Webthing
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PGH comic, online dip shit
“Everyone’s a critic and most people are DJs”
- The Hold Steady
“Everyone’s a critic and most people are DJs”
- The Hold Steady
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I think it’s supercool of the authoritarian panopticon doorbell company to name themselves after the demon video that kills you in 7 days; almost as cool as the authoritarian panopticon precrime software company to name themselves after the evil demon orb that puts its users in thrall to Sauron.
February 10, 2026 at 4:13 AM
I think it’s supercool of the authoritarian panopticon doorbell company to name themselves after the demon video that kills you in 7 days; almost as cool as the authoritarian panopticon precrime software company to name themselves after the evil demon orb that puts its users in thrall to Sauron.
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sorry i missed the virtual meeting on discord, liz. i got hit with the id verification that happens when the app detects youre young
February 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
sorry i missed the virtual meeting on discord, liz. i got hit with the id verification that happens when the app detects youre young
It’s disgusting reading quotes from these wealthy old men complaining about cancel culture with military language like “DEFCON 2” right after reading an article in Al Jazeera about US-made Israeli bombs literally evaporating Palestinian children
February 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
It’s disgusting reading quotes from these wealthy old men complaining about cancel culture with military language like “DEFCON 2” right after reading an article in Al Jazeera about US-made Israeli bombs literally evaporating Palestinian children
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This is true, and even if we get rid of Trump, we still have to reckon with the fact that a substantial proportion of US economic and political elites were *eager* to jump on the fascism train. They will still be the same people when Trump is gone.
The political dynamics of 2025 were shaped by Democrats and Republicans over-reading Trump's victory in the same way. That turns out to be a problem for a LOT of rich and powerful people who made a very large bet on the theory that MAGA had won the culture war. www.offmessage.net/p/trump-has-...
Trump Has Lost The Culture
And his greediest collaborators are awakening to the fact that they made a terrible bet.
www.offmessage.net
February 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This is true, and even if we get rid of Trump, we still have to reckon with the fact that a substantial proportion of US economic and political elites were *eager* to jump on the fascism train. They will still be the same people when Trump is gone.
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I saw someone mention HRT and my brain went “Hillary Rodham Trump” and now I’m gonna go lay in the middle of the highway.
February 10, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I saw someone mention HRT and my brain went “Hillary Rodham Trump” and now I’m gonna go lay in the middle of the highway.
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need one of those german train-car noun constructions for ‘the sense of betrayal a woman suffers when a thinker who was hugely influential to her turns out to be the same bog standard worthless misogynist as everyone else’
“That’s particularly true now with the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women, which has reached the point that even questioning a charge is a crime worse than murder."
-- Noam Chomsky
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
-- Noam Chomsky
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Newly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein relationship
Latest communications undermine Chomsky’s earlier claims that he primarily had financial dealings with Epstein
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
need one of those german train-car noun constructions for ‘the sense of betrayal a woman suffers when a thinker who was hugely influential to her turns out to be the same bog standard worthless misogynist as everyone else’
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honestly respect for the ad that’s just like “pokemon are cool.” they are cool
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM
honestly respect for the ad that’s just like “pokemon are cool.” they are cool
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The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
“We cannot just abolish ICE!”
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
I once bought a book that was a collection of Edge Foundation associates answering the question “has the Internet changed the way you think?” and it was the most boring, least intellectual thing I’ve ever read. A lot of “I guess I use this to grade papers”
if you take no other lesson from this article, it is to be very, very careful about joining a boys' club. www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I once bought a book that was a collection of Edge Foundation associates answering the question “has the Internet changed the way you think?” and it was the most boring, least intellectual thing I’ve ever read. A lot of “I guess I use this to grade papers”
This Super Bowl I’m gonna guzzle the gurt
RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."
February 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This Super Bowl I’m gonna guzzle the gurt
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I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 AM
I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
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Somehow I didn't know about George Michael's lasagna recipe until now. Half a jar of mayonnaise and hard-boiled eggs, you say?
February 8, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Somehow I didn't know about George Michael's lasagna recipe until now. Half a jar of mayonnaise and hard-boiled eggs, you say?
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photo from a friend at a lego convention right now, amazing 🌭
February 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
photo from a friend at a lego convention right now, amazing 🌭
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this is why you should *never* hit someone with an rpg. it’s dangerous, it’s shitty, and it’s wrong
Physics of a direct hit from an RPG type projectile
February 7, 2026 at 1:53 AM
this is why you should *never* hit someone with an rpg. it’s dangerous, it’s shitty, and it’s wrong
What song would you most like to see an Olympic ice skating routine set to? Mine is Knuck if You Buck
February 6, 2026 at 10:08 PM
What song would you most like to see an Olympic ice skating routine set to? Mine is Knuck if You Buck
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I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
A subsequent investigation has since revealed that the so-called “reindeer organs” were actually harvested from the disembodied hand that Mae Young gave birth to
February 6, 2026 at 1:20 AM
A subsequent investigation has since revealed that the so-called “reindeer organs” were actually harvested from the disembodied hand that Mae Young gave birth to
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Holy shit it’s not great political strategy to constantly denounce your own voters?!
February 5, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Holy shit it’s not great political strategy to constantly denounce your own voters?!
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very weird “I am Spartacus” thing happening right now with the worst people on earth
February 5, 2026 at 12:06 PM
very weird “I am Spartacus” thing happening right now with the worst people on earth
How about this - abolish the entire Department of Homeland Security
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
How about this - abolish the entire Department of Homeland Security
Thinking about how popcorn is a vegetable
February 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Thinking about how popcorn is a vegetable
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MAGA is a movement of America haters who despise this country and are conspiring to destroy it
February 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
MAGA is a movement of America haters who despise this country and are conspiring to destroy it
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Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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This part of our response essay is where I'm at. Boiling down all of politics to electoralism has been absolutely terrible for resisting rising authoritarianism.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
February 3, 2026 at 11:28 PM
This part of our response essay is where I'm at. Boiling down all of politics to electoralism has been absolutely terrible for resisting rising authoritarianism.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...