W.E.D.em Boyz
@leftistwonk.bsky.social
Assistant Professor. Movie enjoyer. Animal lover.
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this is your brain on book titles
in fact, Clash of Civilizations predicted more or less nothing about the present moment, whereas The End of History and the Last Man offers a compelling theory of why the global order seems to be spiraling
in fact, Clash of Civilizations predicted more or less nothing about the present moment, whereas The End of History and the Last Man offers a compelling theory of why the global order seems to be spiraling
Amid the liberal internationalist optimism of the late 1990s, Samuel Huntington foresaw a world marked by continued conflict.
Samuel Huntington Is Getting His Revenge
The idea of a global “clash of civilizations” wasn’t wrong—it was just premature.
foreignpolicy.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
this is your brain on book titles
in fact, Clash of Civilizations predicted more or less nothing about the present moment, whereas The End of History and the Last Man offers a compelling theory of why the global order seems to be spiraling
in fact, Clash of Civilizations predicted more or less nothing about the present moment, whereas The End of History and the Last Man offers a compelling theory of why the global order seems to be spiraling
The answer is very easy for me.
Tatsuya Nakadai: Harakiri, The Human Condition, Seven Samurai, High and Low, Ran, Kwaidan, Samurai Rebellion, The Face of Another, Yojimbo, The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Kwaidan, The Sword of Doom
Tatsuya Nakadai: Harakiri, The Human Condition, Seven Samurai, High and Low, Ran, Kwaidan, Samurai Rebellion, The Face of Another, Yojimbo, The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Kwaidan, The Sword of Doom
This is a Bill Simmons game, but you’re stranded on a desert island. You can only have one actor’s filmography. You get it all, including cameos. But just the one performer.
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
December 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The answer is very easy for me.
Tatsuya Nakadai: Harakiri, The Human Condition, Seven Samurai, High and Low, Ran, Kwaidan, Samurai Rebellion, The Face of Another, Yojimbo, The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Kwaidan, The Sword of Doom
Tatsuya Nakadai: Harakiri, The Human Condition, Seven Samurai, High and Low, Ran, Kwaidan, Samurai Rebellion, The Face of Another, Yojimbo, The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Kwaidan, The Sword of Doom
This feels a little crazy to me. First, it seems that we still no very little about the side effects of GLP-1's. Second, these drugs have to be taken indefinitely. What's the plan for lifelong global distribution?
WHO says weight loss drugs are ‘new chapter’ in fight against obesity
WHO says weight loss drugs are ‘new chapter’ in fight against obesity
WHO says weight loss drugs are ‘new chapter’ in fight against obesity
WHO urges countries to make drugs such as Mounjaro more accessible to people and asks drugs companies to lower prices
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This feels a little crazy to me. First, it seems that we still no very little about the side effects of GLP-1's. Second, these drugs have to be taken indefinitely. What's the plan for lifelong global distribution?
WHO says weight loss drugs are ‘new chapter’ in fight against obesity
WHO says weight loss drugs are ‘new chapter’ in fight against obesity
Actually, the revised estimates are that the president is saving 342 million American lives. Every single American's life is being saved by murdering fisherman in the Caribbean.
Rep. Carlos Gimenez says he doesn't believe Hegseth ordered a second strike but that it was "no different than if that was a boat full of al-Qaeda terrorists."
Fox host Cheryl Casone: "The administration has said that you are saving 45 million American lives by taking out these drug traffickers..."
Fox host Cheryl Casone: "The administration has said that you are saving 45 million American lives by taking out these drug traffickers..."
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Actually, the revised estimates are that the president is saving 342 million American lives. Every single American's life is being saved by murdering fisherman in the Caribbean.
Nobody parties and then goes to work these days, since woke took over
I’ve been cursed with the knowledge of a 70s nostalgia Facebook group that’s almost entirely based on boomer memories of working and parenting while hungover
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Nobody parties and then goes to work these days, since woke took over
A decade of “cancel culture on college campus“ moral panic has led us to a point where conservatives expect to get an A on every assignment and if they don’t they can get the teacher fired.
Oklahoma University has placed a grad student instructor on admin leave for failing a psychology paper on gender for citing *the Bible* as a source of empirical evidence.
In response, OU has placed on instructor on admin leave citing, get this, the FIRST AMENDMENT.
Universities are cooked.
In response, OU has placed on instructor on admin leave citing, get this, the FIRST AMENDMENT.
Universities are cooked.
December 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A decade of “cancel culture on college campus“ moral panic has led us to a point where conservatives expect to get an A on every assignment and if they don’t they can get the teacher fired.
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I have kept waiting for Ms Rachel to be accused of something more than making videos where she says things like “all kids should be safe and happy” but uh I guess that’s the controversy?
the fact that nick fuentes isn’t here but ms rachel is illustrates perfectly that groups like this don’t actually care about antisemitism at all
December 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I have kept waiting for Ms Rachel to be accused of something more than making videos where she says things like “all kids should be safe and happy” but uh I guess that’s the controversy?
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It’s cool how everything is like this now. It’s just the worst people on earth armed with a few hundred dollars of AWS credits and an off the shelf LLM to scream in your replies and grievance police lol.
The bot farm has been activated in defense of Lane Kiffin
November 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
It’s cool how everything is like this now. It’s just the worst people on earth armed with a few hundred dollars of AWS credits and an off the shelf LLM to scream in your replies and grievance police lol.
Come on man
This will probably get me yelled at, because I can see the consensus forming here that "strong floors, no ceiling" is the dumbest of all possible slogans. I would argue that it's actually not that bad, but that it's wrong for this moment (please read 🧵before yelling at me)...
December 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Come on man
I am still laughing at this. This is a Picasso painting of not getting the joke. It's beautiful.
Yup that's one of the classic, time honored ways to structure comedy!
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I am still laughing at this. This is a Picasso painting of not getting the joke. It's beautiful.
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yeah AI Ben Garrison is incredible
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
yeah AI Ben Garrison is incredible
It doesn’t make me mad that Democrats don’t represent my politics. I accept that will never happen. It does make me mad that Democrats don’t even represent the average center left wine mom. They’re too busy chasing the soft reactionary but open-minded centrist that they’ve created in their head.
December 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
It doesn’t make me mad that Democrats don’t represent my politics. I accept that will never happen. It does make me mad that Democrats don’t even represent the average center left wine mom. They’re too busy chasing the soft reactionary but open-minded centrist that they’ve created in their head.
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“STRONG FLOOR… NO CEILING…”
November 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
“STRONG FLOOR… NO CEILING…”
This, like most Democratic sloganeering, is a stupid person‘s idea of smart politics. It’s vapid, meaningless, and motivates no one. But in the mind of the Democratic consultant and the morons they are paid to please, it’s Einstein level brilliance.
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
November 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This, like most Democratic sloganeering, is a stupid person‘s idea of smart politics. It’s vapid, meaningless, and motivates no one. But in the mind of the Democratic consultant and the morons they are paid to please, it’s Einstein level brilliance.
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Voters every time they elect Donald Trump
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Voters every time they elect Donald Trump
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Everything this man says is just an attempt to find a new viewership base. There’s no point in even entertaining him. Let him go the way of his brother
November 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Everything this man says is just an attempt to find a new viewership base. There’s no point in even entertaining him. Let him go the way of his brother
They are always SO LOUD
Little TV screens at the gas station pump blaring ads directly in your face as you spend $70 on a tank of gas is enough to radicalize a person
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
They are always SO LOUD
”False flag” is the most overrated idea in political discourse. It misunderstands how power works.
November 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
”False flag” is the most overrated idea in political discourse. It misunderstands how power works.
You can tell this is a good slogan because I literally don't know what it means
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
November 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
You can tell this is a good slogan because I literally don't know what it means
It is damn near impossible to go to jail for financial crimes in this country, and the very few that have actually been convicted are all being pardoned by Trump
When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It is damn near impossible to go to jail for financial crimes in this country, and the very few that have actually been convicted are all being pardoned by Trump
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A lot more needs to happen, but the place that Democrats have to start if we’re going to survive as a country is to actually engage in politics. They’ve been trying to avoid politics for my entire lifetime, and as long as that continues we are doomed.
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A lot more needs to happen, but the place that Democrats have to start if we’re going to survive as a country is to actually engage in politics. They’ve been trying to avoid politics for my entire lifetime, and as long as that continues we are doomed.
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Photo of an ambulance stuck in gridlock traffic
Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: ‘war on drivers’
Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: ‘war on drivers’
Car-hating Transportation Alternatives boss Ben Furnas has been appointed to Mamdani's transition team for transportation, climate and infrastructure – and his agenda is a nightmare for the city's drivers.
nypost.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Photo of an ambulance stuck in gridlock traffic
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"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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With his new comedy show and debut novel, is it time to let Louis C.K. force women to watch him masturbate again?
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
With his new comedy show and debut novel, is it time to let Louis C.K. force women to watch him masturbate again?
In the past week a bipartisan investigation opened into the boat strikes, Indiana Republicans defected from redistricting, and now Dimon is mentioning fear of the future. Rats are beginning to flee the sinking ship.
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
In the past week a bipartisan investigation opened into the boat strikes, Indiana Republicans defected from redistricting, and now Dimon is mentioning fear of the future. Rats are beginning to flee the sinking ship.