and i don’t believe it, because i’ve broken off the second sentence

always read the article, anyone can quote maliciously

America’s newest quagmire in the Middle East is like its old quagmires in the Middle East. It is based

wow, can’t believe the author would say such a thing

that’s… remarkably polished and resource heavy for rouge-lite cookie clicker gameplay.

I read this and cannot help but think:

70 years from now, a CIA document gets declassified showing the US bombed the french and british ships, and passed it off as Iran’s doing.

There’s a Lenin quote about how institutions will, unless otherwise acted upon, go on existing long past the point of their historical irrelevancy.

As a result, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved $9 million in federal aid to help farmers remove the trees to transition to more valuable crop

BUY THE FUCKING PEACHES FROM THEM AND RUN A MUNICIPALLY OWNED CANNERY FOR GOD FUCKING SAKE - YOU PICKED THE DUMBEST WAY POSSIBLE FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO INTERVENE. NOW YOUR JUST WASTING MONEY AND A FULLY GROWN ORCHARD. MORONS. MORONS. MORONS.

the cheap, effective drones that have risen to prominence? or the same old over-engineered pork barrel drones?

aw fuck I got got

oh right I saw one of those in Doctor Who once

they made David Tennant president of earth

The Doomsday Plane

sorry what

1800s

not usually a gun person either, but you put a lever on something? I’m all about that

edit, quick lookup

The Mosin–Nagant is a five-shot, bolt-action, internal magazine–fed military rifle.

Developed from 1882 to 1891, it was used by the armed forces of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and various other states.

(blood)red new deal

more respectable than this, at least:

Similarly, Nick Frost disabled comments on his announcement post when he was confirmed to be playing Rubeus Hagrid.

it’s not even the fusion pose

you know, obvious choice for a two person pose

fake fucking fans i tell you what

Hill: According to the tradition in England, people often take the place where they live as their name. The name Hill probably came from people who lived on a hill. For another example, there is a name Mill, which probably comes from those whose work was related to the mill.

Mao Zedong: Do you have people with the surname Water in your country?

Hill: Yes.

Mao Zedong: In China, there are the surnames Sui (water) and Jin (gold). But there is no such surname Yin (silver) in China, though Silver is a surname in foreign countries. In China there is also the surname Tian (field).

Zhou Enlai: Even the surname Xi (tin).

Hill: This is quite similar to tradition in England.

Mao Zedong: Is Stone a surname in your country?

Hill: Yes.

riveting stuff

I ended up clicking through to a different, related article:

John Lithgow considered quitting Harry Potter reboot over JK Rowling’s trans views

and this bit really caught my attention:

The actor acknowledged that some criticism, including from members of the LGBTQ+ community, had been difficult, noting he briefly considered leaving the project before deciding to stay.

He said he now expects in “every interview I will ever do for the rest of my life this will come up”.

So, he knows he’s hanging this albatross across his neck. I’m not sure if this self awareness makes it better or worse, but it does make me laugh for whatever goddam reason.

Kinda seems more like Ukraine’s not happy that the US lifted sanctions

I thought they didn’t, but now I’m not certain

When W. Bush tried to get Japan to help with his invasion, he at least had enough cursory knowledge to ask, “Hey, how bout we change that constitution of yours?”

must be like being called a fool by the most misinformed person you know

coming from you, that means the world