Justin Wallace
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Cannot BEGIN to tell you how much this feels like resurrecting a part of me I had feared lost. My world has been a train-wreck and writing has always been the lifeline I cling to in the madcap world that is my daily life.
This one is on world building and how I believe it should be done.
This one is on world building and how I believe it should be done.
Really giving away the game lately.
They don't want you to retire. They don't believe disabilities are legitimate. Fuck Vivek and his dumb bullshit.
They don't want you to retire. They don't believe disabilities are legitimate. Fuck Vivek and his dumb bullshit.
🚨NEWS: Vivek Ramaswamy states he would vote to "significantly constrain and attach work requirements to most of the welfare state," explicitly highlighting Social Security and Medicaid.
September 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Really giving away the game lately.
They don't want you to retire. They don't believe disabilities are legitimate. Fuck Vivek and his dumb bullshit.
They don't want you to retire. They don't believe disabilities are legitimate. Fuck Vivek and his dumb bullshit.
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They don't even pretend to govern. At least make them all sit in a room all day everyday and pretend to be working. At least do that.
September 17, 2026 at 8:04 AM
They don't even pretend to govern. At least make them all sit in a room all day everyday and pretend to be working. At least do that.
This describes basically every major ugly movement in Kansas, from Westboro to whatever the current GOP is.
Kids grew up and did what they wanted and the law expanded to protect them and it made them lose their damn minds.
Kids grew up and did what they wanted and the law expanded to protect them and it made them lose their damn minds.
Not to get too gender about it but this is a major driver behind most reactionary mindsets because ultimately it is about the ability to control your wife and children
It’s underrated how many of the cardinal achievements of modernity are things that allow for you to interact with people you don’t personally trust.
“Contracts are enforceable” and “my safety doesn’t depend on someone being willing to avenge me” really changes the ways you can live.
“Contracts are enforceable” and “my safety doesn’t depend on someone being willing to avenge me” really changes the ways you can live.
September 17, 2026 at 7:20 AM
This describes basically every major ugly movement in Kansas, from Westboro to whatever the current GOP is.
Kids grew up and did what they wanted and the law expanded to protect them and it made them lose their damn minds.
Kids grew up and did what they wanted and the law expanded to protect them and it made them lose their damn minds.
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the worst part about this is that a lot of the damage will be permanent
by the time we can turn the research funding back on a lot of folks will have unsurprisingly and not unreasonably decided that they should leave this area of research because it will never be reliable
what a huge waste
by the time we can turn the research funding back on a lot of folks will have unsurprisingly and not unreasonably decided that they should leave this area of research because it will never be reliable
what a huge waste
NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%.
80%!
A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.
80%!
A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.
September 17, 2026 at 12:57 AM
the worst part about this is that a lot of the damage will be permanent
by the time we can turn the research funding back on a lot of folks will have unsurprisingly and not unreasonably decided that they should leave this area of research because it will never be reliable
what a huge waste
by the time we can turn the research funding back on a lot of folks will have unsurprisingly and not unreasonably decided that they should leave this area of research because it will never be reliable
what a huge waste
This is very much how the current GOP wants elections to be handled.
They aren't going to for a lot of reasons, but this is what they are trying to replicate.
They aren't going to for a lot of reasons, but this is what they are trying to replicate.
The electoral farce in occupied Ukraine is so absurdly sinister it reads like evil satire
September 17, 2026 at 7:15 AM
This is very much how the current GOP wants elections to be handled.
They aren't going to for a lot of reasons, but this is what they are trying to replicate.
They aren't going to for a lot of reasons, but this is what they are trying to replicate.
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Not to get too gender about it but this is a major driver behind most reactionary mindsets because ultimately it is about the ability to control your wife and children
It’s underrated how many of the cardinal achievements of modernity are things that allow for you to interact with people you don’t personally trust.
“Contracts are enforceable” and “my safety doesn’t depend on someone being willing to avenge me” really changes the ways you can live.
“Contracts are enforceable” and “my safety doesn’t depend on someone being willing to avenge me” really changes the ways you can live.
September 17, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Not to get too gender about it but this is a major driver behind most reactionary mindsets because ultimately it is about the ability to control your wife and children
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i think the only change in my opinions re: AI safety since this post is that i'm now mildly concerned with rogue intelligence—not as an existential threat but as a "oops i forgot to tell Claude make no mistakes and accidentally bricked the NYSE" problem
September 17, 2026 at 4:13 AM
i think the only change in my opinions re: AI safety since this post is that i'm now mildly concerned with rogue intelligence—not as an existential threat but as a "oops i forgot to tell Claude make no mistakes and accidentally bricked the NYSE" problem
I wanted to write tonight but I am still suffering severe after-effects of adrenal overdose.
When I say we are living on the edge right now, I mean that we are one more disaster away from falling off a cliff and I was chucked out into the open air tonight and just barely clung to solvency.
When I say we are living on the edge right now, I mean that we are one more disaster away from falling off a cliff and I was chucked out into the open air tonight and just barely clung to solvency.
September 17, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I wanted to write tonight but I am still suffering severe after-effects of adrenal overdose.
When I say we are living on the edge right now, I mean that we are one more disaster away from falling off a cliff and I was chucked out into the open air tonight and just barely clung to solvency.
When I say we are living on the edge right now, I mean that we are one more disaster away from falling off a cliff and I was chucked out into the open air tonight and just barely clung to solvency.
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The dumbest asshole in the country and the President need to be two different people moving forward
Trump: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?"
September 17, 2026 at 1:17 AM
The dumbest asshole in the country and the President need to be two different people moving forward
Hey everyone.
Didn't post today because of shift change and a million errands.
I am cautiously optimistic about moving to nights. So far it has created a lot of opportunities as well as some unexpected challenges.
We got this. You got this. All my love, be good.
Didn't post today because of shift change and a million errands.
I am cautiously optimistic about moving to nights. So far it has created a lot of opportunities as well as some unexpected challenges.
We got this. You got this. All my love, be good.
September 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Hey everyone.
Didn't post today because of shift change and a million errands.
I am cautiously optimistic about moving to nights. So far it has created a lot of opportunities as well as some unexpected challenges.
We got this. You got this. All my love, be good.
Didn't post today because of shift change and a million errands.
I am cautiously optimistic about moving to nights. So far it has created a lot of opportunities as well as some unexpected challenges.
We got this. You got this. All my love, be good.
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a lot of people think that faillison hired bari weiss to deliberately destroy CBS news and i think all of you need to consider the possibility that he hired her because he genuinely thought she would be successful.
a wild thing is that they didn’t just give her editorial control, they gave her what sounds like operational control (over hiring/firing), which would be objectively an insane thing to do even if she was good at editorial, which she isn’t, or had experience at an org this size, which she doesn’t
Once again for the people in the back. Bari does not have any talent. She can throw a good party and chat you up but good, and people mistake that for ability. It was fine enough to open her empty vessel of a newsletter. It can't run a real organization.
September 16, 2026 at 7:04 AM
a lot of people think that faillison hired bari weiss to deliberately destroy CBS news and i think all of you need to consider the possibility that he hired her because he genuinely thought she would be successful.
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it's not some grand statement it's just "i saw someone bullying children and thought 'fuck that'"
September 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
it's not some grand statement it's just "i saw someone bullying children and thought 'fuck that'"
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with all the bad news for trans rights recently I think it’s important to highlight some good news
good for governor spanberger
good for governor spanberger
Governor Abigail Spanberger quietly ended a rulemaking process initiated in the waning days of former-governor Glenn Youngkin’s administration. The rule would have limited transgender students' ability to play sports and use facilities.
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#transgender
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#transgender
Spanberger quietly kills Youngkin-era transgender rulemaking effort
“There’s no legal authority to move forward with rulemaking and prior administrations may have tried to create lanes and we’re not doing that,” Gov. Abigail Spanberger said.
www.wvtf.org
September 16, 2026 at 3:30 AM
with all the bad news for trans rights recently I think it’s important to highlight some good news
good for governor spanberger
good for governor spanberger
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Multiple people have urged me to follow this guy, and after a quick review of his feed, I agree. Go follow Patrick, everyone. He’s your resident expert for this stuff.
ALERT: #GreatLakes and #Rockies regions are likely to see another price hike this week, even with price jumps that happened already yesterday and today due to huge jumps in wholesale gasoline and diesel prices. Gasoline could jump 25-75c with diesel rising 55-85c/gal
September 16, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Multiple people have urged me to follow this guy, and after a quick review of his feed, I agree. Go follow Patrick, everyone. He’s your resident expert for this stuff.
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we've reached a new milestone- the U.S. average diesel price has hit $6.301/gal while gasoline is up to $4.355/gal. I expect both of these to jump noticably over the next 48 hours. diesel could hit $6.60/gal in a few days, surpassing the inflation-adjusted peak seen in 2022.
September 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
we've reached a new milestone- the U.S. average diesel price has hit $6.301/gal while gasoline is up to $4.355/gal. I expect both of these to jump noticably over the next 48 hours. diesel could hit $6.60/gal in a few days, surpassing the inflation-adjusted peak seen in 2022.
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The Boston Globe editorial board endorsed Seth Moulton over Markey. The NYT Editorial Board said to rank any candidate except Mamdani.
This is part of the story behind the Democratic Tea Party that has been happening. Party establishment and press establishment both losing the base.
This is part of the story behind the Democratic Tea Party that has been happening. Party establishment and press establishment both losing the base.
September 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The Boston Globe editorial board endorsed Seth Moulton over Markey. The NYT Editorial Board said to rank any candidate except Mamdani.
This is part of the story behind the Democratic Tea Party that has been happening. Party establishment and press establishment both losing the base.
This is part of the story behind the Democratic Tea Party that has been happening. Party establishment and press establishment both losing the base.
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a decade of agonizingly mistimed consequences allowing people to blame the wrong things for their problems and reward the wrong people for the good times and for once it's hitting at the right moment, i want it to hurt
September 16, 2026 at 2:46 AM
a decade of agonizingly mistimed consequences allowing people to blame the wrong things for their problems and reward the wrong people for the good times and for once it's hitting at the right moment, i want it to hurt
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Elon Musk: 20+ years here, hates American culture and most Americans, constantly undermines our multi-racial democracy as part of his obsession to restore the Apartheid of his foreign youth, says non-white people can't assimilate
Malala Yousafzai: visits Philly once, instantly adopts local customs
Malala Yousafzai: visits Philly once, instantly adopts local customs
September 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Elon Musk: 20+ years here, hates American culture and most Americans, constantly undermines our multi-racial democracy as part of his obsession to restore the Apartheid of his foreign youth, says non-white people can't assimilate
Malala Yousafzai: visits Philly once, instantly adopts local customs
Malala Yousafzai: visits Philly once, instantly adopts local customs
Hey everyone.
Starting to have more consistent side effects from the shots. I'm on 24 hours with no food and it's looking like I'll have to go another 12-24 as well.
Hope this does not become a trend. Sincerely hope I am not back in the hospital like I was at the start of the year.
All my love.
Starting to have more consistent side effects from the shots. I'm on 24 hours with no food and it's looking like I'll have to go another 12-24 as well.
Hope this does not become a trend. Sincerely hope I am not back in the hospital like I was at the start of the year.
All my love.
September 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Hey everyone.
Starting to have more consistent side effects from the shots. I'm on 24 hours with no food and it's looking like I'll have to go another 12-24 as well.
Hope this does not become a trend. Sincerely hope I am not back in the hospital like I was at the start of the year.
All my love.
Starting to have more consistent side effects from the shots. I'm on 24 hours with no food and it's looking like I'll have to go another 12-24 as well.
Hope this does not become a trend. Sincerely hope I am not back in the hospital like I was at the start of the year.
All my love.
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“trump will destroy everything he cannot own in perpetuity” is one reason i am filled with dread over 2028
September 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM
“trump will destroy everything he cannot own in perpetuity” is one reason i am filled with dread over 2028
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Every single one of these people should be in jail for the rest of their lives
BREAKING: The Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes and branding dispute with President Trump, AP sources say.
Live updates: Trump goes after Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots
President Donald Trump criticized the Supreme Court on Tuesday after it rejected his push to let the US Postal Service restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterm elections.
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September 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Every single one of these people should be in jail for the rest of their lives
Ranni's Questline is, by itself, a very good video game.
Just insane that for all it's size and complexity, it is only a fraction of the whole of this story.
Jesus what on earth is this game?! How did this happen!?!!?!
Just insane that for all it's size and complexity, it is only a fraction of the whole of this story.
Jesus what on earth is this game?! How did this happen!?!!?!
September 15, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Ranni's Questline is, by itself, a very good video game.
Just insane that for all it's size and complexity, it is only a fraction of the whole of this story.
Jesus what on earth is this game?! How did this happen!?!!?!
Just insane that for all it's size and complexity, it is only a fraction of the whole of this story.
Jesus what on earth is this game?! How did this happen!?!!?!
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the reason my likely presidential candidate tier list has two people at the top - Ossoff and AOC - is that they are by far the most effective messengers of I Am Fucking Furious And There Must Be Consequences, which is the most deeply held conviction of the Dem base
Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."
September 15, 2026 at 4:30 AM
the reason my likely presidential candidate tier list has two people at the top - Ossoff and AOC - is that they are by far the most effective messengers of I Am Fucking Furious And There Must Be Consequences, which is the most deeply held conviction of the Dem base
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professionals reduced to digging ditches usually politely accept their lot, as history tells us
If the history of fin de siècle Russia teaches us anything, it is that there is no downside whatsoever to a proletarianized intelligencia.
September 14, 2026 at 10:28 PM
professionals reduced to digging ditches usually politely accept their lot, as history tells us