And, I want to emphasize, it’s not even as complicated as “they want to occupy Poland” it’s even stupider, they wanna appear tough online and/or jack off to snuff films. It’s entirely the politics of aesthetics, looking like you’re beating the shit outta those pathetic liberal/foreigner/slurs

I distinctly remember in the first Trump years when people would be like “no, you can’t call them fascist”

The corollary to "Nothing is a distraction" is that you can work on any important part of the problem productively. Find what motivates you, build broad community, stay engaged for the long term.

Maduro’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.

The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil. The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.

Reminder that amongst all the anger, anxiety and stress of the current moment, you need to get out and close that fight or flight loop, exercise, go for a walk, let the emotions out via art, whatever works for you. Actively working to bring your emotions and nervous system down is important

Looks like Bichette’s probably leaving Toronto.

But the other thing is that that's all nerd shit, and of your normie friends ask you if the President dragged us into a war, you say "yes, he did, and he did this because he is the single most nakedly corrupt and evil president we've had, possibly ever, but at least since the 19th century"

NYT: At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.

I believe this is the latest social media post from the US Director of National Intelligence, who hasn’t otherwise been heard from today.

an annoying thing about realists insisting they're the no-nonsense reality-based group is that few of their predictions have been based in reality

Like, I think that the far more likely, if “worse“ explanation for why the administration is doing this is that they like snuff films, and/or photos of themselves “looking tough” in the situation room

I think “it’s our hemisphere, we’re taking what we want” is ultimately the guiding light of this administration’s FP. They have on multiple occasions cited the Monroe doctrine, talked about seizing land and resources, and have shown a penchant for spheres of influence vs The LIO of the last 80 years

OK, crash course in oil. Oil has two main gradings, viscosity (light or heavy) and sulfur (sweet or sour). A light (low viscosity) and sweet (low sulfur) oil is easier to process into gasoline and other products than a heavy and sour one, so the light & sweet oil commands a premium price.

"Hello Senator _, my name is _, constituent from ZIP, and I am calling regarding the illegal invasion and kidnapping of the Venezuelan head of state, and act which pushes us to the brink of war. Donald Trump will forever have blood on his hands, but so will you and every one of your colleagues.

Ron Cobb, 1975

It’s as if forces manned, trained, equipped for a specific mission — their raison d’être if you will — can conduct them to a high standard, especially SMUs. If an adversary thought the post-Afghanistan US Mil couldn’t fly 1/2 way across the globe and drop bombs on target, then they’re incompetent.

You ever think about how the Roman Senate kept meeting centuries into the reigns of emperors. Hanging out, shooting the shit, giving speeches, and play-acting that their positions of privilege remained positions of power.

What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things

For anyone doubting the Democrats taking this Venezuelan attack seriously, I’ve already received several fundraising e-mails mentioning it.

Dear friend, Mr. Trump's coronation last week was a disgrace. As I bowed in protest, I thought to myself "What has become of our nation" Now it's all up to us. Can you spare $5, $10, or even $20 so I can attend the royal feast to continue the fight?

Irony is dead

>realizing the massive amounts of arms in Venezuela that could proliferate to non-state actors across the region if things deteriorate

Don't you usually have to traditionally...defeat and occupy a country before you announce that you're occupying that country?

The world must boycott the World Cup and the Olympics. It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.

Also if anyone is interested in the history of the United States' attempts to topple leaders in South America and install more friendly dictators then you can - and I'm not joking here - download the files from the CIA website.

Re: Venezuela

I stand by this from a couple of months ago

Trump ruining the WBC by attacking Venezuela would be very on brand.

Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.

As with (much smaller) Delta raids in Libya a decade ago to capture Benghazi attackers, there were likely FBI HRT agents attached to do the actual arrest. The idea that protecting those FBI agents was the legal justification under Article II for bombing a bunch of air defense sites seems…novel.

The aging pedophile who wants to be a king has kidnapped the leader of a sovereign nation without congressional approval. If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.

im afraid FIFA may have lied to us

This is a comedically small amount of snow to get stuck in, especially considering they’re in a SUV that should, but probably doesn’t have 4WD.

And I use “realists” in quotes because the modern version of it is either a) contrarianism b) professional/personal grievances c) political convenience

Making a big fuss about daycare fraud (which is bad) in one state after all of the PPP loan shenanigans is wild, but in reality it’s all about racism and jingoism and is ultimately a distraction from the massive wealth inequality that keeps increasing the the United States.

Making poor life choices (Shopping for a new camera so I can switch from Fujifilm to Nikon a month before a photography focused international trip)

Book one of the year:

they’re going to want to kill him for this but he’s so right, individualism as an ideology needs to end

Astros, RHP Tatsuya Imai reportedly agree to deal, per multiple reports including @MLBNetwork insider @JonHeyman.

Happy 2026

Kinda wild we started out this year with a Green Beret turning himself into a member of the Tesla Space Program at Trump casino in Las Vegas and it’s mostly been memory hole’d at this point because so much has happened.

They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?! Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.

If anybody is making New Year's resolutions around exercise, reply to this post and I'll shout at you through the computer to hype you up. Going for a walk? GET AFTER IT BROTHER. Trying to get a dump truck ass? HIT THOSE HIP THRUSTS HOMIE, BOOTY LOOKING GREAT. Marathon? YOU'RE A GODDAMN CHEETAH.

I went to the VA on Monday because I thought I might have broken a toe over the weekend. While I was waiting on X-rays I asked the nurse if I could get my Flu shot, they said no problem, got it done before I even saw the Doc. Flu shots are wildly accessible and often free, get one if you can!

The pitch clock saved baseball from itself.

it's indopacover

Miguel Rojas’s World Series game 7 home run The entire World Series was amazing.

Apparently “UAP disclosure advocate” Luis Elizondo owns a US military Officer Club themed bar in middle of nowhere Wyoming. I don’t know what to do with this information…yet.