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A Catholic Fred trapped in deepest red Texas.

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CASABLANCA may be the most correctly rated movie of all time

11.03.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 164 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 13
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Nuclear experts undercut White House claims about Iran reactor at heart of case for war The Trump administration sent negotiators without nuclear expertise to lead talks on Iran’s enrichment program. Now, its public case for war centers on a facility that experts say cannot do what offic...

This story suggests that Witkoff and Kushner bungled the negotiations with Iran because they don't understand nuclear technology

www.ms.now/news/trump-i...

11.03.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 2664 πŸ” 1093 πŸ’¬ 175 πŸ“Œ 106

β€œThough one is artificial and one is biological, large language model brains and human brains are both, at bottom, collections of vast numbers of interconnected neurons.”

No. Wrong. An LLM is an algorithm. The human brain, and the human mind, are not.

Please stop shilling for this rubbish.

11.03.2026 04:57 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

None of them can talk coherently about strategy or goals but they are completely in sync in all their macho posturing because that is all they’re really focused on. Everything else is just whatever limply offered fiction is convenient to them at the time.

11.03.2026 02:10 πŸ‘ 2196 πŸ” 200 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 13
Leeroy Jenkins HD (High Quality)
Leeroy Jenkins HD (High Quality) YouTube video by DBlow2003

Reflecting on the point that Leeroy Jenkins didn’t have a good strategy.

Time spent on careful planning, upended in a moment of testosterone-fuelled recklessness, leading to disaster for all involved.

This post is not about Leeroy Jenkins.

youtu.be/hooKVstzbz0?...

11.03.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War

Karoline Leavitt jabbers: β€œThe purposeful disruption in the oil market by the Iranian regime is short term, and necessary for the long-term gain of wiping out these terrorists and the threat they pose to America and the world.”

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Gift link:

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

11.03.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Semi-related (not Brownsville, but Corpus Christi): www.texastribune.org/2026/03/08/t...

11.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The MacBook Neo May the MacBook Neo live so long that its name becomes inapt.

β˜… The MacBook Neo

daringfireball.net/2026/03/th...

11.03.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3

Writing this on my iPad and thinking my next device will be a Neo. Great and helpful review.

11.03.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Someone explain why, if the war is a war of aggression, and illegal, any target is legitimate?

11.03.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

A common refrain indeed

11.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just a preview of what will be the natural result of the Navy eviscerating its mine-sweeping capabilities over the last 35 years.

10.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Important 🧡

10.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t imagine any insurer being willing to cover a boat traveling through a mined strait. And the Navy refuses to act as escort. Advantage: Iran

10.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So the Navy can say no....

10.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good.

10.03.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Follow with β€œMaking Love in a Subaru” by Damaskas

10.03.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you see this, post a robot πŸ€–

10.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

People living in poverty have forgotten more of "the real world" in one average evening than Jon A. Husted (R-OH) will ever learn

10.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s been a while for me; I didn’t know they were ever gone. Removing them would be a dumb thing to do.

10.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is smiling . Alt: Rowan Atkinson as Mr Bean, winking in an exaggerated manner

Khamenei: why sure, we’ll send this here boat out to β€œremove the mines.”

10.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We have to be the stupidest, most braindead aggressor ever to have allowed the Strait to be mined, if that’s what happened. Just mind-bogglingly empty-headed. One single neuron in our collective heads, in search of a synapse.

10.03.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All the best crossing guards are unverified

10.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œNever mind that law prohibiting assassinations. And to top it off let’s do a genocide by cutting off the water supply to ninety million people.”

These people are monsters.

10.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The risk for babies who get measles under the age of 6 months to develop this within 10 years is 1 in 600.

10.03.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 1118 πŸ” 536 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 10

This is how I pronounce it in my head. But I am only guessing.

10.03.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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WATCH: @tnhousegop Republicans passed Rep. Todd’s Israel-backed bill making Tennessee refer to the West Bank as β€œJudea & Samaria” β€” WITHOUT ALLOWING ANY DISCUSSIONπŸ€”

But we need β€œCharlie Kirk Day” and UT Charlie Kirk Courtyards because he championed open debate?πŸ€”

((R) & Hemmer (D) abstained)

10.03.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 676 πŸ” 201 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 18

See if RFK Jr can come over and give it a good snorting 🀧

10.03.2026 05:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m getting old πŸ’€

10.03.2026 05:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My bad, it’s also an eighteen month old article! 🀨🀨🀨

10.03.2026 05:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0