Nonsense posted:

https://twitter.com/chicagotribune/status/1643718928210771968?s=20

madmatt112 posted:

I hate headlines in the age of Twitter

zoux posted:

The abortion issue has been a millstone around Democratic candidates electoral chances since 1973, nice to see it on the other neck. The problem they're havingis that the political operatives who have been cynically using the issue to drive evangelical turnout didn't realize that evangelicals really believe that crap, and it's electoral poison.

Old Surly posted:

Is the toothpaste out of the tub? Can the space force be disbanded or reintegratied into the air force? Its a joke now.

Antigravitas posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgKDaivKYFU&t=24s

mobby_6kl posted:

It's a trick, Barack Obama is God.

Guavanaut posted:

mobby_6kl posted:

It's a trick, Barack Obama is God.

Ruffian Price posted:

Is you making plans with criminal loving friends?

MightyBigMinus posted:

use your inner bawlmore accent

mobby_6kl posted:

zoux posted:

https://twitter.com/propublica/status/1643929868260786177

Say one thing for this Dallas billionaire who has treated Clarence Thomas to hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars worth of luxury vacations: he has impeccable taste

Ethics_Gradient posted:

Want this as a poster for my classroom.

Megillah Gorilla posted:

Right down to his collection of Nazi memorabilia, including a signed copy of Mein Kampf

PT6A posted:

"I just have an interest in history, is all!"

No you loving don't, you full of poo poo assholes. I have an interest in history, and I do have biographies and commentaries on many heinous figures including Hitler himself. I think that's reasonable and normal; I don't idolize them, naturally, but I think it's important to know and understand the details of their lives and actions. I think reading Mein Kampf, from a historical perspective, is no sin (I never have, because I don't imagine it's particularly illuminating beyond "Hitler: he was nuts!").

Even though I obviously consider the study of horrible, horrible bastards to be acceptable, I have never once thought to myself: what would improve my understanding of this figure, and why he did the horrible things he did, is some memorabilia associated with his life and crimes. Perhaps some nice linens." I have never thought that, because it's a perfectly insane thing to think. There is no historical value to this trash, it illuminates nothing, and you can simply throw it in the bin. Like, if you have a Nazi napkin because you killed a Nazi and then you did the "wipe yo'self off, man, you dead!" thing like the cool Black guy from Rush Hour, fine. Any other reason, no.

PT6A posted:

"I just have an interest in history, is all!"

No you loving don't, you full of poo poo assholes. I have an interest in history, and I do have biographies and commentaries on many heinous figures including Hitler himself. I think that's reasonable and normal; I don't idolize them, naturally, but I think it's important to know and understand the details of their lives and actions. I think reading Mein Kampf, from a historical perspective, is no sin (I never have, because I don't imagine it's particularly illuminating beyond "Hitler: he was nuts!").

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Even though I obviously consider the study of horrible, horrible bastards to be acceptable, I have never once thought to myself: what would improve my understanding of this figure, and why he did the horrible things he did, is some memorabilia associated with his life and crimes. Perhaps some nice linens." I have never thought that, because it's a perfectly insane thing to think. There is no historical value to this trash, it illuminates nothing, and you can simply throw it in the bin. Like, if you have a Nazi napkin because you killed a Nazi and then you did the "wipe yo'self off, man, you dead!" thing like the cool Black guy from Rush Hour, fine. Any other reason, no.

Captain_Maclaine posted:

Side note: it's also a hard read because he was a really lovely author and in so far as anyone edited it, it was Hess and other toadies who didn't dare change anything.

Nonsense posted:

https://twitter.com/AP/status/1645418964967620609?s=20

Mao knew

Guavanaut posted:

jeebus bob posted:

Having just read "Three body problem" I must concur

PT6A posted:

"I just have an interest in history, is all!"

No you loving don't, you full of poo poo assholes. I have an interest in history, and I do have biographies and commentaries on many heinous figures including Hitler himself. I think that's reasonable and normal; I don't idolize them, naturally, but I think it's important to know and understand the details of their lives and actions. I think reading Mein Kampf, from a historical perspective, is no sin (I never have, because I don't imagine it's particularly illuminating beyond "Hitler: he was nuts!").

Even though I obviously consider the study of horrible, horrible bastards to be acceptable, I have never once thought to myself: what would improve my understanding of this figure, and why he did the horrible things he did, is some memorabilia associated with his life and crimes. Perhaps some nice linens." I have never thought that, because it's a perfectly insane thing to think. There is no historical value to this trash, it illuminates nothing, and you can simply throw it in the bin. Like, if you have a Nazi napkin because you killed a Nazi and then you did the "wipe yo'self off, man, you dead!" thing like the cool Black guy from Rush Hour, fine. Any other reason, no.