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@Eric_Erins @tolstoybb A quintessentially American experience because all our housing stock is built speculatively for a 30 year existence.

@tolstoybb It’s like inheriting a beautiful old home that has not only not been maintained but had extremely shoddy renovations done on it

@ann_manov Expressing my concern for the other half beer.

@TheStalwart Next you'll be telling me we're at war.

You've seen the headlines about Iran not being interested in ceasefire talks. But there is a certain logic by which that means they are interested in ceasefire talks.

@ckayerawlings Slogan guy stays winning

I think about my two neighbors lawn sign feud every single day

@isosteph I mean, do you like paté?

@meagankday Were you born yesterday

From me in Jacobin: Trump’s robust overtures to affordability and economic populism are a gauntlet thrown jacobin.com/2026/02/trump-…

@_John_Handel Bro your sarcasm is so broad a literal baby could detect it. It's really unbecoming. I have an anonymous account, so feel free to condescend, but you look like a dick.

@samitseems Lol. I'd suggest you work on your sarcasm detector. I'd also work on your reading comprehension. If you really think the form and style of criticism Clark pursues in "The Painting of Modern Life" is similar to Farewell, you're missing the point entirely.

One of those essays that is so brilliant and vast that it seems impossible to figure out how the author had the scope of vision to even conceive of it

@_John_Handel You're welcome. It's so inspiring to find academics reading beyond their field.

@samitseems Incredible thanks so much. Did not know he wrote any books before this. Will check them out

@_John_Handel Yes and if you've read them it's more than possible to figure out how he conceived of this essay. I would normally expect a historian to know how to read. But these days, who knows.

@samitseems oh wow did he really???

@AnneChovy2 I would like to see this take on subway takes

I think god should turn the subway takes guy into a pillar of salt

@DavidKlion Two scoops of raisins.

Scoops of ideas. Scoops of explanation.

@TheLincoln Isn't it all of them?

What are some "autofiction" novels where the author stand-in character is portrayed as a jerk/loser/fraud/fool? Thinking of e.g. Leaving the Atocha Station (complimentary)

@Brien_Jackson @lionel_trolling The history knower has logged on.

@samitseems @lionel_trolling I mean...the U.S. not only played a larger role in defeating the Nazis because of our robust and dynamic economic capacity and competent logistics, we also didn't stupid aid and enable Hitler in the 5 years before tne war lol

Why is that a good line? It's virtually a non sequitur

@donaldp1917 It's not hypocritical if you're also self loathing.

Academics love telling their underlings to have thick skin (they’re not wrong btw) but act then act like thin-skinned little crybabies in public

@CynicalPatsFan @TheeBrotherBill Love a billionaire massage parlor lizard

@TheeBrotherBill @samitseems Just root for the Pats

I love the Bills so damn much but I can’t lie these deals that they get away with, including us, makes me so pissed. It’s a huge turn off to my fandom. We pay for it while they take away our seats, add suites, up the prices and make seat licensing. We pay they profit. Fucked up

@tolstoybb HOFer with a beer belly.

@NateGearySports This is so fucking sad.

Tre White and Matt Milano. They're really the only two guys making tackles.