Wow that’s a great read. If I wasn’t stuck living here, the decline of empire would be very entertaining.

Wait, who’s this Fat Leonard with the sacks of cash?

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These guys are so afraid of dying.

Does it seem like The Atlantic wants US to bomb Iran more?

Yes.

Except of course for the world falling apart, my country descending into fascism and impending climate diaster.

But for me personally, things are entirely chill.

Because he saw that Obama did it.

They are enforced against poors. While rich rapists walk free.

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=E6c4IjUO0HY

My wife went to Catholic school in the 70s. Not sure how it came up, but someone asked how King Herod died and the nun said he ate so much his stomach exploded. My.mom went to Catholic school in the 50s. She was told that Martin Luther “ate babies”

Back in the 70s we used to say “fuckin-A” as a kind of agreement

That doesn’t sound legal…

His racism is the one consistent thing

I still think about OA a lot.

There is a brutal man with a gun, controlling and threatening a group of good citizens with consciences. He’s going to do terrible things to them, and make them do terrible things themselves.

They have him outnumbered, but he has the gun. If they rush him, they can easily defeat him. But, the first one or two or three or four people to move forward will be shot and probably die painfully. Going first is going to cost a terrible price and you don’t know for sure that anyone else will follow you, that your sacrifice will be for anything at all.

You feel a little paralyzed and at the same time ashamed you are just standing there.

What happens next?

Could someone point me to total beginner (like only used windows) self hosting primer? Don’t even know what kind of machine I would need.

Lots of lurid details.

Only two other rich guys named Leon Black [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Black] and Jes Staley [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes_Staley].

Not to mention Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton, of course.

Protection racket

Colonialism coming back to the home country.

IDF kompromat on Fetterman, could explain a lot.