Jeff Clegg

Before you share that story about how troops were told the Iran War is for "Armageddon," read this The narrative is dramatic. The sourcing is thin. And skepticism matters, especially on something this serious.

I agree with a lot of this, worth reading:

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/before-you...

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Cocaine is better
With a small bit of poo

the reaction to the death of Scott Adams should contrast particularly with the (eventual) death of Bill Watterson, who will be mourned in the style of the ancient Pharaohs, with all of Ohio entombed alive along with him

Wonder Woman defends herself from a Nazi as portrayed by Lynda Carter.

Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.

The title of my next book, the 5th in the John Dies at the End series, has been leaked, by me. It will be called,

'THERE ARE NO GIANT CRABS IN THIS NOVEL: A Novel of Giant Crabs'

There is a free preview chapter in the paperback edition of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom.

We had kept it at a dollar for my stepdaughter, I even hoarded some of the gold one dollar coins to make a buck seem special.

Her dad only had a five dollar bill one time so... that became the new going rate.

...at some point around the middle they came for John Bolton, and I did not speak out, because it kinda seemed like that dude belongs in prison.

The budget of the final season of Stranger Things is about half a billion dollars. Once it's over the world will need another "Small town losers vs cosmic horror" series and I know of one that could be made for no more than twice that amount, I think we could keep it under a bill per season

New York Times Executive Editor Joseph Kahn either does kidnap and molest preschoolers or he doesn’t. Does he or does he not? Is there troubling evidence or isn’t there? Have preschoolers shrieked in pain and terror in his office or haven’t they? All of this plus the Brooklyn Book Festival!ghv

While not a prequel, as much as I loved the Rob Zombie Halloween style wise, I didn't like the whole bit about Michael Myers having an abusive Dad. While, yeah, it explains him turning out how he did, there's something more terrifying with not knowing why, or that maybe there is no "reason".

I don’t get horror prequels

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

one thing that is true for everyone reading this: unless something changes dramatically the number of people who agree with you on what basic facts constitute "reality" will shrink every year for the rest of your life

This is not the sort of thing I'd expect a scientist at the FDA to say. Personally, I doubt that any of the Alt accounts are who they claim to be.

So. Would there be legitimate reasons for the Trump administration to decide not to charge Tom Homan for accepting a Cava bag with $50k in cash in exchange for the promise to influence the Trump administration?

Actually, yes.

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welcome to The Resistance,

*checks notes*

*sighs*

*weeps gently*

...michael eisner

There are two ways you can consume this: “Obama is a weakling who is tacitly endorsing Charlie Kirk because he’s not using the language and tone I would,” or “a professional communicator is making a point, I may not be the audience, and his primary aim may not be my personal emotional needs.”

I’m sticking with “assassination is bad” and add “if, as these charges suggest, you assassinated someone to fight hate, you absolutely condemned a bunch of other people to die as a natural consequence.”

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

Political violence disproportionately hurts people with less power, not people with more power. Political violence will disproportionately hurt people of color and women and LGBTQ people. It’s not fair, but that’s the way it works. Celebrating political violence means at best indifference to that.

"Drink lots of absinthe?"
No, the other Poe's Law.
"Get in an X-wing and blow something up?"
No, the other other Poe's Law.

:)

It is INFURIATING when you get mostly through a video game only to find you've been totally neglecting an easily-missed mechanic that REQUIRES you to BUILD RELATIONSHIPS with other characters in order to get the BEST OUTCOME because this is also what happened to me in REAL LIFE

If done honestly and fairly across the board, sure. I am not optimistic about it being conducted that waybat all.

Well you're a paper
So this is crazy
But here's my taint
So snort it maybe

I guess I don't understand economics

There are few people who I have lost more respect for than Richard Dawkins.

You can't cheerlead for the ghoulish thugs when they agree with you and complain when they destroy the scientific enterprise.

In the public reactions to this, you’re going to observe the pathologies Americans have about crime and the penal system.

People are going to treat it as if a judge said “molesting kids is fine, lol.”

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NYT Tomorrow: Critics Say Donald Trump Is Inflexible And Autocratic. But In Fact He’s Shown Admirable Willingness To Reconsider Past Decisions.

Only Criminals Don’t Want To Be Gassed By The Government The Tellingly Pathetic Case Against Alejandro Orellana

www.popehat.com/p/only-crimi...

Pandemic Revisionism, Part One: COVID-19 Origins Because people keep getting this very wrong.

How did the pandemic start?

I have avoided publicly commenting on this for 5 years. Here's my take as someone who has no stake at all in the game.

gidmk.substack.com/p/pandemic-r...