I don't want to 'like' this, just to say it's the truth.
“I’m a write-ter,” he said. “I love write-ting. I give it to them straight. No split affinitives, you know, or other Oxfer stooff. Oh, of coorse I split an affinitive now and then, to show I know how, but I don’t believe in it.” he/they Dudist minister
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I don't want to 'like' this, just to say it's the truth.
Certs!
I'm shocked ("Shocked.") to see confirmation of, well, literally years of observed correlations.
Translation: “Turnip ordered the Air Force to drop '14 beautiful A-bombs and 88 amazing MOABs' on Los Angeles, those were his exact words, but when the Generals told him they didn't have enough bombs, he took action and said fuckit. LA would not be standing, if he hadn't of took action. Freals."
Seems like it should be possible to get from "restore" to "destroy" without resorting to Stephen Miller, but apparently word ladders can't do it.
This reads as (horribly, scarily) prescient.
Just another flat fuckin NORMAL DAY in government…
I feel like there should be some "alleged"s in that sentence.
The NYT, no doubt.
Do they still run HAVE YOU SEEN ME pix on milk cartons?
The NYT wasn't perfect, nothing is, but it ran >25 unique articles & editorials during JUST ONE SINGLE WEEK in Feb 2024 about how old Joe Biden was. (Spoiler: REALLY OLD). Their year-late, trillion-$-short laments are gold standard. Like Oval Office styrofoam gold. Kudos!
Veteran of many hours of vacation, though - experienced!
Every American has to decide what they are going to do now, because your government is out to kill you. Perhaps in January, this might have seemed like hyperbole, but in late August, it sounds like just another Thursday morning in the United States. 9/
Dear God, this shit again? bsky.app/profile/joes...
the thing is, how to handle it. i've been trying to come to better terms with an old old grief that left me with this. maybe getting somewhere, maybe. better than trying to bury the ghost again.
It's Donald's Byron. It's poetry.
Oh. You //work// for the NYT -- no wonder you wrote "may be". You have to, or Daddy will smack.
Fuck a bunch of Peter Baker.
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📌 Hoping you'll link the paper (also hoping that I'd understand any of it, if you do)…
"And yes, this is the NYT." Ya THINK?!
Corrupting economic statistics will change our economic reality. Here's how: Tariffs raise prices. Social Security is indexed to inflation. If Trump tells a partisan BLS head to downplay inflation, seniors' social security checks won't keep up. Rigged stats = stolen benefits.
There's only one aspect of the First Amendment that the New York Times seems to care about (and then only sometimes, and only for certain specific values of "care").
I suppose at least it's honest work.
But but but … giving up his day job?
The Five Bureaucratic Stages of Crime: • "Novel Interpretation" (≈ maybe fraud, ha ha) • "Unusual" (≈ armed robbery, but, white guy) • "Very unusual" (≈ Ponziing, b, w g) • "Irregular" (≈ patriciding, b, w g) • "Highly irregular" (≈ I give up, it's a fucking murder spree, what can I say)
"Editing live from Gerund Zero!"
Worth noting that so far as the distinguished members (*aHEM!*) of the WHPC could tell, for nearly two years the only difference between any of them and an actual, for real, pay-for-play whore was … …however far apart from him they happened to sit that day. Professional Journalism™
I had to ask twice (doc assured me I was fine) but ended up having a test which indicated that getting the MMR vax again wd be a very good idea. Moral, if any: Don't rely on a quick opinion; push to get a titer done.
LOL! I couldn't stop watching!
I will most likely vote (if we still follow that quaint old custom) for every Dem I can who promises to investigate and aggressively prosecute these fash for their crimes.
A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵 An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
a reminder that the guy going on about the 'the thesis of the cease fire' is a real estate guy who golfs with trump. How did he prep for this job? "he has read many books and watched Netflix documentaries on world conflicts"
The last five years of my US Army career I served as an Executive Aide for two LTGs. I’ve interacted with many GOFOs. I retired promptly at 20 years after seeing how poor the leadership was. Some of the things I witnessed were just shocking.
seeing some doomerism on all my socials today. so, suppose you think it’s all over for the republic forever. even then, i think our choices are fairly simple: do nothing and comply or fight like hell. team fight like hell will be more life-giving, fun, and has better music and food.
Your regular reminder that neither 🇺🇸 political party actually cares about debt or deficits, but that this is true of the Republican Party & it’s supposed “deficit hawks”
Maxwell Edison released a live mourning dove into my bedroom at 7 am this morning. I had to, while stark naked, corral two cats and get them out of the bedroom, open a window and screen, and then throw the pair of boxers I wore yesterday and were
If pundits would like to talk about violence, a terrorist recently shot up the CDC and another assassinated Democratic officials in Minnesota but they sort of let both stories disappear Not as threatening as motorbikes in DC I know but maybe we could circle back?
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can i explain the gap on my resume? uh okay…thought this was obvious but that was when i didn’t have a job. you okay man
If the US ever recovers from this, it will need deep and wide security sector reform. Any "cop" who says that "the Liberals ruined the country" should simply not serve. Remember "protect and serve"? Not just protect and serve Republicans or white people but EVERYONE!
Gee, what if it's not the director who really matters … what if it's the writer who really matters? Heresy, I know... No intrigue No philosophy No newsletter
I bought a clone of the Vanishing Point, and like it. Writes smoothly, feels good in the hand. Caveat: I'm not really a fountain-pen people, so I may not know what I'm talking about…
"If you have half a brain, you know that Putin isn't going to agree to sht." If.
I like sex, myself, but if I were a person who frowns on any kind of sex unless it's absolutely necessary, I'm reasonably sure I'd have realized that MY kind of sex is indeed absolutely necessary, for ME. Just a thought … no one need be intrigued by my philosophy and I don't gotta newsletter.
this is not a callout of Daniel but I do just want to lovingly point out that actually it's the 28-year-old Extremely Online woman of color he hired as his Digital Director, and her team of Tiktok Girlies (gender neutral), who are good at posting let us put some respect on Camille Zapata's name
So, to be clear: *Federal employment, which built much of the Black middle class—attacked & slashed *Cities with Black mayors—targeted *Black neighborhoods/communities—invaded *Affirmative action @ colleges—eliminated *Black history—demonized, erased, & written over They are re- segregating.
the U.S. press, with scattered and occasional exception, genuinely pretends corruption and unchecked corporate power does not exist and isn't responsible for 90% of this country's problems
Putin is an authoritarian who won his last election with 87% of the vote and murdered his main political rival.
I'm more and more curious to know whether the name 'Sulzberger' is in the Epstein files.
Some of them seem to want to stroke more than his ego.
It's how the NYT works tho
Another big congrats to the New York Times and most of America's professional media for proclaiming Trump's "turn," "changed tone," "shift," "reversal," etc. on the Ukraine war, due to his "frustration with Putin." That's some real inform-the-public, hold-power-accountable journalism you're doing.
Bru-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-uce!!
Emphasis on "should" and especially on "all". Dear media both-sidesers and horse-racers, and especially dear NYT, that little word "all" includes you. Don't agree? maybe you need some quiet time to consider your life choices. How did you come to be this way?
Re-ing this 🧵 Well worth the time.
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"What PORTION OF A PERSON is going to be counted" ?! --- “I remember him sitting there, sipping tea. I tried to point out that a man is not a horse, and he replied, very patiently, that that was the thing I did not understand, that a Negro was not a man. Then I left the room.” -- The Killer Angels
Isn't anyone concerned that we've basically cancelled federal law enforcement to hassle drunks in DC?
Don’t think we need “describe” here. It just kind of…is Also, let’s remember how those quarters came to be vacant.
The adamant elite refusal to call bullshit is a big part of How We Got Here. The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
Quoting tsam100 on lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com on MIL/LEO washouts: "They didn't wash out for bad knees, they washed out because even a strict, micromanaged, authoritarian and completely structured system designed to focus the attention of insane assholes at problems couldn't keep them on task."
They're not platforming racists because they're scared. They're doing it because they're racist.
I'm shocked ("Shocked.") to learn that the Turnip WH is specifically targeting POC in their fash propaganda.
27 million tourists voluntarily visit Washington DC annually. Must be a real hell hole.
Goshers, Mister NYT Reporter Buddy, whatevs cd it mean? Will we evvar kno?
Well, THAT's just flat fucken normal …
I'm going to publish the entirety of an exchange I just had with the press office of the DOJ. I want you to see how they are talking about truth.
Hi! Your friendly neighborhood natsec professional here. And one who has been on patrols with US, Iraqi, & Georgian Soldiers during Phase IV (conventional) operations, has helped plan, direct, & assess those operations, teach others how to, etc. This is NOT why the US military did those patrols. 1/
* Turnip * thuggish * totalitarian * pathetic * insecure * petty So, completely in character, then, yes?
John 11:35
Given what I may or may not know about the hypothetical integrity of the alleged company's supposed C suite, that could fit right in, theoretically speaking.
For instance … an HR dept which, when an employee raises a wage issue clearly & unambiguously grounded in Federal law, scours the employee's Internet logs in search of prohibited behavior, and on finding none, invents visits to porn sites. Hypothetically, ofc, no resemblance to actual etc., etc.
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The NSF confirmed to me today that it will follow the court order and restore grants - totaling around $81 million - to UCLA. Unclear if NSF has notified researchers or UCLA.
TIL that the Finance Editor of the NYT is named "Enrich." Nature or Nurture for $1000, please, Ken.
"Aspirational Journalism" is a thing? Go know...
Must-read 🧵.
Brought to you by the letters W, T, A, and F.
Harrow Alley.
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The Post condemns the extremists on both sides: Those who wish to burn the American democracy to the ground and salt the earth, and those who wish to preserve it.
"Maybe they hadn't et in a while."
Qu'est-ce que the fuck?
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Inconceivable!
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Quid pro what now?
This playbook is getting pretty tired pretty fast: 1. Make up a problem that doesn’t exist to address policy failures and accommodate the president’s lies. 2. Propose and enact a “solution” that actually creates the very problem its advocates say it is solving. 3. Flood the zone with more lies.
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Should garner bipartisan support, but "would"? I doubt it. Dems would support, but…
🧵 Maybe you think inflation data and the BLS in general are, well, irrelevant to you. Dream on, cowboy. Life is full of these little surprises. "Lissen an you'll learn somethin."
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. An ATV pulling a wheelie, right there in the street. I've watched a homeless guy trying to sleep in a doorway on K Street. All those moments ought to terrify you for the rest of your natural life. Time to go on Nazi TV.
Ya THINK?!?