Russtofferson
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Just give me whatever works, I guess.
Ducks, Seahawks, Blazers, M’s & Oilers.
#exvangelical #amwriting #pnw
Ducks, Seahawks, Blazers, M’s & Oilers.
#exvangelical #amwriting #pnw
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What we are seeing in the wake of the National Guard shooting in DC is a shift from Christian nationalism to Western supremacy. It's not one or the other. But the latter category is a bigger tent - and allows for Xtian nationalists to more easily make room for Elon Musk, Stephen Miller, and others.
December 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
What we are seeing in the wake of the National Guard shooting in DC is a shift from Christian nationalism to Western supremacy. It's not one or the other. But the latter category is a bigger tent - and allows for Xtian nationalists to more easily make room for Elon Musk, Stephen Miller, and others.
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Pete Hegseth responded to all this with the smirking, adolescent sadism of a schoolyard bully pulling the legs off of a spider. Now juxtapose this with the horror experienced by a source who saw the imagery of the men being blown apart in the water:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Pete Hegseth responded to all this with the smirking, adolescent sadism of a schoolyard bully pulling the legs off of a spider. Now juxtapose this with the horror experienced by a source who saw the imagery of the men being blown apart in the water:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
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TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
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pretty remarkable that Costco has more of a spine in fighting for the rule of law than many major universities and fancy law firms
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
pretty remarkable that Costco has more of a spine in fighting for the rule of law than many major universities and fancy law firms
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Last week: In response to WaPo’s story on the Sept. 2 boat strikes, the Pentagon says “This entire narrative is completely false.”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
December 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Last week: In response to WaPo’s story on the Sept. 2 boat strikes, the Pentagon says “This entire narrative is completely false.”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
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Interesting to remember that in any previous administration Hegseth would have resigned or been fired after Signalgate, which of course featured him presiding over a *different* war crime
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Interesting to remember that in any previous administration Hegseth would have resigned or been fired after Signalgate, which of course featured him presiding over a *different* war crime
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I wrote about Bari Weiss newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Bari Weiss’s Big Secret Is That She’s Boring
The “contrarian” journalist’s new vision for CBS News appears to just mean reinventing Crossfire.
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote about Bari Weiss newrepublic.com/article/2037...
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marginalized people are targeted for censorship *regardless of their opinions* because the main thing people want to prevent them from saying is simply "I exist."
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
marginalized people are targeted for censorship *regardless of their opinions* because the main thing people want to prevent them from saying is simply "I exist."
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"viewpoint diversity" is bullshit because *the main danger to free speech is not the silencing of unpopular opinions.* The main danger is the *silencing of unpopular people.*
December 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"viewpoint diversity" is bullshit because *the main danger to free speech is not the silencing of unpopular opinions.* The main danger is the *silencing of unpopular people.*
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the way to protect free speech in this instance is to show solidarity with the trans person being silenced. it's pretty straightforward.
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
the way to protect free speech in this instance is to show solidarity with the trans person being silenced. it's pretty straightforward.
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the student was trolling her instructor; her instructor tried to respond in good faith, the student enlisted the right wing hate machine and got the instructor put on leave *for being trans.*
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
the student was trolling her instructor; her instructor tried to respond in good faith, the student enlisted the right wing hate machine and got the instructor put on leave *for being trans.*
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I'm truly disappointed that people are engaging with this without taking into account that this is an op.
December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I'm truly disappointed that people are engaging with this without taking into account that this is an op.
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I'm really tired of people pretending that this is about whether or not the essay was bad! It's not. It's about trying to purge trans people from society. The student called the TA a fucking demon, man. Do you know what that's like?
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I'm really tired of people pretending that this is about whether or not the essay was bad! It's not. It's about trying to purge trans people from society. The student called the TA a fucking demon, man. Do you know what that's like?
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This entire thing is an op to try to turn this student into the next Riley Gaines grifting on trying to purge trans people from society. It's insane that anyone is taking this at face value.
December 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This entire thing is an op to try to turn this student into the next Riley Gaines grifting on trying to purge trans people from society. It's insane that anyone is taking this at face value.
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When people sigh about “these communities are dying” what they fail to consider is that they are dying for very good reasons, including that the people who live there are doing their level best to kill their own community (and also other communities) every day.
Something notable in this article is how much the life long locals don’t seem to give a shit. Which was an entirely predictable outcome if you've spent any amount of time among people like this
How life changed in a rural town in Virginia that lost its sole health clinic after the passage of Trump’s megabill. The residents voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2024, and now they’re suffering for it.
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
When people sigh about “these communities are dying” what they fail to consider is that they are dying for very good reasons, including that the people who live there are doing their level best to kill their own community (and also other communities) every day.
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A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
“Grampa, what was it like living during The Dumbest Time?”
Before you ask, yes apparently this is real. He must be taking comedy lessons and substances from Elon.
December 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
“Grampa, what was it like living during The Dumbest Time?”
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
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if this is discrimination, I’m genuinely unsure what you’re supposed to do when a student responds to a prompt with some religious gibberish
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
if this is discrimination, I’m genuinely unsure what you’re supposed to do when a student responds to a prompt with some religious gibberish
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Do reporters ever follow up with questions like:
-Why do doctors keep telling you to get cognitive tests?
-Is identifying a picture of a giraffe challenging for you?
-Can you tell us a difficult question from one of these cognitive tests, or are you unable to remember?
-Why do doctors keep telling you to get cognitive tests?
-Is identifying a picture of a giraffe challenging for you?
-Can you tell us a difficult question from one of these cognitive tests, or are you unable to remember?
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
November 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Do reporters ever follow up with questions like:
-Why do doctors keep telling you to get cognitive tests?
-Is identifying a picture of a giraffe challenging for you?
-Can you tell us a difficult question from one of these cognitive tests, or are you unable to remember?
-Why do doctors keep telling you to get cognitive tests?
-Is identifying a picture of a giraffe challenging for you?
-Can you tell us a difficult question from one of these cognitive tests, or are you unable to remember?
Would be hilarious to see Ole Miss win the natty and LSU mired in the middle of the SEC pack for the next few years while the governor of Louisiana asserts increasing control over the program like a wannabe Jerry Jones.
November 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Would be hilarious to see Ole Miss win the natty and LSU mired in the middle of the SEC pack for the next few years while the governor of Louisiana asserts increasing control over the program like a wannabe Jerry Jones.