The Sphere of Influence
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Scott Jennings is just sour because he thinks he should be White House Press Secretary didn't think Karoline Leavitt would last this long.
February 13, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Scott Jennings is just sour because he thinks he should be White House Press Secretary didn't think Karoline Leavitt would last this long.
I didn’t even get an invite. 😞
February 10, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I didn’t even get an invite. 😞
She seems to have acclimated to American suburban life amazingly well. Who would have thought just a few short years ago that she’d be extolling the virtues of HOAs?
February 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
She seems to have acclimated to American suburban life amazingly well. Who would have thought just a few short years ago that she’d be extolling the virtues of HOAs?
Sometimes you just can't wait to stick your head into the cheese fountain.
February 10, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Sometimes you just can't wait to stick your head into the cheese fountain.
If Carney's logical appeal to Trump's claims of unfairness work, that would be great.
But logic isn't where Trump's belligerence arises from. Rather, it's based on his desperate need to look tough. He's a selfish, brutish person who wants his ego stroked. He's not a cunning politician.
But logic isn't where Trump's belligerence arises from. Rather, it's based on his desperate need to look tough. He's a selfish, brutish person who wants his ego stroked. He's not a cunning politician.
February 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
If Carney's logical appeal to Trump's claims of unfairness work, that would be great.
But logic isn't where Trump's belligerence arises from. Rather, it's based on his desperate need to look tough. He's a selfish, brutish person who wants his ego stroked. He's not a cunning politician.
But logic isn't where Trump's belligerence arises from. Rather, it's based on his desperate need to look tough. He's a selfish, brutish person who wants his ego stroked. He's not a cunning politician.
"champion American energy dominance" is just a fancy way of saying "enrich petroleum oligarch donors".
The Republican leadership has already begun dismantling government investment in non-fossil fuel technologies, hobbling American energy dominance for a generation.
The Republican leadership has already begun dismantling government investment in non-fossil fuel technologies, hobbling American energy dominance for a generation.
February 10, 2026 at 2:58 PM
"champion American energy dominance" is just a fancy way of saying "enrich petroleum oligarch donors".
The Republican leadership has already begun dismantling government investment in non-fossil fuel technologies, hobbling American energy dominance for a generation.
The Republican leadership has already begun dismantling government investment in non-fossil fuel technologies, hobbling American energy dominance for a generation.
That's about as Redditish as it gets.
* Do some minimal amount of work to prove something everyone already knows
* Pretend like you're doing something really important
* Crap all over things people like
* Tell everyone that they're wrong and you're right
Good job, Al-Dente Man. 🙄
* Do some minimal amount of work to prove something everyone already knows
* Pretend like you're doing something really important
* Crap all over things people like
* Tell everyone that they're wrong and you're right
Good job, Al-Dente Man. 🙄
February 10, 2026 at 2:33 PM
That's about as Redditish as it gets.
* Do some minimal amount of work to prove something everyone already knows
* Pretend like you're doing something really important
* Crap all over things people like
* Tell everyone that they're wrong and you're right
Good job, Al-Dente Man. 🙄
* Do some minimal amount of work to prove something everyone already knows
* Pretend like you're doing something really important
* Crap all over things people like
* Tell everyone that they're wrong and you're right
Good job, Al-Dente Man. 🙄
Jesus Christ. You gotta warn us before showing us that neck.
February 10, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Jesus Christ. You gotta warn us before showing us that neck.
Oh, he wasn't claiming Puerto Ricans are "fake Americans"
He was just saying that if you don't support what ICE is doing that you're a "fake American"
It's a pretty lousy thing for Jake Paul to say. It seems to me that anyone who denies the First Amendment would fit that moniker better, but whatev
He was just saying that if you don't support what ICE is doing that you're a "fake American"
It's a pretty lousy thing for Jake Paul to say. It seems to me that anyone who denies the First Amendment would fit that moniker better, but whatev
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Oh, he wasn't claiming Puerto Ricans are "fake Americans"
He was just saying that if you don't support what ICE is doing that you're a "fake American"
It's a pretty lousy thing for Jake Paul to say. It seems to me that anyone who denies the First Amendment would fit that moniker better, but whatev
He was just saying that if you don't support what ICE is doing that you're a "fake American"
It's a pretty lousy thing for Jake Paul to say. It seems to me that anyone who denies the First Amendment would fit that moniker better, but whatev
"The judge said the law improperly targets federal officers by treating them differently than state law enforcement officers, who were excluded from the mask ban."
Not sure why state law enforcement was excluded, but Gov. Gav, that seems like an easy fix.
Not sure why state law enforcement was excluded, but Gov. Gav, that seems like an easy fix.
February 10, 2026 at 7:09 AM
"The judge said the law improperly targets federal officers by treating them differently than state law enforcement officers, who were excluded from the mask ban."
Not sure why state law enforcement was excluded, but Gov. Gav, that seems like an easy fix.
Not sure why state law enforcement was excluded, but Gov. Gav, that seems like an easy fix.
Is this the right photo? The religious emblem on the individual's uniform is the Orthodox Cross, and the emblem on his sleeve implies an Adidas track suit.
That would be an Eastern European soldier or paramilitary, no?
That would be an Eastern European soldier or paramilitary, no?
February 10, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Is this the right photo? The religious emblem on the individual's uniform is the Orthodox Cross, and the emblem on his sleeve implies an Adidas track suit.
That would be an Eastern European soldier or paramilitary, no?
That would be an Eastern European soldier or paramilitary, no?
They've been dead to me since they stopped manufacturing in the USA and outsourced all of their production to Asia.
Maybe that's changed in recent years, but that's a hard hurdle for me to get over.
Maybe that's changed in recent years, but that's a hard hurdle for me to get over.
February 10, 2026 at 7:01 AM
They've been dead to me since they stopped manufacturing in the USA and outsourced all of their production to Asia.
Maybe that's changed in recent years, but that's a hard hurdle for me to get over.
Maybe that's changed in recent years, but that's a hard hurdle for me to get over.
Leo, this is the guy you want people to remember you presiding over?
February 10, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Leo, this is the guy you want people to remember you presiding over?
Hypothetically, if AI increases the productivity of one engineer 10x, then only one is needed to do the work of 10. But mathematically, if you have more than 10 units of work, you'll still need to have more than 1 engineer to handle all of it.
Employers can get much more work done if they hire more
Employers can get much more work done if they hire more
February 10, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Hypothetically, if AI increases the productivity of one engineer 10x, then only one is needed to do the work of 10. But mathematically, if you have more than 10 units of work, you'll still need to have more than 1 engineer to handle all of it.
Employers can get much more work done if they hire more
Employers can get much more work done if they hire more
He's not even in his underwear.
When I was younger, streaking meant something!
When I was younger, streaking meant something!
February 10, 2026 at 6:53 AM
He's not even in his underwear.
When I was younger, streaking meant something!
When I was younger, streaking meant something!
If her story is that neither Clinton nor Trump did anything wrong, why continue asking her anything? Toss away the key and continue the actual investigation into Trump and Clinton.
She's revealed her hand, so she's useless now.
She's revealed her hand, so she's useless now.
February 10, 2026 at 6:51 AM
If her story is that neither Clinton nor Trump did anything wrong, why continue asking her anything? Toss away the key and continue the actual investigation into Trump and Clinton.
She's revealed her hand, so she's useless now.
She's revealed her hand, so she's useless now.
The White House can be seen here pleading with Israel:
a man in a top hat says stop don 't come back .
ALT: a man in a top hat says stop don 't come back .
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:46 AM
The White House can be seen here pleading with Israel:
Literally papering over their inability to accept valid internal criticism.
February 10, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Literally papering over their inability to accept valid internal criticism.
I'm actually surprised the number isn't closer to 100%. To get one as an Olympic athlete is to embrace proudly the fact that you were one of the truly great athletes of your time.
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 AM
I'm actually surprised the number isn't closer to 100%. To get one as an Olympic athlete is to embrace proudly the fact that you were one of the truly great athletes of your time.
If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre
― Jean-Paul Sartre
A quote by Jean-Paul Sartre
Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. ...
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February 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM
If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre
― Jean-Paul Sartre
The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert.
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM
The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert.
“Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words.
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM
“Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words.
The way to maintain stability in the Taiwan Strait is to declare war on the island's residents?
Man, give this guy a Nobel Peace Prize.
Man, give this guy a Nobel Peace Prize.
February 10, 2026 at 6:19 AM
The way to maintain stability in the Taiwan Strait is to declare war on the island's residents?
Man, give this guy a Nobel Peace Prize.
Man, give this guy a Nobel Peace Prize.
"absolutely terrible" and "one of the worst EVER"?
Is this the "I know you are but what am I" phase of this guy's age regression?
Is this the "I know you are but what am I" phase of this guy's age regression?
February 10, 2026 at 6:13 AM
"absolutely terrible" and "one of the worst EVER"?
Is this the "I know you are but what am I" phase of this guy's age regression?
Is this the "I know you are but what am I" phase of this guy's age regression?
Hoodwinked is the word that comes to mind.
February 10, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Hoodwinked is the word that comes to mind.