I think it would put a lot of minds at ease if Biden would just go on TV and give a (brief) account of the evolution of German idealism

I figured that a book written by a podcast host who regularly confuses "amount" for "number" would be bad, but I didn't anticipate *how* bad

am once again on the job market (contract position i'd had might have some work for me in the future, but uncertain at this point). after speaking with recruiters, am seriously considering becoming a mortician-- seems like the only recession-proof job?

my dear friend Danny has written the definitive take on Chapo's attempt to understand the 30 Years War and the Origins of Capitalism - the Brenner Wars continue Jacobin Bhaskar Sunkara jacobin.com/2024/08/chapo-…

wrote for New York Times Opinion about how Trump isn't funny anymore. he's been using a broad set of irony techniques to pierce the bubble of DC bullshit for a decade - and suddenly the fire went out 1/

Beautiful "I'm with stupid" moment

nobody will remember: - your salary - how “busy you were” - how many hours you worked people will remember: - your frown and wrinkled lip - your sneer of cold command - what was written on the pedestal of your statue

Oh man

When ⁦Oasis⁩ announce their support lineup. MK 💜

I’ve yet to see this disproven.

Me: Happy 2nd wedding anniversary! My husband:

These threads are fun! My 4

As someone married to a man whose ideas of date movies were the restored releases of "La Commune" and "Come And See", I can relate

free him

finally got around the reading the sittenfeld vs. ai-generated story. fwiw I could tell her story from the ai one quickly (more natural dialogue, quirkier rhythm/breathlessness in tone in 1st paragraph), but like...both stories are bad nytimes.com/2024/08/20/opi…

Jarvis, just as he looked in my middle school locker

Danny Colligan continues his review series in Jacobin, must-read

Currently reading for what I thought would be hauntological creepy vibes in Morecambe, but it needs more paganism. Hoping there's less catechism in the next 200 pages