Michael Zakkour

Wow, that was a deep cut.

China Punishes ‘Excessively Pessimistic’ Social Media Users

Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...

wizard frog is insane

"I hate Illinois Nazis"

Depends on what kind of government we have then (shivers).

A frightening blend of Beavis and Goebbels.

The genius of Wenger strikes again.

I'm hoping for exile to my estate in Gaul over death.

As long as calling people Marxists, ANTIFA, radical leftists, and Maoists is also an incitement to violence...

"you just made the list buddy"

I remember those days. The first time, I thought it was a technical issue.

How far does Herc think teh USMNT will go in the WC?

a man in a blue shirt says " i understand " in white letters ALT: a man in a blue shirt says " i understand " in white letters

One difference in the adoption of GEN #AI & #LLMs & blockchain: The USE CASES & utility of AI were easy to see & understand from day 1, like an #iphone - Most people, tech savvy or not, still don't understand/care about use cases for #blockchain - (not saying BC isn't important) -

Opinion | Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class

If commerce is culture...Until the mid-early 2000s, c/c was centered on the vast middle class. Now it's centered on the top 15% of earners, #Disney being a notable example, but the big story is the erosion of the middle class & what it means for our collective future
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...

the "slippery slope"

But I thought he was the WAR STOPPER.

@prchovanec.bsky.social Some months, maybe 1yr ago, you posted something along the lines of 'I feel now, as if the times have passed me by' with reference to our society, ideas of civility, the political system, norms, tech & expectations that are gone. We are the same age & that post stuck with me

same

In following your travels "Upstate" I was wondering if you would hit the BBHOF. The welcome movie sent tears down my cheeks.

We are very far off the cliff here folks. 🇺🇸

Jon Stewart was right.

NJ needs a settlement on "Taylor Ham" vs "Pork Roll" - Send help.

I will forever remember Jim's warnings in 2016-7 that the "norms" being broken, and now being broken, would be what injures, and perhaps fatally, our system, far more than the laws being broken.

From the 80smusic community on Reddit: U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (Official Music Video) Explore this post and more from the 80smusic community

Eighty years ago today. Never again. #Hiroshima "The Unforgettable Fire" #U2
www.reddit.com/r/80smusic/c...

Everything I thought I knew about Lutnick and Bessent was clearly wrong.

This is why you wait him out and don't cave.

If you haven't already, read Philip Roth's "The Plot Against America" - It's what happens when Lindbergh and the BUND won.

Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation

Faculty who wrote to defend their president and object to a DOJ investigation of their university...are now being investigated by the DOJ.
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...

Well, "'scuse me while I kiss this guy..."