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Deep in the nerd forest … tired millennial dad … need more coffee Reads too much history

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She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre.

She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.

Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.

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Yoon and Prince Andrew wishing they had a friend like John Roberts.

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Europeans are going back to their default status

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Also all tech CEOs followed Elons lead with what he did to twitters staff

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Maybe mad they could treat restaurant workers like crap?

Saw several boomers complain that pizza workers were making 1/2 their “good senior white collar” jobs and the resentment of gains for low class work was legion

15.02.2026 22:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Blues logo really is superb

15.02.2026 12:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sounds like Mossad to me

*this is a joke*

13.02.2026 13:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

They are claiming it’s lower now bc immigration stopped

12.02.2026 04:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

IMO The Delta and Omicron waves changed how people perceived COVID

Dave Weigel reporting in 2020-22 showed that lots of voters were willing to give Trump a mulligan for COVID

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This was everything. #SuperBowlLX

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Kind of gives away the whole game that all the crypto ads this year have been replaced with gambling and AI ads.

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Back before we knew concussions were actually super bad

08.02.2026 12:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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please consult the chart

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The Reluctant Bride, by Auguste Toulmouche, 1866

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a man in a military uniform says are we the baddies ALT: a man in a military uniform says are we the baddies
06.02.2026 13:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Curious if he’d essentially Highlander trumps congressional support or if he’d hemorrhage it as people look to replace him

06.02.2026 13:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

That was when I knew it was over

06.02.2026 12:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Trump killing bitcoin would be hilarious

06.02.2026 12:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Seth Harp
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Ross Douthat @DouthatNYT challenged me to a debate on foreign policy. We recorded a 90-minute segment for his show, Interesting Times, on 1/15/26. But I defeated him so decisively that he refuses to air the footage. What an absolute coward.
Today 11:41 AM
Hi
Is the NYT still planning to publish
the interview I did with Ross three weeks ago?
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Hey Seth, we've been working through the edit and it's looking like we aren't going to be able to make it work. We were kind of pummeled by the news cycle in the last 6 weeks and are going to pivot away from this story. Thanks for the time you put into it and for your expertise.
Unbelievable cowardice on Ross's part and a giant waste of my time. I'm going to make it known what actually happened: Ross challenged me to a debate on foreign policy, got crushed, and doesn't have the intellectual or journalistic integrity to air the footage.
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Seth Harp @sethharpesq X.com Ross Douthat @DouthatNYT challenged me to a debate on foreign policy. We recorded a 90-minute segment for his show, Interesting Times, on 1/15/26. But I defeated him so decisively that he refuses to air the footage. What an absolute coward. Today 11:41 AM Hi Is the NYT still planning to publish the interview I did with Ross three weeks ago? Today 1:01 PM Hey Seth, we've been working through the edit and it's looking like we aren't going to be able to make it work. We were kind of pummeled by the news cycle in the last 6 weeks and are going to pivot away from this story. Thanks for the time you put into it and for your expertise. Unbelievable cowardice on Ross's part and a giant waste of my time. I'm going to make it known what actually happened: Ross challenged me to a debate on foreign policy, got crushed, and doesn't have the intellectual or journalistic integrity to air the footage. Delivered

Seth Harp @sethharpesq. •6h
Five days after we recorded, an editor of mine asked me how it went. I told her that @DouthatNYT was surprisingly unprepared to defend his point of view, and I suspected even then that they would spike it.
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It seemed to go just fine from my perspective although it did get a little heated towards the end when we debated foreign policy. I was somewhat surprised that Ross wasn't better prepared defend his point of view. They may still decide to spike it, we'll see.
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Seth Harp @sethharpesq. •6h Five days after we recorded, an editor of mine asked me how it went. I told her that @DouthatNYT was surprisingly unprepared to defend his point of view, and I suspected even then that they would spike it. From To seth.harp@protonmail.com * T Jan 20 凹 了 介 → It seemed to go just fine from my perspective although it did get a little heated towards the end when we debated foreign policy. I was somewhat surprised that Ross wasn't better prepared defend his point of view. They may still decide to spike it, we'll see. SH Sent with Proton Mail secure email. ••• On Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 at 11:41 AM, wrote: That's great —how did the interview go? {7 54 • 1.3K ill 38K

Seth Harp @sethharpesq. 5h
I also told an editor at Harper's, on 1/30/26, that I suspected the NYT would spike the interview rather than publish video of me dog-walking @DouthatNYT and making a mockery of his defense of US regime-change wars
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Friday 12:35 PM
It's been more than 2 weeks since I was interviewed for Ross Douthat's show. I murdered him in our debate over foreign policy and was genuinely surprised that he wasn't better prepared to defend his point of view.
Now I'm concerned that he will spike the episode.
Do you have a sense of how far ahead they usually record?
Also I really hope I get to hear this
My sense was that it was about a week
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Seth Harp @sethharpesq. •5h
Ross @DouthatNYT was unprepared to take on a subject matter expert, floundered around, and became irritable and sarcastic towards the end.
But spiking the episode is ten times worse for his journalistic credibility than simply losing a debate, which happens to us all.

Seth Harp @sethharpesq. 5h I also told an editor at Harper's, on 1/30/26, that I suspected the NYT would spike the interview rather than publish video of me dog-walking @DouthatNYT and making a mockery of his defense of US regime-change wars ... Friday 12:35 PM It's been more than 2 weeks since I was interviewed for Ross Douthat's show. I murdered him in our debate over foreign policy and was genuinely surprised that he wasn't better prepared to defend his point of view. Now I'm concerned that he will spike the episode. Do you have a sense of how far ahead they usually record? Also I really hope I get to hear this My sense was that it was about a week Suspicious 4 17 44 • 1K thl 32K 贝 企 Seth Harp @sethharpesq. •5h Ross @DouthatNYT was unprepared to take on a subject matter expert, floundered around, and became irritable and sarcastic towards the end. But spiking the episode is ten times worse for his journalistic credibility than simply losing a debate, which happens to us all.

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Ross @DouthatNYT's producer blames their decision to spike our foreign policy debate on the crazy news cycle. But the last three episodes they've aired have been on Roe v. Wade, Covid-19, and young men's church attendance.
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The first draft of our future. Mapping the new world order through interviews and conversations.
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Why Ending Roe Wasn't Enough for the Pro-Life Movement
Activists won the legal battle. Are they losing the culture war?
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A Plan to Restore Trust in Science From a 'Fringe Epidemiologist'
Jay Bhattacharya, the N.I.H. director, says authorities broke the public's trust in the Covid era. Now it's up to outsiders to restore it.
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No, Young Men Are Not Returning to Church All the religious trends you're wrong about.
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I'm hearing that prominent guests are cancelling scheduled appearances on @DouthatNYT's show due to his lack of journalistic integrity. Why would you spend hours, days, or weeks prepping for an interview when you know the show is rigged to ensure that you don't show up the host?
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Seth Harp @sethharpesq. 5h ... Ross @DouthatNYT's producer blames their decision to spike our foreign policy debate on the crazy news cycle. But the last three episodes they've aired have been on Roe v. Wade, Covid-19, and young men's church attendance. OPINION Interesting Latest Feb. 5, 2026 Interesting Times with Ross Douthat The first draft of our future. Mapping the new world order through interviews and conversations. Every Thursday, from New York Times Opinion. Q Search Why Ending Roe Wasn't Enough for the Pro-Life Movement Activists won the legal battle. Are they losing the culture war? By ROSS DOUTHAT Jan. 29.2026 A Plan to Restore Trust in Science From a 'Fringe Epidemiologist' Jay Bhattacharya, the N.I.H. director, says authorities broke the public's trust in the Covid era. Now it's up to outsiders to restore it. By ROSS DOUTHAT and SOPHIA ALVAREZ BOYD Jan. 22,2026 No, Young Men Are Not Returning to Church All the religious trends you're wrong about. By ROSS DOUTHAT and ANDREA BETANZOS 18 17 75 1.5K ill 38K Seth Harp @sethharpesq. 1h I'm hearing that prominent guests are cancelling scheduled appearances on @DouthatNYT's show due to his lack of journalistic integrity. Why would you spend hours, days, or weeks prepping for an interview when you know the show is rigged to ensure that you don't show up the host? 3 223 ill 4.4K 贝

👀 Apparently, Ross Douthat invited Seth Harp to debate him on Douthat's "Interesting Times" NYT podcast. Harp says that the episode was recorded, Douthat got crushed, and RD/NYT decided not to publish it.

What? x.com/sethharpesq/...

06.02.2026 01:56 — 👍 5408    🔁 1193    💬 93    📌 147

Remarkable that they have a huge majority and no ideas except reform voters good

You’d think self preservation instincts could kick in

At least republicans adherence to Trump is logical in the sense that their voters love the orange man so they better fall in line

06.02.2026 11:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Crazy that AI boom is still going strong into 2026

06.02.2026 10:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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a drawing of a person playing drums with the words ba dum tsss ALT: a drawing of a person playing drums with the words ba dum tsss

*whispers* sounds like red army

05.02.2026 11:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Going to say this to my daughter now

03.02.2026 12:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It’s about “historical accuracy” in my show with dragons and platinum haired purple eyed magic people

03.02.2026 11:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A Polish home army soldier volunteered to go to a concentration camp as a prisoner and broke out with 6 others. He brought first hand testimonies to what was going on.

A ridiculously brave man

02.02.2026 06:54 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

Bravo

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Yes

02.02.2026 01:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Totally normal

01.02.2026 23:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Uhhhh

01.02.2026 23:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If Isaac ever calls me I will take several long breaths, contemplated the vastness of the universe that led me to this road and then commit seppuku

01.02.2026 23:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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