Vlad Oligarchsky
@opulenceihazit.bsky.social
I am epic win.
Украине – мир, России – свободу
Украине – мир, России – свободу
*sigh* Non-citizens outside U.S. territory do not have constitutional protections. Bakari Sellers is a lawyer, presumably he knows this. But I guess we're just gonna fight fire with fire and hope that works out for the side that actually requires something like the rule of law (it won't).
Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
*sigh* Non-citizens outside U.S. territory do not have constitutional protections. Bakari Sellers is a lawyer, presumably he knows this. But I guess we're just gonna fight fire with fire and hope that works out for the side that actually requires something like the rule of law (it won't).
Well, that's one way to try to get rid of a bunch of judges you don't like!
Trump claims “any document” signed by Joe Biden is “hereby terminated.”
He calls out executive orders later but obviously “any document” would be much broader and include legislation.
(He can’t legally do that but, as always, we get to watch how far he can push this without repercussions)
He calls out executive orders later but obviously “any document” would be much broader and include legislation.
(He can’t legally do that but, as always, we get to watch how far he can push this without repercussions)
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Well, that's one way to try to get rid of a bunch of judges you don't like!
I am very sympathetic to this, but... unfortunately, this is what democratization of media and politics looks like. Once the popular conception shifts from Politics as Vocation to 'Politics as popular entertainment most closely resembling competitive sports," the discourse is destined toward inanity
I don't think it's all of it by any measure but I do absolutely believe that the political media's raging anti-intellectual streak has got worse with time and has ended up influencing the way MPs talk, and what they choose to talk/think about
I don’t think this is a “politicians have got dumber” issue for the most part. If you look at the *actual CVs* of previous cohorts of MPs, their background is not radically different when you account for, you know, the fact the economy is different! It is primarily a media and ecosystem issue.
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I am very sympathetic to this, but... unfortunately, this is what democratization of media and politics looks like. Once the popular conception shifts from Politics as Vocation to 'Politics as popular entertainment most closely resembling competitive sports," the discourse is destined toward inanity
One might go so far as to say that...war is a force that gives us meaning
on some level i suppose it's just the human need to make meaning. when we suffer the most and sacrifice the most is when we become most focused on transcendent ideals that will render the pain "worth it." implications are many and quite a few of them are discomfiting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
One might go so far as to say that...war is a force that gives us meaning
Did a tent company write this?
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Did a tent company write this?
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rfk jr moaning in olivia nuzzi's ear
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
rfk jr moaning in olivia nuzzi's ear
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I bet they got a 🌞 in that bad boy
November 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I bet they got a 🌞 in that bad boy
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I know it's not their actual name but I am calling them Penn State-Shenanigans
November 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I know it's not their actual name but I am calling them Penn State-Shenanigans
I'm trying to suspend disbelief, but my immediate reaction was that MacFayden is way too tall. He doesn't give off the necessary dweebishness, he's too physically formidable
MacFadyen is the most Charles Guiteau motherfucker who's ever lived. The part he was born to play.
November 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I'm trying to suspend disbelief, but my immediate reaction was that MacFayden is way too tall. He doesn't give off the necessary dweebishness, he's too physically formidable
Specifically, there is a widespread conservative belief that contemporary schoolteachers & administrators are dead set on punishing boys from the outset for being harder to manage, rambunctious, etc. Activities are all geared toward quiet, gentle play and sitting still and quiet. Those who don't...
For sure. In the rest of the post (that's only half of it!) and her replies, it's clear she thinks that focusing on the social emotional stuff keeps down the "unique gifts" of boys.
November 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Specifically, there is a widespread conservative belief that contemporary schoolteachers & administrators are dead set on punishing boys from the outset for being harder to manage, rambunctious, etc. Activities are all geared toward quiet, gentle play and sitting still and quiet. Those who don't...
The thing you gotta understand about everything Katie writes is that it is a finely tuned, compound dogwhistle designed to provoke a certain set of reactions on left, right, and center. If her kid learns this particular skill from her, he'll be set for life regardless of his shape rotation skills.
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The thing you gotta understand about everything Katie writes is that it is a finely tuned, compound dogwhistle designed to provoke a certain set of reactions on left, right, and center. If her kid learns this particular skill from her, he'll be set for life regardless of his shape rotation skills.
If commercial flights stick to Class E airspace, they can just do their thing and understaffed ARTCCs don't have to worry about clearing them from sector to sector.
I don't get why this would be done. It certainly doesn't help ATC because they'd be responsible for alerting/deviating for all the VFR flights at those levels instead of up in the high routes where it's all IFR on pre-determined routes.
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If commercial flights stick to Class E airspace, they can just do their thing and understaffed ARTCCs don't have to worry about clearing them from sector to sector.
It's less Palantir and more Anduril - people just tend to conflate them. Every time Palmer Luckey opens his mouth to discuss anything strategic, part of my soul dies.
I watched that interview, is there something specific from there that you’d like to reference? I’m not trying to be defensive here but you’re talking in circles and being oddly vague. What exactly is Palantir doing wrong. Please be specific.
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It's less Palantir and more Anduril - people just tend to conflate them. Every time Palmer Luckey opens his mouth to discuss anything strategic, part of my soul dies.
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"Kristi Noem, in human form, do you see? Matt Gaetz, in human form, do you see? Kristi Noem, changing, do you see? Matt Gaetz, changing, do you see? Krist Noem, Mar-a-Lago face, do you see? Matt Gaetz, Mar-a-Lago face, do you see?"
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"Kristi Noem, in human form, do you see? Matt Gaetz, in human form, do you see? Kristi Noem, changing, do you see? Matt Gaetz, changing, do you see? Krist Noem, Mar-a-Lago face, do you see? Matt Gaetz, Mar-a-Lago face, do you see?"
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Gus Johnson on every snap right now
November 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Gus Johnson on every snap right now
As it was in the beginning,
Is now,
And ever shall be,
World without end.
Amen. Amen.
Is now,
And ever shall be,
World without end.
Amen. Amen.
There's an interesting grammatical tense used only to talk about powerful, wealthy people, where they have simultaneously done the thing, are doing the thing, and will do the thing.
Totally divorced from the concept of linear time, the only important element is: important person and thing.
Totally divorced from the concept of linear time, the only important element is: important person and thing.
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As it was in the beginning,
Is now,
And ever shall be,
World without end.
Amen. Amen.
Is now,
And ever shall be,
World without end.
Amen. Amen.
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best ending of all time, let's be real
November 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
best ending of all time, let's be real
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I am looking forward to the day when my team no longer loses to Aaron Rodgers
November 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I am looking forward to the day when my team no longer loses to Aaron Rodgers
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For 125 years, the preservation of the White House has functioned as an agreement between the influential and the powerful, with no accountability.
When Donald Trump demolished the East Wing, he showed once again how unconstrained the Presidency really is.
When Donald Trump demolished the East Wing, he showed once again how unconstrained the Presidency really is.
White House Architecture Was an Honor System. Trump Noticed.
For 125 years, informal norms constrained what a president could do to one of the nation’s most famous landmarks.
www.theatlantic.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
For 125 years, the preservation of the White House has functioned as an agreement between the influential and the powerful, with no accountability.
When Donald Trump demolished the East Wing, he showed once again how unconstrained the Presidency really is.
When Donald Trump demolished the East Wing, he showed once again how unconstrained the Presidency really is.
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Rooting not just for a Game 7 of the World Series, but another 18 inning game that goes so long on Saturday night that the clocks fall back at 2am before it’s ended and everyone gets tremendously confused about what time it is.
October 30, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Rooting not just for a Game 7 of the World Series, but another 18 inning game that goes so long on Saturday night that the clocks fall back at 2am before it’s ended and everyone gets tremendously confused about what time it is.
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when the manager is not actually going to do anything but he's letting you vent
November 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM
when the manager is not actually going to do anything but he's letting you vent
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
October 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)