Joel
@exadyto.bsky.social
Midwestern Californian. Humanities guy. 🏳️🌈
“In that way, the name acquired a quasi-official status. But not for long.”
“In that way, the name acquired a quasi-official status. But not for long.”
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This meme blew up on Twitter, and predictably the worst sort of tankies are insisting that I'm saying, "Voting for Democrats is sufficient to solve all our problems."
Willful failure in reading comprehension.
Willful failure in reading comprehension.
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This meme blew up on Twitter, and predictably the worst sort of tankies are insisting that I'm saying, "Voting for Democrats is sufficient to solve all our problems."
Willful failure in reading comprehension.
Willful failure in reading comprehension.
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The vibe here is really "guy who was part of a U.S.-aligned death squad got told he's getting sent back to Afghanistan to die"
well that tracks
(also should put to rest any bleating about “vetting” but we live in hell so)
(also should put to rest any bleating about “vetting” but we live in hell so)
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The vibe here is really "guy who was part of a U.S.-aligned death squad got told he's getting sent back to Afghanistan to die"
In the thread, someone laughs at churches disagreeing about the pronunciation of “hallelujah” and she’s like “How is this even a debate, it’s הַלְלוּיָהּ“
November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
In the thread, someone laughs at churches disagreeing about the pronunciation of “hallelujah” and she’s like “How is this even a debate, it’s הַלְלוּיָהּ“
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Earlier this week someone compared me to Adolf Eichmann, the architect of the Nazi mass murder of 13 million people, because I said that left anti-YIMBYs hate yuppies, developers, and neighborhood change more than high housing costs and homelessness.
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Earlier this week someone compared me to Adolf Eichmann, the architect of the Nazi mass murder of 13 million people, because I said that left anti-YIMBYs hate yuppies, developers, and neighborhood change more than high housing costs and homelessness.
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Who, pray tell, is worshipping the liberal arts? Where is the mythical university alluded to here where STEM and business courses are criticized and somehow disincentivized by those in power?
It’s time to stop worshipping the liberal arts | Letters
Letters: While such institutions have intrinsic value, that doesn’t mean they are entitled to be socially favoured or economically exceptional for ever, says Jianyang Geng
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Who, pray tell, is worshipping the liberal arts? Where is the mythical university alluded to here where STEM and business courses are criticized and somehow disincentivized by those in power?
Man this is incredibly bleak
Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned
Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned
Author tells high court her public support for group means her books could disappear from UK stores altogether
The Irish author Sally Rooney has told the high court she is highly unlikely to be able to publish new work in the UK while the ban on Palestine Action remains in effect because of her public support for the group.
On the second day of the legal challenge to Palestine Action’s proscription, the effect on Rooney, who said her books could disappear from UK stores altogether, was held up as an example of its impact on freedom of expression. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Man this is incredibly bleak
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conceptually i think the funniest movies of the last decade are those two newer ghostbusters movies. like the OG movie is just some SNL guys doing bits with an effects budget but the newer ones act like there’s religious significance to it
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
conceptually i think the funniest movies of the last decade are those two newer ghostbusters movies. like the OG movie is just some SNL guys doing bits with an effects budget but the newer ones act like there’s religious significance to it
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its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
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We've invented "Wife 2.0" and we can't wait to share it with you
November 27, 2025 at 6:04 AM
We've invented "Wife 2.0" and we can't wait to share it with you
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me: towers are good
them: no, we need nice 4-6 storey, human scale buildings
me: we do! let’s rezone the city so we can get 4-6 storeys everywhere
them: oh no, not like that
them: no, we need nice 4-6 storey, human scale buildings
me: we do! let’s rezone the city so we can get 4-6 storeys everywhere
them: oh no, not like that
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
me: towers are good
them: no, we need nice 4-6 storey, human scale buildings
me: we do! let’s rezone the city so we can get 4-6 storeys everywhere
them: oh no, not like that
them: no, we need nice 4-6 storey, human scale buildings
me: we do! let’s rezone the city so we can get 4-6 storeys everywhere
them: oh no, not like that
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Elder Millennials who got their politics from Scooby-Doo and wearing out their VHS copy of the Goonies.
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Elder Millennials who got their politics from Scooby-Doo and wearing out their VHS copy of the Goonies.
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sometimes you just need to take a step back and marvel at the absurdity that is the left-NIMBY mindset
these are not normal, rational people. they have descended into a bespoke form of madness
these are not normal, rational people. they have descended into a bespoke form of madness
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
sometimes you just need to take a step back and marvel at the absurdity that is the left-NIMBY mindset
these are not normal, rational people. they have descended into a bespoke form of madness
these are not normal, rational people. they have descended into a bespoke form of madness
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yeah it’s so tiresome when someone tries to impose a new name that no normal person actually uses on you isn’t it
November 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
yeah it’s so tiresome when someone tries to impose a new name that no normal person actually uses on you isn’t it
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“It’s more accurate” someone wasn’t swirlied enough
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
“It’s more accurate” someone wasn’t swirlied enough
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Before Reagan you would ask somebody what they did for work and they would say something like my name is Papa Foolio and I roam from town to town fooling children with my big sack of tricks but now everybody just has computer jobs
November 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Before Reagan you would ask somebody what they did for work and they would say something like my name is Papa Foolio and I roam from town to town fooling children with my big sack of tricks but now everybody just has computer jobs
Do you understand that half the world’s Christians have no liturgical relationship with Latin? And that 75% of the Christian Bible is written in Hebrew?
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Do you understand that half the world’s Christians have no liturgical relationship with Latin? And that 75% of the Christian Bible is written in Hebrew?
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Sigh. OK. I read it.
For it to be misappropriation when Christians use Hebrew names, one must accept that Judaism has an exclusive claim over a language that to Christians is integral to shared scripture.
That exclusive claim delegitimizes core Christian faith.
It's bad pluralism.
For it to be misappropriation when Christians use Hebrew names, one must accept that Judaism has an exclusive claim over a language that to Christians is integral to shared scripture.
That exclusive claim delegitimizes core Christian faith.
It's bad pluralism.
November 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Sigh. OK. I read it.
For it to be misappropriation when Christians use Hebrew names, one must accept that Judaism has an exclusive claim over a language that to Christians is integral to shared scripture.
That exclusive claim delegitimizes core Christian faith.
It's bad pluralism.
For it to be misappropriation when Christians use Hebrew names, one must accept that Judaism has an exclusive claim over a language that to Christians is integral to shared scripture.
That exclusive claim delegitimizes core Christian faith.
It's bad pluralism.
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
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never a good time to fedpost but now is a particularly bad time to fedpost
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
never a good time to fedpost but now is a particularly bad time to fedpost
Idk but “Friday” is like a triply indirect, cultural equivalency translation of “day that starts with Ishtar’s hour”
do y’all think people back in the day were swearing like “fucking ishtar, bro that’s crazy!”
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Idk but “Friday” is like a triply indirect, cultural equivalency translation of “day that starts with Ishtar’s hour”
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fuck everyone involved in this decision. scum.
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
fuck everyone involved in this decision. scum.
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you're telling me a right-wing catholic convert is just a protestant in disguise? shocked
In newly leaked audio, Peter Thiel admits he urged JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions — including the ethical development of AI.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
you're telling me a right-wing catholic convert is just a protestant in disguise? shocked