j west

j west

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just now realizing the completely straight line that goes from America's suburban school sports culture to political partisanism

apparently ordering a bottle of the so-called "champagne of beers" is not a suitable way to end a nice anniversary dinner

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it's the age-old question: do shitposts imitate life? or does life imitate shitposts?

I'm still scarred by those long-limbed Furbies from a few years ago. good lord, I see them in my nightmares

me: why am I so tired also me at literally 4:30AM:

j west@jwestbennett.com

Hi there, I'm Pickle McClure! You might remember me from such classics as "Hamburger" and "Deli sandwich."

Hi there, I'm Pickle McClure! You might remember me from such classics as "Hamburger" and "Deli sandwich."

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you may not like it, but this is what peak meritocracy looks like

tucker carlson: "for the last time--the Green M&M costume stays on, WITH those sexy Go-Go boots, thank you!"

this is awful. consequences should only exist for the disenfranchised masses, not for the people who control the levers of power! MODS!!!

Jay Willis@jaywillis.net

Man, imagine you're minding your own business, getting kind of drunk with your friends at a picturesque brewery in Maine, when suddenly John Roberts walks by and you get to start heckling him. Must have felt incredible. That's the dream. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...

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I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

forget an HD-2D remake, we need a film adaptation of Final Fantasy 6 where every role is played by Chappell Roan

back in my day, “split the G” meant sprinting to the middle of the platform at Bedford-Nostrand

@doctorow.pluralistic.net explains it well in his latest book: the point is not any return on the investments themselves—it’s to have a plausible story to tell investors about potential FUTURE profits, so that your current stock gets overvalued & you can use it as collateral smoke and mirrors!

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as soon as they stop “innovating,” investors will stop focusing on the left hand that’s doing the “future profits” song-and-dance and they’ll notice the right hand of “actual historic revenue,” and the whole act will fall apart

turns out the “logic of the market” is still just as subject to the illogic of greed and credulity as it always has been. oops

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it’s like that poem: “First they came for the trans athletes, and I said nothing, because I was not a trans athlete. Then they stopped! whew, thank goodness.”