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My kids’ nickname for Kirk is Snorlax.
My kids’ nickname for Kirk is Snorlax.
Back together again #LetsGoDodgers
From "Louse Hunting" in the trenches to "How to Kill" in the North African desert. This salon goes beyond heroic myths to explore the raw reality of the World Wars through the eyes of four of its greatest poets. Hosted by @plfrnz. Join us: interintellect.com/salons/english…
I know everyone wants to be mad at everyone, and it’s true I have a thick skin, but I feel like this has never happened to me despite being an academic.
I know everyone wants to be mad at everyone, and it’s true I have a thick skin, but I feel like this has never happened to me despite being an academic.
<GWB standing atop smoldering rubble> "We will find the people who did this, we will kill some of them, and we will teach the others about free trade for free peoples"
<GWB standing atop smoldering rubble> "We will find the people who did this, we will kill some of them, and we will teach the others about free trade for free peoples"
Many people misunderstood my meaning here. Does historical warfare or geopolitical competition many centuries ago (e.g., 1400-1900) predict high-capacity states in 2025? -- YES Did incessant warfare make the average European state more capable of extracting resources from its…
Many people misunderstood my meaning here. Does historical warfare or geopolitical competition many centuries ago (e.g., 1400-1900) predict high-capacity states in 2025? -- YES Did incessant warfare make the average European state more capable of extracting resources from its…
All the other services make fun of the USAF, but it also seems to be the service with the best procurement process.
All the other services make fun of the USAF, but it also seems to be the service with the best procurement process.
There’s a big cultural backlash to the fakeness of a lot of medicine and psychology, but part of the problem is there aren’t a lot of productive outlets for it so we end up with weirdos like RFK.
There’s a big cultural backlash to the fakeness of a lot of medicine and psychology, but part of the problem is there aren’t a lot of productive outlets for it so we end up with weirdos like RFK.
Wars obviously depend a lot on hate, but old soldiers from different sides can still have respect for one another. Shared risk on the battlefield can dilute a lot of the animosity, plus shared political interests after the fighting ends.
Wars obviously depend a lot on hate, but old soldiers from different sides can still have respect for one another. Shared risk on the battlefield can dilute a lot of the animosity, plus shared political interests after the fighting ends.
Sad that the great philosopher of neo-Eurasianism and multipolarity is just another US politics junkie
Here's a third grade girl who was punched in the stomach by a boy in her elementary school bathroom begging the school to let her have a bathroom at school without boys in it. Is she, like Charlie Kirk, a fucking fascist? x.com/WomenAreReals/…
Here's a third grade girl who was punched in the stomach by a boy in her elementary school bathroom begging the school to let her have a bathroom at school without boys in it. Is she, like Charlie Kirk, a fucking fascist? x.com/WomenAreReals/…
Dude. What is going on here…. Really weird vibes for a team having a great season.
Dude. What is going on here…. Really weird vibes for a team having a great season.
New salon just dropped. @interintellect_ interintellect.com/salons/english…
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DID SHOHEI JUST MADE A GOAT NOISE IN THE BACKGROUND 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 THAT'S SHOHEI'S VOICE
DID SHOHEI JUST MADE A GOAT NOISE IN THE BACKGROUND 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 THAT'S SHOHEI'S VOICE
Cortana, give me the best arguments for why most everyone wants to give war a chance.
Cortana, give me the best arguments for why most everyone wants to give war a chance.
In a materialistic/instrumentalist world view there is no room for persuasion, which assumes participation in some shared rationality, in a common Logos. Without it, those who have different ideas are like carriers of a virus in a pandemic and must be quarantined or destroyed.
It is really so "awful and dangerous" to want a separate bathroom for girls? Isn't it just sensible and sensitive to the privacy and comfort and safety of girls?
It is really so "awful and dangerous" to want a separate bathroom for girls? Isn't it just sensible and sensitive to the privacy and comfort and safety of girls?

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