People blaming the evils of unfettered capitalism for changes in one of the most intensely-regulated & subsidized sectors of the American economy

It's Interesting how completely the Trump-media narrative cycle of: >we're about to do talks >[our demands are irreconcilable] >we're about to do total war >nvm we're about to do talks has been shifted from Rus-Ukr to US-Iran Key diff being the first one didnt continually raise domestic gas prices

Because it's rooted in tabletop, the air component of 40k lore doesnt get much love, But it does feel like the BUFF deserves inclusion in a dark age of technology STC nationalsecurityjournal.org/the-u-s-air-...

Horseshoe alert: Far-right joins former communists to bring down the Romanian government www.dw.com/en/romanias-...

The aim of the war is no longer regime change. The aim of the war is now to convince people this wasn't a mistake in the first place.

Generational tweet that might even spawn a school of architecture.

What British men still do today when they've lost it all: make a voyage to Constantinople

It sucks that this benefits the GOP in the short-term, but the way to stop discriminating based on race is to stop discriminating based on race In some ways the current arrangement has hurt the Dems' prospects in the South bc it has limited who can win elective office & represent the party

Van derailing the the Big Pic Star Wars draft by citing Chipper Jones as one of his favorite white boys is the purest millennial content, and why he should be featured in every draft

I really think it’s important to underline that there was apparently no security breach. The gunman was confronted and stopped where he should have been according to the design—at the magnetometer perimeter. What this piece argues for is an *expansion* of the security perimeter in time and space.

Frequently read people bemoaning the "financialization" of the top end of the art market, but all of these seems massively undervalued Would you rather upgrade to Sub-Zero or own a gold scarab ring worn by a Thutmose III courtier/ a 3k yo ibex-headed whetstone? m.youtube.com/watch?v=iTIu...

Rome in 44 BC:

China's forecasts for their share of the global auto market just went up another 5%

The national association of base-adjacent auto dealers has already started lobbying for a full pardon www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/p...

I can't take Dersh's personal justifications at face value, but in general I think it would be a mistake for American Jews to decide that the best way to fight rising anti-Semitism amongst the Dems is to become Trump-Republicans

Wer're in month 16 of Trump 2 and already getting articles featuring lowlights from the denouement of both the Trump 1 & Biden presidencies

How to win the bbq

Trying to puzzle out whether some part of this is the crazy cohort of MAGA trying to crab-walk their way to disavowing their support for Donald, or whether its completely that they're conspiracy theory addicts, and this is just their latest fix

Re-upping this since softshells are plentiful again

Virtually everyone involved with this is probably going to get a pardon; Dems need to be working now to figure out how they can impose consequences on these people in '28, so they don't find themselves in the dilemma of choosing between retrospective investigations or prospective budgets then

Going from a guy with a thousand feet to one who can barely stand up, classic rebound vibes

Given the success of Peter Magyar in Hungary, my most deranged (mostly) earnestly-held political belief is that Mayor Pete should pull a House of Windsor and change his name to something like "Pete Columbia"

As much as liberals deride the culture of Ben Garrison & Kinkade, the Boomerslop anti-Trump Facebook memes my parents havr become addicted to forwarding me are just about as cringe I mean I'm thankful it's not the sonnenrad slop coming out of official admin Twitter accounts, but still...

Average RCIA Catholic

As much as I'm sympathetic to many arguments the average Israeli might make for their side, a coterie of US federal judges going around making those arguments for them (and sponsoring junkets to Israel for other judges) seems wildly inappropriate m.youtube.com/watch?v=bL8-...

Sad to see the state of the GOP Their astroturfs used to be Brooks Brothers riots; now all they can muster is a DoorDash grandma

Swalwell sticking to form by screwing Dems on the way out Now the GOP has no reason to agree to a vote to expel Gonzalez

FWIW, the real political divide of our age isn't 'right' and 'left' in the sense of one's opinion on marginal tax rates or industrial regulation. The real contest is between is those who argue from within the liberal tradition (which has 'right' and 'left' branches) and the authoritarians.

I think this counts for a failure on a cognitive test.

It's laid on a platter for Mayor Pete to do a funny

@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social Why hasn't this--Trump's transplant corruption--been that effective as a wedge? In every Trump voter focus group you post, theyre constantly talking voting for him to drain the swamp, but none of them ever organically bring up his business conflicts, shady pardons etc

The first religious movement of the cyberpunk era is going to be AI Donatism

Ms. Shakil ran away to join the most evil organization on Earth at the time. She wanted to be a minion!

That this is not true anymore--a defining feature of "ordinary circumstances" in contemporary American society is a tolerance for shamelessness which fuels endless second acts--suggests government meddling won't fix the rot at the Ivies

Given today's revelations, it seems likely that Swalwell lied about the nature & extent of his relationship with Fang Fang, right? Prudence suggests suspending his committee assignments, all of which cover areas of interest to the CCP

My dad likes reading crime/detective series, but getting him a Jo Nesbo book was a huge mistake, as he makes the same joke at virtually every family gathering Thankful more people get to experience this now

So... progress should have stopped in the 1830s? We'd all be better off if most industry was still performed by craftspeople working out of their homes? The claim concerning quality is also dubious When was the last time someone uttered "a stitch in time saves nine" in its original context?

@rivertam.bsky.social I want to say this one isn't him, but I can't really pinpoint why I think that. Thoughts?

Using endless rounds of government review to block billions in out-of-state investments, because they feel the need to flatter/cater to the irrational fears of their ignorant base-- 1960s Solid South Democrat or 2020s MAGA-fied GOP?

Youd think a certain kind of self-important Conservative would quit loudly striding out on limbs to defend this guy, when he inevitably saws them off days later But then again, they never pay any consequences for beclowning themselves, so it's just a shamelessness flywheel I guess

Even the Catholic Church is not immune to grade inflation.

The most dangerous game is not man, but instead searching for your box grater while your parents demand you participate in their conversation

Instead of B-School, people in their late-20s/early-30s should be able to pay Stanford/Harvard $300k to get a "dropout" certification

Persian proverbs! Quotes from the Qur'an! It makes fun of Trump & America! Our cyberpunk future: a certain segment of people replacing their "Anti-AI!" software with the hot new drop-- "Orientalism, Enhanced Edition"

Hopefully will also drive the greenlight for an adaptation of 'Artemis,' his first and actually best book

AJ McCarron, proprietor of "Ajian Sushi," dethroned from the top of my "Idiot Bama QBs (Modern Era)" list

Respect Kori Schake, but AEI really needs to do some spring cleaning. Put on a Pletka-Thiessen podcast for the GOP polling analysis of their guest, and listening to them was like opening a time capsule from 2003