Politics
If only it were so easy as to just reject the mega dollars from corporate villians, alas, there are plenty of other factors that sully that dream
Tech
Part 2 of the TFG Trilogy: the algorithm makes the shittiness endemic, and the progression of nazi -> Andy Tate -> (who the fuck knows what is next, but it ain't gon' be good) Yay, capitalism.
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The wealthy are different from us. Most people don't realize how different. Let's dive into this topic, and try to understand people like Musk, Ellison, Zuckerberg, and even Trump are. It's a ride, strap in!
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My history with Substack, fleshed out, and the realization that the founders are really pieces of human filth. The first of three posts (three founders) on these fucking guys, and how a noble idea gets ratfucked in Silicon Valley.
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There's a genre of film that arose in the early 1950's and evolved into several threads, but it has some common themes: Cheap to produce, frough edges, and more than a little sleaze. Delightful.
Politics
And the bill of sale was signed in 1971, long before most of us were paying attention.
Politics
The Broligarchy's Court Philosopher drops a manifesto, and the discourse loses its entire mind
Politics
The allies are rapidly building a post-America order. The nuclear world is getting more crowded. And the progressive left is gearing up to do what it does best: snatch defeat from the jaws of opportunity. What a time to be alive!
Politics
Before anyone sells you a recovery plan, you need to understand what's actually broken. Spoiler: it's a lot, and some of it isn't coming back.
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It's been a while, but the incomparable Anneke van Giersbergen is a true treasure, inspired by a cover of Nothing Else Matters by Ms. van Giersbergen and the Dutch National Orchestra, this is a hat tip to Anneke
The biggest fucking douchebag you probably don't know, but goddamn, Shayne Coplan is the most punchable billionaire fucker on the planet, and that is saying something.
The fourth and final installment of my analysis of the Never Trump movement and what its effect was and may be in the future. It is both welcome, but not as beneficial as they seem to think.
MAGA isn't a political moment. It's the opening chapter of a very long, very ugly book — and Hari Seldon isn't returning our calls.
There's a cycle of a single poll showing a big drop in support that is not reflected in the aggregate, but that causes the Never Trump Podcast Industrial Complex™ to reach orgasm.
Accountability and reform are both lovely ideas. America will do neither. You can bet your bottom dollar on it.
The Never Trump ecosystem is really good at preaching to the converted, and reaffirming their priors, but reaching any new people? Not so much. The evidence shows that the political landscape is calcified.
Everyone seems to want to believe that the defeat of Orbán is proof that we can lift-and-shift that to the US. Hold your horses, there is no easy button, and while there are lessons to be learned, our path is much much more difficult
Every time you turn over a rock, some cretinous piece of human filth crawls away. Swalwell is the fucking guy, but watching Reuben Gallego basically torch his future is delish. And Bret(bug) proves he's a fucking hack
Part 2: We gotta talk about the counter to the Never Trump cohort, the Anti-Anti's. If you thought the Never Trump audience wasn't enough to move the needle, this will make you laugh. Still, they suck a lot of oxygen from the discourse.
The start of a series. I have been fascinated by the "Never Trump" movement, and read them to assure myself that all of the old "conservatives" were not disingenuous. But I explore how this movement may or may not be helping...
OpenAI abandons their hail marys, trying to go legit (ha), and Palantir is being aided by the president, totally normal, amirite?
