JUST ASSUME EVERYTHING FROM THEM IS A LIE AND YOU WON’T GO FAR WRONG:
20 people were invited to see a video that exposes Palestinian propaganda.
Every single one had the same response: “I feel like a moron.” pic.twitter.com/ZVoXJKJBFf
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) April 12, 2026
AS USUAL IF YOU IGNORE THE NEWS YOU ARE UNINFORMED, IF YOU FOLLOW THE NEWS YOU ARE MISINFORMED:
Many don’t seem to understand this “blockade”.
Trump is NOT blocking the entire strait.
The only ships being blocked are ships attempting to leave/enter Iranian ports, namely oil exports. All other commercial ships will be free to pass.
Trump is squeezing Iran, and… https://t.co/vrCgBU3Zpz
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) April 12, 2026
Here’s what drives people nuts on both sides: Trump is not the cartoon character. Not the genius his fans worship, not the idiot his critics need him to be.
He's just a stubborn, calculating guy who creates chaos the way a magician creates misdirection. While you’re distracted… pic.twitter.com/mc7KA6ynRb
— Jesús Enrique Rosas – The Body Language Guy (@Knesix) April 12, 2026
“MODERATE” DEMOCRATS ARE LIKE MODERATE IRANIANS — IT JUST MEANS THEY’RE RELOADING: Abigail Spanberger to her voters: ‘I can do anything I want, get used to it.’ Governor Phony doubles down.
THE LEFT WILL RALLY AROUND ANYONE THEY SEE AS CURRENTLY USEFUL:
It's crazy watching the moderate left defend Piker. This guy is basically Nick Fuentes of the left but he gets invited to Oscar parties, is objectively evil in very obvious ways, and is not very smart
Why circle the wagons for this guy? https://t.co/QufwFs06Of
— PoIiMath (@politicalmath) April 13, 2026
On the other hand, anyone is disposable once they aren’t anymore.
OPEN THREAD: Ring out the weekend.
VITAMIN D UPDATE: Common Vitamin May Reduce Buildup of Alzheimer’s Proteins, Study Finds.
WHAT IF? What If Consciousness Exists Beyond Your Brain? “Is consciousness produced by the brain, or is it a deeper feature of reality? This question is a key focus of Christof Koch, one of today’s leading neuroscientists, in his presentation at the 15th ‘Behind and Beyond the Brain’ Symposium, organized by the Bial Foundation and held April 8 to 11 in Porto. . . . Koch outlines three major areas where current understanding struggles. First is the challenge of fully reducing conscious experience to physical processes in the brain. Second is the difficulty modern physics faces when trying to define what is truly ‘real.’ Third is the persistence of unusual experiences – including near-death experiences, mystical states, and episodes of terminal lucidity – that do not fit neatly within existing scientific explanations.”
Somewhat related, I was interested in the story of the woman who spent three weeks in a medically induced coma and dreamed an entire life, which seemed so real that upon awakening she grieved for her “lost” children.
WELL, FOR ONE THING THERE’S BEEN A 50-YEAR SOCIAL-MESSAGING CAMPAIGN TO PUT IT DOWN: Why Marriage, for So Many, Is Less Appealing Than Ever.
And yet according to the General Social Survey, the happiest people are married mothers and fathers.
NEWS YOU CAN USE: 15 SUVs That Feel Rich Without Making You Broke. I dunno, pretty much all auto prices seem pretty high these days.
YEAH, IT’S ALL BULLSHIT.
An entire generation of men was repeatedly told "gender is a social construct" only for them to have the rug pulled out from under them because of their gender which the law has evidently decided is very much not a social construct.
And then you ask what's radicalizing them. https://t.co/SnRQ7xZbnS
— Possum Reviews (@ReviewsPossum) April 4, 2026
IS THERE ANYTHING IT CAN’T DO? Coffee’s sweet spot may help mental health in the long run.
Glad it worked, but this is funny:
NEWS YOU CAN USE: The anti-ageing tools biohackers are counting on to live to 150. ““It’s interesting that despite all the developments in medical science in the past 30 years, that world record for human ageing hasn’t been beaten. . . .In fact, despite more people than ever celebrating their 100th birthday, there are still only 77 people known to have reached 115.”
NOBODY LIKE THIS SHOULD OCCUPY ANY POSITION OF TRUST OR RESPONSIBILITY: U. Michigan regent candidate deletes ‘praise’ for Hezbollah, antisemitic remarks.
THEY SUBSTITUTE VIOLENCE FOR ARGUMENT: Berkeley student throws coffee at TPUSA table promoting pro-life debate.
This is because, although they’re not actually very good at violence they’re worse at argument.
THE OLD ECONOMY HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING REAL: From coalstate to electrostate. The revenge of the old economy.
ROGER KIMBALL: Trump, Iran, and the Theater of Moral Panic.
BOB GRABOYES: Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Disgruntled, Underemployed PhDs.
Good advice for them, and for society.
THIS:
I can't believe humans were gifted a planet full of famine, disease, and death and invented fusion, vaccines, moon rockets, and so much food that most people die from obesity. https://t.co/f79QGsM99W pic.twitter.com/QWhAefqMQe
— Luke Leisher (@luke_leisher_) March 10, 2026
Hell, it’s looking like we didn’t even invent war. And capitalism is good.
OPEN THREAD: Party on.
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