THE COLD WAR DIDN’T END, IT JUST MUTATED INTO A MIND VIRUS:

The why is Cold-War-era Soviet active measures. The woke mind virus originated as a Soviet memetic weapon, though it has since undergone some adaptive mutations its designers didn't anticipate. I think they would have been shocked and fascinated by transgenderism.

The Soviets… https://t.co/UFulN6I57B

— Eric S. Raymond (@esrtweet) November 17, 2025

UPDATE (From Ed): David Thompson on Vice and “Mankeeping:” Let’s Be Alone And Unhappy.