1337 Doom Tourist

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[1337 Doom Tourist @iamdarcinc]

For a long time there was a narrative that sanctions are working Russian was raiding its refrigerators and microwave ovens for semi-conductors. Unfortunately, this is partially true at best and completely misleading at worst. 1/9

https://t.co/tjEKRZoknl

[1337 Doom Tourist @iamdarcinc]

@ArmandDoma Something about the banality of evil? The slow grind of entertaining stupidity rubs away the structure of democracy?

[1337 Doom Tourist @iamdarcinc]

@RadioFreeTom Watch old debates, like Regan - Carter. By comparison they seem like the Oxford Union. Read your last book - I get why it happened. But it still sucks.

[1337 Doom Tourist @iamdarcinc]

@RadioFreeTom My fear is facts don’t help overcome that reaction in our monkey brains that equate leader with individual strength.

[1337 Doom Tourist @iamdarcinc]

@ThePrimeagen It’s hot as fuck and humid where I live. No. I don’t want to be outside, soaked in sweat.

[1337 Doom Tourist @iamdarcinc]

@ArmandDoma Hoping there will be enough split tickets to give the senate and hopefully the house to Democrats. But this is not good.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Japan will allow the sale of advanced air defense systems to the U.S. to help bolster American military stockpiles at a time when Washington is continuing to support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion.
https://t.co/Y9o2j0y8Mc

[Will Ripley @willripleyCNN]

#breaking American Israeli hostage Gadi Haggai, 73, is confirmed killed in Gaza. He was kidnapped with his wife, Judi, from Kibbutz Nahal Oz while out for their morning walk on October 7th. Judi told friends he'd been shot before they were taken. @CNNThisMorning @PoppyHarlowCNN

[Sir William Browder KCMG @Billbrowder]

My update on the appalling conditions that my friend and ally Vladimir Kara-Murza is facing as he sits in solitary confinement in a Siberian prison serving a 25 year sentence for the simple act of protesting Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/6kZU9L6yXJ

[Sir William Browder KCMG @Billbrowder]

Some good food for thought for how to organize secondary sanctions in 2024. Western companies and their sanctions evading partners shouldn’t have it so easy.

[Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom]

I’m not a Democrat, but yes, I’m guilty. Every day I think about January 6th. At least once every day I think about how an American President actually led an insurrection, how he led a violent attempt to overthrow an American election. Because I think that’s a really big deal, and we can never let it happen again.

[1337 Doom Tourist @iamdarcinc]

@ArmandDoma Don't we just put out a sign saying free chat?

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

it’s hard to believe how much our politics have changed in recent years.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

I miss John McCain.

[1337 Doom Tourist @iamdarcinc]

@Will_DeCotiis The analogy I made to my dad is that we're up by 14 at the half and we still feel like we're losing. (That said - 2nd half comebacks are not rare in the NFL).

[1337 Doom Tourist @iamdarcinc]

Just at Wegmans and decided to splurge on some #mortadella and they wouldn’t fresh slice it. @Wegmans what’s up with that? I could have stopped at Harris Teeter for that.

[The Onion @TheOnion]

“There’s a great glory hole in the men’s bathroom. You just have to get past the fact that Chuck Grassley is almost always on the other side.” — Rick Scott (R-FL) https://t.co/5IlKATNK5s

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

And there we have it. The "Hitler was kinda good, actually" MAGA talking point.

[PBS News @NewsHour]

A 2021 federal raid on Rudy Giuliani’s home and office was spurred by suspicions that he had sought the removal of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine partly because of the prospect of a financial reward from a Ukrainian official. https://t.co/peykcaHRdG

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

Observing the political theater from a distance and death in proximity, soldiers say they are hurt that their lives are put in jeopardy for what they say they perceive as a “political decision” to have a symbolic success on battlefield.

https://t.co/XrzUKB1fhZ

[1337 Doom Tourist @iamdarcinc]

@jtc_ai @aTmtremble @ArmandDoma @Perrid13 I'm all for bringing in people who are in danger for their lives. But when you have everyone claiming asylum, and you see most of the claims are made by purely economic migrants, the polity will assume all claims are false. And we wind up turning away legitimate asylum seekers.