Isaac Rabinovitch
@isaac32767.picknit.com
He, his. People who are wondering if they should follow me back should know that I'm pretty boring and nitpicky. Officially designated RadLib Crank.
Why I give my pronouns: https://rb.gy/p9p5yu
Why I give my pronouns: https://rb.gy/p9p5yu
Once again Bill Fucking Kristol is right. It's very irritating.
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Once again Bill Fucking Kristol is right. It's very irritating.
My aging brain tried to figure out which 17th century king they were referring to before it groked that he's not PoW any more.
A charitable foundation is making 25 Christmas stockings from the drapes of King Charles III’s Sandringham estate.
A very royal Christmas. King Charles III’s charity auctions stockings made from monarch's drapes
A charitable foundation is making 25 Christmas stockings from the drapes of King Charles III’s Sandringham estate.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
My aging brain tried to figure out which 17th century king they were referring to before it groked that he's not PoW any more.
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Begging reporters to make this distinction. She did not "cite" the Bible, she *invoked* the Bible.
"Citing" is this: "According to the Genesis account, 'In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth'" (Genesis 1:1, KJV)."
Just saying "the Bible says" before your claim isn't citing.
"Citing" is this: "According to the Genesis account, 'In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth'" (Genesis 1:1, KJV)."
Just saying "the Bible says" before your claim isn't citing.
There literally wasn't a single citation given. Even when she referred to the Bible--the ONLY text she refers to by name--she couldn't even cite which verses she quoting.
I was an English student at OU. I can fuckin guarantee that any one turning in an essay like this--Bible or no--would get a 0.
I was an English student at OU. I can fuckin guarantee that any one turning in an essay like this--Bible or no--would get a 0.
This won’t be a popular opinion, but I don’t think the instructor was right here. The assignment said that the goal was for students to demonstrate they completed the readings *and* they could do so by reflecting on, among other things, their personal experiences. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-stat...
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Begging reporters to make this distinction. She did not "cite" the Bible, she *invoked* the Bible.
"Citing" is this: "According to the Genesis account, 'In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth'" (Genesis 1:1, KJV)."
Just saying "the Bible says" before your claim isn't citing.
"Citing" is this: "According to the Genesis account, 'In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth'" (Genesis 1:1, KJV)."
Just saying "the Bible says" before your claim isn't citing.
These are all things I've believed about Trump for almost a decade.
If your doctor decided you needed an MRI (indicating concern about something serious) and you claim that you didn't ask why or what part of your body he wanted to look at, you are:
1. Really stupid; or
2. Dangerously detached from reality; or
4. Lying; or
4. All three. 🎯
1. Really stupid; or
2. Dangerously detached from reality; or
4. Lying; or
4. All three. 🎯
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
These are all things I've believed about Trump for almost a decade.
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I actually don’t think graduate student instructors “invite” a national harassment campaign coordinated by TPUSA just because their assignment prompts aren’t pedagogical optimal
If an instructor wants to impose content based instructions to focus essays on science, then they should. But my read is that this is busy work intended to make sure assignments are read and thought about and little more. So, the prompt was open ended and sloppy and invited this. 🤷♂️
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I actually don’t think graduate student instructors “invite” a national harassment campaign coordinated by TPUSA just because their assignment prompts aren’t pedagogical optimal
The income from $1.5 million with conservative investments is about $40K. Somehow, I don't imagine that's what she'll be living on.
The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
37-year-old quit her $390,000 Google job after saving up $1.5 million—see the 'no buy checklist' that helps her spend less
She left a $390,000-a-year job and now uses a simple set of rules to make her savings last in Switzerland.
www.cnbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The income from $1.5 million with conservative investments is about $40K. Somehow, I don't imagine that's what she'll be living on.
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US public transit advocates: Don't just envy Europe. Start by envying Canada.
Great piece on Montreal's remarkably cheap new rapid transit system.
macleans.ca/society/mont...
Great piece on Montreal's remarkably cheap new rapid transit system.
macleans.ca/society/mont...
Montreal's New Rail Line Is the Future - Macleans.ca
Canada has forgotten how to build fast, cheap transit. A new megaproject has the fix.
macleans.ca
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
US public transit advocates: Don't just envy Europe. Start by envying Canada.
Great piece on Montreal's remarkably cheap new rapid transit system.
macleans.ca/society/mont...
Great piece on Montreal's remarkably cheap new rapid transit system.
macleans.ca/society/mont...
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“Strong floor, no ceiling” is the type of slogan that resonates with wealthy centrist political commentators, not everyday people who are actually your voters. What does that mean to someone who is struggling to afford rent, groceries, insurance? This is why Zohran’s policy slogans were so effective
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Strong floor, no ceiling” is the type of slogan that resonates with wealthy centrist political commentators, not everyday people who are actually your voters. What does that mean to someone who is struggling to afford rent, groceries, insurance? This is why Zohran’s policy slogans were so effective
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I have refined
The uranium
That was in
The centrifuge
And which
You were probably
Saving
For power generation
Forgive me
It was so powerful
I am
Become death
The uranium
That was in
The centrifuge
And which
You were probably
Saving
For power generation
Forgive me
It was so powerful
I am
Become death
this is quite the detail
November 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I have refined
The uranium
That was in
The centrifuge
And which
You were probably
Saving
For power generation
Forgive me
It was so powerful
I am
Become death
The uranium
That was in
The centrifuge
And which
You were probably
Saving
For power generation
Forgive me
It was so powerful
I am
Become death
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This is quite the moment to be writing about Nazi authoritarianism and the Holocaust.
A Holocaust tale for today
A British journalist discovers a family secret.
www.motherjones.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This is quite the moment to be writing about Nazi authoritarianism and the Holocaust.
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I had a thought. I've been questioned many times, why I put Trinidadian dialect in my novella that is set centuries in the future.
The main refrain was, wouldn't that have been phased out?
And my thought was...would ppl make the same comment if I had used latin? or something latin sounding?
The main refrain was, wouldn't that have been phased out?
And my thought was...would ppl make the same comment if I had used latin? or something latin sounding?
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I had a thought. I've been questioned many times, why I put Trinidadian dialect in my novella that is set centuries in the future.
The main refrain was, wouldn't that have been phased out?
And my thought was...would ppl make the same comment if I had used latin? or something latin sounding?
The main refrain was, wouldn't that have been phased out?
And my thought was...would ppl make the same comment if I had used latin? or something latin sounding?
Kinda ironic that a regime that's obsessed with masculinity signaling can't find physically fit goons.
ICE agent falls to the ground, possibly tearing his ACL, as the person he's trying to detain runs away
November 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Kinda ironic that a regime that's obsessed with masculinity signaling can't find physically fit goons.
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My kid had a teacher during the pandemic who required that weekly homework be submitted online. Eventually it got around that he wasn't checking it, so students started submitting blank files. My kid refused to cheat, and her grade suffered.
I wouldn't be sad to see a teacher fired for that.
I wouldn't be sad to see a teacher fired for that.
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My kid had a teacher during the pandemic who required that weekly homework be submitted online. Eventually it got around that he wasn't checking it, so students started submitting blank files. My kid refused to cheat, and her grade suffered.
I wouldn't be sad to see a teacher fired for that.
I wouldn't be sad to see a teacher fired for that.
The Small Back Room (1949)
November 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Small Back Room (1949)
Of course my #1 vulgarity is "bullshit."
My nitpicky brain insists that body function metaphors are vulgarities, not profanities. But I seem to be the only person who cares about this distinction.
My nitpicky brain insists that body function metaphors are vulgarities, not profanities. But I seem to be the only person who cares about this distinction.
@isaac32767.picknit.com has swears! They've used 221 profanities in their last 3,437 posts.
🥇 "bullshit" (54 times)
🥈 "fucking" (37 times)
🥉 "shit" (33 times)
🥇 "bullshit" (54 times)
🥈 "fucking" (37 times)
🥉 "shit" (33 times)
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Of course my #1 vulgarity is "bullshit."
My nitpicky brain insists that body function metaphors are vulgarities, not profanities. But I seem to be the only person who cares about this distinction.
My nitpicky brain insists that body function metaphors are vulgarities, not profanities. But I seem to be the only person who cares about this distinction.
@profanity.accountant what the fuck?
November 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
@profanity.accountant what the fuck?
Once again r/deathstairs has a very topical visual metaphor.
November 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Once again r/deathstairs has a very topical visual metaphor.
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if youre trans and youre struggling to justify why you as a person should be allowed to take up space in the universe just consider that by your sheer existence you make a lot of the worst people on earth mad enough that they will die early deaths from stress. so thats a p good reason
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
if youre trans and youre struggling to justify why you as a person should be allowed to take up space in the universe just consider that by your sheer existence you make a lot of the worst people on earth mad enough that they will die early deaths from stress. so thats a p good reason
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Things used in everyday life are the real archaeological treasures! These sewing #needles were made from animal bone some 15,000 years ago. Some designs simply don't need to be improved, because form and functions were perfectly matched from the start. Form follows function! 🧵1/2
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November 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Things used in everyday life are the real archaeological treasures! These sewing #needles were made from animal bone some 15,000 years ago. Some designs simply don't need to be improved, because form and functions were perfectly matched from the start. Form follows function! 🧵1/2
🏺
🏺
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Female Northern flicker taking off from the birdbath, in slow motion to see her amazing red/orange colors as she takes off.
#birds
It wasn't 84F yesterday, camera sits out in the sun. It was 46F.
#birds
It wasn't 84F yesterday, camera sits out in the sun. It was 46F.
November 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Female Northern flicker taking off from the birdbath, in slow motion to see her amazing red/orange colors as she takes off.
#birds
It wasn't 84F yesterday, camera sits out in the sun. It was 46F.
#birds
It wasn't 84F yesterday, camera sits out in the sun. It was 46F.
Reading yet another doorstopper history that's well researched, insightful, intelligent, informative — and badly needs the attention of a good editor.
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Reading yet another doorstopper history that's well researched, insightful, intelligent, informative — and badly needs the attention of a good editor.
Just as I got myself thoroughly invested in Pluribus, I figured out that Season 2 probably won't drop for a couple years. Meaning the main story arc probably won't get resolved for at least 6 years. I wonder if I can maintain my investment that long?
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Just as I got myself thoroughly invested in Pluribus, I figured out that Season 2 probably won't drop for a couple years. Meaning the main story arc probably won't get resolved for at least 6 years. I wonder if I can maintain my investment that long?
Even Real ID documents have been rejected as "fake" by these bozos. You can guess why.
I've been told I should carry my own naturalization docs Just In Case. But I think my conspicuous Whiteness is the only documentation I can rely on.
I've been told I should carry my own naturalization docs Just In Case. But I think my conspicuous Whiteness is the only documentation I can rely on.
Miles, an Indigenous actor best known for her roles in “Northern Exposure,” “Smoke Signals,” “Wyvern” and “The Last of Us,” handed them her tribal ID from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon.
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Even Real ID documents have been rejected as "fake" by these bozos. You can guess why.
I've been told I should carry my own naturalization docs Just In Case. But I think my conspicuous Whiteness is the only documentation I can rely on.
I've been told I should carry my own naturalization docs Just In Case. But I think my conspicuous Whiteness is the only documentation I can rely on.
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Ahead of launching a war on Venezuela, the US would like to announce that no one in Venezuela should help US forces, it'd be stupid to do so, the US will denigrate you and screw you over no matter how much you help, and blame you if even one Venezuelan who also helped the US ever does something bad.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ahead of launching a war on Venezuela, the US would like to announce that no one in Venezuela should help US forces, it'd be stupid to do so, the US will denigrate you and screw you over no matter how much you help, and blame you if even one Venezuelan who also helped the US ever does something bad.