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Why being centrist is a cop-out
On Jimmy Kimmel, Charlie Kirk, and why it's time to stop pretending both sides are equally dangerous.
Sep 18
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20 thoughts on the Charlie Kirk shooting
The FBI, trantifa conspiracies, and how the extremely online are driving us all off a cliff. (Trigger warning: This contains warnings about triggers.)
Sep 12
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That creepy letter (and that creepy CEO summit)
Enigmas never age, but cowardice is forever.
Sep 9
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Desert findings: Oasis, Burning Man, and the democracy mirage
What bucket hats, orgy domes, and authoritarian creep have in common. Also: Cumtown vs. AIPAC.
Sep 3
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August 2025
RIP vanilla news. Now, we like it rough.
Watch now (31 secs) | Porn proved the way to win online is via extremism.
Aug 26
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How false equivalence is normalizing idiocy
Not all takes are created equal. Also: a hot new fetish, ICE, RFK, Dr. Phil, pizza crust, the math of flying, and fascism by a thousand cuts.
Aug 22
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Why Maron vs. the bro podcasters matters
And why he's wrong about trans jokes.
Aug 11
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Controversy, cleavage, and societal collapse
The Sydney Sweeney debate: Do we HAVE to? || Also: Slop machines, hustle culture, Zohran, Epstein, and more.
Aug 6
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Dating is broken. Two old books can solve it.
How two books from 2005 are the answer to modern dating woes.
Aug 1
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July 2025
Surrounded by clowns
A tagline for Jubilee's numbskull debates: "Watch this professional debater dunk on 20 moronic teens who OD'd on Adderall!" | Also: Why the Epstein case…
Jul 23
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Colbert and the slow death of dissent
A closer look at what really ended Colbert’s run — and what it says about comedy, corporations, and cowardice.
Jul 20
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The perfect place to be a sheep
Hint: "There can be only one."
Jul 15
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