These people have never read ANY history, because this feels like a portion of the Wikipedia entry for a forgotten Roman emperor: Revolt and Assassination In September 516, Tinnactus called the commanders of the I-XVII legions together at Carnuntum, where he insulted them in front of their men...

I love this person.

Average American undecided voter.

These people are so incompetent they could fall out of a boat and miss the water.

What's that rule about how if a headline asks a question, the answer is always "no"?

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

So no wars fought for negative aims can ever be won? Wow. That explains why the US lost the Revolution, since London wanted to rule New York, but not the reverse--and why North Vietnam lost, since they didn't want to rule DC, and why Japan conquered all of China since the Chinese didn't want to

"Certainly." - Simulacra and Simulation

World War I: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) World War II: Casablanca (best MOVIE about the War but not the best movie ABOUT the War, which I'd give to Stalingrad [1990] or Tora, Tora, Tora) Vietnam War: Hamburger Hill Desert Storm: Three Kings Wildcard: Blackhawk Down

This dipshit is taking a jackhammer to the foundations of NATO and he doesn't even know it. What a fucking (Russian) tool.

No... Arabic word for... SUBMIT? Are you fucking kidding me? And wasn't it these same clowns ten years ago telling us we could never live with Islam because IT MEANS SUBMISSION and that that's the only way "they" can relate to us? Am I taking crazy pills?

Why is the President of the United States advocating for nationalism and "national identities" AT THE FUCKING UN, which is an organization founded in the aftermath of the worst nationalist violence the world has ever seen?

"Trump was right about everything--I don't mean that in a braggadocious way, but it's true."--Donald Trump to the UN. Truly one for the history books here, folks.

This UN speech is, uh... something.

This place is not a place of honor. No highly esteemed deed is commemorated here. Nothing valued is here. What is here was dangerous and repulsive to us. This message is a warning about danger.

Fact check: ✅ True.

There is no excuse for the President of the United States, with all the federal government with all its resources and staff behind him, to go on TV and just casually say "I heard this thing but who knows if it's true or not." It's batshit insane.

Generative AI is the rare "all downside, no upside" technology.

Unnerving point from @bcfinucane.bsky.social: The White House appears to be quietly trying to get Republicans to formally turn over a large swath of Congress's warmaking powers to Trump. That's what this new draft bill would do. From our pod discussion: newrepublic.com/article/2007...

An honor to be interviewed by Andy Downing of Matter News about my poetry collection with @dixondaver.bsky.social! matternews.org/culture/word...

American leadership on full display here. Jesus Christ, we have fallen so far that even common decency is beyond us.

plus ça change...

The clown show continues.

Wonder how this compares to other perceptions from this same group. We'll find out they think America is 21% trans, 35% gay, 29% Asian, 39% Latino, 44% black, and 37% Muslim. Actually, a perception of majority-as-minority probably explains a lot, given America's historical treatment of minorities.

Words cannot express the depth of my loathing for United Airlines business practices.

Had the chance to chat with a recently arrived immigrant from Afghanistan this morning. I'm always amazed at how so many people I meet from different places and completely different cultures seem to have a better grasp on the spirit and promise of America than do a lot of folks born here.

Evening soundtrack:

This is going to cost innocent kids their lives for absolutely no reason at all. Madness.

The UK far left is giving me real US far left vibes in terms of their inability to recruit, plan, execute, agree, cohere, or accomplish anything except infight like the Judean People's Front versus People's Front of Judea.

Actual @nytimes.com is making @nytpitchbot.bsky.social's job very, very difficult these days.

What a stooge.

One problem of our time is that many, many, many people apparently want to be the main character but the world has a limited cast of marquee leads. Rather than accept that, though, they all vie with one another to be the main character--all day everywhere--which is exhausting for the rest of us.

If you're a writer and you don't write something mocking Trump into your show at this point, what are you even doing? Now's your chance to be the brave truth-teller every screenwriter imagined themselves they would have been in the days of HUAC and McCarthy!

I am stupefied at hearing people in the office explain why Colbert and Kimmel getting fired has nothing to do with Trump or government interference, that it was just a business decision--then praising the companies for their shrewdness.

Bagram Babe is just waiting in the wings, eager for her chance at influencer redemption...

I can't wait to see this A24 horror movie.

Really getting tired of these weeks where decades happen--kinda ready to get back to some decade long weeks, to be honest.

What the ever loving fuck is this shit?

So, is it fascism yet?

I will go to my deathbed, which god willing will be in like seven decades, absolutely hating these people for their sheer hubris and decadence. We had the world, and they are risking it all because they can't see past the bridge of their nose shoved up their ass

Evening soundtrack:

Cowardice.

Behold, the time for my campaign is nigh.

An interesting aesthetic we've got going here--the First Lady in what I'll describe as "Mortal Kombat chic" and then we have the President looking, uh, not in the best of health. (Related: when you're at a state dinner and King Charles is the spry one, you're in a bad place.)