Dr. Mark J.B. Wright

pretending that what the supreme court is doing is even vaguely recognizable as "law" is a distortion at this point. they are partisans using power to advance a partisan agenda. they are republicans acting as such.

20 minutes for Tool?! That’s one song!

It is really disturbing how exponentially worse it has become in just the past few weeks.

You ever think people might be leaving Twitter partly because your weaponized idiocy and smug incuriosity are being force fed to us by the algorithm? Of course not, you're incapable of self-reflection.

Not sure what's worse on Twitter--the smug centrists like Yglesias, who bray that the Dems should do what just made them lose, but MORE; OR the fascistic little shits popping in on every post going "your body, my choice" or "Trump won, you don't like it, then leave!"

Ironic coming from a guy (Hegseth) who abandoned his first wife and kids.

Which tracks with the fact that this is the fourth or fifth time (at least) since his sitcom ended that he's done this "nobody gets comedy any more" press tour.

It’s not just that Hilary people STILL can’t forget or forgive 2016. It is that they have to be very obtuse and forgetful about everything she did in 2008.

Saddened to learn of the death of one of the great ancient historians, Kurt Raaflaub.
www.providencejournal.com/obituaries/p...

"If there was ever a question that the New York Times has been on a crusade against transgender youth, and willing to distort the science and platform known liars in order to undermine the medical care of vulnerable children, this story should answer that question once and for all."

It's hard to convince younger people the economy is actually great, when they're able to directly compare what they get for their money - ESPECIALLY when it comes to housing - with what their parents and grandparents were able to get.

If Wayne Barrett were still with us, he might have died of joy and schadenfreude today.

Vinn diagram. Prometheus, Saruman, and the Dude from Big Lebowski. The overlap between Prometheus and Sauruman: "cunning fire and technology wielder". Saruman and the Dude: "Obsession with large heavy ball". The Dude and Prometheus: "Severe liver damage". Overlap for all three: "Hates the fucking eagles"

Later went to Arizona and realized that in some states you can just buy hard liquor at CVS.

Growing up in Massachusetts, I was amazed the first time I went to New Hampshire and found beer in the grocery store.

Vampire Castle speed running with these folks.

I wish the place you're at now actually appreciated your talent, accomplishments, and hard work.

Sequence breaking into the "fix my spine" phase of the run, skipping multiple stages. This is a huge time save and maybe a new record for the Lowtax% category.

I was a grad student in the 90s when centrists were saying that we needed to engage with Charles Murray's Harlan Crow-funded pseudo-scientific racism. Now I'm in my 50s and centrists are saying we should engage with Richard Hanania's Harlan Crow-funded pseudo-scientific racism.

One of my first jobs at OSU classics was working on and contributing to this database. It is a vital resource!

Twitter will completely collapse in 3 weeks and Will Stancil will still be there screaming that the economy is great, actually while people fling shit at him.

I still feel, talking to some folks, that it’s Mike Roman. Made several replies to that effect last night to the hopeful “it’s Ginni!” Tweets.

Another possible candidate is Mike Roman, who started talking to Jack Smith about a month ago.

Can’t make this one will try to get to the next.

when the cops think a poor person has a joint they smash through the wall of their house with a tank, but when rich people flagrantly violate safety regulations they're like "oh please mr oligarch may we examine this building you aren't paying rent on? no? thanks anyway"

Liz Truss walks out, only to be quickly pulled backstage like she's Daffy Duck bombing before a crowd.