There is no excuse for what this man did. But the story to be told here is not one that has anything to do with Afghans, let alone non-white immigration to the U.S. generally. It has to do with the evil shit that happens in war, and that the U.S. often gets others to do, and how it destroys psyches.

The kind of website that only is able to exist under authoritarianism

Social democracy, love it — you know, I’m a very social person, people tell me all the time. And democracy, very big, lots of people talking about it

(Southern preacher voice) Jesus nailed the miracle…. he didn’t need venture capital! The only angel investor he needed .. was the almighty!!

say you believe there's a finite timeline for your tech to cure all cancer. if you're not willing to lose some profit in order to shrink that timeline.. YOUR position on your OWN behavior, if you're being consistent, is that you are CHOOSING to kill men, women and children for money

i think it's goofy to believe this gets unfucked by the invisible hand of Politics As Usual. a guy deliberately drove his car through a crowd of people and you're going, Well he's not gonna be laughin next time when everybody scampers out of the way