Twitter will a great model for study of Dead Internet Theory platforms in five years

nr:

Non-Fiction: Jonathan Steinberg's *Bismarck: A Life*

Fiction: John Milton's *Paradise Lost*

on this day sixty years ago jfk went back to his home planet

guy who is violently homophobic but gets indignant when you don't say "please" every time you ask him for something

The Brenner book was an absolute slog until the long conclusion where he outlines his original thesis of the ECW, which was as compelling as it was complex

Just finished Brenner's *Merchants and Revolution* for non-fiction and Jim Butcher's *The Olympian Affair* for fiction.

NR:

Non-fiction: Mike Davis's *City of Quartz*
Fiction: Bernard Cornwell's *Death of Kings*

Furthermore, you can't be totally unresponsive to democratic will for decades and cry foul when lots of people stop believing in democracy.

Is it bad? Yes. Is it totally self-inflicted by our institutions? Also yes.

vast majority of dysfunction in the workplace stems from the inherent tension between employer and employee being the same as between the cops and everyone else. if you tell them the truth, they will hang the crimes on you

If I have to set up for this stupid job and break it down for no reason yet again I am just going home immediately

was ready on a job site from 830am and did absolutely nothing for six hours except back up because the middle managers can't get their fucking acts together so I can weld two goddamn studs to a tank. Been trying to do this job for a goddamn month.

NR:

Non-Fiction: Robert Brenner's *Merchants and Revolution*

Fiction: Bernard Cornwell's *The Burning Land*

On Deck:

Non-Fiction: Jonathan Steinberg's *Bismarck: A Life*

Fiction: Iain Banks's *Inversions*

Oh boy we're now in the schizophrenic fall period of weather where it's cold enough in the mornings to wear heavier coats and thermal socks but all that shit has to be stripped by end of shift in the afternoon

A retelling of the Dril bit about “dracula is in our sights!” but with the part of Metal Gear Solid 2 when you are actually sniping a vampire

I realized that one of my favorite dril tweets accurately summarizes at least an hour of the plot of Metal Gear Solid 2

Down 1 9th inning. Do or die time

ACAB

free my boy

nw

[tapping the awkwardly long sign reading "THE AVERAGE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEER IS A 24 YEAR OLD GROYPER WHO POSTS ABOUT SEED OILS 9,000 TIMES A DAY FROM HIS STATUE AVATAR ACCOUNT SO THIS IS GONNA GET A LOT DUMBER"]

Man these guys are extremely horny for war with China, like even more than the last round. Just foaming, dead eyed and bat shit, it’s the only consistent applause line

Elon Musk post saying “I have overcome the desire to be liked”

this has to be one of the least true things of all time

Standing perfectly still so I don't accidentally spend money

1998 Newsweek cover about the "ex-gay" movement

It's good to have a reminder that it was only a couple decades ago that media outlets would publish "ex-gay" movement nonsense as front page stories. It puts the current obsession with "detransitioners" in perspective. It's the same panic, same tactic.