CHOAM Nomsky 💭 @thielman.bsky.social

I’m increasingly seeing this sort of thing not as an inability to imagine likely consequences, but as a refusal to do so, for which one is handsomely compensated

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 15:32 UTC

denialism, pure & simple.

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Voder of BORG @crosis101.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 16:42 UTC

That thread is giving me life.

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Glenn Hauman @hauman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 15:43 UTC

Like “no one could have predicted flying airplanes into buildings on 9/11” unless you read Tom Clancy’s “Debt Of Honor” which debuted at #1 on the NYT Bestseller List, and were particularly popular in DC.

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Neil Stenhouse @nstenhouse.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 15:07 UTC

Philosopher @danwphilosophy.bsky.social has this idea of “the marketplace of rationalizations” and business certainty appears to be booming for FedSoc types www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Codhisattva @codhisattva.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 15:04 UTC

One billionaire can make a lot of people filthy rich. 🤑

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Res Ipsa Pedicure @resipsamanicure.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 15:08 UTC

There’s a reason Fallon is frequently cited in their opinions.

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Chris Doyon @nilbog3000.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 15:03 UTC

Lots of people who consider themselves smart are having trouble understanding that the only thing that compels a president to obey a judge is the potential criminal consequences which have now been eliminated

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Ben Munson @archaica.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 16:19 UTC

Colombian black tar copium

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