queck.
@amb-markab.bsky.social
A genx white man, traitor to his class. A cosmopolitan dumbass, well intentioned rusty chainsaw.
WTF are my people doing to this place?
WTF are my people doing to this place?
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Impossible to respect people that allow themselves to be openly robbed on this level. From Congress to the courts to ordinary voters, Americans have become slow, stupid and pathetic -- a citizenry incapable of operating our once-promising experiment with self-governance.
We are, all of us, marks.
We are, all of us, marks.
Donald Trump Jr, who has exactly zero experience or competence in manufacturing or defense, has received more than $600,000,000 in contracts from Pete Hegseth's "Department of War."
February 6, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Impossible to respect people that allow themselves to be openly robbed on this level. From Congress to the courts to ordinary voters, Americans have become slow, stupid and pathetic -- a citizenry incapable of operating our once-promising experiment with self-governance.
We are, all of us, marks.
We are, all of us, marks.
Shocked that they appear to have let a christian speak at the national prayer breakfast
wow -- with Trump standing behind him, a man (not sure who he is) offers this prayer: "We pray that he would be mindful of the poor and that he would be invested in the alleviation of suffering happening in the families preparing to bury their loved ones in Minneapolis."
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Shocked that they appear to have let a christian speak at the national prayer breakfast
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Libertarianism brain causes these people to think that their wealth is due entirely to their own genius, and the global web of soft power that the USA has worked for decades to establish is decorative.
These dorks have no idea that without public universities and H1-B programmers, they are nothing.
These dorks have no idea that without public universities and H1-B programmers, they are nothing.
“Full Faith and Credit of the United States” go byebye, and with it, foreign & domestic investment in business here
Ugh. Trump unilaterally terminated government contracts. He stopped payment for *work already done*. That will kill many of these companies. But it also undermines trust in contracts and the fed gov's willingness to enforce them. You'd think free market advocates would care about that.
February 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Libertarianism brain causes these people to think that their wealth is due entirely to their own genius, and the global web of soft power that the USA has worked for decades to establish is decorative.
These dorks have no idea that without public universities and H1-B programmers, they are nothing.
These dorks have no idea that without public universities and H1-B programmers, they are nothing.
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Every "smart" tool is a tool of surveillance. Every tool of surveillance is a tool of control. And that goes for tools with "intelligence" too.
*taps the sign*
February 4, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Every "smart" tool is a tool of surveillance. Every tool of surveillance is a tool of control. And that goes for tools with "intelligence" too.
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I keep saying to people in my life that the problem with writing in these days is that you sound absolutely off your nut for simply saying what is happening.
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I keep saying to people in my life that the problem with writing in these days is that you sound absolutely off your nut for simply saying what is happening.
phrasing! (laudatory)
There’s no difference between the two. These folks have abdicated the idea of truth having value and have replaced it with the conviction that if you just tear your shirt off and scream dick-first into the wind, reality will bend itself to your will
February 1, 2026 at 6:34 PM
phrasing! (laudatory)
CBS NEWS SCHEDULE FILLING UP
Mon:
Tue: Mommy Tuesday With Tony Dokoupil
Wed:
Thu:
Fri: Whiskey Friday With Tony Dokoupil
chat, what are we booking for the open days?
#cbs #letsdothefuckingnews
Mon:
Tue: Mommy Tuesday With Tony Dokoupil
Wed:
Thu:
Fri: Whiskey Friday With Tony Dokoupil
chat, what are we booking for the open days?
#cbs #letsdothefuckingnews
January 28, 2026 at 6:37 PM
CBS NEWS SCHEDULE FILLING UP
Mon:
Tue: Mommy Tuesday With Tony Dokoupil
Wed:
Thu:
Fri: Whiskey Friday With Tony Dokoupil
chat, what are we booking for the open days?
#cbs #letsdothefuckingnews
Mon:
Tue: Mommy Tuesday With Tony Dokoupil
Wed:
Thu:
Fri: Whiskey Friday With Tony Dokoupil
chat, what are we booking for the open days?
#cbs #letsdothefuckingnews
Come now, I think Mommy Tuesday With Tony Dokoupil has potential
honestly “whiskey friday with tony dokoupil” is the only half decent idea that has come out of bari weiss’s CBS so far
Tuesday morning:
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Come now, I think Mommy Tuesday With Tony Dokoupil has potential
This is what I love about Americans. Loud, righteous, obnoxious (laudatory), compassionate.
Midwest going woke, mark it.
Midwest going woke, mark it.
It was so bitterly cold this morning that I couldn't take my fingers out of my gloves for more than 30 seconds without them burning. But I really wanted footage of MN residents shaming ICE/CBP agents to their faces.
So I hit "record" with my chin and just aimed my phone at stuff. Like this.
So I hit "record" with my chin and just aimed my phone at stuff. Like this.
January 25, 2026 at 3:54 AM
This is what I love about Americans. Loud, righteous, obnoxious (laudatory), compassionate.
Midwest going woke, mark it.
Midwest going woke, mark it.
Short history of the current thing
Let me get this straight. In 2007, Hollywood writers went on strike so the networks made more reality TV. One of the guys in this show said Obama wasn’t born in America, so Obama made fun of him at a dinner once. TV guy got so mad he passed up the role of president in Sharknado 4 to run for real.
January 24, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Short history of the current thing
Reposting to remember this illustrative anecdote about David Brooks.
This story about David Brooks is one of the most brutal takedowns I’ve ever read.
By the late Tony Judt
By the late Tony Judt
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Reposting to remember this illustrative anecdote about David Brooks.
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9 years since Richard Spencer got punched and I will never stop reposting this youtu.be/IKICKcMU3MU?...
Aamer Rahman: Is it really ok to punch nazis?
YouTube video by FEAR OF A BROWN PLANET
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
9 years since Richard Spencer got punched and I will never stop reposting this youtu.be/IKICKcMU3MU?...
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Data visualization: Every human language, from modern day back through protolanguage to a hypothetical common origin. Accurate, sourced, possibly complete. Includes sign language!
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
Networking
7,370 languages visualized as a force-directed network
dr.eamer.dev
January 21, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Data visualization: Every human language, from modern day back through protolanguage to a hypothetical common origin. Accurate, sourced, possibly complete. Includes sign language!
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
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In Accra for Ghana’s independence, VP Nixon “turned to the nearest Black man, slapped him on the shoulder, and asked what it felt like to be free. “I wouldn’t know, sir,” the man replied. “I’m from Alabama.””
January 19, 2026 at 12:33 PM
In Accra for Ghana’s independence, VP Nixon “turned to the nearest Black man, slapped him on the shoulder, and asked what it felt like to be free. “I wouldn’t know, sir,” the man replied. “I’m from Alabama.””
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THIS USED TO BE A COUNTRY THAT WOULD PUT MC5 AND SUN-RA ON THE SAME BILL.
RETVRN
RETVRN
Sun Ra & his Myth Science Arkestra with The MC5 at the Wayne State Community Arts Auditorium Detroit on June 18, 1967.
January 12, 2026 at 10:55 PM
THIS USED TO BE A COUNTRY THAT WOULD PUT MC5 AND SUN-RA ON THE SAME BILL.
RETVRN
RETVRN
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Most venture capital deals are now AI
Burn more dollars! More dollars! More!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of7m... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260106-mos... - podcast
time: 5 min 25 sec
Burn more dollars! More dollars! More!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of7m... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260106-mos... - podcast
time: 5 min 25 sec
January 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Most venture capital deals are now AI
Burn more dollars! More dollars! More!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of7m... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260106-mos... - podcast
time: 5 min 25 sec
Burn more dollars! More dollars! More!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of7m... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260106-mos... - podcast
time: 5 min 25 sec
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One thing I'm always on about is how much we talk about "mass manipulation" when the real game of the last decade has--i think obviously--been various kinds of elite influence operations.
wondering when the last time was that Trump watched footage that wasn't manipulated by AI
January 8, 2026 at 12:34 AM
One thing I'm always on about is how much we talk about "mass manipulation" when the real game of the last decade has--i think obviously--been various kinds of elite influence operations.
Done.
January 7, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Done.
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The Norwegians do it best:
youtu.be/s-mOy8VUEBk?...
youtu.be/s-mOy8VUEBk?...
Danish language
YouTube video by snurre
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The Norwegians do it best:
youtu.be/s-mOy8VUEBk?...
youtu.be/s-mOy8VUEBk?...
“liberals” and “leftists“ and “socialists“ who are more interested in policing the demarcation lines between them than building coalitions across them are best ignored
it is popular front o’clock
be the popular front
it is popular front o’clock
be the popular front
January 7, 2026 at 2:28 AM
“liberals” and “leftists“ and “socialists“ who are more interested in policing the demarcation lines between them than building coalitions across them are best ignored
it is popular front o’clock
be the popular front
it is popular front o’clock
be the popular front
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Someone asked me to comment on the anniversary of Jan 6. I will consider having comments on it….should it ever end. We are very much still reaching for the nadir of this reclamation. No time yet for historicizing it. Still trying to survive it.
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Someone asked me to comment on the anniversary of Jan 6. I will consider having comments on it….should it ever end. We are very much still reaching for the nadir of this reclamation. No time yet for historicizing it. Still trying to survive it.
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As always, Taiwo says it best. “I am interested in the project of leftism, not the sub-culture” is similarly an illuminating distinction
some identify publicly with the left because they hate oppression, others because they hate being oppressed. things will make more sense when you keep in mind that these are not the same - or even similar
Also always true
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
As always, Taiwo says it best. “I am interested in the project of leftism, not the sub-culture” is similarly an illuminating distinction
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Also: I think the observation that a lot of people leave conservative evangelism and try to produce that same evangelical experience with their leftist politics is true
Sometimes the guiding political habits don’t come from their politics
Sometimes the guiding political habits don’t come from their politics
some identify publicly with the left because they hate oppression, others because they hate being oppressed. things will make more sense when you keep in mind that these are not the same - or even similar
Also always true
January 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Also: I think the observation that a lot of people leave conservative evangelism and try to produce that same evangelical experience with their leftist politics is true
Sometimes the guiding political habits don’t come from their politics
Sometimes the guiding political habits don’t come from their politics