just write it terrible for five minutes and see where it goes. or write questions to yourself into the draft—“what the fuck goes here, i don’t know, but it’s something about blah blah this will sound smarter later” is acceptable rough draft material
Les français aiment un peu de fromage espion.
John 11:35
Russian hackers carry out devastating cyber attack against vital infrastructure in the UK.
Krastev called Orban the right-wing Castro, which I think is exactly right: the leader of a small relatively insignificant country, that nevertheless became the ideological lodestar for a global movement after being propped up by russia
In an open letter to American psychologists, Iranian psychologists called for an assessment of the mental health of the US political leaders in the interest of world peace.
"Europe! Europe!" - chants the crowd.
This is great to see.
Laszlo off of What We Do in the Shadows saying ‘it’s about time he ate shit’
Just heard the news about Orban
ORBÁN CONCEDED
Can't believe the president's son-in-law, one of his golf buddies and the author of "Hillbilly Elegy" were unable either to correctly pronounce the word "Iran" or to resolve a decades-long dispute in 21 hours.
“The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.”
Robert Hughes
they didnt prepare or research any of this in advance because they think they have superior genes and are an evolutionary leap for the human race so itll all just work out
I talked to somebody who works at Anthropic recently, they said it’s the most alarming corporate culture they’ve ever seen and feels more like a cult than an employer.
Some reports say over 500 schools, 55 libraries, & 25 universities hit.
You can debate the numbers, but hitting Sharif University & Beheshti is like hitting MIT & Stanford. I keep wondering: How would the scientific community respond differently if it was those universities? What’s the difference?
Absolutely incredible Nutella ad.
During this incredible, unifying moment of inspiring international cooperation and spectacular technological achievement, I would really appreciate it if the US president would stop threatening to murder an entire country with bombs.
joke Re: US's vile threat to bomb Iran into #StoneAge
Nobody will remember:
- Your salary
- Your fancy title
- How ‘busy’ you were
- How stressed you were
- How many hours you worked
People will remember: The gate you erect through which all visitors must pass to enter your imperial capital
"This is 10x older than the United States"
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Ah.
So the nutters are bombing a university now, one which was a hotbed of rebellion against the Iranian regime.
You'd get the feeling that this fiasco wasnt about freeing a people from extremism at all....
I think that a lot of very online people have a persistent but false idea that discourse is the entire terrain of politics, and that “politics” can be boiled down to convincing enough people to think what you think. This leads to delusions about the utility and efficacy of arguing and debating.
Two last quick things then I’ll end.
One, there’s nothing wrong with having an online place to just chill and agree with each other. If you’re meaningfully active in your offline life, you don’t necessarily feel the need to make online an arena of combat. People need to relax sometimes.
French President Macron:
“Europe is an extremely attractive continent. For months I’ve been saying this. And thanks to our American friends, I now have an unprecedented selling point: We are predictable.”
Don't EVER say Israel entrapped the US in this war.
But also have you actually ever heard what Netanyahu says: ft.com/content/092e...
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brb checking in on Pepe Escobar
"Yes, we accept petroyuan, AliPay and WeChat."
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For all the folk that struggle to articulate exactly what the US “strategy” is for its war - finally someone has articulated it succinctly and accurately.
“War crimes”
In 2025, more power was generated worldwide from renewable energy than from coal, and 91% of new renewables are now cheaper than fossil fuels.
Each year nuclear adds only as much net global power capacity as renewables add every two days.
DEAD FLUIDS
The US has lost 16 MQ-9 Reaper drones since the Iran war began at a cost of $30 million each, CBS reports.
