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Herbert, by complete accident, predicted that actual cyberpunk was far more likely to look like the House of Saud than neon-Zaibatsus.
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Herbert, by complete accident, predicted that actual cyberpunk was far more likely to look like the House of Saud than neon-Zaibatsus.
Excellent antidote to depression here.
Today on Volts: the subset of cleantech known as "electrotech" -- solar, batteries, heat pumps, etc. -- is marching toward inevitable victory, not because it's low-emissions (though it is), but because it's more efficient & cheaper. I discuss the good news with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social.
Clean electrification is inevitable
Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.
www.volts.wtf
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Excellent antidote to depression here.
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WHAT
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is resigning from Congress in January
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
WHAT
Soon to come: an LLM trained on whatever corpus of scholarship designated and the posting style of Will Stancil.
the ideal educational LLM is trained on the most bullheaded poster you know
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Soon to come: an LLM trained on whatever corpus of scholarship designated and the posting style of Will Stancil.
This actually came up in WA when Matt Shea was found to have actively played both sides of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge occupation/standoff. Ultimately the house GOP leader booted him from the caucus and he declined to run for reelection.
you are entitled to a day in court with respect to whether or not you go to prison. you are not entitled to a day in court with respect to whether or not you get to keep holding federal office and indeed the prior occupant of this very congressional seat is an example of why (1/2)
I don't think Congress should be able to expel reps from office who were *democratically elected by their constituents* without at least having their day in court.
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
This actually came up in WA when Matt Shea was found to have actively played both sides of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge occupation/standoff. Ultimately the house GOP leader booted him from the caucus and he declined to run for reelection.
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/13 Why? For proximity to power. For prestige. For attention.
Some tongues were made to praise God. Some tongues were made to sing. Some were made for poetry, some for prose, some to agitate and some to soothe.
But some tongues were made for the boot.
Some tongues were made to praise God. Some tongues were made to sing. Some were made for poetry, some for prose, some to agitate and some to soothe.
But some tongues were made for the boot.
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
/13 Why? For proximity to power. For prestige. For attention.
Some tongues were made to praise God. Some tongues were made to sing. Some were made for poetry, some for prose, some to agitate and some to soothe.
But some tongues were made for the boot.
Some tongues were made to praise God. Some tongues were made to sing. Some were made for poetry, some for prose, some to agitate and some to soothe.
But some tongues were made for the boot.
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Pope Leo you must return to Chicago and demand access to an ICE facility now that you have secured the Khan's allegiance
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Pope Leo you must return to Chicago and demand access to an ICE facility now that you have secured the Khan's allegiance
Well guys at least we're rid of one ghost of admins past.
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Well guys at least we're rid of one ghost of admins past.
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'A House of Dynamite' but it's your uncles trying to deep fry a turkey.
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
'A House of Dynamite' but it's your uncles trying to deep fry a turkey.
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Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
November 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
Listening to @unclearpod.bsky.social and something that occurred to me is that while technically it came out in 2001 Behind Enemy Lines seems like a kind of a quintessential 90s movie about that brief period where it seemed like the US might become a semi-benevolent hegemon.
November 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Listening to @unclearpod.bsky.social and something that occurred to me is that while technically it came out in 2001 Behind Enemy Lines seems like a kind of a quintessential 90s movie about that brief period where it seemed like the US might become a semi-benevolent hegemon.
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these people are pathetic and we should crush them
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
these people are pathetic and we should crush them
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This has been an absolute delight, though, and so thoroughly enjoyable with just so much libelous material to paint with. I was wrong. Everyone who was pushing for the files was right. Not everyone, but basically everyone in good will demanding it. This shit is awesome.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This has been an absolute delight, though, and so thoroughly enjoyable with just so much libelous material to paint with. I was wrong. Everyone who was pushing for the files was right. Not everyone, but basically everyone in good will demanding it. This shit is awesome.
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the story is about how the American elite is rotten to its very marrow, to the extent that half of it was plotting and scheming about how to use Trump to advance their own venal interests before he even won
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
the story is about how the American elite is rotten to its very marrow, to the extent that half of it was plotting and scheming about how to use Trump to advance their own venal interests before he even won
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god i desperately hope that maybe one positive that can come out of all of this muck is a newly renewed understanding of the virtues of immigration in a country that has benefited immensely from them, but lost it's understanding of it.
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
god i desperately hope that maybe one positive that can come out of all of this muck is a newly renewed understanding of the virtues of immigration in a country that has benefited immensely from them, but lost it's understanding of it.
This is me too. I've spent a lot of my adult life thinking we just needed common sense cooperation and incremental improvement and now im basically willing to tell the entire admin and GOP establishment to face the wall.
You seem in general like a pretty temperamentally middle-of-the-road moderate guy who believes in numbers and data, so it's quite telling that even you seem to be going full Jacobin
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
This is me too. I've spent a lot of my adult life thinking we just needed common sense cooperation and incremental improvement and now im basically willing to tell the entire admin and GOP establishment to face the wall.
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>He waited for her
>He asked the parents approval
>She followed him into besieged Idlib
>Even as Jihadi emir he never married another woman
>She never wore a niqab
>He brings her everywhere with him in public
I am afraid our AQ Emir is a wife guy
>He asked the parents approval
>She followed him into besieged Idlib
>Even as Jihadi emir he never married another woman
>She never wore a niqab
>He brings her everywhere with him in public
I am afraid our AQ Emir is a wife guy
November 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
>He waited for her
>He asked the parents approval
>She followed him into besieged Idlib
>Even as Jihadi emir he never married another woman
>She never wore a niqab
>He brings her everywhere with him in public
I am afraid our AQ Emir is a wife guy
>He asked the parents approval
>She followed him into besieged Idlib
>Even as Jihadi emir he never married another woman
>She never wore a niqab
>He brings her everywhere with him in public
I am afraid our AQ Emir is a wife guy
Man the end of the wars of Spanish American independence is just so depressing. Spain is gone and all everyone can do is fight each other, coup each other, and die in exile.
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Man the end of the wars of Spanish American independence is just so depressing. Spain is gone and all everyone can do is fight each other, coup each other, and die in exile.
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I think an underrated consequence of this is that there is absolutely going to be a death toll from people switching from flying to driving long distances in late November.
We may hit 20% of all flights cancelled quickly because of the shutdown and delays are skyrocketing
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I think an underrated consequence of this is that there is absolutely going to be a death toll from people switching from flying to driving long distances in late November.
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The utter lack of weight of responsibility felt by men like this scares the shit out of me, honestly.
I FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION.
Wow, that's heavy stuff Mr. Musk. How do you do that?
I STARVE BLACK KIDS AND CHEAT AT DIABLO.
Man, fuck you.
I FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION.
Wow, that's heavy stuff Mr. Musk. How do you do that?
I STARVE BLACK KIDS AND CHEAT AT DIABLO.
Man, fuck you.
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The utter lack of weight of responsibility felt by men like this scares the shit out of me, honestly.
I FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION.
Wow, that's heavy stuff Mr. Musk. How do you do that?
I STARVE BLACK KIDS AND CHEAT AT DIABLO.
Man, fuck you.
I FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION.
Wow, that's heavy stuff Mr. Musk. How do you do that?
I STARVE BLACK KIDS AND CHEAT AT DIABLO.
Man, fuck you.
Of all the things David Weber could have nailed its the existence of real life North Hollow Files.
johnson is also fucking terrified of what's in these files and is willing to keep the house on permanent vacation to prevent their disclosure, and that's becoming obvious to even the most checked-out median voter
Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.
November 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Of all the things David Weber could have nailed its the existence of real life North Hollow Files.
Every time I listen to the Gundam Unicorn soundtrack I am saddened by the likelihood that @gundampodcast.bsky.social won't make it that far.
November 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Every time I listen to the Gundam Unicorn soundtrack I am saddened by the likelihood that @gundampodcast.bsky.social won't make it that far.
This is the semi-common reddit phenomenon of semi-obscure communities making it to the front page or /bestof
like periodically I will see people post about something they find gross or offensive, and they're not necessarily even wrong. "I think people talk about sex a lot in ways that discomfort me." That's valid! but also, you may actually be seeing into a different subcommunity w/different norms
November 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is the semi-common reddit phenomenon of semi-obscure communities making it to the front page or /bestof