I think some of these arguments lose their shine as Israel is supported by the world's largest economic and military superpower. The whole scenario feels dictated and inevitable.
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I think some of these arguments lose their shine as Israel is supported by the world's largest economic and military superpower. The whole scenario feels dictated and inevitable.
Everybody hurts
Gross.
Idk about Prof. Nichols as he's a public intellectual, but the basic rule are: Never use hyperbole. Never make predictions. Never capitulate to public/popular opinion if the data is on your side.
Sadly, I have to agree.
I love this guy
Do we imagine any of these dumb motherfuckers have thought through the logistics of any of this?
Both answers are acceptable.
Medicare for all. Paid leave. Universal childcare. Break up corporate monopolies. Take on Wall Street greed. Get big money out of politics. Support unions. Raise wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda.
Sorry to hear about your brother Prof.
If you're arrested in Illinois protesting the planned ICE HQ in North Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
and the entire GOP and 1/3 of the country.
Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.
Interesting tidbit of architectural history..."baseboards" used to be called "mop wash boards" for easily extrapolated obvious reasons.
The COs have got to be fuming over this shit.
People evolve. As a species, transmogrification is our super power. Some people evolve to grumpmeisters whiฬle others go completely batshit off the rails like said Jordan Peterson. He allowed ideology to override his rationality.
That's exactly how I imagine it would go down
So when I say "modernize" tall baseboard harking back is really coming back into Vogue.
Sorry Prof. Older Colonial homes had much higher "baseboard" profiles, something like the below. I was just commenting that you currently have the 3 1/4" speed base and swapping it would give your home that "old school Boston" feel. Sorry I should have stuck to commenting on Lilly.
Just a thought Prof. If you updated that baseboard to a 6 1/2" profile with a base cap...it would really "modernize" the look of your home.
Hey Ron, wanna start a church? Our Lady of the Partisans?
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Read a history book man.
They did it @radiofreetom.bsky.social They did the thing!
He doesn't talk about Twilight Zone nearly enough, which was my jam.
Worked for Nixon didn't ya?
US troops respond to the growing fears of the citizens.
Given the level of care, we might expect 2-3 more years of this nonsense. He will collapse. It's inevitable.
This is why I've followed for the last 8 years. Susing out all the Frank Underwood shit.
I've been praying for Trump to die for the last 8 years. So we see how that's worked out....
No lettuce, no tomato, no cheese, no pickle on the side...no mustard??? I mean what are we doing here?
The time is fast approaching to speak directly to active service and reserve members.
My wife has entire conversations with our menagerie of furry companions.
fuckin'a
...but you can only drown it once.
You got a permit for that?
We all know damn well how they're going to frame this.
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In honor of sandwich guy getting out of his legal pickle, here is the original video synced with Freedom - George Michael 1990.
I think it's time for me repost and pin this: My advice to both liberals and conservatives in 2022 about how to build a coalition, including the sage advice of "get over it" www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
That last line.
The violence is inevitable. My concern is whether its wanton or directed.
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Yes, at the time. You're right. But it requires context.
How amazing would it be if every government employee just decided to George Costanza their jobs?
George Carlin did a bit about "guns in church" as though it were an absurd idea. Im sort of glad he didn't live to see his premonition come true.
Goddamn, Republicans are weird.
We are watching Trump's slurred soliloquy of decay. It is metastsizing in real time. He is decomposing at the podium, trying to hide his mottled hand, his yellowing skin, his nerve damaged leg, with nothing but delirium, drooling out of him. The world sees it, but the media refuse to.
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I've already posted a reply here, but I want to add that after a lifetime of attending and presenting papers at academic conferences, they'd be a lot more fun if we could start panels by saying: "First off, Professor Jones here can go fuck himself." It would have made APSA meetings way less boring
Personally, I think Robocop didn't go far enough in showing what a post democracy, authoritarian society run by groups of tech bro fuckwits would look like.
They're literally trying to exterminate us.
"I hate everyone who doesn't agree with me on everything...sounds a little..faschy? Horseshoes for everyone!
NGL, I learned a new word today. Ty. (and like most new words, I'll probably abuse the hell out of it and slip it into convo as often as possible, until I forget about it.)
Nothing quite like unrequited love.
What did we expect when the people are clamoring for "free" content? Small outlets weren't going to survive so they sold to the multi-nationals and conglomerates. Now C-suite execs in multi-billion dollar companies comprise the majority of the 4th estate.
I used to drive one. Big orange table in the middle, wrap around brown leather couch and mushroom curtains.
I should rectify that statement..."IMO, it is the playbook that Putin is following" It seems pretty clear from the outset that the interfering with elections and stoking racial tensions (which is also in the book) by Russian operatives online has been very effective as well...
Arby's you seein this? You fuck around with your logo and Marjorie Taylor Green will be on your ass in a heartbeat.
"Another glorious victory for the soldiers of Trumpistan in the "Great Culture War of America"
I've been a Dem for 40+ years and I'd much rather have Never-Trumper former Republicans like yourself in my party than the groups who do nothing but complain, b*tch, and moan, and then stay home on election day because their one particular, parochial issue isn't the key plank in the party platform.
with the rest of the plan, it will essentially be a return to pre-WWII with Russia reabsorbing all the Baltic states, Poland divided... This would of course lead to WWIII except this time the US is led by a psychopath with the IQ of a kumquat who is likely compromised. Not ideal.
Im guessing he gets his marching orders from Putins people. Along with Musk, etc. Im guessing the Alaska meeting is where Putin laid out the next phase on the table. Annexation of Crimea and the invasion of Ukraine were 2 steps in to the overall plan laid out in the book. If Putin follows through 1/
There's a reason for that. The "Foundations of Geopolitics" is required reading at the General Staff Academy. Its essentially Putin's playbook.
We're about 3-4 weeks out from these nutballs building a secret treehouse on the White House backlawn. "No Girls Allowed"
See, this is very telling. They're lining up. They live in fear. It's begun.
"I remember it like it was yesterday, it all began with a few cross words in the Cracker Barrel parking lot on Miller Lane in Dayton Ohio. Next thing you know..our second BIG Beautiful Civil War had begun..."
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There is an anecdote of saint Ahmad al-Rifa'i cutting off his sleeve rather than disturbing the cat that was resting upon it. (falsely attributed to Muhammad)
The Holy Trinity of neoconservatism
saved from whom?
The thing about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement is that the military is taking over Democratic cities.
I'm sure he's hearing all kinds of voices in his head.
"I'm also thinking I'll change the name from The United States of America to Trumpistan."
"Our parents who had just survived a traumatizing World War and a Great Depression, raised us saying, "you deserve everything." And we believed it."
To Donald Trump and his administration: If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me โ not time or political circumstance โ from making sure you face justice under our constitutional rule of law.
You are living through the unthinkable: the president of the United States using the military to seize domestic power. The greatest crisis of executive power in American history, at the hands of the worst, most corrupt, and most unfit president in American history.
Ssshhh...
on what charge?
The saviour of every hungover biology teacher for 30 years.
Gear up.
I might come out of retirement to get paid 80k to mutter the words "yeah that's great" every so often.
Act III begins.
โHe died before a technofascist belief in human disposability became mainstreamed into global politics: an extinction racket that shuns even the pretense of valuing life.โ sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/my-friend-...
Double plus good.
I'm a fan of the thriller genre myself and it's always so disappointing to see the context removed. It leaves me wondering...just how stupid was their comment?
Sorry, that was my poor attempt at a bit of dry humor.
Yes, by all means, give the Republicans continued control of the government. That'll be great for your kids and totally teach everyone else a lesson.
I never meant to imply he was attacking Christianity. Merely the notion that many hold dear that if Jesus were alive today, he would be a socialist, etc. It's a pretty popular meme.
