Matty Arbuckle
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I think one of the less important grievances with Weiss currently is there’s no way I can see her fans ever admit that the general public has a much greater grasp of her and her abilities than they ever did. Rudimentary writer and novice thinker. They just admire the ability to gain power.
December 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I think one of the less important grievances with Weiss currently is there’s no way I can see her fans ever admit that the general public has a much greater grasp of her and her abilities than they ever did. Rudimentary writer and novice thinker. They just admire the ability to gain power.
I think it would be fair to assume that Weiss’ ideology is that freedom is only truly defined by American conservative terms. That’s technically something one could debate.
But the reality is she really is just nothing more than the ID of conservative America: explicitly for sale.
But the reality is she really is just nothing more than the ID of conservative America: explicitly for sale.
watching the CECOT 60 Minutes segment that CBS suppressed, it’s striking that Weiss specifically called out as unnecessary some of the most rigorous investigative work in the segment, including an explanation of how it was done (by human rights researchers)
December 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I think it would be fair to assume that Weiss’ ideology is that freedom is only truly defined by American conservative terms. That’s technically something one could debate.
But the reality is she really is just nothing more than the ID of conservative America: explicitly for sale.
But the reality is she really is just nothing more than the ID of conservative America: explicitly for sale.
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here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here
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I wrote much less this year than I've written in the past five, so there's not a whole lot to revisit. This piece, though, I still think is probably the best article I've ever written, even if it was a dumb professional move to write it [free to read] www.patreon.com/posts/empero...
The Emperor’s Luxury SUV Isn’t Good, But He’d Still Kill Us All To Keep It | Victoria Scott
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December 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I wrote much less this year than I've written in the past five, so there's not a whole lot to revisit. This piece, though, I still think is probably the best article I've ever written, even if it was a dumb professional move to write it [free to read] www.patreon.com/posts/empero...
If the economic externalities that shaped that pain are allowed to persist, if not outright grow even stronger, I’d argue there’s no strong mechanism for the masses to learn from.
not that the present economic picture is rosy, but i do think that popular culture — and specifically nostalgia bait television — is a big part of the reason that our public memory of the 1970s, 1980s and even 1990s seems to miss the real economic pain that marked each of those decades.
December 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
If the economic externalities that shaped that pain are allowed to persist, if not outright grow even stronger, I’d argue there’s no strong mechanism for the masses to learn from.
Late on this but Denver Barkey looks GOOD. I’ll just make myself believe this will be who he is forever
December 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Late on this but Denver Barkey looks GOOD. I’ll just make myself believe this will be who he is forever
It’s perfectly fair to note that the admin is highlighting what a shitbag Bill Clinton is while hiding how much Trump is. But, it’s also fair to say fuck Bill Clinton for this! Not just being a shithead but also hurting his own political party in the process.
December 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
It’s perfectly fair to note that the admin is highlighting what a shitbag Bill Clinton is while hiding how much Trump is. But, it’s also fair to say fuck Bill Clinton for this! Not just being a shithead but also hurting his own political party in the process.
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So did Havana Syndrome get sorted out?
December 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
So did Havana Syndrome get sorted out?
The most obvious reason to dismiss any flavor of nationalism is that this is always the downstream logic of it: that the in group is so unambiguously good that they can only be tainted by the other group.
A) This is racist as hell, Pinocchiogles
B) it was never just about illegal immigration
B) it was never just about illegal immigration
December 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The most obvious reason to dismiss any flavor of nationalism is that this is always the downstream logic of it: that the in group is so unambiguously good that they can only be tainted by the other group.
I would read 900 pages on this
The Revolt of the Stupids (2024-2036)[1] was an American political era
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I would read 900 pages on this
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Podcast host Jim Stewartson added, "It’s only weird until you realize that CBS News is run by the PayPal Mafia. Bari Weiss started an 'anti-woke university' with the co-founder of Palantir."
"Everything that comes out of this network is untrustworthy," he further added.
"Everything that comes out of this network is untrustworthy," he further added.
'Really weird': CBS News host raises eyebrows with 'surprising' topic of lawmaker grilling
CBS News raised "ideological" concerns over the weekend as one of its hosts grilled a GOP lawmaker about why more isn't being done on a issue that's important to those on the right.Margaret Brennan of...
www.rawstory.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Podcast host Jim Stewartson added, "It’s only weird until you realize that CBS News is run by the PayPal Mafia. Bari Weiss started an 'anti-woke university' with the co-founder of Palantir."
"Everything that comes out of this network is untrustworthy," he further added.
"Everything that comes out of this network is untrustworthy," he further added.
Objectively, one of the best examples of a person not knowing they don’t actually know much about a topic because they’re too rich.
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Objectively, one of the best examples of a person not knowing they don’t actually know much about a topic because they’re too rich.
A mainline perspective of cultural conservatism is that the world is an incurable place and it’s impossible for it to get better if anyone other than them lives in it. Which of course is just how persecution of others is internally excused.
To understand just how deranged Israel First politicians have become, one of them is now openly calling for the genocide of the entire Muslim community, including American Muslims.
December 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A mainline perspective of cultural conservatism is that the world is an incurable place and it’s impossible for it to get better if anyone other than them lives in it. Which of course is just how persecution of others is internally excused.
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To understand just how deranged Israel First politicians have become, one of them is now openly calling for the genocide of the entire Muslim community, including American Muslims.
December 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
To understand just how deranged Israel First politicians have become, one of them is now openly calling for the genocide of the entire Muslim community, including American Muslims.
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New Past Lives: Sosias, Silver Mining, and the Wealth of Classical Athens. One of the hidden drivers of Athenian wealth during the city's golden age was silver mining, and Sosias, one of the most expensive slaves sold in the city, oversaw 1,000 enslaved miners. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Sosias, Silver Mining, and the Wealth of Classical Athens
Podcast Episode · Past Lives · 12/10/2025 · 26m
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December 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
New Past Lives: Sosias, Silver Mining, and the Wealth of Classical Athens. One of the hidden drivers of Athenian wealth during the city's golden age was silver mining, and Sosias, one of the most expensive slaves sold in the city, oversaw 1,000 enslaved miners. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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I’m going to keep saying it - the beef tallow thing comes from McDonald’s changing their fry recipe in the 90’s and a bunch of people deciding this constitutes Secret Knowledge because of the proliferation of the kinds of facts that get you onto the Reddit front page.
The seed oil discussion has exasperated nutrition scientists, who say decades of research confirms the health benefits of consuming such oils, especially in place of alternatives such as butter or lard.
Kennedy and influencers bash seed oils, baffling nutrition scientists
Seed oils have been the focus of fiery critics from internet influencers to high-profile politicians like HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
apnews.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I’m going to keep saying it - the beef tallow thing comes from McDonald’s changing their fry recipe in the 90’s and a bunch of people deciding this constitutes Secret Knowledge because of the proliferation of the kinds of facts that get you onto the Reddit front page.
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jimmy fallon has a knack for embracing scams
December 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
jimmy fallon has a knack for embracing scams
The only accurate portrayal would require 70% of the scenes being in the hospital
This movie is gonna be so bad I'm also looking forward to watching.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Jim Caviezel to play Jair Bolsonaro in ‘heroic’ biopic
Actor, who starred in The Passion of the Christ, will play the disgraced ex-Brazilian president in film written by his one-time secretary of culture
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The only accurate portrayal would require 70% of the scenes being in the hospital
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Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
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Today is the 10th anniversary of one of the stupidest tweets ever written
December 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Today is the 10th anniversary of one of the stupidest tweets ever written
A predominan viewpoint of reactionaries is that crime is inherently unsolvable; a law of nature. So the idea that they think this would deter crime is wildly stupid, but also, and admittance that they just want to watch people die.
it does feel like an intense societal problem that the founder of palantir, the biggest survellience company, thinks like this
December 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A predominan viewpoint of reactionaries is that crime is inherently unsolvable; a law of nature. So the idea that they think this would deter crime is wildly stupid, but also, and admittance that they just want to watch people die.
Assumption: the bar Is just lower for him. The pretense of integrity is non-existent, so it’s almost treated that having expecting some is naive.
Hey, Does Anyone Want to Talk About Donald Trump’s Infirmities? trib.al/O3D0W24
Hey, Does Anyone Want to Talk About Donald Trump’s Infirmities?
He’s clearly slipping, mentally and physically, but the political press suddenly finds it less newsworthy that we have a woefully aging president.
trib.al
December 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Assumption: the bar Is just lower for him. The pretense of integrity is non-existent, so it’s almost treated that having expecting some is naive.
Absolutely aesthetically repugnant movie.
December 6, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Absolutely aesthetically repugnant movie.
Wicked for Good observations:
Elpheba lived in a Yoda type situation on Degobah.
No Goku.
Elpheba lived in a Yoda type situation on Degobah.
No Goku.
November 30, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Wicked for Good observations:
Elpheba lived in a Yoda type situation on Degobah.
No Goku.
Elpheba lived in a Yoda type situation on Degobah.
No Goku.
The Eagles have never been a schematically advanced offense in the Sirianni era. its worked (very well) when the entire offense was clicking in unison, but they werent running a McVay or Shanahan offense when it came to complexity. It’s just “we do these things extremely well.”
The Bears defense entered today's game ranked 29th in success rate.
This was the worst performance by any offense against them all season.
This was the worst performance by any offense against them all season.
November 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The Eagles have never been a schematically advanced offense in the Sirianni era. its worked (very well) when the entire offense was clicking in unison, but they werent running a McVay or Shanahan offense when it came to complexity. It’s just “we do these things extremely well.”