Culturally, Vietnam is massively important on the Left. In ways we could do a better job talking out.

How we think about and talk about war, and what America means.

Things will not play out that way, like the scenarios here aren't good.

That's ideologically unacceptable to the Right, so we're doing all this murderous horseshit.

I think the most we can hope for gere is tgat things peter out w/o a ground invasion. Or, you know, nukes.

Yeah, I think he'd have tried to escalate harder, faster. More killing, earlier.

Less willing to like... try to engage w/ the Diems.

I'm not sure how that plays out all that differently, b/c US ground troops were necessary to prop up the South Vietnamese state. And that meant reporters.

So there an unwillingness, an inability, to either acknowledge that we lost the war in Vietnam, or the GWOT for that matter, b/c that would be to accept that America is not as great as they ideologically require it to be.

They need a W. To confirm greatness. Trump is saying he can give them one.

Everything about Reagan's foreign policy, both Cold War shit and Iran hostage shit, everything about the reaction to September 11th, was about trying to expunge this evidence of weakness.

America's strength and America's greatness are intertwined, for them.

It has to be explained, people have to be blamed, the POW/MIA thing, they just can't take the L. After all this time.

Creates a permission structure to go after percieved traitors, whether Daniel Ellsberg, or draft dodgers, or just people who object to the war, whether or not we were born yet.

Vis-a-vis Trump saying he'd have "won Vietnam very quickly."

I'm seeing some people think this sounds random. It's not.

Vietnam sits in right wing consciousness in a way that's important to deconstruct and understand. It was, in their minds, an unacceptable calamity b/c it showed weakness.

...in between us b/c I felt like hugging Lauren. So we were laughing about that. It was joyful.

Few days ago, we went to see some friends. Many hijinx, much joy was had.

I don't think any of this has had anything to do w/ whiteness, or domination.

The Phils have prevented domination joy, it sucks

Yesterday, Lauren made a chicken lentil soup w/ lemon yogurt that was delicious, and I was joyful about the soup, and about how happy she was about her soup.

She said something silly in an extremely cute way, and I laughed about it.

The dog likes it when I laugh, so she was worming her way...

I felt joy just now b/c the dog was so gappy about me waking up dhe was wagging her tail do hard her whole ass was moving.

So that brought me joy.

I noticed the nice shade of light on the wall.

That brought me joy too.

That was all just now.

What to even say to this nonsense?

????

hanif: ban the scan

@shahanafrombk.bsky.social is the first elected official here in NYC to propose legislation following to our @wired.com investigation into Madison Square Garden's intrusive surveillance operations.

I think Russia doesn't pick a fight w/ NATO. Do they actually invade if Ukrainevwas part of NATO?

I think it's almost certain that's a no.

I don't think Russia goes nuclear over this.

We haven't gotten anywhere trying to be nice. So. Fuck 'em.

That's a defensive fight we can win.

We should be rubbing Russia's nose in it.

Actually.

They probably weren't the best. But very memorable.

I'm a prick, I really think food at games should not be too elaborate.

I remember therewas a little fresh roasted peanuts stand in the concourses at the Vet.

It smelled *wonderful*

My dad always said no. In HS, I went on my own, got some fucking peanuts. They wrre good.

*Mauricio

Lineup depth, and I mean real depth not like Dom Smith and Mayricio Dubon having out of body experiences.

The Phils got swept by the Bravos, but two of those games were quite winnable, shot ourselves in the foot.

Cubs have impressed me more than the Bravos.

I've been thinking that joke out for 10 months.

Probably.

I am what I am.

Yeah

: Farrell

Spectrum II erasure.

Shit!!!

Hey Rube, we had an iconic clock.

Wonder what happened to it?

I was at that game, and I felt so proud of him.