ANALYSIS: TRUE.
Nowhere has the death of the "expert" class been more evident than in foreign policy.
Everything they told you for decades was wrong, specifically regarding the Middle East.
All of it, every bit of it, was dead wrong. And they still pretend they have credibility. https://t.co/lqjPCrf2w1
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) October 11, 2025
ROBIN HANSON: Power Corrupts Prestige. “Humans have long shared norms that say to resist power, but admire prestige. So people with power have long sought to launder their power into prestige; they’d rather be seen as prestigious, instead of a bigshot.”
FIGHT THE (ELECTRIC) POWER: Ferrari Refuses to Go Fully Electric—V6, V8, and V12 Will Keep Roaring.
HMM: EDC Tip: No Reloads for Self-Defense. “If you have no other brand loyalty, just purchase the same thing that local law enforcement uses. If you’re ever questioned, your attorney can say that if it’s good enough for local cops to carry, it’s certainly good enough for an armed citizen. Again, no hostile attorney is going to try and convince a jury that the Sheriff’s Department is wrong and their ammo is evil.”
THE LONELY LIVES OF SCIENTISTS: Scientists need your toenails.
CLONING SEEMED FRIGHTENING THEN, NOW IT SEEMS . . . QUAINT. RIP: John Gurdon, Nobel laureate and ‘godfather of cloning,’ dies at 92.
TIME FOR ONSHORING: Senators: Dependence on foreign drug supplies threatens security, health.
FIGHTING RACISM AND BIGOTRY: Rhode Island district discriminated against white teachers, Justice Dept alleges.
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#JOURNALISM:
Virtually every photo taken of me I’m smiling. I’m a chill guy. They had to look forever to find something menacing. It’s not by accident.
Also, @NBCNews is implying I deserved it for being close to Trump and Charlie Kirk. https://t.co/8MeRnlaUC9
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 12, 2025
I dunno, I kinda like Menacing Benny Johnson.
THEY’RE KIND OF GIVING THE GAME AWAY HERE, AREN’T THEY?
But I was told electronic voting machines were safe and secure https://t.co/ues4gv7Z3U
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) October 12, 2025
ACTUAL JOURNALISM:
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Following evidence uncovered by Project Veritas, the FBI and Florida police raided the hotel rooms of two illegal immigrants, Janaina Toledo (32) and Leonardo Corona Ramos (42), today.
The Brazilian nationals, linked to Tren de Aragua, face charges of underage… pic.twitter.com/5QVKtnpU89
— Project Veritas (@Project_Veritas) October 11, 2025
LOL, JOHN MEARSHEIMER:
This is correct. John Mearsheimer, who has a huge following of brainless Mini-Mees at DC think tanks & the Pentagon, went on a recent media blitz saying that Hamas didn’t target civilians. But he’s wrong on this point, like every other point about the Mideast. https://t.co/NAzjYG28l3
— Max Abrahms (@MaxAbrahms) October 11, 2025
Related:
The @nytimes has obtained a handwritten memo by Yahya Sinwar with plans for the October 7 Massacre & intercepts of Hamas communications.
The cruelty was premeditated.
Burning houses with people inside.
Stomping on people’s heads.
Filming it all for the whole Islamic world. pic.twitter.com/06BK8bT1HS— Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) October 11, 2025
DEMOCRATS GONNA DEMOCRAT:
Once again, another Democrat candidate has wished death on an elected Republican. They did it in a group chat named "ThisBitchNeedsToDie" with other prominent Dems also in the chat. They only got caught because someone took photos as he was texting the chat in public. Sickening. https://t.co/uoXrOImkC9
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 11, 2025
OPEN THREAD: You know what to do.
YES, THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE CIVILIZED WORLD AND THE BARBARIAN SAVAGES NEVER WENT AWAY, WE JUST PRETENDED IT HAD:
Counterpoint: When semihuman 7th century savages go on a rape/murder spree, it is good to annihilate them. This time-tested method of dealing with barbarians is a moral imperative, and the sobbing of moral illiterates over righteous retribution means nothing to us. We will sleep… https://t.co/TQs0nnt5l8
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) October 11, 2025
THEY USED THIS IN THE OLD DAYS, AND THEN STOPPED: Radiation Therapy Reduces Pain From The Most Common Form of Arthritis.
MUCH OF THE ESTABLISHMENT BASICALLY APPROVES: The shameful silence over the slaughter of Nigeria’s Christians: While the media obsesses over Israel, Nigerian Islamists continue their years-long killing spree.
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