Brian Schefke

"Here, let us take that anvil from you."

A Uniroyal tire!

Collect them all!

I'll bet the under on that.

I dunno, this sounds a little too Marxist. Which is bad. Or something.

I don't know why you say, "Goodbye", I say "hello".

Of course Trump has to point the finger at someone else.

French cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard in his office. He wears glasses and he is smoking a cigarette.

Why does Grygiel hate freedom?

"The market is awesome except for this particular thing that I dislike" Well, the Free Market(tm) is a harsh mistress, sir.

I'm not an expert like Levin is, but it's nice to see something that I've thought for a long time - a hegmonic order can be violated by the hegemon at any time - reflected in the scholarly literature.

Poster for the film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Think you gotta consider this one.

Poster for the film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

I just found out that I'm on a block list because of some critical things about AI that I've written or reskeeted. Awesome!

No gas on Sundays!

For those sitting in the back:

The White Shadow is one.

I have to say that I'm not a big fan of the general "pivot to video", but Bouie does it better than most and he still produces a lot of good writing.

The American right wing has long been a home for science deniers. The way that this has been expressed has changed over time (the technique now is more about sowing doubt than outright denial based on a perceived clash of values), but the core motivation is still there.

Daniel "Crack" Pipes...now that's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time.

Been saying the same thing for *years*.

No, because it's disrespectful to our neighbors. If I can't say what nation I am citizen of when I go somewhere, then I don't go there.

Carmen Sandiego from the 90s cartoon

Happy International Women's Day to the original International Woman

Challenge for people who believe Claude *is* conscious and use it anyway: Explain how you’re not a slaver.

the reverse version of those “evolution of man” drawings

I don't think future historians will struggle. There will be, of course, competing interpretations, but that's inherent to the discipline. I really don't think that the US is all that special in this regard.

Depends on the gathering, but on average, it's somewhere between B and C. I grew up in the Midwest, though I've lived in Washington (state) for the past 25 years.

This. While I don't think there will be a "replacement" for the US anytime soon, for a lot of reasons, the US post-Trump will likely not be restored to the position it was in prior, nor is this desirable as long as the risk of electing a new version of Trump exists in the US.

Yes, and this is in turn connected to a larger erosion of community ties coupled with a grab-all-you-can ethos.