modern vampire of the city

Nuremburg trials is the moderate position

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

can the people posting about sports tonight please add disclaimers they are not talking about any elections lmao

Without fail, i’m always wickedly tired on election days. My conspiracy theory about daylight savings suppressing voters persists…

It was a good read, and one that really made me pause instead of digest and move on!

I do think Stoic lessons still have a healthy role in politics, particularly in moments of political disappointment.

I feel implicated… a “gotcha” essay for me that made me want to kneejerk disagree but ultimately I have no grounds. I read one of these pop-stoicism books last year and feel like it was a useful short-term way to cope but couldn’t ultimately commit to its tenets.

the president has destroyed the east wing of the white house without so much as a word of input from anyone else to build a royal ballroom paid for with bribes

love getting an email from like shake shack that they have updates their terms and conditions. like we live in a world where i am subject to 200 page mcnugget contract

“Non-alcoholic espresso martini” babe that is a cup of coffee

placing piles of clothes on the sidewalk and calling out “Roger? Where did you go???”

Mike Seay's review of Galápagos 4/5: Our brains are too big for our own good—it’s an often fatal adaptation. The extra mass is used for destructive ends. We know too much and are too easily swayed by changing opinion. We can use our...

calling in sick because i finished a book that recalibrated my opinions about the human species this morning

www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Checking in on facebook

This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC

A bunch of CDs in water

hey magdalena bay fans… come get your imaginal bisque

i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.

sing to me, o muse, a tale of updog,

🗣️YOU NEED TO CARE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT IS A PATTERN. HE'S GUTTING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BLACK LEADERS BUT THOSE BLACK LEADERS OVERSEE PARTS OF THE GOVERNMENT THAT AFFECT YOUR DAY TO DAY. #blacksky #econsky

“How to use Chat GTP [sic]” — a creatively spelled title on a book cover showing a green CGI avatar with upside down Matrix-style binary code

absolutely positively obsessed with this book cover

my boyfriend has banned me from saying this in the home… i can’t stop

new persey jurntike

There’s a certain type of person that can only respond to something bad currently happening by going “things have been bad for a long time!”

Ok? Congratulations? If you get food poisoning do you go “this is nothing compared to the Challenger exploding”?

Exclusive | White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump’s Historical Vision Top White House officials will scrutinize exhibitions, internal processes, collections and artist grants ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.

BREAKING WSJ:

The Trump White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America's 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with "Trump's interpretation of American history." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

One beer: you’re gonna love me
Two beers: hold that guy

Google AI is living in June still

I don’t think that’s a dead indicator of AI—these seems pretty in line with their typical style. They also have a very limited use of AI image generators in their policy www.wired.com/about/genera...

This actually looks designed to me?

still taking DECADES to live out a fulfilled life? fool. i just read an AI summary of how my life might turn out and now i can die

A hairloss ad with a blue skinned doctor with a logo for a head

as someone who works in marketing you can really tell when the designer has had bad input from higher ups… people don’t want to be treated by a logo-face nightmare they want to be treated by a doctor lol