vILLAGE GENIOUS

Just past the anniversary of the time i got mistaken for a soldier wearing a hat to show i love chips

the pure uncut straight from the brick racism and Islamophobia is Christian Nationalist believing that an Islamic Republic is per se helpless—not because of the religiosity, but because it’s the wrong religiosity

really feeling the racism of clash of civilizations bullshit as this American government seemed to genuinely convince themselves that Iran was not going to fight back, and is now in shambles figuring out what to do

This is outstanding journalism

I love the idea that *this* US government, which has been nabbing landscapers and five year olds knows where Iranian sleeper cells are but just hasn’t gotten around to doing anything about it yet.

The current number of Iranians who have carried out terrorist attacks in the US stands at, I believe, zero, so no, I’m not worried about terrorism in the near future. If we really do manage to achieve complete state collapse in a nation of 93 million, though, I predict this will change.

The national attention span crisis and its consequences

what's so funny about this is that it's barely even blowback. like this isn't some unexpected consequence, we went to war with Iran and as a result of that we are at war with Iran. someone who understands the abstract idea of cause and effect could have predicted this

another thing Trump has done is completely fuck up counterterrorism efforts. got a piece on this @prospect.org coming tomorrow

We Taught This Chimpanzee to Understand Commodity Markets and He Hanged Himself

And given that we’re kind of near tornado season, I thought it would be smart to use this time to go over what is a watch and what is a warning.

The first photo is a waffle watch: Conditions are ripe for a possible waffle.

The second is a waffle warning: We have a verified waffle in the area.

“Imagine a burger” localization

Someone on here the other day commented how Hitler also had a knack for wriggling out of jams, as it were, right up until Stalingrad, and it's been on my mind ever since

if there are no mines and their navy is gone, surely the defense secretary himself could ride shotgun on one of those tankers

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*TRUMP ON REOPENING STRAIT OF HORMUZ: IT'S WORKING OUT VERY WELL

Deep in conversation, Trump peered over the Resolute Desk at their feet, Vance recalled during an event later that day celebrating Kennedy Center honoree Sylvester Stallone. "Marco, JD, you guys have s-y shoes," Trump declared before retrieving a catalog. A third politician was in the room-Vance didn't name him-and Trump asked each person for their size. Rubio said 11.5, Vance 13. The third man said 7, according to Vance. "The president kind of leans back in his chair and says, 'You know you can tell a lot about a man by his shoe size,' " Vance said.

From the WSJ article..!

So the shoegate I understand it is this:

1. Trump equals shoe size to dick size
2. Trump asks Rubio, Hegseth and the rest of the ilk about their shoe size.
3. They all yell, like 10, 11, big, huge.
4. Trump buys those for them, and they shamble around in shoes twice their size.

I was responding to a person who appears to be British as a mark of solidarity

Too late bitch

Norio Suzuki (鈴木 紀夫, Suzuki Norio; April 1949 – November 1986) was a Japanese explorer and adventurer. In 1974 he searched for and found Hiroo Onoda, one of the last remaining Japanese holdouts who had refused to surrender after the end of World War II. Suzuki died in November 1986 in an avalanche while searching for the yeti.

Side note: incredible.

Me, in 30 years having not gotten the news that the boycott ended

a homeless guy on my block just threw a rock into the post office window for no reason it’s not humane to let clearly unwell people wither away on the street until they become a danger to themselves or others we need a combo of right to shelter and mental health treatment for those who need it === Did you talk to him? Did he say he had no reason? No. More likely this is just an assumption. or worse, complete bullshit made up to generate public distrust of the houseless.

There was a long-running effort to correctly identify mental illness and drug addiction as medical conditions rather than moral failures. But now there's a real bizarre effort among the NPIC and in left-wing spaces to say these are rational people making rational choices. I don't get it!

Boat with a dozen or more Trump flags

Send these guys

am an American and of the opinion that UK TV shows are extremely good, so that's an easy place to remove our shit culture at least

nothing ever happens *to me* ☝️

Nothing Ever Happens bros about to start sweating

I use Gemini when I'm bored — and it's better than doomscrolling It became my ultimate distraction

WHAT IF YOU JUST READ A FUCKING BOOK

tbh my main problem with “dems get punished for the recovery” theory is that we’ve seen it doesn’t happen when one of them actually comes out swinging like FDR did.

I think the only way the Democratic president breaks the cycle is by actually holding the Republicans accountable. So that is going to be THE thing I optimize my vote on: which Democrat promises the most aggressive show trials in US history of these traitors.