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Quincy’s been wildly irresponsible and/or sloppy since the moment they launched. I put them in the same “if it looks like I agree with them I need to quadruple check my sources and reasoning” category as FDD.

It’s interesting that China may end up gaining lots of brownie points from Latin America *and* some human rights advocates out of this.

May his memory be a blessing.

Unironically yes.

Tbh I don't think anyone on earth is offended by Obama saying that a gold plated cheesecake factory would be tacky. This is not actually something anyone is bothered by.

The entire Cheesecake Factory brand is “gaudy decor with giant servings of yummy unhealthy food and/or booze”. That’s ideal special occasion dining for a lot of people, and there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s also not relevant to the quip.

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Time for this weekend’s ‘elephant done by a medieval artist that had never seen one’ - 10th century, Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.644, f. 79r

I think most Americans would consider me a crazy person when it comes to this stuff. My bare minimum would be: 1) Corporate veil only applies to contract disputes with no allegations of tortious or criminal behavior. 2) Fines, fees, and damages should be paid by seizing stock.

This would be hysterical if so many people didn’t earnestly believe it.

The government can do good things!

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Important to note that this only applies if the ICC already has jurisdiction—a big hurdle for Article 5 prosecutions of US nationals in most cases. Article 70 prosecutions are a separate question, and one in which the question of national prosecution is less of an issue.

It’s ‘buck nekkid’. I will die on this hill. The rest are obviously correct.

Happy Weekend!🐺👃

last month, a cat named Rolo survived a medical emergency after receiving a blood transfusion from Gin, a cocker spaniel belonging to the attending veterinarian. Rolo recovered and they're both doing great now. what a hero. what a comrade. workers' solidarity transcending centuries of enmity.

I’m a bit late to this, I know, but: 1) Piranesi is superb. 2) Chiwetel Ejiofor should narrate more audiobooks.

Matthew Yglesias continues to say that talking about ICE and excessive force in immigration enforcement helps Republicans. He is obviously wrong about this and refuses to acknowledge the data. Way past time for everyone to update their priors on this.

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If you encounter ICE, here's what every New Yorker should know.

I’m old enough to remember “don’t be evil”. That seems to mean I’m really, really old.

Speaking as someone who’s been i the water with sharks quite a few times: Sharks are waaaaaaaay less violent than people. Most sharks just want to chill and be left alone, and often as not don’t even mind if you’re in their space as long as you’re not harassing them.

The thing that gets me about this (aside from the obvious) is that it’s wrong even if you’re generous and assume he meant the pre-iceberg Titanic. You absolutely could have turned the Titanic around overnight. You could have turned it around quite a few times if you had all night.

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The quip is very effective, but @abdulelsayed.bsky.social should really hire me to help him prep answers for the substantive parts of his international policy answers.

For the large majority of our existence as a species, humans made music as a near constant part of day to day life. Communal singing is embedded deep in our DNA. Music-making is one of the most accessible experiences there is, and for those whom it is not, large data models won’t help.

As someone with a JD and not a member of the bar, I’m not a stickler about what other people call me, but would never represent myself as a lawyer. Because it’s *against the law* to do so. Something that was pretty well drilled into my head in my first semester as a 1L.

Schiff is definitely not naïve. This is a performance aimed solely at California vineyard owners, and he’s probably indifferent to how Canadians react. If the wine growers associations were convinced that this makes Canadians *less* interested in buying from California, I suspect he would stop.

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This is insane and disgusting on so many levels, but for some reason the thing that jumps out at me is that Amodei is seemingly unaware that infants have their entire lives ahead of them. If you’re going to start down this stupid rabbit hole at all, how to you skip over “babies become adults?”

If you live in LA you should go downtown and visit Bibimpaws and pet the rescues and help them find HOMES

Some men would rather go back to Twitter than go to therapy

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Certainly beats out Quantumania and the one with Red Hulk.

“Don’t hang out in Nazi bars” is a pretty good rule, really.

It’s not at all the point of the question/thought experiment/discourse, but I’d probably rather hang with Jenny than with most people. youtu.be/j3sSqjbLcWs

Apparently it is "International Sceptics Day". Or so they say. Allegedly. Anyway, make every day sceptics day. Question everything.

Love this quote from Coates

White guy: “The culture at the Nazi bar today is remarkably friendly and inclusive.” No it isn’t. There are non-Nazis having “normal” conversations there, but they’re choosing to do so in a Nazi bar. If you like hanging out in a Nazi bar, don’t be surprised when people judge you for it.