Purging dissent in the security services and giving loyalists power is something we *instantly* recognize in other contexts.
EXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story.
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U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test
Candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement jobs were asked to give “yes” or “no” responses to questions such as: Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”
wapo.st
February 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Purging dissent in the security services and giving loyalists power is something we *instantly* recognize in other contexts.
fascinated by how the structure of conspiratorial mania is the same across contexts
October 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
fascinated by how the structure of conspiratorial mania is the same across contexts
The thing about abusers is that they weaponize language that is otherwise protective in different contexts.
September 24, 2026 at 12:54 AM
The thing about abusers is that they weaponize language that is otherwise protective in different contexts.
hey guys i made a seasonal meme
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
hey guys i made a seasonal meme
"Learn the difference between being uncomfortable and being harmed" is a good lesson for many contexts
No cops at Pride includes the cop in your head who tells you to police other queer people. Learn the difference between being uncomfortable and being harmed. Deal with your discomfort on your own time. Pride is for the community, not just you.
June 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"Learn the difference between being uncomfortable and being harmed" is a good lesson for many contexts
such an important metric that everyone uses in such contexts
June 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
such an important metric that everyone uses in such contexts
weird how many contexts the simple question "have you tried being pleasant to be around?" seems to unlock these days
"If she has her own house, what will she need me for?" I don't know, dude, maybe be cool and fun to be around and be happy for her success instead being whiny little sad-ass troll about it?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Single women are buying more houses. The men they are dating are not responding well
Female home owners report feeling stuck between men’s contradictory expectations – they are told to be independent, but not assume the breadwinner role
www.theguardian.com
May 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
weird how many contexts the simple question "have you tried being pleasant to be around?" seems to unlock these days
this is why 'honor' is still a useful thing to have in social contexts btw
This afternoon, retired Army general Stanley McChrystal spoke at the retirement ceremony hosted by HRC for six trans service members who were forced out under Trump’s ban.
“I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.”
Full remarks:
“I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.”
Full remarks:
January 9, 2026 at 4:06 AM
this is why 'honor' is still a useful thing to have in social contexts btw
Impressive how she keeps finding new contexts to be totally insane in.
We are there in history and must ask the questions
January 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Impressive how she keeps finding new contexts to be totally insane in.
we’re putting cows in contexts you people wouldn’t believe
A cow named Vahine was airlifted to safety from a mountain in the French Pyrenees after getting stuck in mud and becoming too weak to descend.
The area was inaccessible by vehicle, so rescuers transported her by helicopter.
The area was inaccessible by vehicle, so rescuers transported her by helicopter.
September 22, 2026 at 11:57 PM
we’re putting cows in contexts you people wouldn’t believe
they appear to have wildly misunderstood the socioeconomic contexts of Appalachia
July 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
they appear to have wildly misunderstood the socioeconomic contexts of Appalachia
we love jayce nose scunch in all contexts
January 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
we love jayce nose scunch in all contexts
you're never gonna guess what happens during food deficits
June 8, 2026 at 12:39 PM
you're never gonna guess what happens during food deficits
we're at this stage where being a open racist or fascist is completely acceptable in many *online* contexts and within the Republican Party, but still unacceptable to most employers
July 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
we're at this stage where being a open racist or fascist is completely acceptable in many *online* contexts and within the Republican Party, but still unacceptable to most employers
The new formalism, guys, we’re making it happen
June 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The new formalism, guys, we’re making it happen
this is obvious (laudatory) and I have to keep explaining it in several contexts in my life
People keep conflating the "a superintelligent machine will defeat and destroy humanity" doomer idea (which is still pretty silly) with the problem Hugging Face demonstrates, which is that having many agents endlessly plugging away at a task can lead to bizarre and harmful choices and outcomes
September 18, 2026 at 9:20 PM
this is obvious (laudatory) and I have to keep explaining it in several contexts in my life
Rep. Adam Smith: "There are contexts within which the Signal app can be fine. There is no context under which you discuss active war plans and specific targets in advance of the attack."
March 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Rep. Adam Smith: "There are contexts within which the Signal app can be fine. There is no context under which you discuss active war plans and specific targets in advance of the attack."
Out of contexts Motormouths whateverrrrr
July 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Out of contexts Motormouths whateverrrrr
Oh, that and "AI is an absolute disaster in the field of education, just a giant screaming comet descending from the heavens making all educational contexts less efficient and more time and labor intensive for a given amount of learning."
September 24, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Oh, that and "AI is an absolute disaster in the field of education, just a giant screaming comet descending from the heavens making all educational contexts less efficient and more time and labor intensive for a given amount of learning."
always thinking of the early gamefreak zines where they couldn't help but draw chibi girls in vaguely sexual contexts
September 23, 2026 at 5:19 PM
always thinking of the early gamefreak zines where they couldn't help but draw chibi girls in vaguely sexual contexts
“SCOTUS only sets the floor” is worth remembering in a lot of different contexts.
Feel like it’s important to note here that SCOTUS’s only job here is setting the floor.
If future Fed admins don’t want to let this happen, they can put it in the contract.
And if POTUS won’t do that, Congress can pass a law that requires pay.
This is a case that is easy to negate SCOTUS on.
If future Fed admins don’t want to let this happen, they can put it in the contract.
And if POTUS won’t do that, Congress can pass a law that requires pay.
This is a case that is easy to negate SCOTUS on.
Private prison company GEO Group allegedly made immigration detainees work for no pay. Now it's at the Supreme Court trying to prevent the detainees from suing. bit.ly/4pfafj2
December 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
“SCOTUS only sets the floor” is worth remembering in a lot of different contexts.
I only have two science quibbles with Project Hail Mary and they are both to do with centrifuges but in dramatically different contexts...am I the only one?
March 22, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I only have two science quibbles with Project Hail Mary and they are both to do with centrifuges but in dramatically different contexts...am I the only one?
people who are spiritually rapists react to being told "no" the same way in all contexts
this is an attempt by the Secretary of War to bankrupt Anthropic.
good luck to everyone working there
good luck to everyone working there
February 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM
people who are spiritually rapists react to being told "no" the same way in all contexts