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IMBW Audio: A Smörgåsbord of Red-Faced Old Men Who Like to Yell
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IMBW Audio: A Smörgåsbord of Red-Faced Old Men Who Like to Yell

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Statistical Evidence Suggests That Shit Be Less Crazy

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October 4, 2024
Statistical Evidence Suggests That Shit Be Less Crazy

For a while now, I’ve been writing about how the wave of lefty weirdness that crested in 2020 has at least partially subsided. I’ve always hedged that argument; I’ve peppered my writing with phrases like “it feels like” and “it seems to me,” because, well…how do you quantify “weird-ass woke shit”? Do you do it by counting the number of multiracial, gender non-conforming characters in TV shows who serve no narrative purpose and who were obviously shoehorned in by the network at the last minute? Do you do it by measuring the fervency and frequency with which Cheez-Its denounces rape culture? I had no metrics, so I went by vibes.


Vance Made a Great Case for the Indefensible

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October 2, 2024
Vance Made a Great Case for the Indefensible

This post is about J.D. Vance’s performance in last night’s debate, not Tim Walz’s, so I’ll limit my Tim Walz review to a movie poster:

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