The last 10 years of elections in the US tell us it isn't about being left, right, or center, nor is it about being too woke/not woke enough. It's always been about who more convincingly argues they can make life affordable. In the year of our Lord 2025, it is and has always been, about the MONEY.

One would think the New York Times would have learned something.

1/19 "God bless America" was written by a Jewish immigrant from Russia. He wasn't Christian. He wasn't born a U.S. citizen. He wrote the song about a country that gave hope to the weary. Much of the Christian nation revision happened in the 1950s as a way to distinguish from "godless" countries.

It's weird to learn how many people think if someone breaks into their house and starts shooting at their family, they should not defend themselves to avoid escalation. It's almost like they work for the intruder...

The director of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research was placed on administrative leave on Friday, The New York Times reported on Sunday.

The White House website with "Major Events Timeline" is bizarre. It's exclusively construction dates (informative and good to do), and then the entries deviate from construction and move into scandals and misleading content.

🧵New: A senior Russian official threatened to deploy nuclear missiles to Venezuela and Cuba. Putin continues to promote Russia’s new nuclear capabilities. It threatens to use Belarus as a launch platform for the Oreshnik missile. Intimidation of Europe is the most likely aim.

Who is running the headline saying Melon is paying the troops?? He donated enough for each service member to get $100. That does not, in fact, pay them what they are owed.

We have leverage over Russia in that when we delay or signal doubt on Ukraine's cause, the Russians attack more and harder. In that sense, we are also participating in the killing of Ukrainians. www.thebulwark.com/p/mixed-sign...

It's ridiculous that, unless you live in California or Virginia, data brokers don't have to comply with your request to remove your information. You should own your information and your likeness.

People don't realize what will happen if the average consumer gets a taste of Argentinian beef. www.reuters.com/world/ameri...

Why is it always “Do you have autism?” instead of “Thank you for that detailed history of Ukraine from its founding in 862ad (Kyivan Rus) through today. I had no idea I needed to know that.”

Frustrating experience. Many of you have followed my work on online harm for years. In a group discussion, there was a lack of understanding of harm and how to measure it. A man with no experience said, "Well, none of us here are really experts on this, so we shouldn't speak on it." FML.

Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs - Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75% - Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60% - Social Sciences by 50–70% - History by 60% - Biology by 75% - The German department will lose all PhD seats - Sociology from six PhD students to zero

bless you!😂

A key reason we have social security today is the Catholic Church. I know. Yes, that Catholic church. Back in the 1930's Catholics held that government institutions and programs must be designed “always with a view to the common good.”

I said a few months ago I said we are headed for a Tuskegee scenario. The transparency and independent auditing has been totally dismantled. The months since have only affirmed that. We know what happens in the dark. Only a fool would believe catastrophe isn’t coming.

The link between federal funding and student data privacy is tighter than it seems. Some K–12 schools rely heavily on federal dollars; others don’t. Why does that matter? Because FERPA protections hinge on federal funding.

We’re in the Age of No Consent. a time where everyday people have to follow the rules, but AI companies and AI toolmen do not. powertoolsofai.com/age-of-no-c...

Satellite images and AFP drone footage show frenetic building work in the heavily guarded compounds around Myawaddy on the Thailand-Myanmar border, which appear to be using Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service on a huge scale. www.france24.com/en/live-new...

Russia is taking a victory lap after derailing US plans to give Ukraine Tomahawk missiles. Although Russia has yet to concede anything at any of the talks with the US, the US has yet again caved to its demands. The promised era of "execute to win, instead of not to lose" is nowhere to be found.

We just gave $40 billion to a country that is screwing us by selling to China, so China doesn't have to buy from or deal with the US. That's almost the entire budget for USAID, except instead of saving one South American dude, we could have saved millions of children.

Definitely looks like we're back to public executions by Hamas. It's hard to get any information because no one will talk. Hamas has been clashing with members of a clan in Gaza City for the past week.

John Bolton was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland on Thursday on charges of mishandling classified information. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/...

In 1492 indigenous people found a lost man at sea and he was like “Is this India?!” “No bruh, you’re lost.” “I’m not lost. YOU’RE INDIANS!” He then proceeded to never set foot on North America, so in honor of our great pastime of glorifying mediocrity, he gets a holiday.

YouTube has opened up a “second chance” program to allow previously banned creators spreading misinformation about COVID and elections to create new channels, after facing pressure from Congress.

Could you not with the “well aCkShUaLlY, we host other countries at U.S. bases”? There’s a reason people are angry. Other nations don’t bankroll or shelter groups trying to kill Americans while posing as mediators.

Remember when the Chinese spy balloon was the worst foreign incursion ever tolerated. 🤣🤣🤣 such good times.

I received intel that the new Qatar base is the new headquarters for Antifa. 😎

Police Said They Surveilled a Woman Who Had an Abortion, for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime www.404media.co/police-said...

Broker a deal: The White House sufficiently arms Ukraine that it can take back its land and end the war. Ukraine, in return, nominates him for a Nobel. Everyone goes home happy.

US civil rights agency opens sweeping antisemitism probe - this would investigate actions to withhold funding from certain institutions, most likely in cases where the demands were not related to antisemitism. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Shorter Judge Immergut: did I stutter?

Yarvin does not like the state of things and says he and people like him should make plans to flee the country.

Take it from a man who was placed in an internment camp. It was not so long ago.

I’m not sure if Russia is spending more money funding Ibrahim Traore stan channels on YouTube or their “three day” super duper special operation, and that might be why they’re losing.

President Macron: “We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...

Even the most devoted “alt” health advocates don’t gamble on “alt” aeronautics or “alt” electricians—because the risks are obvious and personal. The irony is that “alt” health itself exists only because mainstream medicine has been so successful people feel safe enough to treat it as optional.

In the last month, I've had multiple college-age girls tell me they are intentionally trying to date millennial men, not because they are older/established, but because they aren't "podcast bros" and they "mostly respect women." One said she'd rather be single than date a Gen Z guy. Just wow.

I was served a video on Instagram warning about "government backdoors" in software. It recommended specific software as secure. The claims bothered me, so I looked into them. The recommended software is based in China and has known vulnerabilities. Seems a little coincidental.

China started its own Visa to outcompete the US for talent since we recently tacked on a $100k fee. The plan they have could work but they are running into considerable domestic opposition. www.wired.com/story/china...

The irony of people destroying democracy because they are afraid of an imagined one world government is that we're now far more likely to end up with one world oligarchy.

🚨 Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies: The unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment has been disclosed. As one of America’s most important military contractors, it raises grave concerns. www.propublica.org/article/elo...

Researchers increasingly seem to be moving data to EU platforms, primarily due to data privacy and surveillance concerns. I've also started to notice people who aren't in the tech world doing this too. Is anyone else observing this trend?

So did I get the gist of the generals' meeting right: Hegseth wants the men--and yes, only the men, according to his speech--in the military to be hella sexy. He demands eye candy at all times. All soldiers must have an appearance that makes him feel tingly inside. Alrighty then.

This painting becomes much darker when you learn that it depicts a princess who fell in love with her bodyguard in the moments before he goes to duel her six brothers. He killed five of her brothers before the sixth, whom the princess begged her lover to spare, ultimately killed him.

Staffer: What do we tell the public?! "We control both houses of Congress, the Presidency, and the Supreme Court..." Staffer: "Yes..." "Ooooh let's blame the shutdown on the opposition!"

USAID paused the shipment of lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting. wapo.st/489jGvd

*Sees the most Catholic person in the world doing the most Catholic thing there imaginable*: goddamn Pagans!

The more that civilian leaders treat the military as a partisan institution, the more the military will start behaving like a partisan institution—and the less it can be relied on to fight and win wars. www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/...