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The President’s Police State

“This is liberation day in D.C.,” Trump said. Nothing says liberation like deploying hundreds of uniformed soldiers against the wishes of the local elected government. District residents have made clear that they would prefer greater autonomy, including congressional representation, and they have three times…
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Pete Hegseth & Christian Nationalism

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reposted and praised a video interview of a self-described Christian nationalist pastor whose church doesn’t believe women should be allowed to vote. Julia Simon Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn’t vote (NPR)…
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The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth

Meanwhile, the countries that might once have banded together to stop the fighting have lost interest or capacity. The institutions that might once have helped broker a cease-fire are too weak, and can’t or won’t help. “We live in a…
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A Blue Screen 😦

On Thursday, I was in a hotel room using my laptop. It suddenly blue screened, and then when it restarted, something was wrong. After logging in, I got a bunch of error dialogs about various programs not being found or…
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Giant Robot Fight Club

Last week, a friend invited me to attend Giant Robot Fight Club at Motorco in Durham. It is a show where people dressed in cardboard robot suits battle one another in pro wrestling-style bouts. It was a ton of fun!…
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Boiling Water

There’s a thought that sunlight is the best disinfectant, that by exposing fascists as fascists and Nazis as Nazis, it will raise awareness of the truth of what they are, and thus will turn people away from them. This seems…
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The President’s Police State

Pete Hegseth & Christian Nationalism

The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth

A Blue Screen 😦

Giant Robot Fight Club

Boiling Water

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