Roberta Ecks

Someone forgot to take down this webpage:

www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...

"Semi-obscure political or prescription drug name" totally needs to be a party game. Eli Lilly and the Soviet Union alone would provide hours of fun!

"Mmm, is Yelizarov the anitdpressant? And Surmontil was the third Minister of Transport?"

I can't be the only one who finds J. D. Vance's recent speeches and utterances nearly indistinguishable from AI slop. I'm starting to think he's letting the machines do all the work while he provides the meat-face for them, a witting handmaiden for Roko's Basilisk.

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Puzzle #791
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Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

He’s Mr. C in “Who Goes Nazi?” Contempt mingled with envy, and the desire for power to save himself from humiliation and self-hatred. harpers.org/archive/1941...

"Do you want crabs? Because that's how you get crabs!"

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As of this week, there is nobody left on Earth who witnessed this moment live.

You sound almost exactly (and pleasantly) like the authorial voice I heard when I read your book.

lee sandlin's LOSING THE WAR is 28 years old now, and still the best essay you'll ever read on WW2.

www.leesandlin.com/articles/Los...

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Multiple times this year I’ve had coffee with fellow immigrants who grew up in corrupt third world countries and the shared sentiment has been that Americans don’t understand how bad things are going to get.

I wish this didn't feel so terrifyingly accurate.

Cicada, having spent years underground in the dark, sucking sap to survive, molting and discovering it now has wings: "Am I an ANGEL?!"

Then they have to start shouting for joy....

Oh, I'm all for having two sets of bathrooms, it's just that I'd divide them into "People who wash their hands and don't leave a mess" and "Horrible awful wretches who don't wash and trash the place."

Is that too judgemental?

Surely the bigger question is the degree to which this court supports the wider authoritarian project? The U.S. Supreme Court has set a clear example of how a compliant court plays along in the face of law and logic clearly indicating otherwise.

He's not wearing pants?

You leave a bowl of 'em outside on a hot summer day and you'll be amazed how many b's show up!

A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.

This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵

The state GOP response to Texas Dems breaking quorum is like demanding a person appear to get beaten up. The proper response is not just No but Hell No.

Conceptual art and commentary at its best! [Golf clap]

Catheters, and ship the full containers to the MPs who imposed this insanity. They can deal with it. Solids, send in by the bucketful.

Picked up my spray can of foot funk preventer, walked into the washroom, and started spraying my hair with it. My bangs may get out of place today but I am totally safe from deadly hair fungus. Sheesh.

"Hello? I'd like to return this brain. It's glitchy."

Thread up and down, but especially this! I spend a truly inordinate amount of time emailing researchers and asking them for copies of the full paper based on abstracts. They're usually happy to help, but it's so much time wasted!

A black and white photo of a man on a Harley Davidson motorcycle with open pipes. He is wearing shorts, a tee shirt, flip flops, and no helmet. He is openly carrying a stainless revolver in an outside-the-waistband holster.

The Average Suburban Republican Dude's Perception of Risk, Illustrated

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
EF 24-105mm f/4L IS

I knew those outdoor pigs would get their comeuppance one day. I just didn't expect someone to write an instruction manual.

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This is quite beautiful. All hail Dmitry Lamonov