Every President's Day, we gather round and sing this old, traditional hymn www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbRo...

I have never had it but I think about this video every time I pass Erewhon

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but. those movies gave us the Dancing Douglas MacArthur cosplayer on Xionhongshu:

While Gen Alpha may have the mantle of the 67 Generation, in a much truer sense the Millennials have become the 69 Generation. In this essay, I will

The great thing is, it wasnt just the Silicon Valley bros! It was a massive and frankly revealing segment of our political, economic, and cultural betters

The cause of the male loneliness crisis is that they arrested Jeffrey Epstein, the only man who appears to have had friends.

Oh hell yeah

The Patriots playing in this snow

Patriots cornerbacks watching Jarrett Stidham drop back to pass in the snow

By the flashbangs' red glare Tear gas bursting in air Gave proof through the night That the frogs were still there

Let tonight be a lesson to all of us: Make sure you have established your own, and are aware of your loved ones', advance directives. Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.

Thank You For Your Attention To This Classical Chinese: 會暑，上轀車臭，乃詔從官令車載一石鮑魚，以亂其臭。 It was summertime, and the emperor's sleeping-carriage began to reek. An imperial order was issued: the officials in attendants were each to transport a load of fish in their carriages, to cover the stench.

How fares the King

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I don't know which mosque this gorgeousness if from.

everyone has focused on a couple of poorly-considered outbursts from Tooze in this piece but I think the whole thing is worth reading it's a psychological profile of a superstar public intellectual who isn't, and knows he isn't, emotionally cut out to be one www.theguardian.com/business/202...

we are jerome powell

“Even when in strong force we often choose only one point for the great shock, and give the blow against that point the greater strength; for to surround an army completely is seldom possible, or supposes an immense preponderance both physically and morally”

You guys wanna see a dead body?

The way to scare libertarians about the ICE shooting is to ask them to imagine: what if that was you dropping off your girlfriend at her elementary school?

This is How You Get JARHEAD Sequels youtu.be/i5m-RHS1fU0

THREAD. In her exclusive interview in today's Daily Telegraph Magazine, the actor, influencer and designer Philippa Islington-Smythe (pictured) discusses the price of fame, her controversial new perfume, working with Margot Robbie and how becoming a parent changed her perspective on the world...

This is still the weirdest thing Ive come across this night. We supposedly delayed the Venezuela op so we could do a few select missile strikes in the north of Nigeria that were mostly pointless? Why does this feel like an excuse someone at DoD came up with to slow walk Venezuela?

20-25k Americans living in venzuela permanently at the start of the year, still haven’t seen any reporting on whats going on with them or anything from state

Wow. Guys. Even just taking a a 3 day break from Bluesky feels amazing.

Confession, I am only just now watching Way of Water to prepare to see the third movie with my family over the holidays, and... This movie absolutely rules!?!? Why did people think this movie was worst than the first? Its a little less efficient in its storytelling, but not that much more...

my latest is on the odd confluence of unitary executive theory with a president who is mostly AWOL from the business of governance (gift link)

Me: so listen. I dont think youre getting the spirit here. I am saying "keirstmas!" Its a keir starmer christmas song. It would bring cheer to voters and show a fun side of him. Morgan mcsweeney, crying: please let me go o beautiful clown i promise i wont tell anybody where you live Me: KEIRSTMAS

There Will Be Blood is Pink Flamingos for sad people

"Like a spiritual Harambe, I was removed from the yoga studio's plane of existence for loving too hard, for wondering too much. I wondered, "where was *my* zoo?...". I would blab this out for less than $70K a year, get at me publishers

also the Broncos are OVERRATED and will get exposed in the playoffs. Watch this space.

Recent used bookshop haul

aunties, preferably widows, only. catholicism is too powerful to be trusted in the hands of men

Final scene of Leopoldstadt lightly mocks/caricatures Leo, the one family member to escaped to England at 8 very much assimilated into a Stoppard-like young Englishman. “You live as if without history, as if you throw no shadow behind you", his cousin Nathan, the one to survive Auschwitz tells him.

@charltoncussans.bsky.social Is there a good one or two volume general history of South Africa in English?

1 like equals one clove of garlic going into my dish

BRO, my cousin just had a baby, and you'll have to trust me on this, but he looks like Baby Ralph Ineson! I havent stopped laughing all day!!

Chinese music Under banyon trees There at the dude ranch, Our prophecy, Aja, when all my Dying dancing is through, I run to you

Ive been desperately looking for new sports to watch. Does anyone know if competitive Starcraft is easy to get into/still good?

Uruguay has a suprisingly whimsical national anthem

Just realized Ill spend my dementia riddled final years explaining that Nuzzi is like the Waluigi for that model that was fucking Jagger and Pacino, WAHOOOO

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16? (Actually cant choose, gonna go with the top two)