Exit South
@exitsouth.bsky.social
always ask any questions that are to be asked and never answer any
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Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
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This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
X is about to be U.S. State Media
BREAKING: The UK Government is working with Canada and Australia to launch a coordinated ban on X, per the Telegraph
January 11, 2026 at 3:55 AM
X is about to be U.S. State Media
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Bread for all and roses too
Mamdani is here describing a vision of working-class consumerism that resonates with the 19th century theorists of the “living wage” and shorter hours movements, whom I wrote about in my first book. “Eight Hours for What Will,” very much included the arts, education, and pleasure.
January 11, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Bread for all and roses too
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This was published in the dead week between Christmas and New Year’s. If you work in education & were, reasonably, taking a break, maybe you missed it.
Don’t miss it.
Don’t miss it.
The ‘Crisis of the Humanities’ Is Over. That’s Not a Good Thing.
All of higher ed now suffers the attacks of politics and technology.
www.chronicle.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:10 PM
This was published in the dead week between Christmas and New Year’s. If you work in education & were, reasonably, taking a break, maybe you missed it.
Don’t miss it.
Don’t miss it.
the inevitable result of elite impunity is they stop bothering even to manufacture consent
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
the inevitable result of elite impunity is they stop bothering even to manufacture consent
"the last best hope on earth" is the frailest thing I've read from my adopted nation lately, and it's a competitive field
News is not a “daily conversation.”
News is news.
If you want a daily conversation, go to your local coffee shop.
News is news.
If you want a daily conversation, go to your local coffee shop.
January 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
"the last best hope on earth" is the frailest thing I've read from my adopted nation lately, and it's a competitive field
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When you can charge Median Annual Salary for a one-hour talk, your opinions start closely resembling those of people and orgs that are able/willing to pay you Median Annual Salary for an hour of your time
December 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
When you can charge Median Annual Salary for a one-hour talk, your opinions start closely resembling those of people and orgs that are able/willing to pay you Median Annual Salary for an hour of your time
you can tell Taibbi spends his time taking dictation from billionaires via WhatsApp because "sue anyone who criticizes you" is standard in their world
December 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
you can tell Taibbi spends his time taking dictation from billionaires via WhatsApp because "sue anyone who criticizes you" is standard in their world
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I feel like "academic hiring" discourse is always kind of downstream of the fact that in the 50s we started building a giant public system to make a college education almost universally available and in the 80s and 90s we started taking it apart to go back to the only-the-rich model
December 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I feel like "academic hiring" discourse is always kind of downstream of the fact that in the 50s we started building a giant public system to make a college education almost universally available and in the 80s and 90s we started taking it apart to go back to the only-the-rich model
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this contrarian grift shit just never ends, no matter how often his punditry fails to either explain or predict the world. a person who truly held the priors yglesias claims would have logged off years ago in embarrassment.
I think it's a little odd how people go in for this kind of nuclear-strength rhetoric over a disagreement about what issues it is most advantageous to talk about at the margin.
What you need to understand is @mattyglesias.bsky.social is a moral black hole and even then his depraved indifference brand of advice to democrats does not win elections
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
this contrarian grift shit just never ends, no matter how often his punditry fails to either explain or predict the world. a person who truly held the priors yglesias claims would have logged off years ago in embarrassment.
kinda annoyed at myself for thinking so much about The Game Awards, but this piece is great. we can all agree that clair obscur is at least as good as one of the lesser kiseki games.
Took some time to unpack a few thoughts on Expedition 33.
Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening.
So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...
Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening.
So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...
The Attempt To Escape From Pain Creates More Pain
Lord forgive me, I'm blogging. I can't help it! Many years ago, I got some advice from a writer who I deeply respect, James Howell, and he told me that criticism needs to proceed confidently. Don't...
transgamerthoughts.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
kinda annoyed at myself for thinking so much about The Game Awards, but this piece is great. we can all agree that clair obscur is at least as good as one of the lesser kiseki games.
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Justice for Lou
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Justice for Lou
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Centrism is the belief that society achieved perfection around the same time as you became a homeowner
November 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Centrism is the belief that society achieved perfection around the same time as you became a homeowner
no order
"Like a Rolling Stone"
"I Wanna Be Adored"
"(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go"
"Smooth Operator"
"Farewell Transmission"
"Like a Rolling Stone"
"I Wanna Be Adored"
"(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go"
"Smooth Operator"
"Farewell Transmission"
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
no order
"Like a Rolling Stone"
"I Wanna Be Adored"
"(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go"
"Smooth Operator"
"Farewell Transmission"
"Like a Rolling Stone"
"I Wanna Be Adored"
"(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go"
"Smooth Operator"
"Farewell Transmission"
hey man what if it's you
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
hey man what if it's you
they're calling it the "heads I win, tails you lose" economy
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
they're calling it the "heads I win, tails you lose" economy
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if you're still writing using the hero's journey, your mind is closed to all the possibilities
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
if you're still writing using the hero's journey, your mind is closed to all the possibilities
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I missed Mamdani making all but explicit that he is not going to reconcile with current Dem leadership. the party's brand is not only not useful to him now; it's a drag.
Trump: Do you consider yourself a leader of the Democrats?
Mamdani: I consider myself the next mayor of New York City
Mamdani: I consider myself the next mayor of New York City
November 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I missed Mamdani making all but explicit that he is not going to reconcile with current Dem leadership. the party's brand is not only not useful to him now; it's a drag.