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: Progress becomes dangerous when it stops being a tool and starts acting like a secular religion Most of human history did not treat “progress” as the engine of the human condition. Many societies were organized around continuity, sacred order, …
: Progress as a universal human destiny is mostly a modern Western idea, not a timeless human one. Many societies prized order, continuity, and sacred …
: Lionel Shriver spits truths Lionel Shriver joins the Winston Marshall to discuss immigration, the nation state, borders, and the cultural …
: People mash together Republican, conservative, right-wing, Trump, and MAGA like they’re identical. They’re not. Republican is a party. Conservative is …
: Why does SNAP really exist in America? Here’s what I actually think. SNAP isn’t some Hallmark Channel compassion program. It survives because it moves money. Fast. Direct. Predictably. …
: Here’s my theory: SNAP quietly functions as rural and low-income grocery stimulus. Because benefits can only be spent on food and get used fast, they …
: Trump is not a pirate exactly. He is a mutiny captain. He took the ship with mass support, force, and timing, not consensus. He won the deck: popular …
: Marijuana users have ALWAYS been barred from legally purchasing firearms through an FFL with a background check if you fill out the forms honestly. …
: How the Left’s 250th Birthday Op to Reclaim Patriotism Backfires into Conversion open.substack.com/pub/chris…
: Jesus' dinner dates were not endorsements “Love your neighbor” is often reduced to sentimental approval or moral surrender. In the Gospels, it is neither. It does not mean liking someone, …
: There’s been an inversion. The people who once saw themselves as countercultural now defend moderation, advertiser safety, and institutional norms. If …
: This reporting makes me excited about Musk. When a US president can be removed by a US tech company, that’s a baseline problem. An internet that bans …
: If you are not a liberal (or socialist) when you are young, you have no heart; if you are not a conservative when you are old, you have no brain We all heard the line in some form: if you’re young and not liberal, you have no heart. If you’re older and not conservative, you have no mind. It …
: We grew up hearing: if you’re young and not liberal, you have no heart; if you’re older and not conservative, you have no mind. But in 2024, Gen Z …
: “Women’s empathy is universal no matter how culpable or guilty the person” —fascinating The Rise of Cry Bullies with Heather Heying & Bret Weinstein …
: C'est Normal, Non ? Here’s my Gen X confession: I’m not wide-eyed about Epstein because I’ve been marinating in this storyline my entire life. I saw Eyes Wide Shut and …
: I’m not nonchalant about Epstein because I think it’s fine. I’m nonchalant because I’m Gen X. I saw Eyes Wide Shut. I’ve heard 30 years of trafficking …
: This is really very insightful—great stuff! “Liberals don’t want tedemption: “Trevor Noah on why liberals struggle with forgiveness with John Stewart …
: This is where I live. This is my home. If you are Gen X, formerly liberal-left, but now feel like the liberal-left has lost its mind — you might want …
: Ukraine's 4 year anniversary of war. Happy anniversary? Yeah, strong talk. I mean, The UK and Europe can still intervene and break NATO limitations and go in there with boots anyway. Europe is being a wuss. …
: A student called Ted Cruz a racist and his 5 minutes long response silenced her and her entire audience. youtube.com/watch
: Fascinating… Confessions of a Former Climate Activist youtube.com/watch
: The lady doth protest too much! NPR investigative reporter Tom Dreisbach talks about how and why he led an ambitious team effort to preserve a …
: Fascinating insight and reporting The 24th of February will be the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. pca.st/episode/5…
: I’m using this beautiful card holder as my wallet. It’s stunning. Lost Dutchman Leather Goods
: Working from Penrose Starbucks. When they called my name, Chris A, I walked up to the counter and said, “it’s not Chris A, it’s Chris Ayyyy” Didn’t …
: My theory? Out of spite, Trump will use his weapons of war tool instead in escalation and use warfare "sanctions" tools to show them that tarriffs were totally better than waging economic war on quasi allies My theory is not that Trump quietly looks for a legal substitute for tariffs. My theory is that he takes the ruling personally, treats it like …
: This is for sure how my mind works, methinks.
: Only healthy cultures have the bandwidth to complain Kvetching is usually a sign that the basics are handled. The lights are on. Food is available. The streets mostly work. Institutions are imperfect but …
: Only healthy cultures complain Only spoiled, rich, entitled communities spend all day kvetching. Once a society gets the big things mostly right, like lights on, shelves full, …
: Billionaires in America are gods. Billionaires in America are gods. Not metaphors. Not exaggerations. Gods. They do not need to be liked. They need to be treated like gods. Scrape …
: For years the federal faucet ran like eternal rain, and nobody said thank you. Now the faucet sputters, DOGE storms the temple, and suddenly …
: Uck Fice Cult Of The CryBullies & Why People Hate “The Left” youtube.com/watch
: Turns out the number one e-commerce conversion issue is not shopping cart glitches - it’s a lack of brand trust! And that’s a PR problem …
: American Gods and Feral Historian on the White Man in America—the entire video is a tour de force.
: A favorite book, audiobook, and TV series—and through the eyes of Feral Historian: chef’s kiss! American Gods : Land and Egregores youtube.com/watch …
: Finding Placed Shells on the Beach The modern information trick isn’t staging events outright. It’s staging discovery. We’re encouraged to believe that if something reached our ears, we …
: The modern trick isn’t staging events. It’s staging discovery. If news reached you, it was sent. Wag the Dog broke my innocence. Machetes in Africa …
: What a smart conversation on the very volatile and polarizing subject pca.st/episode/3…
: What a smart conversation on the very volatile and polarizing subject pca.st/podcast/0…
: I’ve never heard it explained so clearly and accurately. America is hearing two very different narratives about ICE, to the point that you either …
: Justice Exhaustion There’s a national mood that doesn’t get much airtime because it isn’t loud. It isn’t ideological. It isn’t dramatic. It’s fatigue. Over the past …
: There’s a broad national fatigue right now. Not indifference, not extremism—exhaustion. Every issue becomes a moral test. Many people have opinions …
: It’s sink-or-swim America. Not moral, just structural. The baseline now assumes constant convenience: delivery, rides, subscriptions, tap-to-buy …
: Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 6,1-6.16-18 1 Jesus said to his disciples: “Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense …
: Litany of Humility Prayer by Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta O Jesus, meek and humble of heart, Hear me. From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, O Jesus. From the desire of being loved, Deliver me, O …
: Litany of Humility O Jesus, meek and humble of heart, Hear me. From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, O Jesus. From the desire of being loved, Deliver me, O …
: If people were afraid of Donald J. Trump, they would fear Donald J. Trump.
: If people were afraid of Donald J Trump they would be afraid of Donald J Trump.
: The Epstein files are like a box of chocolates, you never know what kind of theory you’re going to get from someone. Everyone has a take on the …
: Wow, AOC’s performance was way worse than I could ever imagine. She’s young. youtube.com/watch
: I got into that x220 Linux Mint box I was locked out of with a bootable LM USB and some command line fun. Huzzah!
: Fascism! Trump! Authoritarianism! Hilter! Despot! I have been patiently and excitedly and curiously waiting since 2016 for the “it’s fascism now” crowd to point to the actual consolidation moment: …
: If you were a child of the 70s & 80s, Jesse Jackson was a mainstay of news and politics and civil rights. God bless, godspeed, and prayers for family …
: Nobody wants a nice guy President of the United States when half the country is having a public tantrum meltdown.
: Rubio is a terrible speechmaker. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers remarks to the Munich Security Conference youtu.be/yOjBJ89ae…
: When the Forever Wars came home: inside the trillion-dollar domestic surge to deport, detain, and deliver jobs to a waiting army of American war …
: How America’s next trillion-dollar domestic spending spree won’t build bridges or cure cancer — it’ll build detention centers, fund surveillance, and …
: When tariffs and deportation are blocked, the strongman doesn’t quit. He escalates. chrisabraham.substack.com/p/the-dep…
: From Immigration Enforcement to a Domestic War on Terror chrisabraham.substack.com/p/deporta…
: Tariffs blocked. Deportations sandbagged. So he reached for the B‑2s. When Trump couldn’t deport, he bombed. chrisabraham.substack.com/p/the-spi…
: Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free I’m 56. Maybe I’m misreading the moment, but I’ve never experienced America as a “once you get here, you’re safe forever” culture. America isn’t home …
: I’m 56. America has never struck me as a “we’ll take care of you forever” country. It’s a sink-or-swim system. You get rights, rule of law, and …
: Atrocities is a pretty heavy word—do you agree with John Oliver? Oliver discusses ICE’s repeated atrocities over the past months and explores the …
: Many countries teach a 6-continent model where “America” is one continent (North+South). The U.S./Anglosphere teach 7 continents, so “America” often …
: I hope everyone knows that when the Media explicitly says “there’s no evidence” everyone’s like “there’s so much evidence” now. Where’s the trust?
: Polonium & epibatidine oh my! Henny Youngbrahaman over here: “Polonium in the sushi, now dart frog poison. Points for style; show the receipts.” “Polonium in the sushi, now dart …
: The “power of emulation” refers to the ability to achieve growth, success, or functionality by deeply modeling oneself after a role model or, in …
: Most countries are ethnically majoritarian—Japan ~98% Japanese, Poland overwhelmingly Polish, South Korea overwhelmingly Korean. The U.S. in 2026 is …
: I agree: the USA is basically empty. We don’t even have two or three billion population cities at all! America is perfectly bucolic. Where are our …
: Are bird hands red flags? youtube.com/watch Explaining “Bird Hands” Theory. Could a single social cue be the signal men need for identifying toxic, …
: I don’t think I know/knew about a Greenland nuclear disaster. You? [Cancer-stricken Danes fight for recognition, money decades after Greenland nuclear …
: John Kiriakou (and I) believe that Joe Biden was never President Compos Mentis youtube.com/watch
: It’s so much fun when your Syncthing ~/Document sync scheme is working!
: It sucks that I love this show and subscribed to Wonder to watch it. Gag me with a spoon, I’m so lame!
: “¿No están prendíos o qué?” —Bad Bunny, probably
: “Vilma Palacios is one of thousands who have given up their immigration cases and voluntarily left the U.S. after being detained. More detainees are …
: I mean this has been the argument for my entire 55 9/10 life: poor rural ancient people don’t have ID. Roughly 70–90% of the world’s voting …
: The European Union Now Resembles the Soviet Union pca.st/episode/5… The similarities between the EU and the USSR are striking, and they are not just …
: Get the FREE booklet on How To Show Up In Google And AI Search. meritusmedia.com/free-pdf-…
: Trump’s Assault on Our Right to Keep and Bear Arms pca.st/episode/0… Is it illegal to carry a gun to a demonstration against ICE? According to the …
: Liberation Theology is Still Theology Liberation theology developed in Latin America in the mid-20th century, especially among Catholic clergy working in conditions of extreme poverty and …
: Liberation theology is mostly about class and power, not subculture pride. It centers the poor and critiques unjust systems, but it stays within …
: Beware: even a left-leaning Catholic remains doctrinally conservative where it ultimately matters compared to a garden-variety secular progressive. …
: Dear liberals: we’re genuinely psyched you’re buying guns. Every new gun owner becomes a 2A voter and shifts the pH balance of anti-gun politics. Blue …
: Dear All Liberals: Please Buy Lots of Guns Dear liberals: we gun owners are genuinely psyched that you’re buying guns. It means you’ll join us as 2A voters and protectors. Every new legal gun …
: Zuckerberg Follows Billionaire Exodus To Florida As California Pushes New Wealth Tax www.zerohedge.com/markets/z…
: Street chaos and rhetoric about America being illegitimate don’t weaken MAGA—they validate it. Voters don’t parse ideology; they react to instability. …
: Where journalists admit that they are radical activist advocates and not remotely interested in reporting. Don’t blame rapacious owners of media …
: I listened to an episode of Triggernometry today. Britain is ~0.8% of global emissions. Net Zero mostly deindustrializes the UK while outsourcing …
: Super fascinating re ‘nobody wants EVs in the UK, only petrol & diesel’ How Net Zero Destroyed Britain pca.st/episode/e…
: When you bring one of your unused x220s to the cafe to work and you don’t know the login password so you’ll need to pack up and go home and possibly …
: Fascinating and amazing. Listen! Love, Race & the ‘Mixed Marriage Project’ pca.st/episode/d… Almost a decade after her father’s death, legal scholar …
: You can end poverty OR prevent climate change. You can only choose one. Global development activates global desire. Once modern life becomes visible, it becomes the reference point. A world that modernizes becomes a world …
: Global development activates global desire. Once modern life becomes visible, billions want AC, cars, flights, homes, power, screens. That desire …
: I just accepted the apology and didn’t watch youtu.be/0NsfNOJCS…
: Amazing. She’s brilliant! Hilarious. I have no friends youtube.com/watch
: My official stance on Bad Bunny is that he is always extremely funny on Saturday Night Live, his musical stylings are entertaining, and reggaeton is a …
: Sure it did. It’s just never been at the fore of any legitimate conversation. It was previously dismissed as only conspiracy theory. But now, it’s …
: Puerto Rico has U.S. passports, but Washington still treats it like a colony: no vote for president, no voting Congress reps, and Congress can …
: Never forget that whitey is the oppressor and never forget that it’s not a class war but it’s a race war and that the white man is keeping you down …
: Classic Colbert was chef’s kiss! youtube.com/watch
: “Deportation center = concentration camp” is lazy. When people hear “concentration camp,” they picture kill/work/starvation camps. If you just mean …
: On American Concentration Camps Such hyperbolic bullshit. When people hear “concentration camp,” they don’t picture “a processing center.” They picture kill camps, work camps, …
: How normal normies actually think, a primer. Adam Carolla on the Lack of Common Sense Today youtube.com/watch
: Deportation in the U.S. resembles a long game of hide-and-seek. Years of uneven enforcement made many assume “olly olly oxen free” had been called. It …
: Olly olly oxen free? Deportation in the United States can be modeled as a large-scale game of hide-and-seek shaped less by statute than by executive enforcement. During …
: The Immigration Original Sin The deportation debate keeps circling whether Trump promised to remove only “criminals.” That question misses the deeper disagreement. The real divide …
: The deportation fight isn’t about kindness. It’s about whether being here illegally is the crime. The right treats unlawful presence as original sin—a …
: It’s impossible not to love the comedic timing and comedic stylings of Psyop E-Girl Lujan. Cat Girl Shoots World’s Most Unreliable Gun …
: I never hear the words tolerance or intolerance anymore I never hear the words tolerance or intolerance anymore. Not really. They seem to have vanished from everyday moral language, replaced instead by …
: I never hear the words tolerance or intolerance anymore. Ever. They’ve been replaced by labels like racist or anti-racist. That feels revealing: …
: Deport is Deport, Arrest is Arrest A lot of the deportation debate collapses because people conflate three different categories that don’t actually overlap. First: violent criminals. …
: Deportation isn’t punishment—it’s administrative. Murder, rape, and violent crime are criminal matters and belong in courts and prisons, not …
: “Penny” does intrigue very well. Kaley Cuoco does a brilliant job as an “everywoman” who is gonna find her man—in the new TV series Vanished.
: Maybe the best series of all time. I spent my 20s & 30s not owning televisions and denying my inner nerdy TV geek only to discover treasures like …
: Youngins & Old Dogs have COMPLETELY different definitions of what Fascism & Nationalism mean. Jubilee Lib has no idea what Fascism means… …
: Totally NOT strict border control with identity checks to make sure drivers belong in that community. Minneapolis roadblock created as safety measure …
: On Paternalistic Racism In social theory, paternalistic racism describes a pattern where individuals or institutions act to “protect” marginalized groups in ways that …
: Paternalistic racism describes well-intentioned efforts to “protect” marginalized groups that unintentionally deny agency. When advocacy replaces …
: Restraint & Mercy aren't Givens I don’t believe “should” is a safety system. It’s a story people tell themselves to feel protected in environments that don’t care about intent or …
: ‘Should’ doesn’t reduce risk. Victimhood doesn’t negate agency. Dangerous environments reward vigilance, not moral entitlement. Assuming mercy—from …
: I mostly still love you, The New Yorker.
: My favorite LongFast Meshtastic interaction thus far…
: “Stop asking her if she knows stuff” :) Play Date - SNL youtube.com/watch
: Funny skit or Democrat prayer? Mom Confession - SNL youtube.com/watch
: Living through today—with total visibility and narrative warfare—has made all inherited history feel suspect. If this is how events feel in real time, …
: Was everything a lie? Maybe. Probably. I was born in 1970. I didn’t live through the ’30s or ’40s, and I was too young to meaningfully experience the ’60s and ’70s as they happened. …
: This is my jam: AISEO How Businesses Are Manipulating ChatGPT Results www.wsj.com/tech/ai/a…
: Laws always eventually bite the hand that fed it When societies respond to conflict by over-legislating, it’s important to remember that law is a two-sided blade. Statutes created to restrain one …
: The First Amendment protects speech, not conduct. Civil-rights and hate-crime laws target actions like intimidation, obstruction, or interference with …
: I asked someone on my own post, ‘So are you calling Alex Pretti a vigilante?’ and Facebook instantly hit me with a temporary comment restriction until …
: Is it revolutionary fervor or radical chic? Radical Chic complicates any serious attempt to assess whether America is approaching genuine collapse or merely experiencing a period of heightened …
: Radical Chic makes it hard to tell whether today’s constant revolutionary language is genuine or performative. When elites speak casually about …
: Happy icy morning from Arlington Heights with a sunrise view over a frozen ANCC
: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is so good. Get over yourselves.
: The Constitution doesn't offer safety When people wrap themselves in “constitutional rights,” there’s often an unspoken assumption that those rights are supposed to guarantee safety or …
: Very fun and interesting little Bayesian primer. The power of Bayesian reasoning youtube.com/watch
: Legally licensed concealed carry does not make you law enforcement or grant you authority to act as one. You are not a sheriff, deputy, or officer of the law, and you are not responsible for enforcing rules, intervening in public conflicts, or acting as …
: Legally licensed concealed carry isn’t about being a sheriff, deputy, or tough guy. You’re not law enforcement or civilian resistance. Your …
: Snowing in DC today? Snowing in DC today!
: Session Twenty-Six: The Wachter House Raid, the Parlor Full of Devils, and the Level-Up We Didn’t Earn chrisabraham.substack.com/p/session…
: Fascinating insight from a trained American counterinsurgent. What A Green Beret Sees That Others Don’t In The Minnesota Protests youtube.com/watch
: This is an extremely LOW NUMBER, for perspective. Considering the scope of the mission. Report shows more than 170 US citizens were detained by …
: A very sober take from a concealed carry (CCW) Minnesota lawyer The Pretti Case Exposes a Dangerous Lie youtube.com/watch
: This is a very good one. Are you a fan of Bridget Phetasy yet? Is Minnesota Ground Zero for Civil War 2.0? - Dumpster Fire youtube.com/watch
: Digital PR in 2026: How I Make It Actually Help SEO chrisabraham.com/blog/digi…
: Interview with Senior Communications Specialist Melanie Cherry by Mike Falkow of Meritus Media www.youtube.com/watch
: Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord …
: The southern border of the United States is not a finish line chrisabraham.com/images/th… via @chrisabraham
: Feds Don't Protect or Serve I think people conflate three different things: local cops, federal agents, and the TV version of “the police” where everyone’s a friendly public …
: I am watching RT live on Rumble. Always fascinating to see their reporting. I highly recommend watching pure video feeds from the RT and Al Jazeera. …
: Across the developed world—Western Europe, Japan, Australia—protest clashes with police still cause serious harm. A BMJ review of riot-control weapons …
: Globally, protest clashes with armed police are far deadlier: a BMJ review found ~3% of documented crowd-control cases ended in death and ~15% in …
: To many Americans, the “villain” in Minneapolis isn’t obvious. Some see federal agents as restrained professionals under constant verbal and physical …
: Alex Pretti’s killing creates a paradox: if lawful carry is treated as lethal provocation, courts may strengthen carry rights. At the same time, fear …
: 8 years ago and never a truer satire—especially in 2026 Hot Robot 3: Journey to Boob Mountain youtube.com/watch
: Law enforcement’s force ladder runs from presence and commands to hands-on control, less-lethal tools, then lethal force. The slippery slope is speed: …
: Law enforcement isn’t a game of fairness. It’s never sporting. It’s not a game. There’s no such thing as proportionality. Laws, due process, and the …
: Unsolicited moral intervention isn’t care, it’s control. It assumes authority over others without consent, replaces humility with certainty, and turns …
: Every Independent and Conservative voter who is thanking their lucky stars that Tim Walz is “only” the lame duck Minnesota Governor and not Vice …
: I’m pretty sure I’m the real life civilian manifestation of Otto.
: Legal provocation is conduct or speech that intentionally incites or provokes a reaction but remains within the bounds of the law. It may be …
: I think most people overestimate their own intelligence in relationship to their perceived adversaries and inferiors.
: I don’t anticipate Republicans flinching at all over the shutting down the government. The right loves the government closed. There are way fewer …
: This is so completely awesome! Beyond the Headlines - SNL youtube.com/watch
: Doors+Radiohead+Rufus=Geese? Geese: Trinidad (Live) - SNL youtube.com/watch
: I can tell that Geese is cool and that I’m old (and this isn’t satire) because they sound like Drunk Rufus Wainwright. Geese: Au Pays du Cocaine …
: Totally not fleeing like a complete coward.
: An exposé of American BIG PROTEST The Minneapolis Protests and Democrats’ Nonprofit Problem youtube.com/watch
: Capitalist Pig Greed Transcends American Imperialism For Sure! The mistake in “American empire collapse” narratives is assuming the empire is the thing that holds power. It isn’t. Capital does. Modern billionaires …
: All of Star Trek is woke—and always has been Every generation of Star Trek has been denounced on arrival as woke propaganda, civil-rights sermonizing, or pinko nonsense. The original series was …
: Starfleet Academy has 100% Star Trek DNA. It’s delightful. I don’t know what’s up with people. Don’t let the saboteurs sabotage this camp-but-lovely …
: This is next on my to watch list: Extraordinary Attorney Woo.
: Amelia is a Masterclass in unintended consequences for the British cultural revolution. youtube.com/watch
: Dana Carvey called himself a Bill Clinton Liberal—that’s totally what I am! He also said that in 2026 people call him a Nazi. Bill Maher, Dana Carvey …
: Here’s the view from my Meshtastic device—ABRA—for those of you who are curious. I leave the window open most of the time. Here’s its view.
: She’s always a prescient laugh-riot! Europe Is Garbage via Bridget Phetasy’s Dumpster Fire youtube.com/watch
: The Post is Officially a Soap Opera She helped him flee a rally, then learned he was a right-wing provocateur Jake Lang, a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, …
: Out of spite, I will make my favorite show Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
: What's in my bag? Going minimalist as possible working from Starbucks I usually EDC a huge Goruck GR2 34L in Tropical Multicam but sometimes I want to go lighter and smaller and lower-profile and inconspicuous. This is …
: Lip Balm Withdrawal I usually EDC a huge Goruck GR2 34L in Tropical Multicam but sometimes I want to go lighter and smaller and lower-profile and inconspicuous. This is …
: Lip Balm Withdrawal For those of you who know me IRL, you’ll know that I have a million lip balms everywhere… except today. I am afraid I am going through something of a …
: Is James Talarico “Christian” or “CINO?” James Talarico’s Beautiful Answer to Christian Nationalism youtu.be/sa6fiO2Eg…
: The Many Colors of 2A The left thinks the right is freaking out about leftists, anarchists, BLM activists, protesters, and even Black Panthers buying guns legally. I’m a …
: Revolution not Civil War I don’t believe the United States in 2026 is on the brink of civil war, national collapse, or mass armed conflict. That framing misunderstands how …
: Turns out that this Haley Flatpack is the perfect minimalist work pack and barely fits my X220 plus accoutrements.
: Best Dumpster Fire episode ever! Watch! Democrats Are Falling For Commie Propaganda youtube.com/watch
: The crows have found my shelled raw peanuts. I’ve been discovered. I’m in it now.
: Turns out both fearsome samurai and European knights were pretty compact. Samurai averaged about 5'1"–5'5", knights maybe 5'5"–5'7". Proof that terror …
: I’m really glad I maxed out the RAM on all my machines before the RAMpocalypse.
: Denmark Confirms Forced Sterilization in Greenland www.worldpoliticsreview.com/denmark-g…
: In the U.S., laws prohibit disrupting or intimidating people during protected activities. You cannot protest inside a church, interrupt services, …
: When NPR just reported that Minneapolis is “relatively calm,” relative to what?
: I’m too nerd to function. I’m too geek to function.
: Good stuff. Love AJ & Hecklefish! Ancient Prophecies Predicted Hitler’s Rise and Fall youtube.com/watch
: Midterm Elections In the last ~50 years, midterms almost always go against the sitting president. Since 1974, there have been 12 midterms. The president’s party lost …
: Why the Insurrection Act Definitely Applies to Minneapolis Right Now youtube.com/watch
: Snarky Jay is my Hero! A GOODBYE to KATHLEEN KENNEDY | You Won’t Be Missed youtube.com/watch
: Anyone know what the prediction markets (Kalshi/Polymarket) have on Trump invoking the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis this weekend?
: My crow friends are back. I just ordered a 5lb bag of raw peanuts in the shell for them. I like having them around.
: Fascinating. Must listen. AI and the New Face of Antisemitism pocketcasts.com/podcast/m…
: Fitbit is good again, finally. I’ve worn a Fitbit band on my right wrist every single day since 2013. That’s more than a decade of continuous tracking. Steps, heart rate, sleep, …
: Deadly force lawyers' review of Good. ICE Defense and Bad Legal Takes youtube.com/watch
: Still Wagging the Dog I’m not arguing that my view is correct. I’m arguing that your certainty is unjustified. I’m not presenting a counter-theory, and I’m not asking …
: Must listen! Bait-and-Switch: Victims of the LA Wildfires Find That Local Government Wants Them Gone pocketcasts.com/podcast/a…
: Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota to quell ICE protests www.washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
: On diluting powerful shame insult language From about 2012 to 2020, labels like racist, fascist, Nazi, homophobe, and transphobe functioned as social kill switches. If you were tagged, you …
: Isn’t “fair treatment” different from “preferential treatment?” I guess it depends on the who.
: We thin skinned Americans You’re right, Britain, British, English people, Irish people, Scottish people, Welsh people, we Americans have no natural spidey sense when it comes …
: I mean, of course it’s already in online stores and TikTok shop. You gotta love the free market. I guess.
: Effete men never know that about themselves.
: Extremely interesting and good reporting Can anyone stop ICE? pocketcasts.com/podcast/t…
: This’ll become a rally cry and will seem badass and pirate and outlaw and punk. There’s already merch. The only people who object are the “this is …
: The Limits of Free Speech? The First Amendment’s limits appear when speech turns into “fighting words” (direct, face-to-face insults likely to cause immediate violence), “true …
: When it comes to de-escalation in Minneapolis, the anti-ICE protesters will only accept ICE leaving Minnesota, while ICE and Border Control will only …
: Top 10 Misconceptions About the Minneapolis ICE Shooting youtube.com/watch
: Suffering does not exist in a vacuum.
: A touching eulogy for Scott Adams Gutfeld: a monumental person youtube.com/watch
: Does Nazi just mean Meanie now? When words like “Nazi” and “Hitler” get used to describe everything from bureaucratic enforcement to genocide, it creates a dangerous moral …
: Antifa are not Cowards What keeps getting lost in this argument is agency. The people who confront ICE are not confused about what they are doing. They know these agents …
: FWIW: If an officer is struck or nearly struck by a moving vehicle, deadly force may be justified because a car can be a lethal weapon. Once that …
: What a silly git this is: Putin! Hitler! Trump! Booga booga booga. What an idiot. He should be ashamed. Ha ha! Shameless. As shameless as Donald. …
: She’s generally brilliant; but, specifically, she’s, concurrently, a generic partisan birdbrain. Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on What Matters and Why …
: A FREE Country Doesn't Mean a SAFE County Since when did “living in a free country” mean “living in a safe” or “living in a kind” country. Freedom suggests that everyone is doing their own …
: There’s very little “watch” in the watchers—it’s mostly wanton escalation, provocation, and baiting. “Impeding a federal investigation” may not be …
: I know I’m the last person to say this but this feels like Sorting Hat in Harry Potter. Anyone who would join ICE would do terribly in Maryland. …
: She’s also “Pick Me Girl Barbie” and also “Manic Pixie Dream Girl Barbie” and even “E-Girl Barbie.”
: Yes Jake, Lt. Michael Byrd, a Federal Police Officer, shot and killed—murdered—an unarmed protester, Ashli Babitt, without being charged with murder. …
: Well people are lying out their bottoms left and right—it’s shameless and amazing and I’m so impressed. I’m so proud to be professionally propaganda …
: Heel, or Die People are reacting to masked federal agents as proof that the rule of law is ending. That fear is legitimate. History shows how quickly unaccountable …
: Low key this is the BEST WAY to flush out service members who won’t take orders. Sen. Mark Kelly - “I’m Not Backing Down” youtube.com/watch
: This was inspired by my amazing friend Mike Signer. American Exemplarism vs Exceptionalism: A New Paradigm in US Foreign Policy …
: It’s a tough lift to prove to people that these times are the most fruitful, comfortable, privileged times, globally, than any other time on all of …
: This is all based on the assumption that most Americans think being an empire is bad. I don’t think that’s true at all. A lot of Americans are …
: Russia is escalation retaliations. Russia uses its new ballistic missile in a major attack on Ukraine and a warning to West …
: Reasoning Rarely Works When a child is in a full-blown tantrum, reasoning rarely works. Many parenting models recommend staying nearby but not engaging, so the child can …
: Do you think the tipping point happens when the Agent walks scot-free.
: Ukraine took attention away from Climate Change, Palestine took attention away from Ukraine & Good is taking attention away from Palestine. …
: This really only bothers the Radical Chic people of Washington. When your president represents Populist Nationalism nobody really cares about an opera …
: Asimov’s Three Feds People keep arguing this like federal agents are governed by Asimov’s Three Laws. Like they’re hard-coded to never harm a human, always de-escalate, …
: Good shit. Must listen. Environmentalism is Anti-Humanism pocketcasts.com/podcast/m…
: The Dem is terrible at this. Can’t argue herself out of a paper bag. It’s embarrassing. Jasmine Crockett breaks down on House floor over MN shooting, …
: I think it’s the ~40th anniversary of this amazing photo.
: If I got three wishes from a genie, my first would be that Americans learn when to use I, me, we, and us. ‘Jim and me went to the store’ should not be …
: It’s going to be 57°F today here in Washington. But it’s also going to rain. So, today, I’m packing my CAMOMUʻUMUʻU. Dutch military pattern. Brush …
: The Man Knows Where You Are One of the strangest parts of modern protest culture is that everyone shows up carrying a tracking device on their wrist and another one in their …
: Strava or It Didn’t Happen Somewhere in every modern protest there is a man whose face looks like it has been gently erased by ten thousand steps. He is not angry, exactly. He …
: Last Protest Will and Protest Testament Whenever a friend tells me they’re going to a protest, I ask if their will is up to date and if they’ve said their goodbyes. People think I’m joking. …
: Motorcades in DC and Force Doctrine I understand why people are saying “that’s not fair,” and I don’t dismiss that reaction at all. A person is dead, and that matters. What I’m trying to …
: I understand why people say “that’s not fair.” A person is dead, and that matters. I’m not arguing what should have happened, but how these moments …
: Do you think there will be riots in Minneapolis tonight?
: Minneapolis driver shot and killed by ICE officer during immigration-related operation, DHS says www.nbcnews.com/news/us-n…
: I feel like The Atlantic’s editors now have anti-Trump story commissions set up as mad libs by this point, 10 years into the Age of Donald. Trump’s …
: Fascinating. Why Europe Needs to Go It Alone youtube.com/watch
: Which Venezuela Propaganda is Truest? With this much propaganda everywhere, it’s honestly hard to tell which propaganda is closest to reality. Some of the people we constantly hear from …
: Here’s my most recent nerd credentials. This is my Monday night hootenanny! Yeehaw! 73!
: Reminder that J6 was a relative creampuff 🍨 🍦 🥛 🍼 🍭 🍬 At least 35 people have been killed and 1,200 detained in Iran’s economic protests …
: We do indeed live in interesting times. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ends 2026 campaign for reëlection www.axios.com/local/twi…
: Years of sanctions and embargoes hollowed out Venezuela, then we acted shocked when it destabilized. Now the U.S. literally grabbed Maduro. Economic …
: Pin the Tail on the Mascot Here’s the symmetry people don’t like to acknowledge. Many liberals argued that even if Joe Biden were cognitively diminished, senile, or largely …
: I lived in Berlin from 2007 to 2010, and watching this made me curious whether my memories of that period were just personal impressions or reflected …
: The more things change the more they stay the same + history doesn’t repeat itself—but it surely and certainly rhymes! youtu.be/b5wfPlgKF…
: Fascinating. Russians are devastated about Venezuela youtube.com/watch
: I think it’s very dangerous to dismiss Donald Trump as someone who simply “failed up” into becoming U.S. president—twice. I’ll say it again, because …
: It’s really good. I highly recommend it.
: Politically Chris Abraham I’m economically right, culturally unsentimental, and institutionally serious. I don’t want to rule people or liberate them. I want systems that don’t …
: Love God, and do what you will. (Ama Deum et fac quod vis.)
: A Tariffs Primer Tariffs aren’t a moral statement or a magic revenue machine. They’re a blunt economic tool in a trade system that’s never been truly free. Most …
: America Does Not Go Abroad in Search of Monsters to Destroy chrisabraham.com/blog/amer…
: Happiness of small cozy things I promised my best friend and my little twin sister I’d be a lot less bombastic this year, so instead of big opinions, here’s a very PG, very G moment …
: This is extralegal and extrajudicial: no declaration of war, no clear congressional or UN authorization, no due process. Unilateral seizure of a …
: NPR is the anti Trump station Turned on WAMU/NPR this morning and every single segment is anti Trump. 100%. Amazing. One just came on now: “Trump sent Biden death penalty inmates …
: MAGA is META A lot of people are still arguing about MAGA as if it’s a permanent identity or a unified ideology. That framing misses what actually made it …
: TV reminder: couches, drywall, car doors, desks, kitchen islands, mattresses, bookshelves, and flipped tables do not stop bullets. That’s concealment, …
: I wonder if being a featured interviewee in The Age of Disclosure documentary about UFOs and aliens will help or hurt Marco Rubio’s future bid as …
: Such a lovely little film. Still missing the lovely actress Michelle Trachtenberg. Rest in peace lovely lady.
: The Kennedy Center mostly serves wealthy donors, elites, and people with money to burn. If we’re constantly told to hate the rich and stop catering to …
: Best. Movie. Ever. (I keep forgetting)
: Whenever I see anything about “the performative liberal male” I can’t help but my mind always returns to this classic SNL skit: www.youtube.com/watch
: WOD: Boffo: (of a theatrical production or movie, or a review of one) very successful or wholeheartedly commendatory—I knew the word but I didn’t know …
: There is a meaningful distinction between rare, targeted state violence against elite political dissidents and the routine criminalization of ordinary …
: Dems: here’s a cheat code to win ‘26 & ‘28 How liberals paved the way for Trump youtube.com/watch
: Antifa and similar street movements don’t work like clubs you join. They work like Hollywood. A script appears, money shows up, logistics lock in, and suddenly there’s a production. You don’t enlist. You get cast. Think less membership card, more SAG Antifa and similar emergent street forces are misunderstood because people keep asking the wrong question: “Is it an organization you can join?” …
: Here’s a first edition of my spy novel! Hill Mole: Life is But a Dream a.co/d/9cbMJB8
: Here’s a first edition of my spy novel! Hill Mole: Life is But a Dream a.co/d/9cbMJB8
: Leaving a Purple Meshtastic Node in the Window How a $55 LoRa device stopped being a gadget and became infrastructure …
: Underinvested Commodities, Overhyped AI: Reading 2026 the Austrian Way pca.st/episode/8…
: Delicious NPR J6 propaganda—yum yum! Not a peaceful protest pca.st/episode/a…
: My Meshtastic Journey—So Far So Good chrisabraham.com/blog/my-m…
: Revisiting the Maidan Massacre pocketcasts.com/podcast/m…
: Trump’s international policy doesn’t threaten liberal democracy it only threatens “liberal democracy,” which is Trojan horse global cultural …
: Pervy, sexy, Nebula censored for the children.
: Google Discover SEO: How Content Gets Found Before Anyone Searches for It chrisabraham.com/blog/goog…
: “When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind …
: In times like these, I hesitate to quote Lolita, but it’s hard not to notice the echo. Humbert Humbert constantly sneers at America: its pop culture, …
: I don’t think this is the inverse at all. As long as Ukraine remained independent and non-aligned, the situation was tense but manageable. The real …
: If this is true what did Kimmel think would happen? If Trump is going to be taken down by the Epstein files he’s gonna take everybody with him—a …
: Deportation Industrial Complex Goes Full DWOT youtube.com/watch
: Deportation Industrial Complex Goes Full DWOT chrisabraham.substack.com/p/deporta…
: Morality? That spirit hasn’t been here since 1969. Trump Is Fulfilling Kissinger’s Dream www.theatlantic.com/culture/a…
: In that case, don’t you think we should take all our toys and go home? Gladly. It’s this snotty behavior that will result in the USA pulling fully out …
: A ’90s liberal backed free speech, civil liberties, due process, and social tolerance without moral policing. In 2025, that same posture reads as …
: Et tu Hunter? share.google/cLoaFilLI…
: All this about Nick Fuentes is true. Kill Kirk, get Fuentes in his place. He’s too smart, too funny, too quick-witted, too heterodox, too shameless, …
: All this about Nick Fuentes is true. Kill Kirk, get Fuentes in his place. He’s too smart, too funny, too quick-witted, too heterodox, too shameless, …
: This was 90s Chris and my 90s car. Yes, I was a 300D guy. Her name was Gertrude. With mum.
: Has Russia lost 1,202,070 troops in Ukraine? www.europesays.com/uk/655523…
: Russia just nationalized all European assets and charged sales to Yuan or Rubles. No Euros or Dollars. Fascinating. BRICS lives. It’s alive, it’s …
: GWOT fought enemies abroad. DWOT turns the apparatus inward. Same tools, same budgets, new targets. Surveillance, policing, prosecutions, …
: He could be ex-Antifa but probably an infiltrator. I’ve just always assumed all of this is true. If true, why is anyone surprised? youtube.com/watch
: It’s true: anything goes if it hamstrings Donald J Trump—especially Federal judges. Will there be any comeuppance? youtube.com/watch
: Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 1,1-18 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was …
: The more things change the more they stay the same.
: Like Buffy but Nickelodeon and superhero and for actual kids and a campy AF madcap laugh riot with super-solid performances.
: I mean, they didn’t flood the market. That suggests free. I needed to buy my twenty “high-capacity” Glock mags. We all did. That’s not a market …
: CECOT isn’t Nazi Germany. It’s the Domestic War on Terror. Same logic as Gitmo: association-based detention, no trial, permanent emergency. We didn’t …
: Fascinating report from Reason. Deplatforming backfired youtube.com/watch
: You can’t spend years arguing that America is an irredeemable, colonial crime with no moral right to exist, then pivot at the 250th anniversary and …
: In the U.S., patriotism isn’t a civic philosophy. It’s pageantry. Flags, anthems, slogans, costumes. People don’t react to your beliefs so much as …
: Good happy Monday morning from sexy South Arlington, Virginia!
: Populist nationalism isn’t a rising ideology. It’s what cultures do when negotiation feels pointless. It’s not building a future—it’s staging a last …
: America is basically NOT 1930s Germany When people say “America is 1930s Germany” and add “I have a PhD, it’s true,” it still isn’t. No hyperinflation. No Versailles boot. No defeat. The …
: I wonder if these help Trump in the polls. They are very funny and just like him. Trump Christmas Address Cold Open - SNL youtube.com/watch
: I found myself on the Meshmap via MQTT.
: I still haven’t gotten over DCA becoming Reagan National. It’s always just National Airport to me. I’ve never called it Reagan airport. Except just …
: It’s like training to develop grit and resilience in order to exorcize gullibility and escape one’s victim mentality with independence and strength. …
: The Lost Generation www.compactmag.com/article/t…
: No Kings didn’t hit because it was petit-bourgeois protest theater. Symbolic, safe, and ignorable. Power only listens when dissent carries risk and …