alright let's do real discourse: five books *by bad people* that are still good or great books V.S. Naipaul, A BEND IN THE RIVER Allison Pearson, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT Kevin Myers, WATCHING THE DOOR Yukio Mishima, CONFESSIONS OF A MASK Neil Gaiman, BRIEF LIVES.

A 50-year old book reveals the tendencies that undermine military competence—a century ago and today. Read our analysis for free:

The Book That Predicted Pete Hegseth’s Failures

‘On the Psychology of Military Incompetence’ examines the narrow minds of petty men.

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But FIFA delved too greedily and too deep

Von wegen China kauft keine Verbrenner aus Deutschland mehr! Das chinesische Nationalmuseum hat gerade einen nagelneuen BMW für seine Ausstellung "Veraltete Technologien" bestellt

Von wegen China kauft keine Verbrenner aus Deutschland mehr! Das chinesische Nationalmuseum hat gerade einen nagelneuen BMW für seine Ausstellung "Veraltete Technologien" bestellt

Peking (dpo) - Da sag noch einer, die deutsche Autoindustrie kann international nicht mehr mithalten! Entgegen aller Unkenrufe hat Deutschland in dies

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Republicans and Dr. Fauci still disagree on covid origins.

ich hasse diskussionen mit accounts die etwas wissen/begriffen haben und aber aus taktischen gründen so tun als ob nicht

Half the planet is having a massive fight about how to correctly interpret an Ancient Greek poem but go ahead, close some more humanities departments.

I’m against an edit button but I’d be okay with an atonement button that makes your post hold a little flail and whip itself if it has a typo

"Most notably, a book [David Barton] published in 2012 about Thomas Jefferson was pulled from the shelves by its publisher after a group of historians from Christian universities accused him of including distortions and false information." @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jbf1755.bsky.social

The fake historian advising Trump's anti-Smithsonian crusade

Last Friday, President Trump released an executive order directing officials to install signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) informing visitors that the museum pr...

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Shopifys vd vill att höginkomsttagare ska få fler röster i politiska val. I samma tråd föreslår han att den som får pension inte längre ska få rösta.

The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger was supposed to be inevitable It wasn’t The @nytimes.com examines how the #BlockTheMerger coalition fought back & how organized legal resistance can still make a difference Proud of @democracydefendersfund.org & @democracydefendersaction.org & our partners👇

Opinion | A Setback for the MAGA Media Takeover (Gift Article)

Trump is beatable if you take a page from his playbook and flood the zone with opposition.

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I'm badly wounded, many of my friends are dead, and I haven't been home in ten years. But at least now Helen will have to return to Sparta.

Just loving how John Cleese, now reduced to one of his own caricatures, rages about immigrants coming to the UK and failing to accept "our" culture, from his home in ... (checks notes) ... Nevis in the Caribbean.

Ah dessa jävla klimatförnekande snubbar. Nu gör de stor grej av att skogsbränder orsakas av människor, så då finns inte klimatförändringar. Well, vi som vet att klimatförändringarna är på riktigt är heller inte så dumma så vi tror att det självantänder.

Äntligen! Om det inte hade varit för att Kronos skurit kuken av Uranus och slängt den från det berget, hade vi aldrigt haft Afrodite! share.google/YgfoegGRPMUh...

Mount Olympus added to UNESCO World Heritage List | Orthodox Times (en)

In a unanimous decision, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has recognized Mount Olympus as a site of outstanding universal value, inscribing it on the World Heritage List as both a natural and cultu...

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After The Economist’s interview with Elon Musk, will major media finally reassess how they cover the fascist billionaire? As its editor-in-chief did the rounds saying she was “not a Musk hater,” he was on X calling her a traitor to the West and suggesting she be murdered. Please, have some dignity.

Elon Musk’s tired schtick

Why does the media keep debasing itself for a man who despises them?

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Und ein Teil der deutschen Journobubble schafft immer noch nicht den Absprung von dort

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Elon Musk, owner of X, has called the editor of the Economist "a traitor to the West, plain and simple" after her recent interview with him. He now argues that "anyone who opposes remigration is a traitor" Musk has been socialising violence since Aug25: "fight or die, that's what it comes down to"

When Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...

The Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” Kids

In his explosive interview with The Economist, the SpaceX billionaire inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism.

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Hulk was disappointed again this morning 🫤

As everyone knows, the best humor is the kind you have to explain.

‼️Polens größte Oppositionspartei zerlegt sich, der Machtkampf zwischen Parteichef Kaczynski u Ex-Premier Morawiecki eskaliert. Ein angeschlagen wirkender Kaczynski verkündet die Spaltung. Etwa 30 Abgeordnete sind raus, die neue Gruppe um Morawiecki wird drittstärkste Fraktion

Det svåra med Tove Janssons bilderböcker är att vissa av rimmen bara funkar på finlandssvenska men det känns low key problematiskt att läsa dem på dialekt

9 Dinge, die sich sofort ändern, falls Gianni Infantino UN-Generalsekretär wird www.der-postillon.com/2026/07/un-f...

9 Dinge, die sich sofort ändern, falls Gianni Infantino UN-Generalsekretär wird

Nachdem bekannt wurde, dass sich Donald Trump für Gianni Infantino als neuen UN-Generalsekretär stark machen will, fragt sich die halbe Welt, was der

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Det är lite oklart vilken tid som enligt SD är The Golden Age. Enligt kommunikationschefen så beror det på när man är född 🤷‍♂️

Alltså det kan inte fortsätta heta så här, jag läser alltid fel

Bisarrt att se detta postat på årsdagen av Breiviks terrordåd. Och inte av nåt anonymt nazitroll, utan av världens rikaste man. Terroristen Breiviks sjuka manifest - med besattheten av att bevara vitheten samt konspirationsteorin om ett ”folkutbyte” - har vunnit häpnadsväckande stor legitimitet.

Honestly I hope we do get to see whatever Veggie Tales-ass movie he gets Grok to shit out in December. I think the chances are pretty good that he "forgets" about it/is too embarrassed to publish it though