I have left NYC and I will claim it was because of Mamdani in exchange for some of that right-wing grifter money that’s always sloshing around, at which point I could maybe afford to move to NYC or someplace cool like that.
[slaps roof of Epstein scandal]
You can fit so many horrible images in this thing!
You can fit so many horrible images in this thing!
WHAT.
whhhhattttt.
To be clear we are talking about Donald J. Trump fellating William Jefferson Clinton?
IS THAT WHAT I AM READING
whhhhattttt.
To be clear we are talking about Donald J. Trump fellating William Jefferson Clinton?
IS THAT WHAT I AM READING
Mark Epstein asked his brother Jeffrey Epstein whether Steve Bannon could confirm if Putin has “the photo of Trump blowing Bubba. Jeffrey Epstein: "I thought I had tsuris,” using the Yiddish term for troubles. #OpDeathEaters
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
[slaps roof of Epstein scandal]
You can fit so many horrible images in this thing!
You can fit so many horrible images in this thing!
At the risk of stating the obvious, a content moderation strategy that hinges upon individual mod-intitiated conversations with the offending account to determine layers of meaning and intent will start to undergo significant strain somewhere around 10-15 users.
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
At the risk of stating the obvious, a content moderation strategy that hinges upon individual mod-intitiated conversations with the offending account to determine layers of meaning and intent will start to undergo significant strain somewhere around 10-15 users.
Grijalva should insist on being sworn in on the petition.
I will be surprised if one or more of the House Republicans who have signed on to the Epstein discharge petition aren't strong-armed by Trump into changing their votes after Grijalva is sworn in, thus leaving the signers short of 218
November 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Grijalva should insist on being sworn in on the petition.
Working on a theory that aliens discovered the earth ages ago, and they’ve been in high-level coordination with the proteins this whole time, having identified them as the best point of contact.
This comic is becoming increasingly realistic.
m.xkcd.com/3056/
m.xkcd.com/3056/
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Working on a theory that aliens discovered the earth ages ago, and they’ve been in high-level coordination with the proteins this whole time, having identified them as the best point of contact.
This yahoo is talking shit about a decorated SEAL commander and the president is building an octagon on the national mall. Seems obvious how this should end.
Hegseth: "I don't want my son serving alongside troops that are fat and out of shape, or in combat units with females who can't meet the same combat arms physical standards as men in their units."
November 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This yahoo is talking shit about a decorated SEAL commander and the president is building an octagon on the national mall. Seems obvious how this should end.
The lack of basic computer skills in the AI world is a fun little preview of the world they seek to create.
AI startups leak sensitive credentials on GitHub, exposing models and training data www.csoonline.com/article/4087...
AI startups leak sensitive credentials on GitHub, exposing models and training data
Experts say the leaks highlight how fast-growing AI firms may be prioritizing innovation over basic DevSecOps hygiene, leaving valuable intellectual property and data at risk.
www.csoonline.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The lack of basic computer skills in the AI world is a fun little preview of the world they seek to create.
Sure, it’s a dangerous provocation for lots of reasons, but also they’re putting the carrier, and all it represents, at risk. Few if any of them understand this.
tl;dr Whisky Pete is gonna crash that boat.
tl;dr Whisky Pete is gonna crash that boat.
Republicans are taking us into another completely avoidable war. More blood for oil, this time in Venezuela.
Pentagon’s largest warship enters Latin American waters as US tensions with Venezuela rise
USS Gerald R Ford’s arrival marks the largest US military presence in the region since the invasion of Panama in 1989
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Sure, it’s a dangerous provocation for lots of reasons, but also they’re putting the carrier, and all it represents, at risk. Few if any of them understand this.
tl;dr Whisky Pete is gonna crash that boat.
tl;dr Whisky Pete is gonna crash that boat.