A “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” meme featuring the word “Kingling.” Below, the word is defined as “a little king; a weak, petty, or insignificant potentate.” To the right, a detailed black-and-white illustration shows a smug, short man in royal robes and holding a large crown over his own head that he is about to place upon his own head. A taller man stands behind the little king, holding a large money bag marked with a dollar sign, suggesting bribery or corruption. Beneath the definition is a long, satirical example sentence criticizing the “kingling” as boastful, corrupt, and morally depraved.

Kingling [KING-ling]
(n.)
- A little king; a weak, petty, or insignificant potentate.

I knew Aussies spoke a different type of English, but not CDATA.

Part of the story began with Limbaugh's use of the literal word 'liberal'. He said it with such a sneering disdain ('librul' etc) and repeated it over and over brainwash-style. In my mind that's why so many ran to the word 'progressive'.

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

So geopolitical insider trading then? We're gonna need more Luigis.

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Lockheed Martin, Raytheon etc. spent decades trying to cast themselves as engineers, technicians, impartial, & responsible, and to skate beneath politics, and for good reason

Here, Palantir just puts its cards on the table that any reasonable society ought to destroy them

I once joked that as long as a justice or politician insisted on originalism they should be forced to travel by sailboat or stagecoach and have homes/offices without air conditioning and central heat.

Wait, if you don't write it down then you can modernize it? That's been our damn problem?

"Clarity no substitute for flexibility, say defenders of Britain's unwritten rulebook"
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Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are breaking up and phasing out their podcast Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are splitting up. The sports power couple announced Friday that they are ending their 10-year relationship and phasing out their popular podcast, “A Touch More.”

Ruh-ro

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"What you are being "manipulated by" is moral sentiments. It's only uncomfortable because you don't have any."

Said this abt Joe earlier. Maintain a moral center and you won't need a political one. See 'Overton window'.

I don't mind Dallas main NHL rival being Minnesota but my problem is their name sounds like a freaking WNBA team. Go Stars! #dallashockey

Long naps. You left out long naps.

About the only things I go there for is practical advice, things like repairing cars, planting trees or baking cookies etc. Anything more and the mods are like little godkings in their fiefdoms striking down non-believers for the smallest of offenses.

Politically homeless centrist Joe Rogan

🎶Celebrate good times! C'mon!🎶

He can't have gotten too far.

Soon....

Yay! My future ex-wife @minakimes.bsky.social won Celeb Jeopardy and heads to the semifinals! Thanks for the introduction @kenjennings.bsky.social, you will be invited 🎉

DOJ demanded voter files from all 50 states.

DOJ sued 31 states for refusing their demand.

My law firm intervened to protect voters in those cases.

DOJ is now 0-5.

My firm is 5-0.

Lesson: When we fight we win.

I know they lie all the gd time, but with some of these aren't we getting to the point of screaming 'PROVE IT'? Jeez, would that be so hard? "I think you're lying. Please provide proof of that" etc.

When SCOTUS let Texas gerrymander more GOP seats, Family Research Council Action's Director Matt Carpenter called it a "huge victory" for Republicans.

But Virginia's (pro-Democrat) redistricting referendum? That's anti-Christian.

Incredible hypocrisy.

Yes. Screen first, then window layer. Porch light shining, no flash. Didn't even realize the selfie happened til after review.

The theme of the table is “crypt keeper”

Junebug in April + spooky selfie.

This man is the keystone of all current political evil, the author of Project 2025, the accelerating exponent of Trump 2.0. Hell awaits.

Hmmm....

Better do it now before hell furnace season gets here.

@whstancil.bsky.social Are your ears burning?