Nostr notes by Chris ÁBRÁHÁM

Excellent “fashionable body dysmorphia” historical primer. ...

2026-03-04T13:52:02Z

Excellent “fashionable body dysmorphia” historical primer.

"Hollywood beauty standards have always shifted — but the speed of the change lately feels different
https://youtube.com/watch?v=IyVcup4_FKk&si=Y1WpOshVbUFGUg6N";

The Many Colors of 2A: ...

2026-01-22T14:15:58Z

The Many Colors of 2A: https://chrisa.org/2026/01/22/the-many-colors-of-a.html

Maybe a Scribe but I'd like to think Disciple. ...

2026-01-04T15:45:47Z

Maybe a Scribe but I'd like to think Disciple. https://noauthority.social/@GummyNerds/115837590098089222

Oh no it's exactly like my favorite childhood novel called ...

2026-01-04T01:03:23Z

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Oh no it's exactly like my favorite childhood novel called Mack Bolan in the executioner and the main star is a perfect Chinese Mack Bolan.

The final episode all I can think of is how he would have crashed that motorcycle just because of those brain attacks he has.

It’s really good. I highly recommend it. ...

2026-01-04T00:24:44Z

It’s really good. I highly recommend it.

A tariff primer: Tariffs aren’t free money or moral posturing. ...

2026-01-03T16:39:58Z

A tariff primer: Tariffs aren’t free money or moral posturing. They’re leverage. Other countries already tariff U.S. exports heavily. Cheap Chinese imports lowered prices at Walmart and McDonald’s, masking stagnant wages. Tariffs raise costs, but they also push back against dumping and force a choice between cheap goods and domestic jobs.

America Does Not Go Abroad in Search of Monsters to Destroy ...

2026-01-03T16:18:31Z

America Does Not Go Abroad in Search of Monsters to Destroy https://chrisabraham.com/blog/america-does-not-go-abroad-in-search-of-monsters-to-destroy

I promised my best friend and my little twin sister I’d be less ...

2026-01-03T13:54:33Z

I promised my best friend and my little twin sister I’d be less bombastic this year, so here’s a mundane bliss: a frozen chicken pressure-cooked into rich broth, white rice rinsed properly and cooked in a small Toshiba fuzzy logic cooker, beans and vegetables folded in with simple spices. Deeply comforting, unfussy, and exactly right for a cold January morning.

This is extralegal and extrajudicial: no declaration of war, no ...

2026-01-03T12:44:58Z

This is extralegal and extrajudicial: no declaration of war, no clear congressional or UN authorization, no due process. Unilateral seizure of a foreign head of state shreds sovereignty and international law.

"Maduro and wife captured by Delta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/03/us-venezuela-strikes-trump-maduro/";

True but I also think he looks like Asmongold ...

2026-01-01T16:14:19Z

True but I also think he looks like Asmongold https://noauthority.social/@Doubledanel/115820698839533459

This won’t resonate with most people. The Kennedy Center is ...

2025-12-31T12:30:13Z

This won’t resonate with most people. The Kennedy Center is widely seen as an elite space for wealthy locals and tourists. In an eat-the-rich, populist moment, choosing this as a political hill to die on is unlikely to spark broad sympathy or momentum. https://www.npr.org/2025/12/31/g-s1-104070/kennedy-center-renaming-prompts-a-new-round-of-cancellations

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2025-12-30T21:39:37Z

Basically the TLDR is that Russia will go around all of them. ...

2025-12-28T18:12:45Z

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Basically the TLDR is that Russia will go around all of them. That there's an incentive to leave the dollar that there's an incentive to turn towards China that the moving away from the dollar to the yuan and the ruble are going to have secondary effects. That sort of thing.

Using frozen reserves for Ukraine would change the rules > ...

2025-12-28T16:30:08Z

Using frozen reserves for Ukraine would change the rules
> Russia's Response Shocks Europe as the EU's $105 Billion Asset Seizure Backfires
https://youtube.com/watch?v=nQZnPfOh3y8&si=PePXqlRKlA7bJq6A

In that case, don’t you think we should take all our toys and ...

2025-12-27T15:57:45Z

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 of NATO and the UN. Fighting spite with spite. Good times.

"Why would Greenland or any European nation wish to be part of that neoliberal shithole?
https://www.europesays.com/2660167/";

I thought that rock drummers totally got laid I thought ...

2025-12-27T14:01:01Z

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I thought that rock drummers totally got laid I thought that's the thing all women joke about that they've got a weakness for drummers. I'm not talking about marching band drummers.

My new theory is by being a performative leftist man it's the ...

2025-12-27T13:40:06Z

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My new theory is by being a performative leftist man it's the new equivalent of being a drummer or becoming a rockstar in order to get laid. I think most of the motivation of young men becoming leftist extremist and antifa is to be able to have access to more sex without restriction even if it means gender bending and believing that as long as you are on top you're not gay. Pitchers aren't gay it's only the catchers. I feel like people really believe this.

A ’90s liberal opposed Bush, cheered Clinton, distrusted ...

2025-12-27T12:49:52Z

A ’90s liberal opposed Bush, cheered Clinton, distrusted authority, defended free speech, and believed tolerance meant letting people live differently without enforcement. In 2025, that same outlook gets flagged as reactionary. The values didn’t change. The movement did, trading pluralism for compliance.

Why Charlie Kirk’s assassination reveals the fragility of ...

2025-12-24T20:32:01Z

Why Charlie Kirk’s assassination reveals the fragility of speech in a brittle republic https://chrisabraham.substack.com/p/why-charlie-kirks-assassination-reveals?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=aqj1&triedRedirect=true

The Three Faces of American Fascism: How America Forgot What It ...

2025-12-24T20:29:01Z

The Three Faces of American Fascism: How America Forgot What It Knew https://chrisabraham.substack.com/p/the-three-faces-of-american-fascism?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=aqj1&triedRedirect=true

I think you'll be disappointed as to how nobody cares about ...

2025-12-24T19:10:30Z

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I think you'll be disappointed as to how nobody cares about Trump but Bill Clinton is pretty much ruined. As long as their only girls and aren't little boys and they're older than 13, people won't care. Not enough to tar and feather him.

#MAGA #BrownUniversity He who has no sin throw the first stone

2025-12-24T07:20:06Z

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#MAGA #BrownUniversity
He who has no sin throw the first stone

Hilarious

2025-12-24T07:08:00Z

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Hilarious

that baby hands freak me out! :)

2025-12-24T01:05:53Z

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that baby hands freak me out! :)

Like Buffy but Nickelodeon and superhero and for actual kids and ...

2025-12-23T23:51:47Z

Like Buffy but Nickelodeon and superhero and for actual kids and a campy AF madcap laugh riot with super-solid performances.

Have you ever met a rich person? They never spend money on ...

2025-12-23T14:56:39Z

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Have you ever met a rich person? They never spend money on anything unless maybe yachts maybe I don't know what a rich people spend on prostitutes?

I mean this is the guy who would go ahead and expect to pay for ...

2025-12-23T12:45:54Z

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I mean this is the guy who would go ahead and expect to pay for bills with little scribbles on pieces of paper in French cafe's. I mean his behavior was notably eccentric on all fronts in an all ways. And, honestly, the French aren't known for their enlightened behavior towards women at all. Even today, you need to bring a man along with you if you're a woman's CEO trying to negotiate with men in Paris. It's a misogynistic country that presumes to adore its women.

I'm sure there's a lot of normal behavior that people ...

2025-12-23T12:08:32Z

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I'm sure there's a lot of normal behavior that people find appalling and problematic even back in the time that things were being done. I mean just watch Don Draper. I mean pearls have always been built to be clutched. I mean back in his time scandalous was even a broader thing to be. I would hate to say it but Pablo Picasso is not an American and he comes from Spain right Spanish and I think that kind of much is more behavior is still pretty common in Spain.

Is she WAP?

2025-12-23T10:09:39Z

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Is she WAP?

#books #art I assume that appalling behavior was pretty normal in ...

2025-12-23T10:02:05Z

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#books #art
I assume that appalling behavior was pretty normal in his time though.

Now do this one! ...

2025-12-22T18:00:25Z

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Now do this one!

You can’t spend years arguing that America is an irredeemable, ...

2025-12-22T17:57:46Z

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 try to out-patriot everyone. You can criticize a country, but you can’t declare it illegitimate and then suddenly claim ownership of it.

There’s a real contradiction coming into view. You can ...

2025-12-22T17:55:14Z

There’s a real contradiction coming into view. You can criticize America harshly, even indict its history. But you can’t spend years calling it an irredeemable, colonial project born only of slavery and genocide, then suddenly pivot at the 250th anniversary and claim you’re the true patriots. Patriotism implies continuity and care. Irredeemable things don’t get celebrated.

In the U.S., patriotism isn’t a civic philosophy. It’s ...

2025-12-22T17:33:21Z

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 whether they think you’re sincere or performing. The posture matters more than the content.

In the U.S., patriotism isn’t a civic philosophy. It’s ...

2025-12-22T17:32:26Z

When people claim “America is basically 1930s Germany” and ...

2025-12-21T22:22:11Z

When people claim “America is basically 1930s Germany” and insist their credentials prove it, the facts still don’t line up. There’s no hyperinflation, no Versailles-style punishment, no occupation, no boot on the national neck. The U.S. is the richest hegemon in history, issues the global reserve currency, maintains hundreds of overseas bases, isn’t an ethnostate, and has thriving Jews, Slavs, and countless minorities. This just isn’t that.

Everyone once every place to become Somalia. Everyone wants every ...

2025-12-17T14:34:01Z

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Everyone once every place to become Somalia. Everyone wants every place to become Mogadishu. In Mogadishu the field is even. There's no place for the middle class to hide in Mogadishu. Mogadishu is the fairest place on earth. Fair as in equity not fair as in beautiful. The only reason Somalis live in America is to invite us back to live there. Or to make America just like that. Oh what a great future we're going to have!

It's amazing to see how openly everyone is at defeating white ...

2025-12-17T10:55:16Z

It's amazing to see how openly everyone is at defeating white supremacy which is not about white supremacists anymore but it's about making America a non-white majority country. Which is funny because that's what most of the entire world is, currently. Fascinating time to be alive.

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2025-12-14T09:48:13Z

Fuck I don't know if I can quit this instance. I might just ...

2025-12-13T11:06:32Z

Fuck I don't know if I can quit this instance. I might just have to cancel the cancel.

How the US National Guard has influenced crime in Washington DC ...

2025-12-12T13:04:15Z

How the US National Guard has influenced crime in Washington DC

Dissing Trump isn't politically incorrect at all. Quite the ...

2025-12-12T12:00:50Z

Dissing Trump isn't politically incorrect at all. Quite the opposite.

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Were Never Refugees A Historical and ...

2025-12-10T19:19:43Z

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Were Never Refugees A Historical and Terminological Clarification of Movement Within the Roman Imperial System
https://chrisabraham.substack.com/p/jesus-mary-and-joseph-were-never

I am really still temped to leave Masto and Fedi though. I ...

2025-12-09T18:50:29Z

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I am really still temped to leave Masto and Fedi though. I don't know. So annoying.

I think it's very cool. 90% is on the #DCMesh Discord, ...

2025-12-09T18:49:32Z

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I think it's very cool. 90% is on the #DCMesh Discord, though. Really weird.

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2025-12-09T18:45:14Z

Deep thought: market manipulation is the market.

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2025-12-09T15:12:49Z

Funniest!

I originally had an instance on my own that was the Russian word ...

2025-12-08T18:11:39Z

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I originally had an instance on my own that was the Russian word for kettlebell swinger.su Girivek.su I think was it but it I wasn't swinging kettlebells and it really wasn't on task or on topic and so I got rid of that and switched over to my surname. Su because I admire people who have things like that. So I wanted to be Chris at Abraham.su or at Chris at Abraham.su. So it's really just me.

Dude I blocked all the crazy pedophiles and weird Japanese manga ...

2025-12-08T17:33:01Z

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Dude I blocked all the crazy pedophiles and weird Japanese manga and strange weird sex stuff and I blocked all those people I never block instances I only block people; however, there are people who are really racist, white supremacist, calling me all kinds of things even though I'm just a Hungarian Irish Catholic. Thinking I'm Jewish. Hating that about me. I mean there's just so much hate. I've actually gotten good at foiling it. I don't immediately block anymore.

I mean I don't want to reduce everything to stuff that Adam ...

2025-12-08T17:23:57Z

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I mean I don't want to reduce everything to stuff that Adam and John C has said but I guess maybe the censorship was curating Twitter so that it was advertiser safe. Remember there they were always talking about advertisers safe content. Maybe it has less to do with hearts and minds or political or partisanship and more to do with being advertiser safe. Like what's going on now with Spotify reaccepting no agenda into their library or not.

Hot take: The most dangerous word of the last 50 years is ...

2025-12-08T15:24:36Z

Hot take: The most dangerous word of the last 50 years is “deserve.” It makes tradeoffs feel like injustice, self-denial feel like oppression, and delayed gratification feel like punishment. “Deserve” is how we turn lifestyle preferences into crises and math into outrage.

I’m considering shutting down my Mastodon server (abraham.su). ...

2025-12-08T15:05:17Z

I’m considering shutting down my Mastodon server (abraham.su). I got serious about Mastodon back during the NoAgendaSOCIAL wave — when it felt like the cool kids had carved out their own corner of the Internet. But after the schisms, shutdowns, and blocklists, it’s mostly quiet news feeds and sporadic connections. It isn’t emotional—just practical. Before I pull the plug or keep it as a “legacy cool thing” with a Soviet TLD, I’d love honest feedback: Is it still worth keeping?

Truth Under Fire: The Framing of Charlie Kirk ...

2025-12-04T21:04:01Z

Truth Under Fire: The Framing of Charlie Kirk https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/epochtv/truth-under-fire-the-framing-of-charlie-kirk-5936787?utm_source=andshare

believed. Not saying the guy they grabbed is or isn’t the real ...

2025-12-04T15:23:02Z

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believed.

Not saying the guy they grabbed is or isn’t the real one — just pointing out that millions of people already made up their minds, and the arrest won’t change that. The conspiracy has become the reality, and the explanation will always look like the cover-up.

So they may have finally arrested “the pipe bomber” — some ...

2025-12-04T15:22:50Z

So they may have finally arrested “the pipe bomber” — some guy from Virginia. But let’s be real: the entire internet already decided months ago that it was the mystery Capitol-Hill-adjacent woman in the hoodie, and they’re not letting that go.

Once the internet declares its truth, every update becomes “a cover story,” “a distraction,” or “plausible deniability.” Doesn’t matter what press conferences say, who gets cuffed, or what evidence is presented — people believe what they already

maybe you're just too curious! Too creative!

2025-12-02T16:56:45Z

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maybe you're just too curious! Too creative!

Yeah. Dreams are fine. And in color. And remember some of them. ...

2025-12-02T15:15:47Z

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Yeah. Dreams are fine. And in color. And remember some of them. But not visually. Just in terms of events and situations.

Most people close their eyes and get a free IMAX in their head. ...

2025-12-02T13:07:17Z

Most people close their eyes and get a free IMAX in their head. When I close mine, it’s just black screen, no buffering. That’s aphantasia: I get “picture a red apple” as an idea, but there’s no image. Add SDAM, and my past isn’t a movie, it’s a set of text notes. On the other end of the spectrum is hyperphantasia, where people have Avengers-level CGI in their heads.
https://chrisabraham.com/blog/i-learned-about-aphantasia-from-the-netflix-tv-show-space-force-season-1-episode-7

#Pyrex #deal #delete #kitchenware Keep an eye out for Pyrex ...

2025-12-01T22:52:56Z

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#Pyrex #deal #delete #kitchenware
Keep an eye out for Pyrex mixing bowls! :)

Yeah I guess Donald Trump and MAGA is the first Republican in ...

2025-12-01T13:12:48Z

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Yeah I guess Donald Trump and MAGA is the first Republican in history to actually use leftist tactics against them.

I’m not taking sides, but I keep noticing a pattern. People ...

2025-12-01T12:23:59Z

I’m not taking sides, but I keep noticing a pattern. People describe Trump as threatening because he talks about a “vengeance tour,” settling scores for how he was treated in his first term and during the Biden years. Yet many of those same people say that if Democrats win again, they should respond with an even broader revenge effort in reverse—including charges like war crimes or crimes against humanity. I’m not judging anyone; it’s just interesting how each side mirrors the other in intensity

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2025-12-01T04:59:08Z

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https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Gunsmoke_Singles

https://archive.org/details/gunsmoke_radio_show_1952-1961_improved_audio_no_commercials

Every man eventually turns the corner and goes from loving Johnny ...

2025-12-01T03:30:03Z

Every man eventually turns the corner and goes from loving Johnny Dollar the most to loving Gunsmoke even more than that.

The head is always enough. But maybe a finger or an ear or an ...

2025-11-29T12:16:36Z

The head is always enough. But maybe a finger or an ear or an eye. I mean assassins seem to just use their cell phone camera. https://noauthority.social/@ThatCrazyDude/115632926846272753

Not a democracy. https://qoto.org/@TheOldGuy/115605919000419994

2025-11-24T17:56:41Z

Not a democracy. https://qoto.org/@TheOldGuy/115605919000419994

I realized today that the whole concept of the vampire—across ...

2025-11-24T17:28:50Z

I realized today that the whole concept of the vampire—across centuries and even in modern stories like Talamasca—may be built on antisemitic coding: blood libel, the cursed wanderer, the secretive outsider, the one who “feeds” on the host society. I never saw it before, and it genuinely unsettles me. It’s painful to recognize how deeply this old prejudice has been woven into something we thought was just fantasy.

At 55, solidly Gen X, I remember when life wasn’t yet swallowed ...

2025-11-23T03:04:23Z

At 55, solidly Gen X, I remember when life wasn’t yet swallowed by the digital panopticon. No DNA labs, no CCTV constellations, no AI parsing your gait, race, or posture. You could outrun the cops and simply evaporate from the record. Today it’s ticket cameras, databases, and federal enforcement supremacy. The outlaw era is gone; the game is now rigged in favor of omnipresent surveillance.

You sound pretty stupid when you say it like that even if the ...

2025-11-21T16:38:31Z

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You sound pretty stupid when you say it like that even if the basic facts are true.

Before I go out and try to find these how about issues with lead ...

2025-11-20T14:06:19Z

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Before I go out and try to find these how about issues with lead and other kind of toxic things like plutonium or uranium.?

People keep trying to compare ICE to local cops, but they’re ...

2025-11-19T12:23:41Z

People keep trying to compare ICE to local cops, but they’re not even in the same universe.

Police uniforms are designed for recognition and public interaction. They’re built around visibility, predictability, and at least the pretense of reassurance. They have to maintain community trust, negotiate chaos, de-escalate when possible, and keep the peace in a city where they actually live.

ICE isn’t built for any of that.

Federal enforcement gear — especially in immigration operations — is

But Hawaii age of consent—my State growing up—was 14 until ...

2025-11-17T15:15:07Z

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But Hawaii age of consent—my State growing up—was 14 until 2001!

In case you didn't know... the age of consent in America... ...

2025-11-17T15:05:12Z

In case you didn't know... the age of consent in America...

One thing that Jon Oliver doesn't mention is that CPB, PBS, ...

2025-11-17T12:49:26Z

One thing that Jon Oliver doesn't mention is that CPB, PBS, and NPR were zeroed out because of perceived liberal bias funded by taxpayer dollars.
> Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) https://youtube.com/watch?v=yknMJOgy2pA&si=ST9Ny-n7zOjNUfOJ

OK, I get it. They always say that the OG pyrex were better than ...

2025-11-16T19:00:31Z

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OK, I get it. They always say that the OG pyrex were better than the new pyrex... the OG ones must be made of that.

I still want to know what a borosilicate bowl is I feel like I ...

2025-11-16T12:54:43Z

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I still want to know what a borosilicate bowl is I feel like I really need one. The idea of using the kettle to actually melt off cheese and stuff like that is actually inspired genius and I do it by putting the pan back on the stove with a bunch of water and then bringing it up to a boil but yours is smarter.

Actually you know I love when I watch things on TikTok where ...

2025-11-16T12:53:43Z

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Actually you know I love when I watch things on TikTok where people actually cook pasta in kind of a shallow wide saute pan with just a little bit of water with the past on its side and then they drain the water after it cooks and then they introduce all of the ingredients for the sauce and the butter and all that stuff in the same pan so it ends up being a one pin solution. I've never tried it but I might. The secret is the water needs to be salty.

Hey dudes if all y'all are on Facebook still I think all ...

2025-11-14T14:10:51Z

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Hey dudes if all y'all are on Facebook still I think all y'all would love this post—at least for the comments!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DaKwThGPu/

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!
Fremde, etranger, stranger.
Gluklich zu sehen, je suis enchante,
Happy to see you, bleibe, reste, stay.

Sound heavenly Man sound heavenly So you pre so you pre boil the ...

2025-11-14T12:08:05Z

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Sound heavenly Man sound heavenly So you pre so you pre boil the water in the kettle and then add it to the pot?

If you're eating pasta remember so save some pasta water to ...

2025-11-13T22:50:32Z

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If you're eating pasta remember so save some pasta water to add to the sauce.

Is that fast? I have no point of reference.

2025-11-13T22:49:38Z

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Is that fast? I have no point of reference.

People mocking Trump’s 50-year mortgage idea act like ...

2025-11-13T03:05:31Z

People mocking Trump’s 50-year mortgage idea act like homeowners would literally sit in the same house for half a century paying maximum interest. They ignore reality: refinancing, early payoff, selling, flipping, equity growth, and lower monthly costs that help people start. A long mortgage isn’t a trap—it’s a doorway. The criticism is either financial illiteracy or just cheap dunking on the 47th president.

No country offers “free college for everyone.” Free ...

2025-11-13T00:21:43Z

No country offers “free college for everyone.” Free university is always merit-based and only for top academic performers. America is unusual: here you can pay your way into schools you’d never test into abroad. So the whole idea of universal free college rests on a false premise.

No man in order for people to literally rage quit they're not ...

2025-11-10T12:37:21Z

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No man in order for people to literally rage quit they're not just fair with her friends and weakly committed. Nobody in the entire world wants to get rid of their retirement plan.

MAGA sees this as purging never-Trumpers and anti-Trumpers ...

2025-11-10T12:06:45Z

MAGA sees this as purging never-Trumpers and anti-Trumpers anyway.
> Justice Department struggles as thousands exit — and few are replaced

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/10/justice-department-hiring-stalled/

The people shouting “the billionaires are exploiting us” are ...

2025-11-07T23:57:17Z

The people shouting “the billionaires are exploiting us” are often in jobs that could vanish tomorrow without society even noticing. Many live off bureaucratic churn, not creation. It’s not the miners, truckers, or nurses saying it — it’s the self-appointed moral class angry that their uselessness isn’t being subsidized anymore.

It’s easy to scapegoat “illegals,” but the truth is broader ...

2025-11-07T23:51:34Z

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It’s easy to scapegoat “illegals,” but the truth is broader — ER overuse mostly tracks with poverty, not immigration status. In many areas it’s poor, uninsured Americans (of every race) using ERs as primary care because they have no access to doctors. Immigrants just make a convenient foil.

If you are literally dying you'll be treated. Otherwise, ...

2025-11-07T20:03:14Z

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If you are literally dying you'll be treated. Otherwise, you're triaged.

Isn't that just doing his job? ...

2025-11-07T17:28:47Z

Isn't that just doing his job? https://newsie.social/@JaredRutecki/115509522137212853

Intriguing and well-acted, indeed. ...

2025-11-05T17:29:56Z

Intriguing and well-acted, indeed.

This is the bubblegum version of a complete cult of personality ...

2025-11-04T23:24:57Z

This is the bubblegum version of a complete cult of personality and it's going to be the most popular and successful TV series since Sex in the City. And no, Kim Kardashian cannot act. And doesn't seem to matter at all to anyone. Both Yikes! And Wee!

Could EU enlargement be the cure for Europe’s ageing crisis? ...

2025-11-04T17:23:01Z

Could EU enlargement be the cure for Europe’s ageing crisis? https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/11/04/europe-is-getting-older-can-enlargement-bring-new-life-to-the-eu

here you go: https://archive.li/jKxCr

2025-11-04T16:50:55Z

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here you go: https://archive.li/jKxCr

There's a very tasteless joke here somewhere. > Cartels ...

2025-11-04T15:42:19Z

There's a very tasteless joke here somewhere.
> Cartels Control Tribal Lands in California, Grow Drugs and Impose Narco-Slavery https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/article/cartels-control-tribal-lands-in-california-grow-drugs-and-impose-narco-slavery-5931679?utm_source=andshare

I feel like people think calling their adversaries racist works ...

2025-11-04T13:30:13Z

I feel like people think calling their adversaries racist works at all anymore. It's used up and played out. It did have a good run. 1960-2025 RIP.

US Agencies Terminate 103 Wasteful Contracts With $4.4 Billion ...

2025-11-04T00:30:05Z

US Agencies Terminate 103 Wasteful Contracts With $4.4 Billion Ceiling Value: DOGE https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/us/us-agencies-terminate-103-wasteful-contracts-with-4-4-billion-ceiling-value-doge-5939004?utm_source=andshare

US Could End China Dependency on Rare Earths Within 18 Months, ...

2025-11-03T23:30:06Z

US Could End China Dependency on Rare Earths Within 18 Months, Trump Says https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/us/trump-says-us-rare-earths-emergency-program-will-end-china-dependency-within-18-months-5939001?utm_source=andshare

Supreme Court won't stop Trump's tariffs. Deal with it, ...

2025-11-03T21:30:08Z

Supreme Court won't stop Trump's tariffs. Deal with it, officials say - https://www.reuters.com/world/china/supreme-court-wont-stop-trumps-tariffs-deal-with-it-officials-say-2025-11-03/

governments don’t declare abundance; they declare “limited ...

2025-11-03T15:25:13Z

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governments don’t declare abundance; they declare “limited supply” to justify margins. Meanwhile, beneath our feet lies an incomprehensible mass of untapped resources — a planet we’ve barely begun to explore, let alone exhaust.

Petroleum, for example, was declared “running out” half a century ago, yet every decade new reserves are “miraculously discovered.” Same with copper, lithium, and every other supposedly scarce material. It’s not scarcity — it’s orchestration. False scarcity keeps

We’re tiny, transient ants scurrying across a vast planet, yet ...

2025-11-03T15:25:09Z

We’re tiny, transient ants scurrying across a vast planet, yet we talk about “running out” of things as if we’ve scraped the Earth clean. The truth is, scarcity is mostly manufactured — an illusion maintained for profit. There’s no genuine shortage of oil, copper, lithium, or so-called “rare earth” elements. What exists are market manipulations: artificial throttling, strategic slowdowns, and well-crafted narratives designed to keep prices high and industries stable.

Companies and

Big-Tent Politics Won’t Save the Democrats ...

2025-10-30T11:30:37Z

Big-Tent Politics Won’t Save the Democrats https://www.thefp.com/p/big-tent-politics-wont-save-the-democrats