LtNOWIS
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Northern Virginian, part time soldier. Not CIA.
This is terribly sad. She was from the tiny town of Webster Springs in West Virginia. She drilled out of the 863rd MP Company, two counties away in Fayette County.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This is terribly sad. She was from the tiny town of Webster Springs in West Virginia. She drilled out of the 863rd MP Company, two counties away in Fayette County.
So basically every post Maggie makes on Twitter is ratioed by chuds, which is dispiriting. Fortunately this has no impact on the real world.
They did the same thing to Abigail Spanberger and she still won huge.
They did the same thing to Abigail Spanberger and she still won huge.
It’s shocking that simply stating federal law would cause the President of the United States to become unglued and threaten violence against me.
This is a moment for moral clarity and legal clarity.
This is a moment for moral clarity and legal clarity.
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
So basically every post Maggie makes on Twitter is ratioed by chuds, which is dispiriting. Fortunately this has no impact on the real world.
They did the same thing to Abigail Spanberger and she still won huge.
They did the same thing to Abigail Spanberger and she still won huge.
Trick question, Despotic President Me would have unknowably shifted perspectives from Regular Me.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Trick question, Despotic President Me would have unknowably shifted perspectives from Regular Me.
You know we'll be in crazy times if they increase the State Defense Force budget above $200,000.
wasn't really an issue in the election but low key important that with spanberger as governor D.C. will be bordered by two states whose national guards are led by democrats
November 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
You know we'll be in crazy times if they increase the State Defense Force budget above $200,000.
My quick take on a 9-2 Dem map.
October 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My quick take on a 9-2 Dem map.
From what I can tell, O'Neall is a YIMBY who wants to build dense housing in the downtown.
So, that's really great, even more than the partisan angle.
So, that's really great, even more than the partisan angle.
October 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
From what I can tell, O'Neall is a YIMBY who wants to build dense housing in the downtown.
So, that's really great, even more than the partisan angle.
So, that's really great, even more than the partisan angle.
Yeah Germany is a federal republic with states. In Britain it's a unitary state for the 80% of the population that lacks a devolved parliament.
Genuinely think German constitutionalism is the clear parallel for American parliamentarianism, not British
September 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Yeah Germany is a federal republic with states. In Britain it's a unitary state for the 80% of the population that lacks a devolved parliament.
Am I correct in thinking that The Crown exposed Americans to more of British history from 1945 to 1995 than any other piece of mass media?
Seems a great accomplishment, even if people don't love the fixation on the royals.
Seems a great accomplishment, even if people don't love the fixation on the royals.
August 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Am I correct in thinking that The Crown exposed Americans to more of British history from 1945 to 1995 than any other piece of mass media?
Seems a great accomplishment, even if people don't love the fixation on the royals.
Seems a great accomplishment, even if people don't love the fixation on the royals.
Well my sleep schedule is destroyed again...
So many unanswered questions though. What is this orange mystery?
So many unanswered questions though. What is this orange mystery?
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August 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Well my sleep schedule is destroyed again...
So many unanswered questions though. What is this orange mystery?
So many unanswered questions though. What is this orange mystery?
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🚨| Taylor Swift’s official website now features a countdown set to expire on August 12 at 12:12 AM ET!!!!
August 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
🚨| Taylor Swift’s official website now features a countdown set to expire on August 12 at 12:12 AM ET!!!!
I'm disappointed in Pete, and I don't think he did his due diligence here.
Stoney has a poor record in Richmond.
Stoney has a poor record in Richmond.
Interesting: @petebuttigieg.bsky.social endorsing @levarstoney.bsky.social for Lt. Governor of Virginia bluevirginia.us/2025/06/mond...
June 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I'm disappointed in Pete, and I don't think he did his due diligence here.
Stoney has a poor record in Richmond.
Stoney has a poor record in Richmond.
The cynic would say that the kids hate this stuff and they only want to make money or be social media influencers or whatever.
But the fact that it's counter to the zeitgeist is probably what could make it work. People are desperate for something fresh.
But the fact that it's counter to the zeitgeist is probably what could make it work. People are desperate for something fresh.
the actual thing that young men like that dems can lean into is MORAL HEROISM AND SELF-SACRIFICE TO PROTECT YOUR COMMUNITY
more broadly you can't lean into 'things young men like' when those things - crypto, gambling, AI porn, online misogyny - are *bad*. you have to identify the good or at least neutral things - self-improvement, team sports - and lean into them.
May 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The cynic would say that the kids hate this stuff and they only want to make money or be social media influencers or whatever.
But the fact that it's counter to the zeitgeist is probably what could make it work. People are desperate for something fresh.
But the fact that it's counter to the zeitgeist is probably what could make it work. People are desperate for something fresh.
I'm at a restaurant. And the guy next table is fighting with his wife over Taylor Swift, saying she doesn't have talent or whatever.
I gotta leave the boomer parts of Fairfax County.
I gotta leave the boomer parts of Fairfax County.
May 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I'm at a restaurant. And the guy next table is fighting with his wife over Taylor Swift, saying she doesn't have talent or whatever.
I gotta leave the boomer parts of Fairfax County.
I gotta leave the boomer parts of Fairfax County.
As a guy who was rooting for Conor Lamb, I've been hugely vindicated.
Even beyond ideology, it's important to look at a candidate's history. Have they worked in a legislature before? How did they vote and get along with their caucus? What else have they done, professionally?
Even beyond ideology, it's important to look at a candidate's history. Have they worked in a legislature before? How did they vote and get along with their caucus? What else have they done, professionally?
This entitled schmuck, who thinks he’s too good to wear a suit and do the boring parts of his job.
May 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
As a guy who was rooting for Conor Lamb, I've been hugely vindicated.
Even beyond ideology, it's important to look at a candidate's history. Have they worked in a legislature before? How did they vote and get along with their caucus? What else have they done, professionally?
Even beyond ideology, it's important to look at a candidate's history. Have they worked in a legislature before? How did they vote and get along with their caucus? What else have they done, professionally?
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Trump is trying to bully Walmart into not raising prices due to his tariffs. This is like trying to bully gravity
May 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Trump is trying to bully Walmart into not raising prices due to his tariffs. This is like trying to bully gravity
MGP probably wins easily given the nature of the seat.
But we could theoretically see the most interesting matchup: a 4-person jungle primary with 2 Dems and 2 Republicans.
But we could theoretically see the most interesting matchup: a 4-person jungle primary with 2 Dems and 2 Republicans.
May 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
MGP probably wins easily given the nature of the seat.
But we could theoretically see the most interesting matchup: a 4-person jungle primary with 2 Dems and 2 Republicans.
But we could theoretically see the most interesting matchup: a 4-person jungle primary with 2 Dems and 2 Republicans.
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If other branches were so useful, why do all human beings live on land? Curious.
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April 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
If other branches were so useful, why do all human beings live on land? Curious.
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If someone has to drive 45 to work because that's the only home they can afford, they are immiserated. And we see that all the time in the DC region.
Except it’s NOT too expensive to live in most places. There’s no evidence that most people are being uniquely immiserated by housing costs or forced to live in bad housing
I don't know what counts as acceptable evidence, and there's certainly nothing that would meet typical standards of academic rigor, but intuitively I would expect "it's too expensive to live most places" to be radicalizing in chaotic and unpredictable ways.
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March 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
If someone has to drive 45 to work because that's the only home they can afford, they are immiserated. And we see that all the time in the DC region.
We're forcing feds to spend 90+ minutes commuting every day for no good reason, but at least we get this silver lining.
Last Wednesday, two of our Silver Line stations hit new single-day ridership records. Thank you to our customers traveling through Loudoun Gateway in @loudoun.gov and Herndon in Fairfax County!
March 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We're forcing feds to spend 90+ minutes commuting every day for no good reason, but at least we get this silver lining.
This guy sucks.
Kennedy should take another shot at him in '26.
Kennedy should take another shot at him in '26.
I’m glad TikTok is coming back online. We need to keep it that way. The platform is too important to the lives of 170 million creators.
January 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This guy sucks.
Kennedy should take another shot at him in '26.
Kennedy should take another shot at him in '26.
I'm a history fan who's also aligned with globe Twitter and r/neoliberal.
So every few weeks I make a post saying that everyone alive before 1950 or so would be amazed by the cheap food enjoyed by modern people.
We should be grateful to live in this era.
So every few weeks I make a post saying that everyone alive before 1950 or so would be amazed by the cheap food enjoyed by modern people.
We should be grateful to live in this era.
January 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I'm a history fan who's also aligned with globe Twitter and r/neoliberal.
So every few weeks I make a post saying that everyone alive before 1950 or so would be amazed by the cheap food enjoyed by modern people.
We should be grateful to live in this era.
So every few weeks I make a post saying that everyone alive before 1950 or so would be amazed by the cheap food enjoyed by modern people.
We should be grateful to live in this era.
I don't Dune post on here, don't even know anyone who does.
But Deadline just released the screenplay for Dune Part 2 and it's got some great parts.
But Deadline just released the screenplay for Dune Part 2 and it's got some great parts.
December 12, 2024 at 4:02 AM
I don't Dune post on here, don't even know anyone who does.
But Deadline just released the screenplay for Dune Part 2 and it's got some great parts.
But Deadline just released the screenplay for Dune Part 2 and it's got some great parts.
Gretchen Whitmer shouldn't have apologized for feeding that woman a Dorito. Comparisons to the Eucharist were stupid and made in bad faith.
Most interesting part of the Harris senior staff conversation on Pod Save America: Quentin Fulks assailing the Democratic Party culture of making each other apologize for not using pre-approved language. He contrasts it with Trump/GOP and warns about the impact it has on male voters.
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December 2, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Gretchen Whitmer shouldn't have apologized for feeding that woman a Dorito. Comparisons to the Eucharist were stupid and made in bad faith.
This is basically my view on things here in Fairfax County. It's good that the wealthier parts of the county can't wall themselves off from the poorer parts. Better to have 1 police force, 1 school system, 1 library system, instead of a dozen municipal ones.
We don't need sub-county government.
We don't need sub-county government.
My extremely short version, acknowledging that I may be over learning the lesson from my home state, is that the more is done at a local level, the more resource hoarding and exclusion there is, and it’s good that wealthier areas of the county can’t do that as much in our system.
November 23, 2024 at 8:09 PM
This is basically my view on things here in Fairfax County. It's good that the wealthier parts of the county can't wall themselves off from the poorer parts. Better to have 1 police force, 1 school system, 1 library system, instead of a dozen municipal ones.
We don't need sub-county government.
We don't need sub-county government.
I'm seeing a lot of Dem postmortems here, on Twitter, on Reddit, and my forums. I wonder if we aren't thinking too hard. Maybe it's just a tough situation and a tough break, so you run it better next time? Much like 2004 led to 2008 without a lot of angst and soul searching.
November 10, 2024 at 11:15 PM
I'm seeing a lot of Dem postmortems here, on Twitter, on Reddit, and my forums. I wonder if we aren't thinking too hard. Maybe it's just a tough situation and a tough break, so you run it better next time? Much like 2004 led to 2008 without a lot of angst and soul searching.