Train full of takes, approaching
@charleyonthemta.bsky.social
Former influencer. Principle of Charity. This isn’t a good venue for argumentation. Not the time for doomism. S—-lib, normie, cringey.
Hm, I’ve been punched in the face but I don’t know what that qualifies me for.
youtu.be/TpQlyUjp3vM?...
youtu.be/TpQlyUjp3vM?...
Argument Clinic | Monty Python (Official Sketch)
YouTube video by Monty Python
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Hm, I’ve been punched in the face but I don’t know what that qualifies me for.
youtu.be/TpQlyUjp3vM?...
youtu.be/TpQlyUjp3vM?...
Sorry. Missed the alt text:
In Combative Speech, Trump Tries to Deflect Blame for Economic Worries
Over 18 minutes, President Trump disparaged Democrats, including former President Biden, and played up gains that many Americans say they are not experiencing.
In Combative Speech, Trump Tries to Deflect Blame for Economic Worries
Over 18 minutes, President Trump disparaged Democrats, including former President Biden, and played up gains that many Americans say they are not experiencing.
December 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Sorry. Missed the alt text:
In Combative Speech, Trump Tries to Deflect Blame for Economic Worries
Over 18 minutes, President Trump disparaged Democrats, including former President Biden, and played up gains that many Americans say they are not experiencing.
In Combative Speech, Trump Tries to Deflect Blame for Economic Worries
Over 18 minutes, President Trump disparaged Democrats, including former President Biden, and played up gains that many Americans say they are not experiencing.
Like this: “combative”
Wouldn’t say this headline is laudatory, but it is sanewashing.
I dunno, NYT speaks its own language and requires translation
Wouldn’t say this headline is laudatory, but it is sanewashing.
I dunno, NYT speaks its own language and requires translation
December 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Like this: “combative”
Wouldn’t say this headline is laudatory, but it is sanewashing.
I dunno, NYT speaks its own language and requires translation
Wouldn’t say this headline is laudatory, but it is sanewashing.
I dunno, NYT speaks its own language and requires translation
If your boss is on the wrong side of pedophilia, he‘s probably wrong on a lot of things Dan-o!
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
If your boss is on the wrong side of pedophilia, he‘s probably wrong on a lot of things Dan-o!
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The holy family’s flight to Egypt in Matthew 2 would indeed make them refugees.
(Please reclaim scripture, and biblical scholarship, from the right wing. Thank You for your attention, etc)
(Please reclaim scripture, and biblical scholarship, from the right wing. Thank You for your attention, etc)
December 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The holy family’s flight to Egypt in Matthew 2 would indeed make them refugees.
(Please reclaim scripture, and biblical scholarship, from the right wing. Thank You for your attention, etc)
(Please reclaim scripture, and biblical scholarship, from the right wing. Thank You for your attention, etc)
The holy family’s flight to Egypt in Matthew 2 would indeed make them refugees.
(Please reclaim scripture, and biblical scholarship, from the right wing. Thank You for your attention, etc)
(Please reclaim scripture, and biblical scholarship, from the right wing. Thank You for your attention, etc)
December 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The holy family’s flight to Egypt in Matthew 2 would indeed make them refugees.
(Please reclaim scripture, and biblical scholarship, from the right wing. Thank You for your attention, etc)
(Please reclaim scripture, and biblical scholarship, from the right wing. Thank You for your attention, etc)
Here for the pedantry, ty
December 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Here for the pedantry, ty
If only someone had studied cognitive dissonance, or had written long tomes and popular fiction about mass irrationality, mob mentality, and totalitarian movements!
if only these had been taught in high schools for generations!
if only these had been taught in high schools for generations!
December 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If only someone had studied cognitive dissonance, or had written long tomes and popular fiction about mass irrationality, mob mentality, and totalitarian movements!
if only these had been taught in high schools for generations!
if only these had been taught in high schools for generations!
@louvreofthelouvre.bsky.social got one for you
December 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
@louvreofthelouvre.bsky.social got one for you
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This is the winner. Ironic detachment is the favored aesthetic of an entire generation; and earnestness of any kind is vulnerable and “cringe”. Silver gambles and does probabilities in politics as a way to avoid commitment *to* politics — which disappointed him.
Cynicism then leads to gullibility.
Cynicism then leads to gullibility.
December 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is the winner. Ironic detachment is the favored aesthetic of an entire generation; and earnestness of any kind is vulnerable and “cringe”. Silver gambles and does probabilities in politics as a way to avoid commitment *to* politics — which disappointed him.
Cynicism then leads to gullibility.
Cynicism then leads to gullibility.
I spent years preaching climate action to a left- and center-left audience, and man … they wanted to change the subject real fast. Relatable.
December 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I spent years preaching climate action to a left- and center-left audience, and man … they wanted to change the subject real fast. Relatable.
This is the winner. Ironic detachment is the favored aesthetic of an entire generation; and earnestness of any kind is vulnerable and “cringe”. Silver gambles and does probabilities in politics as a way to avoid commitment *to* politics — which disappointed him.
Cynicism then leads to gullibility.
Cynicism then leads to gullibility.
December 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is the winner. Ironic detachment is the favored aesthetic of an entire generation; and earnestness of any kind is vulnerable and “cringe”. Silver gambles and does probabilities in politics as a way to avoid commitment *to* politics — which disappointed him.
Cynicism then leads to gullibility.
Cynicism then leads to gullibility.
Confirmation bias, and spite
December 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Confirmation bias, and spite