The Tragedy of Obsolescence The Iraq playbook is dead. From Chinese tech walls to chasing ghosts in the desert, U.S. air dominance collapses in the Iranian desert. Reality bites.

The #middleeastplaybook is dead. From #badintelligence to the #greatefirewall of #China taking on a new meaning, U.S. air dominance has collapsed in #Iran. #suckstosuck open.substack.com/pub/hervevil...

The High-Fidelity Attrition State From Gen X’s "Whatever" to 2026’s "Dopamine and Despair," the social contract is being dismantled by algorithmic partitioning and a global graveyard of vanity.

We didn't lose the war; we lost the point. #Anomie #GenX #InformationWarfare open.substack.com/pub/hervevil...

Republican destroyers of empires.

Sopranos actor Michael Imperioli burns MAGAt Rob Schneider (who never served in the military) after Schneider called for the reinstatement of the draft: Imperioli responded: “I’ve got a better idea. Let’s send Rob to Iran to perform his comedy. They will surrender immediately and unconditionally.”

#GoodMorning good people!! #CorruptAndComplicitGOP #Resist
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I'm not sure about you, but I think the collapse of US hegemony, a global price spike and recession, and a new ground war in the Middle East are far worse than drag queens reading books at the library.

The OBBBA and the 2073 Debt Trap We leaned into borrowing in the 80s to look like the richest, most powerful nation in the world and never looked back.

We joke about #TomorrowMe problems to avoid chores, but the #OBBBA made it federal law and we've already hist #DebtCeiling2026 making tomorrow, today. open.substack.com/pub/hervevil... #trickle-down #economics #taxes #supplySide #TomorrowMe #HorseAndSparrow #USInsolvency

The Stolen Elegy Vance performs a symbolic eviction of bell hooks, using opposition tactics to transform a multiracial culture of belonging into a diagnostic for the American elite.

Capture the branding of a marginalized icon to provide a spiritual and moral shield for state power: CHECK! open.substack.com/pub/hervevil...

Many More Should Have Also Been Prosecuted….

I wonder if he tells the story about Pope Francis being so horrified by him that he died the next day.

The Safá Shock A Lebanese diplomat claims pre-emptive nuclear strikes are on the table. Even if Trump is bluffing, it renders all non-proliferation agreements moot.

#UN shields #US erasing "red lines" as #WHO confirms "worst-case" prep for Iran nuclear strikes—a humanitarian crisis is in the making. open.substack.com/pub/hervevil...

The Selective Ballot How Voter ID Laws Bridge the Rural-Urban Divide to Impact Minority Access

I've seen reports from the #NoKings protest where interviews were trying to get people with questions on #VoterID. People did well. But I was inspired to write a longform answer.

This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.

Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.

It’s Article II. The Constitution has no “Title II.” Not a thing most DOJ lawyers would get wrong.

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This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.

Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds

You will recall, Trump was afraid of going to Vietnam to serve his country and got deferments for “bone spurs.”

Milley received the Defense Superior Service Medal and was nominated for a valor award for his actions in Iraq.

Politics Elon Musk urges far-right German party to move beyond 'past guilt' The billionaire was received with cheers while addressing an Alternative for Germany rally, where he told attendees they shouldn't be ashamed of their history. 23 minutes ago Listen to article 2 min EIT FÜR JEUTSCHLAND AfD Tech billionaire and businessman Elon Musk is seen on a large screen as Alice Weidel, a candidate for chancellor with Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party, addresses an election campaign rally Saturday. (AFP/Getty Images) By Angie Orellana Hernandez

lol. The Washington Post used that photo for their article about his speech www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A Montgomery County elected official mimicked Elon Musk’s controversial ‘salute,’ sparking outrage online and her resignation from the local library and a nonprofit After posting a TikTok, mirroring billionaire Elon Musk's arm gesture — which some compared to a Nazi salute — Towamencin Supervisor Laura Smith resigned from her local library board position.

A Montgomery County elected official mimicked Elon Musk’s controversial ‘salute,’ sparking outrage online and her resignation from the local library and a nonprofit www.inquirer.com/politics/pen... via @phillyinquirer

If TikTok goes down, Meta goes down with it.

Delete all Meta apps.

The Carter Center shared the great photos of presidents past and current, all men of honor. Yep, all men of honor.

Google’s AI chatbot tells student needing help with homework to ‘please die’ Google’s Gemini AI chatbot caused controversy by responding with a disturbing message to a US student researching a project.

The nice thing about this is that like other authoritarian regimes, they'll turn on each other once we're gone.

It's just another reason to attack an agency they already limit in size and scope.

I think him having the sculpted eyebrows of a cartoonish supervillain means he does think that of us.

a woman wearing a blue nike jacket with usa on it ALT: a woman wearing a blue nike jacket with usa on it

ok so Gaetz stopped having sex with the child as soon as he heard she was 17 but then started fucking her again after her birthday? yea seems legit They really believe we are that stupid.

From the Frontlines of Patriotism When your worst nightmares are made real, the defenders of Freedom Heights face an onslaught of liberal anarchist socialist communists armed with tamales, glitter, and cats. A satirical telling of thi...

A tongue-in-cheek view of the right's worst fears made real: tamales, drag queens, feral cats, and Biden's greatest gaffes as weapons of chaos. Freedom Heights may fall, but the spice lives on! #FreedomCities #UndocumentedMigrants #UnaccompaniedChildren #DragQueensStoryhour #ChildlessCatLadies

I'm committing to rereading these books by July 21. What do you think I should add? #subversiveliterature

You Can't Just Leave! Learn how to take control of your digital privacy with this 3-phase strategy to minimize, obfuscate, and secure your digital footprint. Protect yourself from data breaches, profiling, and overreach wi...

Read my guide to breaking free from your digital past and managing your #digitalfootprint in the new techno-authroitarian regime. #surveillancestate #Technocratic #Autocracy